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          Title 18

Conservation of Power and Water Resources


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                            Table of Contents



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  Explanation.................................................       v

  Title 18:
          Chapter III--Delaware River Basin Commission               3
          Chapter VI--Water Resources Council                       59
          Chapter VIII--Susquehanna River Basin Commission         111
          Chapter XIII--Tennessee Valley Authority                 157
  Finding Aids:
      Table of CFR Titles and Chapters........................     337
      Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR......     357
      List of CFR Sections Affected...........................     367

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                               THIS TITLE

    Title 18--Conservation of Power and Water Resources is composed of 
two volumes. The first volume, containing parts 1-399, includes all 
current regulations codified under this title by the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. The second volume, 
containing part 400 to end, includes all current regulations codified 
under this title by the Delaware River Basin Commission, the Water 
Resources Council, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, and the 
Tennessee Valley Authority as of April 1, 2023.

    For this volume, Ann Worley was Chief Editor. The Code of Federal 
Regulations publication program is under the direction of John Hyrum 
Martinez, assisted by Stephen J. Frattini.

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           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES




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                                                                    Part

chapter iii--Delaware River Basin Commission................         401

chapter vi--Water Resources Council.........................         701

chapter viii--Susquehanna River Basin Commission............         801

chapter xiii--Tennessee Valley Authority....................        1300

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              CHAPTER III--DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION




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                   SUBCHAPTER A--ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL
Part                                                                Page
400

[Reserved]

401             Rules of practice and procedure.............           5
410             Basin regulations; water code and 
                    administrative manual--Part III water 
                    quality regulations.....................          31
415             Basin regulations--flood plain regulations..          32
420             Basin regulations--water supply charges.....          38
                    SUBCHAPTER B--SPECIAL REGULATIONS
430             Ground water protection area: Pennsylvania..          45
431-439

[Reserved]

440             High volume hydraulic fracturing............          55
441-499

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                   SUBCHAPTER A_ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL



                           PART 400 [RESERVED]



PART 401_RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents



Sec.
401.0 Introduction.

                      Subpart A_Comprehensive Plan

401.1 Scope.
401.2 Concept of the plan.
401.3 Other agencies.
401.4 Project applications and proposed revisions and changes.
401.5 Review of applications.
401.6 Proposed revisions and changes.
401.7 Further action.
401.8 Public projects under Article 11 of the Compact.
401.9 Custody and availability.

                    Subpart B_Water Resources Program

401.21 Scope.
401.22 Concept of the Program.
401.23 Procedure.
401.24 Preparation and adoption.
401.25 Alternatives for public projects.
401.26 Inventory of other projects.

        Subpart C_Project Review Under Section 3.8 of the Compact

401.31 Scope.
401.32 Concept of 3.8.
401.33 Administrative agreements.
401.34 Submission of project required.
401.35 Classification of projects for review under Section 3.8 of the 
          Compact.
401.36 Water supply projects--Conservation requirements.
401.37 Sequence of approval.
401.38 Form of referral by State or Federal agency.
401.39 Form of submission of projects not requiring prior approval by 
          State or Federal agencies.
401.40 Informal conferences and emergencies.
401.41 Limitation of approval.
401.42 One Permit Program.
401.43 Regulatory program fees.

Subpart D [Reserved]

 Subpart E_Appeals or Objections to Decisions of the Executive Director 
                         in Water Quality Cases

401.71 Scope.
401.72 Notice and request for hearing.
401.73 Form of request.
401.74 Form and contents of report.
401.75 Protection of trade secrets; Confidential information.
401.76 Failure to furnish report.
401.77 Informal conference.
401.78 Consolidation of hearings.

               Subpart F_Administrative and Other Hearings

401.81 Hearings generally.
401.82 Authorization to conduct hearings.
401.83 Hearing Officer.
401.84 Hearing procedure.
401.85 Staff and other expert testimony.
401.86 Record of proceedings.
401.87 Assessment of costs; Appeals.
401.88 Findings, report and Commission review.
401.89 Action by the Commission.
401.90 Appeals from final Commission action; Time for appeals.

        Subpart G_Penalties and Settlements in Lieu of Penalties

401.91 Scope of subpart.
401.92 Notice to possible violators.
401.93 The record for decision-making.
401.94 Adjudicatory hearings.
401.95 Assessment of a penalty.
401.96 Factors to be applied in fixing penalty amount.
401.97 Enforcement of penalties.
401.98 Settlement by agreement in lieu of penalty.
401.99 Suspension or modification of penalty.

           Subpart H_Public Access to Records and Information

401.101 Policy on disclosure of Commission records.
401.102 Partial disclosure of records.
401.103 Request for existing records.
401.104 Preparation of new records.
401.105 Indexes of certain records.
401.106 FOIA Officer.
401.107 Permanent file of requests for Commission records.
401.108 Filing a request for records.
401.109 Time limitations.
401.110 Fees.
401.111 Waiver of fees.
401.112 Exempt information.
401.113 Segregable materials.
401.114 Data and information previously disclosed to the public.
401.115 Discretionary disclosure by the Executive Director.
401.116 Disclosure to consultants, advisory committees, State and local 
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          officials, and other special government employees.
401.117 Disclosure to other Federal government departments and agencies.
401.118 Disclosure in administrative or court proceedings.
401.119 Disclosure to Congress.

                      Subpart I_General Provisions

401.121 Definitions.
401.122 Supplementary details.
401.123 Waiver of rules.
401.124 Construction.

    Authority: Delaware River Basin Compact (75 Stat. 688), unless 
otherwise noted.

    Source: 39 FR 25474, July 11, 1974, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  401.0  Introduction.

    (a) The Delaware River Basin Compact requires the Commission to 
formulate and adopt a Comprehensive Plan and Water Resources Program. In 
addition, the Compact provides in Section 3.8 that no project having a 
substantial effect on the water resources of the Basin shall be 
undertaken unless it shall have been first submitted to and approved by 
the Commission. The Commission is required to approve a project whenever 
it finds and determines that such project would not substantially impair 
or conflict with the Comprehensive Plan. Section 3.8 further provides 
that the Commission shall provide by regulation for the procedure of 
submission, review and consideration of projects and for its 
determinations pursuant to Section 3.8.
    (b) The Comprehensive Plan consists of all public and those private 
projects and facilities which the Commission has directed be included 
therein. It also includes those documents and policies which the 
Commission has determined should be included with the Comprehensive Plan 
as being needed to insure optimum planning, development, conservation, 
use, management and control of the water resources of the Delaware Basin 
to meet present and future needs. The Comprehensive Plan is subject to 
periodic review and revision as provided in Sections 3.2 and 13.1 of the 
Compact.
    (c) The Water Resources Program is based upon the Comprehensive 
Plan. It is required to be updated annually and to include a systematic 
presentation of the quantity and quality of water resources needs of the 
area to be served for such reasonably foreseeable period as the 
Commission may determine, balanced by existing and proposed projects 
required to satisfy such needs. The Commission's review and modification 
of the Water Resources Program is conducted pursuant to the provisions 
of Articles 3.2 and 13.2 of the Compact.
    (d) The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure govern the 
adoption and revision of the Comprehensive Plan, the Water Resources 
Program, the exercise of the Commission's authority pursuant to the 
provisions of Article 3.8 and other actions of the Commission mandated 
or authorized by the Compact.
    (e) These Rules of Practice and Procedure extend to the following 
areas of Commission responsibility and regulation:

Article 1--Comprehensive Plan.
Article 2--Water Resources Program.
Article 3--Project Review Under Section 3.8 of the Compact.
Article 4--(Reserved).
Article 5--Appeals or Objections to Decisions of the Executive Director 
in Water Quality Cases.
Article 6--Administrative and Other Hearings.
Article 7--Penalties and Settlements in Lieu of Penalties.
Article 8--Public Access to the Commission's Records and Information.
Article 9--General Provisions.

    (f) These rules are subject to Commission revision and modification 
from time to time as the Commission may determine. The Commission 
reserves the right to waive any Rule of Practice and Procedure it 
determines should not be applicable in connection with any matter 
requiring Commission action. All actions by the Commission, however, 
shall comply fully with the applicable provisions of the Compact.

[62 FR 64154, Dec. 4, 1997]



                      Subpart A_Comprehensive Plan

    Source: 62 FR 64154, Dec. 4, 1997, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  401.1  Scope.

    This subpart shall govern the submission, consideration, and 
inclusion of projects into the Comprehensive Plan.

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Sec.  401.2  Concept of the plan.

    (a) The Comprehensive Plan shall be adopted, revised and modified as 
provided in Sections 3.2 and 13.1 of the Compact. It is the Commission's 
responsibility to adopt the Comprehensive Plan, after consultation with 
water users and interested public bodies, for the immediate and long-
range development and uses of the water resources of the Basin. The Plan 
shall include the public and private projects and facilities which the 
Commission determines are required for the optimum planning, 
development, conservation, utilization, management and control of the 
water resources of the Basin to meet present and future needs. In 
addition to the included projects and facilities, the Comprehensive Plan 
consists of the statements of policies, and programs that the Commission 
determines are necessary to govern the proper development and use of the 
River Basin. The documents within the Comprehensive Plan expressing the 
Commission's policies and programs for the future, including the means 
for carrying them out, may be set forth through narrative text, maps, 
charts, schedules, budgets and other appropriate means.
    (b) Specific projects and facilities and statements of policy and 
programs may be incorporated, deleted or modified from time to time to 
reflect changing conditions, research results and new technology. The 
degree of detail described in particular projects may vary depending 
upon the status of their development.



Sec.  401.3  Other agencies.

    Projects of the federal agencies affecting the water resources of 
the Basin, subject to the limitations in Section 1.4 of the Compact, 
shall be governed by Section 11.1 of the Compact. Projects of the 
signatory states, their political subdivisions and public corporations 
affecting the water resources of the Basin, shall be governed by the 
provisions of Section 11.2 of the Compact.



Sec.  401.4  Project applications and proposed revisions and changes.

    (a) Applications for inclusion of new public projects and the 
deletion or alteration of previously included public projects may be 
submitted by signatory parties and agencies or political subdivisions 
thereof. Owners or sponsors of privately owned projects may submit 
applications for the inclusion of new private projects and the deletion 
or alteration of previously included private projects in which the 
applicant has an interest. The Commission may also receive and consider 
proposals for changes and additions to the Comprehensive Plan which may 
be submitted by any agency of the signatory parties, or any interested 
person, organization, or group. Any application or proposal shall be 
submitted in such form as may be required by the Executive Director to 
facilitate consideration by the Commission.
    (b) Applications for projects shall include at least the following 
information:
    (1) Purpose or purposes, including quantitative measures of physical 
benefit anticipated from the proposal;
    (2) The location, physical features and total area required.
    (3) Forecast of the cost or effect on the utilization of water 
resources;
    (4) Relation to other parts of the existing Comprehensive Plan;
    (5) A discussion of conformance with Commission policies included in 
the Comprehensive Plan; and
    (6) A discussion of the alternatives considered.



Sec.  401.5  Review of applications.

    Following staff study, examination, and review of each project 
application, the Commission shall hold a public hearing upon notice 
thereon as provided in paragraph 14.4(b) of the Compact and may take 
such action on a project application as it finds to be appropriate.



Sec.  401.6  Proposed revisions and changes.

    Proposals for changes and additions to the Comprehensive Plan 
submitted by any agency of the signatory parties or any interested 
person, organization or group shall identify the specific revision or 
change recommended. In order to permit adequate Commission

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consideration of any proposal, the Executive Director may require such 
additional information as may be needed. Review or consideration of such 
proposals shall be based upon the recommendation of the Executive 
Director and the further direction of the Commission.



Sec.  401.7  Further action.

    The Commission will review the Comprehensive Plan in its entirety at 
least once every six years from the date of the initial adoption of the 
Comprehensive Plan (March 28, 1962). Such review may include 
consideration of proposals submitted by the signatory parties, agencies 
or political subdivision thereof or other interested parties. The 
amendments, additions, and deletions adopted by the Commission will be 
compiled and the Plan as so revised shall be made available for public 
inspection.



Sec.  401.8  Public projects under Article 11 of the Compact.

    (a) After a project of any federal, state or local agency has been 
included in the Comprehensive Plan, no further action will be required 
by the Commission or by the agency to satisfy the requirements of 
Article 11 of the Compact, except as the Comprehensive Plan may be 
amended or revised pursuant to the Compact and this part. Any project 
which is changed substantially from the project as described in the 
Comprehensive Plan will be deemed to be a new and different project for 
the purposes of Article 11 of the Compact. Whenever a change is made the 
sponsor shall advise the Executive Director who will determine whether 
the change is deemed substantial within the meaning of this part.
    (b) Any public project not having a substantial effect on the water 
resources of the Basin, as defined in subpart C of this part, may 
proceed without reference to Article 11 of the Compact.



Sec.  401.9  Custody and availability.

    The Comprehensive Plan shall be and remain in the custody of the 
Executive Director. The Plan, including all maps, charts, description 
and supporting data shall be and remain a public record open to 
examination during the regular business hours of the Commission, under 
such safeguards as the Executive Director may determine to be necessary 
to preserve and protect the Plan against loss, damage or destruction. 
Copies of the Comprehensive Plan or any part or parts thereof shall be 
made available by the Executive Director for public sale at a price 
covering the cost of production and distribution.



                    Subpart B_Water Resources Program



Sec.  401.21  Scope.

    This subpart shall govern the submission, consideration and 
inclusion of projects into the Water Resources Program.



Sec.  401.22  Concept of the Program.

    The Water Resources Program, as defined and described in section 
13.2 of the Compact, will be a reasonably detailed amplification of that 
part of the Comprehensive Plan which the Commission recommends for 
action within the ensuing six-year period. That part of the Program 
consisting of a presentation of the water resources needs of the basin 
will be revised only at such intervals as may be indicated to reflect 
new findings and conclusions, based upon the Commission's continuing 
planning programs.



Sec.  401.23  Procedure.

    Each project included in the Water Resources Program shall have been 
previously included in the Comprehensive Plan, except that a project may 
be added to both the Plan and the Program by concurrent action of the 
Commission. The project's sponsor shall furnish the following 
information prior to the inclusion of the project in the Water Resources 
Program:
    (a) The Comprehensive Plan data brought up-to-date for the period of 
the Water Resources Program.
    (b) Specific location and dimension of a structural project, and 
specific language of a standard, policy or other non-structural 
proposal.
    (c) The plan of operation of a structural project.
    (d) The specific effects of a non-structural project.

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    (e) Sufficient data to indicate a workable financial plan under 
which the project will be carried out.
    (f) A timetable for implementation.



Sec.  401.24  Preparation and adoption.

    The Water Resources Program will be prepared and considered by the 
Commission for adoption annually. Projects required to satisfy the basin 
needs during the period covered by the Program may be classified as 
follows:
    (a) ``A'' list. This shall include public projects which require no 
further review, and inclusion in such list shall be deemed to be 
approved for the purposes of section 3.8 of the Compact.
    (b) ``B'' list. This shall include public projects not included in 
the ``A'' list and privately sponsored projects which are proposed or 
anticipated by the Commission.



Sec.  401.25  Alternatives for public projects.

    Any publc project which has been included in the Comprehensive Plan 
but is not on the ``A'' list of the current Water Resources Program, at 
the option of the sponsor, may be submitted for review and approval 
under section 3.8 of the Compact in accordance with Subpart C of this 
part.



Sec.  401.26  Inventory of other projects.

    Each Water Resources Program will include, for information purposes 
only, an inventory of projects approved during the previous year 
pursuant to section 3.8 of the Compact but which are not part of the 
Comprehensive Plan or Water Resources Program.



        Subpart C_Project Review Under Section 3.8 of the Compact

    Source: 62 FR 64155, Dec. 4, 1997, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  401.31  Scope.

    This subpart shall govern the submission and review of projects 
under Section 3.8 of the Delaware River Basin Compact.



Sec.  401.32  Concept of 3.8.

    Section 3.8 is intended to protect and preserve the integrity of the 
Comprehensive Plan. This section of the Compact provides:

    ``No project having a substantial effect on the water resources of 
the basin shall hereafter be undertaken by any person, corporation or 
governmental authority unless it shall have been first submitted to and 
approved by the Commission, subject to the provisions of Sections 3.3 
and 3.5. The Commission shall approve a project whenever it finds and 
determines that such project would not substantially impair or conflict 
with the Comprehensive Plan and may modify and approve as modified, or 
may disapprove any such project whenever it finds and determines that 
the project would substantially impair or conflict with such Plan. The 
Commission shall provide by regulation for the procedure of submission, 
review and consideration of projects, and for its determinations 
pursuant to this section. Any determination of the Commission hereunder 
shall be subject to judicial review in any court of competent 
jurisdiction.''



Sec.  401.33  Administrative agreements.

    The Executive Director is authorized and directed to enter into 
cooperative Administrative Agreements with federal and state regulatory 
agencies concerned with the review of projects under federal or state 
law as follows:
    (a) To facilitate the submission and review of applications and the 
determinations required under Section 3.8 of the Compact;
    (b) To avoid unnecessary duplication of staff functions and hearings 
required by law; and
    (c) For such other and different purposes as he may deem feasible 
and advantageous for the administration of the Compact or any other law.



Sec.  401.34  Submission of project required.

    Any project which may have a substantial effect on the water 
resources of the Basin, except as provided in paragraph (d) of this 
section, shall be submitted to the Commission for a determination as to 
whether the project impairs or conflicts with the Comprehensive Plan, as 
follows:
    (a) Where the project is subject to review by a state or federal 
agency which has entered into an Administrative Agreement with the 
Commission, such project will be referred to the Commission in 
accordance with the terms of

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the Administrative Agreement, and appropriate instructions will be 
prepared and issued by the Executive Director for guidance of project 
sponsors and applicants.
    (b) Where no other state or federal agency has jurisdiction to 
review and approve a project, or no Administrative Agreement is in 
force, the project sponsor shall apply directly to the Commission.
    (c) Any project proposal, which may have a substantial effect on the 
water resources of the Basin, may be received and reviewed by the staff 
informally in conference with the project sponsor during the preliminary 
planning phase to assist the sponsor to develop the project in 
accordance with the Commission's requirements.
    (d) Whenever a project sponsored by one of the signatory parties, or 
by any agency, political subdivision or public corporation thereof, has 
been included in the Water Resources Program in the ``A List'' 
classification, the project, to the extent of such inclusion and as 
described in the Program, shall be deemed approved for the purposes of 
Section 3.8 of the Compact.
    (e) Whenever a project is subject to review and approval by the 
Commission under this section, there shall be no substantial 
construction activity thereon, including related preparation of land, 
unless and until the project has been approved by the Commission; 
provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to the drilling 
of wells for purposes of obtaining geohydrologic data, nor to in-plant 
control and pretreatment facilities for pollution abatement.



Sec.  401.35  Classification of projects for review under Section 3.8
of the Compact.

    (a) Except as the Commission may specially direct by notice to the 
project owner or sponsor, a project in any of the following 
classifications will be deemed not to have a substantial effect on the 
water resources of the Basin and is not required to be submitted under 
Section 3.8 of the Compact:
    (1) The construction of new impoundments or the enlargement or 
removal of existing impoundments, for whatever purpose, when the storage 
capacity is less than 100 million gallons;
    (2) A withdrawal from ground water when the daily average gross 
withdrawal during any 30 consecutive day period does not exceed 100,000 
gallons;
    (3) A withdrawal from impoundments or running streams for any 
purpose when the daily average gross withdrawal during any 30 
consecutive day period does not exceed 100,000 gallons;
    (4) The construction of new domestic sewage treatment facilities or 
alteration or addition to existing domestic sewage treatment facilities 
when the design capacity of such facilities is less than a daily average 
rate of 10,000 gallons per day in the drainage area to Outstanding Basin 
Waters and Significant Resource Waters or less than 50,000 gallons per 
day elsewhere in the Basin; and all local sewage collector systems and 
improvements discharging into authorized trunk sewage systems;
    (5) The construction of new facilities or alteration or addition to 
existing facilities for the direct discharge to surface or ground waters 
of industrial wastewater having design capacity of less than 10,000 
gallons per day in the drainage area to Outstanding Basin Waters and 
Significant Resource Waters or less than 50,000 gallons per day 
elsewhere in the Basin; except where such wastewater contains toxic 
concentrations of waste materials;
    (6) A change in land cover on major ground water infiltration areas 
when the amount of land that would be altered is less than three square 
miles;
    (7) Deepening, widening, cleaning or dredging existing stream beds 
or relocating any channel, and the placement of fill or construction of 
dikes, on streams within the Basin except the Delaware River and tidal 
portions of tributaries thereto, and streams draining more than one 
state;
    (8) Periodic maintenance dredging;
    (9) Encroachments on streams within the Basin caused by:
    (i) Floating docks and anchorages and buoys and navigational aids;
    (ii) Temporary construction such as causeways, cofferdams and 
falsework required to facilitate construction on permanent structures;
    (10) Bridges and highways unless they would pass in or across an 
existing or

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proposed reservoir or recreation project area as designated in the 
Comprehensive Plan;
    (11) Liquid petroleum products pipelines and appurtenances designed 
to operate under pressures less than 150 psi; local electric 
distribution lines and appurtenances; local communication lines and 
appurtenances; local natural and manufactured gas distribution lines and 
appurtenances; local water distribution lines and appurtenances; and 
local sanitary sewer mains, unless such lines would involve significant 
disturbance of ground cover affecting water resources;
    (12) Electric transmission or bulk power system lines and 
appurtenances; major trunk communication lines and appurtenances; 
natural and manufactured gas transmission lines and appurtenances; major 
water transmission lines and appurtenances; unless they would pass in, 
on, under or across an existing or proposed reservoir or recreation 
project area as designated in the Comprehensive Plan; unless such lines 
would involve significant disturbance of ground cover affecting water 
resources;
    (13) Liquid petroleum products pipelines and appurtenances designed 
to operate under pressures of more than 150 psi, unless they would pass 
in, on, under or across an existing or proposed reservoir or recreation 
project area as designated in the Comprehensive Plan, or in, on, under 
or across any stream within the Basin; unless such lines would involve 
significant disturbance of ground cover affecting water resources;
    (14) Landfill projects, unless no state-level review and permit 
system is in effect; broad regional consequences are anticipated; or the 
standards or criteria used in state level review are not adequate to 
protect the water of the Basin for the purposes prescribed in the 
Comprehensive Plan;
    (15) Draining, filling, or otherwise altering marshes or wetlands 
when the area affected is less than 25 acres; provided, however, that 
areas less than 25 acres shall be subject to Commission review and 
action where neither a state nor a Federal level review and permit 
system is in effect;
    (16) The diversion or transfer of water from the Delaware River 
Basin (exportation) whenever the design capacity is less than a daily 
average rate of 100,000 gallons;
    (17) The diversion or transfer of water into the Delaware River 
Basin (importation) whenever the design capacity is less than a daily 
average rate of 100,000 gallons except when the imported water is 
wastewater;
    (18) The diversion or transfer of wastewater into the Delaware River 
Basin (importation) whenever the design capacity is less than a daily 
average rate of 50,000 gallons; and
    (19) Temporary or short term projects determined to have non-
substantial impact on the water resources of the Basin by the Executive 
Director.
    (b) All other projects which have or may have a substantial effect 
on the water resources of the Basin shall be submitted to the Commission 
in accordance with this part for determination as to whether the project 
impairs or conflicts with the Comprehensive Plan. Among these are 
projects involving the following (except as provided in paragraph (a) of 
this section):
    (1) Impoundment of water;
    (2) Withdrawal of ground water;
    (3) Withdrawal of water from impoundment or streams;
    (4) Diversion of water into or out of the Basin;
    (5) Deepening or widening of existing stream beds, channels, 
anchorages, harbors or tuning basins, or the construction of new or 
enlarged channels, anchorages, harbors or turning basins, or the 
dredging of the bed of any stream or lake and disposal of the dredged 
spoil, when the nature or location of the project would affect the 
quantity or quality of ground or surface waters, or fish and wildlife 
habitat;
    (6) Discharge of pollutants into surface or ground waters of the 
Basin;
    (7) Facilities designed to intercept and transport sewage to a 
common point of discharge; and pipelines and electric power and 
communication lines;
    (8) Facilities for the direct discharge to surface or ground waters 
of industrial wastewater;

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    (9) Projects that substantially encroach upon the stream or upon the 
100-year flood plain of the Delaware River or its tributaries;
    (10) Change in land cover on major ground water infiltration areas;
    (11) Hydroelectric power projects, including pumped storage 
projects;
    (12) Projects or facilities of Federal, state and local agencies 
such as highways, buildings and other public works and improvements, 
affecting the water and related land resources of the Basin;
    (13) Draining, filling or otherwise altering marshes or wetlands;
    (14) Landfills and solid waste disposal facilities affecting the 
water resources of the Basin;
    (15) State and local standards of flood plain regulation;
    (16) Electric generating or cogenerating facilities designed to 
consumptively use in excess of 100,000 gallons per day of water during 
any 30-day period; and
    (17) Any other project that the Commission may specially direct by 
notice to the project sponsor or land owner as having a potential 
substantial water quality impact on waters classified as Special 
Protection Waters.
    (c) Regardless of whether expressly excluded from review by 
paragraph (a) of this section, any project or class of projects that in 
the view of the Commission could have a substantial effect on the water 
resources of the basin may, upon special notice to the project sponsor 
or landowner, be subject to the requirement for review under section 3.8 
of the Compact.

[62 FR 64155, Dec. 4, 1997, as amended at 86 FR 20629, Apr. 21, 2021]



Sec.  401.36  Water supply projects--Conservation requirements.

    Maximum feasible efficiency in the use of water is required on the 
part of water users throughout the Basin. Effective September 1, 1981 
applications under Section 3.8 of the Compact for new water withdrawals 
subject to review by the Commission shall include and describe water-
conserving practices and technology designed to minimize the use of 
water by municipal, industrial and agricultural users, as provided in 
this section.
    (a) Applications for approval of new withdrawal from surface or 
ground water sources submitted by a municipality, public authority or 
private water works corporation whose total average withdrawals exceed 
one million gallons per day shall include or be in reference to a 
program prepared by the applicant consisting of the following elements:
    (1) Periodic monitoring of water distribution and use, and 
establishment of a systematic leak detection and control program;
    (2) Use of the best practicable water-conserving devices and 
procedures by all classes of users in new construction or installations, 
and provision of information to all classes of existing users concerning 
the availability of water-conserving devices and procedures; and
    (3) A contingency plan including use priorities and emergency 
conservation measures to be instituted in the event of a drought or 
other water shortage condition. Contingency plans of public authorities 
or private water works corporations shall be prepared in cooperation 
with, and made available to, all municipalities in the area affected by 
the contingency plan, and shall be coordinated with any applicable 
statewide water shortage contingency plans.
    (b) Programs prepared pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section 
shall be subject to any applicable limitations of public utility 
regulations of the signatory party in which the project is located.
    (c) Applications for approval of new industrial or commercial water 
withdrawals from surface or ground water sources in excess of an average 
of one million gallons per day shall contain
    (1) A report of the water-conserving procedures and technology 
considered by the applicant, and the extent to which they will be 
applied in the development of the project; and
    (2) A contingency plan including emergency conservation measures to 
be instituted in the event of a drought or other water shortage. The 
report and contingency plan shall estimate the impact of the water 
conservation measures upon consumptive and non-consumptive water use by 
the applicant.

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    (d) Applications for approval of new agricultural irrigation water 
withdrawals from surface or ground water sources in excess of one 
million gallons per day shall include a statement of the operating 
procedure or equipment to be used by the applicant to achieve the most 
efficient method of application of water and to avoid waste.
    (e) Reports, programs and contingency plans required under this 
section shall be submitted by the applicant as part of the permit 
application to the state agency having jurisdiction over the project, or 
directly to the Commission in those cases where the project is not 
subject to the jurisdiction of a state agency. State agencies having 
jurisdiction over a project that is subject to the provisions of this 
section shall determine the adequacy and completeness of the applicant's 
compliance with these requirements and shall advise the Commission of 
their findings and conclusions.



Sec.  401.37  Sequence of approval.

    A project will be considered by the Commission under Section 3.8 of 
the Compact either before or after any other state or federal review, in 
accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Agreement 
applicable to such project.



Sec.  401.38  Form of referral by State or Federal agency.

    Upon approval by any State or Federal agency of any project 
reviewable by the Commission under this part, if the project has not 
prior thereto been reviewed and approved by the Commission, such agency 
shall refer the project for review under Section 3.8 of the Compact in 
such form and manner as shall be provided by Administrative Agreement.
    (a) The Commission will rely on the appropriate agency in each state 
to review and regulate the potability of all public water supplies. 
Applications before the Commission should address the impact of the 
withdrawal, use and disposal of water on the water resources of the 
Basin.
    (b) The Commission will rely on signatory party reviews as much as 
possible and generally the Commission will not review the performance 
standards of individual components of treatment processes but will 
require compliance with all policies in the Comprehensive Plan including 
all applicable Water Quality Standards.



Sec.  401.39  Form of submission of projects not requiring prior approval
by State or Federal agencies.

    Where a project does not require approval by any other State or 
Federal agency, or where such approval is required but an Administrative 
Agreement is not in force, the project shall be submitted directly to 
the Commission for review and determination of compatibility with the 
Comprehensive Plan, in such form of application, with such supporting 
documentation, as the Executive Director may reasonably require for the 
administration of the provisions of the Compact. These shall include 
without limitation thereto:
    (a) Exhibits to accompany application. The application shall be 
accompanied by the following exhibits:
    (1) Abstract of proceedings authorizing project, where applicable;
    (2) General map showing specific location and dimension of a 
structural project, or specific language of a standard or policy in the 
case of a non-structural proposal;
    (3) Section of the United States Geological Survey topographic map 
showing the territory and watershed affected;
    (4) Maps, drawings, specifications and profiles of any proposed 
structures, or a description of the specific effects of a non-structural 
project;
    (5) Written report of the applicant's engineer showing the proposed 
plan of operation of a structural project;
    (6) Map of any lands to be acquired or occupied;
    (7) Estimate of the cost of completing the proposed project, and 
sufficient data to indicate a workable financial plan under which the 
project will be carried out; and
    (8) Analyses and conclusions of regional water supply and wastewater 
investigations.
    (b) Letter of transmittal. The application shall be accompanied by a 
letter of transmittal in which the applicant shall include a list of all 
enclosures,

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the names and addresses to which communications may be directed to the 
applicant, and the names and addresses of the applicant's engineer and 
counsel, if any.
    (c) Unless otherwise ordered by the Commission, two copies of the 
application and accompanying papers shall be filed. If any application 
is contested, the Commission may require additional copies of the 
application and all accompanying papers to be furnished by the 
applicant. In such cases, certified copies of photographic prints or 
reproduction may be used.



Sec.  401.40  Informal conferences and emergencies.

    (a) Whenever the Executive Director shall deem necessary, or upon 
request of the applicant, an informal conference may be scheduled to 
explain, supplement or review an application.
    (b) In the event of an emergency requiring immediate action to 
protect the public interest or to avoid substantial and irreparable 
injury to any private person or property, and the circumstances do not 
permit a review, hearing and determination in the regular course of the 
regulations in this part, the Executive Director with the approval of 
the chairman of the Commission may issue an emergency certificate 
authorizing an applicant to take such action as the Executive Director 
may deem necessary and proper in the circumstances, pending review, 
hearing and determination by the Commission as otherwise required in 
this part.



Sec.  401.41  Limitation of approval.

    (a) Approval by the Commission under this part shall expire three 
years from the date of Commission action unless prior thereto the 
sponsor has expended substantial funds (in relation to the cost of the 
project) in reliance upon such approval. An approval may be extended or 
renewed by the Commission upon application.
    (b) Any application that remains dormant (no proof of active pursuit 
of approvals) for a period of three years from date of receipt, shall be 
automatically terminated. Any renewed activity following that date will 
require submission of a new application.



Sec.  401.42  One Permit Program.

    (a) Purpose. The purpose of the One Permit Program set forth in this 
section is to provide the opportunity for the environmental agency and/
or other administrative agency of a Signatory Party (``Signatory Party 
Agency'') and the Commission to coordinate and collaborate in the 
administration of a single process for the review and adjudication of 
projects. The One Permit Program allows the Signatory Party Agency and 
Commission to incorporate requirements and determinations of both 
entities in a single permit or other approval instrument, pursuant to a 
duly adopted Administrative Agreement under paragraph (d) of this 
section.
    (b) Scope. This section applies to all projects that:
    (1) Are reviewable under the Compact;
    (2) Meet the thresholds for review set forth in Sec.  401.35 of 
these Rules of Practice and Procedure;
    (3) Are subject to review by a Signatory Party Agency under its own 
statutory authorities; and
    (4) Are within regulatory programs that have been identified in a 
duly adopted Administrative Agreement between the Commission and a 
Signatory Party Agency under this section. For any project that requires 
an approval under the Compact that is outside the scope of the Signatory 
Party Agency's approval issued in accordance with an Administrative 
Agreement under this section, the project sponsor shall apply to the 
Commission in accordance with procedures established by the Commission.
    (c) Regulatory programs. Regulatory programs eligible for 
administration under the One Permit Program may include but are not 
limited to those concerning: Basin discharges, Basin water withdrawals, 
and Basin flood plain requirements.
    (d) Procedure. The categories of projects covered and the procedures 
for processing applications under the One Permit Program shall be set 
forth in one or more Administrative Agreements between the Commission 
and the Signatory Party Agency that have been adopted by the Commission 
following a duly noticed public hearing

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and are in form and substance acceptable to the Commission and the 
Signatory Party Agency, consistent with the following:
    (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (e) of this section or 
in an Administrative Agreement that has been duly executed by the 
Commission and the Signatory Party Agency under this section, an 
application for initial approval, renewal or revision of any project 
subject to the One Permit Program shall be filed only with the Signatory 
Party Agency.
    (2) To enable the Commission to compile and make available to the 
public a current list of pending applications for projects within the 
Basin subject to Commission jurisdiction, the Signatory Party Agency 
shall notify the Commission at least monthly of applications the 
Signatory Party has received during the preceding month that may be 
eligible for review under the One Permit Program.
    (3) For those categories of projects identified in the 
Administrative Agreement as requiring Commission input, the Commission 
staff shall provide the Signatory Party Agency with such input, 
including where specified by the Administrative Agreement, a 
recommendation as to any conditions of approval that may be necessary or 
appropriate to include in the project review determination under Section 
3.8 of the Compact as to those regulatory programs identified in an 
Administrative Agreement in accordance with paragraph (b) of this 
section.
    (4) Unless the Signatory Party Agency disapproves the project or the 
Administrative Agreement provides for separate Commission action under 
Section 3.8 of the Compact, the Signatory Party Agency shall make the 
project review determination under Section 3.8 of the Compact, as 
specified in the Administrative Agreement, as to the regulatory program 
covered by the Signatory Party Agency's approval and include the 
determination and any associated conditions of approval within the 
permit or other approval instrument that it issues to the project 
sponsor. If in accordance with the applicable Administrative Agreement 
the determination under Section 3.8 of the Compact is made by the 
Commission, the Signatory Party Agency may include the determination 
together with any associated conditions of approval in its permit or 
other approval instrument covering the project.
    (5) The Commission will maintain on its Web site a list of all 
projects being administered pursuant to the Program.
    (e) Comprehensive Plan projects. Articles 11 and 13 of the Compact 
require certain projects to be included in the Comprehensive Plan. To 
add a project not yet included in the Comprehensive Plan, the project 
sponsor shall submit a separate application to the Commission. If 
following its review and public hearing the Commission approves the 
addition of the project to the Comprehensive Plan, the Commission's 
approval will include such project requirements as are necessary under 
the Compact and Commission regulations. All other project approvals that 
may be required from the Signatory Party Agency or the Commission under 
regulatory programs administered pursuant to this section may be issued 
through the One Permit Program. An application for renewal or 
modification of a project in the Comprehensive Plan that does not change 
the project so substantially as to render it a new and different project 
may be submitted only to the Signatory Party Agency unless otherwise 
specified in the Administrative Agreement.
    (f) Retention of Commission review and enforcement authorities. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any Commissioner or 
the Executive Director may designate for Commission review any project 
that is reviewable under the Compact. Nothing in this section shall 
limit the authority of the Commission to exercise its review authority 
under the Compact and applicable Commission regulations. Similarly, 
although Administrative Agreements executed pursuant to this section may 
include collaborative and cooperative compliance and enforcement 
procedures, nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the 
Commission to exercise its enforcement authority under the Compact and 
applicable regulations.
    (g) Exhaustion of Signatory Party administrative remedies 
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court of appropriate jurisdiction challenging any final action taken by 
a Signatory Party Agency under this section, the appellant must first 
exhaust its administrative remedies under the law of the Signatory Party 
whose agency issued the decision at issue.
    (h) Fees. The Commission shall establish and maintain a schedule of 
fees for any or all of the services it renders pursuant to this section. 
The applicable fee(s) for Commission services rendered pursuant to this 
section shall be those set forth in DRBC Resolution No. 2009-2 
(available at http://www.nj.gov/drbc/library/documents/Res2009-2.pdf) 
for the review and renewal of project approvals. Project sponsors shall 
pay such fees, if any, directly to the Commission in accordance with the 
current schedule and applicable rules.
    (i) Effect of One Permit Program on Commission dockets. (1) Unless 
the Executive Director or Commission otherwise directs, if a docket 
holder submits, or has submitted, a timely application to a Signatory 
Party Agency for a project subject to review under an Administrative 
Agreement duly adopted under paragraph (d) of this section, the most 
recent docket for the project shall, upon expiration, be deemed 
administratively continued until final action is taken in accordance 
with paragraph (i)(2) of this section.
    (2) Unless the Executive Director or Commission otherwise directs, 
upon a Signatory Party Agency's final action on an application for a 
project subject to the One Permit Program:
    (i) Any existing or administratively continued docket for such 
project shall terminate as to all of its provisions and conditions that 
pertain to regulatory programs administered by the Signatory Party 
Agency under the Administrative Agreement (``the Covered Programs''); 
and
    (ii) The docket shall continue in effect as to any provisions and 
conditions not pertaining only to Covered Programs, including, as 
applicable, the incorporation of the project in the Commission's 
Comprehensive Plan.
    (j) Modification of rules of practice and procedure to conform to 
this section. Any project subject to review under an Administrative 
Agreement duly adopted under paragraph (d) of this section, shall be 
governed by this section and not Sec. Sec.  401.4, 401.5, 401.6, 401.8, 
401.34(a), (c) and (e), 401.37, 401.38 and 18 CFR part 401, subpart F, 
where they are inconsistent with the procedures provided in this 
section.
    (k) No interference with Supreme Court decree. In accordance with 
Sections 3.3(a) and 3.5 of the Compact, nothing in this section shall 
grant the authority to any Signatory Party Agency to impair, diminish or 
otherwise adversely affect the diversions, compensating releases, 
rights, conditions, obligations and provisions for administration 
thereof provided in the United States Supreme Court decree in New Jersey 
v. New York, 347 U.S. 995 (1954) (``Decree''). Any such action shall be 
taken only by the Commission with the unanimous consent of the parties 
to the Decree or upon unanimous consent of the members of the Commission 
following a declaration of a state of emergency in accordance with 
Section 3.3(a) of the Compact.

[81 FR 5587, Feb. 3, 2016]



Sec.  401.43  Regulatory program fees.

    (a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide an adequate, 
stable and reliable stream of revenue to cover the cost of the 
Commission's regulatory program activities, an important means by which 
the Commission coordinates management of the shared water resources of 
the Basin. Activities to be covered by the fees include the review of 
applications for projects that are subject to review under the Delaware 
River Basin Compact and implementing regulations; and ongoing activities 
associated with such projects, including but not limited to, effluent 
and ambient monitoring, data analysis, hydrodynamic and water quality 
modeling, and coordination with state and federal agencies.
    (b) Types of fees. The following types of fees are established by 
this section:
    (1) Application fee. Except as set forth in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of 
this section, the application fee shall apply to:
    (i) Project requiring a DRBC-issued docket or permit. Any project 
that, in accordance with the Delaware River Basin Compact and DRBC 
regulations, requires a Commission-issued docket

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or permit, whether it be a new or existing project for which the 
Commission has not yet issued an approval or a project for which the 
renewal of a previous Commission approval is required.
    (ii) Project requiring inclusion in the comprehensive plan. Any 
project that in accordance with section 11 or section 13.1 of the 
Delaware River Basin Compact and DRBC regulations must be added to the 
Comprehensive Plan (also, ``Plan''). In addition to any new project 
required to be included in the Plan, such projects include existing 
projects that in accordance with section 13.1 of the Compact are 
required to be included in the Plan and which were not previously added 
to the Plan. Any existing project that is changed substantially from the 
project as described in the Plan shall be deemed to be a new and 
different project for purposes of this section.
    (iii) Exemptions. The application fee shall not apply to:
    (A) Any project for which the Signatory Party Agency serves as lead 
under the One Permit Program rule (Sec.  401.42), unless such project 
must be added by the Commission to the Comprehensive Plan.
    (B) Any project for which an agency, authority or commission of a 
signatory to the Compact is the primary sponsor. Projects sponsored by 
political subdivisions of the signatory states shall not be included in 
this exemption. For purposes of this section ``political subdivisions'' 
shall include without limitation municipalities, municipal utility 
authorities, municipal development corporations, and all other entities 
not directly under the budgetary and administrative control of the 
Commission's members.
    (2) Annual monitoring and coordination fee. (i) Except as provided 
in paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section, an annual monitoring and 
coordination fee shall apply to each active water allocation or 
wastewater discharge approval issued pursuant to the Compact and 
implementing regulations in this part, regardless of whether the 
approval was issued by the Commission in the form of a docket, permit or 
other instrument, or by a Signatory Party Agency under the One Permit 
Program rule (Sec.  401.42).
    (ii) For any withdrawal or diversion covered in part by a 
certificate of entitlement issued pursuant to Sec. Sec.  420.31 and 
420.32 of the water supply charges regulations (18 CFR part 420), the 
annual monitoring and coordination fee shall be based on the allocated 
amount, if any, in excess of the quantity specified in the entitlement.
    (3) Alternative review fee. In instances where the Commission's 
activities and related costs associated with the review of an existing 
or proposed project are expected to involve extraordinary time and 
expense, an alternative review fee equal to the Commission's actual 
costs may be imposed. The Executive Director shall inform the project 
sponsor in writing when the alternative review fee is to be applied and 
may require advance payment in the amount of the Commission's projected 
costs. Instances in which the alternative review fee may apply include, 
but are not limited to, matters in which:
    (i) DRBC staff perform a detailed pre-application review, including 
but not limited to the performance or review of modeling and/or analysis 
to identify target limits for wastewater discharges.
    (ii) DRBC staff perform or review complex modeling in connection 
with the design of a wastewater discharge diffuser system.
    (iii) DRBC manages a public process for which the degree of public 
involvement results in extraordinary effort and expense, including but 
not limited to, costs associated with multiple stakeholder meetings, 
special public hearings, and/or voluminous public comment.
    (iv) DRBC conducts or is required to engage third parties to conduct 
additional analyses or evaluations of a project in response to a court 
order.
    (4) Additional fees--(i) Emergency approval. A request for an 
emergency certificate under Sec.  401.40 to waive or amend a docket 
condition shall be subject to a minimum fee in accordance with paragraph 
(e) of this section. An alternative review fee also may be charged in 
accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this section.
    (ii) Late filed renewal application. Any renewal application 
submitted fewer

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than 120 calendar days in advance of the expiration date or after such 
other date specified in the docket or permit or letter of the Executive 
Director for filing a renewal application shall be subject to a late 
filed renewal application charge in excess of the otherwise applicable 
fee.
    (iii) Modification of a DRBC approval. Following Commission action 
on a project, each project revision or modification that the Executive 
Director deems substantial shall require an additional application fee 
calculated in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section and subject 
to an alternative review fee in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this 
section.
    (iv) Name change. Each project with a docket or permit issued by the 
DRBC or by a Signatory Party Agency pursuant to the One Permit Program 
rule (Sec.  401.42) will be charged an administrative fee as set forth 
in paragraph (e) of this section.
    (v) Change of ownership. Each project that undergoes a ``change in 
ownership'' as that term is defined at 18 CFR 420.31(e)(2) will be 
charged an administrative fee as set forth in paragraph (e) of this 
section.
    (c) Indexed adjustment. On July 1 of every year, beginning July 1, 
2017, all fees established by this section will increase commensurate 
with any increase in the annual April 12-month Consumer Price Index 
(CPI) for Philadelphia, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 
during that year.\1\ In any year in which the April 12-month CPI for 
Philadelphia declines or shows no change, the application fee and annual 
monitoring and coordination fee will remain unchanged. Following any 
indexed adjustment made under this paragraph (c), a revised fee schedule 
will be published in the Federal Register by July 1 and posted on the 
Commission's website. Interested parties may also obtain the fee 
schedule by contacting the Commission directly during business hours.
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    (d) Late payment charge. When any fee established by this section 
remains unpaid 30 calendar days after the payment due date provided on 
the Commission's invoice, an incremental charge equal to 2% of the 
amount owed shall be automatically assessed. Such charge shall be 
assessed every 30 days thereafter until the total amount owed, including 
any late payment charges has been paid in full.
    (e) Fee schedules. The fees described in this section shall be as 
follows:

         Table 1 to Sec.   401.43--Docket Application Filing Fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Docket application
          Project type                    fee             Fee maximum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Water Allocation................  $469 per million    Greater of:
                                   gallons/month of    $17,587 \1\ or
                                   allocation,\1\      Alternative
                                   not to exceed       Review Fee.
                                   $17,587.\1\ Fee
                                   is doubled for
                                   any portion to be
                                   exported from the
                                   basin..
Wastewater Discharge............  Private projects:   Alternative Review
                                   $1,172 \1\.         Fee.
                                  Public projects:
                                   $586\1\.
Other...........................  0.4% of project     Greater of:
                                   cost up to          $87,934 \1\ or
                                   $10,000,000 plus.   Alternative
                                  0.12% of project     Review Fee.
                                   cost above
                                   $10,000,000 (if
                                   applicable), not
                                   to exceed $87,934
                                   \1\.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Subject to annual adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c) of
  this section.


    Table 2 to Sec.   401.43--Annual Monitoring and Coordination Fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Annual fee          Allocation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Water Allocation................  \1\ $352..........  <4.99 mgm.
                                  \1\ $528..........  5.00 to 49.99 mgm.
                                  \1\ $762..........  50.00 to 499.99
                                                       mgm.
                                  \1\ $967..........  500.00 to 9,999.99
                                                       mgm.
                                  \1\ $1,172........   or =
                                                       to 10,000 mgm.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Annual fee........  Discharge design
                                                       capacity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wastewater Discharge............  \1\ $352..........  <0.05 mgd.

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                                  \1\ $715..........  0.05 to 1 mgd.
                                  \1\ $961..........  1 to 10 mgd.
                                  \1\ $1,172........  10 mgd.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Subject to annual adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c) of
  this section.


                Table 3 to Sec.   401.43--Additional Fees
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Proposed action                  Fee             Fee maximum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Emergency Approval Under 18 CFR   $5,000............  Alternative Review
 401.40.                                               Fee.
Late Filed Renewal Surcharge....  $2,000............
Modification of a DRBC Approval.  At Executive        Alternative Review
                                   Director's          Fee.
                                   discretion,
                                   Docket
                                   Application Fee
                                   for the
                                   appropriate
                                   project type.
Name change.....................  \1\ $1,172........
Change of Ownership.............  \1\ $1,759........
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Subject to annual adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c) of
  this section.


[81 FR 95861, Dec. 29, 2016, as amended at 82 FR 7647, Jan. 23, 2017; 82 
FR 26989, June 13, 2017; 86 FR 20630, Apr. 21, 2021; 87 FR 31417, May 
24, 2022]

Subpart D [Reserved]



 Subpart E_Appeals or Objections to Decisions of the Executive Director 
                         in Water Qualtity Cases

    Source: 62 FR 64158, Dec. 4, 1997, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  401.71  Scope.

    This subpart shall apply to the review, hearing and decision of 
objections and issues arising as a result of administrative actions and 
decisions taken or rendered by the Executive Director under the Compact 
and the regulations in this chapter. Any hearings shall be conducted 
pursuant to the provisions of subpart F of this part.



Sec.  401.72  Notice and request for hearing.

    The Executive Director shall serve notice of an action or decision 
by him under the regulations in this chapter by personal service or 
certified mail, return receipt requested. The affected discharger shall 
be entitled (and the notice of action or decision shall so state) to 
show cause at a Commission hearing why such action or decision should 
not take effect. A request for such a hearing shall be filed with the 
Secretary of the Commission not more than 30 days after service of the 
Executive Director's determination. Failure to file such a request 
within the time limit shall be deemed to be an acceptance of the 
Executive Director's determination and a waiver of any further hearing.

[62 FR 64158, Dec. 4, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 45943, Aug. 28, 1998]



Sec.  401.73  Form of request.

    (a) A request for a hearing may be informal but shall indicate the 
name of the individual and the address to which an acknowledgment may be 
directed. It may be stated in such detail as the objector may elect. The 
request shall be deemed filed only upon receipt by the Commission.
    (b) Whenever the Executive Director determines that the request for 
a hearing is insufficient to identify the nature and scope of the 
objection, or that one or more issues may be resolved, reduced or 
identified by such action, he may require the objector to prepare and 
submit to the Commission, within such reasonable time (not less than 30 
days) as he may specify, a technical report of the facts relating to the 
objection prior to the scheduling of the hearing. The report shall be 
required

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by notice in writing served upon the objector by certified mail, return 
receipt requested, addressed to the person or entity filing the request 
for hearing at the place indicated in the request.



Sec.  401.74  Form and contents of report.

    (a) Generally. A request for a report under this subpart may require 
such information and the answers to such questions as may be reasonably 
pertinent to the subject of the action or determination under 
consideration.
    (b) Waste loading. In cases involving objections to an allocation of 
the assimilative capacity of a stream, wasteload allocation for a point 
source, or load allocation for a new point source, the report shall be 
signed and verified by a technically qualified person having personal 
knowledge of the facts stated therein, and shall include such of the 
following items as the Executive Director may require:
    (1) A specification with particularity of the ground or grounds for 
the objection; and failure to specify a ground for objection prior to 
the hearing shall foreclose the objector from thereafter asserting such 
a ground at the hearing;
    (2) A description of industrial processing and waste treatment 
operational characteristics and outfall configuration in such detail as 
to permit an evaluation of the character, kind and quantity of the 
discharges, both treated and untreated, including the physical, chemical 
and biological properties of any liquid, gaseous, solid, radioactive, or 
other substance composing the discharge in whole or in part;
    (3) The thermal characteristics of the discharges and the level of 
heat in flow;
    (4) Information in sufficient detail to permit evaluation in depth 
of any in-plant control or recovery process for which credit is claimed;
    (5) The chemical and toxicological characteristics including the 
processes and/or indirect discharges which may be the source of the 
chemicals or toxicity;
    (6) An analysis of all the parameters that may have an effect on the 
strength of the waste or impinge upon the water quality criteria set 
forth in the regulations in this chapter, including a determination of 
the rate of biochemical oxygen demand and the projection of a first-
stage carbonaceous oxygen demand;
    (7) Measurements of the waste as closely as possible to the 
processes where the wastes are produced, with the sample composited 
either continually or at frequent intervals (one-half hour or, where 
permitted by the Executive Director, one hour periods), so as to 
represent adequately the strength and volume of waste that is 
discharged; and
    (8) Such other and additional specific technical data as the 
Executive Director may reasonably consider necessary and useful for the 
proper determination of a wasteload allocation.

[62 FR 64158, Dec. 4, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 45943, Aug. 28, 1998]



Sec.  401.75  Protection of trade secrets; Confidential information.

    No person shall be required in such report to divulge trade secrets 
or secret processes. All information disclosed to any Commissioner, 
agent or employee of the Commission in any report required by this part 
shall be confidential for the purposes of Section 1905 of Title 18 of 
the United States Code which provides:

    Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United States or of any 
department or agency thereof, publishes, divulges, discloses, or makes 
known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any 
information coming to him in the course of his employment or official 
duties or by reason of any examination or investigation made by, or 
return, report or record made to or filed with, such department or 
agency or officer or employee thereof, which information concerns or 
relates to the trade secrets, processes, operations, style of work, or 
apparatus, or to the identity, confidential statistical data, amount or 
source of any income, profits, losses, or expenditures of any person, 
firm, partnership, corporation or association; or permits any income 
return or copy thereof to be seen or examined by any persons except as 
provided by law; shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not 
more than one year, or both; and shall be removed from office or 
employment. June 25, 1948, C.645, 62 Stat. 791.



Sec.  401.76  Failure to furnish report.

    The Executive Director may, upon five days' notice to the objector 
dismiss the request for a hearing as to

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any objector who fails to file a complete report within such time as 
shall be prescribed in the Director's notice.



Sec.  401.77  Informal conference.

    Whenever the Executive Director deems it appropriate, he may cause 
an informal conference to be scheduled between an objector and such 
member of the Commission staff as he may designate. The purpose of such 
a conference shall be to resolve or narrow the ground or grounds of the 
objections.



Sec.  401.78  Consolidation of hearings.

    Following such informal conferences as may be held, to the extent 
that the same or similar grounds for objections are raised by one or 
more objectors, the Executive Director may in his discretion and with 
the consent of the objectors, cause a consolidated hearing to be 
scheduled at which two or more objectors asserting that ground may be 
heard.



               Subpart F_Administrative and Other Hearings

    Source: 62 FR 64159, Dec. 4, 1997, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  401.81  Hearings generally.

    (a) Scope of subpart. This subpart shall apply to contested cases 
required to be held under subparts C and E of this part, to the conduct 
of other administrative hearings involving contested cases and to 
proceedings which Commission regulation or the Commission directs be 
conducted pursuant to this subpart.
    (b) Definition of contested case. ``Contested case'' means a 
proceeding in which the legal rights, duties, obligations, privileges, 
benefits or other legal relations of specific parties are involved. Such 
a proceeding may involve personnel matters, project applications and 
docket decisions but shall not extend to the review of any proposed or 
adopted rule or regulation of the Commission.
    (c) Requests for hearings. Any person seeking a hearing to review 
the action or decision of the Commission or the Executive Director may 
request a hearing pursuant to the provisions of this subpart provided 
such a request is received by the Commission within thirty (30) days of 
the action or decision which is the subject of the requested hearing. 
Requests shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary of the 
Commission and shall identify the specific action or decision for which 
a hearing is requested, the date of the action or decision, the interest 
of the person requesting the hearing in the subject matter of the 
proposed hearing and a summary statement setting forth the basis for 
objecting to or seeking review of the action or decision. Any request 
filed more than thirty days after an action or decision will be deemed 
untimely and such request for a hearing shall be considered denied 
unless the Commission by unanimous vote otherwise directs. Receipt of 
requests for hearings, pursuant to this subpart, whether timely filed or 
not, shall be submitted by the Secretary to the Commissioners for their 
information.
    (d) Optional joint hearings. Whenever designated by a department, 
agency or instrumentality of a signatory party, and within any 
limitations prescribed by the designation, a Hearing Officer designated 
pursuant to this subpart may also serve as a Hearing Officer, examiner 
or agent pursuant to such additional designation and may conduct joint 
hearings for the Commission and for such other department, agency or 
instrumentality. Pursuant to the additional designation, a Hearing 
Officer shall cause to be filed with the department, agency or 
instrumentality making the designation, a certified copy of the 
transcript of the evidence taken before him and, if requested, of his 
findings and recommendations. Neither the Hearing Officer nor the 
Delaware River Basin Commission shall have or exercise any power or duty 
as a result of such additional designation to decide the merits of any 
matter arising under the separate laws of a signatory party (other than 
the Delaware River Basin Compact).
    (e) Schedule. The Executive Director shall cause the schedule for 
each hearing to be listed in advance upon a ``hearing docket'' which 
shall be posted in public view at the office of the Commission.

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    (f) Notice of hearing. Notice of any hearing to be conducted 
pursuant to this subpart shall comply with the provisions of Section 
14.4(b) of the Compact relating to public notice unless otherwise 
directed by the Commission.



Sec.  401.82  Authorization to conduct hearings.

    (a) Written requests for hearings. Upon receipt of a written request 
for a hearing pursuant to this subpart, the Executive Director shall 
review the record available with regard to the action or decision for 
which a hearing is requested. Thereafter, the Executive Director shall 
present the request for a hearing to the Commission for its 
consideration. The Commission shall grant a request for a hearing 
pursuant to this subpart if it determines that an adequate record with 
regard to the action or decision is not available, the contested case 
involves a determination by the Executive Director or staff which 
requires further action by the Commission or that the Commission has 
found that an administrative hearing is necessary or desirable. If the 
Commission denies any request for a hearing in a contested case, the 
party seeking such a hearing shall be limited to such remedies as may be 
provided by the Compact or other applicable law or court rule.
    (b) Commission directed hearings. This subpart shall be applicable 
to any proceeding which Commission regulation or the Commission directs 
be conducted in accordance with the provisions, of this subpart.



Sec.  401.83  Hearing Officer.

    (a) Generally. Hearings shall be conducted by one or more members of 
the Commission, by the Executive Director, or by such other Hearing 
Officer as the Chairman may designate, except as provided in paragraph 
(b) of this section.
    (b) Wasteload allocation cases. In cases involving the allocation of 
the assimilative capacity of a stream:
    (1) The Executive Director shall appoint a hearing board of at least 
two persons. One of them shall be nominated by the water pollution 
control agency of the state in which the discharge originates, and he 
shall be chairman. The board shall have and exercise the powers and 
duties of a Hearing Officer;
    (2) A quorum of the board for purposes of the hearing shall consist 
of two members; and
    (3) Questions of practice or procedure during the hearing shall be 
determined by the Chairman.



Sec.  401.84  Hearing procedure.

    (a) Participation in the hearing. In any hearing, the person 
requesting the hearing shall be deemed an interested party and shall be 
entitled to participate fully in the hearing procedure. In addition, any 
person whose legal rights may be affected by the decision rendered in a 
contested case shall be deemed an interested party. Interested parties 
shall have the right to be represented by counsel, to present evidence 
and to examine and cross-examine witnesses. In addition to interested 
parties, any persons having information concerning a contested case or 
desiring to present comments concerning the subject matter of the 
Hearing for inclusion in the record may submit a written statement to 
the Commission. Any interested party may request the right to examine or 
cross-examine any person who submits a written statement. In the absence 
of a request for examination of such person, all written statements 
submitted shall be included within the record and such statements may be 
relied upon to the extent determined by the Hearing Officer or the 
Commission.
    (b) Powers of the Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer shall:
    (1) Rule upon offers of proof and the admissibility of evidence, 
regulate the course of the hearings, hold conferences for the settlement 
or simplification of procedures or issues, and shall schedule submission 
of documents, briefs and the time for the hearing.
    (2) Cause each witness to be sworn or to make affirmation.
    (3) Limit the number of times any witness may testify, limit 
repetitious examination or cross-examination of witnesses or the extent 
to which corroborative or cumulative testimony shall be accepted.

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    (4) Exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence, 
but the interested parties shall not be bound by technical rules of 
evidence and all relevant evidence of reasonably probative value may be 
received.
    (5) Require briefs and oral arguments to the extent determined 
necessary which shall be included as part of the record unless otherwise 
ordered by the Hearing Officer.



Sec.  401.85  Staff and other expert testimony.

    (a) Presentation on behalf of the Commission. The Executive Director 
shall arrange for the presentation of testimony by the Commission's 
technical staff and other experts, as he may deem necessary or 
desirable, to incorporate in the record or support the administrative 
action, determination or decision which is the subject of the hearing.
    (b) Expert witnesses. An interested party may submit in writing to 
the Hearing Officer the report and proposed testimony of an expert 
witness. No expert report or proposed testimony, however, shall be 
included in the record if the expert is not available for examination 
unless the report and proposed testimony shall have been provided to the 
Commission and all interested parties prior to the hearing and the 
Commission and interested parties have waived the right of cross-
examination.
    (c) The Executive Director may designate for inclusion in the record 
those records of the Commission which the Executive Director deems 
relevant to a decision in a contested case or to provide an 
understanding of applicable Commission policies, regulations or other 
requirements relating to the issues in the contested case. The 
designation of such Commission documents shall be provided to all 
interested parties prior to the hearing.



Sec.  401.86  Record of proceedings.

    A record of the proceedings and evidence at each hearing shall be 
made by a qualified stenographer designated by the Executive Director. 
Where demanded by the applicant, objector, or any other person who is a 
party to these proceedings, or where deemed necessary by the Hearing 
Officer, the testimony shall be transcribed. In those instances where a 
transcript of proceedings is made, two copies shall be delivered to the 
Commission. The applicant, objector, or other persons who desire copies 
shall obtain them from the stenographer at such price as may be agreed 
upon by the stenographer and the person desiring the transcript.



Sec.  401.87  Assessment of costs; Appeals.

