Notice2026-09919
R.J. Fortier Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application
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Published
May 18, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 28590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09919]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 8791-005]
R.J. Fortier Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Reasonable Period of
Time for Water Quality Certification Application
On May 8, 2026, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine
DEP) 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
Maine Rivers, on behalf of R.J. Fortier Hydropower, Inc., in
conjunction with the above captioned project on January 13, 2026.
Pursuant to the Commission's regulations,\1\ we hereby notify the Maine
DEP of the following:
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\1\ 18 CFR 6.1(b).
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Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: January 13, 2026.
Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request:
January 13, 2027.
If Maine DEP 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: May 13, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-09919 Filed 5-15-26; 8:45 am]
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