Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 18 - Conservation of Power and Water Resources |
Chapter I - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy |
SubChapter B - Regulations Under the Federal Power Act |
Part 12 - Safety of Water Power Projects and Project Works |
Subpart C - Emergency Action Plans |
§ 12.20 - General requirements.
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§ 12.20 General requirements.
(a) Unless provided with a written exemption pursuant to § 12.21, every applicant or licensee must develop and file with the Regional Engineer three copies of an emergency action plan and appendices, verified in accordance with § 12.13.
(b) The emergency action plan must be:
(1) Developed in consultation and cooperation with appropriate Federal, state, and local agencies responsible for public health and safety; and
(2) Designed to provide early warning to upstream and downstream inhabitants, property owners, operators of water-related facilities, recreational users, and other persons in the vicinity who might be affected by a project emergency as defined in § 12.3(b)(9).
[Order 122, 46 FR 9036, Jan. 28, 1981, as amended at 87 FR 1515, Jan. 11, 2022]