Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 20427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07446]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2513-091]


Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Reasonable Period of 
Time for Water Quality Certification Application

    On April 6, 2026, Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP) submitted 
to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) documentation 
from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (Vermont DEC) 
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 GMP, in 
conjunction with the above captioned project on April 1, 2026. Pursuant 
to the Commission's regulations,\1\ we hereby notify Vermont DEC of the 
following dates.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 5.23(b)(2).
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    Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: April 1, 2026.
    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One 
year, April 1, 2027.
    If Vermont DEC 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).

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: April 13, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-07446 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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