# 2026-19280: FERC Times Maine's Hydro Water Quality Certification Deadline

2026-19280, Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-09-21, effective 2026-08-27; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-28).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19280
- As of: 2026-09-28
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19280
- Title: Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 59774
- Published: 2026-09-21
- Effective: 2026-08-27
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-28

## In one line

FERC Times Maine's Hydro Water Quality Certification Deadline

## Summary

Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc. asked Maine’s environmental agency for permission to ensure their project keeps water clean. Maine has one year, until August 27, 2027, to approve or deny this request. If they don’t decide by then, their say is waived, speeding up the project’s progress without extra delays or costs.

## Effects PRIA read

- One-Year Deadline for Maine 401 Decision: benefit, medium. Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc. requested a Clean Water Act section 401 water quality certification on August 27, 2026. Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection has one year—until August 27, 2027—to approve or deny it; if Maine DEP does not act by that date, the certification is deemed waived under…

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## Sources
- [2026-19280 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/21/2026-19280/brown-bear-ii-hydro-inc-notice-of-reasonable-period-of-time-for-water-quality-certification)
- [2026-19280 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-21/pdf/2026-19280.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19280 (as of 2026-09-28).