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Notice2026-18989

Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application

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September 16, 2026

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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 58664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18989]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2572-141]


Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC; Notice of Reasonable Period of 
Time for Water Quality Certification Application

    On September 8, 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 Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC, in conjunction with 
the above captioned project on August 27, 2026. Pursuant to section 
5.23(b) of the Commission's regulations,\1\ we hereby notify Maine DEP 
of the following dates.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 5.23(b).

Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: August 27, 2026
Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One 
year, August 27, 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: September 11, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-18989 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am]
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