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TVA RIN: 3316-AA25 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: Floating Cabins 
Abstract:

To promote the unified development and regulation of the Tennessee River System, Congress directed TVA to approve obstructions across, along, or in the river system under Section 26a of the TVA Act. TVA also owns, as agent for the United States, much of the shoreland and inundated land along and under its reservoir system. In the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016, Congress established that TVA may establish health, safety, and environmental standards for floating cabins. There are approximately 2,200 floating cabins on the Tennessee River System. Floating cabin owners currently have until 2024 to comply with the standards and apply for a TVA Section 26a permit in order to remain on the Tennessee River System. Various factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain and labor resource shortages, and wastewater certification decisions have caused delays for floating cabin owners to achieve compliance, and this proposal considers an extension of the deadline for all floating cabins owners to comply with the regulations and apply for a Section 26a permit along with clarifying amendments on the existing health, safety, and environmental standards.

 
Agency: Tennessee Valley Authority(TVA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 18 CFR 1304   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 831 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/29/2024  89 FR 70145   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/30/2024 
Final Action  04/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: https://www.tva.com/environment/shoreline-construction-permits/floating-cabins  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
David B. Harrell
Program Manager, Floating Cabins
Tennessee Valley Authority
400 West Summit Hill Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone:865 632-1327
Email: dbharrell@tva.gov