    (a) Whenever a hearing is conducted under this subpart, the costs 
thereof, as defined in this subpart, shall be assessed by the Hearing 
Officer to the party requesting the hearing unless apportioned between 
the interested parties where cost sharing is deemed fair and equitable 
by the Hearing Officer. For the purposes of this section costs include 
all incremental costs incurred by the Commission, including, but not 
limited to, hearing examiner and expert consultants reasonably necessary 
in the matter, stenographic record, rental of a hearing room and other 
related expenses.
    (b) Upon scheduling of a matter for hearing, the Secretary shall 
furnish to the applicant and/or interested parties a reasonable estimate 
of the costs to be incurred under this section. The applicant and/or 
interested parties may be required to furnish security for such costs 
either by cash deposit or by a surety bond of a corporate surety 
authorized to do business in a signatory state.
    (c) An appeal of the assessment of costs may be submitted in writing 
to the Commission within ten (10) days of the assessment. A copy of the 
appeal shall be filed with the Secretary and served on all interested 
parties. The filing of said appeal shall not stay the Hearing.



Sec.  401.88  Findings, report and Commission review.

    (a) The Hearing Officer shall prepare a report of his findings and 
recommendations. In the case of an objection to a waste load allocation, 
the Hearing Officer shall make specific findings of a recommended 
allocation which may increase, reduce or confirm

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the Executive Director's determination. The report shall be served by 
personal service or certified mail (return receipt requested) upon each 
party to the hearing or its counsel unless all parties have waived 
service of the report. The applicant and any objector may file 
objections to the report within 20 days after the service upon him of a 
copy of the report. A brief shall be filed together with any objections. 
The report of the Hearing Officer together with objections and briefs 
shall be promptly submitted to the Commission. The Commission may 
require or permit oral argument upon such submission prior to its 
decision.
    (b) The Executive Director, in addition to any submission to the 
Hearing Officer, may also submit to the Commission staff comments upon, 
or a response to, the Hearing Officer's findings and report and, where 
appropriate, a draft docket or other recommended Commission action. 
Interested parties shall be served with a copy of such submission and 
may have not less than ten (10) days to respond before action by the 
Commission.



Sec.  401.89  Action by the Commission.

    (a) The Commission will act upon the findings and recommendations of 
the Hearing Officer pursuant to law.
    (b) Commission Counsel shall assist the Commission with its review 
of the hearing record and the preparation of a Commission decision to 
the extent directed to do so by the Chairman.
    (c) The determination of the Commission will be in writing and shall 
be filed together with any transcript of the hearing, report of the 
Hearing Officer, objections thereto, and all plans, maps, exhibits and 
other papers, records or documents relating to the hearing. All such 
records, papers and documents may be examined by any person at the 
office of the Commission, and shall not be removed therefrom except 
temporarily upon the written order of the Secretary after the filing of 
a receipt therefor in form prescribed by the Secretary. Copies of any 
such records and papers may be made in the office of the Commission by 
any person, subject to such reasonable safeguards for the protection of 
the records as the Executive Director may require.



Sec.  401.90  Appeals from final Commission action; Time for appeals.

    Any party participating in a hearing conducted pursuant to the 
provisions of this subpart may appeal any final Commission action. To be 
timely, such an appeal must be filed with an appropriate federal court, 
as provided in Article 15.1(p) of the Commission's Compact, within 
forty-five (45) days of final Commission action.



        Subpart G_Penalties and Settlements in Lieu of Penalties

    Source: 52 FR 37602, Oct. 8, 1987, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  401.91  Scope of subpart.

    This subpart shall be applicable where the Commission shall have 
information indicating that a person has violated or attempted to 
violate any provision of the Commission's Compact or any of its rules, 
regulations or orders (hereafter referred to as possible violator). For 
the purposes of this subpart, person shall include person, partnership, 
corporation, business association, governmental agency or authority.



Sec.  401.92  Notice to possible violators.

    Upon direction of the Commission the Executive Director shall, and 
in all other instances, the Executive Director may require a possible 
violator to show cause before the Commission why a penalty should not be 
assessed in accordance with the provisions of these rules and section 
14.17 of the Compact. The notice to the possible violator shall:
    (a) Set forth the date on which the possible violator shall respond; 
and
    (b) Set forth any information to be submitted or produced by the 
possible violator.



Sec.  401.93  The record for decision-making.

    (a) Written submission. In addition to the information required by 
the Commission, any possible violator shall be entitled to submit in 
writing any other information that it desires to make available to the 
Commission before it shall act. The Executive Director may

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require documents to be certified or otherwise authenticated and 
statements to be verified. The Commission may also receive written 
submissions from any other persons as to whether a violation has 
occurred and the adverse consequences resulting from a violation of the 
Commission's Compact or its rules, regulations and orders.
    (b) Presentation to the Commission. At the date set in the Notice, 
the possible violator shall have the opportunity to supplement its 
written presentation before the Commission by any oral statement it 
wishes to present and shall be prepared to respond to any questions from 
the Commission or its staff or to the statements submitted by persons 
affected by the possible violation.



Sec.  401.94  Adjudicatory hearings.

    (a) An adjudicatory hearing, which may be in lieu of or in addition 
to proceedings pursuant to Sec.  401.93 at which testimony may be 
presented and documents received shall not be scheduled unless:
    (1) The Executive Director determines that a hearing is required to 
have an adequate record for the Commission; or
    (2) The Commission directs that such a hearing be held.
    (b) If an adjudicatory hearing is scheduled, the possible violator 
shall be given at least 14 days written notice of the hearing date 
unless waived by consent. Notice of such a hearing may be given to the 
general public and the press in the manner provided in section 14.4(b) 
of the Compact but may be waived by the Executive Director.
    (c) Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this 
subpart adjudicatory hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the 
provisions of Sec. Sec.  491.83 through 401.88 (including Sec.  401.86 
et seq.).



Sec.  401.95  Assessment of a penalty.

    The Executive Director may recommend to the Commission the amount of 
the penalty to be imposed. Such a recommendation shall be in writing and 
shall set forth the basis for the penalty amount proposed. Based upon 
the record submitted to the Commission, the Commission shall decide 
whether a violation has occurred that justifies the imposition of a 
penalty pursuant to Sec.  14.17 of the Compact. If it is found that such 
a violation has occurred, the Commission shall determine the amount of 
the penalty to be paid.



Sec.  401.96  Factors to be applied in fixing penalty amount.

    (a) Consideration shall be given to the following factors in 
deciding the amount of any penalty or any settlement in lieu of penalty:
    (1) Previous violation, if any, of the Commission's Compact and 
regulations;
    (2) Whether the violation was unintentional or willful and 
deliberate;
    (3) Whether the violation caused adverse environmental consequences 
and the extent of any harm;
    (4) The costs incurred by the Commission or any signatory party 
relating to the failure to comply with the Commission's Compact and 
regulations;
    (5) The extent to which the violator has cooperated with the 
Commission in correcting the violation and remediating any adverse 
consequences or harm that resulted therefrom; and
    (6) Whether the failure to comply with the Commission's Compact and 
regulations was economically beneficial to the violator.
    (b) The Commission retains the right to waive any penalty or reduce 
the amount of the penalty should it determine that, after consideration 
of the factors in paragraph (a) of this section, extenuating 
circumstances justify such action.



Sec.  401.97  Enforcement of penalties.

    Any penalty imposed by the Commission shall be paid within 30 days 
or such further time period as shall be fixed by the Commission. The 
Executive Director and Commission counsel are authorized to take such 
action as may be necessary to assure enforcement of this subpart. If a 
proceeding before a court becomes necessary, the action of the 
Commission in determining a penalty amount shall constitute the penalty 
amount recommended by the Commission to be

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fixed by the court pursuant to Sec.  14.17 of the Compact.



Sec.  401.98  Settlement by agreement in lieu of penalty.

    A possible violator may request settlement of a penalty proceeding 
by agreement. If the Executive Director determines that settlement by 
agreement in lieu of a penalty is in the best interest of the 
Commission, he may submit to the Commission a proposed settlement 
agreement in lieu of a penalty. No settlement will be considered by the 
Commission unless the possible violator has indicated to the Commission 
acceptance of the terms of the agreement and the intention to comply 
with all requirements of the settlement agreement including payment of 
any settlement amount within the time period provided. If the Commission 
determines not to approve a settlement agreement, the Commission may 
proceed with a penalty action in accordance with this subpart.



Sec.  401.99  Suspension or modification of penalty.

    The Commission may postpone the imposition of a penalty or provide 
for reconsideration of the penalty amount imposed pending correction of 
the condition that gave rise to the violation or pending a satisfactory 
resolution of any adverse consequences that resulted from the violation.



           Subpart H_Public Access to Records and Information

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552.

    Source: 40 FR 14056, Mar. 28, 1975; 40 FR 17987, Apr. 24, 1975, 
unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 52 FR 37602, Oct. 8, 1987.



Sec.  401.101  Policy on disclosure of Commission records.

    The Commission will make the fullest possible disclosure of records 
to the public, consistent with the rights of individuals to privacy, the 
property rights of persons in trade secrets and confidential commercial 
or financial information, and the need for the Commission to promote 
frank internal policy deliberations and to pursue its regulatory 
activities without disruption.



Sec.  401.102  Partial disclosure of records.

    If a record contains both disclosable and nondisclosable 
information, the nondisclosable information will be deleted and the 
remaining record will be disclosed unless the two are so inextricably 
intertwined that it is not feasible to separate them or release of the 
disclosable information would compromise or impinge upon the 
nondisclosable portion of the record.



Sec.  401.103  Request for existing records.

    (a) Any written request to the Commission for existing records not 
prepared for routine distribution to the public shall be deemed to be a 
request for records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, whether 
or not the Freedom of Information Act is mentioned in the request, and 
shall be governed by the provisions of this part.
    (b) Records or documents prepared by the Commission for routine 
public distribution, e.g., pamphlets, speeches, public information and 
educational materials, shall be furnished free of charge upon request as 
long as the supply lasts. The provisions of this part shall not be 
applicable to such requests.
    (c) All existing Commission records are subject to routine 
destruction according to standard record retention schedules.



Sec.  401.104  Preparation of new records.

    The Freedom of Information Act and the provisions of this part apply 
only to existing records that are reasonably described in a request 
filed with the Commission pursuant to the procedures herein established. 
The Commission shall not be required to prepare new records in order to 
respond to a request for information.



Sec.  401.105  Indexes of certain records.

    (a) Indexes shall be maintained, and revised at least quarterly, for 
the following Commission records:
    (1) Final opinions and orders made in the adjudication of cases.
    (2) Statements of policy and interpretation adopted by the 
Commission and still in force and not published in the Federal Register 
or official minutes of Commission meetings.

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    (3) Administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that 
affect members of the public.
    (b) A copy of each such index is available at cost of duplication 
from the FOIA Officer.



Sec.  401.106  FOIA Officer.

    The Executive Director shall designate a Commission employee as the 
FOIA Officer. The FOIA Officer shall be responsible for Commission 
compliance with the Freedom of Information Act and these regulations. 
All requests for agency records shall be sent in writing to:

FOIA Officer
Delaware River Basin Commission
P.O. Box 7360
West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360

[40 FR 14056, Mar. 28, 1975; 40 FR 17987, Apr. 24, 1975. Redesignated at 
52 FR 37602, Oct. 8, 1987, as amended at 63 FR 45943, Aug. 28, 1998]



Sec.  401.107  Permanent file of requests for Commission records.

    The Commission shall maintain a permanent file of all requests for 
Commission records and all responses thereto, incuding a list of all 
records furnished in response to a request. This file is available for 
public review during working hours.



Sec.  401.108  Filing a request for records.

    (a) All requests for Commission records shall be filed in writing 
delivered to the FOIA Officer, or by mailing it to the Commission. The 
Commission will supply forms for written requests.
    (b) A request for Commission records shall reasonably describe the 
records being sought, in a way that they can be identified and located. 
A request should include all pertinent details that will help identify 
the records sought. A person requesting disclosure of records shall be 
permitted an opportunity to review them without the necessity for 
copying them where the records involved contain only disclosable data 
and information.
    (1) If the description is insufficient to locate the records 
requested, the FOIA Officer will so notify the person making the request 
and indicate the additional information needed to identify the records 
requested.
    (2) Every reasonable effort shall be made by the staff to assist in 
the identification and location of the records sought.
    (3) In any situation in which it is determined that a request for 
voluminous records would unduly burden and interfere with the operations 
of the Commission, the person making the request will be asked to be 
more specific and to narrow the request, and to agree on an orderly 
procedure for the production of the requested records.
    (c) Upon receipt of a request for records, the FOIA Officer shall 
enter it in a public log (which entry may consist of a copy of the 
request). The log shall state the date and time received, the name and 
address of the person making the request, the nature of the records 
requested, the action taken on the request, the date of the 
determination letter sent pursuant to Sec.  401.99(b), the date(s) any 
records are subsequently furnished, the number of staff-hours and grade 
levels of persons who spent time responding to the request, and the 
payment requested and received.
    (d) A denial of a request for records, in whole or in part, shall be 
signed by the FOIA Officer. The name and title or position of each 
person who participated in the denial of a request for records shall be 
set forth in a letter denying the request. This requirement may be met 
by attaching a list of such individuals to the letter.



Sec.  401.109  Time limitations.

    (a) All time limitations established pursuant to this section shall 
begin as of the time at which a request for records is logged in by the 
FOIA Officer pursuant to Sec.  401.98(c). An oral request for records 
shall not begin any time requirement. A written request for records sent 
elsewhere within the Commission shall not begin any time requirement 
until it is redirected to the FOIA Officer and is logged in accordance 
with Sec.  401.98(c). A request that is expected to involve fees in 
excess of $50 will not be deemed received until the requester is 
promptly notified and agrees to bear the cost or has so indicated on his 
request.
    (b) Within ten (10) working days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and 
legal

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public holidays) after a request for records is logged by the FOIA 
Officer, the record shall be furnished or a letter shall be sent to the 
person making the request determining whether, or the extent to which, 
the Commission will comply with the request, and, if any records are 
denied, the reasons therefor.
    (1) If all of the records requested have been located and a final 
determination has been made with respect to disclosure of all of the 
records requested, the letter shall so state.
    (2) If all of the records have not been located or a final 
determination has not yet been made with respect to disclosure of all of 
the records requested, the letter shall state the extent to which the 
records involved shall be disclosed pursuant to the rules established in 
this part.
    (3) In the following unusual circumstances, the time for sending 
this letter may be extended by the Executive Director for up to an 
additional ten (10) working days by written notice to the person making 
the request setting forth the reasons for such extension and the time 
within which a determination is expected to be dispatched:
    (i) The need to search for and collect the requested records from 
field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the 
Commission's Headquarters.
    (ii) The need to search for, collect and appropriately examine a 
voluminous amount of separate and distinct records which are demanded in 
a single request.
    (iii) The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all 
practicable speed, with another agency having a substantial interest in 
the determination of the request or among two or more components of the 
Commission having substantial subject-matter interest therein.
    (c) If any record is denied, the letter shall state the right of the 
person requesting such records to appeal any adverse determination to 
the Executive Director of the Commission. Such an appeal shall be filed 
within thirty (30) days from receipt of the FOIA Officer's determination 
denying the requested information (where the entire request has been 
denied), or from the receipt of any information made available pursuant 
to the request (where the request has been denied in part). Within 
twenty (20) working days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public 
holidays) after receipt of any appeal, or any authorized extension, the 
Executive Director or his designee shall make a determination and notify 
the appellant of his determination. If the appeal is decided in favor of 
the appellant the requested information shall be promptly supplied as 
provided in this part. If on appeal the denial of the request for 
records is upheld in whole or in part, the appellant shall be entitled 
to appeal to the Commission at its next regular meeting. In the event 
that the Commission confirms the Executive Director's denial the 
appellant shall be notified of the provisions for judicial review.
    (d) If the request for records will result in a fee of more than 
$25, determination letter under Sec.  401.99 shall specify or estimate 
the fee involved and may require prepayment, as well as payment of any 
amount not yet received as a result of any previous request, before the 
records are made available. If the fee is less than $25, prepayment 
shall not be required unless payment has not yet been received for 
records disclosed as a result of a previous request.
    (e) Whenever possible, the determination letter required under Sec.  
401.99(b), relating to a request for records that involves a fee of less 
than $25.00, shall be accompanied by the requested records. Where this 
is not possible, the records shall be forwarded as soon as possible 
thereafter. For requests for records involving a fee of more than 
$25.00, the records shall be forwarded as soon as possible after receipt 
of payment.



Sec.  401.110  Fees.

    (a) Unless waived in accordance with the provisions of Sec.  
401.111, the following fees shall be imposed for production of any 
record pursuant to this part.
    (1) Administrative fees. (i) Charges for administrative fees include 
staff time associated with:
    (A) Processing FOIA requests;
    (B) Locating and reviewing files;
    (C) Monitoring file reviews;

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    (D) Generating computer records (electronic print-outs); and
    (E) Preparing logs of records deemed non-public.
    (ii) Administrative charges will be calculated as follows: 
Administrative charges will be billed to the requester per quarter hour 
following the first quarter hour. These charges will be billed at the 
current, hourly paygrade rate (pro-rated for quarter hour increments) of 
the personnel performing the service. Administrative charges will be in 
addition to any copying charges.
    (iii) Appointment rescheduling/cancellation. Requesters that do not 
reschedule or cancel appointments to view files at least one full 
business day in advance of the appointment may be subject to the 
administrative charges incurred by the Commission in preparing the 
requested records. The Commission will prepare an itemized invoice of 
these charges and mail it to the requester for payment.
    (2) Photocopying fees. The following are charges for photocopies of 
public records made by Commission personnel:
    (i) Standard sized, black and white copies. The charge for copying 
standard sized, black and white public records shall be $0.15 per 
printed page (i.e., single-sided copies are $0.15 and double-sided 
copies are $0.30). This charge applies to copies on the following 
standard paper sizes:
    (A) 8.5 x 11;
    (B) 8.5 x 14;
    (C) 11 x 17.
    (ii) Color copies/printouts. The charge for color copies or color 
printouts shall be as follows:
    (A) 8.5 x 11--$1.00 per page;
    (B) 8.5 x 14--$1.50 per page;
    (C) 11 x 17--$2.00 per page;
    (D) The charge for all color copies larger than 11 x 
17 (including, but not limited to: photographic imagery, GIS 
print-outs, and maps) shall be calculated at the rate of $2.50 per 
square foot.
    (iii) Electronically generated records. Charges for copying records 
maintained in electronic format will be calculated by the material costs 
involved in generating the copies (including, but not limited to: 
magnetic tape, diskette, or compact disc costs) and administrative 
costs.
    (iv) Other copying fees. The Commission, at its discretion, may 
arrange to have records copied by an outside contractor if the 
Commission does not have the resources or equipment to copy such 
records. In this instance, the requester will be liable for payment of 
these costs.
    (3) Forwarding material to destination. Postage, insurance, and 
special fees will be charged on an actual cost basis.
    (b) No charge shall be made for the time spent in resolving legal or 
policy issues or in examining records for the purpose of deleting 
nondisclosable portions thereof.
    (c) Payment shall be made by check or money order payable to 
``Delaware River Basin Commission'' and shall be sent to the FOIA 
Officer.

[40 FR 14056, Mar. 28, 1975; 40 FR 17987, Apr. 24, 1975. Redesignated at 
52 FR 37602, Oct. 8, 1987, as amended at 67 FR 56753, Sept. 5, 2002]



Sec.  401.111  Waiver of fees.

    (a) No fee shall be charged for disclosure of records pursuant to 
this part where:
    (1) The records are requested by a congressional committee or 
subcommittee or the General Accounting Office.
    (2) The records are requested by an agency of a signatory party.
    (3) The records are requested by a court of competent jurisdiction.
    (4) The records are requested by a state or local government having 
jurisdiction thereof.
    (b) No fee shall be charged if a record requested is not found or 
for any record that is totally exempt from disclosure.



Sec.  401.112  Exempt information.

    The following materials and information covered by this part shall 
be exempt from disclosure; that is, information that is:
    (a) Related solely to the internal personnel matters of the 
Commission;
    (b) Specifically exempted from disclosure by statute;
    (c) Trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained 
from a person and privileged or confidential.

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(For purposes of this section a trade secret may consist of any formula, 
pattern, device, or compilation of information which is used in one's 
business and which gives him an opportunity to obtain an advantage over 
competitors who do not know or use it. Commercial or financial 
information that is privileged or confidential means valuable data or 
information which is used in one's business and is of a type customarily 
held in strict confidence or regarded as privileged and not disclosed to 
any member of the public by the person to whom it belongs.)
    (d) Inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters other than 
purely factual compilations, which would not be available by law to a 
party other than an agency in litigation with the Commission;
    (e) Personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of 
which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy; and
    (f) Investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes, but 
only to the extent that the production of such records would (1) 
interfere with enforcement proceedings, (2) deprive a person of a right 
to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (3) constitute an 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (4) disclose the identity of a 
confidential source, (5) disclose investigative techniques and 
procedures, or (6) endanger the life or physical safety of law 
enforcement personnel.

[40 FR 14056, Mar. 28, 1975; 40 FR 17987, Apr. 24, 1975. Redesignated at 
52 FR 37602, Oct. 8, 1987, as amended at 63 FR 45943, Aug. 28, 1998]



Sec.  401.113  Segregable materials.

    Any reasonably segregable portion of a record shall be provided to 
any person requesting such record after deletion of the portions which 
are exempt under this part, except as provided in Sec.  401.92.



Sec.  401.114  Data and information previously disclosed to the public.

    Any Commission record that is otherwise exempt from public 
disclosure pursuant to this part is available for public disclosure to 
the extent that it contains data or information that have previously 
been disclosed in a lawful manner to any member of the public, other 
than an employee or consultant or pursuant to other commercial 
arrangements with appropriate safeguards for secrecy.



Sec.  401.115  Discretionary disclosure by the Executive Director.

    (a) The Executive Director may, in his discretion, disclose part or 
all of any Commission record that is otherwise exempt from disclosure 
pursuant to this part. The Executive Director shall exercise his 
discretion to disclose such records whenever he determines that such 
disclosure is in the public interest, will promote the objectives of the 
Commission, and is consistent with the rights of individuals to privacy, 
the property rights of persons in trade secrets, and the need for the 
Commission to promote frank internal policy deliberations and to pursue 
its regulatory activities without disruption.
    (b) Discretionary disclosure of a record pursuant to this section 
shall invoke the requirement that the record shall be disclosed to any 
person who requests it pursuant to Sec.  401.98, but shall not set a 
precedent for discretionary disclosure of any similar or related record 
and shall not obligate the Executive Director to exercise his discretion 
to disclose any other record that is exempt from disclosure.



Sec.  401.116  Disclosure to consultants, advisory committees, State and
local government officials, and other special government employees.

    Data and information otherwise exempt from public disclosure may be 
disclosed to Commission consultants, advisory committees, state and 
local government officials, and other special government employees for 
use only in their work in cooperation with the Commission. Such persons 
are thereafter subject to the same restrictions with respect to the 
disclosure of such data and information as any other Commission 
employee.



Sec.  401.117  Disclosure to other Federal government departments and
agencies.

    Any Commission record otherwise exempt from public disclosure may be 
disclosed to other Federal Government departments and agencies, except 
that trade secrets may be disclosed only to

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a department or agency that has concurrent jurisdiction over the matter 
and separate legal authority to obtain the specific information 
involved. Any disclosure under this section shall be pursuant to an 
agreement that the record shall not be further disclosed by the other 
department or agency except with the written permission of the 
Commission.



Sec.  401.118  Disclosure in administrative or court proceedings.

    Data and information otherwise exempt from public disclosure may be 
revealed in Commission administrative or court proceedings where the 
data or information are relevant. The Commission will request that the 
data or information be held in camera and that any other appropriate 
measures be taken to reduce disclosure to the minimum necessary under 
the circumstances.



Sec.  401.119  Disclosure to Congress.

    All records of the Commission shall be disclosed to Congress upon an 
authorized request.



                      Subpart I_General Provisions

    Source: 40 FR 14059, Mar. 28, 1975; 40 FR 17987, Apr. 24, 1975, 
unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 52 FR 37602, Oct. 8, 1987.



Sec.  401.121  Definitions.

    For the purposes of this part, except as the context may otherwise 
require:
    (a) All words and phrases which are defined by section 1.2 of the 
Compact shall have the same meaning herein.
    (b) Words and phrases which are defined by part I of the 
Administrative Manual (section 1-3) shall have the same meaning for the 
purposes of this part 401.
    (c) Application shall mean a request for action by the Commission in 
any written form, including without limitation thereto, a letter, 
referral by any agency of a signatory party, or an official form 
prescribed by the Commission; provided that whenever an official form of 
application has been duly required, an application shall not be deemed 
to be pending before the Commission until such time as such form, 
together with the information required thereby, has been completed and 
filed.
    (d) Applicant shall mean any sponsor or other person who has 
submitted an application to the Commission.
    (e) Sponsor shall mean any person authorized to initiate, construct 
or administer a project.



Sec.  401.122  Supplementary details.

    Forms, procedures and supplementary information, to effectuate these 
regulations, may be provided or required by the Executive Director as to 
any hearing, project or class of projects.



Sec.  401.123  Waiver of rules.

    The Commission may, for good cause shown, waive rules or require 
additional information in any case.



Sec.  401.124  Construction.

    This part is promulgated pursuant to section 14.2 of the Compact and 
shall be construed and applied subject to all of the terms and 
conditions of the Compact and of the provisions of section 15.1 of Pub. 
L. 87-328, 75 Stat. 688.



PART 410_BASIN REGULATIONS; WATER CODE AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL_PART III 
WATER QUALITY REGULATIONS--Table of Contents



    Authority: Delaware River Basin Compact, 75 Stat. 688.



Sec.  410.1  Basin regulations--Water Code and Administrative Manual-
-Part III Water Quality Regulations.

    (a) The Water Code of the Delaware River Basin is a codification of 
regulations of the Delaware River Basin Commission applicable to public 
and private water projects and programs within the Delaware River Basin. 
Article I of the water code sets forth general policies of the 
Commission. Article II concerns the conservation, development and 
utilization of Delaware River Basin water resources, including during 
periods of drought. Article III sets forth water quality standards and 
guidelines for the Delaware River Basin. Article IV contains rules 
relating to application of water quality standards within the Basin. The 
Commission's Administrative Manual--Part III, Water Quality Regulations,

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applies to all public and private entities that discharge waste to 
waters of the Delaware River Basin.
    (b) Article III of the water code consists of Article III of the 
water quality regulations. Article IV of the water code consists of 
portions of Article IV of the water quality regulations.
    (c) Work, services, activities and facilities affecting the 
conservation, utilization, control, development or management of water 
resources within the Delaware River Basin are subject to regulations 
contained within the Delaware River Basin Water Code with Amendments 
through December 7, 2022 and the Administrative Manual--Part III Water 
Quality Regulations with Amendments through December 7, 2022. Both the 
Delaware River Basin Water Code and the Administrative Manual--Part III 
Water Quality Regulations are incorporated by reference into this 
section with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 
5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You may obtain or inspect this 
material at the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), 25 Cosey Road, 
West Trenton, New Jersey 08628-0360, 609-883-9500, www.drbc.gov. You may 
inspect this material at the National Archives and Records 
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this 
material at NARA, visit www.archives.gov /federal-register/cfr/ibr-
locations.html or email [email protected].

[73 FR 55750, Sept. 26, 2008, as amended at 74 FR 60155, Nov. 20, 2009; 
76 FR 16285, Mar. 23, 2011; 79 FR 26615, May 9, 2014; 88 FR 7006, Feb. 
2, 2023]



PART 415_BASIN REGULATIONS_FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS--Table of Contents



                                Generally

Sec.
415.1 Short title.
415.2 Definitions.
415.3 Purpose and findings.

                   Types of Projects and Jurisdiction

415.20 Class I projects.
415.21 Class II projects.

                                Standards

415.30 Regulations generally.
415.31 Prohibited uses.
415.32 Permitted uses generally.
415.33 Uses by special permit.

                             Administration

415.40 Administrative agency.
415.41 Special permits.
415.42 Technical standards.
415.43 Mapped and unmapped delineations.

                               Enforcement

415.50 General conditions.
415.51 Prior non-confirming structures.
415.52 Violations.

    Authority: Pub. L. 87-328 (75 Stat. 688).

    Source: 42 FR 13541, Mar. 11, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

                                Generally



Sec.  415.1  Short title.

    This part shall be known and may be cited as the ``Flood Plain 
Regulations.''



Sec.  415.2  Definitions.

    For the purposes of this part, except as otherwise required by the 
context:
    Project means the same word as defined by section 1.2(g) of the 
Delaware River Basin Compact.
    Floodway means the channel of the watercourse and those portions of 
the adjoining flood plains which are reasonably required to carry and 
discharge the regulatory flood. For this purpose the limit of the 
floodway shall be established by allowing not more than a one-foot rise 
of the water surface elevation of the regulatory flood as a result of 
encroachment. Wherever practical, equal conveyance reduction from each 
side of the flood plain shall be used. (See Figure 1.)

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    Flood fringe means that portion of the flood hazard area outside the 
floodway.
    Flood hazard area means the area inundated by the regulatory flood.
    Flood plain means the area adjoining the channel of a stream which 
has been or hereafter may be covered by flood water.

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    Floodproofing means any combination of structural and nonstructural 
additions, changes, or adjustments to properties and structures which 
reduce or eliminate flood damage to lands, water and sanitary 
facilities, structures, and contents of buildings.
    Flood protection elevation means one foot above the elevation of the 
flood that has a one percent chance of occurring in any one year. (The 
100-year flood).
    Major tributary means the mainstem of the following streams:

                              Pennsylvania

    Brandywine Creek, Brodhead Creek, Big Bushkill Creek, Lackawaxen, 
Lehigh, Schuylkill, Neshaminy.

                                Delaware

    Brandywine Creek, Christina.

                                New York

    East Branch, Mongaup, Neversink, West Branch.

                               New Jersey

    Assunpink, Musconetcong, Paulins Kill, Rancocas, Pequest.

    Official flood plain map means a map showing the flood plain area of 
a community prepared pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act, or a 
map recognized by the Executive Director as meeting equivalent hydraulic 
or engineering criteria.
    Regulatory flood means the flood which has a one percent chance of 
occurring in any one year. (The 100-year flood.)
    Structure means any assembly of material above or below the surface 
of land or water, including but not limited to, buildings, dams, fills, 
levees, bulkheads, dikes, jetties, embankments, causeways, culverts, 
roads, railroads and bridges.



Sec.  415.3  Purpose and findings.

    (a) The Commission hereby finds and determines that the use of flood 
plains is affected with a public interest due to:
    (1) The danger to life and property due to increased flood heights 
or velocities caused by encroachments.
    (2) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands or 
downstream to the injury of others.
    (3) The requirements of a facility for a waterfront location.
    (b) In order to protect the public interest, the following 
principles and goals have been determined:
    (1) The overall goal is prudent land use within the physical and 
environmental constraints of the site.
    (2) The principle of equal and uniform treatment shall apply to all 
flood plain users who are similarly situated.
    (3) Flood plain use shall not result in nuisance to other 
properties.
    (4) Flood plain use shall not threaten public safety, health and 
general welfare.
    (5) Future land uses in private flood plains shall not result in 
public expense to protect the property and associated public services 
from flood damage.
    (6) All future public and private flood plain users shall bear the 
full direct and indirect costs attributable to their use and actions.
    (7) Restrictions on flood plain use, and flood hazard information 
shall be widely publicized.
    (8) Land and water use regulations of responsible units of 
government shall not impair or conflict with the flood plain use 
standards duly adopted for the basin, except as provided for in Sec.  
415.42(a) of this part.
    (9) Plans for land and water use adopted by responsible agencies 
shall not impair or conflict with these flood plain use standards.
    (10) No action of any unit of government shall impair or conflict 
with these flood plain use standards.

                   Types of Projects and Jurisdiction



Sec.  415.20  Class I projects.

    Projects described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section shall 
be subject to review by the Commission under standards provided by this 
section and in accordance with the provisions of Sec. Sec.  415.30 
through 415.33 of this part, as follows:
    (a) All projects subject to review by the Commission under section 
3.8 of the Compact and the regulations thereunder.
    (b) State and local standards of flood plain regulation.

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Sec.  415.21  Class II projects.

    Class II projects, subject to review in accordance with Sec. Sec.  
415.40 through 415.43 of this part, include all projects other than 
Class I projects, in non-tidal areas of the basin, which involve either:
    (a) A development of land, either residential or non-residential 
within a flood hazard area which:
    (1) Includes one or more structures covering a total land area in 
excess of 50,000 square feet; or
    (2) Contains in excess of 25 residential building lots or 25 
dwelling units as part of an integrated development plan whether or not 
such development is included in a single application; or
    (b) A development of land in the flood hazard area to mine, 
manufacture, process, store or dispose of materials which, if flooded, 
would pollute the waters of the basin or threaten damage to off-site 
areas, including, without limitation thereto, materials which are 
poisonous, radioactive, biologically undesirable or floatable.

                                Standards



Sec.  415.30  Regulations generally.

    The uses of land within a flood hazard area shall be subject to 
regulation within one of the following categories:
    (a) Prohibited uses;
    (b) Permitted uses generally;
    (c) Uses by special permit.



Sec.  415.31  Prohibited uses.

    (a) Within the floodway, except as permitted by special permit, the 
following uses are prohibited:
    (1) Erection of any structure for occupancy at any time by humans or 
animals.
    (2) Placing, or depositing, or dumping any spoil, fill or solid 
waste.
    (3) Stockpiling or disposal of pesticides, domestic or industrial 
waste, radioactive materials, petroleum products or hazardous material 
which, if flooded, would pollute the waters of the basin.
    (4) The storage of equipment or of buoyant materials, except for 
purposes of public safety.
    (b) Within the flood fringe, except as permitted by special permit, 
the following uses are prohibited:
    (1) Stockpiling or disposal of pesticides, domestic or industrial 
waste, radioactive materials, petroleum products or hazardous material 
which, if flooded, would pollute the waters of the basin.
    (2) Any use which will adversely affect the capacity of channels or 
floodways of any tributary to the main stream, drainage ditch, or any 
other drainage facility.



Sec.  415.32  Permitted uses generally.

    (a) Within the floodway, the following uses are permitted to the 
extent that they do not require structures, fill or storage of materials 
or permanently installed equipment, and do not adversely affect the 
capacity of the floodway:
    (1) Agricultural uses such as general farming, livestock, and dairy 
farming, horticulture, truck farming, sod farming, forestry, wild crop 
harvesting, and normal operating practices associated therewith.
    (2) Industrial-commercial uses such as loading areas, parking areas 
and airport landing strips.
    (3) Private and public recreational uses such as golf courses, 
driving ranges, archery ranges, picnic grounds, boat launching ramps, 
swimming areas, parks, wildlife and nature preserves, game farms, 
shooting preserves, target ranges, trap and skeet ranges, hunting and 
fishing areas, hiking and horseback riding trails.
    (4) Uses such as lawns, gardens, parking areas and play areas.
    (b) Within the flood fringe, the following uses are permitted:
    (1) Any use permitted in the floodway.
    (2) Residences and other structures constructed so that the first 
floor, including basement, is above the Flood Protection Elevation. When 
fill is used the finished fill elevation shall be no lower than the 
Flood Protection Elevation for the particular area and shall extend at 
least 15 feet beyond the limits of any structure or building erected 
thereon.

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Sec.  415.33  Uses by special permit.

    (a) Within the floodway the following uses by special permit may be 
authorized under the standards hereinafter provided:
    (1) Uses or structures accessory to open space use.
    (2) Circuses, carnivals and similar transient enterprises.
    (3) Drive-in theaters, signs and billboards.
    (4) Extraction of sand, gravel and other non-toxic materials.
    (5) Marinas, boat liveries, docks, piers, wharves and water control 
structures.
    (6) Fish hatcheries.
    (7) Railroads, streets, bridges, utility transmission lines and 
pipelines.
    (b) Within the flood fringe the following uses by special permit may 
be authorized under standards hereinafter provided:
    (1) Non-residential uses generally. Structures other than residence 
shall ordinarily be elevated as herein provided but may in special 
circumstances be otherwise flood proofed to a point above the Flood 
Protection Elevation.
    (2) Commercial uses. Commercial structures shall be elevated so that 
no first floor or basement floor is below the Flood Protection 
Elevation; or such structures may be flood proofed to the Flood 
Protection Elevation. Accessory land uses, such as yards, railroad 
tracks and parking lots may be at lower elevations. However, a permit 
for such facilities to be used by the general public shall not be 
granted in the absence of a flood warning system, if the area is 
inundated to a depth greater than two feet or subject to flood 
velocities greater than four feet per second upon the occurrence of the 
Regulatory Flood.
    (3) Manufacturing and industrial uses. Manufacturing and industrial 
buildings, structures, and appurtenant works shall be elevated so that 
no first floor or basement floor is below the Flood Protection 
Elevation; or such structures may be flood proofed to the Flood 
Protection Elevation. Measures shall be taken to minimize flood water 
interference with normal plant operations especially for streams having 
protracted flood durations. Certain accessory land uses as yards and 
parking lots may have lesser protection subject to the flood warning 
requirements set out in 2 above.
    (4) Utilities, railroad tracks, streets and bridges. Public utility 
facilities, roads, railroad tracks and bridges shall be designed to 
minimize increases in flood elevations and shall be compatible with 
local comprehensive flood plain development plans to the extent 
applicable. Protection to the Flood Protection Elevation shall be 
provided where failure or interruption of these public facilities would 
result in danger to the public health or safety, or where such 
facilities are essential to the orderly functioning of the area. Where 
failure or interruption of service would not endanger life or health, a 
lesser degree of protection may be provided for minor or auxiliary 
roads, railroads or utilities.
    (5) Water supply and waste treatment. No new construction, addition 
or modification of a water supply or waste treatment facility shall be 
permitted unless the lowest operating floor of such facility is above 
the Flood Protection Elevation, or the facility is flood proofed 
according to plans approved by the Commission, nor unless emergency 
plans and procedures for action to be taken in the event of flooding are 
prepared. Plans shall be filed with the Delaware River Basin Commission 
and the concerned state or states. The emergency plans and procedures 
shall provide for measures to prevent introduction of any pollutant or 
toxic material into the flood water or the introduction of flood waters 
into potable supplies.

                             Administration



Sec.  415.40  Administrative agency.

    (a) Class I projects as defined by Sec.  415.20 of this part shall 
be subject to review and approval by the Commission.
    (b) Class II projects as defined by Sec.  415.21 shall be subject to 
review and approval by a duly empowered state or local agency; and if 
there be no such state or local agency at any time on and after January 
1, 1978, and only during such time, the Commission may review any such 
project which has been

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identified by the Executive Director as having special flood hazards, 
and:
    (1) Is located along the mainstem Delaware River or a major 
tributary thereof, or
    (2) An agency of a signatory party requests such review.



Sec.  415.41  Special permits.

    A special permit may be granted, or granted on stated conditions, 
provided:
    (a) There is a clear balance in favor of the public interest in 
terms of the following environmental criteria:
    (1) The importance of a facility to the community.
    (2) The availability of alternative locations not subject to 
flooding for the proposed use.
    (3) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing development 
and development anticipated in the foreseeable future.
    (4) The relationship of the proposed use to any applicable 
comprehensive plan or flood plain management program for the area.
    (5) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for 
ordinary and emergency vehicles.
    (6) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and 
sediment transport of the flood water expected at the site.
    (7) The degree to which the proposed activity would alter natural 
water flow or water temperature.
    (8) The degree to which archaeological or historic sites and 
structures, endangered or rare species of animals or plants, high 
quality wildlife habitats, scarce vegetation types, and other 
irreplaceable land types would be degraded or destroyed.
    (9) The degree to which the natural, scenic and aesthetic values at 
the proposed activity site could be retained.
    (b) The project shall not:
    (1) Endanger human life.
    (2) Have high flood damage potential.
    (3) Obstruct flood flows nor increase flood heights or velocities 
unduly whether acting alone or in combination with other uses.
    (4) Degrade significantly the water carrying capacity of any 
delineated floodway or channel.
    (5) Increase significantly the rate of local runoff, erosion, or 
sedimentation.
    (6) Degrade significantly the quality of surface water or the 
quality or quantity of ground water.
    (7) Be susceptible to flotation.
    (8) Have service facilities installed below the elevation of the 
regulatory flood without being adequately flood proofed.



Sec.  415.42  Technical standards.

    (a) Standards used by state and local governments shall conform in 
principle to Commission standards but may vary in detail provided that 
resulting flood plain use will not be less restrictive than would result 
from the application of Commission standards. The Commission will review 
proposed state and local flood plain regulations to determine their 
compliance with Commission standards.
    (b) Because of the variety and diversity of presently recognized 
hydrologic procedures, no one procedure or method is prescribed for 
determining the peak flow in cubic feet per second for the 100-year 
storm (Q 100) on which profiles for the delineation of flood hazard 
areas are based. The following may be used:
    (1) A uniform Technique for Determining Flood Flow Frequencies--
Bulletin No. 15--Water Resources Council, December 1967.
    (2) Basin-Wide Program for Flood Plain Delineation--Delaware River 
Basin Commission--Anderson-Nichols & Co., Inc., June 1973.
    (3) Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in New Jersey with Effects of 
Urbanization--Special Report 38 U.S.G.S.--New Jersey Department of 
Environmental Protection, 1974.
    (4) Guidelines for Determining Flood Flow Frequency--Bulletin No. 
17--Water Resources Council, March 1976.

State and local agencies may use methods resulting in Q 100s which are 
in reasonable agreement with those of the Commission. Any significant 
difference shall be reviewed with and subject to approval by the 
Executive Director.
    (c) Methods and procedures shall be uniform, so far as practicable, 
within sub-basins which have a major effect on the larger basins of 
which they are

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a part. To assist in achieving this objective the Commission staff will 
periodically provide to the various interested governmental agencies and 
others Q 100 data as developed by the Delaware River Basin Commission 
Hydrology Coordinating Committee for key locations in the Delaware River 
Basin. These will be based on a Log Pearson Type 3 analysis of data from 
the U.S.G.S. gaging stations using station skew, regional skew, or 
weighted skew, depending on the scope of data at each station.



Sec.  415.43  Mapped and unmapped delineations.

    (a) Whenever an official flood plain map providing the pertinent 
information is available with respect to a given project, the map shall 
be used for the delineation of the flood hazard area, floodway, flood 
fringe and determination of flood protection elevation.
    (b) Whenever an official flood plain map providing the required 
information is not available with respect to a given project, the 
administrative agency shall require the project landowner to submit 
details concerning the proposed uses as needed to determine the floodway 
and flood fringe limits at the proposed site, including: cross-sections 
of the stream channel and overbanks, stream profile, and factors 
involved in determining obstructions to flow. From the data submitted, 
soil surveys, historic flood maps, high water marks and other empirical 
data, the applicant, subject to verification by the administrative 
agency, shall calculate flood hazard areas, and establish the flood 
protection elevation for the particular site.
    (c) Pending the preparation and completion of flood plain mapping, a 
``general flood plain'' area shall be prescribed by the administrative 
agency to delineate for public guidance the areal limits of site 
locations which are required to be submitted for review under this 
regulation.

                               Enforcement



Sec.  415.50  General conditions.

    On and after January 1, 1978, where:
    (a) The flood hazard at the site is clear, present and significant, 
or the local government having jurisdiction has special flood hazard 
areas identified pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act; and
    (b) The site is not subject to an approved state or municipal 
regulatory system having the same or similar effect on the flood hazard 
as this regulation, the Commission may condition its approval on any 
local governmental project under section 3.8 of the Compact upon the 
adoption and enforcement of flood plain regulations, approved hereunder, 
by the state or local government having jurisdiction.



Sec.  415.51  Prior non-conforming structures.

    A structure which was lawful before the adoption of this regulation 
but which is not in conformity with the provisions hereof, shall be 
subject to the following conditions (to be enforced by the appropriate 
authority as to Class I and Class II projects, respectively, under 
Sec. Sec.  415.40 through 415.43 of this part):
    (a) A non-conforming structure in the floodway may not be expanded, 
except that it may be modified, altered or repaired to incorporate flood 
proofing measures provided such measures do not raise the level of the 
100-year flood.
    (b) A non-conforming structure in the floodway which is destroyed or 
damaged by any means, including a flood, to the extent of 50 percent or 
more of its market value at that time may not be restored, repaired, 
reconstructed or improved except in conformity with the provisions of 
these regulations.



Sec.  415.52  Violations.

    Any violation of this regulation shall be subject to penalties 
imposed by the Compact.



PART 420_BASIN REGULATIONS_WATER SUPPLY CHARGES--Table of Contents



                                 General

Sec.
420.1 Definitions.

                           Water Supply Policy

420.21 Policy.
420.22 Prohibition; sanctions.
420.23 Exempt uses under the Compact.

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420.24 Effective date of rates.

                    Entitlement; Measurement; Billing

420.31 Certificate of entitlement.
420.32 Measurement and billing of water taken.
420.33 Payment of bills.

                           Charges; Exemptions

420.41 Schedule of water charges.
420.42 Contracts; minimum charge.
420.43 Exempt use.
420.44 Cooling water.
420.45 Historical use.

                  Hydroelectric Power Water Use Charges

420.51 Hydroelectric power plant water use charges.

    Authority: Delaware River Basin Compact, 75 Stat. 688.

    Source: 42 FR 13544, Mar. 11, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

                                 General



Sec.  420.1  Definitions.

    For the purposes of this part 420, except as otherwise required by 
the context:
    Person means any person, corporation, partnership, association, 
trust, or other entity, public or private.
    Water user means any person who uses, takes, withdraws or diverts 
surface waters within the Delaware River Basin.
    Executive Director means the Executive Director of the Delaware 
River Basin Commission.
    Consumptive use means the water lost due to transpiration from 
vegetation in the building of plant tissue, incorporated into products 
during their manufacture, lost to the atmosphere from cooling devices, 
evaporated from water surfaces, exported from the Delaware River Basin, 
or any other water use for which the water withdrawn is not returned to 
the surface waters of the basin undiminished in quantity.

                           Water Supply Policy



Sec.  420.21  Policy.

    The provisions of this part 420 implement Commission Resolution No. 
71-4 (Comprehensive Plan) relating to water supply charges.



Sec.  420.22  Prohibition; sanctions.

    Any person, firm, corporation or other entity, including a public 
corporation, body or agency, who shall use, withdraw or divert surface 
waters of the basin, shall pay such charges therefor as may be required 
by this resolution. Any violation of this resolution shall be subject to 
penalty as prescribed under Article 14.17 of the Compact. The Commission 
may also recover the value (according to the established water pricing 
schedules of the Commission) of any such use, withdrawal or diversion, 
and invoke the jurisdiction of the courts to enjoin any further use, 
withdrawal or diversion, unless all charges under this resolution are 
paid in full when due.



Sec.  420.23  Exempt uses under the Compact.

    (a) Section 15.1(b) of the Delaware River Basin Compact provides 
that ``no provision of section 3.7 of the Compact shall be deemed to 
authorize the Commission to impose any charge for water withdrawals or 
diversions from the basin if such withdrawals or diversions could 
lawfully have been made without charge on the effective date of the 
Compact; * * *'' In compliance with this provision: There shall be no 
charge for water withdrawn or diverted in quantities not exceeding the 
legal entitlement of the user, determined as of October 27, 1961. Each 
water user may submit proof satisfactory to the Commission of the 
factors constituting legal entitlement, as defined in paragraph (b) 
thereof. In the absence of such proof of these conditions as of October 
27, 1961, the quantity of water exempt from charge to each user will be 
the legal entitlement of the user determined as of March 31, 1971.
    (b) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of this section:
    (1) Legal entitlement means the quantity or volume of water 
expressed in million gallons per month determined by the lesser of the 
following conditions:
    (i) A valid and subsisting permit, issued under the authority of one 
of the signatory parties, if such permit was required as of October 27, 
1961, or thereafter;

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    (ii) Physical capability as required for such taking; or
    (iii) The total allocable flow without augmentation by the 
Commission, using a seven-day, ten-year, low-flow criterion measured at 
the point of withdrawal or diversion.
    (2) Physical capability means the capacity of pumps, water lines and 
appurtenances installed and operable, determined according to sound 
engineering principles. The physical capability specifically includes 
plant facilities actually using water, but excludes facilities which may 
have been installed in anticipation of future plant expansion not yet 
realized.
    (c) Whenever adequate records of legal entitlement for agricultural 
irrigation purposes are not available to the Commission, such legal 
entitlement shall be measured by the maximum number of acres under 
irrigation by the water user at any time during the year ending March 
31, 1971, allowing one acre-foot of surface water annually per acre 
irrigated.
    (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of 
this section, there shall be no charge for water made available from 
storage where:
    (1) The cost of the storage facility has or will be otherwise paid 
for by the user,
    (2) Such storage controls a drainage area, and
    (3) The use does not exceed the yield of such storage without 
augmentation from other surface water of the basin.



Sec.  420.24  Effective date of rates.

    Rates and charges shall apply to all water users not exempt 
hereunder on and after the date of the first impoundment of water for 
water supply purposes at the Beltzville Reservoir (February 8, 1971), or 
the effective date hereof, whichever is later.

                    Entitlement; Measurement; Billing



Sec.  420.31  Certificate of entitlement.

    (a) The Executive Director will issue to each known water user a 
certificate of entitlement within 30 days after the effective date of 
these regulations subject to the provisions of paragraph (b). In 
addition, any other water user may apply for a certificate of 
entitlement at any time. A preliminary notice of entitlement shall be 
issued to each user. Such entitlement shall become final and take 
effect, unless the user shall file with the Commission, within 20 days 
after the service of the notice of entitlement, a request for hearing by 
the Commission. At such hearing the water user may show cause why the 
proposed entitlement shall not take effect.
    (b) The Executive Director shall schedule a hearing to be held not 
less than ten days after receipt of a request for a hearing by the 
Commission. Hearings shall be conducted and the results thereof subject 
to review in accordance with Article 5 of the Commission's rules of 
practice and procedure.
    (c) A final certificate of entitlement will be issued either upon 
expiration of the time to request a hearing, where there has been no 
request, or in accordance with the determination of a hearing where one 
is held.
    (d) Limitations. (1) A certificate of entitlement is granted to a 
specific user for water withdrawals or diversions at a specific facility 
in the amount of the Legal Entitlement as defined in Sec.  420.23(b).
    (2) A certificate of entitlement shall not be applied, transferred 
or modified to apply to a facility other than the facility initially 
specified in the certificate.
    (3) A certificate of entitlement may not be transferred from the 
certificate holder to another user, except as provided in the exceptions 
set forth in paragraph (f) of this section.
    (4) A certificate of entitlement does not exempt the certificate 
holder from paying water supply charges for any portion of water 
withdrawals or diversions used outside the facility specified in the 
certificate and any additional service area to which the facility 
supplied water as of October 27, 1961 or at the facility specified in 
the certificate by a user other than the certificate holder. For 
purposes of this paragraph (d)(4), a certificate holder claiming an 
exemption from charges for water supplied within a service area shall 
submit proof satisfactory to the Commission identifying the facility's 
service area as of October 27, 1961. In the absence of proof of the 
service area as of October

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27, 1961, the service area defined in the Commission docket, if any, for 
the facility in effect at the time the certificate was issued shall be 
deemed to be the facility's service area. In the absence of proof of a 
service area, the certificate shall only exempt the certificate holder 
from paying water supply charges for water used at the facility.
    (e) Termination of certificate. (1) A certificate of entitlement 
terminates pursuant to this section and without the need for Commission 
action if at least one of the following occurs:
    (i) The certificate holder dissolves or otherwise ceases to exist;
    (ii) The certificate holder ceases the withdrawals or diversions at 
the facility to which the certificate of entitlement applies, or 
abandons the intake, provided that a shutdown of the facility for 
maintenance or improvement, or a replacement of the intake, that is 
performed at the earliest practicable commercially reasonable time 
following commencement of the shutdown or replacement, shall not be 
deemed to be a cessation of withdrawal or diversion;
    (iii) The certificate holder through contract, lease or other 
agreement ceases to be the user or public water system supplier of the 
water withdrawn or diverted at the facility; or
    (iv) There is a change in the ownership or control of the facility. 
Once terminated, a certificate of entitlement may not be reinstated or 
reissued.
    (2) A change in ownership or control of the facility includes, but 
is not limited to, any transaction, acquisition, merger or event 
(collectively ``transaction'') resulting in at least one of the 
following:
    (i) A transfer of title to the facility;
    (ii) A person or entity or the shareholders or other owners of an 
entity becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, or 
acquiring alone or in concert the power or right to vote at least 20 
percent of any class of ownership interest in a certificate holder or 
any of its parent entities, regardless of the tier in the corporate or 
entity structure at which the transaction occurs;
    (iii) A change in ownership or control for purposes of any of the 
certificate holder's or any of its parent corporations' employee 
agreements; or
    (iv) A change of the de facto controlling interest in a certificate 
holder or any of its parent entities, regardless of the tier in the 
corporate or entity structure at which the change occurs.
    (3) A change of the de facto controlling interest in an entity 
includes, but is not limited to, a change of the persons or entities 
with the ability or authority, expressed or reserved, to direct the 
management or policies of an entity and/or to take at least one of the 
following actions:
    (i) Amend or change the entity's identity (e.g. joint venture 
agreement, unincorporated business status);
    (ii) Appoint or remove at least 50% of the members of the Board of 
Directors or Trustees of a corporation, general partner of a 
partnership, or a similar member of the governing body of an entity;
    (iii) Amend or change the by-laws, constitution, or other operating 
or management direction of the entity;
    (iv) Control the sale of, use of or access to any or all of the 
entity's assets;
    (v) Encumber the entity's assets by way of mortgage or other 
indebtedness;
    (vi) Control any or all of the assets or other property of the 
entity upon the sale or dissolution of the entity;
    (vii) Dissolve the entity;
    (viii) Arrange for the sale or transfer of the entity to a new 
ownership or control;
    (ix) Select or change the management of the entity or determine 
management compensation; or
    (x) Set operating policies, financial policies or budgets.
    (4) For purposes of applying paragraph (e)(3) of this section, 
consideration may be given to circumstances particular to the person or 
entity and certificate holder involved, including without limitation the 
ability of that person or entity to take actions in light of the number 
of shares in the certificate holder or its parent entities that are 
actively voted, the practice of any majority shareholder in exercising 
or refraining from exercising majority rights, and any agreements giving 
the person or entity the right to control votes of others.

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    (5) A series of transactions undertaken pursuant to a plan or that 
are otherwise related shall be considered a single transaction for 
purposes of this section. For purposes of calculating the twenty percent 
threshold in paragraph (e)(2)(ii) of this section, the securities, 
shares or other interests held immediately prior to the transaction 
shall be added to the securities, shares or other interests acquired in 
the transaction.
    (f) Exceptions--(1) Agricultural exception. (i) Whenever ownership 
or possession of land in agricultural use is transferred, any 
certificate of entitlement with respect to such land shall be deemed to 
run with the land, if but only if within sixty days following the land 
transfer the new user demonstrates to the Executive Director that it 
will continue to use the water withdrawn or diverted for agricultural 
irrigation. Following any such timely demonstration, the Executive 
Director shall transfer the certificate of entitlement to the new user. 
The Executive Director may extend the sixty day period for good cause 
shown.
    (ii) A certificate of entitlement that has been transferred pursuant 
to paragraph (f)(1)(i) of this section relieves the user of the 
obligation to pay water supply charges only with respect to the quantity 
of water in fact used by the new certificate holder for agricultural 
irrigation up to the Legal Entitlement specified in the certificate, and 
not with respect to the quantity of water used for any other purposes. 
The provisions of Sec.  420.43 shall apply to water uses outside the 
scope of the certificate of entitlement.
    (iii) A certificate of entitlement that has been transferred 
pursuant to paragraph (f)(1)(i) of this section terminates pursuant to 
this paragraph (f)(1) and without the need for Commission action if and 
when the certificate holder ceases using the water for agricultural 
irrigation, provided that if the cessation occurs in conjunction with a 
transfer of ownership or possession of the land in agricultural use, the 
certificate of entitlement may be transferred to a new user pursuant to 
paragraph (f)(1)(i). Once terminated, a certificate of entitlement may 
not be reinstated or reissued.
    (2) Corporate reorganization exceptions. The following provisions 
apply where a corporate parent directly or indirectly owning 100% of 
each class of shares of all of its subsidiary corporations decides to 
reorganize those subsidiary corporations without affecting the corporate 
parent's 100% ownership interest.
    (i) Whenever a corporate reorganization consists solely of a change 
of the name, identity, internal corporate structure, or place of 
organization of a corporate certificate holder or any of its parent 
corporations, the Executive Director may reissue a certificate of 
entitlement in the name of the new owner of the facility, provided that 
the reorganization does not affect ownership and/or control by the 
certificate holder's corporate family of companies within the meaning of 
paragraphs (e)(2) through (5) of this section and does not alter the 
ultimate corporate parent's 100% ownership interest.
    (ii) A merger or other plan, transaction or series of transactions 
that effectuates a change of ownership or control within the meaning of 
paragraphs (e)(2) through (5) does not fall within the exemption of 
paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this section on the basis that a corporate 
reorganization constitutes part of the merger, plan, transaction or 
series of transactions.

[42 FR 13544, Mar. 11, 1977, as amended at 59 FR 64571, Dec. 15, 1994; 
81 FR 35608, June 3, 2016]



Sec.  420.32  Measurement and billing of water taken.

    (a) The quantity and volume of waters used by each person shall be 
determined by meters, or other methods approved by the Commission, 
installed, maintained and read by or on behalf of the taker. Meters or 
other methods of measurement shall be subject to approval and inspection 
by the Commission as to installation, maintenance and reading.
    (b) Each user of surface water who is not exceeding the quantity 
specified in his ``certificate of entitlement'' shall annually, on or 
before January 31, file with the Commission, on a form to be prescribed 
by the Executive Director, a report of the user's physical capability, 
as defined, permit limitations, and the

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volume of water used during the preceding year.
    (c) Each user of surface water who is taking a quantity of water 
greater than the amount specified in his ``certificate of entitlement'' 
shall report his usage to the Commission on or before April 30, July 31, 
October 31 and January 31, of each year covering the next preceding 
calendar quarter, respectively, on forms to be prescribed by the 
Executive Director. The amount due for water usage in excess of the 
legal entitlement for each of the first three quarters of a calendar 
year shall be computed and paid by the user, together with the report.
    (d) The Commission will render a statement of the net amount due 
based on the fourth quarter report, including a negative or positive 
adjustment, so that the net total billing and payment for four quarters 
will equal the total water used during the four quarters less the user's 
legal entitlement, if any.



Sec.  420.33  Payment of bills.

    The amount due for each quarter shall bear interest at the rate of 1 
percent per month for each day it is unpaid beginning 30 days after the 
due date of the quarterly report for the first three quarters and 30 
days after the bill is rendered for the fourth quarter.

                           Charges; Exemptions



Sec.  420.41  Schedule of water charges.

    The schedule of water charges established in accordance with Sec.  
420.22 shall be as follows:
    (a) $94 per million gallons for consumptive use, subject to 
paragraph (c) of this section; and
    (b) $0.94 per million gallons for non-consumptive use, subject to 
paragraph (c) of this section.
    (c) On July 1 of every year, beginning July 1, 2017, the rates 
established by this section will increase commensurate with any increase 
in the annual April 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI) for 
Philadelphia, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics during 
that year.\1\ In any year in which the April 12-month CPI for 
Philadelphia declines or shows no change, the water charges rates will 
remain unchanged. Following any indexed adjustment made under this 
paragraph (c), revised consumptive and non-consumptive use rates will be 
published in the Federal Register by July 1 and posted on the 
Commission's Web site. Interested parties may also obtain the rates by 
contacting the Commission directly during business hours.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ Consumer Price Index--U/Series ID: CUURA102SA0/Not Seasonally 
Adjusted/Area: Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD/Item: 
All items/Base Period 1982-84=100.

[81 FR 95863, Dec. 29, 2016, as amended at 82 FR 26990, June 13, 2017; 
87 FR 31417, May 24, 2022]



Sec.  420.42  Contracts; minimum charge.

    Subject to the exclusions for certificates of entitlement and exempt 
uses, the Executive Director may require contracts for any taking, use, 
withdrawal or diversion of waters of the basin. Each contract shall 
provide for a minimum annual payment in accordance with an estimated 
annual demand schedule, regardless of use, withdrawal or diversion. The 
failure of any person to execute a contract under this section shall not 
affect the application of other requirements of this resolution.



Sec.  420.43  Exempt use.

    The following uses shall be exempt from charge:
    (a) Non-consumptive uses of less than 1,000 gallons during any day, 
and less than 100,000 gallons during any quarter.
    (b) Ballast water used for shipping purposes.
    (c) Water taken, withdrawn or diverted from streams tributary to the 
river master's gauging station at Montague.
    (d) Water taken, withdrawn or diverted below R.M. 38 (the mouth of 
the Cohansey River) and such proportion of waters taken, diverted or 
withdrawn above R.M. 38 and below R.M. 92.4 (the mouth of the Schuylkill 
River) as the Executive Director may determine, on the basis of 
hydrologic studies, would have no discernible effect upon the

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maintenance of the salt front below the mouth of the Schuylkill River.



