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Notice2026-08215

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application

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April 28, 2026

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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 22813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08215]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2740-055]


Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time 
for Water Quality Certification Application

    On April 17, 2026, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy), 
submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
documentation from the South Carolina Department of Environmental 
Services (South Carolina DES) 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 Duke Energy, in conjunction with the above captioned 
project on April 16, 2026. Pursuant to the Commission's regulations,\1\ 
we hereby notify the South Carolina DES of the following:
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    \1\ 18 CFR 5.23(b)(2).
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    Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: April 16, 2026.
    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One 
year, April 16, 2027.
    If South Carolina DES 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).

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)

     Dated: April 23, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-08215 Filed 4-27-26; 8:45 am]
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