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RIN: 0648-AU01

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Resource Agency Procedures for Conditions and Prescriptions in Hydropower Licenses
Abstract: Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Interior are establishing joint procedures for a new category of expedited trial-type hearings. The hearings will resolve disputed issues of material fact with respect to conditions or prescriptions that one or more of the Departments develop for inclusion in a hydropower license issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under the Federal Power Act. The three Departments are also establishing procedures for the consideration of alternative conditions and prescriptions submitted by any party to a license proceeding, as provided in the EPAct.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 221
Legal Authority: 16 USC 797(e)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	11/17/2005	70 FR 69803
Final Action	12/00/2008

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 0648-AC42, Related to 0648-AS55	Related Agencies: Joint: DOI, USDA;
Agency Contact: Melanie Harris Marine Habitat Resource Specialist Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NMFS, Office of Habitat Conservation, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 713-4300 Fax:301 713-4305 Email: melanie.harris@noaa.gov