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The National Park Service provides technical assistance on Hydropower Licensing Proceedings of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Applicants for FERC hydropower
licenses are required to consult with NPS about:
- Recreational
resources (includes land management and aesthetic issues)
- Historic
and archeological values
NPS
primarily makes recommendations about:
- Recreation
access and facilities
- Instream
flows for recreation
- Riparian
corridor and conservation buffer zone protection
NPS
has authority to require mandatory conditions, but only for
select units of the National Park system, depending on the
authorizing legislation.
NPS
provides technical assistance to all participants in FERC
proceedings:
- Identifies
issues and works to resolve potential problems between industry
and recreational user groups
- Works
with local interest groups, industry, and state and other
federal agencies
- Assists
NPS units affected by hydropower licenses, upon request
Additional
Information and Resources
Project
Example
FOR
MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joan Harn, NPS Rivers and Hydro Leader
E-mail: joan_harn@nps.gov |
Last
Modified 09-02-08
