Notice2022-07405

PacifiCorp; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application

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April 7, 2022

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 20397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07405]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1927-140]


PacifiCorp; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality 
Certification Application

    On March 31, 2022, PacifiCorp submitted to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) evidence of its application for a 
Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification filed 
with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, in conjunction with 
the above captioned project. Pursuant to section 401 of the Clean Water 
Act \1\ and section 4.34(b)(5) of the Commission's regulations,\2\ a 
state certifying agency is deemed to have waived its certifying 
authority if it fails or refuses to act on a certification request 
within a reasonable period of time, which is one year after the date 
the certification request was received. Accordingly, we hereby notify 
the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality of the following:
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    \1\ 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1).
    \2\ 18 CFR 4.34(b)(5).
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    Date that Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Received the 
Certification Request: February 25, 2022.
    If Oregon Department of Environmental Quality fails or refuses to 
act on the water quality certification request on or before February 
25, 2023, then the agency certifying authority is deemed waived 
pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 
1341(a)(1).

    Dated: April 1, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-07405 Filed 4-6-22; 8:45 am]
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