On September 2, 2026, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (New Hampshire DES) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) notice that it received a complete request for Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification from Green Mountain Power Corporation in conjunction with the above captioned project, on July 20, ( printed page 57334) 2026. Pursuant to section 5.23(b) of the Commission's regulations,^[1] we hereby notify New Hampshire DES of the following:

Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: July 20, 2026.

Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One year, July 20, 2027.

If New Hampshire DES fails or refuses to act on the water quality certification requests 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.)