Kram Hydro 3, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15330-001] a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process. b. Project No.: 15330-001. c. Date Filed: April 22, 2026. d. Submitted By: Kram Hydro 3, LLC (Kram Hydro 3). [ 1 ] e. Name of Project: Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project (Sanders Project). f. Location: The project would be located at the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River, Jefferson County, Arkansas. The project would partially occupy federal land administered by the Corps. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5.3 of the Commission's regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jeremy King, Current Hydro LLC, 409 Broad Street, Suite 250, Sewickley, PA 15143, United States (706) 835-8516; email: jeremy@currenthydro.com . i. FERC Contact: Prabha Madduri at (202) 502-8017 or prabharanjani.madduri@ferc.gov . j. Kram Hydro 3 filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on April 22, 2026, and provided public notice of its request on April 19, 2026. ( printed page 46906) In a letter dated July 22, 2026, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Kram Hydro 3's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process. k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) under section 7 of the…