Union Falls Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 4472-031] On May 20, 2024, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (New York DEC) submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) notice that it received a complete request for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification from Union Falls Hydropower, L.P., in conjunction with the above captioned project, on April 25, 2024. Pursuant to section 4.34(b)(5) of the Commission's regulations, [ 1 ] we hereby notify New York DEC of the following: Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: April 25, 2024. Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One year, April 25, 2025. If New York 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) . Dated: May 20, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. Footnotes 1.   18 CFR 4.34(b)(5) . Back to Citation [ FR Doc. 2024-11502 Filed 5-23-24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P