Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule

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. 1494-438] This notice revises the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) schedule for processing the relicense application for the Pensacola Hydroelectric Project No. 1494, which was filed by Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) on May 30, 2023. On June 5, 2023, Commission staff issued a notice of application tendered for filing, which included an initial processing schedule. On September 3, 2026, GRDA filed a Draft Contaminated Sediment Transport Study Report (Draft Report) and requested comments by November 2, 2026. [ 1 ] On October 13 and October 14, 2026, the City of Miami and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (joined by the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, and Seneca Cayuga Nation; collectively, the Tribes), respectively, requested a 30-day extension of time for parties to submit comments on GRDA's Draft Report. [ 2 ] Commission staff granted the requests on October 26, 2026, and also granted GRDA's October 14, 2026 request for a 30-day extension to file a final contaminated sediment transport study report. By this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural schedule. The revised schedule is shown below. Further revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Submit comments on the Draft Report December 2, 2026. ( printed page 68503) Submit final report to the Commission, including documentation of consultation with Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (Oklahoma…