Sec.  420.44  Cooling water.

    Water used exclusively for cooling purposes which is returned to the 
stream in compliance with the effluent requirements of applicable water 
quality standards, shall be charged at the non-consumptive use rate 
except that losses due to in-stream evaporation caused by cooling uses 
will be charged as consumptive use.



Sec.  420.45  Historical use.

    A person who or which could not for any reason use, take, withdraw 
or divert waters of the basin from the place in question on March 31, 
1971, shall not be entitled to a certificate of entitlement.

                  Hydroelectric Power Water Use Charges



Sec.  420.51  Hydroelectric power plant water use charges.

    (a) Annual base charges. Owners of conventional run-of-river 
hydroelectric power plants that benefit from water storage facilities 
owned or partially owned by the Commission shall pay an annual base 
charge to the Commission. The amount of the base annual charge shall be 
one dollar per kilowatt of installed capacity.
    (b) Annual variable charges. In addition to the base charge 
established in (a) of this section, annual charges based on power 
generated at each facility will be assessed as follows:
    (1) Owners of hydroelectric power plants that benefit from increased 
hydraulic head available to the hydroelectric project as a result of 
investments by the Commission shall be charged one mill per kilowatt-
hour of energy produced.
    (2) Owners of hydroelectric power plants that derive additional 
benefits from increased flows available to the hydroelectric project 
that would not have been available without the Commission-sponsored 
project shall be charged one-half mill per kilowatt-hour of energy 
produced. No charges for increased flows will be required when charges 
for increased hydraulic head are in effect.
    (3) Charges for the use of any facilities such as pipe conduits, 
outlet works, and so on, installed in, on or near a Commission-sponsored 
project that benefit the hydroelectric project in any way will be 
determined on a case-by-case basis as approved by the Commission.
    (c) Credits. The owner of any hydroelectric generating facility 
shall receive a credit against the current year water use fee otherwise 
payable to the Commission for any amount which the Commission receives 
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or from the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission for each calendar year.
    (d) Exemptions. No payment will be required when hydroelectric power 
facility water use charges would amount to less than $25 per year. 
Retroactive charges will not be assessed for facilities which have 
already obtained Commission approval pursuant to Section 3.8 of the 
Delaware River Basin Compact. All hydroelectric generating projects that 
do not benefit from storage owned or partially owned by the Commission 
are exempt from these Commission water charges.
    (e) Payment of bills. The amount due each year shall bear interest 
at the rate of 1% per month for each day it is unpaid beginning 30 days 
after the due date. Payments are due within 30 days of the end of each 
calendar year. Annual base charges will be prorated for periods less 
than a year.

[53 FR 45260, Nov. 9, 1988]

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                    SUBCHAPTER B_SPECIAL REGULATIONS





PART 430_GROUND WATER PROTECTION AREA: PENNSYLVANIA--Table of Contents



Sec.
430.1 Policy.
430.3 Purpose.
430.5 Definitions.
430.7 Determination of protected areas and restriction on water use.
430.9 Comprehensive plan policies.
430.11 Advance notice of exploratory drilling.
430.13 Protected area permits for new withdrawals.
430.15 Conservation requirements.
430.17 Registration of existing withdrawals.
430.19 Ground water withdrawal metering, recording, and reporting.
430.21 Protection of existing users.
430.23 Technical determinations and procedures.
430.25 Other permit requirements.
430.27 Emergencies.
430.29 Appeals.
430.31 Sanctions: Civil and criminal.
430.33 Duration.
430.35 Amendments.

    Authority: Pub. L. 87-328 (75 Stat. 688).

    Source: 46 FR 24, Jan. 2, 1981, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  430.1  Policy.

    The provisions of this part implement Commission Resolutions 80-18 
and 80-27 relating to ground water protection in southeastern 
Pennsylvania.



Sec.  430.3  Purpose.

    The purpose of this regulation is to protect the ground water 
resources in the Triassic lowland and adjacent area of southeastern 
Pennsylvania and the public interest in those resources. In particular 
this regulation is to:
    (a) Assure the effective management of water withdrawals to avoid 
depletion of natural stream flows and ground waters and to protect the 
quality of such water.
    (b) Assure that ground water withdrawals are undertaken consistent 
with the policies stated in the Comprehensive Plan.
    (c) Protect the just and equitable interests and rights of present 
and future lawful users of water resources, giving due regard to the 
need to balance and reconcile alternative and conflicting uses in view 
of present and threatened shortages of water of the quality required to 
serve such uses.
    (d) Provide a mechanism for the acquisition of additional 
information necessary to more accurately plan and manage water 
resources.
    (e) Encourage all water users to adopt and implement reasonable 
water conservation measures and practices, to assure efficient use of 
limited water supplies.



Sec.  430.5  Definitions.

    For purposes of this regulation, except as otherwise required by the 
context:
    Aquifer means waterbearing formation that contains sufficient ground 
water to be important as a source of supply.
    Comprehensive Plan means the plans, policies and programs adopted as 
part of the Comprehensive Plan of the Delaware Basin in accordance with 
section 3.2 and Article 13 of the Delaware River Basin Compact.
    Ground water means all water beneath the surface of the ground.
    Ground water basin means a subsurface structure having the character 
of a basin with respect to the collection, retention and outflow of 
water.
    Ground water protected area means the areas declared and delineated 
by the Commission to be a ground water protected area pursuant to 
Article 10 of the Delaware River Basin Compact and this regulation.
    Ground water recharge means the addition of water to an aquifer by 
infiltration of precipitation through the soil, infilitration from 
surface streams, lakes or reservoirs, flow of ground water from another 
aquifer, or pumpage of water into the aquifer through wells.
    Project means the same word as defined by section 1.2(g) of the 
Delaware River Basin Compact.
    Protected area permit means a permit to divert or withdraw ground 
water within the ground water protected area for domestic, municipal, 
agricultural or industrial uses, granted pursuant to

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section 10.3 of the Delaware River Basin Compact and this regulation.



Sec.  430.7  Determination of protected areas and restriction on water use.

    In consideration of the foregoing facts and for the purposes cited 
above:
    (a) The Commission hereby determines and delineates the following 
area to be a protected area within the meaning and for the purpose of 
Article 10 of the Delaware River Basin Compact:

Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area

    The ``Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area'' shall 
consist of those portions of the following listed counties and political 
subdivision located within the Delaware Basin:

                                                      Townships
Berks County..............................  Douglass, Hereford, Union.
Bucks County..............................  Bedminster, Buckingham,
                                             Doylestown, East Rockhill,
                                             Hilltown, Lower
                                             Southampton, Middletown,
                                             Milford, New Britain,
                                             Newtown, Northampton,
                                             Plumstead, Richland, Upper
                                             Southampton, Warminster,
                                             Warrington, Warrick, West
                                             Rockhill, Wrightstown.
                                                      Boroughs
                                            Chalfont, Doylestown,
                                             Dublin, Hulmeville,
                                             Ivyland, Langhorne,
                                             Langhorne Manor, New
                                             Britain, Newtown, Penndel,
                                             Perkasie, Quakertown,
                                             Richlandtown, Sellersville,
                                             Silverdale, Telford,
                                             Trumbauersville.
                                                      Townships
Chester County............................  Birmingham, Charlestown,
                                             East Coventry, East
                                             Bradford, East Goshen, East
                                             Pikeland, Easttown, East
                                             Vincent, East Whiteland,
                                             North Coventry, Schuylkill,
                                             South Coventry, Thornbury,
                                             Tredyffrin, Warwick, West
                                             Bradford, West Goshen,
                                             Westtown, Willistown, West
                                             Whiteland.
                                                      Boroughs
                                            Elverson, Malvern,
                                             Phoenixville, Spring City,
                                             West Chester.
                                                      Townships
Lehigh County.............................  Lower Milford.
Montgomery County.........................  All of the area within the
                                             county boundary.
 

    (b) The Commission hereby determines that within the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area demands upon available ground 
water supplies have developed or threaten to develop to such a degree as 
to create a water shortage or to impair or conflict with the 
requirements or effectuation of the Comprehensive Plan. Accordingly, no 
person, firm, corporation or other entity within the area shall withdraw 
ground water for any purpose at a rate exceeding 10,000 gallons per day, 
except as prescribed by this regulation.



Sec.  430.9  Comprehensive plan policies.

    The water resources within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground 
Water Protected Area shall be managed consistent with the Comprehensive 
Plan policies. For purposes of this ground water protected area, section 
2.20.4 of the Water Code of the Delaware River Basin shall be applied 
using the following definition of the term ``withdrawal limits'':
    (a) Withdrawal limits. Except as may be otherwise determined by the 
Commission to be in the public interest, withdrawals from the 
underground waters of the basin shall be limited to the maximum draft of 
all withdrawals from a ground water basin, aquifer, or aquifer system 
that can be sustained without rendering supplies unreliable, causing 
long-term progressive lowering of ground water levels, water quality 
degradation, permanent loss of storage capacity, or substantial impact 
on low flows of perennial streams.
    (b) [Reserved]



Sec.  430.11  Advance notice of exploratory drilling.

    The Commission encourages consultation with any project sponsor who 
is considering development of a new or expanded ground water withdrawal 
that is being planned for any purpose when the daily average withdrawal 
during any calendar month exceeds 10,000 gallons to insure proper 
implementation of this regulation and to reduce the possibility of 
investment in new ground water development facilities which may not be 
approved hereunder. Such consultation should occur early in the planning 
stage of a new project and prior to initiation of exploratory drilling.
    (a) Any person, firm corporation or other entity planning a new or 
expanded ground water withdrawal that may be operated at a daily average 
withdrawal during any calendar month in excess of 10,000 gallons shall 
notify the Executive Director not less than 30 days prior to initiation 
of exploratory

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drilling. Such notice shall be in writing and shall specify the location 
of proposed new facility, the anticipated rate of withdrawal, and the 
general purpose of the proposed water use. The notice shall also state 
the location of existing wells within the radius set forth in Sec.  
430.21(a).
    (b) Whenever the Executive Director shall deem necessary, or upon 
request of a party proposing a new or expanded withdrawal of ground 
water, an informal conference may be scheduled to review the nature of 
the proposed withdrawal, the applicability of the Commission's standards 
relating to ground water, and the requirements of a protected area 
permit under this regulation.



Sec.  430.13  Protected area permits for new withdrawals.

    Any person, firm, corporation or other entity who proposes to 
develop a new ground water withdrawal or expand an existing ground water 
withdrawal for any purpose within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground 
Water Protected Area shall be required to obtain a protected area permit 
under this regulation if the proposed new or increased rate of 
withdrawal from a well or group of wells operated as a system average 
more than 10,000 gallons per day over a 30-day period. Whenever the 
Executive Director, upon investigation or upon a reference from a state 
or federal agency, determines that a new or increased withdrawal from a 
group of wells within the protected area, whether or not such wells are 
operated as a system, may have a substantial effect on the water 
resources of the basin or is likely to have a significant adverse effect 
on other water uses within the protected area, the Commission may direct 
a notice to the owners or sponsors of such wells, and require such 
owners or sponsors to apply for and obtain a protected area permit under 
this regulation.
    (a) Applications for a protected area permit shall be submitted to 
the Commission on forms approved by the Executive Director. Each 
application shall be accompanied by the following information:
    (1) A map indicating the location of existing wells and perennial 
streams.
    (2) A written report prepared by a hydrogeologist describing the 
expected effects of the proposed withdrawal on existing wells, flows of 
perennial streams and the long-term lowering of ground water levels.
    (3) A log showing the nature of subsurface material encountered 
during the construction and installation of the exploratory or 
production well(s).
    (4) The detailed results of extended pump tests, of not less than 48 
hours duration, and records of observations during such pump tests from 
representative monitoring wells.
    (b) Applications for a protected area permits whose daily average 
withdrawal during any calendar month is in excess of 10,000 gallons 
shall be accompanied by an application fee of $100. Government agencies 
shall be exempt from such application fee.
    (c) If the application for a protected area permit is for a daily 
average withdrawal during any calendar month in excess of 100,000 
gallons, it shall be accompanied by such other information or exhibits 
required by Article 3 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure. In such cases, only the application fee required by the Rules 
will be assessed.
    (d) To qualify for approval of a protected area permit, the owner or 
sponsor of the proposed withdrawal shall demonstrate that:
    (1) The proposed withdrawal is consistent with the Commission's 
Comprehensive Plan and the policies and purposes of these regulations.
    (2) Opportunities to satisy water requirements on a timely basis 
from existing available supplies and facilities have been explored and 
found infeasible.
    (3) The proposed withdrawal, in conjunction with other withdrawals 
in the applicable ground water basin, will not exceed withdrawal limits 
of a ground water basin, aquifer or aquifer system.
    (4) The proposed withdrawal will not significantly impair or reduce 
the flow of perennial streams in the area.
    (5) Existing ground and surface water withdrawals will not be 
adversely impacted, or will be otherwise assured of adequate supplies in 
accordance with the requirements of Sec.  430.19 of this part.

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    (6) The proposed withdrawal will not cause substantial, permanent 
adverse impact to the overlying environment.
    (7) The owner or sponsor has adopted and will implement conservation 
and management programs as required by Sec.  430.15 of this part.
    (e) Ground water withdrawals for space heating or cooling purposes 
that are less than 100,000 gallons per day shall be exempt from 
obtaining a protected area permit provided that the water withdrawn is 
returned locally, and to the same ground water basin and aquifer system 
from which it is withdrawn, undiminished in quantity and quality (except 
temperature). Ground water withdrawals for space heating or cooling that 
are subsequently used for commercial or industrial water supply purposes 
are subject to Commission withdrawal and wastewater discharge 
regulations. Ground water withdrawals exempted pursuant to this 
subsection shall be subject to the registration requirements of Sec.  
430.17.
    (f) All ground water withdrawal projects exempted by subsection 
``e'' above shall be constructed in conformance with accepted industry 
practice and as a minimum shall comply with the following standards:
    (1) All wells shall be drilled by a Pennsylvania licensed well 
driller and a Water Well Inventory Report shall be completed and filed 
with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PADER);
    (2) No wells shall be located within a 100-year floodway;
    (3) All wells shall have top of casing extended a minimum of one 
foot above the 100-year flood elevation;
    (4) All wells shall have the casing protruding a minimum of six 
inches above the immediate surrounding grade;
    (5) The area around all wells or well pits shall be constructed and/
or graded to prevent the entrance of surface waters;
    (6) All wells shall be accessible for inspection and shall have an 
access hole for water level measurements;
    (7) In order to protect against significant leaks of refrigerant, 
all ground water heat pump systems shall be equipped with an automatic 
shutdown device that senses abnormally low or abnormally high 
refrigerant pressures;
    (8) Any drilled well holes that are abandoned shall be sealed with a 
minimum of ten feet of cement grout. Additional seals may be required to 
separate different water-bearing zones.
    (g) Protected area permits shall be approved or disapproved by the 
Executive Director with the concurrence of the Pennsylvania member of 
the Commission or his alternate.
    (h) Dockets and protected area permits may be issued for a duration 
of up to ten years and shall specify the maximum total withdrawals that 
must not be exceeded during any consecutive 30-day period. Such maximum 
total withdrawals shall be based on demands projected to occur during 
the duration of the docket or protected area permit.
    (i) Ground water withdrawal limits shall be defined for subbasins in 
accordance with the provisions of (i)(1) or (2) of this section. The 
limits for specific subbasins are set forth in (i)(3) of this section.
    (1) Baseflow frequency analyses shall be conducted for all subbasins 
in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area. The 
analyses shall determine the 1-year-in-25 average annual baseflow rate. 
The 1-year-in-25 average annual baseflow rate shall serve as the maximum 
withdrawal limit for net annual ground water withdrawals for subbasins. 
If net annual ground water withdrawals exceed 75 percent of this rate 
for a subbasin, such a subbasin shall be deemed ``potentially 
stressed.'' The Commission shall maintain a current list of net annual 
ground water withdrawals for all subbasins. ``Net'' annual ground water 
withdrawals includes total ground water withdrawals less total water 
returned to the ground water system of the same subbasin.
    (2) Upon application by the appropriate governmental body or bodies, 
the withdrawal limits criteria set forth in (i)(1) of this section may 
be revised by the Commission to provide additional protection for any 
subbasin identified in (i)(3) of this section with streams or stream 
segments designated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as either ``high 
quality,'' or ``exceptional value,'' or ``wild,'' or ``scenic,''

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or ``pastoral,'' or to correspond with more stringent requirements in 
integrated resource plans adopted and implemented by all municipalities 
within a subbasin identified in (i)(3) of this section. Integrated 
resource plans shall be developed according to sound principles of 
hydrology. Such plans shall at a minimum assess water resources and 
existing uses of water; estimate future water demands and resource 
requirements; evaluate supply-side and demand-side alternatives to meet 
water withdrawal needs; assess options for wastewater discharge to 
subsurface formations and streams; consider stormwater and floodplain 
management; assess the capacity of the subbasin to meet present and 
future demands for withdrawal and nonwithdrawal uses such as instream 
flows; identify potential conflicts and problems; incorporate public 
participation; and outline plans and programs including land use 
ordinances to resolve conflicts and meet needs. Integrated resource 
plans shall be adopted and implemented by all municipalities within a 
subbasin and incorporated into each municipality's Comprehensive Plan.
    (3)(i) The potentially stressed levels and withdrawal limits for all 
delineated basins and subbasins are set forth below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Potentially
                Subbasin                  Stressed (mgy)    Withdrawal
                                                \1\         Limit (mgy)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Neshaminy Creek Basin
------------------------------------------------------------------------
West Branch Neshaminy Creek Basin.......            1054            1405
Pine Run Basin..........................             596             795
North Branch Neshaminy Creek............             853            1131
Doylestown Subbasin Neshaminy Creek.....             710             946
Warwick Subbasin Neshaminy Creek........             889            1185
Warrington Subbasin Little Neshaminy                 505             673
 Creek..................................
Park Creek Basin........................             582             776
Warminster Subbasin Little Neshaminy                1016            1355
 Creek..................................
Mill Creek Basin........................            1174            1565
Northampton Subbasin Neshaminy Creek....             596             794
Newtown Creek...........................             298             397
Core Creek Basin........................             494             658
Ironworks Creek Basin...................             326             434
Schuylkill River Basin..................            3026            4034
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Lower Section Subbasin Neshaminy Creek
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hay Creek...............................             974            1299
Lower Reach Manatawny-Ironstone Creek...            1811            2414
Pigeon Creek............................             611             815
Schuylkill-Crow Creek...................            1157            1543
Schuylkill-Mingo Creek..................             671             895
Schuylkill-Plymouth-Mill Creeks.........            4446            5929
Schuylkill-Sixpenny Creek...............            1490            1987
Schuylkill-Sprogels Run.................            1091            1455
Schuylkill-Stony Creek..................             687             916
Schuylkill-Trout Creek..................            1082            1443
Stony Creek.............................            1242            1655
Valley Creek............................            1865            2486
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  French and Pickering Creek Subbasins
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lower Reach French Creek................             634             845
Lower Reach Pickering Creek.............            1716            2288
Middle Reach French Creek...............            1608            2145
South Branch French Creek...............            1044            1393
Upper Reach French Creek................            1295            1726
Upper Reach Pickering Creek.............            1358            1811
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Perkiomen and Skippack Creek Subbasins
------------------------------------------------------------------------
East Branch Perkiomen-Indian Creeks.....             633             844
East Branch Perkiomen-Mill Creeks.......             720             961
East Branch Perkiomen-Morris Run........            1214            1619
Hosensack-Indian Creeks.................            1257            1676
Lower Reach Skippack Creek..............            1069            1426
Perkiomen-Deep Creeks...................            1047            1396
Perkiomen-Lodal Creeks..................            1200            1600

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Perkiomen-Macoby Creek..................            1252            1669
Swamp-Middle Creeks.....................            1423            1898
Swamp-Minister Creeks...................             547             730
Swamp-Scioto Creeks.....................             746             994
Towamencin Creek........................             466             622
Unami-Licking Creeks....................             992            1322
Unami-Ridge Valley Creeks...............            1068            1424
Upper Reach Perkiomen Creek.............            1223            1631
Upper Reach Skippack Creek..............             813            1084
West Branch Perkiomen Creek.............            1566            2088
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Delaware River Basin
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jericho Creek...........................             421             562
Mill Creek..............................            1600            2134
Paunnacussing Creek.....................             513             684
Pidcock Creek...........................             563             751
Upper Reach Cobbs Creek.................             871            1161
Upper Reach Crum Creek..................            1290            1721
Upper Reach Darby Creek.................            1625            2167
Upper Reach East Branch Chester Creek...            1865            2487
Upper Reach Frankford Creek.............            1414            1886
Upper Reach Poquessing Creek............            1008            1344
Upper Reach Ridley Creek................            1707            2275
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Tohickon Subbasin
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tohickon-Beaver-Morgan Creeks...........            1156            1541
Tohickon-Deep Run.......................             956            1274
Tohickon-Geddes-Cabin Runs..............             602             803
Tohickon-Lake Nockamixon................             556             741
Tohickon-Three Mile Run.................             726             968
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Pennypack and Wissahickon Subbasins
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lower Reach Wissahickon Creek...........            2750            3666
Upper Reach Wissahickon Creek...........            1302            1736
Middle Reach Pennypack Creek............            1295            1727
Upper Reach Pennypack Creek.............            1358            1811
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Brandywine Creek Subbasin
------------------------------------------------------------------------
East Branch Brandywine-Taylor Run.......            1054            1405
Middle Reach Brandywine Creek...........             823            1098
Upper Reach Brandywine Creek............            1614            2153
West Branch Brandywine-Beaver Run.......            2110            2813
West Branch Brandywine-Broad Run........            2380            3173
West Valley Creek.......................            1673            2231
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Lehigh Subbasin
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Upper Reach Saucon Creek................             946            1262
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ mgy means million gallons per year.

    (ii) Subject to public notice and hearing, this section may be 
updated or revised based upon new and evolving information on hydrology 
and streamflow and ground water monitoring or in accordance with 
paragraph (i)(2) of this section.
    (j) Upon its determination that a subbasin is potentially stressed, 
the Commission shall notify all ground water users in the subbasin 
withdrawing 10,000 gallons per day or more during any 30-day period of 
its determination. If any such users have not obtained a docket or 
protected area permit from the Commission, they shall be required to 
apply to the Commission within 60 days of notification.
    (k) In potentially stressed subbasins, dockets and protected area 
permit applications for new or expanded ground water withdrawals must 
include one or more programs to mitigate the adverse impacts of the new 
or expanded ground

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water withdrawal. The eligible programs are noted below. If the 
remainder of the application and the program(s) submitted are 
acceptable, the withdrawal may be approved by the Commission for an 
initial three-year period. The applicant shall implement the program(s) 
immediately upon Commission approval. If after the three-year period the 
program(s) is deemed successful by the Commission, the docket or permit 
duration may be extended for up to 10 years. The project sponsor shall 
be required to continue the program(s) for the duration of the docket or 
permit.
    (1) A conjunctive use program that demonstrates the applicant's 
capability to obtain at least 15 percent of its average annual system 
usage from a reliable surface water supply. An acceptable program shall 
include either reservoir storage or an interconnection with a surface 
water supplier and an agreement or contract to purchase water from the 
supplier for the duration of the docket or permit.
    (2) A water conservation program that exceeds the requirements of 
Sec.  430.15. For existing water utilities, the program shall reduce 
average annual per capita water usage by at least five percent. All 
conservation programs shall include water conservation pricing, either 
inclining block rates, seasonal rates, or excess-use surcharges, and 
plumbing fixture rebate or retrofit components. For self-supplied users, 
the program shall include water efficient technologies such as 
recycling, reuse, xeriscaping, drip or micro irrigation, or other 
innovative technology approved by the Commission.
    (3) A program to monitor and control ground water infiltration to 
the receiving sewer system. The program must quantify ground water 
infiltration to the system and document reductions in infiltration. The 
program should include such measures as leakage surveys of sewer mains, 
metering of sewer flows in mains and interceptors, analysis of sewer 
system flows to quantify infiltration, and remedial measures such as 
repair of leaks and joints, main lining, and main replacement.
    (4) An artificial recharge or spray irrigation program that 
demonstrates a return of at least 60 percent of the total new or 
expanded annual withdrawal to the same ground water basin and aquifer 
system from which it is withdrawn. The program shall not impair ground 
water quality.
    (5) An alternative program approved by the Commission to mitigate 
the adverse impacts of the new or expanded ground water withdrawal.
    (l) The durations of all existing dockets and protected area permits 
may be extended by the Commission for an additional five years if the 
docket or permit holder successfully implements in either (k)(1) or 
(k)(2) of this section. If the docket or permit holder successfully 
implements both options, the docket or permit may be extended for an 
additional ten years. The Executive Director shall notify all docket and 
permit holders potentially affected by this resolution of their right to 
file an application to determine their eligibility for extension.
    (m) It is the policy of the Commission to prevent, to the extent 
reasonably possible, net annual ground water withdrawals from exceeding 
the maximum withdrawal limit. An application for a proposed new or 
expanded ground water withdrawal that would result in net annual ground 
water withdrawals exceeding the maximum withdrawal limit established in 
paragraph (i)(3) of this section shall set forth the applicant's 
proposal for complying with the Commission's policy, with such 
supporting documentation as may be required by the Executive Director. 
Notification of the application shall be given to all affected existing 
water users who may also submit comments or recommendations for 
consideration by the Commission on the pending application. In taking 
action upon the application, the Commission shall give consideration to 
the submissions from the applicant and affected water users. If the 
Commission determines that it is in the public interest to do so, it may 
reduce the total of proposed and existing ground water withdrawals 
within a subbasin to a level at or below the withdrawal limit. Unless 
otherwise determined by the Commission, docket

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and permit holders shall share equitably in such reductions.

[46 FR 24, Jan. 2, 1981, as amended at 50 FR 5973, Feb. 13, 1985; 63 FR 
6477, Feb. 9, 1998; 64 FR 35566, July 1, 1999]



Sec.  430.15  Conservation requirements.

    The following conservation requirements shall apply to all existing, 
new or expanded ground water withdrawals for municipal, public, 
industrial or commercial water supply whose cumulative daily average 
withdrawal from one or more wells during any calendar month exceeds 
10,000 gallons.
    (a) Each person, firm, corporation or other entity withdrawing 
ground water within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected 
Area for purposes of municipal or public water supply shall comply with 
the following conservation requirements:
    (1) Water connections shall be metered, and water charges collected 
shall be based on metered usage.
    (2) A water conservation program shall be initiated and diligently 
pursued within the service area of the municipal or public water supply. 
Such program shall include a program for leakage control providing for 
the monitoring, prevention and repair of significant leakage, and the 
provision of customer information relating to water-saving devices.
    (3) Interconnections with adjacent water systems shall be considered 
to assure more reliable supplies of water during emergencies.
    (4) A drought emergency plan specifying actions which would be taken 
to reduce demand and assure supplies to priority uses in the event of 
drought conditions shall be prepared in cooperation with the 
municipalities in the service area. The plan shall be filed with the 
Commission.
    (b) Each person, firm, corporation or other entity withdrawing 
ground water within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected 
Area for purposes of industrial or commercial water supply shall comply 
with the following conservation requirements:
    (1) Opportunities for water conservation shall be investigated and 
all feasible conservation measures shall be implemented at the earliest 
practicable time.
    (2) Water uses shall be monitored, and a systematic process shall be 
adopted and implemented to provide for the detection and expeditious 
correction of leakage.
    (3) A drought emergency plan specifying the actions to be taken to 
reduce demand in the event of drought conditions shall be prepared and 
filed with the Commission.
    (c) Permits issued pursuant to these regulations shall be 
conditioned upon compliance with the requirements of this section.



Sec.  430.17  Registration of existing withdrawals.

    (a) Existing users of ground water within the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area whose lawful use commenced 
prior to the effective date of this regulation, whose cumulative monthly 
average daily withdrawal from one or more wells exceeds 10,000 gallons 
and whose withdrawal has not previously been approved by DRBC, pursuant 
to section 3.8 of the Compact, shall, prior to July 1, 1981, register 
their use with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources 
acting as agent for the Commission. Registration is required as a 
condition for such existing users being eligible for the protection 
afforded by this regulation. Such registration shall include withdrawals 
from quarries that are not fed by surface streams.
    (b) Registrations shall be filed on forms approved by the Executive 
Director of the Commission. Each registrant shall provide, without 
limitation thereto, the following:
    (1) A description of the location, size and depth of each well and 
the pump facilities installed therein.
    (2) The estimated quantity of water withdrawn from each well, or 
related group of wells, during each month of 1980.
    (3) The purposes for which the water is withdrawn, its place of use, 
and the approximate quantity of water used for each purpose.
    (4) The location and method of wastewater disposal and discharge.
    (5) A registration fee of $5 for each well.

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Sec.  430.19  Ground water withdrawal metering, recording, and reporting.

    (a) Each person, firm, corporation, or other entity whose cumulative 
daily average withdrawal of ground water from a well or group of wells 
operated as a system exceeds 10,000 gallons per day during any 30-day 
period shall meter or measure and record their withdrawals and report 
such withdrawals to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Resources. Withdrawals shall be measured by means of an automatic 
continuous recording device, flow meter, or other method, and shall be 
measured to within five percent of actual flow. Meters or other methods 
of measurement shall be subject to approval and inspection by the 
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources as to type, method, 
installation, maintenance, calibration, reading, and accuracy. 
Withdrawals shall at a minimum be recorded on a daily basis for public 
water supply use and on a biweekly basis for all other water uses, and 
reported as monthly totals annually. More frequent recording or 
reporting may be required by the Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Resources or the Commission.
    (b) The following water uses and operations are exempt from the 
metering or measurement requirements of paragraph (a): Agricultural 
irrigation; snowmaking; dewatering incidental to mining and quarrying; 
dewatering incidental to construction; and space heating or cooling uses 
that are exempt from permit requirements in Sec.  430.13. Except for 
space heating and cooling uses described herein, persons engaged in such 
exempt withdrawals in excess of 10,000 gallons per day during any 30-day 
period shall record the pumping rates and the dates and elapsed hours of 
operation of any well or pump used to withdraw ground water, and report 
such information as required in paragraph (a). Space heating and cooling 
uses that are exempt from permit requirements in Sec.  430.13 shall also 
be exempt from the requirement for recording and reporting.
    (c) Pursuant to section 11.5 of the Compact, the Pennsylvania 
Department of Environmental Resources shall administer and enforce a 
program for metering, recording, and reporting ground-water withdrawals 
in accordance with this regulation.

(Delaware River Basin Compact, 75 Stat. 688)

[51 FR 25031, July 10, 1986]



Sec.  430.21  Protection of existing users.

    (a) Protected area permits issued under this regulation for new or 
expanded withdrawals of ground water shall include conditions to protect 
the owners of existing wells in accordance with the provisions of this 
section.
    (b) Any person, firm, corporation or other entity who commences a 
new or expanded withdrawal of ground water that is subject to the 
requirement of a protected area permit under this regulation shall 
provide mitigating measures if the withdrawal significantly affects or 
interferes with any existing well. Mitigation measures may consist of:
    (1) Providing an alternative water supply, of adequate quantity and 
quality, to the effected well owner(s);
    (2) Providing financial compensation to the affected well owner(s) 
sufficient to cover the costs of acquiring an alternative water supply 
of adequate quantity and quality; or
    (3) Such other measures as the Commission shall determine to be just 
and equitable under the circumstances present in the case of any 
individual application.

[46 FR 24, Jan. 2, 1981. Redesignated at 51 FR 25031, July 10, 1986]



Sec.  430.23  Technical determinations and procedures.

    (a) The radius to be considered in assessing the potential impact of 
a proposed new or expanded ground water withdrawal, as required by 
Sec. Sec.  430.11 and 430.13 of this part shall be as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        Radius from the
                                                           proposed
  Quantity of cumulative proposed withdrawal (gpd)     withdrawal to be
                                                      considered (miles)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
10,000 to 50,000....................................           0.5
50,000 to 100,000...................................           0.75
In excess of 100,000................................           1.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Ground water withdrawal limits, as defined in section 2.20.4 of 
the Water Code of the Delaware River Basis and Sec.  430.9 of this part, 
shall be calculated

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on the basis of the average recharge rate to the basin, aquifer, or 
aquifer system during repetition of a period which includes the worst 
recorded drought.
    (c) The requirement of paragraph (a) or (b) of this section may be 
modified or waived by the Executive Director or the Commission if an 
applicant adopts and implements a program for coordinated use of ground 
and surface water, and the applicant demonstrates that operation of the 
coordinated program will be consistent with the policies contained in 
the Comprehensive Plan and the purposes of these regulations.

[46 FR 24, Jan. 2, 1981. Redesignated at 51 FR 25031, July 10, 1986]



Sec.  430.25  Other permit requirements.

    (a) Except to the extent provided in these regulations, registration 
of existing ground and surface water withdrawals and the issuance of 
withdrawal permits hereunder shall not create any private or proprietary 
rights in the water of the basin and the Commission reserves the right 
to amend, alter, or repeal these regulations and to amend, alter or 
rescind any actions taken hereunder in order to insure the proper 
control, use and management of the water resources of the basin.
    (b) Neither the obligation to obtain a protected area permit under 
this regulation, nor the receipt thereof, shall relieve the sponsor of a 
new or expanded ground water withdrawal project of the obligation to 
obtain any other applicable permits required by Federal, state or local 
government agencies.
    (c) A new or expanded ground water withdrawal subject to the 
requirement of a protected area permit under this regulation shall not 
require any further approval by the Commission if the daily average 
withdrawal during any calendar month is less than 100,000 gallons. If 
the new or expanded withdrawal exceeds a daily average of 100,000 
gallons during any calendar month, the project shall be subject to 
review and approval by the commission pursuant to section 3.8 of the 
Delaware River Basin Compact, and the requirement of a protected area 
permit for such a project shall be in addition to other requirements of 
the Commission and its Rules of Practice and Procedure.

[46 FR 24, Jan. 2, 1981. Redesignated at 51 FR 25031, July 10, 1986]



Sec.  430.27  Emergencies.

    In the event of an emergency requiring immediate action to protect 
the public health and safety or to avoid substantial and irreparable 
injury to any private person or property, and the circumstances do not 
permit full review and determination in accordance with these 
regulations, the Executive Director, with the concurrence of the 
Pennsylvania member of the Commission or his alternate, may issue an 
emergency permit authorizing an applicant to take such action relating 
to these regulations as the Executive Director may deem necessary and 
proper. In such cases, the applicant shall be fully responsible for 
protecting existing ground water users, as prescribed in Sec.  430.19 of 
this part. The Executive Director shall report at the next meeting of 
the Commission on the nature of the emergency and any action taken under 
this section.

[47 FR 21776, May 20, 1982. Redesignated at 51 FR 25031, July 10, 1986]



Sec.  430.29  Appeals.

    Any person aggrieved by any action or decision of the Executive 
Director taken under these regulations shall be entitled upon timely 
filing of a request therefor, to a hearing in accordance with Article 6 
of the Commission'a Rules of Practice and Procedure.

[46 FR 24, Jan. 2, 1981. Redesignated at 51 FR 25031, July 10, 1986]



Sec.  430.31  Sanctions: Civil and criminal.

    (a) Any person, association, corporation, public or private entity 
who or which violates or attempts or conspires to violate any provision 
of this regulation, or any order, regulation or permit issued in 
furtherance thereof, shall be punishable as provided in section 14.17 of 
the Compact.
    (b) General Counsel of the Commission may, in his discretion, 
request the appropriate law enforcement officers of the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania to prosecute any or all violations of this

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regulation in accordance with the Compact and the laws of the 
Commonwealth, and for recovery of the fines fixed by section 14.17 of 
the Compact, in the name and on behalf of the Commission. The 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its law enforcement officers are hereby 
requested pursuant to sections 10.1 and 11.5 of the Compact, to provide 
such technical, professional and administrative services as may be 
required for such enforcement.
    (c) In addition to such penal sanctions as may be imposed pursuant 
to this section, any violation of this regulation shall be subject to 
such civil remedies by injunction and otherwise as provided by law.

[46 FR 24, Jan. 2, 1981. Redesignated at 51 FR 25031, July 10, 1986]



Sec.  430.33  Duration.

    The delineation and declaration of the Southeastern Pennsylvania 
Ground Water Protected Area made pursuant to this regulation, and the 
requirements established hereby, shall continue until terminated by 
specific action of the Commission.

[46 FR 24, Jan. 2, 1981. Redesignated at 51 FR 25031, July 10, 1986]



Sec.  430.35  Amendments.

    Upon request by any interested party, or on its own motion, the 
Commission may consider amendment of this regulation, and modify the 
geographic boundaries of the protected area, in accordance with Article 
10 of the Compact.

[46 FR 24, Jan. 2, 1981. Redesignated at 51 FR 25031, July 10, 1986]

                        PARTS 431	439 [RESERVED]



PART 440_HIGH VOLUME HYDRAULIC FRACTURING--Table of Contents



Sec.
440.1 Purpose, authority, and relationship to other requirements.
440.2 Definitions.
440.3 High volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF).
440.4 Wastewater from high volume hydraulic fracturing and related 
          activities.

    Authority: Delaware River Basin Compact (75 Stat. 688).

    Source: 86 FR 20630, Apr. 21, 2021, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  440.1  Purpose, authority, and relationship to other requirements.

    (a) Purpose. The purpose of this part is to protect and conserve the 
water resources of the Delaware River Basin. To effectuate this purpose, 
this section establishes standards, requirements, conditions, and 
restrictions to prevent or reduce depletion and degradation of surface 
and groundwater resources and to promote sound practices of water 
resource management.
    (b) Authority. This part implements Sections 3.1, 3.2(a), 3.2 (b), 
3.6(b), 3.6(h), 4.1, 5.2, 7.1, 13.1 and 14.2(a) of the Delaware River 
Basin Compact.
    (c) Comprehensive Plan. The Commission has determined that the 
provisions of this part are required for the immediate and long range 
development and use of the water resources of the Basin and are 
therefore incorporated into the Commission's Comprehensive Plan.
    (d) Relationship to other Commission requirements. The provisions of 
this part are in addition to all applicable requirements in other 
Commission regulations, dockets, permits, and determinations.
    (e) Severability. The provisions of this part are severable. If any 
provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstances 
is held invalid, the invalidity will not affect other provisions or 
applications of this part, which can be given effect without the invalid 
provision or application.
    (f) Coordination and avoidance of duplication. In accordance with 
and pursuant to section 1.5 of the Delaware River Basin Compact, to the 
fullest extent it finds feasible and advantageous the Commission may 
enter into an Administrative Agreement (Agreement) with any Basin state 
or the Federal Government to coordinate functions and eliminate 
unnecessary duplication of effort. Such Agreements will be designed to: 
Effectuate intergovernmental cooperation, minimize the efforts and 
duplication of state and Commission staff resources wherever possible, 
ensure compliance with Commission-approved requirements, enhance early 
notification of the general public

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and other interested parties regarding proposed activities in the Basin, 
indicate where a host state's requirements satisfy the Commission's 
regulatory objectives, and clarify the relationship and project review 
decision making processes of the states and the Commission for projects 
subject to review by the states under their state authorities and by the 
Commission under Section 3.8 and Articles 6, 7, 10 and 11 of the 
Compact.

[86 FR 20630, Apr. 21, 2021, as amended at 88 FR 7006, Feb. 2, 2023]



Sec.  440.2  Definitions.

    For purposes of this part, the following terms and phrases have the 
meanings provided. Some definitions differ from those provided in 
regulations of one or more agencies of the Commission's member states 
and the Federal Government. Other definitions are consistent with terms 
defined by the Delaware River Basin Compact.
    Basin is the area of drainage into the Delaware River and its 
tributaries, including Delaware Bay.
    Commission is the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) created and 
constituted by the Delaware River Basin Compact.
    Discharge of wastewater from HVHF and HVHF-related activities is an 
intentional or unintentional action or omission resulting in the 
releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, 
spreading, spraying, injecting, leaching, dumping, or disposing of such 
wastewater to waters or land within the Basin, and including the 
abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other receptacles 
containing such wastewater.
    Fracturing fluid(s) is a mixture of water (whether fresh or 
recycled) and/or other fluids and chemicals or other additives, which 
are injected into the subsurface and which may include chemicals used to 
reduce friction, minimize biofouling of fractures, prevent corrosion of 
metal pipes or remove drilling mud damage within a wellbore area, and 
propping agents such as silica sand, which are deposited in the induced 
fractures.
    High volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) is hydraulic fracturing 
using a combined total of 300,000 or more gallons of water during all 
stages in a well completion, whether the well is vertical or 
directional, including horizontal, and whether the water is fresh or 
recycled and regardless of the chemicals or other additives mixed with 
the water.
    HVHF-related activities are:
    (1) Construction of an oil or natural gas production well that is to 
be stimulated using HVHF as defined in this section;
    (2) Chemical mixing or storage of proppant, chemicals and other 
additives to make fracturing fluid; and
    (3) Management of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing, including 
storage, disposal, treatment, or reuse in hydraulic fracturing 
operations or other uses.
    Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to stimulate the production 
of oil and natural gas from a well by injecting fracturing fluids down 
the wellbore under pressure to create and maintain induced fractures in 
the hydrocarbon-bearing rock of the target geologic formation.
    Person is any natural person, corporation, partnership, association, 
company, trust, Federal, state, or local governmental unit, agency, or 
authority, or other entity, public or private.
    Wastewater from HVHF and HVHF-related activities is:
    (1) Any wastewater, brine, or sludge containing chemicals, naturally 
occurring radioactive materials, heavy metals or other contaminants that 
have been used for or generated by high volume hydraulic fracturing or 
HVHF-related activities;
    (2) Leachate from solid wastes associated with HVHF-related 
activities, except if the solid wastes were lawfully disposed of in a 
landfill within the Basin prior to March 6, 2023; and
    (3) Any products, co-products, byproducts, or waste products 
resulting from the treatment, processing, or modification of the 
wastewater described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this definition.
    Water resource(s) is, in accordance with section 1.2(i) of the 
Delaware River Basin Compact, water and related natural resources in, 
on, under, or above the ground, including related uses of land, which 
are subject to beneficial

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use, ownership or control within the Delaware River Basin.

[86 FR 20630, Apr. 21, 2021, as amended at 88 FR 7007, Feb. 2, 2023]



Sec.  440.3  High volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF).

    (a) Determination. The Commission has determined that high volume 
hydraulic fracturing poses significant, immediate and long-term risks to 
the development, conservation, utilization, management, and preservation 
of the water resources of the Delaware River Basin and to Special 
Protection Waters of the Basin, considered by the Commission to have 
exceptionally high scenic, recreational, ecological, and/or water supply 
values. Controlling future pollution by prohibiting such activity in the 
Basin is required to effectuate the Comprehensive Plan, avoid injury to 
the waters of the Basin as contemplated by the Comprehensive Plan, and 
protect the public health and preserve the waters of the Basin for uses 
in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan.
    (b) Prohibition. High volume hydraulic fracturing in hydrocarbon 
bearing rock formations is prohibited within the Delaware River Basin.



Sec.  440.4  Wastewater from high volume hydraulic fracturing and related
activities.

    (a) Determination. The Commission has determined that the discharge 
of wastewater from high volume hydraulic fracturing and HVHF-related 
activities poses significant, immediate and long-term risks to the 
development, conservation, utilization, management, and preservation of 
the Basin's water resources. Controlling future pollution by prohibiting 
such discharge is required to effectuate the Comprehensive Plan, avoid 
injury to the waters of the Basin as contemplated by the Comprehensive 
Plan, and protect the public health and preserve the waters of the Basin 
for uses in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan.
    (b) Prohibition. No person may discharge wastewater from high volume 
hydraulic fracturing or HVHF-related activities to waters or land within 
the Basin.

[88 FR 7007, Feb. 2, 2023]

                        PARTS 441	499 [RESERVED]

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                   CHAPTER VI--WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL




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Part                                                                Page
700

[Reserved]

701             Council organization........................          61
704             Plan formulation standards and procedures...          75
705             Nondiscrimination in federally assisted 
                    programs--effectuation of Title VI of 
                    the Civil Rights Act of 1964............          76
706             Employee responsibilities and conduct.......          84
707             Compliance with the National Environmental 
                    Policy Act (NEPA).......................          91
708             Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission: 
                    Public participation in Upper 
                    Mississippi River System Master Plan....          95
725             Implementation of Executive Orders 11988, 
                    Floodplain Management and 11990, 
                    Protection of Wetlands..................         100
740             State Water Management Planning Program.....         102
741-799

[Reserved]

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                           PART 700 [RESERVED]



PART 701_COUNCIL ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents



                         Subpart A_Introduction

Sec.
701.1 General.
701.2 Creation and basic authority.
701.3 Purpose of the Water Resources Council.
701.4 Functions.
701.5 Organization pattern.
701.6 Location of office.

                   Subpart B_Headquarters Organization

701.51 The Council.
701.52 Definitions.
701.53 Council decisions by Members.
701.54 Interagency Liaison Committee.
701.55 Associate Members.
701.56 Observers.
701.57 Official decisions of the Council.
701.58 Task forces.
701.59 Advisory committees.
701.60 Procedures for revision of rules and regulations.
701.71 The Chairman.
701.76 The Water Resources Council Staff.
701.77 Director--duties and responsibilities.
701.78 Director--delegation of authorities.
701.79 Selection policy for professional personnel.

                      Subpart C_Field Organization

701.100 Field Directors.
701.101 Field committees.
701.102 Existing committees.

                  Subpart D_Availability of Information

701.200 Statement of policy.
701.201 Availability of records and informational materials.
701.202 Procedure for requests for information.
701.203 Schedule of fees.
701.204 Time limits for WRC initial determinations regarding requests 
          for information.
701.205 Time limit for requester to appeal an initial adverse 
          determination.
701.206 Time limit for WRC final determinations regarding requests for 
          information appealed by the requester from an initial adverse 
          determination.
701.207 Extension of time limits for WRC initial and final 
          determinations.
701.208 WRC petition for judicial extension of time.
701.209 River basin commissions and field committees.

                     Subpart E_Protection of Privacy

701.300 Purpose and scope.
701.301 Definitions.
701.302 Procedures for notification of existence of records pertaining 
          to individuals.
701.303 Conditions of disclosure.
701.304 Procedures for identification of individuals making requests.
701.305 Procedures for requests for access to or disclosure of records 
          pertaining to individuals.
701.306 Special procedure: Medical records.
701.307 Request for correction or amendment to record.
701.308 Council review of request for correction or amendment of record.
701.309 Appeal of initial adverse determination.
701.310 Disclosure of record to person other than the individual to whom 
          it pertains.
701.311 Accounting for disclosures.
701.312 Fees.
701.313 Penalties.
701.314 Exemptions.

    Authority: Sec. 402, Pub. L. 89-80; 79 Stat. 244, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1962-1962d-5), unless otherwise noted.



                         Subpart A_Introduction

    Source: 43 FR 25944, June 15, 1978, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  701.1  General.

    This part describes the organization established by the Water 
Resources Council in discharging its duties and responsibilities. The 
organization is designed to assure that Council Members will meet at 
least quarterly and consider and decide major matters before the 
Council. It provides that the Director can take action when necessary 
and appropriate; provided, that in the preparation of agenda items for 
the Council meetings, the Director shall consult with the Interagency 
Liaison Committee. It also provides that the Council Members shall be 
continuously advised of the significant actions of the Council staff. 
Council Members expect to participate personally in the work of the 
Council.



Sec.  701.2  Creation and basic authority.

    The Water Resources Council was established by the Water Resources 
Planning Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89-80, 79 Stat. 244, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1962-1962d-5)). The rules and regulations of this part are promulgated 
by authority of

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section 402 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1962d-1).

[41 FR 20548, May 19, 1976]



Sec.  701.3  Purpose of the Water Resources Council.

    It is the purpose of the Water Resources Council to effectuate the 
policy of the United States in the Water Resources Planning Act 
(hereinafter the Act) to encourage the conservation, development, and 
utilization of water and related land resources of the United States on 
a comprehensive and coordinated basis by the Federal Government, States, 
localities, and private enterprise with the cooperation of all affected 
Federal agencies, States, local governments, individuals, corporations, 
business enterprises, and others concerned, within the limitations set 
forth in section 3 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1962-1).



Sec.  701.4  Functions.

    The functions of the Water Resources Council are:
    (a) To maintain a continuing study and prepare periodically an 
assessment of the adequacy of supplies of water necessary to meet the 
water requirements in each water resource region in the United States 
and of the national interest therein.
    (b) To maintain a continuing study of the relation of regional or 
river basin plans and programs to the requirements of larger regions of 
the Nation.
    (c) To appraise the adequacy of administrative and statutory means 
for coordination and implementation of the water and related land 
resources policies and programs of the several Federal agencies and to 
make recommendations to the President with respect to Federal policies 
and programs.
    (d) To establish, after consultation with appropriate interested 
Federal and non-Federal entities, and with approval of the President, 
principles, standards, and procedures for Federal participation in the 
preparation of comprehensive regional or river basin plans and for the 
formulation and evaluation of Federal water and related land resources 
projects, including primary direct navigation benefits as defined by 
section 7a, Pub. L. 89-670.
    (e) To coordinate schedules, budgets, and programs of Federal 
agencies in comprehensive interagency regional or river basin planning.
    (f) To carry out its responsibilities under Title II of the Act with 
regard to the creation, operation, and termination of Federal-State 
river basin commissions.
    (g) To receive plans or revisions thereof submitted by river basin 
commissions in accordance with section 204(3) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
1962b(3)), and to review and transmit them, together with its 
recommendations, to the President in accordance with section 104 of the 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1962a-3).
    (h) To assist the States financially in developing and participating 
in the development of comprehensive water and related land resources 
plans in accordance with Title III of the Act.
    (i) To perform such other functions as the Council may be authorized 
by law, executive orders, regulations, or other appropriate instructions 
to perform.
    (j) To take such actions as are necessary and proper to implement 
the Act and to carry out the functions enumerated herein.



Sec.  701.5  Organization pattern.

    (a) The Office of the Water Resources Council is composed of the 
Water Resources Council, the Chairman of the Water Resources Council, 
the Water Resources Council Staff headed by a Director, and Field 
Organizations within its jurisdiction.
    (b) The Water Resources Council consists of the following Members: 
The Secretary of Agriculture; the Secretary of the Army; the Secretary 
of Commerce; the Secretary of Energy; the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development; the Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of 
Transportation; and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency.
    (c) The Chairman of the Council is designated by the President.
    (d) The Water Resources Council staff is employed, assigned duties 
and responsibilities, and supervised by the Director.
    (e) The Council Members shall establish an Interagency Liaison 
Committee. Task forces may be established

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and assigned duties by the Director with the concurrence of the Members, 
and/or action of the Council. Any Council Member may provide each task 
force with whatever representation he or she deems necessary.
    (f) Field organizations are established by or operate under the 
Council and include field committees formerly under the Inter-Agency 
Committee on Water Resources and the offices of the Chairmen of Federal-
State River Basin Commissions established under Title II of the Act.



Sec.  701.6  Location of office.

    The Headquarters is located in the Washington, DC area.



                   Subpart B_Headquarters Organization

    Source: 43 FR 25945, June 15, 1978, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  701.51  The Council.

    Decisions of the Council are made as hereinafter described in 
Sec. Sec.  701.53 and 701.54.



Sec.  701.52  Definitions.

    As used in this part the term Member means the Secretary of 
Agriculture, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the 
Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the 
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Transportation, and the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or Alternate 
appointed in accordance with Sec.  701.53(a) when the alternate is 
acting for one of the above-named.



Sec.  701.53  Council decisions by Members.

    Council decisions by Members may be made by direct vote at Council 
meetings or by a written communication which may provide for either a 
written or telephone response. Written communications shall state the 
time limit for voting on issues which they contain; however, extensions 
of time may be granted by the Director or Chairman when it is deemed 
necessary. Issues raised at Council meetings shall be decided by 
majority vote of Members present and voting. Issues identified in 
written communications must receive approval of all Members. If an 
action item does not receive approval of all Members, it will be 
considered as an agenda item at the next Council meeting. For purposes 
of this section, approval of all Members shall be defined as approval 
without a negative vote within the time limit for voting provided within 
each action memorandum. Decisions affecting the authority or 
responsibility of a Member, within the meaning of section 3(b) of the 
Act, (42 U.S.C. 1962-1(b)), can be made only with that Member's 
concurrence.
    (a) Each of the Members in Sec.  701.5(b) shall designate in writing 
to the Chairman, with a copy to the Director, those individuals who may 
act as their Alternates in fulfilling the duties as a Member. Each 
Member shall designate one Alternate and one second Alternate to 
represent the Member on the Council.
    (b) A quorum for the transaction of business at Council meetings 
shall consist of five or more Members and a majority shall consist of at 
least four votes.
    (c) Each Member has equal responsibility and authority in all 
decisions and actions of the Council. Each Member may place an item on a 
meeting agenda or, acting through the Director, circulate in writing an 
item for Council action. Each Member, as well as each Associate Member 
and each Observer, shall have full access to all information relating to 
the performance of his duties and responsibilities.
    (d) No vote shall be taken at Council meetings until each Member and 
Associate Member present has had full opportunity to express his views.
    (e) Members shall meet regularly at least quarterly, upon the call 
of the Chairman, or when requested by a majority of Members.
    (f) Matters specifically reserved for Council decision by Members 
are:
    (1) Actions requiring Presidential action or approval.
    (2) Approval of Annual Budget requests and the Annual Operating 
Program of the Office of the Water Resources Council.
    (3) Decisions involving substantial policy issues.
    (4) Delegations of authority.

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    (5) Determination that testimony taken or evidence received shall be 
taken under oath.
    (6) Issuance of invitations to become Associate Members or 
Observers.
    (7) Appointment and termination of the appointment of the Director.

[43 FR 25945, June 15, 1978, as amended at 45 FR 24460, Apr. 10, 1980]



Sec.  701.54  Interagency Liaison Committee.

    There is established within the Council an Interagency Liaison 
Committee (hereafter referred to as ILC).
    (a) The ILC shall be composed of one representative for each Member, 
Associate Member, and Observer. Additional agency representatives may 
participate in the ILC meeting whenever necessary.
    (b) The chairmanship of the ILC shall rotate quarterly among the 
Members' representatives. Secretarial assistance shall be the 
responsibility of the ILC Chairman.
    (c) The function of the ILC will be to provide a forum for 
discussion of agenda items prior to Council meetings to advise the 
Director of the Members' views on such agenda items, and with the 
Director, to develop the final agenda. It shall be the duty of the 
Director or his representative to brief the ILC on each agenda item at 
these meetings.
    (d) The ILC may meet at other times upon the call of the Chairman or 
Director, to consider other items.
    (e) Draft agenda items shall be submitted to ILC representatives at 
least 30 days prior to the Council meeting. The ILC shall meet at least 
20 days prior to the Council meeting. Final Council agenda material 
shall be submitted to the Members at least 7 days prior to the Council 
meeting.
    (f) All ILC meetings will be open except when privileged information 
is discussed. At such meetings only representatives of Members shall be 
present.

[43 FR 25945, June 15, 1978, as amended at 45 FR 58834, Sept. 5, 1980]



Sec.  701.55  Associate Members.

    (a) The Chairman, with concurrence of the Council, may invite the 
heads of other Federal agencies having authorities and responsibilities 
relating to the work of the Council to become Associate Members. 
Associate Members, on the same terms and conditions as Members, may 
designate persons, in accordance with the same procedure identified in 
Sec.  701.53(a), to serve for them as Associate Members.
    (b) Associate Members may participate with Members in consideration 
of all matters relating to their areas of responsibility, except that 
their concurrence on a decision of the Council is not required.



Sec.  701.56  Observers.

    (a) Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of River Basin Commissions 
established under Title II of the Act shall be Observers.
    (b) The Chairman, with the concurrence of the Council, may invite 
the heads of offices or other officials of the Executive Office of the 
President or other Federal agencies to become Observers.
    (c) Observers may designate persons to attend Council meetings of 
Members. Observers will be furnished agenda and other materials on the 
same basis as Associate Members.



Sec.  701.57  Official decisions of the Council.

    Official decisions of the Council shall be of record. Such decisions 
shall be recorded in accepted minutes of duly called regular or special 
meetings or set forth in resolutions, memoranda, or other documents 
approved by Members. Decisions which would affect the authority and 
responsibilities of heads of other Federal agencies, including Associate 
Members, within the meaning of section 3(b) of the Act, shall only be 
made during a regular or special meeting of Members and recorded in the 
minutes thereof.



Sec.  701.58  Task forces.

    The Director with Council concurrence or the Council may establish 
task forces from time to time to aid in the preparation of issues for 
presentation to the Council.
    (a) Any Member, Associate Member, or Observer may provide 
representation on each task force.

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    (b) The Director or the Council may designate the chairman of each 
task force.
    (c) For each task force, the Director or the Council shall set forth 
the purpose and specific functions of each task force and their 
termination dates in establishing such task forces. Such charter 
documents shall also identify the relationship of each task force to 
functions of the Council.
    (d) Each duly constituted task force will be provided administrative 
and secretarial support by the Water Resources Council Staff to the 
extent possible, directly or through arrangements with other Federal 
agencies.



Sec.  701.59  Advisory committees.

    The Council may establish standing and ad hoc advisory committees. 
The establishment, operation, and termination of such committees shall 
be in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463) and other pertinent law and directives.



Sec.  701.60  Procedures for revision of rules and regulations.

    Revisions proposed by the Water Resources Council Members to the 
Principles and Standards Manual of Procedures promulgated as rules and 
regulations by the Water Resources Council are to be submitted in 
writing by one or more Members of the Water Resouces Council to the 
Director, Water Resources Council, to be handled as an action item in 
accordance with Sec.  701.53. Proposed revisons adopted by the Council 
in accordance with Sec.  701.53 will be published in the Federal 
Register as proposed interim, or final changes. Proposed or interim 
changes shall be subject to a minimum 60-day public comment period; 
after the comment period, the Water Resources Council will publich 
notice that the revision is final as written or as changed to reflect 
comment or is revoked. Final changes will not be subject to a public 
comment period following publication in the Federal Register and will 
become effective when published or at specified date.

[44 FR 72584, Dec. 14, 1979]



Sec.  701.71  The Chairman.

    (a) The Chairman shall preside at Council Meetings of Members.
    (b) The Chairman is the official spokesman of the Council and 
represents it in its relations with the Congress, the States, Federal 
agencies, persons, or the public. He shall from time to time report, on 
behalf of the Council, to the President. He shall keep the Council 
apprised of his actions under this section.
    (c) The Chairman shall request the heads of other Federal agencies 
to participate with the Council when matters affecting their 
responsibilities are considered by the Council.
    (d) In the case of absence, disability, or vacancy, the acting 
Chairman shall be, in order of precedence, as designated (1) by the 
President (2) by the Chairman from among the Members, or (3) by the 
Council from among the Members.



Sec.  701.76  The Water Resources Council Staff.

    The Water Resources Council Staff (hereinafter the Staff) serves the 
Council and the Chairman in the performance of their functions and in 
the exercise of their authorities in accordance with the Act, the rules 
and regulations and other decisions of the Council, and all other laws, 
rules, regulations, and orders applicable to the Water Resources 
Council, and will be organized in accordance with a structure approved 
by the Council.



Sec.  701.77  Director--duties and responsibilities.

    The Director shall serve as the principal executive officer for the 
Council and as the head of the staff, and shall see to the faithful 
execution of the policies, programs, and decisions of the Council; 
report thereon to the Council from time to time or as the Council may 
direct; administer the office and staff of the Council within the limits 
of the Annual Budget and the Annual Operating Program related thereto; 
make recommendations to the Council and the Chairman relating to the 
performance of their functions and the exercise of their authorities; 
and facilitate the work of the Council and the Chairman.

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His duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the 
following:
    (a) Acting for the Chairman, represents the Council in its relations 
with the Congress, States, Federal agencies, persons, or the public 
under the general supervision and direction of the Council.
    (b) Establishes the line of succession as Acting Director among the 
other officers of the Council below the Deputy Director.
    (c) Directs the Staff in its service to the Council and the Chairman 
in the performance of their functions and in the exercise of their 
authorities. The Director is responsible to the council for the 
organization of the Staff, employment and discharge of personnel, 
training and personnel development program, assignment of duties and 
responsibilities, and the conduct of its work.
    (d) Insures that the quality of the work of the Staff in its 
studies, reports, and in other assignments is high that the professional 
integrity of its personnel is respected, and that its overall 
perspective and independence of judgment with regard to water and 
related land resources matters is approximately maintained within the 
context of the inter-agency, intergovernmental, and other staff 
collaboration that is both necessary and desirable in the fulfillment of 
the purpose of the Council as set forth in Sec.  701.3.
    (e) Prepares and recommends reports on legislation, Executive 
orders, and other documents requested of the Council.
    (f) Prepares and recommends an Annual Budget request in accordance 
with policies, rules, and regulations applicable thereto. During its 
consideration by the Office of Management and Budget the President and 
the Congress, the Director shall seek acceptance of the proposed Annual 
Budget by every appropriate means. On behalf of the Council, he is 
authorized in his descretion to make appeals and agree to adjustments. 
However, to the extent that time and circumstances permit, he shall 
consult with and obtain the approval of the Council on all substantial 
appeals and adjustments.
    (g) Prepares and recommends the Annual Operating Program to carry 
out the work of the Council, within the appropriations provided by the 
Congress and allowances approved by the Office of Management and Budget.
    (h) Prepares and recommends proposed rules and regulations, 
including proposed delegations of authority, for carrying out the 
provisions of the Act, or other provisions of law which are administered 
by the Council.
    (i) Prepares and recommends reports and materials for public 
information that are explanatory of the work and accomplishments of the 
Council.
    (j) Appoints staff representatives to each task force established 
pursuant to Sec.  701.58.
    (k) Establishes and enforces administrative rules and regulations 
pertaining to the Staff consistent with applicable laws, Executive 
Orders, Budget Circulars, and other regulations and orders.



