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Notice2026-16241

Banister Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application

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August 10, 2026

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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 152 (Monday, August 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 51483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16241]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9028-012]


Banister Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for 
Water Quality Certification Application

    On July 21, 2026, Banister Hydro, Inc. (Banister Hydro) submitted 
to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a notice from 
the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (Virginia DEQ) that 
Virginia DEQ received a complete request for a Clean Water Act section 
401(a)(1) water quality certification as defined in 40 CFR 121.5, from 
Banister Hydro, in conjunction with the above captioned project on July 
16, 2026. Pursuant to the Commission's regulations,\1\ we hereby notify 
Virginia DEQ of the following:
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    \1\ 18 CFR 4.34(b)(5)(iii).
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    Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: July 16, 2026.
    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One 
year, July 16, 2027.
    If Virginia DEQ 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 5, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-16241 Filed 8-7-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


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