[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 8268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02638]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2533-062]


Brainerd Public Utilities; Notice of Waiver Period for Water 
Quality Certification Application

    On January 23, 2023, Brainerd Public Utilities 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).
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    Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: February 1, 2023.
    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One 
year (February 1, 2024).
    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: February 2, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-02638 Filed 2-7-23; 8:45 am]
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