Sec.  701.78  Director--delegation of authorities.

    (a) Under the authority of section 403 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1962d-
2), the Director is delegated authority to:
    (1) Hold hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 
testimony, receive such evidence, and print or otherwise reproduce and 
distribute so much of its proceedings and reprints thereon as he may 
deem advisable.
    (2) Acquire, furnish, and equip such office space as is necessary.
    (3) Use the U.S. mails in the same manner and upon the same 
conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States.
    (4) Employ and fix compensation of all personnel as the Director 
deems advisable in accordance with the civil service laws and the 
Classification Act of 1949, as amended; assign duties and 
responsibilities among such personnel and supervise personnel so 
employed.
    (5) Procure services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of 
August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 3109), at rates not in excess of the daily 
equivalent of the rate prescribed for grade GS-18 under section 5332 of 
Title 5 of the United States Code in the case of individual experts or 
consultants.
    (6) Purchase, hire, operate, and maintain passenger motor vehicles.

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    (7) Utilize and expend such funds as are deemed advisable for proper 
administration of the authorities delegated herein. However, contract 
and individual modifications there of in excess of $100,000 or which 
involve significant policy decisions shall be submitted to the Council 
for approval before execution.
    (8) Request any Federal department or agency (i) to furnish to the 
Council such information as may be necessary for carrying out its 
functions and as may be available to or procurable by such department or 
agency, and (ii) to detail personnel to temporary duty with the Council 
on a reimbursable basis.
    (9) Make available for public inspection during ordinary office 
hours all appropriate records and papers of the Council.
    (10) Compute and certify for payment funds to the States in 
accordance with standards and formula approved by the Council, and 
perform related functions of the Council contained in section 305 of the 
Act.
    (11) Serve as a duly authorized representative of the Chairman of 
the Council for the purpose of audit and examination of any pertinent 
books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient of a grant under 
Title III of the Act, and recommend to the Chairman the appointment of 
further representatives as may be necessary for such function.
    (12) Review, for compliance, State programs approved under Title 
III; conduct full inquiries as the Council may direct; and recommend for 
Council decision such withholding or reinstatement of payments as is 
appropriate and authorized by section 304 of the Act.
    (13) Serve as the ``responsible agency official'' under part 705 of 
these rules and regulations.
    (b) The authorities delegated in this section may be redelegated by 
the Director to the extent determined by him to be necessary and 
desirable for proper administration.



Sec.  701.79  Selection policy for professional personnel.

    In the selection for employment of the professional staff as a 
whole, the Director shall be guided by the following criteria:
    (a) Outstanding character and competence--both personal and 
professional.
    (b) Spread and balance of training and experience in the several 
relevant professions--ecology; economics; economic geography; 
engineering; fish and wildlife biology; forestry; hydrology; irrigation; 
landscape architecture; law; political science; recreation; sanitary 
engineering; soil conservation; urban and other land planning; etc.
    (c) Diversity of prior identification and experience, both planning 
and operating in Washington and in the field; including personnel with 
prior identification and experience with Federal, State, or local 
government, private enterprise, or university teaching and research.



                      Subpart C_Field Organization

    Source: 39 FR 20590, June 12, 1974, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  701.100  Field Directors.

    The Council may employ as professional staff Field Directors who 
shall be designated as chairmen of committees or groups established by 
the Council to develop and prepare regional or river basin assessments 
or plans. Such Field Directors shall perform their official functions at 
locations established by the Council.



Sec.  701.101  Field committees.

    The Council may establish or continue already established regional 
committees to carry out assigned functions at field level.



Sec.  701.102  Existing committees.

    Field Committees operating under the Water Resources Council 
(formerly under the Inter-Agency Committee on Water Resources) are as 
follows:

Pacific Southwest Inter-Agency Committee
Arkansas-White-Red Inter-Agency Committee
Southeast Basins Inter-Agency Committee

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                  Subpart D_Availability of Information

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552 as amended by Pub. L. 93-502, 88 Stat. 1561; 
42 U.S.C. 1962d-1.

    Source: 40 FR 7253, Feb. 19, 1975, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  701.200  Statement of policy.

    Water Resources Council records and informational materials are 
available to the fullest extent possible consistent with 5 U.S.C. 552, 
as amended, and will be promptly furnished to any member of the public.



Sec.  701.201  Availability of records and informational materials.

    (a) Except for records and materials exempted from disclosure 
pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section, any person may inspect and 
copy any document in the possession and custody of the Water Resources 
Council in accordance with the procedure provided in Sec.  701.202.
    (b) The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552 which require that agencies make 
their records available for public inspection and copying do not apply 
to matters which are:
    (1)(i) Specifically authorized under criteria established by an 
Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or 
foreign policy and
    (ii) Are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive 
order;
    (2) Related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of 
an agency;
    (3) Specifically exempted from disclosure by statute;
    (4) Trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained 
from a person and privileged or confidential;
    (5) Inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would 
not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation 
with the agency;
    (6) Personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of 
which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy;
    (7) Investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes but 
only to the extent that the production of such records would (i) 
interfere with enforcement proceedings, (ii) deprive a person of a right 
to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (iii) constitute an 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (iv) disclose the identity of 
a confidential source and, in the case of a record compiled by a 
criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal 
investigation, or by an agency conducting a lawful national security 
intelligence investigation, confidential information furnished only by 
the confidential source, (v) disclose investigative techniques and 
procedures, or (vi) endanger the life or physical safety of law 
enforcement personnel;
    (8) Contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition 
reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency 
responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; 
or
    (9) Geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, 
concerning wells.

Any reasonably segregable portion of a record shall be provided to any 
person requesting such record after deletion of the portions which are 
exempt under this subsection.



Sec.  701.202  Procedure for requests for information.

    (a) A member of the public who requests records or materials from 
the Water Resources Council must provide a reasonable description of the 
records or materials sought so that such records or materials may be 
located without undue search or inquiry.
    (b) Requests which reasonably describe the records or materials 
sought should be directed to the Public Information Officer, Water 
Resources Council, Suite 800, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20037.
    (c) To insure that requests for information are processed as 
expeditiously as possible, all Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 
requests should be clearly identified by the requester as such on the 
envelope and in the letter.
    (d) Records or materials will be available for inspection and 
copying in person during normal business hours or by mail.

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    (e) Requests for records which originate in or concern matters which 
originate in another department or agency may be forwarded to the 
department or agency primarily concerned and the requester so notified.



Sec.  701.203  Schedule of fees.

    (a) The Public Information Officer will to the extent practicable, 
encourage the widest possible distribution of information by permitting 
requests for inspection or copies of records or materials to be met 
without cost to the person making the request.
    (b) Fees will be charged in the case of requests which are 
determined by the Public Information Officer to involve a burden on 
staff or facilities significantly in excess of that normally accepted by 
the Council in handling routine requests for information.
    (c) In all instances where the Public Information Officer determines 
that a request for information can be considered as primarily benefiting 
the general public (despite a Sec.  701.203 determination of burden), 
such request shall be met either without cost wherever practicable or at 
a reduced cost to the requester. Any such reduction shall be determined 
by the Public Information Officer on the basis of the balance between 
the benefit to the general public and the cost to the Water Resources 
Council.
    (d) Fees shall be limited to recovery of only direct costs of search 
and duplication but in no event shall the fee for search and duplication 
exceed $2.50 per half hour, nor shall the fee for copying exceed $0.25 
per page (maximum per page dimension of 8 x 14 inches).
    (e) Unless a request for information specifically states that 
whatever cost is involved will be acceptable, or acceptable up to a 
specified limit that covers anticipated costs, a request that is 
expected to involve an assessed fee in excess of $50.00 will not be 
deemed to have been received until the requester is advised promptly 
upon physical receipt of the request of the anticipated cost and agrees 
to bear it.
    (f) When anticipated fees exceed $50.00, a deposit for 25% of the 
amount must be made within 10 days of the notice to the requester of the 
initial determination.
    (g) The Council reserves the right to limit the number of copies of 
any document that will be provided to any one person.



Sec.  701.204  Time limits for WRC initial determinations regarding 
requests for information.

    (a) An initial determination to grant or deny each request for 
information will be made within ten (10) working days of receipt of such 
request.
    (b) The requester shall be notified immediately of the initial 
determination and the reasons therefor.
    (c) The Public Information Officer will make initial determinations 
to grant requests for information.
    (1) In those instances where the initial determination by the Public 
Information Officer is to grant the request and the information is 
immediately supplied such action will serve as both notice of 
determination and compliance with the request.
    (2) In those instances where the initial determination by the Public 
Information Officer is to grant the request, but the information is not 
immediately available, the Public Information Officer will send 
immediate notice of the determination to comply, and the approximate 
date the information will be forwarded.
    (d) The Public Information Officer will make initial determination 
to deny the requests only with the concurrence of the General Counsel. 
The requester shall be notified immediately of the initial adverse 
determination, the reasons therefor, and the right to appeal the initial 
adverse determination to the Director.



Sec.  701.205  Time limit for requester to appeal an initial adverse
determination.

    (a) The requester shall have thirty (30) calendar days to file with 
the Director an appeal from an initial adverse determination. The appeal 
must be in writing.
    (b) The thirty (30) day period of appeal shall run from receipt of 
the initial adverse determination (in cases of denials of an entire 
request) and from receipt of any records being made

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available pursuant to the initial adverse determination (in cases of 
partial denials).



Sec.  701.206  Time limit for WRC final determinations regarding
requests for information appealed by the requester from an initial
adverse determination.

    The Director shall make a final determination with respect to any 
appeal within twenty (20) working days after receipt of such appeal. If 
the initial adverse determination is in whole or in part upheld by the 
Director, the requester shall be notified of the final adverse 
determination and the provisions for judicial review of that 
determination as stated in the Freedom of Information Act, as amended 
(see 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4) et seq.; as amended by Pub. L. 93-502).



Sec.  701.207  Extension of time limits for WRC initial and final
determinations.

    (a) In unusual circumstances, as specified in this section, the time 
limits prescribed in either Sec.  701.203 or Sec.  701.204 may be 
extended by written notice from the responsible WRC official (i.e., the 
Public Information Officer in instances of initial requests and the 
Director in instances of appeals) to the requester setting forth the 
reasons for such extension and the date on which a determination is 
expected to be dispatched. No such notice shall specify a date that 
would result in an extension for more than ten (10) working days, and in 
no event shall the total extended time exceed ten (10) working days with 
respect to a particular request.
    (b) As used in this section, unusual circumstances means, but only 
to the extent reasonably necessary to the proper processing of the 
particular request:
    (1) The need to search for and collect the requested records from 
field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the 
office processing the request;
    (2) The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a 
voluminous amount of separate and distinct records which are demanded in 
a single request; or
    (3) The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all 
practicable speed, with another agency having a substantial interest in 
the determination of the request or among two or more components of the 
agency having substantial subject-matter interest therein.



Sec.  701.208  WRC petition for judicial extension of time.

    The provisions of Sec.  701.206 notwithstanding, the Director may 
petition for judicial extension of time when exceptional circumstances 
warrant such action.



Sec.  701.209  River basin commissions and field committees.

    (a) River basin commissions established pursuant to Title II of the 
Water Resources Planning Act are encouraged to establish, pursuant to 
section 205(c) of that Act, procedures for public availability of 
information that are consistent with 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended, and this 
subpart.
    (b) Field committees will be governed by the procedures adopted by 
the lead Federal agency to implement 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended; except 
that if the lead agency of a field committee is a non-Federal entity, 
the standards of this subpart shall apply.
    (c) Requests for documents and informational materials may be made 
to the chairmen of the field committees and river basin commissions at 
the following addresses.
    (1) River Basin Commissions:

Great Lakes Basin Commission, P.O. Box 999, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106;
New England River Basins Commission, 55 Court Street, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02108;
Ohio River Basin Commission, 36 East 4th Street, Suite 208-220, 
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202;
Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission, P.O. Box 908, Vancouver, 
Washington 98660;
Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission, Federal Office Building, Room 
510, Fort Snelling, Twin Cities, Minnesota 55111;
Missouri River Basin Commission, 10050 Regency Circle, Suite 403 Omaha, 
Nebraska 68114.

    (2) Field Committees:

Arkansas-White-Red Inter-Agency Committee, Room 4030, Federal Building, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87101;

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Pacific Southwest Inter-Agency Committee, 630 Sansome Street, Room 1216, 
San Francisco, California 94111;
Southeast Basins Inter-Agency Committee, 402 New Walton Building, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

[40 FR 7253, Feb. 19, 1975, as amended at 40 FR 10668, Mar. 7, 1975]



                     Subpart E_Protection of Privacy

    Authority: Sec. 402, Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (Sec. 402, 
Pub. L. 89-80; 79 Stat. 254, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1962d-1)) and the 
Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-579; 88 Stat. 1896 (5 U.S.C. 552a)).

    Source: 40 FR 45676, Oct. 2, 1975, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  701.300  Purpose and scope.

    (a) The purpose of this subpart is to set forth rules to inform the 
public about information maintained by the U.S. Water Resources Council 
relating to identifiable individuals and to inform those individuals how 
they may gain access to and correct or amend information about 
themselves.
    (b) The regulations in this subpart implement the requirements of 
the Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-579; 88 Stat. 1896 (5 U.S.C. 552a)).
    (c) The regulations in this subpart apply only to records disclosed 
or requested under the Privacy Act of 1974, and not requests for 
information made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, as amended 
(5 U.S.C. 552, as amended by Pub. L. 93-502).



Sec.  701.301  Definitions.

    For the purposes of this subpart, unless otherwise required by the 
context:
    (a) Council means the U.S. Water Resources Council;
    (b) Individual means a citizen of the United States or an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent resident;
    (c) Maintain means maintain, collect, use or disseminate;
    (d) Record means any item, collection, or grouping of information 
about an individual that is maintained by the Council, including, but 
not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history 
and criminal or employment history, and that contains his name, or the 
identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to 
the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph;
    (e) Adverse determination means a decision by the proper Council 
official to deny, in whole or in part, a request from an individual for 
a correction or amendment of a record concerning the individual and 
maintained by the Council; and
    (f) Record system means system of records as defined in the Act, 
i.e., a group of any records under the control of the Council from which 
information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some 
identifying particular assigned to the individual.



Sec.  701.302  Procedures for notification of existence of records pertaining
to individuals.

    (a) The systems of records, as defined in the Privacy Act of 1974, 
maintained by the Council are listed annually in the Federal Register as 
required by that Act. Any individual may request the Council to inform 
him or her whether a particular record system named by the individual 
contains a record pertaining to him or her. The request may be made in 
person during business hours or in writing at the location and to the 
person specified in the notice describing that record system.
    (b) An individual who believes that the Council maintains records 
pertaining to him or her but who cannot determine which records system 
contains those records, may request assistance by mail or in person at 
the Division of Program Coordination and Management, 2120 L Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20037, during business hours (8:00 a.m. through 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
    (c) The Council will attempt to respond to a request as to whether a 
record exists within 10 working days from the time it receives the 
request or to inform the requestor of the need for additional time or 
additional information within 10 working days. If a request is complied 
with within 10 working days, no separate acknowledgment will be made.

[40 FR 45676, Oct. 2, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 8343, Feb. 26, 1976]

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Sec.  701.303  Conditions of disclosure.

    (a) Subject to the conditions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
section, the Council will not disclose any record which is contained in 
a system of records, by any means of communication to any person who is 
not an individual to whom the record pertains.
    (b) Upon written request or with prior written consent of the 
individual to whom the record pertains, the Council may disclose any 
such record to any person or other agency.
    (c) In the absence of a written consent from the individual to whom 
the record pertains, the Council may disclose any such record provided 
such disclosure is:
    (1) To those officers and employees of the Council who have a need 
for the record in the performance of their duties;
    (2) Required under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552);
    (3) For a routine use compatible with the purpose for which it was 
collected;
    (4) To the Bureau of Census for purposes of planning or carrying out 
a census or survey or related activity under the provisions of Title 13 
of the United States Code;
    (5) To a recipient who has provided the Council with adequate 
advance written assurance that the record will be used solely as a 
statistical research or reporting record, and the record is to be 
transferred in a form that is not individually identifiable;
    (6) To the National Archives of the United States as a record which 
has sufficient historical or other value to warrant its continued 
preservation by the United States government, or for evaluation by the 
Administrator of General Services or his designee to determine whether 
the record has such value;
    (7) To another agency or to an instrumentality of any governmental 
jurisdiction within or under the control of the United States for a 
civil or criminal law enforcement activity authorized by law: Provided, 
The head of the agency or instrumentality has made a prior written 
request to the Assistant Director Program Coordination and Management 
specifying the particular record and the law enforcement activity for 
which it is sought;
    (8) To a person pursuant to a showing of compelling circumstance 
affecting the health or safety of an individual: Provided, That upon 
such disclosure notification is transmitted to the last known address of 
such individual (and see Sec.  701.306);
    (9) To either House of Congress, and to the extent of a matter 
within its jurisdiction, any committee or subcommittee, or joint 
committee of Congress;
    (10) To the Comptroller General, or any of his authorized 
representatives in the course of the performance of the duties of the 
GAO; or
    (11) Under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.



Sec.  701.304  Procedures for identification of individuals making 
requests.

    (a) Each individual requesting the disclosure of a record or copy of 
a record will furnish the following information with his or her request:
    (1) The name of the record system containing the record;
    (2) Proof as described in paragraph (b) of this section that he or 
she is the individual to whom the requested record relates; and
    (3) Any other information required by the notice describing the 
record system.
    (b) Proof of identity as required by paragraph (a)(2) of this 
section will be provided as described in paragraph (b)(1) and (2) of 
this section. Requests made by an agent, parent, or guardian will 
include the authorization described in Sec.  701.310(a) and (b).
    (1) Requests made in writing will include a statement, signed by the 
individual and properly notarized, that he or she appeared before a 
notary public and submitted proof of identification in the form of a 
drivers license, birth certificate, passport or other identification 
acceptable to the notary public. In any case in which, because of the 
extreme sensitivity of the record sought to be seen or copied, the 
agency determines that the identification is not adequate, it may 
request the individual to submit additional proof of identification.
    (2) If the request is made in person, the requester will submit 
proof of identification similar to that described in

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paragraph (b)(1) of this section, acceptable to the Council.

[41 FR 8343, Feb. 26, 1976]



Sec.  701.305  Procedures for requests for access to or disclosure of
records pertaining to individuals.

    (a) After being informed by the Council that a system of records 
contains a record pertaining to him or her, an individual may request 
the Council for access to or disclosure of that record to him or her in 
the manner described in this section. Each such request of a record or a 
copy of it will be made at the place specified in the notice describing 
that system of records, either in writing or in person. Requests may be 
made by agents, parents, or guardians of individuals as described in 
Sec.  701.310(a) and (b).
    (b) The request for access to or disclosure of a record should 
specifically identify the systems of records involved.
    (c) The Council will attempt to affirm or deny a request within 10 
working days from the time it receives the request or to inform the 
requester of the need for additional time, additional information, 
identification, or the tendering of fees (as specified in Sec.  
701.312), within 10 working days; except that if the request for access 
was not preceded by a notification request as provided in Sec.  701.302, 
then the 10-day period will not begin until after such time as it has 
been determined that the record exists. If a request is complied with 
within 10 working days, no separate acknowledgement will be made.

[41 FR 8343, Feb. 26, 1976]



Sec.  701.306  Special procedure: Medical records.

    (a) An individual requesting disclosure of a record which contains 
medical or psychological information may name a medical doctor or other 
person to act as his agent as described in Sec.  701.310(a). Records 
containing medical or psychological information may be disclosed to that 
agent rather than to the individual at the individual's request.
    (b) If the individual has not named a medical doctor as agent, the 
Council may determine, after consultation with a medical doctor, that 
disclosure of the information would have an adverse effect on the 
requester. The Council may then disclose that information to a medical 
doctor specified by the individual, rather than to that individual, 
either in person or by mail.

[40 FR 45676, Oct. 2, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 8343, Feb. 26, 1976]



Sec.  701.307  Request for correction or amendment to record.

    (a) Any individual who has reviewed a record pertaining to him that 
was furnished to him under this subpart, may request the agency to 
correct or amend all or any part of that record.
    (b) Each individual requesting a correction or amendment will send 
the request to the agency official who furnished the record to him.
    (c) Each request for a correction or amendment of a record will 
contain the following information:
    (1) The name of the individual requesting the correction or 
amendment;
    (2) The name of the system of records in which the record sought to 
be corrected or amended is maintained;
    (3) The location of that record in the system of records;
    (4) A copy of the record sought to be corrected or amended or a 
description of that record;
    (5) A statement of the material in the record requested to be 
corrected or amended;
    (6) A statement of the specific wording of the correction or 
amendment sought; and
    (7) A statement of the basis for the requested correction or 
amendment, including any material that the individual can furnish to 
substantiate the reasons for the correction or amendment sought.



Sec.  701.308  Council review of request for correction or amendment
of record.

    (a) Not later than 10 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
holidays) after the receipt of the request for the correction or 
amendment of a record under Sec.  701.307, the Council will acknowledge 
receipt of the request and inform the individual whether further 
information is required before the correction or amendment can be 
considered.

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    (b) The Council will promptly review the request and either make the 
requested correction or amendment or notify the individual of the 
initial adverse determination, including in the notification the reasons 
for the adverse determination and the appeal procedure provided by Sec.  
701.309.
    (c) The Assistant Director, Program Coordination and Management, or 
his designee, will, after consulting with the General Counsel, or his 
designee, have the primary authority to make an initial adverse 
determination.
    (d) The Council will make each requested correction or amendment to 
a record if that correction or amendment will correct anything that is 
not accurate, relevant, timely, or complete, within the record.
    (e) If the requested correction or amendment to a record is agreed 
to by the Council, the Council will, within 30 working days:
    (1) Advise the individual;
    (2) Correct the record accordingly; and
    (3) Where an accounting of disclosures had been made (as provided in 
Sec.  701.311), advise all previous recipients (including the 
individual) of the record of the fact that the correction was made and 
the substance of the correction.

[40 FR 45676, Oct. 2, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 8343, Feb. 26, 1976]



Sec.  701.309  Appeal of initial adverse determination.

    (a) Any individual whose request for a correction or amendment, 
requested by him, to a record has been denied, in whole or in part, may 
appeal that decision to the Director of the Council.
    (b) The appeal will be in writing and will:
    (1) Name the individual making the appeal;
    (2) Identify the record sought to be amended;
    (3) Name the record system in which that record is contained;
    (4) Contain a short statement describing the amendment sought; and
    (5) State the name and location of the Council official who made the 
initial adverse determination.
    (c) Not later than 30 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
holidays) after the date on which the Council received the appeal, the 
Director will complete his review of the appeal and make a final 
decision thereon. However, for good cause shown, the Director may extend 
that 30 day period by not more than an additional 30 working days. If 
the Director so extends the period, he will promptly notify the 
individual requesting the review that the extension has been made and 
the reasons therefor.
    (d) After review of an appeal request, the agency will send a 
written notice to the requester containing the following information:
    (1) The decision and, if the denial is upheld, the reasons for the 
decision; and
    (2) The specific civil remedies available to the requester as per 
section 2(g) of Pub. L. 93-579, as well as notice that additional 
remedies may be appropriate and available to enable the full exercise of 
the requester's rights at law.
    (3) The right to file with the Council a concise statement setting 
forth the requester's reasons for disagreement with the Council's 
refusal to correct or amend the record.

[40 FR 45676, Oct. 2, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 8344, Feb. 26, 1976]



Sec.  701.310  Disclosure of record to person other than the individual
to whom it pertains.

    (a) Any individual who desires to have a record covered by this 
subpart disclosed to or mailed to a person other than that individual 
may authorize that person to act as his agent for that specific purpose. 
The authorization will be in writing, signed by the individual, and will 
be notarized. The agent will submit with the authorization proof of the 
individual's identity as required by Sec.  701.304(b).
    (b) The parent of any minor individual or the legal guardian of any 
individual who has been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to 
be incompetent due to physical or mental incapacity or age, may act on 
behalf of that individual in any matter covered by this subpart. A 
parent or guardian who desires to act on behalf of such an individual 
will present suitable evidence of parentage or guardianship, by

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birth certificate, certified copy of a court order, or similar 
documents, and proof of the individual's identity in a form that 
complies with Sec.  701.304(b).
    (c) An individual to whom a record is to be disclosed in person 
pursuant to this subpart, may have a person of his own choosing 
accompany the individual when the record is disclosed.



Sec.  701.311  Accounting for disclosures.

    (a) Maintenance of an accounting. (1) Where a record is disclosed to 
any person, or to another agency, under any of the provisions of Sec.  
701.303 except Sec.  701.303(c)(1) and (2), an accounting will be made.
    (2) The accounting will record (i) the date, nature, and purpose of 
each disclosure of a record to any person or to another agency and (ii) 
the name and address of the person or agency to whom the disclosure was 
made.
    (3) Accountings prepared under this section will be maintained for 
at least five years or the life of the record, whichever is longer, 
after the disclosure for which the accounting is made.
    (b) Access to accounting. (1) Except for accounting of disclosures 
made under Sec.  701.303(c)(1) and (2), accountings of all disclosures 
of a record will be made available to the individual to whom the record 
relates at his or her request.
    (2) An individual desiring access to accountings of disclosures of a 
record pertaining to him or her will submit his request by following the 
procedures of Sec.  701.305.
    (c) Notification of disclosure. When a record is disclosed pursuant 
to Sec.  701.303(c)(11) as the result of the order of a court of 
competent jurisdiction, reasonable efforts will be made to notify the 
individual to whom the record pertains as soon as the order becomes a 
matter of public record.

[41 FR 8344, Feb. 26, 1976]



Sec.  701.312  Fees.

    (a) The Council will not charge an individual for the costs of 
making a search for a record or the costs of reviewing the record. When 
the Council makes a copy of a record as a necessary part of the process 
of disclosing the record to an individual, the Council will not charge 
the individual for the cost of making that copy.
    (b) If an individual requests the Council to furnish him with a copy 
of the record (when a copy has not otherwise been made as a necessary 
part of the process of disclosing the record to the individual), the 
Council will charge a maximum fee of $0.25 per page (maximum per page 
dimension of 8 x 14 inches) to the extent that the request exceeds $5.00 
in cost to the Council. Requests not exceeding $5.00 in cost to the 
Council will be met without cost to the requester.

[40 FR 45676, Oct. 2, 1975. Redesignated at 41 FR 8344, Feb. 26, 1976]



Sec.  701.313  Penalties.

    Title 18 U.S.C. 1001, Crimes and Criminal Procedures, makes it a 
criminal offense, subject to a maximum fine of $10,000 or imprisonment 
for not more than 5 years or both, to knowingly and willfully make or 
cause to be made any false or fraudulent statements or representations 
in any matter within the jurisdiction of any agency of the United 
States. Section 552a(i)(3) of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(3)) 
makes it a misdemeanor, subject to a maximum fine of $5,000, to 
knowingly and willfully request or obtain any record concerning an 
individual under false pretenses. Section 552a(i)(1) and (2) of the 
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(1) and (2) provide penalties for 
violations by agency employees of the Privacy Act or regulations 
established thereunder.

[40 FR 45676, Oct. 2, 1975. Redesignated at 41 FR 8344, Feb. 26, 1976]



Sec.  701.314  Exemptions.

    No Council records system or systems are exempted from the 
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a as permitted under certain conditions by 5 
U.S.C. 552a(j) and (k).

[40 FR 45676, Oct. 2, 1975. Redesignated at 41 FR 8344, Feb. 26, 1976]



PART 704_PLAN FORMULATION STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents



Subparts A-D [Reserved]

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         Subpart E_Standards for Plan Formulation and Evaluation

    Authority: Sec. 402, 79 Stat. 254; 42 U.S.C. 1962d-1.



Sec.  704.39  Discount rate.

    (a) The interest rate to be used in plan formulation and evaluation 
for discounting future benefits and computing costs, or otherwise 
converting benefits and costs to a common time basis, shall be based 
upon the average yield during the preceding fiscal year on interest-
bearing marketable securities of the United States which, at the time 
the computation is made, have terms of 15 years or more remaining to 
maturity: Provided, however, That in no event shall the rate be raised 
or lowered more than one-quarter of 1 percent for any year. The average 
yield shall be computed as the average during the fiscal year of the 
daily bid prices. Where the average rate so computed is not a multiple 
of one-eighth of 1 percent, the rate of interest shall be the multiple 
of one-eighth of 1 percent nearest to such average rate.
    (b) The computation shall be made as of July 1 of each year, and the 
rate thus computed shall be used during the succeeding 12 months. The 
Executive Director shall annually request the Secretary of the Treasury 
to inform the Water Resources Council of the rate thus computed.
    (c) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (d) and (e) of this 
section, the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section shall 
apply to all Federal and federally assisted water and related land 
resources project evaluation reports submitted to the Congress, or 
approved administratively, after the close of the second session of the 
90th Congress.
    (d) Where construction of a project has been authorized prior to the 
close of the second session of the 90th Congress, and the appropriate 
State or local governmental agency or agencies have given prior to 
December 31, 1969, satisfactory assurances to pay the required non-
Federal share of project costs, the discount rate to be used in the 
computation of benefits and costs for such project shall be the rate in 
effect immediately prior to the effective date of this section, and that 
rate shall continue to be used for such project until construction has 
been completed, unless the Congress otherwise decides.
    (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this 
section, the discount rate to be used in plan formulation and evaluation 
during the remainder of the fiscal year 1969 shall be 4\5/8\ percent 
except as provided by paragraph (d) of this section.
    (f) Section V. G. 2 of the interagency agreement dated May 15, 1962, 
approved by the President on May 15, 1962, entitled ``Policies, 
Standards, and Procedures in the Formulation, Evaluation, and Review of 
Plans for Use and Development of Water and Related Land Resources,'' and 
published on May 29, 1962, as Senate Document No. 97, 87th Congress, 2d 
Session, is superseded by the provisions of this section.

[33 FR 19170, Dec. 24, 1968]



PART 705_NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS_EFFECTUATION OF
TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964--Table of Contents



Sec.
705.1 Purpose.
705.2 Definitions.
705.3 Application of this part.
705.4 Discrimination prohibited.
705.5 Assurance required.
705.6 Compliance information.
705.7 Conduct of investigations.
705.8 Procedure for effecting compliance.
705.9 Hearings.
705.10 Decisions and notices.
705.11 Judicial review.
705.12 Effect on other regulations.

    Authority: Sec. 602 of Pub. L. 88-352, 78 Stat. 252, (42 U.S.C. 2000 
d--1), and sec. 402 of Pub. L. 89-80, 79 Stat. 254, (42 U.S.C. 1962 d--
1).

    Source: 39 FR 41521, Nov. 29, 1974, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  705.1  Purpose.

    The purpose of this subpart is to implement the provisions of Title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252 (hereafter referred to 
as the ``Act''), to the end that no person in the United States shall, 
on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from 
participation in, be denied the

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benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any 
program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance from the 
Water Resources Council.



Sec.  705.2  Definitions.

    As used in this part:
    (a) Applicant means one who submits an application, request, or plan 
required to be approved by the Water Resources Council, or by a primary 
recipient, as a condition to eligibility for Federal financial 
assistance, and the term application means such an application, request, 
or plan.
    (b) Facility includes all or any part of structures, equipment, or 
other real or personal property or interests therein, and the provision 
of facilities includes the construction, expansion, renovation, 
remodeling, alteration or acquisition of facilities.
    (c) Federal financial assistance includes:
    (1) Grants and loans of Federal funds;
    (2) The grant or donation of Federal property and interests in 
property;
    (3) The detail of Federal personnel;
    (4) The sale and lease of, and the permission to use (on other than 
a casual or transient basis), Federal property or any interest in such 
property without consideration or at a nominal consideration, or at a 
consideration which is reduced for the purpose of assisting the 
recipient, or in recognition of the public interest to be served by such 
sale or lease to the recipient; and
    (5) Any Federal agreement, arrangement, or other contract which has 
as one of its purposes the provision of assistance.
    (d) Primary recipient means any recipient that is authorized or 
required to extend Federal financial assistance to another recipient for 
the purpose of carrying out a program.
    (e) Program includes any program, project, or activity for the 
provision of services, financial aid, or other benefits to individuals 
(including education or training, health, welfare, rehabilitation, 
housing, or other services, whether provided through employees of the 
recipient of Federal financial assistance or provided by others through 
contracts or other arrangements with the recipient, and including work 
opportunities), or for the provision of facilities for furnishing 
services, financial aid or other benefits to individuals. The services, 
financial aid, or other benefits provided under a program receiving 
Federal financial assistance shall be deemed to include any services, 
financial aid, or other benefits provided with the aid of Federal 
financial assistance or the aid of any non-Federal funds, property, or 
other resources required to be expended or made available for the 
program to meet matching requirements or other conditions which must be 
met in order to receive the Federal financial assistance, and to include 
any services, financial aid, or other benefits provided in or through a 
facility provided with the aid of Federal financial assistance or such 
non-Federal resources.
    (f) Recipient may mean any State, territory, possession, the 
District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico, or any political subdivision 
thereof, or instrumentality thereof, any public or private agency, 
institution, or organization, or other entity, or any individual, in any 
State, territory, possession, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico, 
to whom Federal financial assistance is extended, directly or through 
another recipient, for any program, including any successor, assignee, 
or transferee thereof, but such term does not include any ultimate 
beneficiary under any such program.
    (g) Responsible agency official means the Director of the Water 
Resources Council or his designee.



Sec.  705.3  Application of this part.

    This part applies to any program for which Federal financial 
assistance is authorized under a law administered by the Water Resources 
Council. It applies to money paid, property transferred, or other 
Federal financial assistance extended under any such program after the 
date of this part pursuant to an application whether approved before or 
after such date. This part does not apply to (a) any Federal financial 
assistance by way of insurance or guaranty contracts, or (b) any 
employment practice except to the extent described in Sec.  705.4(c).

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Sec.  705.4  Discrimination prohibited.

    (a) General. No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of 
race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be 
denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination 
under, any program to which this part applies.
    (b) Specific discriminatory actions prohibited. (1) A recipient 
under any program to which this part applies may not directly or through 
contractual or other arrangements, on the grounds of race, color, or 
national origin:
    (i) Deny a person any service, financial aid, or other benefit 
provided under the program;
    (ii) Provide any service, financial aid, or other benefit to a 
person which is different, or is provided in a different manner, from 
that provided to others under the program;
    (iii) Subject a person to segregation or separate treatment in any 
matter related to his receipt of any service, financial aid, or other 
benefit under the program;
    (iv) Restrict a person in any way in the enjoyment of any advantage 
or privilege enjoyed by others receiving any service, financial aid, or 
other benefit under the program;
    (v) Treat a person differently from others in determining whether he 
satisfies any admission, enrollment, quota, eligibility, membership, or 
other requirement or condition which persons must meet in order to be 
provided any service, financial aid, or other benefit provided under the 
program; or
    (vi) Deny a person an opportunity to participate in the program 
through the provision of services or otherwise or afford him an 
opportunity to do so which is different from that afforded others under 
the program.
    (vii) Deny a person the opportunity to participate as a member of a 
planning or advisory body which is an integral part of the program.
    (2) A recipient, in determining the types of services, financial 
aid, or other benefits, or facilities which will be provided under any 
such program, or the class of persons to whom, or the situations in 
which, such services, financial aid, other benefits, or facilties will 
be provided under any such program, or the class of persons to be 
afforded an opprotunity to participate in any such program, may not, 
directly or through contractual or other arrangements, utilize criteria 
or methods of administration which have the effect of subjecting persons 
to discrimination because of their race, color, or national origin, or 
have the effect of defeating or substantially impairing accomplishment 
of the objectives of the program with respect to individuals of a 
particular race, color, or national origin.
    (3) As used in this section, the services, financial aid, or other 
benefits provided under a program receiving Federal financial assistance 
include any service, financial aid, or other benefit provided in or 
through a facility provided with the aid of Federal financial 
assistance.
    (4) The enumeration of specific forms of prohibited discrimination 
in this paragraph does not limit the generality of the prohibition in 
paragraph (a) of this section.
    (5) This part does not prohibit the consideration of race, color, or 
national origin if the purpose and effect are to remove or overcome the 
consequences of practices or impediments which have restricted the 
availability of, or participation in, the program or activity receiving 
Federal financial assistance, on the grounds of race, color, or national 
origin. When previous discriminatory practice or usage tends, on the 
grounds of race, color, or national origin, to exclude individuals from 
participation in, to deny them the benefits of, or to subject them to 
discrimination under any program or activity to which this part applies, 
the applicant or recipient has an obligation to take reasonable action 
to remove or overcome the consequences of the prior discriminatory 
practice or usage, and to accomplish the purposes of the Act.
    (c) Employment practices. (1) Where a primary objective of a program 
of Federal financial assistance to which this part applies is to provide 
employment, a recipient or other party subject to this part shall not, 
directly or through contractual or other arrangements, subject a person 
to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in 
its employment practices

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under such program (including recruitment or recruitment advertising, 
hiring, firing, upgrading, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, 
termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation or benefits, 
selection for training or apprenticeship, use of facilities, and 
treatment of employees). Such recipient shall take affirmative action to 
insure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during 
employment, without regard to their race, color, or national origin. The 
requirements applicable to construction employment under any such 
program shall be those specified in or pursuant to part III of Executive 
Order 11246 or any Executive Order which supersedes it.
    (2) Where a primary objective of the Federal financial assistance is 
not to provide employment, but discrimination on the grounds of race, 
color, or national origin in the employment practices of the recipient 
or other persons subject to the regulation tends, on the grounds of 
race, color, or national origin, to exclude individuals from 
participation in, to deny them the benefits of, or to subject them to 
discrimination under any program to which this regulation applies, the 
provisions of paragraph (c)(1) of this section shall apply to the 
employment practice of the recipient or other persons subject to the 
regulation, to the extent necessary to assure equality of opportunity 
to, and nondiscriminatory treatment of, beneficiaries.
    (d) Location of facilities. A recipient may not make a selection of 
a site or location of a facility if the purpose of that selection, or 
its effect when made, is to exclude individuals from participation in, 
to deny them the benefits of, or to subject them to discrimination under 
any program or activity to which this rule applies, on the grounds of 
race, color, or national origin; or if the purpose is to, or its effect 
when made will, substantially impair the accomplishment of the 
objectives of this part.



Sec.  705.5  Assurance required.

    (a) General. Every application for Federal financial assistance to 
carry out a program to which this part applies, and every application 
for Federal financial assistance to provide a facility shall, as a 
condition to its approval and the extension of any Federal financial 
assistance pursuant to the application, contain or be accompanied by an 
assurance that the program will be conducted or the facility operated in 
compliance with all requirements imposed by or pursuant to this part. In 
the case of an application for Federal financial assistance to provide 
real property or structures thereon, or personal property or equipment 
of any kind, such assurance shall obligate the recipient, or, in the 
case of a subsequent transfer, the transferee, for the period during 
which the property is used for a purpose for which the Federal financial 
assistance is extended or for any other purpose involving the provisions 
of similar services or benefits. In all other cases, such assurance 
shall obligate the recipient for the period during which Federal 
financial assistance is extended pursuant to the application. The 
responsible agency official shall specify the form of the foregoing 
assurances for each program, and the extent to which like assurances 
will be required of subgrantees, contractors, and subcontractors, 
transferees, successors in interest, and other participants in the 
program. Any such assurance shall include provisions which give the 
United States a right to seek its judicial enforcement.
    (b) Planning grants to States. Each designated State agency must 
submit the assurance specified in Sec.  703.5(n) of these rules and 
regulations.
    (c) River basin commissions. Each river basin commission is required 
to submit, along with its annual budget request, written assurance of 
its continuing compliance with Sec.  705.4 of this part.



Sec.  705.6  Compliance information.

    (a) Cooperation and assistance. The responsible agency official 
shall, to the fullest extent practicable, seek the cooperation of 
recipients in obtaining compliance with this part and shall provide 
assistance and guidance to recipients to help them comply voluntarily 
with this part.
    (b) Compliance reports. Each recipient shall keep such records and 
submit to the responsible agency official timely,

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complete, and accurate compliance reports at such times, and in such 
form and containing such information, as the responsible agency official 
may determine to be necessary to enable him to ascertain whether the 
recipient has complied or is complying with this part. In the case of 
any program under which a primary recipient extends Federal financial 
assistance to any other recipient or subcontracts with any other person 
or group, such other recipient shall also submit such compliance reports 
to the primary recipient as may be necessary to enable the primary 
recipient to carry out its obligations under this part.
    (c) Access to sources of information. Each recipient shall permit 
access by the responsible agency official during normal business hours 
to such of its books, records, accounts, and other sources of 
information, and its facilities, as may be pertinent to ascertain 
compliance with this part. Whenever any information required of a 
recipient is in the exclusive possession of any other agency, 
institution, or person and that agency, institution, or person fails or 
refuses to furnish that information, the recipient shall so certify in 
its report and set forth the efforts which it has made to obtain the 
information.
    (d) Information to beneficiaries and participants. Each recipient 
shall make available to participants, beneficiaries, and other 
interested persons such information regarding the provisions of this 
part and its applicability to the program under which the recipient 
receives Federal financial assistance, and make such information 
available to them in such manner, as the responsible agency official 
finds necessary to apprise such persons of the protections against 
discrimination assured them by the Act and this part.



Sec.  705.7  Conduct of investigations.

    (a) Periodic compliance reviews. The responsible agency official 
shall from time to time review the practices of recipients to determine 
whether they are complying with this part.
    (b) Complaints. Any person who believes himself or any specific 
class of individuals to be subjected to discrimination prohibited by 
this part may by himself or by a representative file with the 
responsible agency official a written complaint. A complaint must be 
filed not later than 180 days from the date of the alleged 
discrimination, unless the time for filing is extended by the 
responsible agency official.
    (c) Investigations. The responsible agency official will make a 
prompt investigation whenever a compliance review, report, complaint, or 
any other information indicates a possible failure to comply with this 
part. The investigation should include, whenever appropriate, a review 
of the pertinent practices and policies of the recipient, the 
circumstances under which the possible noncompliance with this part 
occurred, and other factors relevant to a determination as to whether 
the recipient has failed to comply with this part.
    (d) Resolution of matters. (1) If an investigation pursuant to 
paragraph (c) of this section indicates a failure to comply with this 
part, the responsible agency official will so inform the recipient and 
the matter will be resolved by informal means whenever possible. If it 
has been determined that the matter cannot be resolved by informal 
means, action will be taken as provided for in Sec.  705.8.
    (2) If an investigation does not warrant action pursuant to 
subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, the responsible agency official will 
so inform the recipient and the complainant, if any, in writing.
    (e) Intimidatory or retaliatory acts prohibited. No recipient or 
other person shall intimidate, threaten, coerce, or discriminate against 
any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or 
privilege secured by section 601 of the Act or this part, or because he 
has made a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner 
in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this part. The 
identity of complainants shall be kept confidential except to the extent 
necessary to carry out the purpose of this part, including the conduct 
of any investigation, hearing, or judicial proceeding arising 
thereunder.

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Sec.  705.8  Procedure for effecting compliance.

    (a) General. If there appears to be a failure or threatened failure 
to comply with this part and if the noncompliance or threatened 
noncompliance cannot be corrected by informal means, the responsible 
agency official may suspend or terminate, or refuse to grant or 
continue, Federal financial assistance, or use any other means 
authorized by law, to induce compliance with this part. Such other means 
include, but are not limited to, (1) a reference to the Department of 
Justice with a recommendation that appropriate proceedings be brought to 
enforce any rights of the United States under any law of the United 
States (including other titles of the Act), or any assurance or other 
contractual undertaking, and (2) any applicable proceeding under State 
or local law.
    (b) Noncompliance with assurance requirement. If an applicant or 
recipient fails or refuses to furnish an assurance required under Sec.  
705.5 or fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of the assurance 
it has furnished, or otherwise fails or refuses to comply with any 
requirement imposed by or pursuant to Title VI or this part, Federal 
financial assistance may be suspended, terminated, or refused in 
accordance with the procedures of Title VI and this part. The Water 
Resources Council shall not be required to provide assistance in such a 
case during the pendency of administrative proceedings under this part, 
except that the Council will continue assistance during the pendency of 
such proceedings whenever such assistance is due and payable pursuant to 
a final commitment made or an application finally approved prior to the 
effective date of this part.
    (c) Termination of or refusal to grant or to continue Federal 
financial assistance. No order suspending, terminating, or refusing to 
grant or continue Federal financial assistance shall become effective 
until:
    (1) The responsible agency official has advised the applicant or 
recipient of his failure to comply and has determined that compliance 
cannot be secured by voluntary means;
    (2) There has been an express finding on the record, after 
opportunity for hearing, of a failure by the applicant or recipient to 
comply with a requirement imposed by or pursuant to this part;
    (3) The action has been approved by the Chairman of the Water 
Resources Council pursuant to Sec.  705.10(e); and
    (4) The expiration of 30 days after the responsible agency official 
has filed with the committee of the House and the committee of the 
Senate having legislative jurisdiction over the program involved, a full 
written report of the circumstances and the grounds for such action. Any 
action to suspend or terminate or to refuse to grant or to continue 
Federal financial assistance shall be limited to the particular 
political entity, or part thereof, or other applicant or recipient as to 
whom such a finding has been made and shall be limited in its effect to 
the particular program, or part thereof, in which such noncompliance has 
been so found.
    (d) Other means authorized by law. No action to effect compliance 
with Title VI of the Act by any other means authorized by law shall be 
taken until:
    (1) The responsible agency official has determined that compliance 
cannot be secured by voluntary means;
    (2) The recipient or other person has been notified or its failure 
to comply and of the action to be taken to effect compliance; and
    (3) The expiration of at least 10 days from the mailing of such 
notice to the recipient or other person. During this period of at least 
10 days, additional efforts shall be made to persuade the recipient or 
other person to comply with the regulation and to take such corrective 
action as may be appropriate.



Sec.  705.9  Hearings.

    (a) Opportunity for hearing. Whenever an opportunity for a hearing 
is required by Sec.  705.8(c), reasonable notice shall be given by 
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the affected 
applicant or recipient. This notice shall advise the applicant or 
recipient of the action proposed to be taken, the specific provision 
under which the proposed action against it is to be taken, and the 
matters of fact or law asserted as the basis for this action, and either 
(1) fix a date not less

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than 20 days after the date of such notice within which the applicant or 
recipient may request of the responsible agency official that the matter 
be scheduled for heaing or (2) advise the applicant or recipient that 
the matter in question has been set down for hearing at a stated place 
and time. The time and place so fixed shall be reasonable and shall be 
subject to change for cause. The complainant, if any, shall be advised 
of the time and place of the hearing. An applicant or recipient may 
waive a hearing and submit written information and argument for the 
record. The failure of an applicant or recipient to request a hearing 
under this paragraph or to appear at a hearing for which a date has been 
set shall be deemed to be a waiver of the right to a hearing under 
section 602 of the Act and Sec.  705.8(c) and consent to the making of a 
decision on the basis of such information as is available.
    (b) Time and place of hearing. Hearings shall be held at the offices 
of the Water Resources Council in Washington, DC, at a time fixed by the 
responsible agency official unless it determines that the convenience of 
the applicant or recipient or of the Council requires that another place 
be selected. Hearings shall be held before the responsible agency 
official or at its discretion, before a hearing examiner appointed in 
accordance with section 3105 of Title 5, U.S.C., or detailed under 
section 3344 of Title 5, U.S.C.
    (c) Right to counsel. In all proceedings under this section, the 
applicant or recipient and the Water Resources Council shall have the 
right to be represented by counsel.
    (d) Procedures, evidence, and record. (1) The hearing, decision, and 
any administrative review thereof shall be conducted in conformity with 
the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 554-557) and with such other 
regulations that may be necessary or appropriate for the conduct of 
hearings pursuant to this part.
    (2) Technical rules of evidence do not apply to hearings conducted 
pursuant to this part, but rules or principles designed to assure 
production of the most credible evidence available and to subject 
testimony to test by cross-examination shall be applied where reasonably 
necessary by the officer conducting the hearing. The hearing officer may 
exclude irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence. All 
documents and other evidence offered or taken for the record shall be 
open to examination by the parties and opportunity shall be given to 
refute facts and arguments advanced on either side of the issues. A 
transcript shall be made of the oral evidence except to the extent the 
substance thereof is stipulated for the record. All decisions shall be 
based upon the hearing record and written findings shall be made.
    (e) Consolidated or joint hearings. In cases in which the same or 
related facts are asserted to constitute noncompliance with this part 
with respect to two or more programs to which this part applies, or 
noncompliance with this part and the regulations of one or more other 
Federal departments or agencies issued under Title VI of the Act, the 
responsible agency official may, by agreement with such other 
departments or agencies, where applicable, provide for the conduct of 
consolidated or joint hearings, and for the application to such hearings 
of rules or procedures not inconsistent with this part. Final decisions 
in such cases, insofar as this regulation is concerned, shall be made in 
accordance with Sec.  705.10.



Sec.  705.10  Decisions and notices.

    (a) Procedure on decisions by hearing examiner. If the hearing is 
held by a hearing examiner, the hearing examiner shall either make an 
initial decision, if so authorized, or certify the entire record 
including his recommended findings and proposed decision to the 
responsible agency official for a final decision, and a copy of such 
initial decision or certification shall be mailed to the applicant or 
recipient. Where the initial decision is made by the hearing examiner, 
the applicant or recipient may, within 30 days after the mailing of such 
notice of initial decision, file with the responsible agency official 
his exceptions to the initial decision, with his reasons therefor. In 
the absence of exceptions, the responsible agency official may, on his 
own motion, within 45 days after the initial

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decison, serve on the applicant or recipient a notice that he will 
review the decision. Upon the filing of such exceptions or of notice of 
review, the responsible agency official shall review the initial 
decision and issue his own decision thereon including the reasons 
therefor. In the absence of either exceptions or a notice or review the 
initial decision shall, subject to paragraph (e) constitute the final 
decision of the responsible agency official.
    (b) Decisions on record or review by the responsible agency 
official. Whenever a record is certified to the responsible agency 
official for decision or its reviews the decision of a hearing examiner 
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section or whenever the responsible 
agency official conducts the hearing, the applicant or recipient shall 
be given reasonable opportunity to file with it briefs or other written 
statements of its contentions and a written copy of the final decision 
of the responsible agency official shall be sent to the applicant or 
recipient and to the complainant, if any.
    (c) Decisions on record where a hearing is waived. Whenever a 
hearing is waived pursuant to Sec.  705.9, a decision shall be made by 
the responsible agency official on the record and a written copy of such 
decision shall be sent to the applicant or recipient, and to the 
complainant, if any.
    (d) Rulings required. Each decision of a hearing examiner or the 
responsible agency official shall set forth his or its ruling on each 
finding, conclusion, or exception presented, and shall identify the 
requirement or requirements imposed by or pursuant to this part with 
which it is found that the applicant or recipient has failed to comply.
    (e) Approval by the Chairman. Any final decision by the responsible 
agency official provides for the suspension or termination of, or the 
refusal to grant or continue Federal financial assistance, or the 
imposition of any other sanction available under this part or the Act, 
shall promptly be transmitted to the Chairman of the Water Resources 
Council, who may approve such decision, may vacate it, or remit or 
mitigate any sanction imposed.
    (f) Content of orders. The final decision may provide for suspension 
or termination of, or refusal to grant or continue Federal financial 
assistance, in whole or in part, under the program involved, and may 
contain such terms, conditions, and other provisions as are consistent 
with and will effectuate the purposes of the Act and this part, 
including provisions designed to assure that no Federal financial 
assistance will thereafter be extended under such programs to the 
applicant or recipient determined by such decision to be in default in 
its performance of an assurance given by it pursuant to this part, or to 
have otherwise failed to comply with this part, unless and until it 
corrects its noncompliance and satisfies the responsible agency official 
that it will fully comply with this part.
    (g) Post termination proceedings. (1) An applicant or recipient 
adversely affected by an order issued under paragraph (f) shall be 
restored to full eligibility to receive Federal financial assistance if 
it satisfies the terms and conditions of that order for such eligibility 
or if it brings itself into compliance with this part and provides 
reasonable assurance that it will fully comply with this part.
    (2) Any applicant or recipient adversely affected by an order 
entered pursuant to paragraph (f) of this section may at any time 
request the responsible agency official to restore fully its eligibility 
to receive Federal financial assistance. Any such request shall be 
supported by information showing that the applicant or recipient has met 
the requirements of paragraph (g)(1) of this section. If the responsible 
agency official determines that those requirements have been satisfied, 
he shall restore such eligibility.
    (3) If the responsible agency official denies any such request, the 
applicant or recipient may submit a request for a hearing in writing, 
specifying why it believes the responsible agency official to have been 
in error. It shall thereupon be given an expeditious hearing, with a 
decision on the record. The applicant or recipient will be estored to 
such eligibility if it proves at such a hearing that it satisfied the 
requirements of paragraph (g)(1). While proceedings under this paragraph 
are pending, the sanctions imposed by the

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order issued under paragraph (f) of this section shall remain in effect.



Sec.  705.11  Judicial review.

    Action taken pursuant to section 602 of the Act is subject to 
judicial review as provided in section 603 of the Act.



Sec.  705.12  Effect on other regulations.

    (a) Nothing in this part shall be deemed to supersede any other 
order, regulation, or instruction which prohibits discrimination on the 
grounds of race, color, or national origin in any program or situation 
to which this part is inapplicable, or prohibit discrimination on any 
other ground.
    (b) Forms and instructions. The responsible agency official shall 
issue and promptly make available to all interested persons forms and 
detailed instructions and procedures for effectuating this part as 
applied to programs to which this part applies and for which he is 
responsible.
    (c) Supervision and coordination. The responsible agency official 
may from time to time assign to officials of other departments or 
agencies of the Government with the consent of such departments or 
agencies, responsibilities in connection with the effectuation of the 
purposes of Title VI of the Act and this part (other than responsibility 
for final decision as provided in Sec.  705.10), including the 
achievement of effective coordination and maximum uniformity within the 
Water Resources Council and within the Executive Branch of the 
Government in the application of Title VI and this part to similar 
programs and in similar situations. Any action, taken, determination 
made, or requirements imposed by an official of another department or 
agency acting pursuant to an assignment of responsibility under this 
paragraph shall have the same effect as though such action had been 
taken by the responsible agency official.



PART 706_EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT--Table of Contents



                      Subpart A_General Provisions

Sec.
706.101 Purpose.
706.102 Definitions.
706.103 Remedial action.
706.104 Interpretation and advisory service.

           Subpart B_Conduct and Responsibilities of Employees

706.201 Proscribed actions.
706.202 Gifts, entertainment, and favors.
706.203 Outside employment and activity.
706.204 Financial interests.
706.205 Misuse of information.
706.206 Support of Council programs.
706.207 Use of Government property.
706.208 Indebtedness.
706.209 Gambling, betting, and lotteries.
706.210 Coercion.
706.211 General conduct prejudicial to the Government.
706.212 Miscellaneous statutory provisions.

 Subpart C_Conduct and Responsibilities of Special Government Employees

706.301 Use of Government employment.
706.302 Use of inside information.
706.303 Gifts, entertainment, and favors.
706.304 Applicability of other provisions.

       Subpart D_Statements of Employment and Financial Interests

706.401 Employees required to submit statements.
706.402 Employee's complaint on filing requirements.
706.403 Form of statements.
706.404 Time for submission of statements.
706.405 Supplementary statements.
706.406 Interests of employees' relatives.
706.407 Information not known by employees.
706.408 Information not required.
706.409 Opportunity for explanation of conflict or appearance of 
          conflict.
706.410 Confidentiality of statements.
706.411 Effect of statements on other requirements.
706.412 Submission of statements by special Government employees.
706.413 Submission of statements by River Basin Commission Chairmen.

    Authority: Water Resources Planning Act, 1965 (Sec. 402, Pub. L. 89-
80, 79 Stat. 254 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-1)); E.O. 11222 (30 FR 6469, 3 CFR 
Proc. 3279; as amended); 5 CFR part 735 (33 FR 12487).

    Source: 40 FR 32818, Aug. 4, 1975, unless otherwise noted.



                      Subpart A_General Provisions



Sec.  706.101  Purpose.

    The maintenance of unusually high standards of honesty, integrity, 
impartiality, and conduct by employees and

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special Government employees is essential to assure the proper 
performance of the Water Resources Council's (hereafter referred to as 
the Council) business and the maintenance of confidence by citizens in 
their Government. The avoidance of misconduct and conflicts of interest 
on the part of employees and special Government employees through 
informed judgment is indispensable to the maintenance of these 
standards. To accord with these concepts, this part sets forth the 
Council's regulations prescribing standards of conduct and 
responsibilities and governing statements of employment and financial 
interests for employees and special Government employees.



Sec.  706.102  Definitions.

    In this part:
    (a) Employee means the Director and an employee of the Council 
employed by the Director under the authority of Sec.  701.78(a)(4) of 
this chapter.
    (b) Special Government employee means a special Government employee 
as defined in section 202 of Title 18 of the United States Code who is 
employed by the Council.



Sec.  706.103  Remedial action.

    (a) A violation of this part by an employee or special Government 
employee may be cause for remedial action. Remedial action may include, 
but is not limited to:
    (1) Changes in assigned duties;
    (2) Divestment by the employee or special Government employee of his 
conflicting interest;
    (3) Disciplinary action which may be in addition to any penalty 
prescribed by law; or
    (4) Disqualification for a particular assignment.
    (b) Remedial action, whether disciplinary or otherwise, shall be 
effected in accordance with any applicable laws, Executive orders, and 
regulations.



Sec.  706.104  Interpretation and advisory service.

    The General Counsel will serve as Counselor for the purpose of 
providing interpretation and advisory assistance to the Council staff on 
matters covered in this part 706.



           Subpart B_Conduct and Responsibilities of Employees



Sec.  706.201  Proscribed actions.

    An employee shall avoid any action which might result in, or create 
the appearance of:
    (a) Using public office for private gain;
    (b) Giving preferential treatment to any person;
    (c) Impeding Government efficiency or economy;
    (d) Losing complete independence or impartiality;
    (e) Making a Government decision outside official channels; or
    (f) Affecting adversely the confidence of the public in the 
integrity of the Government.



Sec.  706.202  Gifts, entertainment, and favors.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, an 
employee shall not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gift, 
gratuity, favor, entertainment, loan, or any other thing of monetary 
value, from a person who:
    (1) Has, or is seeking to obtain, contractual or other business or 
financial relations with the Council;
    (2) Conducts operations or activities that are regulated by the 
Council; or
    (3) Has interests that may be substantially affected by the 
performance or nonperformance of his official duty.
    (b) The restrictions set forth in paragraph (a) of this section do 
not apply to:
    (1) Obvious family or personal relationships, such as those between 
the employee and his parents, children, or spouse, when the 
circumstances make it clear that those relationships rather than the 
business of the persons concerned are the motivating factors;
    (2) The acceptance of food and refreshments of nominal value on 
infrequent occasions in the ordinary course of a luncheon or dinner 
meeting or other meeting or on an inspection tour where an employee may 
be properly in attendance;
    (3) The acceptance of loans from banks or other financial 
institutions on customary terms to finance proper and usual activities 
of employees, such as home mortgage loans; and

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    (4) The acceptance of unsolicited advertising or promotional 
material, such as pens, pencils, note pads, calendars, and other items 
of nominal intrinsic value.
    (c) An employee shall not solicit a contribution from another 
employee for a gift to an official superior, make a donation as a gift 
to an official superior, or accept a gift from an employee receiving 
less pay than himself (5 U.S.C. 7351). However, this paragraph does not 
prohibit a voluntary gift of nominal value or donation in a nominal 
amount made on a special occasion such as marriage, illness, or 
retirement.
    (d) An employee shall not accept a gift, present, decoration, or 
other thing from a foreign government unless authorized by Congress as 
provided by the Constitution and in 5 U.S.C. 7342.
    (e) Neither this section nor Sec.  706.203 precludes an employee 
from receipt of bona fide reimbursement, unless prohibited by law, for 
expenses of travel and such other necessary subsistence as is compatible 
with this part for which no Government payment or reimbursement is made. 
However, this paragraph does not allow an employee to be reimbursed, or 
payment to be made on his behalf, for excessive personal living 
expenses, gifts, entertainment, or other personal benefits, nor does it 
allow an employee to be reimbursed by a person for travel on official 
business under Council orders when reimbursement is proscribed by 
Decision B-128527 of the Comptroller General dated March 7, 1967.



