Document ID: FERC-2023-0927-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Waiver Period for Water Quality Certification Application: Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Posted Date: 2023-07-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 46789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15423]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10821-005]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Waiver Period for 
Water Quality Certification Application

    On July 14, 2023, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) submitted 
to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a copy of its 
application for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality 
certification filed with the California State Water Resources Control 
Board (California Water Board), in conjunction with the above captioned 
project. Pursuant to section 401 of the Clean Water Act \1\ and section 
4.34(b)(5) 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 the California Water Board of 
the following:
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    \1\ 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1).
    \2\ 18 CFR 4.34(b)(5).
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    Date the California Water Board received the certification request: 
July 13, 2023.
    If the California Water Board fails or refuses to act on the water 
quality certification request on or before July 13, 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: July 14, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-15423 Filed 7-19-23; 8:45 am]
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