Blue Earth County, Minnesota; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 214 (Friday, November 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 70081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22714]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3071-008]


Blue Earth County, Minnesota; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time 
for Water Quality Certification Application

    On October 30, 2026, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Minnesota 
PCA) 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 
Blue Earth County, Minnesota, in conjunction with the above captioned 
project on October 9, 2026. Pursuant to the Commission's 
regulations,\1\ we hereby notify the Minnesota PCA of the following:
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    \1\ 18 CFR 6.1(b).
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    Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: October 9, 2026.
    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: 
October 9, 2027.
    If Minnesota PCA 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: November 3, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-22714 Filed 11-5-26; 8:45 am]
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