Notices. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality Certification Applications Project No. Central Rivers Power NH, LLC: J. Brodie Smith Hydroelectric Project 2287-053 Gorham Hydroelectric Project 2288-057 Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC: Shelburne Hydroelectric Project 2300-052 Upper Gorham Hydroelectric Project 2311-067 Cross Power Hydroelectric Project 2326-054 Cascade Hydroelectric Project 2327-047 Sawmill Hydroelectric Project 2422-058 Riverside Hydroelectric Projec 2423-031 On September 22, 2023, Central Rivers Power NH, LLC and Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) copies of its applications for Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certifications filed with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (New Hampshire DES), in conjunction with the above captioned projects.
Pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act 1 and section 5.23(b) of the Commission's regulations, 2 a state certifying agency is deemed to have waived its certifying authority if it fails or refuses to act on a certification request within a reasonable period of time, which is one year after the date the certification request was received. Accordingly, we hereby notify New Hampshire DES of the following: 1 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1). 2 18 CFR 5.23(b) (2022). *Date New Hampshire DES received the certification requests:* September 22, 2023.
If New Hampshire DES fails or refuses to act on the water quality certification requests on or before September 22, 2024, then the agency certifying authority is deemed waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1). Dated: September 25, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023-21507 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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