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Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application: Town of Dover-Foxcroft
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project/Docket No. 5912-004]
Town of Dover-Foxcroft; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application
On August 12, 2026, Maine Department of Environmental Protection 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 the Town of Dover-Foxcroft, in conjunction with the above captioned project on August 3, 2026. Pursuant to section 6.1(b) of the Commission's regulations, (1) we hereby notify the Maine Department of Environmental Protection of the following:
Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: August 3, 2026.
Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: August 3, 2027 (One year).
If Maine Department of Environmental Protection 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).
Dated: August 13, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-16834 Filed 8-17-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
Footnotes
(1) 18 CFR 6.1(b).
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