Sec.  706.203  Outside employment and activity.

    (a) An employee shall not engage in outside employment or other 
outside activity not compatible with the full and proper discharge of 
the duties and responsibilities of his Government employment. 
Incompatible activities include, but are not limited to:
    (1) Acceptance of a fee, compensation, gift, payment of expense, or 
any other thing of monetary value in circumstances wherein acceptance 
may result in, or create the appearance of, a conflict of interest;
    (2) Outside employment or activity which tends to impair his mental 
or physical capacity to perform the duties and responsibilities of his 
position in an acceptable manner;
    (3) Outside employment or activity which is in violation of a 
statute, Executive order, or regulation, including applicable State and 
local statutes and ordinances.
    (b) Employees are encouraged to engage in teaching, lecturing, and 
writing that is not prohibited by law, Executive Order 11222 of May 11, 
1965, as amended by Executive Order 11590 of April 27, 1971, this part 
or other Council regulations. However, an employee shall not, either for 
or without compensation, engage in teaching, lecturing, or writing, 
including teaching, lecturing, or writing for the purpose of the special 
preparation of a person or class of persons for an examination of the 
Civil Service Commission or Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service, 
that depends on information obtained as a result of his Government 
employment, except when that information has been made available to the 
general public or will be made available on request, or when the agency 
head gives written authorization for use of non-public information on 
the basis that the use is in the public interest.
    (c) An employee shall not receive any salary or anything of monetary 
value from a private source as compensation for his services to the 
Government.
    (d) An employee shall not engage in outside work or activity which 
may be construed by the public to be official acts of the Council, or of 
a nature closely paralleling the work of the Council.
    (e) An employee who engages in any kind of outside paid employment 
on a substantially regular basis shall submit to his immediate 
supervisor a memorandum describing the employment and stating 
approximately how many hours per week he is so employed. The immediate 
supervisor shall forward the memorandum through the Director for 
inclusion in the employee's Official Personnel Folder.
    (f) This section does not preclude an employee from:
    (1) Participation in the activities of national or State political 
parties not proscribed by law;

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    (2) Participation in the local self-government activities in the 
community in which he resides to the extent permitted by law; or,
    (3) Participation in the affairs of, or acceptance of an award for 
meritorious public contribution or achievement given by, a charitable, 
religious, professional, social, fraternal, nonprofit educational, 
recreational, public service, or civic organization.



Sec.  706.204  Financial interests.

    (a) An employee shall not:
    (1) Have a direct or indirect financial interest that conflicts 
substantially, or appears to conflict substantially, with his Government 
duties and responsibilities; or
    (2) Engage in, directly or indirectly, a financial transaction as a 
result of or primarily relying on, information obtained through his 
Government employment.
    (b) This section does not preclude an employee from having a 
financial interest or engaging in financial transactions to the same 
extent as a private citizen not employed by the Government so long as it 
is not prohibited by law, Executive Order 11222, as amended, 5 CFR part 
735, or this part.



Sec.  706.205  Misuse of information.

    For the purpose of furthering a private interest an employee shall 
not, except as provided in Sec.  706.203(b), directly or indirectly use, 
or allow the use of, official information obtained through or in 
connection with his Government employment which has not been made 
available to the general public.



Sec.  706.206  Support of Council programs.

    (a) When a Council program is based on law or Executive order, every 
employee has a positive obligation to make it function as efficiently 
and economically as possible and to support it as long as it is a part 
of recognized public policy. An employee may, therefore, properly make 
an address explaining and interpreting such a program, citing its 
achievements, defending it against uninformed or unjust criticism, 
pointing out the need for possible improvements, or soliciting views for 
improving it.
    (b) An employee shall not, either directly or indirectly, use 
appropriated funds to influence a Member of Congress to favor or oppose 
legislation in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1913. However, an employee is not 
prohibited from:
    (1) Testifying as a representative of the Council on pending 
legislation proposals before congressional committees on request; 
provided, that the relevant provisions of the current OMB Circular A-14 
(``Legislation Coordination and Clearance'') are complied with; or
    (2) Assisting congressional committees in drafting bills or reports 
on request, when it is clear that the employee is serving solely as a 
technical expert under the direction of committee leadership.



Sec.  706.207  Use of Government property.

    An employee shall not directly or indirectly use, or allow the use 
of, Government property of any kind, including property leased to the 
Government, for other than officially approved activities. An employee 
has a positive duty to protect and conserve Government property 
including equipment, supplies, and other property entrusted or issued to 
him.



Sec.  706.208  Indebtedness.

    (a) An employee shall pay each just financial obligation in a proper 
and timely manner, especially one imposed by law, such as Federal, 
State, or local taxes. For the purpose of this section, a ``just 
financial obligation'' means one acknowledged by the employee or reduced 
to judgment by a court or one imposed by law such as Federal, State or 
local taxes.
    (b) When an employee has a levy placed against his salary for 
failure to pay an indebtedness for Federal income taxes, he shall be 
issued a written reprimand stating that failure to make satisfactory 
arrangements regarding future tax liabilities will be grounds for 
removal.
    (c) When an employee is the subject of a letter of complaint stating 
that he has not paid his State or local taxes and has failed to make 
satisfactory arrangements regarding the debt, he shall be interviewed by 
the Assistant

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Director, Division of Program Coordination and Management. In this 
interview he shall be instructed to make satisfactory arrangements for 
the payment of his debt immediately and informed that failure to do so 
will be grounds for removal.
    (d) When an employee is the subject of a letter of complaint 
regarding any other kind of indebtedness to a unit of government, 
Federal, State, or local, the procedure prescribed in paragraph (c) of 
this section shall be observed.
    (e) When a creditor who holds a legal judgment against an employee 
requests that the Council assist in collecting the debt, the employee 
shall be interviewed by the Assistant Director, Division of Program 
Coordination and Management. In this interview he shall be instructed to 
pay the debt in full within 90 days, or within whatever longer period is 
specified by the Assistant Director, Division of Program Coordination 
and Management if he determines that a 90-day limit would impose undue 
hardship on the employee, and informed that failure to do so will be 
grounds for removal.
    (f) When an employee is the subject of a letter of complaint from a 
creditor who does not hold a legal judgment against the employee, the 
Assistant Director, Division of Program Coordination and Management 
shall forward a copy of the letter to the employee together with a 
memorandum calling the employee's attention to the provisions of this 
section. However, the Council will not assist the creditor in collecting 
the debt.



Sec.  706.209  Gambling, betting, and lotteries.

    An employee shall not participate, while on Government-owned or 
leased property or while on duty for the Government, in any gambling 
activity, including the operation of a gambling device, in conducting a 
lottery or pool, in a game for money or property, or in selling or 
purchasing a numbers slip or ticket.



Sec.  706.210  Coercion.

    An employee shall not use his Government employment to coerce, or 
give the appearance of coercing, a person to provide financial benefit 
to himself or another person, particularly one with whom he has family, 
business, or financial ties.



Sec.  706.211  General conduct prejudicial to the Government.

    An employee shall not engage in criminal, infamous, dishonest, 
immoral, or notoriously disgraceful conduct, or other conduct 
prejudicial to the Government.



Sec.  706.212  Miscellaneous statutory provisions.

    The attention of each employee is directed to the following 
statutory provisions:
    (a) House Concurrent Resolution 175, 85th Congress, 2d Session, 72 
Stat. B12, the Code of Ethics for Government Service.
    (b) Chapter 11 of Title 18, United States Code, relating to bribery, 
graft and conflicts of interest.
    (c) The prohibition against lobbying with appropriated funds (18 
U.S.C. 1913).
    (d) The prohibitions against disloyalty and striking (E.O. 10450, 18 
U.S.C. 1918).
    (e) The prohibition against the employment of a member of a 
Communist organization (50 U.S.C. 784).
    (f) The prohibitions against:
    (1) The disclosure of classified information (18 U.S.C. 798, 50 
U.S.C. 783); and
    (2) The disclosure of confidential information (18 U.S.C. 1905).
    (g) The provision relating to the habitual use of intoxicants to 
excess (5 U.S.C. 7352).
    (h) The prohibition against the misuse of a Government vehicle (31 
U.S.C. 638a(c)).
    (i) The prohibition against the misuse of the franking privilege (18 
U.S.C. 1719).
    (j) The prohibition against the use of deceit in an examination or 
personnel action in connection with Government employment (18 U.S.C. 
1917).
    (k) The prohibition against fraud or false statements in a 
Government matter (18 U.S.C. 1001).
    (l) The prohibition against mutilating or destroying a public record 
(18 U.S.C. 2071).

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    (m) The prohibition against counterfeiting and forging 
transportation requests (18 U.S.C. 508).
    (n) The prohibitions against:
    (1) Embezzlement of Government money or property (18 U.S.C. 641);
    (2) Failing to account for public money (18 U.S.C. 643); and
    (3) Embezzlement of the money or property of another person in the 
possession of an employee by reason of his employment (18 U.S.C. 654).
    (o) The prohibition against unauthorized use of documents relating 
to claims from or by the Government (18 U.S.C. 285).
    (p) The prohibitions against political activities in Subchapter III 
of Chapter 73 of Title 5, United States Code and 18 U.S.C. 602, 603, 
607, and 608.
    (q) The provision relating to the denial of the right to petition 
Congress (5 U.S.C. 7102).
    (r) The prohibition against an employee acting as the agent of a 
foreign principal registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
(18 U.S.C. 219).
    (s) The prohibition against a public official appointing or 
promoting a relative, or advocating such an appointment or promotion (5 
U.S.C. 3110).
    (t) The prohibition against the employment of an individual 
convicted of felonious rioting or related offenses (5 U.S.C. 7313).
    (u) The tax imposed on certain employees (e.g., Presidential 
appointees, employees excepted under Schedule C, employees in GS-16 or 
above, or a comparable pay level) who knowingly engage in self-dealing 
with a private foundation (26 U.S.C. 4941, 4946). ``Self-dealing'' is 
defined in the statute to include certain transactions involving an 
employee's receipt of pay, a loan, or reimbursement for travel or other 
expenses from, or his sale to or purchase of property from a private 
foundation.



 Subpart C_Conduct and Responsibilities of Special Government Employees



Sec.  706.301  Use of Government employment.

    A special Government employee shall not use his Government 
employment for a purpose that is, or gives the appearance of being, 
motivated by the desire for private gain for himself or another person, 
particularly one with whom he has family, business, or financial ties.



Sec.  706.302  Use of inside information.

    (a) A special Government employee shall not use inside information 
obtained as a result of his Government employment for private gain for 
himself or another person either by direct action on his part or by 
counsel, recommendation, or suggestion to another person, particularly 
one with whom he has family, business, or financial ties. For the 
purpose of this section, ``inside information'' means information 
obtained under Government authority which has not become part of the 
body of public information.
    (b) A special Government employee may engage in teaching, lecturing, 
and writing to the same extent, and subject to the same restrictions, as 
provided in Sec.  706.303(b) for employees.



Sec.  706.303  Gifts, entertainment, and favors.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section a special 
Government employee, while so employed or in connection with his 
employment, shall not receive or solicit from a person having business 
with the Council anything of value as a gift, gratuity, loan, 
entertainment, or favor for himself or another person, particularly one 
with whom he has family, business, or financial ties.
    (b) The exceptions from the restrictions as set forth in Sec.  
706.202(b) for employees apply in the same manner to special Government 
employees.



Sec.  706.304  Applicability of other provisions.

    The provisions of Sec. Sec.  706.206 through 706.211 apply to 
special Government employees in the same manner as to employees.



       Subpart D_Statements of Employment and Financial Interests



Sec.  706.401  Employees required to submit statements.

    (a) Employees in the following named positions shall submit 
statements of

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employment and financial interst to the Director:
    (1) Employees in Grade GS-16 or above of the General Schedule 
established by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended;
    (2) The General Counsel and Administrative Officer;
    (3) The Staff Specialists assigned to review applications by States 
for planning grants under Title III of the Water Resources Planning Act;
    (4) Special Government employees, as defined in Sec.  706.102; and
    (5) Employees classified at GS-13 or above under 5 U.S.C. 5332, or 
at a comparable pay level under another authority, who are in positions 
which the Director may determine have duties and responsibilities which 
require the incumbent to report employment and financial interests in 
order to avoid involvement in possible conflicts-of-interest situation 
and carry out the purpose of law, Executive order, and Council 
regulations.
    (b) A statement of employment and financial interest is required 
from the Director and shall be submitted by the Director to the Chairman 
of the Council.



Sec.  706.402  Employee's complaint on filing requirements.

    An employee who feels that his position has been improperly included 
in the list in Sec.  706.401 as one requiring the submission of a 
statement of employment and financial interests may obtain a review of 
his complaint under the Council's internal grievance procedure.



Sec.  706.403  Form of statements.

    An employee required to submit a statement of employment and 
financial interests shall submit that statement in the format prescribed 
by the Division of Management.



Sec.  706.404  Time for submission of statements.

    An employee required to submit a statement of employment and 
financial intersts by Sec.  706.401 shall submit that statement no later 
than 30 days after the date of entrance on duty in the position covered 
by Sec.  706.401.



Sec.  706.405  Supplementary statements.

    Changes in, or additions to, the information contained in an 
employee's statement of employment and financial interests shall be 
reported in a supplementary statement, in the format prescribed by the 
Division of Management, as of June 30 each year. If no changes or 
additions occur, a negative report is required. Notwithstanding the 
filing of the annual report required by this section, each employee 
shall at all times avoid acquiring a financial interest that could 
result, or taking an action that would result in a violation of the 
conflicts-of-interest provisions of section 18 U.S.C. 208, or subpart B 
of this part.



Sec.  706.406  Interests of employees' relatives.

    The interests of a spouse, minor child, or other member of an 
employee's immediate household are considered to be interests of the 
employee. For the purpose of this section, ``member of an employee's 
immediate household'' means those blood relations who are residents of 
the employee's household.



Sec.  706.407  Information not known by employees.

    If any information required to be included on a statement of 
employment and financial interests or on a supplementary statement, 
including holdings placed in trust, is not known to the employee but is 
known to another person, the employee shall request that other person to 
submit the information in his behalf.



Sec.  706.408  Information not required.

    An employee is not required to submit on a statement of employment 
and financial interests, or on a supplementary statement, any 
information relating to the employee's connection with, or interest in, 
a professional society or a charitable, religious, social, fraternal, 
recreational, public service, civic, or political organization or a 
similar organization not conducted as a business enterprise. For the 
purpose of this section, educational and other institutions doing 
research and development or related work involving grants of money from 
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the Government are deemed ``business enterprises'' and are required to 
be included in an employee's statement of employment and financial 
interests.



Sec.  706.409  Opportunity for explanation of conflict or appearance of conflict.

    When a statement submitted under Sec.  706.401 indicates a conflict 
or an appearance of conflict, between the interests of an employee and 
the performance of his services for the Government, the employee 
concerned shall be given an opportunity to explain the conflict or 
appearance of conflict before remedial action is initiated.



Sec.  706.410  Confidentiality of statements.

    Each statement of employment and financial interests, and each 
supplementary statement, shall be held in confidence and retained in 
limited access files of the reviewing official. The use of information 
on the statements shall be limited to that necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this part. Information from a statement or a supplementary 
statement shall not be disclosed except by decision of the Director for 
good cause shown: Provided, That information from a statement or a 
supplementary statement of the Director shall not be disclosed except by 
decision of the Chairman for good cause shown.



Sec.  706.411  Effect of statements on other requirements.

    The statements of employment and financial interests and 
supplementary statements required of employees are in addition to, and 
not in substitution for or in derogation of any similar requirement 
imposed by law, order, or regulation. The submission of a statement or 
supplementary statement by an employee does not permit him or any other 
person to participate in a matter in which he or the other person's 
participation is prohibited by law, order, or regulation.



Sec.  706.412  Submission of statements by special Government employees.

    (a) Each special Government employee shall submit a statement of 
employment and financial interests not later than the time of his 
employment. Each special Government employee shall keep his statement 
current throughout his period of employment by the submission of 
supplementary statements.
    (b) A special Government employee shall submit his statement of 
employment and financial interests in the format prescribed by the 
Division of Management. The statement will be filed with the Division of 
Management and is accorded the confidentiality prescribed in Sec.  
706.410.
    (c) The provisions of Sec. Sec.  706.406 through 706.411 apply to 
special Government employees in the same manner as to employees.
    (d) The Director may waive the requirement in paragraph (a) of this 
section for the submission of a statement of employment and financial 
interests in the case of a special Government employee who is not a 
consultant or an expert when he finds that the duties of the position 
held by that special Government employee are of a nature and at such a 
level of responsibility that the submission of the statement by the 
incumbent is not necessary to protect the integrity of the Government. 
For the purposes of this paragraph ``consultant'' and ``expert'' have 
the meanings given those terms by Chapter 304 of the Federal Personnel 
Manual.



Sec.  706.413  Submission of statements by River Basin Commission Chairmen.

    A statement of employment and financial interest is not required 
under this part from Chairmen of River Basin Commissions created by the 
President pursuant to Title II of the U.S. Water Resources Planning Act. 
The Commission Chairmen are subject to section 401 of Executive Order 
11222, as amended, and are required to file a statement with the 
Chairman of the Civil Service Commission.



PART 707_COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)-
-Table of Contents



                            Subpart A_General

Sec.
707.1 Background.
707.2 Purpose.
707.3 Applicability.
707.4 Definitions.

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707.5 Policy.

        Subpart B_Water Resources Council Implementing Procedures

707.6 Early involvement in private, State, local, and other non-Federal 
          activities requiring Federal action.
707.7 Ensuring that environmental documents are actually considered in 
          agency decisionmaking.
707.8 Typical classes of action requiring similar treatment under NEPA.
707.9 Tiering.
707.10 Scoping.
707.11 Environmental information.

    Authority: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.); E.O. 11991, 42 FR 26967; 3 CFR 1977 Compl. p. 123.

    Source: 44 FR 69922, Dec. 5, 1979, unless otherwise noted.



                            Subpart A_General



Sec.  707.1  Background.

    (a) The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) establishes national policies and goals for the protection 
and enhancement of the environment. Section 102(2) of NEPA contains 
certain policy statements and procedural requirements directed toward 
the attainment of such goals. In particular, all Federal agencies are 
required to give appropriate consideration to the environmental effects 
of their proposed actions in their decisionmaking and to prepare 
detailed environmental statements on recommendations or reports on 
proposals for legislation and other major Federal actions significantly 
affecting the quality of the human environment.
    (b) Executive Order 11991 of May 24, 1977, amended E.O. 11514 and 
directed the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to issue regulations 
to implement the procedural provisions of NEPA. Accordingly, CEQ issued 
final NEPA regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508) on November 29, 1978, 
which are binding on all Federal agencies as of July 30, 1979. Section 
1507.3(a) of CEQ regulations provides that each Federal agency shall as 
necessary adopt implementing procedures to supplement the regulations. 
Section 1507.3(b) of the CEQ NEPA regulations identifies those sections 
of the regulations which must be addressed in agency procedures.



Sec.  707.2  Purpose.

    The purpose of this NEPA rule is to establish Water Resources 
Council (WRC) policy and procedures which supplement the CEQ NEPA 
regulations by making them more specifically applicable to our 
activities and which implement Sec.  1507.3 (a) and (b) of the CEQ NEPA 
regulations. This rule will be revised to incorporate detailed 
procedures integrating NEPA and the Principles and Standards (P&S) and 
applicable parts of the procedures for Federal participants in the 
preparation of comprehensive regional or river basin plans when these 
procedures are developed. This NEPA rule must be used in conjunction 
with the CEQ NEPA regulations. Compliance with both the CEQ NEPA 
regulations and this NEPA rule is required. Information in the CEQ NEPA 
regulations generally is not repeated here to avoid needless 
duplication. This NEPA rule supersedes WRC Policy Statement No. 2--
Environmental Statements-Framework Studies and Assessments and Regional 
or River Basin Plans.



Sec.  707.3  Applicability.

    This NEPA rule applies to the WRC as an independent executive agency 
and to Title II river basin commissions (RBC's) and other entities (such 
as interagency committees) preparing studies and plans for WRC review 
and transmittal to the President. Although Title III State planning 
grants do not normally require environmental assessments or statements 
(Sec.  707.8 (a)(3)), the WRC will encourage States receiving grants to 
give appropriate consideration to the environmental effects of their 
proposed actions and to incorporate suitable environmental conditions, 
to the extent permitted by State law. The preamble to the WRC Title III 
guidelines will reflect this policy.



Sec.  707.4  Definitions.

    (a) Responsible Federal Official (RFO). The ``Responsible Federal 
Official (RFO)'' is the official of the Federal Government designated by 
this rule

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who shall be responsible for the implementation of NEPA, including 
regulations issued by the CEQ (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508) and the 
rule. Of particular importance, the RFO determines the need for an 
Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in 
accordance with Sec.  707.8 (a)(2) and (b), and if an EIS is required, 
files the draft and final EIS, makes the Record of Decision and assures 
appropriate public involvement in accordance with 40 CFR 1506.6. The 
Chairman of the RBC's are the RFO's for the purpose of ensuring 
compliance with the provisions of NEPA and the P&S for those activities 
which are funded in whole or in part through the WRC and carried out by 
the RBC's, such as framework studies, special studies, comprehensive 
coordinated joint plans, regional or river basin (Level B) plans and 
revisions thereof. The Chairman of the WRC, or his designee, is the RFO 
for complying with the provisons of NEPA and the P&S for those framework 
studies, regional or river basin plans, comprehensive coordinated joint 
plans, and special studies which are funded by the WRC and carried out 
by WRC interagency committees and WRC coordinating committees; 
principles, standards and procedures for planning water and related land 
resources; rules and regulations of the WRC, and other activities of the 
WRC.
    (b) Major Federal Action. ``Major Federal action'' as defined in the 
CEQ NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1508.18) includes actions with effects that 
may be major and which are potentially subject to Federal control and 
responsibility. Such actions include WRC interagency committee, and WRC 
coordinating committee adoption, approval or submittal of plans for 
water and related land resources. For the purpose of this rule, RBC 
adoption, approval or submittal of a plan for water and related land 
resources is considered a major Federal action by virtue of the scope 
and significant environmental consequences of such actions, the 
participation of Federal officials in these RBC actions, and the WRC 
requirements for Federal agency consistency with approved regional water 
resource management plans (WRC Policy Statement No. 4--The Utilization 
of Comprehensive Regional Water Resource Management Plans).



Sec.  707.5  Policy.

    (a) General. The WRC and the RBC's administer certain programs that 
must comply with both NEPA and the P&S. Generally, the environmental 
analysis done during the development of the Environmental Quality (EQ) 
account under the P&S partially overlaps the analysis required in an 
EIS, presenting an opportunity for integration. The requirements of NEPA 
and the P&S will be carried out by integrating the two processes to the 
fullest extent practicable and by combining to the fullest extent 
practicable the Environmental Assessment or, when required, 
Environmental Impact Statement, with each study or plan into a single 
document that will comply fully with the requirements of both processes, 
as provided by the CEQ NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1502.10 and 1506.4).
    (b) Public participation. For each environmental assessment and 
impact statement, the appropriate RFO will establish a specific program 
and schedule for public participation of all interested parties in the 
NEPA process, and shall otherwise provide for public involvement in 
accordance with the CEQ NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
    (c) Environmental Impact Statements. Environmental Impact Statements 
(EIS's) as required under Section 102(2)(C) of NEPA will be prepared by 
river basin commissions, interagency committee, or WRC coordinating 
committees for comprehensive coordinated joint plans and regional or 
river basin (Level B) plans, or revisions thereof. The Environmental 
Impact Statement will be prepared concurrently with the preparation of 
the study or plan. The statement will reflect the level of planning 
involved and will address those environmental considerations and 
alternatives relevant to decisionmaking at that level (see Sec.  707.9 
Tiering). Review and comment on the draft study or plan and the 
incorporated draft environmental impact statement will be performed 
simultaneously, and the final combined report will incorporate and 
discuss the comments received on the draft.

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        Subpart B_Water Resources Council Implementing Procedures



Sec.  707.6  Early involvement in private, State, local, and other
non-Federal activities requiring Federal action.

    (a) Section 1501.2(d) of the CEQ NEPA regulations requires Federal 
agencies to provide for early involvement in activities which, while 
planned by private or other non-Federal entities, requires some 
subsequent form of Federal approval or action to which NEPA applies. 
Such activities for which early involvement is appropriate include those 
private, local, State, or regional water and related land resources 
plans, projects or programs which should be included in a regional water 
resources management plan or Level B plan, since the plans normally 
required an EIS or assessment as provided in Sec.  707.8(a) of this NEPA 
rule.
    (b) To facilitate the implementation of 40 CFR 1501.2(d), the 
appropriate RFO shall publish and distribute in the region or basin in 
which a comprehensive or Level B study is conducted, guidelines for non-
Federal entities of the types of plans, projects, and programs which 
shall be included in such comprehensive or Level B plan. The RFO shall 
advise non-Federal entities on the scope and level of environmental 
information and analysis needed for environmental documents.



Sec.  707.7  Ensuring that environmental documents are actually considered 
in agency decisionmaking.

    (a) Section 1505.1 of the NEPA regulations contains requirements to 
ensure adequate consideration of the environmental documents in agency 
decisionmaking. To implement these requirements, the RFO shall:
    (1) Consider relevant environmental documents in evaluating actions 
proposed in plans and studies.
    (2) Make relevant environmental documents, comments, and responses 
part of the record in any formal rulemaking or adjudicatory proceedings.
    (3) Ensure that relevant environmental documents, comments and 
responses accompany the proposed actions through existing review 
processes.
    (4) Consider only those alternatives encompassed by the range of 
alternatives discussed in the relevant environmental documents when 
evaluating proposals for agency action.
    (5) Where an EIS has been prepared, consider the specific 
alternatives analyzed in the EIS when evaluating the proposal which is 
the subject of the EIS.
    (b) The NEPA process begins at the earliest possible stage of the 
planning process and is completed when the RFO makes a finding of 
significant impact or a record of decision. In cases where the Chairman 
of a River Basin Commission, or regional Federal official has been 
designated as the RFO, and a plan or report is submitted to WRC for 
review and comment after completion of the NEPA process, the 
environmental documents incorporated into such plans or reports, or 
submitted with them, shall be fully considered by WRC when it prepares 
its views, comments, and recommendations for transmittal to the 
President and Congress. The RFO shall include the Findings of No 
Significant Impact, or the Record of Decision, with the documents 
submitted to WRC for review.



Sec.  707.8  Typical classes of action requiring similar treatment
under NEPA.

    (a) Section 1507.3(b)(2) of the CEQ NEPA regulations in conjunction 
with Sec.  1508.4 requires agencies to establish three typical classes 
of action for similar treatment under NEPA. These typical classes of 
actions are set forth below:
    (1) Actions normally requiring EIS's:
    (i) Adoption, approval or submittal of regional water resources 
management plans (comprehensive, coordinated, joint plans or elements 
thereof).
    (ii) Adoption, approval or submittal of Level B plans.
    (2) Actions normally requiring assessments but not necessarily 
EIS's:
    (i) Establishment and implementing guidance (including significant 
changes) in principles, standards, and procedures for planning water and 
related land resources.
    (ii) Adoption, approval or submittal of framework studies and 
special studies which include recommendations for future actions.

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    (iii) Any action not in paragraph (a) (1) or (3) of this section.
    (3) Actions normally not requiring assessments or EIS's (categorical 
exclusions):
    (i) Approval of Title III State planning grants.
    (ii) Adoption, approval or transmittal or priorities reports.
    (iii) Preparation of the National Water Assessment.
    (iv) Recommendations to the President with the respect to Federal 
policies and programs, except for transmittal of plans described in 
paragraph (a) (1) or (2) of this section for which the original EIS or 
Environmental Assessment (EA) will be transmitted with the plan. A 
second EIS is not required.
    (v) Framework studies and assessments and special studies which do 
not include recommendations for future actions.
    (b) Where the presence of extraordinary circumstances indicates that 
an action normally excluded may have a significant environmental effect, 
the appropriate RFO shall independently determine whether an EIS or an 
environmental assessment is required.



Sec.  707.9  Tiering.

    In accordance with the CEQ NEPA regulations 40 CFR 1502.4(d) and 
1508.28(a), this NEPA rule emphasizes the use of tiering to relate broad 
and narrow actions. The level of detail in EIS's and EA's prepared by 
RBC's, WRC interagency committees or WRC coordinating committees will 
reflect the level of detail in the plans, particularly the comprehensive 
and policy nature of comprehensive, coordinated, joint plans or elements 
or revisions thereof. These EIS's are not intended to substitute for 
individual statements on individual projects as more detailed planning 
and analysis will be required for major Federal actions proposed in 
these plans. The ``policy'' or ``overview'' EIS should serve as the 
framework and introduction for a more site-specific project EIS 
developed by the implementing Federal agency. Environmental impact 
statements for regional water resource management and Level B plans will 
generally address the items in the recommended format (40 CFR 1502.10) 
on the basis of water and related land resources of an entire region or 
river basin. This is the level of consideration at which the 
environmental issues and considerations are most relevant to 
decisionmaking. They may also address groups of interrelated or 
individual plan elements where these involve significant environmental 
considerations.



Sec.  707.10  Scoping.

    Scoping will be used to determine the extent of issues to be 
addressed by the EIS and to identify significant issues related to the 
proposed action. Scoping will be conducted as described by the CEQ NEPA 
regulations, Sec. Sec.  1501.7 and 1508.25.



Sec.  707.11  Environmental information.

    Interested persons may contact the Director, U.S. Water Resources 
Council, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037, for information 
regarding the Council's compliance with NEPA.



PART 708_UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN COMMISSION: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 
IN UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM MASTER PLAN--Table of Contents



Sec.
708.1 Definitions.
708.2 Scope.
708.3 Policy, objectives, and standards.
708.4 Required programs and reports.
708.5 Program objectives implementation.

    Authority: Title II, sec. 204, Pub. L. 89-80, Water Resources 
Planning Act of 1965; Title I, sec. 101(b), Pub. L. 95-502, Inland 
Waterways Authorization Act of 1978.

    Source: 44 FR 14537, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  708.1  Definitions.

    As used in the part, the term:
    (a) Act means the Inland Waterways Authorization Act of 1978, Pub. 
L. 95-502.
    (b) Commission means the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission, 
with headquarters at Fort Snelling, Twin Cities, Minnesota.
    (c) Master Plan means the Upper Mississippi River System 
Comprehensive Master Management Plan mandated by Title I of the Act.

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    (d) GREAT refers to studies conducted by Great River Environmental 
Action Teams pursuant to section 117 of the Water Resources and 
Development Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-587) for purposes of developing 
balanced management strategies for multipurpose use of the Upper 
Mississippi River.
    (e) System means those Upper Mississippi River reaches containing 
commercial navigation channels on the Mississippi River main stem north 
of Cairo, Illinois; the Minnesota River, Minnesota; Black River, 
Wisconsin; Saint Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin; Illinois River 
and Waterway, Illinois; and Kaskaskia River, Illinois.
    (f) Public meeting means a meeting to provide individuals and 
representatives of interested organizations opportunities to present 
their opinions and suggestions by means of an informally structured 
format.
    (g) Public hearing means a formally structured public meeting 
scheduled to provide adequate time for each testimony, which will be 
recorded, transcribed, published, and made available to the public.



Sec.  708.2  Scope.

    (a) This part describes minimum guidelines for public participation 
in the development, revision, and implementation of the Master Plan 
specified in the Act.
    (b) This part applies to the following organizations with references 
to the activities described in Sec.  708.2(a):
    (1) The Commission, including its staff and persons, organizations, 
and agencies under contract to it for work within the scope of the 
Master Plan.
    (2) Such Federal departments and agencies as are directed under 
section 101(3) of the Act to conduct studies pursuant to the Master 
Plan, for any work carried out for purposes of developing, revising, and 
implementing the Master Plan.
    (3) Such departments and agencies of any state or local government 
as are authorized and/or directed to carry out studies and analyses 
under direction or advice of the Commission as stipulated in section 101 
of the Act.
    (c) The guidelines referred to in this part shall be considered 
general requirements applicable to all studies, procedures, programs, 
regulations, or other administrative devices carried out under Sec.  
708.2(b), but only for those Master Plan Activities under authority of 
the Act.



Sec.  708.3  Policy, objectives, and standards.

    (a) Policy. (1) Congress has directed the Commission to prepare a 
comprehensive Master Plan for management of the System in cooperation 
with appropriate Federal, state, and local officials. In developing the 
plan, the Commission is required to identify various economic, 
recreational, and environmental objectives of the System, recommend 
guidelines to achieve such objectives, and propose methods to assure 
compliance with such guidelines and coordination of future management 
decisions affecting the System, and include with the proposed plan any 
legislative proposals which may be necessary to carry out such 
recommendations and achieve such objectives.
    (2) The Commission is required to provide for public participation 
in the development, revision, and implementation of the Master Plan and 
to encourage and assist such participation. In doing this, the 
Commission seeks to foster a spirit of openness and a sense of mutual 
trust between the public and the planners. Public participation is 
expected to result in greater responsiveness of the Master Plan to 
public concerns and priorities, as well as improved popular 
understanding of official studies, planning processes, and decisions.
    (3) In order for public participation to be effective, it must be 
timely and integrated into the planning process. The Commission shall 
seek public participation prior to any decision-making on the Master 
Plan or any of its components. Such public participation will ordinarily 
include informational output about the plan, public response and input, 
two-way discussions or exchange, and Commission consideration of public 
expressions.
    (4) Neither the Master Plan as a whole nor any component of it shall 
be formulated without incorporation of a program of public participation 
involving fair representation of all segments of the public. The public 
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section of the Master Plan--Plan of Study shall be developed consistent 
with the guidelines described in this part.
    (5) Public participation processes utilized by the Commission in 
developing the Master Plan shall aim for the highest achievable 
standards of objectivity and thoroughness consistent with other 
requirements of the Act and the intent, concepts, ideas, and basic 
tenets of the Principles and Standards for Planning Water and Related 
Land Resources published by the Water Resources Council in the Federal 
Register, Volume 38, Number 174, part III, September 10, 1973 and any 
forthcoming revisions. Public participation programs shall include 
monitoring procedures to maintain an acceptable degree of responsiveness 
and accountability.
    (b) Objectives. Objectives of the public participation program 
developed by the Commission as part of the Master Plan are:
    (1) To develop awareness of public preferences by those responsible 
for preparation and approval of the Master Plan.
    (2) To anticipate and help resolve conflicts arising during the 
study,
    (3) To improve information transfer and public awareness of the 
study,
    (4) To provide for periodic reviews in the development of the Master 
Plan as well as the final review required by the Act, and
    (5) To provide for evaluation of public participation in the 
planning process.
    (c) Standards. The Commission in meeting the above objectives 
recognizes that:
    (1) Inputs from the public are important for development of the 
Master Plan;
    (2) Participants are to include individual citizens as well as 
organizations;
    (3) The public participation program is to assume the existence of 
numerous publics and their interests--identified and delineated 
according to a number of socioeconomic, demographic, geographic, person, 
and ideological variables;
    (4) The public participation process must be continuous: it is to be 
provided for, encouraged, and assisted throughout the planning process;
    (5) The public participation process is to have as a product 
measurable sets of opinion and other manifestations of the public will 
in regard to details of the Master Plan;
    (6) Inputs from the public into the Master Plan through avenues 
other than the Commission public participation program should be 
facilitated; and
    (7) Desires expressed by the public are likely to be conflicting and 
therefore, public participation cannot be substituted for the decision-
making responsibility.



Sec.  708.4  Required programs and reports.

    (a) The Commission shall prepare a work plan for public 
participation as part of the Master Plan--Plan of Study. The work plan 
shall satisfy minimum standards described in this part. The work plan 
shall describe all substantive administrative and management 
arrangements to elicit public participation, shall delineate Commission 
member and staff responsibilities, and shall identify budgetary 
provisions.
    (b) In addition to public meetings and hearings, the public 
participation program shall include survey research, program evaluation, 
and information/education activities as described in Sec.  708.5.
    (c) The Commission shall recommend long-term public participation 
activities and programs related to implementation of the Master Plan. 
These recommendations shall be based on evaluation of procedures and 
results mandated in this part and carried out during the Master Plan 
preparation.
    (d) The Commission shall issue reports describing the participation 
program as developed or implemented during the designated reporting 
period. Each such report shall include as a minimum a brief description 
of the main participation elicited, the costs of the effort, and the use 
that was made of the elicited information in the planning process. The 
reporting periods shall be arranged so as to correspond generally with 
the main sequential segments of the overall planning process.

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Sec.  708.5  Program objectives implementation.

    (a) The continuing public participation program shall contain 
mechanisms or activities for each objective listed in Sec.  708.3(b). 
The listing of specific measures in this section shall not preclude 
additional techniques for obtaining, encouraging, or assisting public 
participation. Special efforts shall be made to simplify the planning 
process and products for public and media use. Variances may occur in 
the use of any given program element, according to the nature of the 
planning issues, the budgetary resources accorded the participation 
process, and the effectiveness of the participation actually elicited 
and measured in the field.
    (b) To obtain data in regard to plan-relevant public opinion, 
methods, shall include but not be limited to survey research.
    (1) The survey research process shall be developed and utilized in 
connection with the Master Plan as a whole and its components. Whereas 
public meetings are organized to elicit unstructured participation and 
opinion changes, surveys shall be targeted on carefully selected samples 
of functionally defined publics located throughout the System.
    (2) The Commission shall evaluate the effectiveness of the 
information/education program on the part of the surveyed publics. This 
is necessary for continued and sustained participation in the decision-
making steps of the planning process.
    (3) If a gap is found between the desired and actual effectiveness, 
the Commission shall develop and implement a short-term narrow-focus 
information and education program targeted at the specific problem areas 
in question.
    (4) On completion of the short-term information/education program, 
re-surveys shall be made among the affected publics. The results shall 
constitute a measure of the effectiveness of the short-term information/
education program.
    (c) To improve information transfer and public awareness of the 
study, two levels of information and education activities shall be 
pursued. The first shall have the general public as its target audience 
and shall emphasize methods that foster general awareness and 
understanding of plan issues and the nature of the ongoing planning 
process. The second level of information and education activities shall 
focus on public interest groups, agency representatives, and elected 
officials and shall emphasize the creation of plan component data and 
information in a form that can be utilized by these groups in the plan 
decision-making process. The information presented shall be broadly 
representative of the relevant perspectives and issues.
    (d) Throughout the period of study and the succeeding period of 
implementation of the Master Plan, the Commission shall provide a 
centralized capability for acting as an information/education center. 
The Commission shall provide a central source of media-directed 
information about the Master Plan, its components, future expected 
planning needs in the System, current program-related activities, and 
other relevant subject areas. Special efforts shall be made to summarize 
complex technical materials for public and media use. The Commission 
shall have standing arrangements for early consultation and exchange of 
views with interested or affected persons and organizations on 
development or revisions of plans, programs, or other significant 
actions prior to decision-making. Survey research methods and other 
procedures will be used to determine the content and emphasis of 
information and education activities and products.
    (e) The Commission shall provide for periodic reviews of the 
development of the Master Plan as well as the final review required by 
the Act. Activities to accomplish this shall include:
    (1) Public meetings. (i) Public meetings shall be organized at 
locations in parts of the System most significantly affected by the 
possible outcomes. These open meetings shall be timed to coincide with 
sequential elements of the planning process.
    (ii) The meetings shall provide citizens and representatives of 
interested organizations an opportunity to utilize an informally-
structured format to air their suggestions and grievances in regard to 
the subject matter of the Master Plan.

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    (iii) When the Commission deems a formal public hearing is 
necessary, it may coincide with the pulic meeting. When this is the 
case, a clear distinction shall be made between the formal and open 
segments of the meeting/hearing.
    (iv) Documents and data pertaining to the agenda for each public 
meeting shall be made available to the public for a reasonable time 
prior to the public meeting, at a location convenient to the expected 
participants. In addition, the Commission shall prepare outlines of 
major issues including brief descriptions of the issues, alternatives, 
and sources of additional information.
    (2) Public hearings. (i) The Commission is required to publish a 
preliminary plan not later than January 1, 1981 and to hold public 
hearings in each state which would be affected by the plan. The 
Commission is required to review all comments presented at such hearings 
or submitted in writing to the Commission, and, after making any 
revisions in the plan it decides are necessary, to submit to Congress a 
final Master Plan not later than January 1, 1982.
    (ii) The public hearings on the preliminary plan and any other 
public hearings deemed necessary by the Commission are to be consistent 
with the provisions of sec. 205 of Pub. L. 89-80 in conformity with this 
part. If conflict exists between the minimum guidelines of this part and 
requirements of state or Federal law or other regulations pertaining to 
a particular hearing, the more stringent requirements shall be observed.
    (iii) In addition to any other formal legal requirements, the public 
hearings are to be well publicized and notices of each hearing will be 
mailed to interested or affected persons at least 30 calendar days 
before the hearings.
    (iv) In determining locations and times for hearings, consideration 
will be given to travel and to facilitating attendance and testimony by 
a cross-section of interested or affected persons and organizations. 
Accessibility of hearing sites by public transportation will be 
considered.
    (v) The preliminary plan and any supporting reports, documents, and 
data to be discussed at the public hearings are to be made available to 
the public at least 30 days prior to the public hearings. Information 
concerning availability of the preliminary plan, reports, documents, and 
data will be provided in public hearing notices.
    (vi) The elements of the public hearings, proposed time schedules, 
and any constraints on statements shall be specified in public hearing 
notices.
    (vii) Testimony of witnesses at public hearings shall be scheduled 
in advance when necessary to ensure maximum participation and allotment 
of adequate time for testimony, provided that such scheduling is not 
used as a bar to unscheduled testimony. Blocks of time shall be 
considered for major categories of witnesses.
    (viii) Public hearing procedures shall not inhibit free expression 
of views by requirements of more than one legible copy of any statement 
submitted, or for qualifications of witnesses beyond that needed for 
identification.
    (ix) A record of public hearing proceedings shall be made promptly 
available to the public at cost. The Commission shall invite, receive, 
and consider comments in writing from any interested or affected persons 
and organizations. All such comments shall be part of the public record.
    (f) To provide mechanisms for evaluation of public participations in 
the Master Plan:
    (1) The Commission shall conduct periodic evaluations of the public 
participation program. The purpose of this evaluation is to determine 
the following:
    (i) The extent of actual participation elicited from each of the 
process phases--public meetings, public hearings, survey research, 
direct input from organizations, and other sources.
    (ii) The degree to which participation elicited from each process 
phase was actually utilized in the planning process.
    (iii) Regional/local differences in effectiveness of public 
participation methods and procedures.
    (iv) The need to modify the public participation process during the 
Master Plan.
    (2) Public participation evaluations shall be incorporated into the 
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this overall evaluation shall be utilized to draft new guidelines and 
plans of study for public participation programs to be implemented after 
the Master Plan has been adopted.



PART 725_IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS 11988, FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
AND 11990, PROTECTION OF WETLANDS--Table of Contents



                         Subpart A_Introduction

Sec.
725.0 Purpose.
725.1 Authority.
725.2 Policy.
725.3 Applicability.
725.4 Definitions.

                       Subpart B_Responsibilities

725.5 Council studies.
725.6 Principles, standards and procedures.
725.7 Regional or river basin planning.
725.8 Report, plan and recommendation development and review.
725.9 Reviews of compliance.

    Authority: The Water Resources Planning Act of 1965, sec. 402, Pub. 
L. 89-80, 79 Stat. 245 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-1), the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (87 Stat. 975), E.O. 
11988 and E.O. 11990 (42 FR 26951).

    Source: 45 FR 76683, Nov. 20, 1980, unless otherwise noted.



                         Subpart A_Introduction



Sec.  725.0  Purpose.

    This rule establishes the procedures to be followed by the U.S. 
Water Resources Council for applying Executive Order 11988, Floodplain 
Management, and Executive Order 11990, Wetlands Protection, to the water 
resources planning assistance activities that it performs.



Sec.  725.1  Authority.

    This rule is being promulgated pursuant to the Water Resources 
Planning Act of 1965, section 402, Pub. L. 89-90, 79 Stat. 245 (42 
U.S.C. 1962d-1). In addition, Executive Order 11988, Floodplain 
Management, at section 2(d); directs the preparation of procedures 
implementing its provisions, as does Executive Order 11990, Protection 
of Wetlands, at section 6. Each of these Orders was prepared in 
furtherance of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The floodplain management Order is also based 
on the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 
et seq.), and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1977, as amended (87 
Stat. 975).



Sec.  725.2  Policy.

    It is the policy of the Council to provide leadership in floodplain 
management and the protection of wetlands. Further, the Council shall 
integrate the goals of the Orders to the greatest possible degree into 
its procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act. 
The Council shall take action to:
    (a) Avoid long- and short-term adverse impacts associated with the 
occupancy and modification of floodplains and the destruction or 
modification of wetlands;
    (b) Avoid direct and indirect support of floodplain development and 
new construction in wetlands wherever there is a practicable 
alternative;
    (c) Reduce the risk of flood loss;
    (d) Promote the use of nonstructural loss reduction methods to 
reduce the risk of flood loss;
    (e) Minimize the impact of floods on human health, safety and 
welfare;
    (f) Minimize the destruction, loss or degradation of wetlands;
    (g) Restore and preserve the natural and beneficial values served by 
floodplains;
    (h) Preserve and enhance the natural and beneficial values served by 
wetlands;
    (i) Involve the public throughout the floodplain management and 
wetlands protection decisionmaking process;
    (j) Adhere to the objectives of the Unified National Program for 
Floodplain Management;
    (k) Continually analyze existing and new policies of the Council to 
ensure consistency between them and the provisions of E.O. 11988 and 
11990; and
    (l) Improve and coordinate the Council's plans, programs, functions 
and resources so that the Nation may attain

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the widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without 
degradation or risk to health and safety.



Sec.  725.3  Applicability.

    These regulations apply to all Council actions which have the 
potential to affect floodplains or wetlands or which would be subject to 
potential harm if they were located in floodplains or wetlands. The 
basic test of the potential of an action to affect floodplains or 
wetlands is the action's potential to result in the long- or short-term 
adverse impacts associated with:
    (a) The occupancy or modification of floodplains, or the direct and 
indirect support of floodplain development; or
    (b) The destruction or modification of wetlands or the direct or 
indirect support of new construction in wetlands.

These procedures apply to Level A and B regional or river basin planning 
activities carried out by regional planning sponsors including 
consideration of inclusion of site specific projects in Level A or B 
regional or river basin plans. These procedures do not apply to site 
specific Level C planning carried out by individual Federal agencies. 
Each Federal agency shall use its own procedures promulgated pursuant to 
these Orders for such Level C planning.



Sec.  725.4  Definitions.

    The following definitions shall apply throughout this regulation:
    (a) All definitions from section 6 of E.O. 11988 (42 FR 26951); all 
definitions from section 7 of E.O. 11990 (42 FR 26951); and all 
definitions listed in the Glossary of the Council's Floodplain 
Management Guidelines for Implementing E.O. 11988 (43 FR 6030) from the 
term base flood through the term structures.
    (b) Action means all Council activities including but not limited to 
plan review, study preparation, preparation and modifications to the 
Council's Principles, Standards and Procedures (P,S,&P), provision of 
financial assistance for State, regional, and river basin planning and 
reviews of compliance.
    (c) Council means the U.S. Water Resources Council.
    (d) Enhance means to increase, heighten, or improve the natural and 
beneficial values associated with wetlands.
    (e) Regional planning sponsors means Federal agencies, states, 
groups of States, river basin commissions, interstate compact 
commissions and interagency committees.



                       Subpart B_Responsibilities



Sec.  725.5  Council studies.

    All studies and appraisals performed by the Council pursuant to 
section 102 of Pub. L. 89-80 and any recommendations based on these 
activities shall include specific analyses for reflection of and 
opportunities to meet the objectives of E.O. 11988 and E.O. 11990. The 
Council's Floodplain Management Guidelines (43 FR 6030), E.O. 11988 and 
E.O. 11990 provide the basic evaluation tools for these analyses.



Sec.  725.6  Principles, standards and procedures.

    The Principles, Standards and Procedures established by the Council 
pursuant to section 103 of Pub. L. 89-80 shall reflect the provisions of 
the Executive Orders. These Principles, Standards and Procedures are 
found in 18 CFR parts 710 through 717.



Sec.  725.7  Regional or river basin planning.

    (a) In agreements between river basin commissions or other regional 
planning sponsors and the Council for the preparation and revision of 
regional and river basin Level B Studies and regional water resource 
management plans, the responsible official representing the river basin 
commission or regional planning sponsor shall certify to the Council 
that the following criteria have been or will be utilized as part of the 
planning process:
    (1) Determination of whether proposed activities would be located in 
floodplains or wetlands, or, even if located outside of them, would have 
the potential to affect floodplains or wetlands;
    (2) Avoidance of performing activities within floodplains or 
wetlands wherever there is a practicable alternative;

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    (3) Where avoidance of floodplains cannot be achieved, minimization 
of adverse impacts and support of floodplain development, and 
preservation and restoration of natural and beneficial floodplain 
values;
    (4) Where avoidance of wetlands cannot be achieved, minimization of 
adverse impacts and support of new construction in wetlands, and 
preservation and enhancement of natural and beneficial wetlands values; 
and
    (5) Involvement of the public in the floodplain management and 
wetlands protection decisionmaking process.
    (b) The Council's Floodplain Management Guidelines (43 FR 6030) 
shall be used as the basis for implementing the criteria in Sec.  
725.7(a)(1) through (5).
    (c) The responsible official representing the regional planning 
sponsor shall, to the fullest extent of his or her authority, ensure 
that any activities carried out under his or her plans and programs meet 
the criteria in Sec.  725.7(a)(1) through (5).



Sec.  725.8  Report, plan and recommendation development and review.

    All reports, plans and recommendations received under section 104 of 
Pub. L. 89-80 shall be reviewed by the Council for reflection of and 
opportunities to meet the objectives of E.O. 11988 and 11990. This 
review shall be based on the criteria in Sec.  725.7(a)(1) through (5), 
on E.O. 11988 and 11990, and on the Council's Floodplain Management 
Guidelines (43 FR 6030).



Sec.  725.9  Reviews of compliance.

    Reviews of compliance performed pursuant to section 304 of Pub. L. 
89-80 shall include analysis of each program's treatment of floodplain 
management and wetland protection in accordance with the manner in which 
these concepts are expressed in E.O. 11988, 11990, and the Council's 
Floodplain Management Guidelines (43 FR 6030).



PART 740_STATE WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROGRAM--Table of Contents



Sec.
740.1 Purpose and scope.
740.2 Definitions.
740.3 State applications.
740.4 State water management planning program.
740.5 Review and approval of State applications and programs.
740.6 Financial assistance.
740.7 Administration of financial assistance.
740.8 Reporting.
740.9 Recordkeeping.
740.10 Program review and assistance.
740.11 Federal/State coordination.
740.12 Amendments.
740.13 Supplemental instructions.

    Authority: Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (as amended), Pub. 
L. 89-80, 79 Stat. 244, 42 U.S.C. 1962c; Federal Grant and Cooperative 
Agreement Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-224, 92 Stat. 3, 41 U.S.C. 501 et 
seq.; E.O. 12044, 43 FR 12660.

    Source: 45 FR 72010, Oct. 30, 1980, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  740.1  Purpose and scope.

    (a) In recognition of the role of the States as the focal point for 
the management of water and related land resources, this part 
establishes guidelines for financial and program assistance to States 
for water management planning programs which address each State's 
particular needs, which are based on established State goals and 
objectives, and which take into consideration national goals and 
objectives.
    (b) The purpose of the State Water Management Planning Program 
(Program) is to provide financial and program assistance to 
participating States to support the development and modification of 
comprehensive water management planning programs.
    (c) Funds made available under this part shall be used to establish, 
develop or enhance existing or proposed State water resources management 
and planning programs that are designed to address pertinent State and 
national goals and objectives, as well as the goals and objectives of 
Title III of the Water Resources Planning Act (Act), Pub. L. 89-80, as 
amended, by addressing in the Program the following:
    (1) Coordination of the program authorized by the Act and those 
related programs of other Federal agencies;
    (2) Integration of water conservation with State water management 
planning;
    (3) Integration of water quantity and water quality planning;
    (4) Integration of ground and surface water planning;

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    (5) Planning for protection and management of groundwater supplies;
    (6) Planning for protection and management of instream values; and
    (7) Enhanced cooperation and coordination between Federal, regional 
State and local governmental entities involved in water and related land 
resources planning and management.



Sec.  740.2  Definitions.

    Act means the Water Resources Planning Act (as amended), Pub. L. 89-
80, 42 U.S.C. 1962 et seq.
    Activities means a series of actions and operations which address 
the water management problems of the State and have a specific purpose 
or objective. Activities are further characterized by one or more major 
tasks and milestones.
    Affected interests means public and private organizations, local, 
tribal, State and Federal governments that may be potentially affected 
by the State water management planning program.
    Application means a document submitted by a Governor or designee for 
consideration by the Council for a grant.
    Council means the Water Resources Council established by section 101 
of the Act.
    Designated agency means an entity of a State designated by the 
Governor to act as the grant recipient and to act as liaison with the 
Council for this Program.
    Fiscal year means a 12-month period ending on September 30, unless 
otherwise specified.
    Governor means the chief executive officer of a State, including the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia.
    Grant agreement means a document executed by the authorized official 
of the Water Resources Council and by the authorized representative of 
the State agency designated as the grant recipient containing the agreed 
terms and conditions of the approved grant offer and award.
    Grant period means a 12-month period specified in the grant 
agreement, which shall begin during the fiscal year as defined above, 
during which program funds are authorized to be expended, obligated, or 
firmly committed by the grantee for the purposes specified in the Act, 
in the grant agreement and in these guidelines.
    Land area of a State means the land and inland water area of a State 
as defined and set forth in the publication ``Boundaries of the United 
States and the Several States'' Geological Survey Professional Paper 
909, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC issued in 1976, or 
revisions thereof.
    Local government means a local unit of government including a county 
municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school 
district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments, 
sponsor group representative organization (as defined in 7 CFR 620.2, 40 
FR 12472, March 19, 1975) and other regional or interstate government 
entity; or any agency or instrumentality of a local government exclusive 
of institutions of higher education and hospitals.
    Milestones mean key events in the activity implementation schedule. 
Milestones indicate important dates for design implementation and 
monitoring tasks. Examples of milestones include but are not limited to 
hiring of key staff, publication dates, workshop dates, or the 
completion of specific phases of the implementation schedule.
    Obligation means orders placed, contracts awarded, grants issued, 
services received and similar transactions during a given period that 
require the disbursement of money.
    Per capita income of a State means the most recent year of official 
U.S. Department of Commerce per capita income figures for the State.
    Program period means the period beginning on October 1, 1980, and 
extending through the authorized life of the Program.
    Program funds means grant funds provided under the Act, non-Federal 
funds and the value of in-kind contributions used for matching purposes.
    Population of a State means the latest official resident population 
estimate by the U.S. Department of Commerce available on or before 
January 1, of the year preceding the fiscal year for which funds under 
this part are appropriated.
    Related land resources means any land affected by present or 
projected management practices causing significant

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effects on the quantity or quality of the water resource.
    State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, or the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
    State water management planning means those activities necessary to 
effect coordinated decisions for the use of water and related resources 
within a State or interstate region; which provide for the correction or 
prevention, respectively, of present and future water and related land 
resources problems; which consider the potential for water and related 
land resources use from the standpoint of present and future needs; and 
which provide for involvement of affected interests. Water management 
planning activities may include, but are not limited to, planning, data 
collection and analysis, studies and investigations, program design and 
coordination, development of regulation and enforcement programs, 
information dissemination, public meetings, and the coordination of the 
program with other related programs.
    Task means a specific action or operation which comprises a part of 
the implementation effort for an activity.
    Water conservation means activities designed to (1) reduce the 
demand for water, (2) improve efficiency in use and reduce losses and 
waste of water, or (3) improve land management practices to conserve 
water.
    Water management planning need is defined as the basis for 
establishing criteria for assessing each State's need for assistance 
under the Program.
    Work Plan means a document listing the major program elements to be 
performed under the program during each grant period which presents, in 
chronological order, the major activities and tasks in the program 
element; which targets major milestones or proposed accomplishments by 
activity, cost and date; and which will be used in preparing reports to 
reflect accomplishment of goals and objectives under the participating 
State's comprehensive program.



Sec.  740.3  State applications.

    (a) The Council shall invite the Governor of each State to submit a 
State application.
    (b) To be eligible for financial assistance under this part, a State 
shall submit to the Council an original and two copies of a State 
application executed by the Governor or designee. The State application 
shall be submitted not later than 90 days from the date of the Council's 
invitation.
    (c) The program application package shall consist of:
    (1) The forms and instructions for completing the application;
    (2) The criteria to be used by the Council in assessing need for 
water management planning funds;
    (3) Information on the applicable Federal requirements for 
administering the program; and
    (4) Other information pertinent to the application.
    (d) A State application shall contain:
    (1) The name and address of the designated State agency;
    (2) A description of the comprehensive State water management 
planning program, or modifications thereto, as required by Sec.  
740.4(a);
    (3) A work plan of the major program activities of the State water 
management planning program which targets milestones on a semi-annual 
basis;
    (4) A budget and corresponding narrative in accordance with the 
forms and instructions provided by the Council;
    (5) A notice of concurrence by the State clearinghouse in accordance 
with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-95;
    (6) The manner in which the general public is involved in the 
development and modification of the State program; and
    (7) A brief description of activities, in order of priority, which 
would be carried out if additional funds were made available during the 
grant period under the provisions of Sec.  740.6(e). This may include 
supplementing or complementing ongoing activities described in paragraph 
(d)(3) of this section.
    (e) The Governor or designee may request an extension to the 
submission date by submitting a written request to the Council not less 
than 30 days

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prior to the date referred to in paragraph (b) of this section. The 
extension shall be granted only if, in the Council's judgment, 
acceptable and substantial justification is shown and the extension 
would further the objectives of the Act. An extension shall not be 
granted for more than 30 days.



Sec.  740.4  State water management planning program.

    (a) A State shall submit a description of its proposed State program 
with the State application, which shall:
    (1) Describe water and related land resources problems, needs and 
opportunities, and the priorities proposed for their resolution;
    (2) Specify the goals and objectives which reflect the water 
resources policy of the State and which address the major problems which 
are of concern to the State;
    (3) Describe the major elements of the State water management 
program, which should address but not be limited to:
    (i) The integration of water quantity and water quality planning and 
management;
    (ii) The protection and management of instream values;
    (iii) The protection and management of groundwater supplies;
    (iv) The integration of ground and surface water planning and 
management; and
    (v) Water conservation.
    (4) Identify Federal, State, or local government, or public or 
private organizations that will participate and a general description of 
how they are involved in the management planning process;
    (5) If provisions are made for pass-through of funds, describe the 
process by which recipients will be selected, and the purpose of the 
pass-through; and
    (6) List existing or proposed administrative, legal and/or 
institutional arrangements to be used in coordinating intrastate, 
interstate and regional water resources planning activities involving 
State, local and/or the Federal Government with the proposed water 
management planning program of the State to assure that all such 
activities are considered in program implementation.



Sec.  740.5  Review and approval of State applications and programs.

    (a) The Council shall review and approve each State application for 
financial assistance if it is determined that:
    (1) The State water management planning program meets the objectives 
of the Act;
    (2) The State application and the State water management planning 
program meet the requirements of this part; and
    (3) Progress on the previous grant period's work plan is 
satisfactory, based on the requirements set forth by the Council.
    (b) Based on the review of the application, the Council shall 
determine the amount of funds to be made available pursuant to Sec.  
740.6 and shall notify the designated agency in each participating State 
of the grant award as soon as possible after funds are apportioned for 
Council use.
    (c) If an application is not approved by the Council, it shall be 
returned by registered mail with a full explanation of the reasons for 
that determination. The State shall then be allowed the opportunity to 
submit a revised application within 30 days after receipt by the State 
of such notification. Should the State determine that further review is 
required by the State clearinghouse under OMB Circular A-95, an 
additional 30 days will be allowed.
    (d) If the grant amount requested by a State differs from the grant 
amount offered by the Council, the Council will request the designated 
State agency to submit a revised budget and work plan with the 
acceptance of the grant offer.
    (e) The State, upon acceptance of the terms and conditions of the 
notice of grant award, as presented by the Council, will be granted 
financial assistance in the amount of the approved final budget.
    (f) The work plan for the State water management planning program 
may be revised at any time by submitting revisions to the work plan and 
budget to the Council for approval in connection with any proposed 
significant change (an addition or deletion of major activities 
specified in the approved work

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plan) with appropriate provision for A-95 State clearinghouse review. 
The Council will review the proposed revision and notify the State of 
its decision no later than 30 days from the date of receipt of the 
request.



