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Notice of Joint Agency and Public Meeting Tyee Lake Project (FERC Project No. 3015)

Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA), licensee for the Tyee Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 3015), proposes to file an Application for a Capacity-Related Amendment to License (Amendment Application) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to enable SEAPA to install an additional 10 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric Pelton-style turbine-generator (Proposed Project) in the existing empty bay in the powerhouse. On October 8, 2024, SEAPA filed an Initial Consultation Document in the form of the Draft Amendment Application (DAA) pursuant to the content requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 18 Section § 4.38.

NOTICE is hereby given that SEAPA is hosting a joint agency and public meeting in accordance with the FERC requirements at 18 CFR § 4.38(b)(3). Two sessions will be held on November 14, 2024, both of which are open to the public. A morning agency session will be held virtually from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 11:30 a.m. The evening public session will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and may be attended virtually or in-person. The evening session will be held at the SEAPA office located at:

55 Don Finney Lane Ketchikan, Alaska 99901

The purpose of the meeting is to review the Proposed Project plans, discuss the FERC regulatory process, address questions on the DAA, and receive stakeholder feedback. The final meeting agenda, developed in consultation with meeting participants, will be available November 7, 2024 on SEAPA’s website at: https://www.seapahydro.org/tyee-license. Please notify SEAPA by November 1, 2024 if you plan on attending the meeting virtually by contacting Betsy McGregor, Senior Scientist and Regulatory Consultant to SEAPA, at Betsy.McGregor@KleinschmidtGroup.com or by telephone at 907-885-3418. The DAA is available online on the FERC E-Library website (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search) under Project No. P-3015 or on SEAPA’s website. SEAPA respectfully requests written comments on the DAA be submitted within 60 days, or by December 9, 2024. **

UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS

January 17, 2025 - Special (Annual) Board Meeting

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) will hold a Special (Annual) Board Meeting electronically on January 17, 2025 from 2PM-5PM AKST. The purpose of the meeting is for introduction of new board members, election of officers, consideration of approval of minutes, and a review of CEO evaluation forms. For additional information, please call 907.228.2281.

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