[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 67271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21507]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality Certification 
Applications

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                                                                Project
                                                                  No.
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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
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    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:
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    \1\ 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1).
    \2\ 18 CFR 5.23(b) (2022).
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    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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