On April 14, 2025, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (Wyoming DEQ) submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) notice that it received a request for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification as defined in 40 CFR 121.5, from Black Canyon Hydro, LLC, in conjunction with the above captioned project on March 7, 2025.^[1] Pursuant to the Commission's regulations,^[2] we hereby notify Wyoming DEQ of the following.

Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: March 7, 2025.

Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One year, March 7, 2026.

If Wyoming DEQ fails or refuses to act on the water quality certification request on or before the above date, then the certifying authority is deemed waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1).