Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 188 / Friday, September 29, 2023 / Notices 67271 

1 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1). 

2 18 CFR 5.23(b) (2022). 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Waiver Period for Water 

Quality Certification Applications 

Project No. 

Central Rivers Power NH, LLC: 

J. Brodie Smith Hydroelectric 

Project ........................................ 2287–053 

Gorham Hydroelectric Project ........ 2288–057 

Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC: 

Shelburne Hydroelectric Project .... 2300–052 

Upper Gorham Hydroelectric 

Project ........................................ 2311–067 

Cross Power Hydroelectric Project 2326–054 

Cascade Hydroelectric Project ....... 2327–047 

Sawmill Hydroelectric Project ........ 2422–058 

Riverside Hydroelectric Projec ....... 2423–031 

On September 22, 2023, Central 

Rivers Power NH, LLC and Great Lakes 

Hydro America, LLC submitted to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) copies of its applications 

for Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) 

water quality certifications filed with 

the New Hampshire Department of 

Environmental Services (New 

Hampshire DES), in conjunction with 

the above captioned projects. Pursuant 

to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act 1

and section 5.23(b) of the Commission’s 

regulations,2 a state certifying agency is 

deemed to have waived its certifying 

authority if it fails or refuses to act on 

a certification request within a 

reasonable period of time, which is one 

year after the date the certification 

request was received. Accordingly, we 

hereby notify New Hampshire DES of 

the following: 

Date New Hampshire DES received 

the certification requests: September 22, 

2023. 

If New Hampshire DES fails or refuses 

to act on the water quality certification 

requests on or before September 22, 

2024, then the agency certifying 

authority is deemed waived pursuant to 

section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act, 

33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1). 

Dated: September 25, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21507 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 10489–000] 

City of River Falls Municipal Utilities; 

Notice of Authorization for Continued 

Project Operation 

The license for the River Falls 

Hydroelectric Project No. 10489 was 

issued for a period ending August 31, 

2023. 

Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 

808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at 

the expiration of a license term, to issue 

from year-to-year an annual license to 

the then licensee(s) under the terms and 

conditions of the prior license until a 

new license is issued, or the project is 

otherwise disposed of as provided in 

section 15 or any other applicable 

section of the FPA. If the project’s prior 

license waived the applicability of 

section 15 of the FPA, then, based on 

section 9(b) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as 

set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the 

licensee of such project has filed an 

application for a subsequent license, the 

licensee may continue to operate the 

project in accordance with the terms 

and conditions of the license after the 

minor or minor part license expires, 

until the Commission acts on its 

application. If the licensee of such a 

project has not filed an application for 

a subsequent license, then it may be 

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), 

to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No. 10489 

is issued to the City of River Falls 

Municipal Utilities for a period effective 

September 1, 2023, through August 31, 

2024, or until the issuance of a new 

license for the project or other 

disposition under the FPA, whichever 

comes first. If issuance of a new license 

(or other disposition) does not take 

place on or before August 31, 2024, 

notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 

18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license 

under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is 

renewed automatically without further 

order or notice by the Commission, 

unless the Commission orders 

otherwise. 

If the project is not subject to section 

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given 

that the City of River Falls Municipal 

Utilities is authorized to continue 

operation of the River Falls 

Hydroelectric Project under the terms 

and conditions of the prior license until 

the issuance of a subsequent license for 

the project or other disposition under 

the FPA, whichever comes first. 

Dated: September 25, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21504 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER23–2915–000] 

Chesapeake Solar Project, LLC; 

Supplemental Notice That Initial 

Market-Based Rate Filing Includes 

Request for Blanket Section 204 

Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of 

Chesapeake Solar Project, LLC’s 

application for market-based rate 

authority, with an accompanying rate 

tariff, noting that such application 

includes a request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene, or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is October 16, 

2023. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 


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