Bangor-Pacific Hydro Associates; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 162 (Monday, August 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 54707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17257]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2600-088]


Bangor-Pacific Hydro Associates; Notice of Reasonable Period of 
Time for Water Quality Certification Application

    On August 12, 2026, the 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 Bangor-Pacific Hydro Associates, in conjunction with 
the above captioned project on August 6, 2026. Pursuant to the 
Commission's regulations,\1\ we hereby notify the Maine DEP 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: August 6, 2026.
    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One 
year, August 6, 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: August 19, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-17257 Filed 8-21-26; 8:45 am]
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