[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 18539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06520]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2628-066]


Alabama Power Company; Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality 
Certification Application

    On March 3, 2023, Alabama Power Company 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 Alabama Department of Environmental Management (Alabama DEM), 
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 Alabama DEM of the following:
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    \1\ 18 CFR 5.23(b).
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    Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: March 3, 2023.
    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One 
year (March 3, 2024).
    If Alabama DEM 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: March 23, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-06520 Filed 3-28-23; 8:45 am]
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