Sec.  740.6  Financial assistance.

    (a) The Council shall provide financial assistance from funds 
available for each fiscal year to each State having an approved 
application pursuant to Sec.  740.5.
    (b) Within the provisions prescribed by paragraphs (c) and (d) of 
this section, the Council may grant up to 50 percent of the cost for a 
State program.
    (c) The funds appropriated pursuant to the Act for the fiscal year 
shall be allocated among the participating States as follows, except 
that under paragraphs (d) (2) through (4) of this section no State shall 
be granted a greater or lesser sum of funds which shall be based upon a 
procedure in which each of the factors of population, land area, and the 
reciprocal of per capital income, are adjusted such that:
    (1) Those States having observations two standard deviations below 
the mean of each respective factor are equated to the mean-minus-two 
standard deviations, and
    (2) Those States having observations two standard deviations above 
the mean of each respective factor are equated to the mean-plus-two 
standard deviations.
    (d) Financial assistance for the Program shall be allocated among 
the participating States from funds available for any fiscal year based 
on the following formula:
    (1) An equal share not to exceed $100,000, the total of which shares 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the funds available for any fiscal year;
    (2) One-third of the remaining balance of the funds after accounting 
for paragraph (d)(1) of this section in the ratio that the population of 
each State bears to the population of all States;
    (3) One-third of the remaining balance of the funds after accounting 
for paragraphs (d)(1) and (2) of this section in the ratio that the land 
area of each State bears to the land area of all the States;
    (4) One-third of the remaining balance of funds after accounting for 
paragraphs (d)(1), (2), and (3) of this section in the ratio that the 
reciprocal of all per capital income of a State bears to the sum of the 
reciprocals for all States; and
    (5) The remainder of the funds according to the need for water 
management planning in each State as expressed by the State and assessed 
by the Council. In assessing need for water management, the Council 
shall utilize established criteria, the proposed program, and 
information made available during program review.
    (e) Redistribution of grant funds may occur:
    (1) If a State fails to apply for a grant within the period 
specified in Sec.  740.3, or is unable to match the total allocation 
reserved under Sec.  740.6(d) for that State, that portion of the 
reserved allocation will be withdrawn by the Council;
    (2) If a State fails to obligate Federal funds within the grant 
period of the approved or amended grant agreement as prescribed in Sec.  
740.7(c), such funds shall be returned to the Council not later than 30 
days after submission of the Financial Statement for the grant period 
unless the Council, based on written request, grants an exception or 
extension to this time limitation;
    (3) Funds available under paragraph (e)(1) of this section shall be 
available for redistribution to those States requesting additional funds 
pursuant to Sec.  740.3(d)(7). These funds shall be distributed on the 
basis of proposals in the application, and the relationship of the 
State's original allocation to the original allocation of other States 
requesting redistribution funds; and
    (4) Funds available under paragraph (e)(2) of this section shall be 
added to funds available for distribution for the next fiscal year, if 
the appropriation legislation for the current year allows such action.



Sec.  740.7  Administration of financial assistance.

    (a) Grants under this part shall comply with the requirements of:
    (1) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-102, Revised, 
(34 CFR

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part 256), entitled ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants-in-
Aid to State and Local Governments;''
    (2) Federal Management Circular (FMC) 74-4 (34 CFR part 255), 
entitled ``Cost Principles Applicable to Grants and Contracts with State 
and Local Governments;''
    (3) OMB Circular A-73 (34 CFR part 251), entitled ``Audit of Federal 
Operations and Programs;''
    (4) OMB Circular A-95, entitled ``Evaluation, Review and 
Coordination of Federal and Federally assisted Programs and Projects;''
    (5) Treasury Circular (TC) 1075, entitled ``Regulations Governing 
Withdrawals of Cash from the Treasury for Advances under Federal Grants 
and other Programs;''
    (6) TC 1082, entitled, ``Notification to States of Grants-in-Aid 
Information''; and
    (7) Other procedures which the Council may from time to time 
prescribe for the administration of financial assistance.
    (b) The planning process as required by these guidelines and 
assisted by WRC Title III program funds shall reflect the concepts of 
the Council's 1979 publication, A Unified National Program for 
Floodplain Management, and the concepts of floodplain and wetlands 
identification, avoidance and mitigation as described in the Council's 
Floodplain Management Guidelines (43 FR 6030). In the application for 
financial assistance, the State shall assure the Council that the 
following planning concepts have been or will be integrated into the 
planning process:
    (1) Determination of whether proposed activities would be located in 
floodplains or wetlands, or, even if located outside of them, would have 
the potential to affect floodplains or wetlands;
    (2) Avoidance of performing activities within floodplains or 
wetlands wherever there is a practicable alternative;
    (3) Where avoidance of floodplains cannot be achieved, minimization 
of adverse impacts and support of floodplain development, and 
preservation and restoration of natural and beneficial floodplain 
values; and
    (4) Where avoidance of wetlands cannot be achieved, minimization of 
adverse impacts and support of new construction in wetlands, and 
preservation and enhancement of natural and beneficial wetlands values.
    (c) Program funds must be obligated within the grant period unless 
the Council, based on written request, grants an exception or extension 
to this time limitation. The repeated occurrence of unobligated program 
funds at the end of the grant period will be considered in determining 
the need for assistance in subsequent years pursuant to Sec.  
740.6(d)(5).
    (d) The procurement standards, practices, rules and policies of the 
State as customarily applied, if in accordance with Attachment O of OMB 
Circular A-102, shall govern for procurement costs incurred in an 
approved program.
    (e) For all matching funds the sources of a State's cost share shall 
have no bearing on whether or not such costs can be matched by Federal 
funds except that:
    (1) Other Federal funds or property cannot be used for matching 
purposes unless specifically permitted by Federal law;
    (2) Program funds shall not be used to match Federal funds under any 
other federally aided program;
    (3) Non-Federal funds used to match other federally aided programs 
shall not be used to match funds provided under the Act; and
    (4) Federal funds provided through this program, if duly matched 
through the requirements of this part, may be used as non-Federal 
contributions for Level B studies beginning in Fiscal Year 1981.
    (f) Any cost incurred for water management planning may be employed 
for matching a grant awarded under the Act except as specified in this 
section. Such expenditures must be reasonable, documentable, and 
directly applicable to the approved program.
    (g) Program funds may not be used for:
    (1) Items whose costs are not allowable under the provision of FMC 
74-4;
    (2) Contributions, dues or assessments to support headquarters 
offices of interstate commissions, compacts,

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councils, interagency committees, or other similar organizations;
    (3) Scholarly or scientific investigations for purposes other than 
addressing water management problems, needs, concerns or interests 
specifically identified and explained in the approved program as a 
priority consideration;
    (4) Construction, payment of subsidies, or purchase of land or 
easements;
    (5) Purchase of equipment with a unit cost of $1,500 or more without 
prior approval of the Council; and
    (6) Purchase of equipment with a unit cost of less than $1,500 when 
the cumulative cost of such equipment in any one grant period exceeds 1 
percent of the grant award, without prior approval of the Council.
    (h) Federal funds may not be used to substitute for State and local 
funds that would have been made available for water management planning 
programs in the absence of the grant funds provided under this part. 
Federal funds may be used to supplement and complement existing water 
management planning programs. It does not prevent drawing matching 
shares from individual programs or from existing agency appropriations, 
budgets, or resources so long as expenditures are not substituted by 
Federal funds for the purposes of the Act.
    (i) Payments shall be made in accordance with Attachment J of OMB 
Circular A-102 and TC 1075. Grant funds shall be requested only on an as 
needed basis.
    (j) Financial management procedures shall comply with Attachment G 
of OMB Circular A-102 and with TC 1075. The applicable Federal 
requirements shall apply to the State and to local governments or non-
governmental entities that receive funds as a sub-grantee for the 
purposes of the Act.



Sec.  740.8  Reporting.

    (a) The designated agency shall submit program status reports and 
financial statements in accordance with procedures established by the 
Council. Instructions and a description of the content of these reports 
and the appropriate forms will be provided by the Council and will be in 
accordance with Attachments H, I and K of OMB Circular A-102 and TC 
1075.
    (b) The annual program report shall be due 90 days after the end of 
the grant period, as specified in the grant agreement, and shall 
contain:
    (1) A summary description of the major accomplishments and results 
of the water management planning activities for the year, and an 
explanation of any work proposed in the work plan that has not been 
completed;
    (2) An updated activity milestone chart, for each major activity in 
the work plan, showing the completion dates of major tasks;
    (3) For those States implementing an evaluation system, a summary of 
the results of the evaluation efforts on the overall program 
effectiveness and key water management activities;
    (4) A list of publications, public information materials, and other 
documents prepared in whole or in part with program funds which must 
duly note the use of Council grant funds in the printing of these 
documents;
    (5) Other pertinent information, including any specific need for 
assistance; and
    (6) An annual Financial Status Report.
    (c) The Report of Federal Cash Transactions, as required under the 
provisions of Treasury Circular 1075, is due 30 days after the end of 
each quarter of the grant period, as specified in the grant agreement.



Sec.  740.9  Recordkeeping.

    Each State or other entity within a State receiving financial 
assistance under this part shall make and retain records required by the 
Council, including records which fully disclose the amount and 
disposition of financial assistance received; the cost of 
administration; the total cost of all activities for which assistance is 
given or used; and any data and information which the Council determines 
are necessary to protect the interests of the United States and to 
facilitate an effective financial audit and performance evaluation. The 
Council and the Comptroller General of the United States shall have 
access to any books, documents, records or receipts which the Council 
determines are relevant or pertinent,

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either directly or indirectly, to any financial assistance provided 
under this part. Such records shall be retained for a period of three 
years, which starts from the date of the submission of the annual 
financial status report for the grant period.



Sec.  740.10  Program review and assistance.

    (a) Each State's program will be reviewed annually by the Council to 
evaluate program management and accomplishments relative to the approved 
work plan. The Council shall:
    (1) Review progam information including the application, annual 
reports, and other relevant information; and
    (2) Make onsite visits as frequently as practicable to review the 
State program to:
    (i) Provide assistance in the administration of the program, and at 
the request of the State, specific technical assistance in water 
resources management;
    (ii) Determine whether Council policies, procedures or guidelines 
need revision to more effectively administer the grant; and
    (iii) Gather information on practical or innovative techniques, 
methodologies, or other relevant information on the program.
    (b) Based on the Council's annual review of each State program, the 
following may occur:
    (1) If the program conforms to the requirements of the Act, the 
State will be advised of its continued eligibility for a grant;
    (2) If it appears that the program does not comply with the 
requirements of the Act in either design or administration, the Council 
shall ascertain all the relevant facts. The State shall be notified 
immediately of the apparent inadequacies of the program with citation of 
specific requirements of the Act, this part, or other relevant 
instructions which apparently have not been met. The State shall be 
given timely opportunity to be heard through the filing of written 
statements and personal presentations in support of their position. If 
the Council is satisfied that sufficient adjustments have been made in 
the design and operation of the program, payments to the State will be 
continued; and
    (3) If the Council determines on the basis of all the facts that the 
program still does not meet the requirements of the Act, the Governor 
shall be notified of the decision and the reasons therefore, and that no 
further payments shall be made until the noted inadequacies are 
satisfactorily resolved.



Sec.  740.11  Federal/State coordination.

    The Council will coordinate the program under this part with similar 
or related programs of other Federal agencies in an effort to achieve 
consistency and compatibility in the administration of Federal programs.



Sec.  740.12  Amendments.

    The Council may amend all or portions of these guidelines in 
accordance with established procedures. If it does, it will:
    (a) Consult with appropriate advisory groups;
    (b) Publish such proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register; and
    (c) Simultaneously provide a copy of such proposed changes to each 
designated agency.



Sec.  740.13  Supplemental instructions.

    As deemed appropriate, the Council may amplify the guidelines in 
this part by means of supplemental instructions, and may clarify program 
or administrative requirements set forth in these guidelines by the 
means of policy bulletins.

                        PARTS 741	799 [RESERVED]

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800

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801             General policies............................         113
803-805

[Reserved]

806             Review and approval of projects.............         120
807             Water withdrawal registration...............         148
808             Hearings and enforcement actions............         148
809-899

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                           PART 800 [RESERVED]



PART 801_GENERAL POLICIES--Table of Contents



Sec.
801.0 Introduction.
801.1 Standard definitions.
801.2 Coordination, cooperation, and intergovernmental relations.
801.3 Allocations, diversions, withdrawals, and release.
801.4 Project review.
801.5 Comprehensive plan.
801.6 Water supply.
801.7 Water quality.
801.8 Flood plain management and protection.
801.9 Watershed management.
801.10 Recreation.
801.11 Public values.
801.12 Electric power generation.
801.13 Proviso.
801.14 Public access to records.

    Authority: Secs. 3.1, 3.4, 3.5(1), 15.1 and 15.2, Pub. L. 91-575 (84 
Stat. 1509 et seq.).

    Source: 38 FR 4662, Feb. 20, 1973, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  801.0  Introduction.

    (a) The Governors of the States of New York, Pennsylvania, and 
Maryland, and a representative of the President of the United States are 
members of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission. The Commission is a 
regional governmental agency whose purpose is to effect comprehensive 
multiple purpose planning for the conservation, utilization, 
development, management, and control of the water and related natural 
resources of the basin, which includes part of New York, Pennsylvania, 
and Maryland.
    (b) The Susquehanna River Basin Compact provides broad authority for 
the Commission to carry out basinwide planning programs and projects, 
and to take independent action as it determines essential to fulfill its 
statutory regional governmental role.
    (c) The objectives of the Commission are to:
    (1) Develop cooperative and coordinated Federal, State, local, and 
private water and related natural resources planning within the basin,
    (2) Formulate, adopt, effectuate, and keep current a comprehensive 
plan and a water resources program for the immediate and long-range use 
and development of the water resources of the basin,
    (3) Provide for orderly collection and evaluation of data, and for 
the continuing promotion and conduct of appropriate research relating to 
water resources problems,
    (4) Establish priorities for planning, financing subject to 
applicable laws, development and use of projects and facilities 
essential to effectively meet identified water resource needs,
    (5) And to maintain these resources in a viable state.
    (d) The Commission shall employ a multiobjective approach 
recognizing national economy, regional development and environmental 
quality in planning for the use and development of the water resources 
of the basin.
    (e) It is the purpose of this document to set forth the objectives 
of the Commission and to present certain basic policies that (1) have 
basinwide application, (2) are specifically pertinent to the formulation 
of a comprehensive plan, (3) will serve as guidelines for all agencies 
or individuals with planning responsibilities for the development and 
use of the water resources of the basin, (4) form the basis for working 
relationship between the Commission and other agencies having related 
responsibilities in the basin. This statement will be amended and 
updated from time to time.



Sec.  801.1  Standard definitions.

    (a) Many terms that will be used in official Commission documents 
may have slightly different meanings to various groups. To avoid 
confusion and to increase the clarity of the meaning the Commission 
applies to frequently used terms standard definitions will be utilized.
    (b) The Commission will use the standard definitions set forth for 
the terms shown in section 1.2 of the Compact, \1\ and will add terms 
and appropriate definitions as deemed necessary.
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    \1\ Filed as part of FR Doc. 72-17234, Oct. 7, 1972.

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Sec.  801.2  Coordination, cooperation, and intergovernmental relations.

    (a) The interstate nature of the Susquehanna River Basin and the 
broad regional authority of the Commission require clear and effective 
working relationships with the States, Federal Government, and local and 
private sectors in all matters relating to the water resources of the 
basin.
    (1) The Federal Government will be encouraged and asked to 
participate in water resources projects and programs having national or 
broad regional significance. The Commission will act to encourage local 
initiative to solve water resources problems within a local and regional 
context, but when faced with obviously needed action that is not 
forthcoming from other sources will act, in accordance with the Compact, 
on its own.
    (2) The Compact provides authority for the Commission to serve in a 
regulatory capacity and also to act as a managing and operating agency. 
The Commission will exercise its regulatory authority mainly in 
interstate matters or where signatory authority is not being effectively 
exercised or where the signatory has little or no authority to act. 
Similarly, the Commission may manage and operate various facilities if 
it is determined that this is an area in which an important and 
necessary service can be rendered.
    (3) Should it become necessary for the Commission to undertake 
development, management and operation of projects, arrangements for 
repayment of all project costs and eventual operation and maintenance 
costs will be appropriately prorated among the signatories or otherwise 
financed in accordance with the Compact.
    (4) The Commission will utilize the functions, powers, and duties of 
the existing offices and agencies of government to the extent consistent 
with the Compact.
    (5) In its actions the Commission will maintain a high level of 
public visibility. Broad government, public, and private sector 
commentary on Commission proposals and findings will be invited, and to 
the extent possible be incorporated and reflected in decisions for 
finalization of plans, projects, and programs having significant effect 
on the water resources of the basin. A concerted effort will be made to 
keep the Commission and its activities readily available to government 
and public scrutiny, and responsive to their concerns.
    (b) The Commission shall exercise its regional jurisdiction in an 
effort to avoid and minimize conflicts and duplication of effort and 
shall:
    (1) Cooperate with and help coordinate Federal, State, local 
government, and private sector efforts in all matters relating to the 
planning, conservation, preservation, use, development, management and 
control of the water resources of the basin.
    (2) Develop administrative agreements, as needed, with appropriate 
agencies of the signatories and other agencies to facilitate achievement 
of the Commission's objectives and related responsibilities of other 
agencies by minimizing duplication of effort and maximizing the 
contributions the respective agencies are best able to make.
    (3) Build upon present water resources planning and related 
activities of the signatory parties, local government, other public 
bodies, and the private sector and fully consider their recommendations 
and suggestions.
    (4) Establish advisory committees as needed for specific assignments 
and seek meaningful liaison with sources of technical and scientific 
expertise.
    (5) Share with interested parties results of investigations, 
studies, tests, and research undertaken by the Commission in an 
appropriate manner and form.
    (6) Conduct its regular meetings announced in advance and open to 
the public.
    (7) Depend upon existing public and private agencies for the 
construction, operation, and maintenance of projects except when the 
project is necessary to further the comprehensive plan and the 
responsible agency does not act or when the Commission is asked to act 
by one or more signatories, one or more local governments, or other 
responsible entities.
    (8) Require that the planning of projects affecting the water 
resources of the basin by Federal, State, local agencies and private 
organizations be

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undertaken in coordination with the Commission and in accordance with 
the Compact.
    (9) Require that periodic reports of projects affecting water 
resources within the basin and listings of discharge permits granted, 
and similar activities undertaken by offices or agencies of the 
signatory parties, be submitted to the Commission.



Sec.  801.3  Allocations, diversions, withdrawals and release.

    (a) The extremes in availability of water in the basin means that 
water will not always be available when and where it is needed. One of 
the responsibilities of the Commission is to act upon requests for 
allocations, withdrawals, or diversions of water for in-basin or out-of-
basin use. Water emergencies may be expected to develop in portions of 
the basin due to drought conditions or other causes. The Commission will 
act promptly to effect alleviation of the condition to the extent 
posible.
    (b) The Commission will require evidence that proposed interbasin 
transfers of water will not jeopardize, impair or limit the efficient 
development and management of the Susquehanna River Basin's water 
resources, or any aspects of these resources for in-basin use, or have a 
significant unfavorable impact on the resources of the basin and the 
receiving waters of the Chesapeake Bay.
    (c) The Commission may, in making decisions on allocations, 
diversions, withdrawals, and releases, consider the following principles 
among others:
    (1) That allocations, diversions, or withdrawals of water be based 
on the common law principles of riparian rights which entitles 
landholders in any watershed to draw upon the natural stream flow in 
reasonable amounts and be entitled to the stream flow not unreasonably 
diminished in quality or quantity by upstream use or diversion of water; 
and on the maintenance of the historic seasional variations of the flows 
into Chesapeake Bay.
    (d) When the need arises for action on requests for allocations, 
diversions, or withdrawals of water from either surface or ground waters 
of the basin the Commission shall:
    (1) Allocate waters of the basin to and among the signatory States 
to the Compact as the need appears, and impose related conditions, 
obligations, and release requirements.
    (2) Determine if a proposed allocation, withdrawal or diversion is 
in conflict with or will significantly affect the comprehensive plan, 
and assure existing immediate and projected long term local and regional 
uses are protected.
    (3) Impose conditions, obligations and release requirements for dams 
and/or diversion structures to protect prior local interests, downstream 
interests, and environmental quality.
    (4) In the matter of drought, disasters or catastrophes, natural or 
manmade, which cause actual and immediate shortage of available and 
usable water supply, determine and delineate the area of shortage and by 
unanimous vote declare a state of water supply emergency therein, and 
impose direct controls on any and all allocations, diversions and uses 
of water to meet the emergency condition.
    (5) In water emergencies coordinate the efforts of Federal, State, 
local, and other persons and entities in dealing with the emergency.
    (6) Determine and delineate, after public hearing, areas within the 
basin wherein the demands upon supply made by water users have developed 
or threaten to develop to such a degree as to create a water shortage or 
impair or conflict with the comprehensive plan.
    (7) When areas in need of protection from overdemand of safe yield 
of the supply have been delineated, declare such areas protected from 
further depletion, with the consent of the member or members from the 
affected State or States.
    (8) Require that no person divert or withdraw from any protected 
area water for domestic, municipal, agricultural, or industrial uses in 
excess of such quantities as the Commission may prescribe by general 
regulation or pursuant to a permit granted heretofore under the laws of 
any of the signatory States.

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Sec.  801.4  Project review.

    (a) The Compact provides generally that no project affecting the 
water resources of the basin shall be undertaken by any person, 
governmental authority, or other entity prior to approval by the 
Commission.
    (b) In many instances, one or more of the signatory parties will 
exercise project review authority regarding proposed projects in the 
basin coming under the review of the Commission. Accordingly the 
Commission will direct its attention to reviewing the completeness and 
effectiveness of the review procedures of the signatories and will 
endeavor to minimize duplication of staff effort, and time and cost to 
the applicant.
    (c) The Commission will establish exempt categories in accordance 
with the section 3.10-3 of the Compact, and for projects determined not 
to have a substantial effect on the water resources of the basin. In 
dealing with Federal or federally licensed projects, the Commission will 
take the provisions of reservations (r) and (w) of United States Pub. L. 
91-575 (84 Stat. 1509) and provisions of the Compact into account.
    (d) It is expected that project review procedures will be modified 
following adoption of the comprehensive plan. In the meantime the 
Commission will:
    (1) Base its review and comments pertaining to proposed projects 
within the basin coming under the purview of the Commission, on review 
and comments of signatory parties. In general, the Commission review 
will seek to ascertain the completeness of procedures followed by the 
signatory parties in their review, and will refrain from specifically 
rechecking detailed evaluations. (Susquehanna River Basin Commission 
Resolution No. 72-5)
    (2) Require as it determines necessary, submission of pertinent 
project plans and documents for its independent review and approval. The 
purpose of this review will be to ascertain whether all relevant 
provisions of the Compact and actions taken pursuant thereto have been 
observed:
    (i) When the Commission has determined that a project may have 
significant effect on the water resources of the basin.
    (ii) When a proposed project does not fall under the review 
jurisdiction of any agency of the signatory parties.



Sec.  801.5  Comprehensive plan.

    (a) The Compact requires that the Commission formulate and adopt a 
comprehensive plan for the immediate and long-range development and use 
of the water resources of the basin.
    (1) The plan will include existing and proposed public and private 
programs, projects, and facilities which are required, in the judgment 
of the Commission, to meet present and future water resources needs of 
the basin. Consideration shall be given to the effect of the plan, or 
any part of the plan, on the receiving waters of the Chesapeake Bay. The 
Commission shall consult with interested public bodies and public 
utilities and fully consider the findings and recommendations of the 
signatory parties, their various subdivisions and interested groups. 
Prior to adoption of the plan the Commission shall conduct at least one 
public hearing in each signatory State.
    (2) The plan will reflect consideration, of the multiobjectives of 
national economy, regional development and environmental quality; and 
multipurpose use of projects.
    (3) Water quantity and water quality planning will be studied 
together and correlated to the extent feasible, with existing and 
proposed land uses. The development of a basinwide land use study to 
enable full consideration of basic and alternative proposals to meet 
water resources needs will be explored.
    (4) An important phase of the plan formulation process is a thorough 
review and evaluation of the Susquehanna River Basin Coordinating 
Committee Study report, pertinent plans and reports of the signatories, 
including water quality standards and other data available. The findings 
and recommendations presented in the Susquehanna River Basin 
Coordinating Committee Study report will be considered for incorporation 
in the Commission's plan to the extent they are feasible and compatible 
with the current and projected needs and interests.
    (5) Essentially the comprehensive plan will reflect the findings of 
an analysis of a mix of alternative futures

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for industrial, agricultural, residential, and recreational development 
in the basin.
    (6) The Commission will act diligently to promote Federal, State, 
local governmental, and private sector cooperation and coordination in 
the implementation of the adopted plan. It is expected that recommended 
development programs will be undertaken by the signatories, local 
governmental agencies, or private interests. If expeditious action by 
others is not forthcoming or is not possible the Commission will act in 
accordance with the Compact to implement programs, projects, and 
standards to the extent necessary to further the aims of the 
comprehensive plan.
    (b) The comprehensive plan shall provide for the immediate and long-
range use, development, conservation, preservation, and management of 
the water resources of the basin. The plan will be presented in a form 
and order as determined by the Commission and shall include, but not be 
limited to the following:
    (1) Statement of authority, purpose, objectives, and scope.
    (2) Description of the physical and human environment.
    (3) Inventory of the basin's water resources and existing 
developments and facilities.
    (4) Projection of immediate and long-range water resources needs of 
the basin.
    (5) Description of a general system of measures and programs, 
including water quality and other standards as determined necessary, and 
reasonable alternatives considered essential to and capable of 
satisfying water resources needs into the reasonably foreseeable future.
    (6) Criteria used for review and acceptance of projects within the 
plan.
    (7) Procedures for updating and modifying the plan.
    (8) Necessary appendices.



Sec.  801.6  Water supply.

    (a) The Susquehanna River Basin is rich in water resources. With 
proper planning and management, and with adequate public and private 
investment in treatment, storage, and distribution facilities, the high 
potential of the basin to provide water of suitable quality for a wide 
array of public and private purposes into the foreseeable future should 
be possible.
    (b) The Commission may regulate the withdrawal of waters of the 
basin not regulated by the signatory parties for domestic, municipal, 
industrial, and agricultural uses if regulation is considered essential 
to further the aims set forth in the comprehensive plan.
    (c) The Commission shall study the basin's water supply needs, the 
potential surface and ground water resources, and the interrelationships 
to meet these needs through existing and new facilities and projects. 
Efficient use and management of existing facilities with emphasis on the 
full utilization of known technology will be explored in meeting water 
supply needs for domestic, municipal, agricultural, and industrial water 
supply before new programs or projects are approved.



Sec.  801.7  Water quality.

    (a) The signatory States have the primary responsibility in the 
basin for water quality management and control. However, protection of 
the water resources of the basin from pollution, and actions by the 
signatory parties to achieve abatement and control of pollution are 
important to the Commission.
    (b) The signatory parties have adopted water quality standards for 
the intra and interstate waters of the basin. Initially these standards 
will serve as the basis for the Commission's water quality program in 
the comprehensive plan.
    (c) The Commission's role in water quality management and control 
essentially will be one of coordination to ensure water quality 
standards are adequate to protect broad public water resources 
interests, and that uniform policies and enforcement are affected by the 
signatories.
    (d) The Commission shall:
    (1) Encourage and coordinate efforts of the signatory parties to 
prevent, reduce, control, and eliminate water pollution and to maintain 
water quality in accordance with established standards.
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practical use of waste utilization and treatment technology.
    (3) Promote and encourage State and local governments and industry 
to plan for regional waste water treatment and management.
    (4) In cooperation with appropriate agencies of the signatory 
parties, make periodic inspections to ascertain the state of compliance 
with appropriate water quality standards, and as needed establish and 
operate water quality monitoring stations.

[38 FR 4662, Feb. 20, 1973, as amended at 38 FR 6386, Mar. 9, 1973]



Sec.  801.8  Flood plain management and protection.

    (a) Periodic inundation of lands along waterways has not discouraged 
development of flood hazards areas. Major floods cause loss of life, 
extensive damages, and other conditions not in the public interest. A 
balanced flood plain management and protection program is needed to 
reduce the flood hazard to a minimum.
    (b) The Commission may regulate the use of flood prone lands with 
approval of the appropriate signatory party, to safeguard public health, 
welfare, safety and property, and to sustain economic development.
    (c) To foster sound flood plain controls, as an essential part of 
water resources management, the Commission shall:
    (1) Encourage and coordinate the efforts of the signatory parties to 
control modification of the Susquehanna River and its tributaries by 
encroachment.
    (2) Plan and promote implementation of projects and programs of a 
structural and nonstructural nature for the protection of flood plains 
subject to frequent flooding.
    (3) Assist in the study and classification of flood prone lands to 
ascertain the relative risk of flooding, and establish standards for 
flood plain management.
    (4) Promote the use of flood insurance by helping localities qualify 
for the national program.
    (5) Assist in the development of a modern flood forecasting and 
warning system.



Sec.  801.9  Watershed management.

    (a) The character, extent, and quality of water resources of a given 
watershed are strongly affected by the land use practices within that 
watershed. Accordingly the Commission will maintain close liaison with 
Federal, State, and local highway, mining, soil, forest, fish and 
wildlife, and recreation agencies and with government agencies dealing 
with urban and residential development programs.
    (b) The Commission shall:
    (1) Promote sound practices of watershed management including soil 
and water conservation measures, land restoration and rehabilitation, 
erosion control, forest management, improvement of fish and wildlife 
habitat, and land use in highway, urban, and residential development as 
related to water resources.



Sec.  801.10  Recreation.

    (a) The use of surface water resources of the basin for recreation 
purposes is extensive. Swimming, fishing, boating, and other water 
oriented activities have regional and local economic benefit as well as 
recreational benefit.
    (b) The Commission shall cooperate with public and private agencies 
in the planning and development of water-related recreation and fish and 
wildlife programs and projects within the basin and shall:
    (1) Promote public access to and recreational use of existing and 
future public water areas.
    (2) Promote recreational use of public water supply reservoirs and 
lakes where adequate treatment of water is provided, and/or where 
recreational uses are compatible with primary project purposes.
    (3) Include recreation as a purpose where feasible, in multipurpose 
water use planning of reservoirs and other water bodies.



Sec.  801.11  Public values.

    (a) The basin has many points of archeological and historic 
interest, and is well endowed with vistas of aesthetic significance.
    (b) The Commission fully recognizes that the value of these areas 
cannot be measured simply in economic terms and will strive to preserve 
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them for the enjoyment and enrichment of present and future generations.
    (c) The Commission shall:
    (1) Seek the advice and assistance of appropriate societies and 
governmental agencies in the identification of archeological, historic, 
and scenic areas and unique lands in any planning or development 
affecting these attributes of the basin.



Sec.  801.12  Electric power generation.

    (a) Significant uses are presently being made of the waters of the 
basin for the generation of electric power at hydro, pumped storage, and 
thermoelectric generating stations. Increased demands for electric power 
throughout the East Coast can be expected to result in proposals for the 
development of additional electric power generating stations located 
either in the basin or nearby its borders.
    (b) There appears to be limited site potential in the basin for 
additional hydroelectric generation, and considerable potential for 
additional pumped storage and thermoelectric generation. The direct and 
indirect effects of existing and proposed electric generation projects 
will be considered by the Commission. Items of concern will include 
consumptive uses of water, alteration of natural stream regimen, effects 
on water quality, and on the other uses of the streams affected.
    (c) The Commission, in cooperation with appropriate agencies of the 
signatory parties, and with other public and private agencies shall:
    (1) Conduct a thorough review of applications to relicense existing 
electric power generating projects and facilities, and applications to 
amend existing licenses to determine if the proposal is in accord with 
the comprehensive plan.
    (2) Require that the proposed siting and location in the basin of 
any type of electric generating facility or any facility located outside 
the basin having an effect on the waters of the basin, shall be planned 
in direct consultation with the Commission to enable advance 
consideration of the possible effects of such installation on the water 
resources of the basin.



Sec.  801.13  Proviso.

    (a) This part is promulgated pursuant to sections 3.1, 3.5(1), and 
15.2 of the Compact and shall be construed and applied subject to all of 
the terms and conditions of the Compact and of the provisions of Pub. L. 
91-575, 84 Stat. 1509: Provided, Any provision in this statement of 
general policies that is inconsistent with the Compact itself shall be 
null and void.



Sec.  801.14  Public access to records.

    (a) Purpose. The Commission, as an independent compact agency, is 
not subject to any of its member jurisdictions' laws regarding public 
access to records. Nevertheless, the Commission wishes to assure, to the 
maximum extent practicable, the availability of Commission records 
consistent with the Susquehanna River Basin Compact. The Commission 
shall maintain an ``Access to Records Policy'' that outlines the details 
and procedures related to public access to the Commission's records. Any 
revisions to this policy shall be consistent with this section and 
undertaken in accordance with appropriate public notice and comment 
consistent with requirements of 18 CFR 808.1(b).
    (b) Scope. This section shall apply to all recorded information, 
regardless of whether the information exists in written or electronic 
format. There is a strong presumption that records shall be public, 
except where considerations of privacy, confidentiality, and security 
must be considered and require thoughtful balancing. The Commission 
shall identify types of records that are not subject to public access:
    (1) Personnel or employment records, excluding salary information;
    (2) Trade secrets, copyrighted material, or any other confidential 
business information;
    (3) Records exempted from disclosure by statute, regulation, court 
order, or recognized privilege;
    (4) Records reflecting internal pre-decisional deliberations, 
including deliberations between the commission and representatives of 
member jurisdictions;
    (5) Records reflecting employee medical information, evaluations, 
tests or other identifiable health information;

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    (6) Records reflecting employee personal information, such as social 
security number, driver's license number, personal financial 
information, home addresses, home or personal cellular numbers, 
confidential personal information, spouse names, marital status or 
dependent information;
    (7) Investigatory or enforcement records that would interfere with 
active enforcement proceedings or individual due process rights, 
disclose the identity of public complainants or confidential sources or 
investigative techniques or endanger the life or safety of Commission 
personnel; or
    (8) Records related to critical infrastructure, excluding financial 
records, emergency procedures, or facilities.
    (c) Procedures. The Access to Records Policy will detail the 
necessary procedures for requesting records and processing records 
requests:
    (1) Requests shall be in writing and shall be reasonably specific;
    (2) The Commission shall identify an Access to Records Officer to 
handle requests;
    (3) The Commission shall respond to a records request within a 
reasonable time and in consideration of available resources and the 
nature of the request;
    (4) The Commission shall not be required to create a record that 
does not already exist, or to compile, maintain, format or organize a 
public record in a manner in which the Commission does not currently 
practice;
    (5) A procedure shall be identified for electronic transfer, copying 
or otherwise providing records in a manner that maintains the integrity 
of the Commission's files; and
    (6) A procedure shall be identified for handling review of requests 
that seek access to information that has been identified as confidential 
and for notifying the person(s) who submitted the confidential 
information that it is subject to a records request.
    (d) Fees. The Commission shall adopt and maintain a ``Records 
Processing Fee Schedule.'' The fees shall be calculated to reflect the 
actual costs to the Commission for processing records requests and may 
include the costs of reproducing records and the cost to search, prepare 
and/or redact records for extraordinary requests.
    (e) Appeals. Any person aggrieved by a Commission action on a 
records request shall have 30 days to appeal a decision in accordance 
with 18 CFR 808.2.
    (f) Disclosure to consultants, advisory committees, and State and 
local government officials and employees. Data and information otherwise 
exempt from public disclosure may be disclosed to Commission 
consultants, advisory committees, and state and local government 
officials and employees for use only in their work in cooperation with 
the Commission. Such persons are thereafter subject to the same 
restrictions with respect to the disclosure of such data and information 
as any other Commission employee.

[83 FR 11876, Mar. 19, 2018]

                        PARTS 803	805 [RESERVED]



PART 806_REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PROJECTS--Table of Contents



                      Subpart A_General Provisions

Sec.
806.1 Scope.
806.2 Purposes.
806.3 Definitions.
806.4 Projects requiring review and approval.
806.5 Projects that may require review and approval.
806.6 Transfer of approvals.
806.7 Concurrent project review by member jurisdictions.
806.8 Waiver/modification.

                     Subpart B_Application Procedure

806.10 Purpose of this subpart.
806.11 Preliminary consultations.
806.12 Hydrogeologic evaluation.
806.13 Submission of application.
806.14 Contents of application.
806.15 Notice of application.
806.16 Completeness of application.
806.17 General permits.
806.18 Approval modifications.

               Subpart C_Standards for Review and Approval

806.20 Purpose of this subpart.
806.21 General standards.
806.22 Standards for consumptive uses of water.
806.23 Standards for water withdrawals.
806.24 Standards for diversions.

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806.25 Water conservation standards.

               Subpart D_Terms and Conditions of Approval

806.30 Monitoring.
806.31 Term of approvals.
806.32 Reopening/modification.
806.33 Interest on fees.
806.34 Emergencies.
806.35 Fees.

            Subpart E_Registration of Grandfathered Projects

806.40 Applicability.
806.41 Registration and eligibility.
806.42 Registration requirements.
806.43 Metering and monitoring requirements.
806.44 Determination of grandfathered quantities.
806.45 Appeal of determination.

    Authority: Secs. 3.4, 3.5 (5), 3.8, 3.10, and 15.2, Pub. L. 91-575, 
84 Stat. 1509, et seq.

    Source: 71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.



                      Subpart A_General Provisions



Sec.  806.1  Scope.

    (a) This part establishes the scope and procedures for review and 
approval of projects under section 3.10 of the Susquehanna River Basin 
Compact, Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509, et seq., (the compact) and 
establishes special standards under section 3.4(2) of the compact 
governing water withdrawals, the consumptive use of water, and 
diversions. The special standards established pursuant to section 3.4(2) 
shall be applicable to all water withdrawals and consumptive uses in 
accordance with the terms of those standards, irrespective of whether 
such withdrawals and uses are also subject to project review under 
section 3.10. This part, and every other part of 18 CFR chapter VIII, 
shall also be incorporated into and made a part of the comprehensive 
plan.
    (b) When projects subject to Commission review and approval are 
sponsored by governmental authorities, the Commission shall submit 
recommendations and findings to the sponsoring agency, which shall be 
included in any report submitted by such agency to its respective 
legislative body or to any committee thereof in connection with any 
request for authorization or appropriation therefor. The Commission 
review will ascertain the project's compatibility with the objectives, 
goals, guidelines and criteria set forth in the comprehensive plan. If 
determined compatible, the said project will also be incorporated into 
the comprehensive plan, if so required by the compact. For the purposes 
of avoiding conflicts of jurisdiction and of giving full effect to the 
Commission as a regional agency of the member jurisdictions, no 
expenditure or commitment shall be made by any governmental authority 
for or on account of the construction, acquisition or operation of any 
project or facility unless it first has been included by the Commission 
in the comprehensive plan.
    (c) If any portion of this part, or any other part of 18 CFR Chapter 
VIII, shall, for any reason, be declared invalid by a court of competent 
jurisdiction, all remaining provisions shall remain in full force and 
effect.
    (d) Except as otherwise stated in this part, this part shall be 
effective on January 1, 2007.
    (e) When any period of time is referred to in this part, such period 
in all cases shall be so computed as to exclude the first and include 
the last day of such period. Whenever the last day of any such period 
shall fall on Saturday or Sunday, or on any day made a legal holiday by 
the law of the United States, such day shall be omitted from the 
computation.
    (f) Any Commission forms or documents referenced in this part may be 
obtained from the Commission at 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 
17110, or from the Commission's Web site at www.srbc.net.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 82 FR 29390, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  806.2  Purposes.

    (a) The general purposes of this part are to advance the purposes of 
the compact and include, but are not limited to:
    (1) The promotion of interstate comity;
    (2) The conservation, utilization, development, management and 
control of water resources under comprehensive, multiple purpose 
planning; and

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    (3) The direction, supervision and coordination of water resources 
efforts and programs of federal, state and local governments and of 
private enterprise.
    (b) In addition, Sec. Sec.  806.22, 806.23 and 806.24 of this part 
contain the following specific purposes: Protection of public health, 
safety and welfare; stream quality control; economic development; 
protection of fisheries and aquatic habitat; recreation; dilution and 
abatement of pollution; the regulation of flows and supplies of ground 
and surface waters; the avoidance of conflicts among water users; the 
prevention of undue salinity; and protection of the Chesapeake Bay.
    (c) The objective of all interpretation and construction of this 
part and all subsequent parts is to ascertain and effectuate the 
purposes and the intention of the Commission set out in this section. 
These regulations shall not be construed in such a way as to limit the 
authority of the Commission, the enforcement actions it may take, or the 
remedies it may prescribe.



Sec.  806.3  Definitions.

    For purposes of parts 806, 807 and 808, unless the context indicates 
otherwise, the words listed in this section are defined as follows:
    Agricultural water use. A water use associated primarily with the 
raising of food, fiber or forage crops, trees, flowers, shrubs, turf 
products, livestock and poultry. The term shall include aquaculture.
    Application. A written request for action by the Commission 
including without limitation thereto a letter, referral by any agency of 
a member jurisdiction, or an official form prescribed by the Commission.
    Basin. The area of drainage of the Susquehanna River and its 
tributaries into the Chesapeake Bay to the southern edge of the 
Pennsylvania Railroad bridge between Havre de Grace and Perryville, 
Maryland.
    Captured stormwater. Precipitation or stormwater collected on the 
drilling pad site, including well cellar water, waters from secondary 
containment, and water collected from post construction stormwater 
management features.
    Change of Ownership. A change in ownership shall mean any transfer 
by sale or conveyance of the real or personal property comprising a 
project.
    Commission. The Susquehanna River Basin Commission, as established 
in Article 2 of the compact, including its commissioners, officers, 
employees, or duly appointed agents or representatives.
    Commissioner. Member or Alternate Member of the Susquehanna River 
Basin Commission as prescribed by Article 2 of the compact.
    Compact. The Susquehanna River Basin Compact, Pub. L. 91-575; 84 
Stat. 1509 et seq.
    Comprehensive plan. The comprehensive plan prepared and adopted by 
the Commission pursuant to Articles 3 and 14 of the compact.
    Construction. To physically initiate assemblage, installation, 
erection or fabrication of any facility, involving or intended for the 
withdrawal, conveyance, storage or consumptive use of the waters of the 
basin. For purposes of unconventional natural gas development projects 
subject to review and approval pursuant to Sec.  806.4(a)(8), initiation 
of construction shall be deemed to commence upon the drilling (spudding) 
of a gas well, or the initiation of construction of any water 
impoundment or other water-related facility to serve the project, 
whichever comes first.
    Consumptive use. The loss of water transferred through a manmade 
conveyance system or any integral part thereof (including such water 
that is purveyed through a public water supply or wastewater system), 
due to transpiration by vegetation, incorporation into products during 
their manufacture, evaporation, injection of water or wastewater into a 
subsurface formation from which it would not reasonably be available for 
future use in the basin, diversion from the basin, or any other process 
by which the water is not returned to the waters of the basin 
undiminished in quantity.
    Diversion. The transfer of water into or out of the basin.
    Drilling pad site. The area occupied by the equipment or facilities 
necessary for or incidental to drilling, production or plugging of one 
or more hydrocarbon development wells and upon which

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such drilling has or is intended to occur.
    Executive Director. The chief executive officer of the Commission 
appointed pursuant to Article 15, Section 15.5, of the compact.
    Facility. Any real or personal property, within or without the 
basin, and improvements thereof or thereon, and any and all rights of 
way, water, water rights, plants, structures, machinery, and equipment 
acquired, constructed, operated, or maintained for the beneficial use of 
water resources or related land uses or otherwise including, without 
limiting the generality of the foregoing, any and all things and 
appurtenances necessary, useful, or convenient for the control, 
collection, storage, withdrawal, diversion, release, treatment, 
transmission, sale, or exchange of water; or for navigation thereon, or 
the development and use of hydroelectric energy and power, and public 
recreational facilities; of the propagation of fish and wildlife; or to 
conserve and protect the water resources of the basin or any existing or 
future water supply source, or to facilitate any other uses of any of 
them.
    Flowback. The return flow of water and formation fluids recovered 
from the wellbore of an unconventional natural gas or hydrocarbon 
development well following the release of pressures induced as part of 
the hydraulic fracture stimulation of a target geologic formation, and 
until the well is placed into production.
    Formation fluids. Fluids in a liquid or gaseous physical state, 
present within the pore spaces, fractures, faults, vugs, caverns, or any 
other spaces of formations, whether or not naturally occurring or 
injected therein.
    Governmental authority. A federal or state government, or any 
political subdivision, public corporation, public authority, special 
purpose district, or agency thereof.
    Groundwater. Water beneath the surface of the ground within a zone 
of saturation, whether or not flowing through known and definite 
channels or percolating through underground geologic formations, and 
regardless of whether the result of natural or artificial recharge. The 
term includes water contained in quarries, pits and underground mines 
having no significant surface water inflow, aquifers, underground water 
courses and other bodies of water below the surface of the earth. The 
term also includes a spring in which the water level is sufficiently 
lowered by pumping or other means of drainage to eliminate the surface 
flow. All other springs are considered to be surface water.
    Hydrocarbon development project. A project undertaken for the 
purpose of extraction of liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons from geologic 
formations, including but not limited to the drilling, casing, 
cementing, stimulation and completion of unconventional natural gas 
development wells, and all other activities and facilities associated 
with the foregoing or with the production, maintenance, operation, 
closure, plugging and restoration of such wells or drilling pad sites 
that require water for purposes including but not limited to, re-
stimulation and/or re-completion of wells, fresh water injection of 
production tubing, use of coiled tubing units, pumping, cement 
hydration, dust suppression, and hydro-seeding or other revegetation 
activities, until all post-plugging restoration is completed in 
accordance with all applicable member jurisdiction requirements. The 
project includes water used for hydro-seeding or other revegetation 
activities, dust suppression and hydro-excavation of access roads and 
underground lines, as well as cleaning of tanks, related to a drilling 
pad site and centralized impoundments.
    Medium capacity source. A ground or surface water source with a 
withdrawal of more than 20,000 but less than 100,000 gallons per day 
over a consecutive 30 day-average.
    Member jurisdiction. The signatory parties as defined in the 
compact, comprised of the States of Maryland and New York, the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the United States of America.
    Member state. The States of Maryland and New York, and the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
    Person. An individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated 
association, and the like and shall have no gender and the singular 
shall include the plural. The term shall include a

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governmental authority and any other entity which is recognized by law 
as the subject of rights and obligations.
    Pre-compact consumptive use. The maximum average daily quantity or 
volume of water consumptively used over any consecutive 30-day period 
prior to January 23, 1971.
    Production fluids. Water or formation fluids recovered at the 
wellhead of a producing hydrocarbon well as a by-product of the 
production activity.
    Project. Any work, service, activity or facility undertaken, which 
is separately planned, financed or identified by the Commission, or any 
separate facility undertaken or to be undertaken by the Commission or 
otherwise within a specified area, for the conservation, utilization, 
control, development, or management of water resources, which can be 
established and utilized independently, or as an addition to an existing 
facility, and can be considered as a separate entity for purposes of 
evaluation.
    Project sponsor. Any person who owns, operates or proposes to 
undertake a project. The singular shall include the plural.
    Public water supply. A system, including facilities for collection, 
treatment, storage and distribution, that provides water to the public 
for human consumption, that:
    (1) Serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round 
residents of the area served by the system; or
    (2) Regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
    Small capacity source. A ground or surface water source with a 
withdrawal of 20,000 gallons or less per day over a consecutive 30-day 
average.
    Surface water. Water on the surface of the ground, including water 
in a perennial or intermittent watercourse, lake, reservoir, pond, 
spring, wetland, estuary, swamp or marsh, or diffused surface water, 
whether such body of water is natural or artificial.
    Tophole water. Water that is brought to the surface while drilling 
through the strata containing fresh groundwater. Tophole water may 
contain drill cuttings typical of the formation being penetrated but may 
not be polluted or contaminated by additives, brine, oil or man induced 
conditions.
    Unconventional natural gas development project. A hydrocarbon 
development project undertaken for the purpose of extraction of gaseous 
hydrocarbons from low permeability geologic formations utilizing 
enhanced drilling, stimulation or recovery techniques.
    Undertake. Except for activities related to site evaluation, the 
initiation of construction or operation of a new or expanded project, or 
the operation of an existing project, that is subject to Commission 
review and approval.
    Water or waters of the basin. Groundwater or surface water, or both, 
within the basin either before or after withdrawal.
    Water resources.Includes all waters and related natural resources 
within the basin.
    Wetlands. Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or 
groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that 
under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation 
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands 
generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.
    Withdrawal.A taking or removal of water from any source within the 
basin for use within the basin.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 73 FR 1273, Jan. 8, 2008; 73 
FR 78619, Dec. 23, 2008; 77 FR 8098, Feb. 14, 2012; 79 FR 75429, Dec. 
18, 2014; 82 FR 29390, June 29, 2017; 86 FR 52965, Sept. 24, 2021]



Sec.  806.4  Projects requiring review and approval.

    (a) Except for activities relating to site evaluation, to aquifer 
testing under Sec.  806.12 or to those activities authorized under Sec.  
806.34, no person shall undertake any of the following projects without 
prior review and approval by the Commission. The project sponsor shall 
submit an application in accordance with subpart B of this part and 
shall be subject to the applicable standards in subpart C of this part.
    (1) Consumptive use of water. Any consumptive use project described 
in this paragraph (a)(1) shall require an application to be submitted in 
accordance with Sec.  806.13, and shall be subject to the standards set 
forth in Sec.  806.22, and, to

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the extent that it involves a withdrawal from groundwater or surface 
water except a small capacity source, shall also be subject to the 
standards set forth in Sec.  806.23 as the Commission deems necessary. 
Except to the extent that they involve the diversion of the waters of 
the basin, public water supplies shall be exempt from the requirements 
of this section regarding consumptive use; provided, however, that 
nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt individual 
consumptive users connected to any such public water supply from the 
requirements of this section. Provided the commission determines that 
low flow augmentation projects sponsored by the commission's member 
states provide sufficient mitigation for agricultural water use to meet 
the standards set forth in Sec.  806.22, and except as otherwise 
provided in this paragraph (a)(1), agricultural water use projects shall 
not be subject to the requirements of this paragraph (a)(1). 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an agricultural water use project 
involving a diversion of the waters of the basin shall be subject to 
such requirements unless the property, or contiguous parcels of 
property, upon which the agricultural water use project occurs is 
located at least partially within the basin.
    (i) Any project initiated on or after January 23, 1971, involving a 
consumptive water use of an average of 20,000 gallons per day (gpd) or 
more in any consecutive 30-day period.
    (ii) With respect to projects previously approved by the Commission 
for consumptive use, any project that will involve an increase in a 
consumptive use above that amount which was previously approved.
    (iii) With respect to projects with pre-compact consumptive use:
    (A) Registered in accordance with subpart E of this part that 
increases its consumptive use by any amount over the quantity determined 
under Sec.  806.44;
    (B) Increasing its consumptive use to an average of 20,000 gpd or 
more in any consecutive 30-day period; or
    (C) That failed to register its consumptive use in accordance with 
subpart E of this part.
    (iv) Any project, regardless of when initiated, involving a 
consumptive use of an average of 20,000 gpd or more in any consecutive 
30-day period, and undergoing a change of ownership, unless such project 
satisfies the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section or the 
existing Commission approval for such project is transferred pursuant to 
Sec.  806.6.
    (2) Withdrawals. Any project, including all of its sources, 
described in this paragraph (a)(2) shall require an application to be 
submitted in accordance with Sec.  806.13, and shall be subject to the 
standards set forth in Sec. Sec.  806.21 and 806.23. Hydroelectric 
projects, except to the extent that such projects involve a withdrawal, 
shall be exempt from the requirements of this section regarding 
withdrawals; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph (a)(2) 
shall be construed as exempting hydroelectric projects from review and 
approval under any other category of project requiring review and 
approval as set forth in this section, Sec.  806.5, or 18 CFR part 801.
    (i) Any project initiated on or after July 13, 1978 for groundwater 
or November 11, 1995 for surface water withdrawing a consecutive 30-day 
average of 100,000 gpd or more from a groundwater or surface water 
source, or any project initiated after January 1, 2007 withdrawing a 
consecutive 30-day average of 100,000 gpd or more from a combination of 
sources.
    (ii) Any new source added to projects with previously approved 
withdrawals by the Commission.
    (iii) Any withdrawal increased above that amount which was 
previously approved by the Commission.
    (iv) With respect to projects with grandfathered withdrawals:
    (A) Registered in accordance with subpart E of this part that 
increases its withdrawal by any amount over the quantity determined 
under Sec.  806.44;
    (B) Increasing its withdrawal individually or in combination from 
all sources to an average of 100,000 gpd or more in any consecutive 30-
day period; or
    (C) That failed to register its withdrawals in accordance with 
subpart E of this part.
    (v) Any project, regardless of when initiated, involving a 
withdrawal of a consecutive 30-day average of 100,000

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gpd or more, from either groundwater or surface water sources, or in 
combination from both, and undergoing a change of ownership, unless such 
project satisfies the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section or 
the existing Commission approval for such project is transferred 
pursuant to Sec.  806.6.
    (3) Diversions. Except with respect to agricultural water use 
projects not subject to the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this 
section, the projects described in paragraphs (a)(3)(i) through (iv) of 
this section shall require an application to be submitted in accordance 
with Sec.  806.13, and shall be subject to the standards set forth in 
Sec.  806.24. The project sponsors of out-of-basin diversions shall also 
comply with all applicable requirements of this part relating to 
consumptive uses and withdrawals. The projects identified in paragraphs 
(a)(3)(v) and (vi) of this section shall be subject to regulation 
pursuant to Sec.  806.22(f).
    (i) Any project initiated on or after January 23, 1971, involving 
the diversion of water into the basin by any amount, or involving a 
diversion of water out of the basin of an average of 20,000 gallons of 
water per day or more in any consecutive 30-day period.
    (ii) With respect to diversions previously approved by the 
Commission, any project that will increase a diversion above the amount 
previously approved.
    (iii) With respect to diversions initiated prior to January 23, 
1971, any project that will increase a diversion into the basin by any 
amount, or increase the diversion of water out of the basin by any 
amount.
    (iv) Any project, regardless of when initiated, involving the 
diversion of water into the basin by any amount or involving a diversion 
of water out of the basin by an average of 20,000 gallons of water per 
day or more in any consecutive 30-day period, and undergoing a change of 
ownership, unless such project satisfies the requirements of paragraph 
(b) of this section or the Commission approval for such project is 
transferred pursuant to Sec.  806.6.
    (v) The interbasin diversion of any flowback or production fluids, 
tophole water and captured stormwater from hydrocarbon development 
projects from one drilling pad site to another drilling pad site for use 
in hydrofracture stimulation, provided it is handled, transported and 
stored in compliance with all standards and requirements of the 
applicable member jurisdiction, shall not be subject to separate review 
and approval as a diversion under this paragraph if the generating or 
receiving pad site is subject to an Approval by Rule issued pursuant to 
Sec.  806.22(f) and provided all monitoring and reporting requirements 
applicable to such approval are met.
    (vi) The diversion of flowback or production fluids, tophole water 
and captured stormwater from a hydrocarbon development project for which 
an Approval by Rule has been issued pursuant to Sec.  806.22(f), to an 
out-of-basin treatment or disposal facility authorized under separate 
governmental approval to accept flowback or production fluids, shall not 
be subject to separate review and approval as a diversion under this 
paragraph, provided all monitoring and reporting requirements applicable 
to the Approval by Rule are met and it is handled, transported and 
stored in compliance with all standards and requirements of the 
applicable member jurisdiction.
    (vii) The diversion of any flowback or production fluids, tophole 
water and captured stormwater from hydrocarbon development projects 
located outside the basin to an in-basin treatment or disposal facility 
authorized under separate government approval to accept flowback or 
production fluids, shall not be subject to separate review and approval 
as a diversion under this paragraph (a)(3), provided the fluids are 
handled, transported and stored in compliance with all standards and 
requirements of the applicable member jurisdiction.
    (viii) The diversion of drinking water and/or municipal wastewater 
out of the basin to a municipality on or straddling the basin divide if 
provided by or through a publicly or privately owned entity and 
regulated by the appropriate agency of the member jurisdiction shall not 
be subject to review and

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approval as a diversion under this paragraph (a)(3) of this section or 
as a consumptive use under paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
    (ix) The diversion of drinking water and/or municipal wastewater 
into the basin to a municipality if provided by or through a publicly or 
privately owned entity and regulated by the appropriate agency of the 
member jurisdiction shall not be subject to review and approval as a 
diversion under this paragraph (a)(3).
    (4) Crossing state boundaries. Any project on or crossing the 
boundary between two member states.
    (5) Significant effect. Any project in a member state having a 
significant effect on water resources in another member state.
    (6) Comprehensive plan. Any project which has been or is required to 
be included by the Commission in its comprehensive plan, or will have a 
significant effect upon the comprehensive plan.
    (7) Determination. Any other project so determined by the 
commissioners or Executive Director pursuant to Sec.  806.5 or 18 CFR 
part 801. Such project sponsors shall be notified in writing by the 
Executive Director.
    (8) Natural gas. Any unconventional natural gas development project 
in the basin involving a withdrawal, diversion or consumptive use, 
regardless of the quantity.
    (9) General permit. Any project subject to coverage under a general 
permit issued under Sec.  806.17.
    (b) Any project that did not require Commission approval prior to 
January 1, 2007, and undergoing a change of ownership, shall be exempt 
from the requirements of paragraph (a)(1)(iv), (a)(2)(v), or (a)(3)(iv) 
of this section if it is a:
    (1) Transfer of a project to the transferor's spouse or one or more 
lineal descendents, or any spouse of such lineal descendents, or to a 
corporation owned or controlled by the transferor, or the transferor's 
spouse or lineal descendents, or any spouse of such lineal descendents, 
for so long as the combined ownership interest of the transferor, the 
transferor's spouse and/or the transferor's lineal descendent(s) and 
their spouses, continues to be 51 percent or greater; or
    (2) Transfer of land used primarily for the raising of food, fiber 
or forage crops, trees, flowers, shrubs, turf products, livestock, or 
poultry, or for aquaculture, to the extent that, and for so long as, the 
project's water use continues to be for such agricultural water use 
purposes.

[86 FR 52965, Sept. 24, 2021]



Sec.  806.5  Projects that may require review and approval.

    (a) The following projects, if not otherwise requiring review and 
approval under Sec.  806.4, and provided that the project sponsor is 
notified in writing by the Executive Director, may be subject to 
Commission review and approval as determined by the Commission or the 
Executive Director:
    (1) Projects that may affect interstate water quality.
    (2) Projects within a member state that have the potential to affect 
waters within another member state. This includes, but is not limited 
to, projects which have the potential to alter the physical, biological, 
chemical or hydrological characteristics of water resources of 
interstate streams designated by the Commission under separate 
resolution.
    (3) Projects that may have a significant effect upon the 
comprehensive plan.
    (4) Projects not included in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of 
this section, but which could have an adverse, adverse cumulative, or 
interstate effect on the water resources of the basin.
    (b) Determinations by the Executive Director may be appealed to the 
Commission within 30 days after receipt of notice of such determination 
as set forth in Sec.  808.2.



Sec.  806.6  Transfer of approvals.

    (a) An existing Commission approval may be transferred to a new 
project sponsor by the Executive Director provided:
    (1) The application for transfer is submitted within 90 days of a 
transfer or change in ownership of a project.
    (2) The new project sponsor operates the project subject to the same 
terms

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and conditions of the existing approval pending approval of the transfer 
application.
    (3) Any noncompliance by the existing project sponsor associated 
with the project or by the new project sponsor associated with other 
projects is resolved to the Commission's satisfaction.
    (4) If the existing approval is greater than 10 years old, the 
transfer shall be conditioned to require the submission of an updated 
metering and monitoring plan consistent with the requirements of Sec.  
806.30.
    (5) If the existing project has an unapproved withdrawal, 
consumptive use and/or diversion listed in paragraph (b) of this 
section, the transfer shall be conditioned to require the submission of 
a new application for review and approval of the unapproved withdrawal, 
consumptive use and/or diversion consistent with Sec. Sec.  806.4 and 
806.14 and paragraph (d) of this section.
    (6) Any modifications proposed by the new project sponsor shall be 
subject to a separate application and review process under Sec. Sec.  
806.14 and 806.18.
    (b) Previously unapproved activities associated with a project 
subject to transfer under paragraph (a) of this section include:
    (1) The project has an associated pre-compact consumptive water use 
that has not had mitigation approved by the Commission.
    (2) The project has an associated diversion that was initiated prior 
to January 23, 1971.
    (3) Projects registered under subpart E of this part.
    (c) Upon undergoing a change of name that does not affect ownership 
or control of the project, the project sponsor must request a reissuance 
of the project's approval by the Executive Director within 90 days from 
the date of the change.
    (d) Any unapproved activities associated with a transferred project 
shall be subject to the following:
    (1) The transfer approval shall be conditioned to include monitoring 
requirements under Sec.  806.30 for all previously unapproved sources 
and activities.
    (2) The transfer approval may include any other conditions 
consistent with this part deemed necessary by the Executive Director.
    (3) The approved transfer will act as the unapproved activity's 
temporary approval for a period of five years, at which point, the 
project sponsor shall submit an application for review and approval 
consistent with subpart B of this part.
    (4) The Executive Director may require hydrogeologic evaluation 
under Sec.  806.12 and/or formal review and approval of any of the 
previously unapproved sources sooner if those sources show a substantial 
likelihood of environmental harm, interference with other water users or 
water availability issues.

