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Wiscons8 LLC Environmental Assessment for Weyauwega Hydroelectric Project No. 2550

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FERC issued a notice that staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment for Wiscons8 LLC's application to relicense the 210-kilowatt Weyauwega Hydroelectric Project No. 2550 on the Waupaca River in Wisconsin. Based on the REA notice and comments, staff does not anticipate the project constitutes a major federal action significantly affecting the human environment. The EA is targeted for issuance on December 28, 2026, with a 30-day comment period to follow.

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What changed

FERC staff issued a notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment for Wiscons8 LLC's relicensing application for the 210-kilowatt Weyauwega Hydroelectric Project No. 2550. The project is located on the Waupaca River in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Based on the record including comments on the January 2026 REA notice, staff does not anticipate the project would constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment under NEPA.\n\nAffected parties including project developers, local stakeholders, and environmental groups should monitor for the EA release on December 28, 2026, and prepare any comments for submission during the 30-day review period. All comments filed on the EA will be analyzed and considered in FERC's final licensing decision.

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Apr 18, 2026

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On November 29, 2024, Wiscons8, LLC filed an application to relicense the 210-kilowatt Weyauwega Hydroelectric Project No.
2550. The project is located on the Waupaca River in the City of Weyauwega in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.

In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on January 15, 2026, Commission staff issued a notice that the project was
ready for environmental analysis (REA notice). Based on the information in the record, including comments filed on the REA
notice, staff does not anticipate that licensing the project would constitute a major federal action significantly affecting
the quality of the human environment. Therefore, staff intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) on the application
to relicense the project. (1)

The EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested parties. All comments filed on the EA will be analyzed by
staff and considered in the Commission's final licensing decision.

For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact
the Office of Public Participation at (202)502-6595 or OPP@ferc.gov.

The application will be processed according to the following schedule. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period.
Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

Milestone Target date
Commission issues EA December 28, 2026.

Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Arash Barsari by telephone at (202) 502-6207 or by email at Arash.JalaliBarsari@ferc.gov.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)

Dated: April 14, 2026. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2026-07545 Filed 4-16-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

Footnotes

(1) For tracking purposes under the National Environmental Policy Act, the unique identification number for documents relating
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1770895453.

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Classification

Agency
FERC
Published
April 14th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
FR Doc. 2026-07545
Docket
FRED-2026-2217-0001

Who this affects

Applies to
Energy companies Government agencies
Industry sector
2210 Electric Utilities
Activity scope
Hydroelectric relicensing Environmental review NEPA compliance
Geographic scope
US-WI US-WI

Taxonomy

Primary area
Energy
Operational domain
Regulatory Affairs
Topics
Environmental Protection Public Health

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