Licensing Processes
Integrated, Traditional and Alternative Licensing Processes
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Filing a Hydropower License Application with the Commission |
Effective July 23, 2005, the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) is the default process for filing an application for an original, new, or subsequent license (18 CFR Part 5) . Commission approval is needed to use either the Traditional or the Alternative Licensing Process. Below are summaries of the three processes; view process flowcharts and other related materials under “Additional Information". |
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» Integrated Licensing Process (ILP)
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» Traditional Licensing Process (TLP)
In developing a license application, applicants must complete and document a three-stage pre-filing consultation process 18 CFR § 4.38  for original licenses and 18 CFR §16.8  for relicenses. The steps include:
First Stage
- Applicant issues notice of intent, preliminary application document, request to use TLP, and newspaper notice;
- Commission approves use of TLP;
- Applicant conducts joint agency/public meeting and site visit;
- Resource agencies and tribes provide written comments; and
- Agencies, tribes, or applicant request dispute resolution on studies with the Commission.
Second Stage
- Applicant completes reasonable and necessary studies
o Applicant provides draft application and study results to resource agencies and tribes;
- Resource agencies and tribes comment on draft application; and
- Applicant conducts meeting if substantive disagreements exist.
Third Stage
- Applicant files final application with Commission and sends copies to agencies and tribes.
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» Alternative Licensing Process (ALP)
In contrast to the traditional licensing process described above, Applicants can utilize the Commission's alternative licensing process designed to improve communication among affected entities ( 18 CFR § 4.34(i)  ; Order No. 596  ).
As part of the alternative licensing process, an applicant can:
- Tailor the pre-filing consultation process to the circumstances of each case;
- Combine into a single process the pre-filing consultation process and environmental review processes under the National Environmental Policy Act and other statutes; and
- Allow for preparation of a preliminary draft environmental assessment by an applicant or an environmental impact statement by a contractor chosen by the Commission and funded by the applicant.
The requirements of the alternative licensing process are found in 18 CFR § 4.34(i)  and discussed in detail in Order No. 596  . |
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CONTACT |
Vince Yearick
Telephone: 202-502-6174
Email: vince.yearick@ferc.gov
Nick Jayjack
Telephone: 202-502-6073
Email: nicholas.jayjack@ferc.gov
John Smith
Mid-Atlantic
(VA, WV, MD, PA, NY, NJ, DE)
Telephone: 202-502-8972
Email: john.smith@ferc.gov
Janet Hutzel
MidWest (ND, SD, NE, KS, MO, MN, WI, IA, IL, MI, IN, OH)
Telephone: 202-502-8675
Email: janet.hutzel@ferc.gov
Nicholas Tackett
New England
(CT, MA, NH, VT, RI, ME)
Telephone: 202-502-6783
Email: nicholas.tackett@ferc.gov
David Turner
Northwest
(WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, AK, HI)
Telephone: 202-502-6091
Email: david.turner@ferc.gov
Stephen Bowler
South
(TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, TN, AL, GA, KY, FL, NC, SC)
Telephone: 202-502-6861
Email: stephen.bowler@ferc.gov
Timothy Konnert
West
(CA, NV, AZ, NM, CO, UT)
Telephone: 202-502-6359
Email: timothy.konnert@ferc.gov
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LICENSING PROCESSES |
Alternative Licensing Process Flowcharts Traditional Licensing Process Flowcharts
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