[80 FR 76857, Dec. 11, 2015, as amended at 86 FR 52967, Sept. 24, 2021]



Sec.  806.7  Concurrent project review by member jurisdictions.

    (a) The Commission recognizes that agencies of the member 
jurisdictions will exercise their review and approval authority and 
evaluate many proposed projects in the basin. The Commission will adopt 
procedures to assure compatibility between jurisdictional review and 
Commission review.
    (b) To avoid duplication of work and to cooperate with other 
government agencies, the Commission may develop administrative 
agreements or other cooperative arrangements, in accordance with the 
procedures outlined in this part, with appropriate agencies of the 
member jurisdictions regarding joint review of projects. These 
agreements or arrangements may provide for joint efforts by staff, 
delegation of authority by an agency or the Commission, or any other 
matter to support cooperative review activities. Permits issued by a 
member jurisdiction agency shall be considered Commission approved if 
issued pursuant to an administrative agreement or other cooperative 
arrangement with the Commission specifically providing therefor.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 75 FR 60620, Oct. 1, 2010]



Sec.  806.8  Waiver/modification.

    The Commission may, in its discretion, waive or modify any of the 
requirements of this or any other part of

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its regulations if the essential purposes set forth in Sec.  806.2 
continue to be served.



                     Subpart B_Application Procedure



Sec.  806.10  Purpose of this subpart.

    The purpose of this subpart is to set forth procedures governing 
applications required by Sec. Sec.  806.4, 806.5, 806.6 and 18 CFR part 
801.



Sec.  806.11  Preliminary consultations.

    (a) Any project sponsor of a project that is or may be subject to 
the Commission's jurisdiction is encouraged, prior to making application 
for Commission review, to request a preliminary consultation with the 
Commission staff for an informal discussion of preliminary plans for the 
proposed project. To facilitate preliminary consultations, it is 
suggested that the project sponsor provide a general description of the 
proposed project, a map showing its location and, to the extent 
available, data concerning dimensions of any proposed structures, 
anticipated water needs, and the environmental impacts.
    (b) Except for project sponsors of electric power generation 
projects under Sec.  801.12(c)(2) of this chapter, preliminary 
consultation is optional for the project sponsor (except with respect to 
aquifer test plans under Sec.  806.12) but shall not relieve the sponsor 
from complying with the requirements of the compact or with this part.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 82 FR 29390, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  806.12  Hydrogeologic evaluation.

    Evaluation of groundwater withdrawal projects requires a 
hydrogeologic evaluation, which may be an aquifer test in accordance 
with an approved plan or an alternative hydrogeologic evaluation in 
conformance with this section.
    (a) Prior to submission of an application pursuant to Sec.  806.13, 
a project sponsor seeking approval for a new groundwater withdrawal, a 
renewal of an expiring groundwater withdrawal, or an increase of a 
groundwater withdrawal shall perform an aquifer test.
    (b) Unless an alternative hydrogeologic evaluation method is 
approved, the project sponsor shall prepare an aquifer test plan for 
prior review and approval by Commission staff before testing is 
undertaken. Such plan shall include a groundwater availability analysis 
to determine the availability of water during a 1-in-10-year recurrence 
interval.
    (c) Unless otherwise specified, approval of a test plan is valid for 
two years from the date of approval.
    (d) Approval of a test plan shall not be construed to limit the 
authority of the Commission to require additional testing or monitoring.
    (e) The project sponsor may be required, at its expense, to provide 
temporary water supply if an aquifer test results in interference with 
an existing water use.
    (f) Review of submittals under this section may be terminated by the 
Commission in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sec.  806.16.
    (g) This section does not apply to withdrawals related to mine 
dewatering, water resources remediation or AMD facilities, provided the 
activity is governed by another regulatory agency.
    (h) Sources undergoing renewal that can provide an interpretative 
hydrogeologic report that documents the results of a Commission approved 
aquifer test or documentation of an approved prior waiver by the 
Commission may meet the requirements of this section for that previously 
approved groundwater source.
    (i) In lieu of completing a Commission-approved aquifer test, the 
project sponsor may submit an Alternative Hydrogeologic Evaluation (AHE) 
that provides supporting information equivalent to that which would be 
obtained from completing an approved aquifer test under paragraph (a) of 
this section. This supporting information includes, but is not limited 
to, prior aquifer testing data, the withdrawal setting and location, 
existing site specific operational data, and prior Commission approved 
waivers of aquifer testing requirements. Commission staff may approve an 
AHE for a project or require completion of a Commission

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approved aquifer test in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section.
    (j) This section does not apply to withdrawals from a small capacity 
source, unless otherwise determined by the Executive Director.

[86 FR 52967, Sept. 24, 2021]



Sec.  806.13  Submission of application.

    Sponsors of projects subject to review and approval of the 
Commission under Sec.  806.4, Sec.  806.5 or Sec.  806.6, or project 
sponsors seeking renewal of an existing approval of the Commission, 
shall submit an application and applicable fee to the Commission, in 
accordance with this subpart.

[77 FR 8099, Feb. 14, 2012]



Sec.  806.14  Contents of application.

    (a) Applications for a new project or a major modification to an 
existing approved project shall include, but not be limited to, the 
following information and, where applicable, shall be subject to the 
requirements in paragraph (b) of this section and submitted on forms and 
in the manner prescribed by the Commission.
    (1) Identification of project sponsor including any and all 
proprietors, corporate officers or partners, the mailing address of the 
same, and the name of the individual authorized to act for the sponsor.
    (2) Project location, including latitude and longitude coordinates 
in decimal degrees accurate to within 10 meters, the project location 
displayed on a map, and evidence of legal access to the property upon 
which the project is proposed.
    (3) Project description, including: purpose, proposed quantity to be 
withdrawn or consumed, if applicable, and description of all sources, 
consumptive uses and diversions related to the project.
    (4) Anticipated impact of the project, including impacts on existing 
water withdrawals, nearby surface waters, and threatened or endangered 
species and their habitats.
    (5) The reasonably foreseeable need for the proposed quantity of 
water to be withdrawn or consumed, including supporting calculations, 
and the projected demand for the term of the approval.
    (6) A metering plan that adheres to Sec.  806.30.
    (7) Evidence of coordination and compliance with member 
jurisdictions regarding all necessary permits or approvals required for 
the project from other federal, state or local government agencies 
having jurisdiction over the project.
    (8) Project estimated completion date and estimated construction 
schedule.
    (9) Draft notices required by Sec.  806.15.
    (10) The Commission may also require the following information as 
deemed necessary:
    (i) Engineering feasibility.
    (ii) Ability of the project sponsor to fund the project.
    (b) Additional information is required for a new project or a major 
modification to an existing approved project as follows.
    (1) Surface water. (i) Water use and availability.
    (ii) Project setting, including surface water characteristics, 
identification of wetlands, and site development considerations.
    (iii) Description and design of intake structure.
    (iv) Anticipated impact of the proposed project on local flood risk, 
recreational uses, fish and wildlife and natural environment features.
    (v) For new projects and major modifications to increase a 
withdrawal, alternatives analysis for a withdrawal proposed in settings 
with a drainage area of 50 miles square or less, or in a water with 
exceptional water quality, or as required by the Commission.
    (2) Groundwater. (i) With the exception other projects which are 
addressed in paragraph (b)(6) of this section, the project sponsor shall 
demonstrate that requirements of Sec.  806.12 have been met by providing 
one of the following:
    (A) An interpretive report that includes the results of a Commission 
approved aquifer test and an updated groundwater availability estimate 
if changed from the aquifer test plan,
    (B) An approved AHE,
    (C) A prior determination by the Commission staff under Sec.  
806.12(h) that the intent and requirements of Sec.  806.12

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have been met along with an updated groundwater availability estimate.
    (ii) Water use and availability.
    (iii) Project setting, including nearby surface water features.
    (iv) Groundwater elevation monitoring plan for all production wells.
    (v) Alternatives analysis as required by the Commission.
    (3) Consumptive use. (i) Consumptive use calculations, and a 
mitigation plan consistent with Sec.  806.22(b).
    (ii) Water conservation methods, design or technology proposed or 
considered.
    (iii) Alternatives analysis as required by the Commission.
    (4) Into basin diversions. (i) Provide the necessary information to 
demonstrate that the proposed project will meet the standards in Sec.  
806.24(c).
    (ii) Identification of the source and water quality characteristics 
of the water to be diverted.
    (5) Out of basin diversions. (i) Provide the necessary information 
to demonstrate that the proposed project will meet the standards in 
Sec.  806.24(b).
    (ii) Project setting.
    (6) Other projects. Other projects, including without limitation, 
mine dewatering, construction dewatering, water resources remediation 
projects, and AMD remediation facilities that qualify as a withdrawal.
    (i) In lieu of aquifer testing, report(s) prepared for any other 
purpose or as required by other governmental regulatory agencies that 
provides a demonstration of the hydrogeologic and/or hydrologic effects 
and limits of said effects due to operation of the proposed project and 
effects on local water availability.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (c) All applications for renewal of expiring approved projects, 
including those with minor or major modifications, shall include, but 
not be limited to, the following information, and, where applicable, 
shall be subject to the requirements in paragraph (d) of this section 
and submitted on forms and in the manner prescribed by the Commission.
    (1) Identification of project sponsor including any and all 
proprietors, corporate officers or partners, the mailing address of the 
same, and the name of the individual authorized to act for the sponsor.
    (2) Project location, including latitude and longitude coordinates 
in decimal degrees accurate to within 10 meters, the project location 
displayed on map, and evidence of legal access to the property upon 
which the project is located.
    (3) Project description, to include, but not be limited to: Purpose, 
proposed quantity to be withdrawn or consumed if applicable, description 
of all sources, consumptive uses and diversions related to the project 
and any proposed project modifications.
    (4) The reasonably foreseeable need for the requested renewal of the 
quantity of water to be withdrawn or consumed, including supporting 
calculations, and the projected demand for the term of the approval.
    (5) An as-built and approved metering plan that conforms to Sec.  
806.30.
    (6) Copies of permits from member jurisdictions regarding all 
necessary permits or approvals obtained for the project from other 
federal, state, or local government agencies having jurisdiction over 
the project.
    (7) Copy of any approved mitigation or monitoring plan and any 
related as-built for the expiring project.
    (8) Demonstration of registration of all withdrawals or consumptive 
uses in accordance with the applicable state requirements.
    (9) Draft notices required by Sec.  806.15.
    (10) Changes to the facility design.
    (11) Any proposed changes to the previously authorized purpose.
    (d) Additional information is required for the following 
applications for renewal of expiring approved projects.
    (1) Surface water. (i) Description and as-built of intake structure.
    (ii) For renewals seeking to increase a withdrawal, alternatives 
analysis for a withdrawal proposed in settings with a drainage area of 
50 miles square or less, or in a waterway with exceptional water 
quality, or as required by the Commission.
    (2) Groundwater. (i) The project sponsor shall demonstrate that 
requirements of Sec.  806.12 have been met by providing one of the 
following:

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    (A) Provide an interpretive report that includes the results of a 
Commission approved aquifer test and an updated GW availability estimate 
if changed from the aquifer test plan;
    (B) An approved AHE; or
    (C) A prior determination by the Commission staff under Sec.  
806.12(h) that the intent and requirements of Sec.  806.12 have been 
met.
    (ii) An interpretative report providing analysis and comparison of 
current and historic water withdrawal and groundwater elevation data 
with previously completed materials to demonstrate satisfaction of Sec.  
806.12, which may include a hydrogeologic report from previous aquifer 
testing, an approved AHE or prior determination of waiver of aquifer 
testing.
    (iii) Current groundwater availability analysis assessing the 
availability of water during a 1-in-10 year drought recurrence interval 
under the existing conditions within the recharge area and predicted for 
term of renewal (i.e., other users, discharges, and land development 
within the groundwater recharge area).
    (iv) Groundwater elevation monitoring plan for all production wells.
    (v) Alternatives analysis as required by the Commission.
    (3) Consumptive use. (i) Consumptive use calculations.
    (ii) Mitigation plan, including method of consumptive use 
mitigation.
    (4) Into basin diversion. (i) Provide the necessary information to 
demonstrate that the project will continue to meet the standards in 
Sec.  806.24(c).
    (ii) Identification of the source and current water quality 
characteristics of the water to be diverted.
    (5) Out of basin diversion. (i) Provide the necessary information to 
demonstrate that the project will continue to meet the standards in 
Sec.  806.24(b).
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (6) Other projects. Other projects, including without limitation, 
mine dewatering, water resources remediation projects, and AMD 
facilities that qualify as a withdrawal.
    (i) In lieu of a hydrogeologic evaluation, a copy of approved 
report(s) prepared for any other purpose or as required by other 
governmental regulatory agencies that provides a demonstration of the 
hydrogeologic and/or hydrologic effects and limits of said effects due 
to operation of the project and effects on local water availability.
    (ii) Any data or reports that demonstrate effects of the project are 
consistent with those reports provided in paragraph (d)(6)(i) of this 
section.
    (iii) Demonstration of continued need for expiring approved water 
source and quantity.
    (e) A report about the project prepared for any other purpose, or an 
application for approval prepared for submission to a member 
jurisdiction, may be accepted by the Commission provided the said report 
or application addresses all necessary items on the Commission's form or 
listed in this section, as appropriate.
    (f) Applications for minor modifications must be complete and will 
be on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Commission. Applications 
for minor modifications must contain the following:
    (1) Description of the project;
    (2) Description of all sources, consumptive uses and diversions 
related to the project;
    (3) Description of the requested modification;
    (4) Statement of the need for the requested modification; and
    (5) Demonstration that the anticipated impact of the requested 
modification will not adversely impact the water resources of the basin.
    (g) For any applications, the Executive Director or Commission may 
require other information not otherwise listed in this section.

[82 FR 29390, June 29, 2017, as amended at 86 FR 52968, Sept. 24, 2021]



Sec.  806.15  Notice of application.

    (a) Except with respect to paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of this 
section, any project sponsor submitting an application to the Commission 
shall provide notice thereof to the appropriate agency of the member 
State, each municipality in which the project is located, and the county 
and the appropriate county agencies in which the project is located. The 
project sponsor shall also publish notice of submission of the 
application at least once in a newspaper of general circulation serving 
the area

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in which the project is located. The project sponsor shall also meet any 
of the notice requirements set forth in paragraphs (b) through (d) of 
this section, if applicable. All notices required under this section 
shall be provided or published no later than 20 days after submission of 
the application to the Commission and shall be in a form and manner as 
prescribed by the Commission.
    (b) For withdrawal applications submitted pursuant to Sec.  
806.4(a)(2) for new projects, major modifications, and renewals 
requesting an increase, the project sponsor shall also provide the 
notice required under paragraph (a) of this section to each property 
owner listed on the tax assessment rolls of the county in which such 
property is located and identified as follows:
    (1) For groundwater withdrawal applications, the owner of any 
property that is located within a one-quarter mile radius of the 
proposed withdrawal location.
    (2) For surface water withdrawal applications, the owner of any 
property that is riparian or littoral to the body of water from which 
the proposed withdrawal will be taken and is within a one-half mile 
radius of the proposed withdrawal location.
    (3) For groundwater withdrawal applications, the Commission or 
Executive Director may allow notification of property owners through 
alternate methods where the property of such property owner is served by 
a public water supply.
    (c) For projects involving a diversion of water out of the basin, 
the project sponsor shall also publish a notice of the submission of its 
application at least once in a newspaper of general circulation serving 
the area outside the basin where the project proposing to use the 
diverted water is located. For projects involving a diversion of water 
into the basin, the project sponsor shall also publish a notice of the 
submission of its application at least once in a newspaper of general 
circulation serving the area outside the basin where the withdrawal of 
water proposed for diversion is located.
    (d) The project sponsor shall provide the Commission with a copy of 
the United States Postal Service return receipt or the verified return 
receipt from a comparable delivery service for the notifications to 
agencies of member States, municipalities, counties and appropriate 
county agencies required under this section. The project sponsor shall 
also provide certification on a form provided by the Commission that it 
has published the newspaper notice(s) required by this section and made 
the landowner notifications as required under paragraph (b) of this 
section, if applicable. The project sponsor shall maintain all proofs of 
publication and records of notices sent under this section for the 
duration of the approval related to such notices.
    (e) For Notices of Intent (NOI) seeking coverage under a general 
permit, the project sponsor shall provide notice of the NOI to the 
appropriate agency of the member State and each municipality and county 
and appropriate county agencies in which the project is located and any 
additional notice identified in the general permit.
    (f) For applications for minor modifications and approvals by rule 
under Sec.  806.22(e), the project sponsor shall provide notice of the 
application to the appropriate agency of the member State and each 
municipality and county and appropriate county agencies in the which the 
project is located.
    (g) For NOIs seeking an approval pursuant to Sec.  806.22(f), the 
project sponsor shall provide notice of the application to the 
appropriate agency of the member State, each municipality, county and 
appropriate county agencies, and the owner of the property on or in 
which the drilling pad site is located. For requests for approval 
submitted under Sec.  806.22(f)(13), the project sponsor shall provide 
notice of the application to the appropriate agency of the member State, 
each municipality, county and appropriate county agencies in which the 
public water supply is located.

[86 FR 52969, Sept. 24, 2021]



Sec.  806.16  Completeness of application.

    (a) The Commission's staff shall review the application, and if 
necessary, request the project sponsor to provide any additional 
information that is deemed pertinent for proper evaluation of the 
project.

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    (b) An application deemed administratively incomplete will be 
returned to the project sponsor, who shall have 30 days to cure the 
administrative deficiencies. An application deemed technically deficient 
may be returned to the project sponsor, who shall have a period of time 
prescribed by Commission staff to cure the technical deficiencies. 
Failure to cure either administrative or technical deficiencies within 
the prescribed time may result in termination of the application process 
and forfeiture of any fees submitted.
    (c) The project sponsor has a duty to provide information reasonably 
necessary for the Commission's review of the application. If the project 
sponsor fails to respond to the Commission's request for additional 
information, the Commission may terminate the application process, close 
the file and so notify the project sponsor. The project sponsor may 
reapply without prejudice by submitting a new application and fee.



Sec.  806.17  General permits.

    (a) Coverage and purpose. The Commission may issue a general permit, 
in lieu of issuing individual approvals, for a specifically described 
category of diversions, water withdrawals and consumptive uses that:
    (1) Involve the same or substantially similar types of operations or 
activities;
    (2) Require the same limitations or operating conditions, or both;
    (3) Require the same or similar monitoring and reporting; and
    (4) Will result in minimal adverse impacts consistent with 
Sec. Sec.  806.21 through 806.24.
    (b) Procedure for issuance. (1) At least 30 days prior to the 
issuance of a general permit, the Commission shall publish notice in the 
Federal Register and the member jurisdiction administrative bulletins of 
the intent to issue a general permit.
    (2) At least 30 days shall be provided for interested members of the 
public and Federal, State and local agencies to provide written comments 
on a proposed general permit.
    (3) The Commission or Executive Director may, in its discretion, 
hold a public hearing on a proposed general permit, taking into account 
the level of public interest and likelihood of controversy.
    (4) The issuance of a general permit adopted by the Commission will 
be published in the Federal Register and the member jurisdiction 
administrative bulletins. This notice shall set forth the effective date 
of the general permit.
    (c) Administration of general permits. General permits may be 
issued, amended, suspended, revoked, reissued or terminated under this 
section.
    (1) Any general permit issued under this section shall set forth the 
applicability of the permit and the conditions that apply to any 
diversion, withdrawal or consumptive use authorized by such general 
permit.
    (2) The Commission may fix a term to any general permit issued.
    (3) A project sponsor shall obtain permission to divert, withdraw or 
consumptively use water in accordance with a general permit by filing a 
Notice of Intent (NOI) with the Commission, in a form and manner 
determined by the Commission.
    (4) Approval of coverage under a general permit shall be determined 
by the Executive Director or by any other manner that the Commission 
shall establish for any general permit.
    (5) The Commission may set a fee for NOIs to any general permit.
    (6) A project sponsor shall provide notice for NOIs in accordance 
with Sec.  806.15(h) and any additional notice requirements that the 
Commission may adopt for any general permit.
    (7) The requirements of Sec.  806.16 apply to the review of NOIs to 
any general permit.
    (8) Upon reissuance or amendment of a general permit, all project 
sponsors permitted to divert, withdraw or consumptively use water in 
accordance with the previous general permit shall be permitted to 
continue to operate with the renewed or modified general permit unless 
otherwise notified by the Commission.
    (9) Notice of receipt of NOIs shall be published on the Commission's 
Web site and in any other manner that the Commission shall establish for 
any general permit.

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    (d) Denial of coverage. The Executive Director will deny or revoke 
coverage under a general permit when one or more of the following 
conditions exist:
    (1) The project or project sponsor does not or can no longer meet 
the criteria for coverage under a general permit.
    (2) The diversion, withdrawal or consumptive use, individually or in 
combination with other similar Commission regulated activities, is 
causing or has the potential to cause adverse impacts to water resources 
or competing water users.
    (3) The project does not comport with Sec.  806.21(a) or (b).
    (4) The project includes other diversions, withdrawals or 
consumptive uses that require an individual approval and the issuance of 
both an individual approval and a general permit for the project would 
constitute an undue administrative burden on the Commission.
    (5) The Executive Director determines that a project cannot be 
effectively regulated under a general permit and is more effectively 
regulated under an individual approval.
    (e) Requiring an individual approval. If coverage is denied or 
revoked under paragraph (d) of this section, the project sponsor shall 
be notified in writing. The notice will include a brief statement for 
the reasons for the decision. If coverage under a general permit was 
previously granted, the notice will also include a deadline for 
submission of an application for an individual approval. Timely 
submission of a complete application will result in continuation of 
coverage of the applicable withdrawal, consumptive use or diversion 
under the general permit, until the Commission takes final action on the 
pending individual approval application.
    (f) Action of the Commission. Action by the Executive Director 
denying or revoking coverage under a general permit under paragraph (d) 
of this section, or requiring an individual approval under paragraph (e) 
of this section, is not a final action of the Commission until the 
project sponsor submits and the Commission takes final action on an 
individual approval application.

[80 FR 76858, Dec. 11, 2015]



Sec.  806.18  Approval modifications.

    (a) General. A project sponsor shall submit an application for 
modification of a current approval prior to making a change in the 
design, operational plans, or use as presented in the application upon 
which the approval was originally issued, and that will affect the terms 
and conditions of the current approval.
    (b) Applications for modification. A project sponsor may apply for a 
modification of a current approval by submitting an application for 
modification to the Commission.
    (c) Minor modifications. The following are minor modifications:
    (1) Correction of typographical or other errors;
    (2) Changes to monitoring or metering conditions;
    (3) Addition, amendment or removal of sources of water for 
consumptive use or project descriptions;
    (4) Changes to the authorized water uses;
    (5) Changes to conditions setting a schedule for developing, 
implementing, and/or reporting on monitoring, data collection and 
analyses;
    (6) Changes to the design and minor changes to the location of 
intakes;
    (7) Increases to total system limits that were established based on 
the projected demand of the project; and
    (8) Modifications of extraction well network used for groundwater 
remediation systems.
    (9) Adjustments to a term of an approval to align the approval with 
a member jurisdiction approval or another docket approval by the 
Commission.
    (10) Changes to the method of consumptive use mitigation to payment 
of the mitigation fee, providing for discontinuance, use of storage or 
an adequate conservation release in accordance with a previous 
Commission determination.
    (11) Addition of stormwater as a source of consumptive use, 
including an increase to the total consumptive use related to the 
stormwater use.
    (12) Extension of the date of commencement of a withdrawal, 
diversion or consumptive use established under Sec.  806.31(b).

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    (d) Major modifications. Major modifications are changes not 
considered to be minor modifications. Major modifications may include, 
but are not limited to:
    (1) Increases in the quantity of water withdrawals, consumptive uses 
or diversions;
    (2) Increases to peak day consumptive water use;
    (3) Increases to the instantaneous withdrawal rate or changes from a 
single withdrawal rate to a varied withdrawal rate;
    (4) Changes affecting passby flow requirements; and
    (5) Changes that have the potential for adverse impacts to water 
resources or competing water users.
    (e) Notice and approval. (1) Applications for modifications are 
subject to the notice requirements of Sec.  806.15.
    (2) The Commission or Executive Director may approve, approve with 
conditions or deny an application for minor modification, or direct that 
an application for major modification be made.
    (3) The Commission may approve, approve with conditions or deny an 
application for major modification.

[80 FR 76859, Dec. 11, 2015, as amended at 86 FR 52969, Sept. 24, 2021]



               Subpart C_Standards for Review and Approval



Sec.  806.20  Purpose of this subpart.

    The purpose of this subpart is to set forth general standards that 
shall be used by the Commission to evaluate all projects subject to 
review and approval by the Commission pursuant to Sec. Sec.  806.4, 
806.5 and 806.6, and to establish special standards applicable to 
certain water withdrawals, consumptive uses and diversions. This subpart 
shall not be construed to limit the Commission's authority and scope of 
review. These standards are authorized under Sections 3.4(2), 3.4(8), 
3.4(9), and 3.10 of the compact and are based upon, but not limited to, 
the goals, objectives, guidelines and criteria of the comprehensive 
plan.



Sec.  806.21  General standards.

    (a) A project shall be feasible and not be detrimental to the proper 
conservation, development, management, or control of the water resources 
of the basin.
    (b) The Commission may modify and approve as modified, or may 
disapprove, a project if it determines that the project is not in the 
best interest of the conservation, development, management, or control 
of the basin's water resources, or is in conflict with the comprehensive 
plan.
    (c) Disapprovals--other governmental jurisdictions. (1) The 
Commission may suspend the review of any application under this part if 
the project is subject to the lawful jurisdiction of any member 
jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof, and such member 
jurisdiction or political subdivision has disapproved or denied the 
project. Where such disapproval or denial is reversed on appeal, the 
appeal is final, and the project sponsor provides the Commission with a 
certified copy of the decision, the Commission shall resume its review 
of the application. Where, however, an application has been suspended 
hereunder for a period greater than three years, the Commission may 
terminate its review. Thereupon, the Commission shall notify the project 
sponsor of such termination and that the application fee paid by the 
project sponsor is forfeited. The project sponsor may reactivate the 
terminated application by reapplying to the Commission, providing 
evidence of its receipt of all necessary governmental approvals and, at 
the discretion of the Commission, submitting new or updated information.
    (2) The Commission may modify, suspend or revoke a previously 
granted approval if the project sponsor fails to obtain or maintain the 
approval of a member jurisdiction or political subdivision thereof 
having lawful jurisdiction over the project.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 82 FR 29392, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  806.22  Standards for consumptive uses of water.

    (a) The project sponsors of all consumptive water uses subject to 
review

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and approval under Sec.  806.4, Sec.  806.5 or Sec.  806.6 of this part 
shall comply with this section.
    (b) Mitigation. All project sponsors whose consumptive use of water 
is subject to review and approval under Sec.  806.4, Sec.  806.5, Sec.  
806.6, or Sec.  806.17 shall mitigate such consumptive use. Except to 
the extent that the project involves the diversion of the waters out of 
the basin, public water supplies shall be exempt from the requirements 
of this section regarding consumptive use; provided, however, that 
nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt individual 
consumptive users connected to any such public water supply from the 
requirements of this section. Mitigation may be provided by one or a 
combination of the following:
    (1) During low flow periods as may be designated by the Commission 
for consumptive use mitigation.
    (i) Reduce withdrawal from the approved source(s), in an amount 
equal to the project's consumptive use, and withdraw water from 
alternative surface water storage or aquifers or other underground 
storage chambers or facilities approved by the Commission, from which 
water can be withdrawn for a period of 45 continuous days such that 
impacts to nearby surface waters will not likely be at a magnitude or in 
a timeframe that would exacerbate present low flow conditions.
    (ii) Release water for flow augmentation, in an amount equal to the 
project's consumptive use, from surface water storage or aquifers, or 
other underground storage chambers or facilities approved by the 
Commission, from which water can be withdrawn for a period of 45 
continuous days such that impacts to nearby surface waters will not 
likely be at a magnitude or in a timeframe that would exacerbate present 
low flow conditions.
    (iii) Discontinue the project's consumptive use, which may include 
reduction of the project sponsor's consumptive use to less than 20,000 
gpd during periods of low flow. In any case of failure to provide the 
specified discontinuance, such project shall provide mitigation in 
accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this section, for the calendar year 
in which such failure occurs, after which the Commission will reevaluate 
the continued acceptability of the discontinuance.
    (2) Use, as a source of consumptive use water, surface storage that 
is subject to maintenance of a conservation release acceptable to the 
Commission. In any case of failure to provide the specified conservation 
release, such project shall provide mitigation in accordance with 
paragraph (3), below, for the calendar year in which such failure 
occurs, and the Commission will reevaluate the continued acceptability 
of the conservation release.
    (3) Provide monetary payment to the Commission, for all water 
consumptively used over the course of a year, in an amount and manner 
prescribed by the Commission.
    (4) Implement other alternatives approved by the Commission.
    (c) Determination of manner of mitigation. The Commission will, in 
its sole discretion, determine the acceptable manner of mitigation to be 
provided by project sponsors whose consumptive use of water is subject 
to review and approval. Such a determination will be made after 
considering the project's location, source characteristics, anticipated 
amount of consumptive use, proposed method of mitigation and their 
effects on the purposes set forth in Sec.  806.2 of this part, and any 
other pertinent factors. The Commission may modify, as appropriate, the 
manner of mitigation, including the magnitude and timing of any 
mitigating releases, required in a project approval.
    (d) Quality of water released for mitigation. The physical, chemical 
and biological quality of water released for mitigation shall at all 
times meet the quality required for the purposes listed in Sec.  806.2, 
as applicable.
    (e) Approval by rule for consumptive uses--(1) General rule. Except 
with respect to projects involving hydrocarbon development subject to 
the provisions of paragraph (f) of this section, any project that is 
solely supplied water for consumptive use by public water supply, 
stormwater, wastewater, or other reused or recycled water, or any 
combination thereof, may be approved by the Executive Director under 
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the following, unless the Executive Director determines that the project 
cannot be adequately regulated under this approval by rule.
    (2) Notification of intent. Prior to undertaking a project or 
increasing a previously approved quantity of consumptive use, the 
project sponsor shall submit a notice of intent (NOI) on forms 
prescribed by the Commission, and the appropriate application fee, along 
with any required attachments.
    (3) Time of notice. Within 20 days after submittal of an NOI under 
paragraph (e)(2) of this section, the project sponsor shall satisfy the 
notice requirements set forth in Sec.  806.15.
    (4) Metering, daily use monitoring, and quarterly reporting. The 
project sponsor shall comply with metering, daily use monitoring, and 
quarterly reporting as specified in Sec.  806.30.
    (5) Standard conditions. The standard conditions set forth in Sec.  
806.21 shall apply to projects approved by rule.
    (6) Mitigation. The project sponsor shall comply with mitigation in 
accordance with paragraph (b)(1)(iii) or (b)(2) or (3) of this section.
    (7) Compliance with other laws. The project sponsor shall obtain all 
necessary permits or approvals required for the project from other 
federal, state or local government agencies having jurisdiction over the 
project. The Commission reserves the right to modify, suspend or revoke 
any approval under this paragraph (e) if the project sponsor fails to 
obtain or maintain such approvals.
    (8) Decision. The Executive Director may grant, deny, suspend, 
revoke, modify or condition an approval to operate under this approval 
by rule, or renew an existing approval by rule previously granted 
hereunder, and will notify the project sponsor of such determination, 
including the quantity of consumptive use approved. Use of small 
capacity sources or sources used only for supply of potable water may be 
appropriately included as a part of this approval by rule in the 
discretion of the Executive Director.
    (9) Term. Approval by rule shall be effective upon written 
notification from the Executive Director to the project sponsor, shall 
expire 15 years from the date of such notification, and shall be deemed 
to rescind any previous consumptive use approvals.
    (f) Approval by rule for consumptive use related to unconventional 
natural gas and other hydrocarbon development projects. (1) Any 
unconventional natural gas development project subject to review and 
approval under Sec.  806.4(a)(8), or any other hydrocarbon development 
project subject to review and approval under Sec.  806.4, Sec.  806.5, 
or Sec.  806.6, shall be subject to review and approval by the Executive 
Director under this paragraph (f) regardless of the source or sources of 
water being used consumptively.
    (2) Notification of Intent: Prior to undertaking a project or 
increasing a previously approved quantity of consumptive use, the 
project sponsor shall submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) on forms 
prescribed by the Commission, and the appropriate application fee, along 
with any required attachments.
    (3) Within 20 days after submittal of an NOI under paragraph (f)(2) 
of this section, the project sponsor shall satisfy the notice 
requirements set forth in Sec.  806.15.
    (4) The project sponsor shall comply with metering, daily use 
monitoring and quarterly reporting as specified in Sec.  806.30, or as 
otherwise required by the approval by rule. The project sponsor shall 
submit a post-hydrofracture report in a form and manner as prescribed by 
the Commission.
    (5) The project sponsor shall comply with the mitigation 
requirements set forth in Sec.  806.22(b).
    (6) Any flowback or production fluids utilized by the project 
sponsor for hydrofracture stimulation undertaken at the project shall be 
separately accounted for, but shall not be included in the daily 
consumptive use amount calculated for the project, or be subject to the 
mitigation requirements of Sec.  806.22(b).
    (7) The project sponsor shall obtain all necessary permits or 
approvals required for the project from other federal, state, or local 
government agencies having jurisdiction over the project. The Executive 
Director reserves the right to modify, suspend or revoke any approval 
under this paragraph (f) if the project sponsor fails to obtain or 
maintain such approvals.

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    (8) The project sponsor shall certify to the Commission that all 
flowback and production fluids have been re-used or treated and disposed 
of in accordance with applicable state and federal law.
    (9) The Executive Director may grant, deny, suspend, revoke, modify 
or condition an approval to operate under this approval by rule, or 
renew an existing approval by rule granted hereunder, and will notify 
the project sponsor of such determination, including the sources and 
quantity of consumptive use approved. The issuance of any approval 
hereunder shall not be construed to waive or exempt the project sponsor 
from obtaining Commission approval for any water withdrawals or 
diversions subject to review pursuant to Sec.  806.4(a). Any sources of 
water approved pursuant to this section shall be further subject to any 
approval or authorization required by the member jurisdiction.
    (10) Approval by rule shall be effective upon issuance by the 
Executive Director to the project sponsor, shall expire five years from 
the date of such issuance, and supersede any previous consumptive use 
approvals to the extent applicable to the project.
    (11) In addition to water sources approved for use by the project 
sponsor pursuant to Sec.  806.4 or this section, for unconventional 
natural gas development or hydrocarbon development, whichever is 
applicable, a project sponsor issued an approval by rule pursuant to 
paragraph (f)(9) of this section may utilize any of the following water 
sources at the drilling pad site, subject to such monitoring and 
reporting requirements as the Commission may prescribe:
    (i) Tophole water encountered during the drilling process, provided 
it is used only for drilling or hydrofracture stimulation.
    (ii) Captured stormwater, provided it is used only for drilling or 
hydrofracture stimulation.
    (iii) Drilling fluids, formation fluids, flowback or production 
fluids obtained from a drilling pad site, production well site or 
hydrocarbon water storage facility, provided it is used only for 
hydrofracture stimulation, and is handled, transported and stored in 
compliance with all standards and requirements of the applicable member 
jurisdiction.
    (12) A project sponsor issued an approval by rule pursuant to 
paragraph (f)(9) of this section may utilize a source of water, except a 
public water supply, approved by the Commission pursuant to Sec.  
806.4(a) and issued to persons other than the project sponsor, provided 
any such source is approved for use in unconventional natural gas 
development, or hydrocarbon development, whichever is applicable, the 
project sponsor has an agreement for its use and the project sponsor 
registers such source with the Commission on a form and in the manner 
prescribed by the Commission. Use of the registered source shall not 
commence until the Commission acknowledges in writing that the 
registration is proper and complete.
    (13) A project sponsor issued an approval by rule pursuant to 
paragraph (f)(9) of this section may also utilize other sources of 
water, including but not limited to, water withdrawals or wastewater 
discharge not otherwise associated with an approval issued by the 
Commission pursuant to Sec.  806.4(a), public water supplies, or another 
approval by rule issued pursuant to paragraph (f)(9) of this section, 
provided such sources are first approved by the Executive Director. Any 
request for approval shall be submitted on a form and in the manner 
prescribed by the Commission, shall satisfy the notice requirements set 
forth in Sec.  806.15, and shall be subject to review pursuant to the 
standards set forth in subpart C of this part.
    (14) [Reserved]
    (15) The project sponsor shall provide a copy of any registration or 
source approval issued pursuant to this section to the appropriate 
agency of the applicable member jurisdiction. The project sponsor shall 
record on a daily basis, and report quarterly on a form and in a manner 
prescribed by the Commission, the quantity of water obtained from any 
source registered or approved hereunder. Any source approval issued 
hereunder shall also be subject to such monitoring and reporting 
requirements

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as may be contained in such approval or otherwise required by this part.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 73 FR 78620, Dec. 23, 2008; 
74 FR 49812, Sept. 29, 2009; 75 FR 60621, Oct. 1, 2010; 77 FR 8099, Feb. 
14, 2012; 79 FR 75430, Dec. 18, 2014; 82 FR 29393, June 29, 2017; 85 FR 
16546, Mar. 24, 2020; 86 FR 52969, Sept. 24, 2021]



Sec.  806.23  Standards for water withdrawals.

    (a) The project sponsors of all withdrawals subject to review and 
approval under Sec.  806.4, Sec.  806.5 or Sec.  806.6 of this part 
shall comply with the following standards, in addition to those required 
pursuant to Sec.  806.21.
    (b) Limitations on and considerations for withdrawals. (1) The 
Commission may limit withdrawals to the amount (quantity and rate) of 
water that is needed to meet the reasonably foreseeable needs of the 
project sponsor.
    (2) The Commission may deny an application, limit or condition an 
approval to ensure that the withdrawal will not cause significant 
adverse impacts to the water resources of the basin. The Commission may 
consider, without limitation, the following in its consideration of 
adverse impacts: Lowering of groundwater or stream flow levels; 
groundwater and surface water availability, including cumulative uses; 
rendering competing supplies unreliable; affecting other water uses; 
causing water quality degradation that may be injurious to any existing 
or potential water use; affecting fish, wildlife or other living 
resources or their habitat; causing permanent loss of aquifer storage 
capacity; affecting wetlands; or affecting low flow of perennial or 
intermittent streams.
    (3) The Commission may impose limitations or conditions to mitigate 
impacts, including without limitation:
    (i) Limit the quantity, timing or rate of withdrawal or level of 
drawdown, including requiring a total system limit.
    (ii) Require the project sponsor to provide, at its own expense, an 
alternate water supply or other mitigating measures.
    (iii) Require the project sponsor to implement and properly maintain 
special monitoring measures.
    (iv) Require the project sponsor to implement and properly maintain 
stream flow protection measures.
    (v) Require the project sponsor to develop and implement an 
operations plan acceptable to the Commission.
    (4) The Commission may require the project sponsor to undertake the 
following, to ensure its ability to meet its present or reasonably 
foreseeable water needs from available groundwater or surface water 
without limitation:
    (i) Investigate additional sources, interconnections or storage 
options to meet the demand of the project.
    (ii) Submit a water resource development plan that shall include, 
without limitation, sufficient data to address any supply deficiencies, 
identify alternative water supply options, including interconnections, 
and support existing and proposed future withdrawals.
    (5) For projects consisting of mine dewatering, water resources 
remediation, and AMD facilities that qualify as a withdrawal, review of 
adverse impacts will have limited consideration of groundwater 
availability, causing permanent loss of aquifer storage and lowering of 
groundwater levels provided these projects are operated in accordance 
with the laws and regulations of the member jurisdictions.
    (6) Notwithstanding this paragraph, existing withdrawals that 
successfully complete the process in Sec.  806.12(h) and (i) shall 
satisfy the standards in paragraph (b)(2) of this section. Further, 
evaluation of the withdrawal shall include reasonably foreseeable need 
and the need for total system limits, compliance with Sec.  806.21, and 
any changes to the project or project location and setting.
    (i) Approval of withdrawal limits on existing sources will not be 
set above the amount supported by the existing historical and current 
operating data or otherwise supported by the evaluation under Sec.  
806.12, and may be set at a different rate if supported by the 
evaluation required in this paragraph.
    (ii) Any approvals shall include metering and measurement of 
parameters consistent with Sec.  806.30, and may include conditions 
requiring monitoring of surface water features or other withdrawal 
sources.

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    (iii) If any reported metering or monitoring data or other 
information show a significant adverse impact to any consideration in 
paragraph (b)(2) of this section, the Commission may take actions 
necessary to eliminate the significant adverse impact, including but not 
limited to requiring the project to undertake more data collection and 
analysis, aquifer testing and/or conditioning the docket approval.
    (7) Notwithstanding this paragraph, small capacity sources shall be 
subject to any withdrawal limit, including total system limit, set by 
the Commission and shall include metering and measurement of parameters 
consistent with Sec.  806.30.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 82 FR 29393, June 29, 2017; 
86 FR 52970, Sept. 24, 2021]



Sec.  806.24  Standards for diversions.

    (a) The project sponsors of all diversions subject to review and 
approval under Sec.  806.4, Sec.  806.5 or Sec.  806.6 of this part 
shall comply with the following standards.
    (b) For projects involving out-of-basin diversions, the following 
requirements shall apply.
    (1) Project sponsors shall:
    (i) Demonstrate that they have made good faith efforts to develop 
and conserve sources of water within the importing basin, and have 
considered other reasonable alternatives to the diversion.
    (ii) Comply with the general standards set forth in Sec. Sec.  
801.3, 806.21, and 806.22, and the applicable requirements of this part 
relating to consumptive uses and withdrawals.
    (2) In deciding whether to approve a proposed diversion out of the 
basin, the Commission shall also consider and the project sponsor shall 
provide information related to the following factors:
    (i) Any adverse effects and cumulative adverse effects the project 
may have on the ability of the Susquehanna River Basin, or any portion 
thereof, to meet its own present and future water needs.
    (ii) The location, amount, timing, purpose and duration of the 
proposed diversion and how the project will individually and 
cumulatively affect the flow of any impacted stream or river, and the 
freshwater inflow of the Chesapeake Bay, including the extent to which 
any diverted water is being returned to the basin or the bay.
    (iii) Whether there is a reasonably foreseeable need for the 
quantity of water requested by the project sponsor and how that need is 
measured against reasonably foreseeable needs in the Susquehanna River 
Basin.
    (iv) The amount and location of water being diverted to the 
Susquehanna River Basin from the importing basin.
    (v) The proximity of the project to the Susquehanna River Basin.
    (vi) The project sponsor's pre-compact member jurisdiction approvals 
to withdraw or divert the waters of the basin.
    (vii) Historic reliance on sources within the Susquehanna River 
Basin.
    (3) In deciding whether to approve a proposed diversion out of the 
basin, the Commission may also consider, but is not limited to, the 
factors set forth in paragraphs (i) through (v) of this paragraph 
(b)(3). The decision whether to consider the factors in this paragraph 
(b) and the amount of information required for such consideration, if 
undertaken, will depend upon the potential for the proposed diversion to 
have an adverse impact on the ability of the Susquehanna River Basin, or 
any portion thereof, to meet its own present and future needs.
    (i) The impact of the diversion on economic development within the 
Susquehanna River Basin, the member states or the United States of 
America.
    (ii) The cost and reliability of the diversion versus other 
alternatives, including certain external costs, such as impacts on the 
environment or water resources.
    (iii) Any policy of the member jurisdictions relating to water 
resources, growth and development.
    (iv) How the project will individually and cumulatively affect other 
environmental, social and recreational values.
    (v) Any land use and natural resource planning being carried out in 
the importing basin.
    (c) For projects involving into-basin diversions, the following 
requirements shall apply.
    (1) Project sponsors shall:

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    (i) Provide information on the source, amount, and location of the 
water being diverted to the Susquehanna River Basin from the importing 
basin.
    (ii) Provide information on the water quality classification, if 
any, of the Susquehanna River Basin stream to which diverted water is 
being discharged and the discharge location or locations.
    (iii) Demonstrate that they have applied for or received all 
applicable withdrawal or discharge permits or approvals related to the 
diversion, and demonstrate that the diversion will not result in water 
quality degradation that may be injurious to any existing or potential 
ground or surface water use.
    (2) In deciding whether to approve a proposed diversion into the 
basin, the Commission shall also consider and the project sponsor shall 
provide information related to the following factors:
    (i) Any adverse effects and cumulative adverse effects the project 
may have on the Susquehanna River Basin, or any portion thereof, as a 
result of the introduction or potential introduction of invasive or 
exotic species that may be injurious to the water resources of the 
basin.
    (ii) The extent to which the proposed diversion satisfies all other 
applicable general and specific standards set forth in subpart C of this 
part pertaining to withdrawals and consumptive use.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 75 FR 60621, Oct. 1, 2010]



Sec.  806.25  Water conservation standards.

    Any project sponsor whose project is subject to Commission approval 
under this part proposing to withdraw water either directly or 
indirectly (through another user) from groundwater or surface water 
sources, or both, shall comply with the following requirements:
    (a) Public water supply. As circumstances warrant, a project sponsor 
of a public water supply shall:
    (1) Reduce distribution system losses to a level not exceeding 20 
percent of the gross withdrawal.
    (2) Install meters for all users.
    (3) Establish a program of water conservation that will:
    (i) Require installation of water conservation devices, as 
applicable, by all classes of users.
    (ii) Prepare and distribute literature to customers describing 
available water conservation techniques.
    (iii) Implement a water pricing structure which encourages 
conservation.
    (iv) Encourage water reuse.
    (b) Industrial. Project sponsors who use water for industrial 
purposes shall:
    (1) Designate a company representative to manage plant water use.
    (2) Install meters or other suitable devices or utilize acceptable 
flow measuring methods for accurate determination of water use by 
various parts of the company operation.
    (3) Install flow control devices which match the needs of the 
equipment being used for production.
    (4) Evaluate and utilize applicable recirculation and reuse 
practices.
    (c) Irrigation. Project sponsors who use water for irrigation 
purposes shall utilize irrigation systems properly designed for the 
sponsor's respective soil characteristics, topography and vegetation.
    (d) Effective date. Notwithstanding the effective date for other 
portions of this part, this section shall apply to all groundwater and 
surface water withdrawals initiated on or after January 11, 1979.



               Subpart D_Terms and Conditions of Approval



Sec.  806.30  Monitoring.

    The Commission, as part of the project review, shall evaluate the 
proposed methodology for monitoring consumptive uses, water withdrawals 
and mitigating flows, including flow metering devices, stream gages, and 
other facilities used to measure the withdrawals or consumptive use of 
the project or the rate of stream flow. If the Commission determines 
that additional flow measuring, metering or monitoring devices are 
required, these shall be provided at the expense of the project sponsor, 
installed in accordance with a schedule set by the Commission, and 
installed per the specifications and recommendations of the manufacturer 
of the device, and shall

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be subject to inspection by the Commission at any time.
    (a) Project sponsors of projects that are approved under this part 
shall:
    (1) Measure and record on a daily basis, or such other frequency as 
may be approved by the Commission, the quantity of all withdrawals, 
using meters or other methods approved by the Commission.
    (2) Certify, at the time of installation and no less frequently than 
once every 5 years, the accuracy of all measuring devices and methods to 
within 5 percent of actual flow, unless specified otherwise by the 
Commission.
    (3) Maintain metering or other approved methods so as to provide a 
continuous, accurate record of the withdrawal or consumptive use.
    (4) Measure groundwater levels in all approved production and other 
wells, as specified by the Commission.
    (5) Measure groundwater levels at additional monitoring locations, 
as specified by the Commission.
    (6) Measure water levels in surface storage facilities, as specified 
by the Commission.
    (7) Measure stream flows, passby flows or conservation releases, as 
specified by the Commission, using methods and at frequencies approved 
by the Commission.
    (8) Perform other monitoring for impacts to water quantity, water 
quality and aquatic biological communities, as specified by the 
Commission.
    (b) Reporting. (1) Project sponsors whose projects are approved 
under this section shall report to the Commission on a quarterly basis 
on forms and in a manner prescribed by the Commission all information 
recorded under paragraph (a) of this section, unless otherwise specified 
by the Commission.
    (2) Project sponsors whose projects are approved under this section 
shall report to the Commission:
    (i) Violations of withdrawal limits and any conditions of approvals, 
within 5 days of such violation.
    (ii) Loss of measuring or recording capabilities required under 
paragraph (a)(1) of this section, within 5 days after any such loss.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 82 FR 29393, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  806.31  Term of approvals.

    (a) Approvals issued under this part shall have a term equal to the 
term of any accompanying member jurisdiction approval regulating the 
same subject matter, but not longer than 15 years, unless an alternate 
period is provided for in the Commission approval. If there is no such 
accompanying member jurisdiction approval, or if no term is specified in 
such accompanying member jurisdiction approval, the term of a Commission 
approval issued under this part shall be no longer than 15 years or the 
anticipated life of the project, whichever is less, unless an alternate 
period is provided for in the Commission approval.
    (b) Commission approval of a project shall expire three years from 
the date of such approval if the withdrawal, diversion or consumptive 
use has not been commenced, unless an alternate period is provided for 
in the docket approval or such 3-year period is extended in writing by 
the Commission upon written request from the project sponsor submitted 
no later than 120 days prior to such expiration. The Commission may 
grant an extension, for a period not to exceed two years, only upon a 
determination that the delay is due to circumstances beyond the project 
sponsor's control and that there is a likelihood of project 
implementation within a reasonable period of time. The Commission may 
also attach conditions to the granting of such extensions, including 
modification of any terms of approval that the Commission may deem 
appropriate.
    (c) If a withdrawal, diversion or consumptive use approved by the 
Commission for a project is discontinued for a period of five 
consecutive years, the approval shall be null and void, unless a waiver 
is granted in writing by the Commission, upon written request by the 
project sponsor demonstrating due cause and with notification thereof to 
the member jurisdiction in which the project is located, prior to the 
expiration of such period.
    (d) If the Commission determines that a project has been abandoned, 
by evidence of nonuse for a period of time and under such circumstances 
that an abandonment may be inferred, the Commission may revoke the 
approval

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for such withdrawal, diversion or consumptive use.
    (e) If a project sponsor submits an application to the Commission no 
later than six months prior to the expiration of its existing Commission 
docket approval or no later than one month prior to the expiration of 
its existing ABR or NOI approval, the existing approval will be deemed 
extended until such time as the Commission renders a decision on the 
application, unless the existing approval or a notification in writing 
from the Commission provides otherwise.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 82 FR 29394, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  806.32  Reopening/modification.

    (a) Once a project is approved, the Commission, upon its own motion, 
or upon petition of the project sponsor or any interested party, may at 
any time reopen any project approval and make additional orders or 
otherwise modify or impose such additional conditions that may be 
necessary to mitigate or avoid adverse impacts or to otherwise protect 
the public health, safety, and welfare or water resources. Whenever a 
petition for reopening is filed by an interested party, the burden shall 
be upon that interested party to show, by a preponderance of the 
evidence, that a significant adverse impact or a threat to the public 
health, safety and welfare or water resources exists that warrants 
reopening of the docket. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any petition 
filed by a party who previously sought the same or functionally 
equivalent relief identified in the petition pursuant to the 
administrative appeals process under Sec.  808.2 will not be eligible 
for consideration by the Commission absent new facts not known or 
readily discernable at the time of consideration of the petitioner's 
previous request for administrative appeal filed pursuant to Sec.  
808.2.
    (b) If the project sponsor fails to comply with any term or 
condition of a Commission approval, the Commission may issue an order 
suspending, modifying or revoking its approval of the project. The 
Commission may also, in its discretion, suspend, modify or revoke its 
approval if the project sponsor fails to obtain or maintain other 
federal, state or local approvals.
    (c) For any previously approved project where interference occurs, 
the Commission may require a project sponsor to provide a temporary 
source of potable water at the project sponsor's expense, pending a 
final determination of causation by the Commission.
    (d) The Commission, upon its own motion, may at any time reopen any 
project approval and make additional corrective modifications that may 
be necessary.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 74 FR 49813, Sept. 29, 2009]



Sec.  806.33  Interest on fees.

    The Executive Director may establish interest to be paid on all 
overdue or outstanding fees of any nature that are payable to the 
Commission.



Sec.  806.34  Emergencies.

    (a) Emergency certificates. The other requirements of these 
regulations notwithstanding, in the event of an emergency requiring 
immediate action to protect the public health, safety and welfare or to 
avoid substantial and irreparable injury to any person, property, or 
water resources when circumstances do not permit a review and 
determination in the regular course of the regulations in this part, the 
Executive Director, with the concurrence of the chairperson of the 
Commission and the commissioner from the affected member state, may 
issue an emergency certificate authorizing a project sponsor to take 
such action as the Executive Director may deem necessary and proper in 
the circumstances, pending review and determination by the Commission as 
otherwise required by this part. In the exercise of such authority, 
consideration should be given to actions deemed necessary to sustain 
human life, health and safety, or that of livestock or food, fiber or 
forage crops, the maintenance of electric system reliability to serve 
such needs, to avoid significant disruption of employment, or any other 
such priorities that the Commission may establish from time to time 
utilizing its authority under Section 11.4 of the Compact related to 
drought emergencies.

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    (b) Notification and application. A project sponsor shall notify the 
Commission, prior to commencement of the project, that an emergency 
certificate is needed. In the case of a project operating under an 
existing Commission approval seeking emergency approval to modify, waive 
or partially waive one or more conditions of such approval, notice shall 
be provided to the Commission prior to initiating the operational 
changes associated with the request. If immediate action, as defined by 
this section, is required by a project sponsor and prior notice to the 
Commission is not possible, then the project sponsor must contact the 
Commission within one (1) business day of the action. Notification may 
be by certified mail, facsimile, telegram, mailgram, electronic mail or 
other form of written communication. This notification must be followed 
within one (1) business day by submission of the following:
    (1) A completed emergency application form or copy of the State or 
Federal emergency water use application if the project sponsor also is 
requesting emergency approval from either a state or federal agency.
    (2) At a minimum, the application shall contain:
    (i) Contact information.
    (ii) Justification for emergency action (purpose).
    (iii) Location map and schematic of proposed project, or in the case 
of a project operating under an existing Commission approval, the 
project approval reference and a description of the operational changes 
requested.
    (iv) Desired term of emergency use.
    (v) Source(s) of the water.
    (vi) Quantity of water.
    (vii) Flow measurement system (such as metering).
    (viii) Use restrictions in effect (or planned).
    (ix) Description of potential adverse impacts and mitigating 
measures.
    (x) Appropriate fee, unless reduced, waived or delayed with the 
approval of the Executive Director.
    (c) Emergency certificate issuance. The Executive Director shall:
    (1) Review and act on the emergency request as expeditiously as 
possible upon receipt of all necessary information stipulated in 
paragraph (b)(2) of this section.
    (2) With the concurrence of the chairperson of the Commission and 
the commissioner from the affected member state, issue an emergency 
certificate for a term not to extend beyond the next regular business 
meeting of the Commission where the extension of the certificate may be 
included in the notice for the next regularly scheduled public hearing 
for that business meeting.
    (3) Include conditions in the emergency certificate which may 
include, without limitation, monitoring of withdrawal and/or consumptive 
use amounts, measurement devices, public notification, and reporting, to 
assure minimal adverse impacts to the environment and other users.
    (d) Post approval. Actions following issuance of emergency 
certificates may include, but are not limited to, the following:
    (1) The Commission may, by resolution, extend the term of the 
emergency certificate, upon presentation of a request from the project 
sponsor accompanied by appropriate evidence that the conditions causing 
the emergency persist.
    (2) If the condition is expected to persist longer than the 
specified extended term, the project sponsor must submit an application 
to the Commission for applicable water withdrawal or consumptive use, or 
the emergency certificate will terminate as specified. If the project 
sponsor has a prior Commission approval for the project, the project 
sponsor must submit an application to modify the existing docket 
accordingly.
    (e) Early termination. With the concurrence of the chairperson of 
the Commission and the commissioner from the affected member state, the 
Executive Director may terminate an emergency certificate earlier than 
the specified duration if it is determined that an emergency no longer 
exists and/or the certificate holder has not complied with one or more 
special conditions for the emergency withdrawal or consumptive water 
use.

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    (f) Restoration or mitigation. Project sponsors are responsible for 
any necessary restoration or mitigation of environmental damage or 
interference with another user that may occur as a result of the 
emergency action.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 79 FR 15909, Mar. 24, 2014; 
86 FR 52970, Sept. 24, 2021]



Sec.  806.35  Fees.

    Project sponsors shall have an affirmative duty to pay such fees as 
established by the Commission to cover its costs of administering the 
regulatory program established by this part, including any extraordinary 
costs associated with specific projects.

[71 FR 78579, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 75 FR 60622, Oct. 1, 2010]



            Subpart E_Registration of Grandfathered Projects

    Source: 82 FR 29394, June 29, 2017, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  806.40  Applicability.

    (a) This subpart is applicable to the following projects, which 
shall be known as grandfathered projects:
    (1) The project has an associated average consumptive use of 20,000 
gpd or more in any consecutive 30-day period all or part of which is a 
pre-compact consumptive use that has not been approved by the Commission 
pursuant to Sec.  806.4.
    (2) The project has an associated groundwater withdrawal average of 
100,000 gpd or more in any consecutive 30-day period all or part of 
which was initiated prior to July 13, 1978, that has not been approved 
by the Commission pursuant to Sec.  806.4.
    (3) The project has an associated surface water withdrawal average 
of 100,000 gpd or more in any consecutive 30-day period all or part of 
which was initiated prior to November 11, 1995, that has not been 
approved by the Commission pursuant to Sec.  806.4.
    (4) The project (or an element of the project) has been approved by 
the Commission but has an associated consumptive use or water withdrawal 
that has not been approved by the Commission pursuant to Sec.  806.4.
    (5) Any project not included in paragraphs (a)(2) through (4) of 
this section that has a total withdrawal average of 100,000 gpd or more 
in any consecutive 30-day average from any combination of sources which 
was initiated prior to January 1, 2007, that has not been approved by 
the Commission pursuant to Sec.  806.4.
    (6) Any source associated with a project included in paragraphs 
(a)(2) through (5) of this section regardless of quantity.
    (b) A project, including any source of the project, that can be 
determined to have been required to seek Commission review and approval 
under the pertinent regulations in place at the time is not eligible for 
registration as a grandfathered project.



Sec.  806.41  Registration and eligibility.

    (a) Project sponsors of grandfathered projects identified in Sec.  
806.40 shall submit a registration to the Commission, on a form and in a 
manner prescribed by the Commission, by December 31, 2019.
    (b) Any grandfathered project that fails to register under paragraph 
(a) of this section shall be subject to review and approval under Sec.  
806.4.
    (c) Any project that is not eligible to register under paragraph (a) 
of this section shall be subject to review and approval under Sec.  
806.4.
    (d) The Commission may establish fees for obtaining and maintaining 
registration in accordance with Sec.  806.35.
    (e) A registration under this subpart may be transferred pursuant to 
Sec.  806.6.



Sec.  806.42  Registration requirements.

    (a) Registrations shall include the following information:
    (1) Identification of project sponsor including any and all 
proprietors, corporate officers or partners, the mailing address of the 
same, and the name of the individual authorized to act for the sponsor.
    (2) Description of the project and site in terms of:
    (i) Project location, including latitude and longitude coordinates 
in decimal degrees accurate to within 10 meters.
    (ii) Project purpose.

