[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 79880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28252]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2362-044]


Allete, Inc.; Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality 
Certification Application

    On December 19, 2022, Allete, Inc. submitted to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) a copy of its application for a 
Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification filed 
with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Minnesota PCA), in 
conjunction with the above captioned project. Pursuant to 40 CFR 121.6 
and section 5.23(b) of the Commission's regulations,\1\ we hereby 
notify the Minnesota PCA of the following:
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    \1\ 18 CFR 5.23(b).

Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: December 14, 2022
Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One year 
(December 14, 2023)

    If the Minnesota PCA fails or refuses to act on the water quality 
certification request on or before the above date, 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: December 21, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-28252 Filed 12-27-22; 8:45 am]
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