FERC Proposes One-Year Deadline for States to Issue Clean Water Act Certifications
By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20
Acting in response to a Trump Administration Executive Order instructing federal agencies to reduce regulatory uncertainties and expedite construction of energy infrastructure, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on October 19, 2020, published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would, if adopted, formalize FERC’s existing practice requiring state agencies to issue a Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification within one year of receiving a request or else waive the...
By: Beveridge & Diamond PC