[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 4935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01469]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3240-040--New Hampshire Rolfe Canal Hydroelectric Project; 
Project No. 6689-018--New Hampshire Penacook Upper Falls Hydroelectric 
Project; Project No. 3342-025--New Hampshire Penacook Lower Falls 
Hydroelectric Project]


Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice of Waiver Period for Water 
Quality Certification Application

    On November 28, 2023, Briar Hydro Associates, LLC submitted to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a copy of its 
applications for Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality 
certifications filed with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental 
Services, in conjunction with the above captioned projects. Pursuant to 
40 CFR 121.6 and section [4.34(b)(5), 5.23(b), 153.4, or 157.22] of the 
Commission's regulations,\1\ we hereby notify the New Hampshire 
Department of Environmental Services of the following:
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    \1\ 18 CFR [4.34(b)(5)/5.23(b)/153.4/157.22].
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    Date of Receipt of the Certification Requests: November 28, 2023.
    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Requests: One 
year, November 28, 2024.
    If the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services fails or 
refuses to act on the water quality certification requests 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: January 19, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-01469 Filed 1-24-24; 8:45 am]
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