Appendix E-6: Consultation - Part 1 - Loup Power District

August 26, 2010
Roger Trudell, Chairman
Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska
108 Spirit Lake Ave W
Niobrara, NE 68760
RE: Loup River Hydroelectric Project
Platte and Nance counties, Nebraska
FERC Project No. 1256
Docket No. P-1256-029
Dear Mr. Trudell:
Loup River Public Power District (the District) is applying to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) to relicense the Loup River Hydroelectric Project. The
existing license was effective on December 1, 1982, for a term ending April 15, 2014.
Loup Power District is utilizing the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) for this
relicensing effort.
Relicensing the Project is a Federal undertaking by FERC, and Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (NHPA), requires Federal
agencies to determine whether their undertakings have adverse effects on historic
properties (any site, structure, or other property listed on or eligible for listing on the
National Register of Historic Places [NRHP]) and allow interested parties the
opportunity to comment on decisions and actions that may affect historic properties.
Pursuant to 18 CFR §5.11 and §5.13, the District prepared a study plan to gather the
information needed to comply with Section 106 as part of Project Relicensing. On
August 26, 2009, FERC approved the District’s study (Study 11.0), as submitted in the
Revised Study Plan on July 27, 2009. The District has completed the Phase I/II
Archaeological Inventory and Evaluation of the Project. A copy of the report
accompanies this letter.