Silence from Michigan Means Auto-Approval for Power Project
Published Date: 3/7/2025
Notice
Summary
Indiana Michigan Power Company asked Michigan’s environmental agency for permission to keep water clean while working on a project. The agency has one year, until February 25, 2026, to approve or deny the request. If they don’t decide by then, the approval is automatically given, helping the project move forward without delays or extra costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
One-Year Deadline for Water Certification
Michigan EGLE received a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) certification request from Indiana Michigan Power Company on February 25, 2025. Michigan EGLE has one year, until February 25, 2026, to approve or deny the request; if it does not act by that date, the certifying authority is deemed waived under Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1)).
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