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FERC final sediment report due Jan. 31, 2027 must document tribal consultation
Energy DepartmentConsultationOct 30, 2026
Check: GRDA's final sediment transport report, due to FERC on January 31, 2027, must document consultation with the Tribes and Oklahoma DEQ and show how their comments were accommodated.
What it does
Tribes named as affected parties in the Pensacola relicensing must be consulted, and their comments must be reflected in the final report. Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (Oklahoma DEQ) is also a required consultation party. The revised schedule sets the final report for January 31, 2027, and a Notice of Acceptance and Ready for Environmental Analysis for March 17, 2027.
Why it matters for tribal funding
Tribes eligible. Tribes or Native organizations are among those who can apply or are covered, alongside others.
Who it covers: Tribal governments.
Rules it touches: 18 CFR 2
What to do next
- Ask GRDA for documentation of consultation and for a description of how tribal comments were accommodated before the 2027-01-31 final report filing.
- Track the Issue Notice of Acceptance and Ready for Environmental Analysis target date of 2027-03-17.
Sources
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- Federal Register: tribal termsNoticeOct 30, 2026
Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule
Quoted from the source: “documentation of consultation with Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (Oklahoma DEQ), the City of Miami, the Tribes, and other affected stakeholders”
Quoted from the source: “specific descriptions of how comments from Oklahoma DEQ, the City of Miami, the Tribes, and other stakeholders were accommodated in the report.”
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