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United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Amends Order for Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a delegated order amending the non-project use of project lands and waters at the Carpenter-Remmel Hydroelectric Project No. 271. On May 20, 2025, Entergy Arkansas, Inc. (Entergy) filed a construction completion report for a marina at Lake Catherine State Park, which is located on the Remmel Development, in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. The report documents the completion of construction at Lake Catherine State Park, including the installation of a kayak launch and a deck area with a marina store, fuel pier, and three courtesy slips for marina store patrons.

Key Takeaways:

  • The FERC issued a delegated order amending the non-project use of project lands and waters at the Carpenter-Remmel Hydroelectric Project No. 271, which includes the Carpenter Development (Lake Hamilton) and the Remmel Development (Lake Catherine) on the Ouachita River in Garland and Hot Spring counties, Arkansas.
  • The order authorizes Entergy to permit Arkansas State Parks to replace and expand an existing marina at Lake Catherine State Park with a covered dock that would accommodate 20 boats.
  • Entergy's May 20, 2025, filing documents the completion of construction at Lake Catherine State Park, including the installation of a kayak launch and a deck area with a marina store, fuel pier, and three courtesy slips for marina store patrons.
  • The constructed structures still comply with Entergy's guidelines, and the changes are minor.
  • The 2021 Order should be amended to reflect the completed structures, as required by ordering paragraph (D) of the 2021 Order.
  • The Director orders that the May 17, 2021, Order Modifying and Approving Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters (2021 Order) should be amended to reflect the completed structures at Lake Catherine State Park.
  • This order constitutes final agency action, and any party may file a request for rehearing within 30 days from the date of its issuance.

Statistics:

  • 30 days: The timeframe within which any party may file a request for rehearing of this order.
  • 2021: The year in which the Order Modifying and Approving Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters was issued.
  • $ccnF (2024): The provision in the Commission's regulations that sets out the process for filing a request for rehearing.
  • 16 U.S.C. § 825l: The provision of the Federal Power Act that sets out the process for filing a request for rehearing.
  • 18 C.F.R. § 385.713 (2024): The provision in the Commission's regulations that sets out the process for filing a request for rehearing.

Sources:

  • 175 FERC P 62,098
  • Document Accession #: 20250708-3024 Filed Date: 07/08/2025
  • Project No. 271-157 - 2 -
  • 101 FERC P 62,201, issued December 30, 2002.

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