Kankakee Hydroelectric Project Relicensing Notice
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This notice concerns the relicensing of the Kankakee Hydroelectric Project located on the Kankakee River in Illinois. It outlines procedural steps for those participating in the review of the license application, including deadlines for study requests and public comments. Agencies and individuals with an interest in environmental and operational aspects of the project should participate to influence the outcome.
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Key Changes
- Establishes a timeline for public comments and study requests for hydroelectric project relicensing.
- Encourages electronic filing via FERC's eFiling system to streamline processing.
- Highlights the procedural schedule leading up to the environmental analysis phase.
Obligations
What this law requires
Resource agencies, Indian Tribes, or individuals must file a request for additional scientific studies with the Commission if they believe such studies are necessary for a complete analysis of the application.
Resource agencies, Indian Tribes, or individuals must file requests for additional scientific studies with the Commission within 60 days of the application filing date, and serve a copy on the applicant.
Cooperating agencies with jurisdiction over environmental issues must follow the instructions for requesting to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document, noting they cannot also intervene.
Cooperating agencies desiring to participate in the preparation of the environmental document must file requests following specified instructions and must understand they cannot intervene in the application process.
Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis.