On May 11, 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 May 8, 2026. Pursuant to the Commission's regulations,^[1] we hereby notify Vermont DEC of the following:

Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: May 8, 2026.

Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One year, May 8, 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)