[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 23664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08165]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2466-037]


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

    On April 5, 2023, Appalachian 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 Virginia Department of Environmental 
Quality (Virginia DEQ), 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 Virginia DEQ of the 
following:
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    \1\ 18 CFR 5.23(b).
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    Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: April 4, 2023.
    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One 
year (April 4, 2024).
    If Virginia DEQ 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: April 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08165 Filed 4-17-23; 8:45 am]
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