Notice2026-03113

STS Hydropower, LLC; Charter Township of Van Buren, Michigan; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application

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Published
February 18, 2026

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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7472-7473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03113]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9951-057]


STS Hydropower, LLC; Charter Township of Van Buren, Michigan; 
Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification 
Application

    On February 4, 2026 the Michigan Department of Environment, Great 
Lakes, and Energy (Michigan EGLE) submitted to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) notice that it received a request 
for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification as 
defined in 40 CFR 121.5, from STS Hydropower, LLC and Charter Township 
of Van Buren, Michigan, in conjunction with the above captioned project 
on February 3, 2026. Pursuant to the Commission's regulations,\1\ we 
hereby notify Michigan EGLE of the following dates.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 5.23(b)(2).
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    Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: February 3, 2026.
    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One 
year, February 3, 2027.
    If Michigan EGLE fails or refuses to act on the water quality 
certification request on or before the above date, then the certifying 
authority is deemed waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of the Clean 
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1).


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(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: February 11, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03113 Filed 2-17-26; 8:45 am]
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