Notice2026-16064
Oglethorpe Power Corporation; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application
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August 6, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 50824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16064]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2725-076]
Oglethorpe Power Corporation; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time
for Water Quality Certification Application
On July 10, 2026, Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC) submitted to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) documentation
from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (Georgia EPD) that
it received a complete request for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1)
water quality certification from OPC, as defined by 40 CFR 121.5, in
conjunction with the above captioned project.\1\ Pursuant to the
Commission's regulations,\2\ we hereby notify Georgia EPD of the
following:
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\1\ See staff's email correspondence with Georgia EPD concerning
the status of the section 401 water quality certification
application, issued August 3, 2026.
\2\ 18 CFR 4.34(b)(5).
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Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: July 8, 2026.
Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One year
(July 8, 2027).
If Georgia EPD 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: August 3, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-16064 Filed 8-5-26; 8:45 am]
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