a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.

b. Project No.: 15330-001.

c. Date Filed: April 22, 2026.

d. Submitted By: Kram Hydro 3, LLC (Kram Hydro 3).^[1]

e. Name of Project: Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project (Sanders Project).

f. Location: The project would be located at the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River, Jefferson County, Arkansas. The project would partially occupy federal land administered by the Corps.

g. Filed Pursuant to:18 CFR Part 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jeremy King, Current Hydro LLC, 409 Broad Street, Suite 250, Sewickley, PA 15143, United States (706) 835-8516; email: jeremy@currenthydro.com.

i. FERC Contact: Prabha Madduri at (202) 502-8017 or prabharanjani.madduri@ferc.gov.

j. Kram Hydro 3 filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on April 22, 2026, and provided public notice of its request on April 19, 2026. ( printed page 46906) In a letter dated July 22, 2026, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Kram Hydro 3's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.

k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and NMFS under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating consultation with the Arkansas State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.

l. With this notice, we are designating Kram Hydro 3 as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

m. Kram Hydro 3 filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.

n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed on the Commission's website ( https://www.ferc.gov), using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).

o. You may register online at https://www.ferc.gov/​ferc-online/​overview to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

p. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office of Public Participation at (202)502-6595 or OPP@ferc.gov.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)