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    (3) Identification of all sources of water, including the date the 
source was put into service, each source location (including latitude 
and longitude coordinates in decimal degrees accurate to within 10 
meters), and if applicable, any approved docket numbers.
    (4) Identification of current metering and monitoring methods for 
water withdrawal and consumptive use.
    (5) Identification of current groundwater level or elevation 
monitoring methods at groundwater sources.
    (6) All quantity data for water withdrawals and consumptive use for 
a minimum of the previous five calendar years. If the project sponsor 
registering submitted the water withdrawal and consumptive use data for 
the previous five calendar years to a member jurisdiction, that data 
will satisfy this requirement. A project sponsor registering may provide 
supplementary data related to water withdrawals and consumptive use 
quantities. If quantity data are not available, any information 
available upon which a determination of quantity could be made.
    (7) For consumptive use, description of processes that use water, 
identification of water returned to the Basin, history of the use, 
including process changes, expansions and other actions that would have 
an impact on the amount of water consumptively used during the past five 
calendar years.
    (8) Based on the data provided, the quantity of withdrawal for each 
individual source and consumptive use the project sponsor requests to be 
grandfathered by the Commission.
    (9) Any ownership or name changes to the project since January 1, 
2007.
    (b) The Commission may require any other information it deems 
necessary for the registration process or waive any information required 
under paragraph (a) of this section for projects relying on a prior 
determination of the Commission.



Sec.  806.43  Metering and monitoring requirements.

    (a) As a part of the registration process, the Commission shall 
review the current metering and monitoring for grandfathered withdrawals 
and consumptive uses.
    (b) The Commission may require a metering and monitoring plan for 
the project sponsor to follow.
    (c) Project sponsors, as an ongoing obligation of their 
registration, shall report to the Commission all information specified 
in the grandfathering determination under Sec.  806.44 in a form and 
manner determined by the Commission. If water withdrawal and consumptive 
use quantity reporting is required by the member jurisdiction where the 
project is located, the Commission shall accept that reported quantity 
to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph (c), unless the Commission 
finds that additional data is needed that is not required by the member 
jurisdiction.
    (d) Any data generated or collected under paragraph (c) of this 
section will be made available to the member jurisdictions in a manner 
and timeframe mutually agreeable to both the Commission and the 
jurisdiction.



Sec.  806.44  Determination of grandfathered quantities.

    (a) For each registration submitted, the Executive Director shall 
determine the grandfathered quantity for each withdrawal source and 
consumptive use.
    (b) In making a determination, the following factors should be 
considered:
    (1) The withdrawal and use data and the peak consecutive 30-day 
average shown by the data;
    (2) The reliability and accuracy of the data and/or the meters or 
measuring devices;
    (3) Determination of reasonable and genuine usage of the project, 
including any anomalies in the usage;
    (4) Whether the grandfathered amount includes an operational margin 
of safety; and
    (5) Other relevant factors.
    (c) The Executive Director, in lieu of a determination under 
paragraph (b) of this section, may accept a previous grandfathering 
determination by the Commission at the request of the project sponsor.



Sec.  806.45  Appeal of determination.

    (a) A final determination of the grandfathered quantity by the 
Executive Director must be appealed to the

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Commission within 30 days from actual notice of the determination.
    (b) The Commission shall appoint a hearing officer to preside over 
appeals under this section. Hearings shall be governed by the procedures 
set forth in part 808 of this chapter.



PART 807_WATER WITHDRAWAL REGISTRATION--Table of Contents



Sec.
807.1 Requirement.
807.2 Time limits.
807.3 Administrative agreements.
807.4 Effective date.
807.5 Definitions.

    Authority: Secs. 3.4(2) and (9), 3.8, 3.10 and 15.2, Pub. L. 91-575, 
84 Stat. 1509 et seq.

    Source: 71 FR 78588, Dec. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  807.1  Requirement.

    In addition to any other requirements of Commission regulations, and 
subject to the consent of the affected member state to this requirement, 
any person withdrawing or diverting in excess of an average of 10,000 
gpd for any consecutive 30-day period, from ground or surface water 
sources, as defined in part 806 of this chapter, shall register the 
amount of this withdrawal with the Commission and provide such other 
information as requested on forms prescribed by the Commission.



Sec.  807.2  Time limits.

    (a) Except for agricultural water use projects, all registration 
forms shall be submitted within one year after May 11, 1995, or within 
six months of initiation of the water withdrawal or diversion, whichever 
is later; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall limit 
the responsibility of a project sponsor to apply for and obtain an 
approval as may be required under part 806 of this chapter. All 
registered withdrawals shall re-register with the Commission within five 
years of their initial registration, and at five-year intervals 
thereafter, unless the withdrawal is sooner discontinued. Upon notice by 
the Executive Director, compliance with a registration or reporting 
requirement, or both, of a member state that is substantially equivalent 
to this requirement shall be considered compliance with this 
requirement.
    (b) Project sponsors whose existing agricultural water use projects 
i.e., projects coming into existence prior to March 31, 1997) withdraw 
or divert in excess of an average of 10,000 gpd for any consecutive 30-
day period from a ground or surface water source shall register their 
use no later than March 31, 1997. Thereafter, project sponsors of new 
projects proposing to withdraw or divert in excess of 10,000 gpd for any 
consecutive 30-day period from a ground or surface water source shall be 
registered prior to project initiation.



Sec.  807.3  Administrative agreements.

    The Commission may complete appropriate administrative agreements or 
arrangements to carry out this registration requirement through the 
offices of member jurisdictions. Forms developed by the Commission shall 
apprise registrants of any such agreements or arrangements, and provide 
appropriate instructions to complete and submit the form.



Sec.  807.4  Effective date.

    This part shall be effective on January 1, 2007.



Sec.  807.5  Definitions.

    Terms used in this part shall be defined as set forth in Sec.  806.3 
of this chapter.



PART 808_HEARINGS AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS--Table of Contents



                      Subpart A_Conduct of Hearings

Sec.
808.1 Public hearings.
808.2 Administrative appeals.
808.3 Hearings on administrative appeal.
808.4 Optional joint hearing.

                  Subpart B_Compliance and Enforcement

808.10 Scope of subpart.
808.11 Duty to comply.
808.12 Investigative powers.
808.13 Notice of violation.
808.14 Orders.
808.15 Show cause proceeding.
808.16 Civil penalty criteria.
808.17 Enforcement of penalties, abatement or remedial orders.
808.18 Settlement by agreement.

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808.19 Effective date.

    Authority: Secs. 3.4 (9), 3.5 (5), 3.8, 3.10 and 15.2, Pub. L. 91-
575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq.

    Source: 71 FR 78589, Dec. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.



                      Subpart A_Conduct of Hearings



Sec.  808.1  Public hearings.

    (a) Required hearings. A public hearing shall be conducted in the 
following instances:
    (1) Addition of projects or adoption of amendments to the 
comprehensive plan, except as otherwise provided by section 14.1 of the 
compact.
    (2) Review and approval of diversions.
    (3) Imposition or modification of rates and charges.
    (4) Determination of protected areas.
    (5) Drought emergency declarations.
    (6) Hearing requested by a member jurisdiction.
    (7) As otherwise required by sections 3.5(4), 4.4, 5.2(e), 6.2(a), 
8.4, and 10.4 of the compact.
    (b) Optional hearings. A public hearing may be conducted by the 
Commission or the Executive Director in any form or style chosen by the 
Commission or Executive Director in the following instances:
    (1) Proposed rulemaking.
    (2) Consideration of projects, except projects approved pursuant to 
memoranda of understanding with member jurisdictions.
    (3) Adoption of policies and technical guidance documents.
    (4) When it is determined that a hearing is necessary to give 
adequate consideration to issues related to public health, safety and 
welfare, or protection of the environment, or to gather additional 
information for the record or consider new information on a matter 
before the Commission.
    (c) Notice of public hearing. At least 20 days before any public 
hearing required by the compact, notices stating the date, time, place 
and purpose of the hearing including issues of interest to the 
Commission shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general 
circulation in the area affected. In all other cases, at least 20 days 
prior to the hearing, notice shall be posted on the Commission Web site, 
sent to the parties who, to the Commission's knowledge, will participate 
in the hearing, and sent to persons, organizations and news media who 
have made requests to the Commission for notices of hearings or of a 
particular hearing. With regard to rulemaking, hearing notices need only 
be forwarded to the directors of the New York Register, the Pennsylvania 
Bulletin, the Maryland Register and the Federal Register, and it is 
sufficient that this notice appear in the Federal Register at least 20 
days prior to the hearing and in each individual state publication at 
least 10 days prior to any hearing scheduled in that state.
    (d) Standard public hearing procedure. (1) Hearings shall be open to 
the public. Participants may be any person, including a project sponsor, 
wishing to appear at the hearing and make an oral or written statement. 
Statements shall be made a part of the record of the hearing, and 
written statements may be received up to and including the last day on 
which the hearing is held, or within 10 days or a reasonable time 
thereafter as may be specified by the presiding officer.
    (2) Participants are encouraged to file with the Commission at its 
headquarters written notice of their intention to appear at the hearing. 
The notice should be filed at least three days prior to the opening of 
the hearing.
    (e) Representative capacity. Participants wishing to be heard at a 
public hearing may appear in person or be represented by an attorney or 
other representative. A governmental authority may be represented by one 
of its officers, employees or by a designee of the governmental 
authority.
    (f) Description of project. When notice of a public hearing is 
issued, there shall be available for inspection, consistent with the 
Commission's Access to Records Policy, all plans, summaries, maps, 
statements, orders or other supporting documents which explain, detail, 
amplify, or otherwise describe the project the Commission is 
considering. Instructions on where and how the documents may be obtained 
will be included in the notice.
    (g) Presiding officer. A public hearing shall be presided over by 
the Commission chair, the Executive Director, or

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any member or designee of the Commission or Executive Director. The 
presiding officer shall have full authority to control the conduct of 
the hearing and make a record of the same.
    (h) Transcript. Whenever a project involving a diversion of water is 
the subject of a public hearing, and at all other times deemed necessary 
by the Commission or the Executive Director, a written transcript of the 
hearing shall be made. A certified copy of the transcript and exhibits 
shall be available for review during business hours at the Commission's 
headquarters to anyone wishing to examine them. Persons wishing to 
obtain a copy of the transcript of any hearing shall make arrangements 
to obtain it directly from the recording stenographer at their expense.
    (i) Joint hearings. The Commission may conduct any public hearings 
in concert with any other agency of a member jurisdiction.

[82 FR 29395, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  808.2  Administrative appeals.

    (a) A project sponsor or other person aggrieved by a final action or 
decision of the Executive Director shall file a written appeal with the 
Commission within 30 days of the receipt of actual notice by the project 
sponsor or within 30 days of publication of the action in the Federal 
Register. Appeals shall be filed on a form and in a manner prescribed by 
the Commission and the petitioner shall have 20 days from the date of 
filing to amend the appeal. The following is a non-exclusive list of 
actions by the Executive Director that are subject to an appeal to the 
Commission:
    (1) A determination that a project requires review and approval 
under Sec.  806.5;
    (2) An approval or denial of an application for transfer under Sec.  
806.6;
    (3) An approval of a Notice of Intent under a general permit under 
Sec.  806.17;
    (4) An approval of a minor modification under Sec.  806.18;
    (5) A determination regarding an approval by rule under Sec.  
806.22(e) or (f);
    (6) A determination regarding an emergency certificate under Sec.  
806.34;
    (7) Enforcement orders issued under Sec.  808.14;
    (8) A finding regarding a civil penalty under Sec.  808.15(c);
    (9) A determination of grandfathered quantity under Sec.  806.44;
    (10) A decision to modify, suspend or revoke a previously granted 
approval; and
    (11) A records access determination made pursuant to Commission 
policy.
    (b) The appeal shall identify the specific action or decision being 
appealed, the date of the action or decision, the interest of the person 
requesting the hearing in the subject matter of the appeal, and a 
statement setting forth the basis for objecting to or seeking review of 
the action or decision.
    (c) Any request not filed on or before the applicable deadline 
established in paragraph (a) of this section hereof will be deemed 
untimely and such request for a hearing shall be considered denied 
unless the Commission, upon written request and for good cause shown, 
grants leave to make such filing nunc pro tunc; the standard applicable 
to what constitutes good cause shown being the standard applicable in 
analogous cases under Federal law. Receipt of requests for hearings 
pursuant to this section, whether timely filed or not, shall be 
submitted by the Executive Director to the commissioners for their 
information.
    (d) Petitioners shall be limited to a single filing that shall set 
forth all matters and arguments in support thereof, including any 
ancillary motions or requests for relief. Issues not raised in this 
single filing shall be considered waived for purposes of the instant 
proceeding. Where the petitioner is appealing a final determination on a 
project application and is not the project sponsor, the petitioner shall 
serve a copy of the appeal upon the project sponsor within five days of 
its filing.
    (e) The Commission will determine the manner in which it will hear 
the appeal. If a hearing is granted, the Commission shall serve notice 
thereof upon the petitioner and project sponsor and shall publish such 
notice in the Federal Register. The hearing shall not be held less than 
20 days after publication of such notice. Hearings may be conducted by 
one or more members of the Commission, or by such other

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hearing officer as the Commission may designate.
    (1) The petitioner may also request a stay of the action or decision 
giving rise to the appeal pending final disposition of the appeal, which 
stay may be granted or denied by the Executive Director after 
consultation with the Commission chair and the member from the affected 
member State. The decision of the Executive Director on the request for 
stay shall not be appealable to the Commission under this section and 
shall remain in full force and effect until the Commission acts on the 
appeal.
    (2) In addition to the contents of the request itself, the Executive 
Director, in granting or denying the request for stay, will consider the 
following factors:
    (i) Irreparable harm to the petitioner.
    (ii) The likelihood that the petitioner will prevail.
    (f) The Commission shall grant the hearing request pursuant to this 
section if it determines that an adequate record with regard to the 
action or decision is not available, or that the Commission has found 
that an administrative review is necessary or desirable. If the 
Commission denies any request for a hearing, the party seeking such 
hearing shall be limited to such remedies as may be provided by the 
compact or other applicable law or court rule. If a hearing is granted, 
the Commission shall refer the matter for hearing to be held in 
accordance with Sec.  808.3, and appoint a hearing officer.
    (g) If a hearing is not granted, the Commission may set a briefing 
schedule and decide the appeal based on the record before it. The 
Commission may, in its discretion, schedule and hear oral argument on an 
appeal.
    (h)(1) A request for intervention may be filed with the Commission 
by persons other than the petitioner within 20 days of the publication 
of a notice of the granting of such hearing in the Federal Register. The 
request for intervention shall state the interest of the person filing 
such notice, and the specific grounds of objection to the action or 
decision or other grounds for appearance. The hearing officer(s) shall 
determine whether the person requesting intervention has standing in the 
matter that would justify their admission as an intervener to the 
proceedings in accordance with Federal case law.
    (2) Interveners shall have the right to be represented by counsel, 
to present evidence and to examine and cross-examine witnesses.
    (i) Where a request for an appeal is made, the 90-day appeal period 
set forth in section 3.10 (6) and Federal reservation (o) of the compact 
shall not commence until the Commission has either denied the request 
for or taken final action on an administrative appeal.

[82 FR 29396, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  808.3  Hearings on administrative appeal.

    (a) Unless otherwise agreed to by the Commission and the party 
requesting an administrative appeal under Sec.  808.2 of this part, the 
following procedures shall govern the conduct of hearing on an 
administrative appeal.
    (b) Hearing procedure. (1) The hearing officer shall have the power 
to rule upon offers of proof and the admissibility of evidence, to 
regulate the course of the hearing, to set the location or venue of the 
hearing, to hold conferences for the settlement or simplification of 
issues and the stipulation of facts, to determine the proper parties to 
the hearing, to determine the scope of any discovery procedures, to 
delineate the hearing issues to be adjudicated, and to take notice of 
judicially cognizable facts and general, technical, or scientific facts. 
The hearing officer may, with the consent of the parties, conduct all or 
part of the hearing or related proceedings by telephone conference call 
or other electronic means.
    (2) The hearing officer shall cause each witness to be sworn or to 
make affirmation.
    (3) Any party to a hearing shall have the right to present evidence, 
to examine and cross-examine witnesses, submit rebuttal evidence, and to 
present summation and argument.
    (4) When necessary, in order to prevent undue prolongation of the 
hearing, the hearing officer may limit the

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number of times any witness may testify, the repetitious examination or 
cross-examination of witnesses, or the extent of corroborative or 
cumulative testimony.
    (5) The hearing officer shall exclude irrelevant, immaterial or 
unduly repetitious evidence, but the parties shall not be bound by 
technical rules of evidence, and all relevant evidence of reasonably 
probative value may be received provided it shall be founded upon 
competent, material evidence which is substantial in view of the entire 
record.
    (6) Any party may appear and be heard in person or be represented by 
an attorney at law who shall file an appearance with the Commission.
    (7) Briefs and oral argument may be required by the hearing officer 
and may be permitted upon request made prior to the close of the hearing 
by any party. They shall be part of the record unless otherwise ordered 
by the presiding officer.
    (8) The hearing officer may, as he/she deems appropriate, issue 
subpoenas in the name of the Commission requiring the appearance of 
witnesses or the production of books, papers, and other documentary 
evidence for such hearings.
    (9) A record of the proceedings and evidence at each hearing shall 
be made by a qualified stenographer designated by the Executive 
Director. Where demanded by the petitioner, or any other person who is a 
party to the appeal proceedings, or where deemed necessary by the 
Hearing Officer, the testimony shall be transcribed. In those instances 
where a transcript of proceedings is made, two copies shall be delivered 
to the Commission. The petitioner or other persons who desire copies 
shall obtain them from the stenographer at such price as may be agreed 
upon by the stenographer and the person desiring the transcript.
    (c) Staff and other expert testimony. The Executive Director shall 
arrange for the presentation of testimony by the Commission's technical 
staff and other experts, as he/she may deem necessary or desirable, to 
be incorporated in the record to support the administrative action, 
determination or decision which is the subject of the hearing.
    (d) Written testimony. If the direct testimony of an expert witness 
is expected to be lengthy or of a complex, technical nature, the 
presiding officer may order that such direct testimony be submitted to 
the Commission in sworn, written form. Copies of said testimony shall be 
served upon all parties appearing at the hearing at least 10 days prior 
to said hearing. Such written testimony, however, shall not be admitted 
whenever the witness is not present and available for cross-examination 
at the hearing unless all parties have waived the right of cross-
examination.
    (e) Assessment of costs. (1) Whenever a hearing is conducted, the 
costs thereof, as herein defined, shall be assessed by the presiding 
officer to the petitioner or such other party as the hearing officer 
deems equitable. For the purposes of this section, costs include all 
incremental costs incurred by the Commission, including, but not limited 
to, hearing officer and expert consultants reasonably necessary in the 
matter, stenographic record, rental of the hall and other related 
expenses.
    (2) Upon the scheduling of a matter for hearing, the hearing officer 
shall furnish to the petitioner a reasonable estimate of the costs to be 
incurred under this section. The project sponsor may be required to 
furnish security for such costs either by cash deposit or by a surety 
bond of a corporate surety authorized to do business in a member state.
    (3) A party to an appeal under this section who desires to proceed 
in forma pauperis shall submit an affidavit to the Commission requesting 
the same and showing in detail the assets possessed by the party, and 
other information indicating the reasons why that party is unable to pay 
costs incurred under this section or to give security for such costs. 
The Commission may grant or refuse the request based upon the contents 
of the affidavit or other factors, such as whether it believes the 
appeal or intervention is taken in good faith.
    (f) Findings and report. The hearing officer shall prepare a report 
of his/her findings and recommendations based

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on the record of the hearing. The report shall be served by personal 
service or certified mail (return receipt requested) upon each party to 
the hearing or its counsel. Any party may file objections to the report. 
Such objections shall be filed with the Commission and served on all 
parties within 20 days after the service of the report. A brief shall be 
filed together with objections. Any replies to the objections shall be 
filed and served on all parties within 10 days of service of the 
objections. Prior to its decision on such objections, the Commission may 
grant a request for oral argument upon such filing.
    (g) Action by the Commission. The Commission will act upon the 
findings and recommendations of the presiding officer pursuant to law. 
The determination of the Commission will be in writing and shall be 
filed in Commission records together with any transcript of the hearing, 
report of the hearing officer, objections thereto, and all plans, maps, 
exhibits and other papers, records or documents relating to the hearing.



Sec.  808.4  Optional joint hearing.

    (a) The Commission may order any two or more public hearings 
involving a common or related question of law or fact to be consolidated 
for hearing on any or all of the matters at issue in such hearings.
    (b) Whenever designated by a department, agency or instrumentality 
of a member jurisdiction, and within any limitations prescribed by the 
designation, a hearing officer designated pursuant to Sec.  808.2 may 
also serve as a hearing officer, examiner or agent pursuant to such 
additional designation and may conduct joint hearings for the Commission 
and for such other department, agency or instrumentality. Pursuant to 
the additional designation, a hearing officer shall cause to be filed 
with the department, agency, or instrumentality making the designation, 
a certified copy of the transcript of the evidence taken before him/her 
and, if requested, of his/her findings and recommendations. Neither the 
hearing officer nor the Susquehanna River Basin Commission shall have or 
exercise any power or duty as a result of such additional designation to 
decide the merits of any matter arising under the separate laws of a 
member jurisdiction (other than the compact).



                  Subpart B_Compliance and Enforcement



Sec.  808.10  Scope of subpart.

    This subpart shall be applicable where there is reason to believe 
that a person may have violated any provision of the compact, or the 
Commission's rules, regulations, orders, approvals, docket conditions, 
or any other requirements of the Commission. The said person shall 
hereinafter be referred to as the alleged violator.



Sec.  808.11  Duty to comply.

    It shall be the duty of any person to comply with any provision of 
the compact, or the Commission's rules, regulations, orders, approvals, 
docket conditions, staff directives or any other requirement of the 
Commission.

[82 FR 29396, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  808.12  Investigative powers.

    (a) The Commission or its agents or employees, at any reasonable 
time and upon presentation of appropriate credentials, may inspect or 
investigate any person or project to determine compliance with any 
provisions of the compact, or the Commission's rules, regulations, 
orders, approvals, docket conditions, or any other requirements of the 
Commission. Such employees or agents are authorized to conduct tests or 
sampling; to take photographs; to perform measurements, surveys, and 
other tests; to inspect the methods of construction, operation, or 
maintenance; to inspect all measurement equipment; and to audit, 
examine, and copy books, papers, and records pertinent to any matter 
under investigation. Such employees or agents are authorized to take any 
other action necessary to assure that any project is constructed, 
operated and maintained in accordance with any provisions of the 
compact, or the Commission's rules, regulations, orders, approvals, 
docket conditions, or any other requirements of the Commission.

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    (b) Any person shall allow authorized employees or agents of the 
Commission, without advance notice, at any reasonable time and upon 
presentation of appropriate credentials, and without delay, to have 
access to and to inspect all areas where a project is being constructed, 
operated, or maintained.
    (c) Any person shall provide such information to the Commission as 
the Commission may deem necessary to determine compliance with any 
provisions of the compact, or the Commission's rules, regulations, 
orders, approvals, docket conditions, or any other requirements of the 
Commission. The person submitting information to the Commission shall 
verify that it is true and accurate to the best of the knowledge, 
information, and belief of the person submitting such information. Any 
person who knowingly submits false information to the Commission shall 
be subject to civil penalties as provided in the compact and criminal 
penalties under the laws of the member jurisdictions relating to unsworn 
falsification to authorities.



Sec.  808.13  Notice of violation.

    When the Executive Director or his/her designee issues a Notice of 
Violation (NOV) to an alleged violator, such NOV will:
    (a) List the violations that are alleged to have occurred.
    (b) State a date by which the alleged violator shall respond to the 
NOV.



Sec.  808.14  Orders.

    (a) Whether or not an NOV has been issued, the Executive Director 
may issue an order directing an alleged violator to cease and desist any 
action or activity to the extent such action or activity constitutes an 
alleged violation, or may issue any other order related to the 
prevention of further violations, or the abatement or remediation of 
harm caused by the action or activity.
    (b) If the project sponsor fails to comply with any term or 
condition of a docket or other approval, the commissioners or Executive 
Director may issue an order suspending, modifying or revoking approval 
of the docket. The commissioners may also, in their discretion, suspend, 
modify or revoke a docket approval if the project sponsor fails to 
obtain or maintain other federal, state or local approvals.
    (c) The commissioners or Executive Director may issue such other 
orders as may be necessary to enforce any provision of the compact, the 
Commission's rules or regulations, orders, approvals, docket conditions, 
or any other requirements of the Commission.
    (d) It shall be the duty of any person to proceed diligently to 
comply with any order issued pursuant to this section.
    (e) The Commission or Executive Director may enter into a Consent 
Order and Agreement with an alleged violator to resolve non-compliant 
operations and enforcement proceedings in conjunction with or separately 
from settlement agreements under Sec.  808.18.

[82 FR 29396, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  808.15  Show cause proceeding.

    (a) The Executive Director may issue an order requiring an alleged 
violator to show cause why a penalty should not be assessed in 
accordance with the provisions of this chapter and section 15.17 of the 
compact. The order to the alleged violator shall:
    (1) Specify the nature and duration of violation(s) that is alleged 
to have occurred.
    (2) Set forth the date by which the alleged violator must provide a 
written response to the order.
    (3) Identify the civil penalty recommended by Commission staff.
    (b) The written response by the project sponsor should include the 
following:
    (1) A statement whether the project sponsor contests that the 
violations outlined in the Order occurred;
    (2) If the project sponsor contests the violations, then a statement 
of the relevant facts and/or law providing the basis for the project 
sponsor's position;
    (3) Any mitigating factors or explanation regarding the violations 
outlined in the Order; and
    (4) A statement explaining what the appropriate civil penalty, if 
any, should be utilizing the factors at Sec.  808.16.
    (c) Based on the information presented and any relevant policies, 
guidelines or law, the Executive Director

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shall make a written finding affirming or modifying the civil penalty 
recommended by Commission staff.

[82 FR 29397, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  808.16  Civil penalty criteria.

    (a) In determining the amount of any civil penalty or any settlement 
of a violation, the Commission and Executive Director shall consider:
    (1) Previous violations, if any, of any provision of the compact, 
the Commission's rules or regulations, orders, approvals, docket 
conditions or any other requirements of the Commission.
    (2) The intent of the alleged violator.
    (3) The extent to which the violation caused adverse consequences to 
public health, safety and welfare or to water resources.
    (4) The costs incurred by the Commission or any member jurisdiction 
relating to the failure to comply with any provision of the compact, the 
Commission's rules or regulations, orders, approvals, docket conditions 
or any other requirements of the Commission.
    (5) The extent to which the violator has cooperated with the 
Commission in correcting the violation and remediating any adverse 
consequences or harm that has resulted therefrom.
    (6) The extent to which the failure to comply with any provision of 
the compact, the Commission's rules or regulations, orders, approvals, 
docket conditions or any other requirements of the Commission was 
economically beneficial to the violator.
    (7) The length of time over which the violation occurred and the 
amount of water used, diverted or withdrawn during that time period.
    (8) The punitive effect of a civil penalty.
    (b) The Commission and/or Executive Director retains the right to 
waive any penalty or reduce the amount of the penalty recommended by the 
Commission staff under Sec.  808.15(a)(3) should it be determined, after 
consideration of the factors in paragraph (a) of this section, that 
extenuating circumstances justify such action.

[71 FR 78589, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 82 FR 29397, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  808.17  Enforcement of penalties, abatement or remedial orders.

    Any penalty imposed or abatement or remedial action ordered by the 
Commission or the Executive Director shall be paid or completed within 
such time period as shall be specified in the civil penalty assessment 
or order. The Executive Director and Commission counsel are authorized 
to take such additional action as may be necessary to assure compliance 
with this subpart. If a proceeding before a court becomes necessary, the 
penalty amount determined in accordance with this part shall constitute 
the penalty amount recommended by the Commission to be fixed by the 
court pursuant to section 15.17 of the compact.

[82 FR 29397, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  808.18  Settlement by agreement.

    (a) An alleged violator may offer to settle an enforcement action by 
agreement. The Executive Director may enter into settlement agreements 
to resolve an enforcement action. The Commission may, by Resolution, 
require certain types of enforcement actions or settlements to be 
submitted to the Commission for action or approval.
    (b) In the event the violator fails to carry out any of the terms of 
the settlement agreement, the Commission or Executive Director may 
reinstitute a civil penalty action and any other applicable enforcement 
action against the alleged violator.

[82 FR 29397, June 29, 2017]



Sec.  808.19  Effective date.

    This part shall be effective on January 1, 2007.

                        PARTS 809	899 [RESERVED]

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                CHAPTER XIII--TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY




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Part                                                                Page
1300            Standards of conduct for employees of 
                    Tennessee Valley Authority..............         159
1301            Procedures..................................         160
1302            Nondiscrimination in federally assisted 
                    programs of TVA--effectuation of Title 
                    VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964......         190
1303            Property management.........................         201
1304            Approval of construction in the Tennessee 
                    River System and regulation of 
                    structures and other alterations........         201
1305

[Reserved]

1306            Relocation assistance and real property 
                    acquisition policies....................         227
1307            Nondiscrimination with respect to handicap..         228
1308            Contract disputes...........................         239
1309            Nondiscrimination with respect to age.......         248
1310            Administrative cost recovery................         256
1311            Intergovernmental review of Tennessee Valley 
                    Authority Federal financial assistance 
                    and direct Federal development programs 
                    and activities..........................         258
1312            Protection of archaeological resources: 
                    Uniform regulations.....................         261
1313            Enforcement of nondiscrimination on the 
                    basis of handicap in programs or 
                    activities conducted by the Tennessee 
                    Valley Authority........................         274
1314            Book-entry procedures for TVA power 
                    securities issued through the Federal 
                    Reserve Banks...........................         281
1315            New restrictions on lobbying................         285
1316            General conditions and certifications for 
                    incorporation in contract documents or 
                    actions.................................         297
1317            Nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in 
                    education programs or activities 
                    receiving federal financial assistance..         301
1318            Implementation of the National Environmental 
                    Policy Act of 1969......................         318
1319-1399

 [Reserved]

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PART 1300_STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY-
-Table of Contents



Sec.
1300.101 Cross references to employee ethical conduct standards and 
          other applicable regulations.
1300.102 Gambling, betting, and lotteries.
1300.103 General conduct prejudicial to TVA.
1300.104 Sexual harassment.
1300.105 National origin harassment.
1300.106 Harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, age, or 
          disability.
1300.107 Financial interest exemptions.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd; 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(2).

    Source: 61 FR 20118, May 6, 1996, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  1300.101  Cross references to employee ethical conduct standards and
other applicable regulations.

    Employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) are subject to the 
executive branch-wide standards of ethical conduct at 5 CFR part 2635 
and to the TVA regulations at 5 CFR part 7901 which supplement the 
executive branch-wide standards. In addition, certain TVA employees are 
subject to executive branch-wide financial disclosure regulations at 5 
CFR part 2634.



Sec.  1300.102  Gambling, betting, and lotteries.

    An employee shall not participate, while on Government- or TVA-owned 
or leased property or while on TVA duty, in any gambling activity 
including the operation of a gambling device, in conducting a lottery or 
pool, in a game for money or property, or in selling or purchasing a 
numbers slip or ticket. However, this section does not preclude 
activities:
    (a) Necessitated by an employee's law enforcement duties; or
    (b) Under section 7 of Executive Order 12353 (47 FR 12785, 3 CFR, 
1982 Comp., p. 139) and similar TVA-approved activities.



Sec.  1300.103  General conduct prejudicial to TVA.

    An employee shall not engage in criminal, infamous, dishonest, 
immoral, or notoriously disgraceful conduct, or other conduct 
prejudicial to TVA.



Sec.  1300.104  Sexual harassment.

    It is TVA policy that all TVA employees are responsible for assuring 
that the workplace is free from sexual harassment. Accordingly, all 
employees must avoid any action or conduct which could be viewed as 
sexual harassment including:
    (a) Unwelcome sexual advances;
    (b) Requests for sexual favors; and
    (c) Other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
    (1) Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or 
implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment;
    (2) Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is 
used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual; or
    (3) Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably 
interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an 
intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.



Sec.  1300.105  National origin harassment.

    It is TVA policy that all TVA employees are responsible for assuring 
that the workplace is free from national origin harassment. Accordingly, 
all employees must avoid any action or conduct which could be viewed as 
national origin harassment, including ethnic slurs and other verbal or 
physical conduct relating to an individual's national origin when such 
conduct:
    (a) Has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, 
or offensive working environment;
    (b) Has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an 
individual's work performance; or
    (c) Otherwise adversely affects an individual's employment 
opportunities.



Sec.  1300.106  Harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, age,
or disability.

    It is TVA policy that all TVA employees are responsible for assuring 
that the workplace is free from harassment on the basis of race, color, 
religion, age, or disability. Accordingly, all employees must avoid any 
action or

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conduct which could be viewed as harassment on these bases, including 
any verbal or physical conduct relating to an individual's race, color, 
religion, age, or disability when such conduct:
    (a) Has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, 
or offensive working environment;
    (b) Has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an 
individual's work performance; or
    (c) Otherwise adversely affects an individual's employment 
opportunities.



Sec.  1300.107  Financial interest exemptions.

    In accordance with the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(2), TVA has 
exempted the following financial interests of its employees from the 
requirements of 18 U.S.C. 208(a) upon the ground that such interests are 
too remote or too inconsequential to affect the integrity of such 
employees' services. When any of the following exemptions applies only 
to a limited range of official actions, rather than all official acts, 
the range of actions will be specified within the language of the 
exemption.
    (a) An investment in a business enterprise in the form of ownership 
of bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtness which are not 
convertible into shares of preferred or common stock and have no 
warrants attached entitling the holder to purchase stock provided that 
the estimated market value of the interest does not exceed $5,000;
    (b) An investment in the form of shares in the ownership of 
enterprises, including preferred and common stocks whether voting or 
nonvoting, or warrants to purchase such shares, or evidences of 
indebtedness convertible into such shares provided that the estimated 
market value of the interest does not exceed $5,000 and does not exceed 
1 percent of the estimated market value of all the outstanding shares of 
the enterprise;
    (c) Shares or investments in a well-diversified money market or 
mutual fund;
    (d) Vested interests in a pension fund arising out of former 
employment and to which no further contributions are being made in the 
employee's behalf, provided that, if the pension plan is a defined 
benefit plan, the assets of the plan are diversified. For the purpose of 
this provision, payments are not considered to be made ``in the 
employee's behalf'' if they are made solely to maintain adequate plan 
funding rather than to provide specific benefits for the employee; or
    (e) The interest an employee has by virtue of his or her personal or 
family use of electric power or through his or her interests in an 
organization using electric power generated or distributed by TVA, for 
purposes of his or her official actions at TVA in the process of 
developing or approving TVA power rate schedules.



PART 1301_PROCEDURES--Table of Contents



                  Subpart A_Freedom of Information Act

Sec.
1301.1 General provisions.
1301.2 Proactive disclosures.
1301.3 Requirements for making requests.
1301.4 Responsibility for responding to requests.
1301.5 Timing of responses to requests.
1301.6 Responses to requests.
1301.7 Exempt records.
1301.8 Confidential commercial information.
1301.9 Appeals.
1301.10 Preservation of records.
1301.11 Fees.
1301.12 Other rights and services.

                          Subpart B_Privacy Act

1301.21 Purpose and scope.
1301.22 Definitions.
1301.23 Procedures for requests pertaining to individual records in a 
          record system.
1301.24 Times, places, and requirements for identification of 
          individuals making requests.
1301.25 Disclosure of requested information to individuals.
1301.26 Special procedures--medical records.
1301.27 Requests for correction or amendment of record.
1301.28 TVA review of request for correction or amendment of record.
1301.29 Appeals on initial adverse agency determination on correction or 
          amendment.
1301.30 Disclosure of record to persons other than individual to whom it 
          pertains.
1301.31 Fees.
1301.32 Penalties.
1301.33 General exemptions.
1301.34 Special exemptions.

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                Subpart C_Government in the Sunshine Act

1301.41 Purpose and scope.
1301.42 Definitions.
1301.43 Open meetings.
1301.44 Notice of meetings.
1301.45 Procedure for closing meetings.
1301.46 Criteria for closing meetings.
1301.47 Transcripts of closed meetings.
1301.48 Public availability of transcripts and other documents.

 Subpart D_Testimony by TVA Employees, Production of Official Records, 
       and Disclosure of Official Information in Legal Proceedings

1301.51 Purpose and scope.
1301.52 Definitions.
1301.53 General.
1301.54 Requirements for a demand for records or testimony.
1301.55 Responding to demands.
1301.56 Final determination.
1301.57 Waiver.

    Subpart E_Protection of National Security Classified Information

1301.61 Purpose and scope.
1301.62 Definitions.
1301.63 Senior agency official.
1301.64 Original classification authority.
1301.65 Derivative classification.
1301.66 General declassification and downgrading policy.
1301.67 Mandatory review for declassification.
1301.68 Identification and marking.
1301.69 Safeguarding classified information.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552 and 552a; 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd.

    Source: 64 FR 4044, Jan. 27, 1999, unless otherwise noted.



                  Subpart A_Freedom of Information Act

    Source: 82 FR 41511, Sept. 1, 2017, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  1301.1  General provisions.

    (a) This subpart contains the rules that the Tennessee Valley 
Authority (TVA) follows in processing requests for records under the 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552. These rules should be 
read in conjunction with the text of the FOIA and the Uniform Freedom of 
Information Fee Schedule and Guidelines published by the Office of 
Management and Budget (``OMB Guidelines''). Requests made by individuals 
for records about themselves under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 
552a, are processed in accordance with TVA's Privacy Act regulations as 
well as under this subpart.
    (a) [Reserved]



Sec.  1301.2  Proactive disclosures.

    Records that the FOIA requires agencies to make available for public 
inspection in an electronic format may be accessed through the TVA Web 
site. Each TVA organization is responsible for determining which of its 
records must be made publicly available, for identifying additional 
records of interest to the public that are appropriate for public 
disclosure, and for posting and indexing such records. Each TVA 
organization shall ensure that its posted records and indices are 
reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis. TVA has a FOIA Requester 
Service Center and a FOIA Public Liaison who can assist individuals in 
locating TVA records. Contact information for the FOIA Requester Service 
Center and Public Liaison is available at https://www.tva.com/
Information/Freedom-of-Information/FOIA-Contacts.



Sec.  1301.3  Requirements for making requests.

    (a) General information. (1) TVA has a centralized system for 
responding to FOIA requests. To make a request for records, a requester 
should write directly to the Tennessee Valley Authority, FOIA Officer, 
400 W. Summit Hill Drive (WT 7D), Knoxville, TN 37902-1401. TVA's Guide 
to Information, which may be accessed on the TVA Web site at https://
www.tva.com/Information/Freedom-of-Information/A-Guide-to-Information-
About-The-Tennessee-Valley-Authority may be helpful in making your 
request.
    (2) If you are making a request about yourself, see subpart B 
Privacy Act for additional requirements.
    (3) Where a request for records pertains to another individual, a 
requester may receive greater access by submitting either a notarized 
authorization signed by that individual or a declaration made in 
compliance with the requirements set forth in 28 U.S.C. 1746

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by that individual authorizing disclosure of the records to the 
requester, or by submitting proof that the individual is deceased (e.g., 
a copy of a death certificate or an obituary). As an exercise of 
administrative discretion, TVA may require a requester to supply 
additional information if necessary in order to verify that a particular 
individual has consented to disclosure.
    (b) Description of records sought. Requesters must describe the 
records sought in sufficient detail to enable TVA personnel to locate 
them with a reasonable amount of effort. To the extent possible, 
requesters should include specific information that may help TVA 
identify the requested records, such as the date, title or name, author, 
recipient, subject matter of the record, case number, file designation, 
or reference number. Before submitting their requests, requesters may 
contact the TVA's FOIA Officer or FOIA Public Liaison to discuss the 
records they seek and to receive assistance in describing the records. 
If after receiving a request the agency determines that the request does 
not reasonably describe the records sought, the agency shall inform the 
requester of what additional information is needed or why the request is 
otherwise insufficient. Requesters who are attempting to reformulate or 
modify such a request may discuss their request with the agency's FOIA 
Officer or FOIA Public Liaison. If a request does not reasonably 
describe the records sought, the agency's response to the request may be 
delayed.
    (c) Format of records sought. Requests may specify the preferred 
form or format (including electronic formats) for the records you seek. 
TVA will accommodate your request if the record is readily reproducible 
in that form or format.
    (d) Requester contact information. Requesters must provide contact 
information, such as their phone number, email address, and/or mailing 
address, to assist the agency in communicating with them and providing 
released records.



Sec.  1301.4  Responsibility for responding to requests.

    (a) In general. TVA's FOIA Officer or the FOIA Officer's designee is 
responsible for responding to all FOIA requests. In determining which 
records are responsive to a request, TVA ordinarily will include only 
records in its possession as of the date that it begins its search. If 
any other date is used, the agency will inform the requester of that 
date. A record that is excluded from the requirements of the FOIA 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(c), is not considered responsive to a request.
    (b) Authority to grant or deny requests. TVA's FOIA Officer or the 
FOIA Officer's designee is authorized to grant or to deny any requests 
for records that are maintained by TVA.
    (c) Consultation, referral and coordination. When reviewing records 
located by TVA in response to a request, TVA will determine whether 
another agency of the Federal Government is better able to determine 
whether the record is exempt from disclosure under the FOIA. As to any 
such record, TVA shall proceed in one of the following ways:
    (1) Consultation. When records originated with the agency processing 
the request, but contain within them information of interest to another 
agency or other Federal Government office, the agency processing the 
request should typically consult with that other entity prior to making 
a release determination.
    (2) Referral. (i) When the agency processing the request believes 
that a different agency or component is best able to determine whether 
to disclose the record, the agency typically should refer the 
responsibility for responding to the request regarding that record to 
that agency. Ordinarily, the agency that originated the record is 
presumed to be the best agency to make the disclosure determination. 
However, if the agency processing the request and the originating agency 
jointly agree that the agency processing the request is in the best 
position to respond regarding the record, then the record may be handled 
as a consultation.
    (ii) Whenever an agency refers any part of the responsibility for 
responding to a request to another agency, it must document the 
referral, maintain a copy of the record that it refers, and notify the 
requester of the referral, informing the requester of the name(s) of

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the agency to which the record was referred, including that agency's 
FOIA contact information.
    (3) Coordination. The standard referral procedure is not appropriate 
where disclosure of the identity of the agency to which the referral 
would be made could harm an interest protected by an applicable 
exemption, such as the exemptions that protect personal privacy or 
national security interests. For example, if a non-law enforcement 
agency responding to a request for records on a living third party 
locates within its files records originating with a law enforcement 
agency, and if the existence of that law enforcement interest in the 
third party was not publicly known, then to disclose that law 
enforcement interest could cause an unwarranted invasion of the personal 
privacy of the third party. Similarly, if an agency locates within its 
files material originating with an Intelligence Community agency, and 
the involvement of that agency in the matter is classified and not 
publicly acknowledged, then to disclose or give attribution to the 
involvement of that Intelligence Community agency could cause national 
security harms. In such instances, in order to avoid harm to an interest 
protected by an applicable exemption, the agency that received the 
request should coordinate with the originating agency to seek its views 
on the disclosability of the record. The release determination for the 
record that is the subject of the coordination should then be conveyed 
to the requester by the agency that originally received the request.
    (d) Classified information. On receipt of any request involving 
classified information, the agency must determine whether the 
information is currently and properly classified in accordance with 
applicable classification rules. Whenever a request involves a record 
containing information that has been classified or may be appropriate 
for classification by another agency under any applicable executive 
order concerning the classification of records, the receiving agency 
must refer the responsibility for responding to the request regarding 
that information to the agency that classified the information, or that 
should consider the information for classification. Whenever an agency's 
record contains information that has been derivatively classified (for 
example, when it contains information classified by another agency), the 
agency must refer the responsibility for responding to that portion of 
the request to the agency that classified the underlying information.
    (e) Timing of responses to consultations and referrals. All 
consultations and referrals received by TVA will be handled according to 
the date that the first agency received the perfected FOIA request.
    (f) Agreements regarding consultations and referrals. TVA may 
establish agreements with other agencies to eliminate the need for 
consultations or referrals with respect to particular types of records.



Sec.  1301.5  Timing of responses to requests.

    (a) In general. TVA ordinarily will respond to requests according to 
their order of receipt and placement in an appropriate processing track 
as follows.
    (b) Multitrack processing. TVA has established three tracks for 
handling requests and the track to which a request is assigned will 
depend on the nature of the request and the estimated processing time. 
Among the factors TVA may consider are the number of records requested, 
the number of pages involved in processing the request and the need for 
consultations or referrals. TVA will also designate a specific track for 
requests that are granted expedited processing, in accordance with the 
standards set forth in paragraph (e) of this section. TVA will advise 
requesters of the track into which their request falls and, when 
appropriate, will offer the requesters an opportunity to narrow or 
modify their request so that it can be placed in a different processing 
track.
    (1) Track 1. Requests that can be answered with readily available 
records or information. These are the fastest to process. These requests 
ordinarily will be responded to within 20 working days of receipt of a 
proper request by the FOIA Officer. The 20 working day time limit 
provided in this paragraph may be extended by TVA for unusual 
circumstances, as defined in paragraph (c)

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of this section, upon written notice to the person requesting the 
records.
    (2) Track 2. Requests where we need records or information from 
other offices throughout TVA, where we must consult with other 
Government agencies, or when we must process a submitter notice as 
described in Sec.  1301.8(d), but we do not expect that the decision on 
disclosure will be as time consuming as for requests in Track 3.
    (3) Track 3. Requests which require a decision or input from another 
office or agency, extensive submitter notifications because of the 
presence of Business Information as defined in Sec.  1301.8(b)(1), and a 
considerable amount of time will be needed for that, or the request is 
complicated or involves a large number of records. Usually, these 
requests will take the longest to process.
    (c) Unusual circumstances. Whenever the statutory time limit for 
processing a request cannot be met because of ``unusual circumstances,'' 
and TVA extends the time limit on that basis, TVA will, before 
expiration of the 20-day period to respond, notify the requester in 
writing of the unusual circumstances involved and of the date by which 
TVA estimates processing of the request will be completed. Where the 
extension exceeds 10 working days, TVA will, as described by the FOIA, 
provide the requester with an opportunity to modify the request or 
arrange an alternative time period for processing the original or 
modified request. TVA will make available its FOIA Officer or its FOIA 
Public Liaison for this purpose. A list of agency FOIA Public Liaisons 
is available at https://www.foia.gov/report-makerequest.html. TVA will 
also alert requesters to the availability of the Office of Government 
Information Services (OGIS) to provide dispute resolution services. As 
used in this paragraph, ``unusual circumstances'' means, but only to the 
extent reasonable necessary to the proper processing of the particular 
requests:
    (1) The need to search for and collect the requested records from 
field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the 
office processing the request;
    (2) The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a 
voluminous amount of separate and distinct records which are demanded in 
a single request; or
    (3) The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all 
practicable speed, with another agency having a substantial interest in 
the determination of the request or among two or more components of the 
agency having substantial subject-matter interest therein.
    (d) Aggregating requests. To satisfy unusual circumstances under the 
FOIA, TVA may aggregate requests in cases where it reasonably appears 
that multiple requests, submitted either by a requester or by a group of 
requesters acting in concert, constitute a single request that would 
otherwise involve unusual circumstances. TVA cannot aggregate multiple 
requests that involve unrelated matters.
    (e) Expedited processing. (1) TVA will process requests and appeals 
on an expedited basis whenever it is determined that they involve:
    (i) Circumstances in which the lack of expedited processing could 
reasonably be expected to pose an imminent threat to the life or 
physical safety of an individual;
    (ii) An urgency to inform the public about an actual or alleged 
Federal Government activity, if made by a person who is primarily 
engaged in disseminating information;
    (iii) The loss of substantial due process rights.
    (2) A request for expedited processing may be made at any time. For 
a prompt determination, requests based on paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (ii) 
of this section should be submitted to the TVA FOIA Officer. Requests 
based on paragraph (e)(1)(iii) of this section should be submitted in 
accordance with the agency's requirements as described in Sec.  1301.3. 
When making a request for expedited processing of an administrative 
appeal, the request should be submitted to the TVA Chief FOIA Officer 
and Appeals Official.
    (3) A requester who seeks expedited processing must submit a 
statement, certified to be true and correct, explaining in detail the 
basis for making the request for expedited processing.

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For example, under paragraph (e)(1)(ii) of this section, a requester who 
is not a full-time member of the news media must establish that the 
requester is a person whose primary professional activity or occupation 
is information dissemination, though it need not be the requester's sole 
occupation. Such a requester also must establish a particular urgency to 
inform the public about the government activity involved in the 
request--one that extends beyond the public's right to know about 
government activity generally. The existence of numerous articles 
published on a given subject can be helpful in establishing the 
requirement that there be an ``urgency to inform'' the public on the 
topic. As a matter of administrative discretion, TVA may waive the 
formal certification requirement.
    (4) TVA will notify the requester within 10 calendar days of the 
receipt of a request for expedited processing of its decision whether to 
grant or deny expedited processing. If expedited processing is granted, 
the request must be given priority, placed in the processing track for 
expedited requests, and must be processed as soon as practicable. If a 
request for expedited processing is denied, the agency must act on any 
appeal of that decision expeditiously.



Sec.  1301.6  Responses to requests.

    (a) In general. TVA, to the extent practicable, will communicate 
with requesters having access to the Internet electronically, such as 
email.
    (b) Acknowledgments of requests. TVA will acknowledge the request in 
writing and assign it an individualized tracking number if it will take 
longer than 10 working days to process. TVA will include in the 
acknowledgment a brief description of the records sought to allow 
requesters to more easily keep track of their requests.
    (c) Estimated dates of completion and interim responses. Upon 
request, TVA will provide an estimated date by which the agency expects 
to provide a response to the requester. If a request involves a 
voluminous amount of material, or searches in multiple locations, TVA 
may provide interim responses, releasing the records on a rolling basis.
    (d) Grants of requests. Once TVA determines it will grant a request 
in full or in part, it will notify the requester in writing. TVA will 
also inform the requester of any fees charged under Sec.  1301.11 of 
this subpart and will disclose the requested records to the requester 
promptly upon payment of any applicable fees.
    (e) Adverse determinations of requests. If TVA makes an adverse 
determination denying a request in any respect, it will notify the 
requester of that determination in writing. Adverse determinations, or 
denials of requests, include decisions that: the requested record is 
exempt, in whole or in part; the request does not reasonably describe 
the records sought; the information requested is not a record subject to 
the FOIA; the requested record does not exist, cannot be located, or has 
been destroyed; or the requested record is not readily reproducible in 
the form or format sought by the requester. Adverse determinations also 
include denials involving fees or fee waiver matters or denials of 
requests for expedited processing. In the event of an adverse 
determination, TVA will inform the requester of the availability of its 
FOIA Public Liaison to offer assistance to requesters.
    (f) Content of denial. The denial must be signed by the head of the 
agency or their designee and must include:
    (1) The name and title or position of the person responsible for the 
denial;
    (2) A brief statement of the reasons for the denial, including any 
FOIA exemption applied by the agency in denying the request;
    (3) An estimate of the volume of any records or information 
withheld, such as the number of pages or some other reasonable form of 
estimation, although such an estimate is not required if the volume is 
otherwise indicated by deletions marked on records that are disclosed in 
part or if providing an estimate would harm an interest protected by an 
applicable exemption; and
    (4) A statement that the denial may be appealed under Sec.  
1301.9(a) of this subpart, and a description of the appeal requirements.
    (5) A statement notifying the requester of the assistance available

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from the agency's FOIA Public Liaison and the dispute resolution 
services offered by OGIS.
    (g) Markings on released documents. Records disclosed in part must 
be marked clearly to show the amount of information deleted and the 
exemption under which the deletion was made unless doing so would harm 
an interest protected by an applicable exemption. The location of the 
information deleted must also be indicated on the record, if technically 
feasible.
    (h) Use of record exclusions. (1) In the event that TVA identifies 
records that may be subject to exclusion from the requirements of the 
FOIA pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(c), TVA will confer with the Department of 
Justice, Office of Information Policy, to obtain approval to apply the 
exclusion.
    (2) If an exclusion is invoked, TVA will maintain an administrative 
record of the process of invocation and approval of the exclusion by 
OIP.



Sec.  1301.7  Exempt records.

    (a) TVA's records will be disclosed to any person upon request as 
provided in this section, except records that are exempt and are not 
made available if they are:
    (1)(i) Specifically authorized under criteria established by an 
Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or 
foreign policy, and
    (ii) Are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive 
order;
    (2) Related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of 
an agency;
    (3) Specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than 
section 552b of this title), if that statute--
    (i)(A) Requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such 
a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue; or
    (B) Establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to 
particular types of matters to be withheld; and
    (ii) If enacted after the date of enactment of the OPEN FOIA Act of 
2009, specifically cites to this paragraph.
    (4) Trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained 
from a person and privileged or confidential;
    (5) Inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters that would 
not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation 
with the agency, provided that the deliberative process privilege shall 
not apply to records created 25 years or more before the date on which 
the records were requested;
    (6) Personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of 
which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy;
    (7) Records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, 
but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement 
records or information--
    (i) Could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement 
proceedings,
    (ii) Would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an 
impartial adjudication,
    (iii) Could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy,
    (iv) Could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a 
confidential source, including a State, local, or foreign agency or 
authority or any private institution which furnished information on a 
confidential basis, and, in the case of a record or information compiled 
by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal 
investigation or by an agency conducting a lawful national security 
intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential 
source,
    (v) Would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement 
investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law 
enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could 
reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or
    (vi) Could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical 
safety of any individual;
    (8) Contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition 
reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency 
responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; 
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    (9) Geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, 
concerning wells.
    (b) The availability of certain classes of nonexempt records is 
deferred for such time as TVA may determine is reasonable necessary to 
avoid interference with the accomplishment of its statutory 
responsibilities. Such records include bids and information concerning 
the identity and number of bids received prior to bid opening and award; 
and all negotiations in progress involving contracts or agreements for 
the acquisition or disposal of real or personal property by TVA prior to 
the conclusion of such negotiations. Any reasonably segregable portion 
of an available record shall be provided to any person requesting such 
record after deletion of the portions which are exempt under this 
paragraph.



Sec.  1301.8  Confidential commercial information.

    (a) Definitions--(1) Confidential commercial information means 
commercial or financial information obtained by TVA from a submitter 
that may be protected from disclosure under Exemption 4 of the FOIA, 5 
U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
    (2) Submitter means any person or entity, including a corporation, 
State, or foreign government, but not including another Federal 
Government entity, that provides confidential commercial information, 
either directly or indirectly to the Federal Government.
    (b) Designation of confidential commercial information. A submitter 
of confidential commercial information must use good faith efforts to 
designate by appropriate markings, at the time of submission, any 
portion of its submission that it considers to be protected from 
disclosure under Exemption 4. These designations expire 10 years after 
the date of the submission unless the submitter requests and provides 
justification for a longer designation period.
    (c) When notice to submitters is required. (1) TVA will promptly 
provide written notice to the submitter of confidential commercial 
information whenever records containing such information are requested 
under the FOIA if TVA determines that it may be required to disclose the 
records, provided:
    (i) The requested information has been designated in good faith by 
the submitter as information considered protected from disclosure under 
Exemption 4; or
    (ii) TVA has a reason to believe that the requested information may 
be protected from disclosure under Exemption 4, but has not yet 
determined whether the information is protected from disclosure.
    (2) The notice must either describe the commercial information 
requested or include a copy of the requested records or portions of 
records containing the information. In cases involving a voluminous 
number of submitters, the agency may post or publish a notice in a place 
or manner reasonably likely to inform the submitters of the proposed 
disclosure, instead of sending individual notifications.
    (d) Exceptions to submitter notice requirements. The notice 
requirements of this section do not apply if:
    (1) TVA determines that the information is exempt under the FOIA, 
and therefore will not be disclosed;
    (2) The information has been lawfully published or has been 
officially made available to the public;
    (3) Disclosure of the information is required by a statute other 
than the FOIA or by a regulation issued in accordance with the 
requirements of Executive Order 12600 of June 23, 1987; or
    (4) The designation made by the submitter under paragraph (b) of 
this section appears obviously frivolous. In such case, TVA will give 
the submitter written notice of any final decision to disclose the 
information within a reasonable number of days prior to a specified 
disclosure date.
    (e) Opportunity to object to disclosure. (1) TVA will specify a 
reasonable time period within which the submitter must respond to the 
notice referenced under paragraph (c)(1) of this section.
    (2) If a submitter has any objections to disclosure, it should 
provide TVA a detailed written statement that specifies all grounds for 
withholding the particular information under any exemption of the FOIA. 
In order to rely on Exemption 4 as basis for nondisclosure, the 
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the information constitutes a trade secret or commercial or financial 
information that is confidential.
    (3) A submitter who fails to respond within the time period 
specified in the notice will be considered to have no objection to 
disclosure of the information. TVA is not required to consider any 
information received after the date of any disclosure decision. Any 
information provided by a submitter under this subpart may itself be 
subject to disclosure under the FOIA.
    (f) Analysis of objections. TVA will consider a submitter's 
objections and specific grounds for nondisclosure in deciding whether to 
disclose the requested information.
    (g) Notice of intent to disclose. Whenever TVA decides to disclose 
information over the objection of a submitter, TVA will provide the 
submitter written notice, which will include:
    (1) A statement of the reasons why each of the submitter's 
disclosure objections was not sustained;
    (2) A description of the information to be disclosed or copies of 
the records as TVA intends to release them; and
    (3) A specified disclosure date, which must be a reasonable time 
after the notice.
    (h) Notice of FOIA lawsuit. Whenever a requester files a lawsuit 
seeking to compel the disclosure of confidential commercial information, 
TVA will promptly notify the submitter.
    (i) Requester notification. TVA will notify the requester whenever 
it provides the submitter with notice and an opportunity to object to 
disclosure; whenever it notifies the submitter of its intent to disclose 
the requested information; and whenever a submitter files a lawsuit to 
prevent the disclosure of the information.



Sec.  1301.9  Appeals.

    (a) Requirements for making an appeal. A requester may appeal any 
adverse determinations to TVA's office designated to receive FOIA 
appeals (FOIA Appeals Office). Examples of adverse determinations are 
provided in Sec.  1301.6(e) of this subpart. Requesters can submit 
appeals by mail to TVA FOIA Appeals Official, Tennessee Valley 
Authority, 400 W. Summit Hill Drive (WT 7C), Knoxville, TN 37902-1401. 
The requester must make the appeal in writing and to be considered 
timely it must be postmarked within 90 calendar days after the date of 
the initial response. The appeal should clearly identify the agency 
determination that is being appealed and the assigned request number. To 
facilitate handling, the requester should mark both the appeal letter 
and envelope ``Freedom of Information Act Appeal.''
    (b) Adjudication of appeals. (1) The TVA Chief FOIA Officer and FOIA 
Appeals Official or designee will act on all appeals under this section.
    (2) An appeal ordinarily will not be adjudicated if the request 
becomes a matter of FOIA litigation.
    (3) On receipt of any appeal involving classified information, the 
Chief FOIA Officer and FOIA Appeals Official will take appropriate 
action to ensure compliance with applicable classification rules.
    (c) Decisions on appeals. TVA will provide its decision on an appeal 
in writing. A decision that upholds TVA's determination in whole or in 
part must contain a statement that identifies the reasons for the 
affirmance, including any FOIA exemptions applied. The decision must 
provide the requester with notification of the statutory right to file a 
lawsuit and will inform the requester of the dispute resolution services 
offered by the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) of the 
National Archives and Records Administration as a non-exclusive 
alternative to litigation. If TVA's decision is remanded or modified on 
appeal, TVA will notify the requester of that determination in writing. 
TVA will then further process the request in accordance with that appeal 
determination and will respond directly to the requester.
    (d) Engaging in dispute resolution services provided by OGIS. 
Dispute resolution is a voluntary process. If TVA agrees to participate 
in the dispute resolution services provided by OGIS, it will actively 
engage as a partner to the process in an attempt to resolve the dispute.

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    (e) When appeal is required. Before seeking review by a court of 
TVA's adverse determination, a requester generally must first submit a 
timely administrative appeal.



Sec.  1301.10  Preservation of records.

    TVA will preserve all correspondence pertaining to the requests that 
it receives under this subpart, as well as copies of all requested 
records, until disposition or destruction is authorized pursuant to 
title 44 of the United States Code or the General Records Schedule 4.2 
of the National Archives and Records Administration. TVA will not 
dispose of or destroy records while they are the subject of a pending 
request, appeal, or lawsuit under the FOIA.



Sec.  1301.11  Fees.

    (a) In general. (1) TVA will charge for processing requests under 
the FOIA in accordance with the provisions of this section and with the 
OMB Guidelines. For purposes of assessing fees, the FOIA establishes 
three categories of requesters:
    (i) Commercial use requesters;
    (ii) Non-commercial scientific or educational institutions or news 
media requesters; and
    (iii) All other requesters.
    (2) Different fees are assessed depending on the category. 
Requesters may seek a fee waiver. TVA will consider requests for fee 
waivers in accordance with the requirements in paragraph (k) of this 
section. To resolve any fee issues that arise under this section, TVA 
may contact a requester for additional information. TVA will ensure that 
searches, review, and duplication are conducted in the most efficient 
and the least expensive manner. TVA ordinarily will collect all 
applicable fees before sending copies of records to a requester. 
Requesters must pay fees by check or money order made payable to the 
Tennessee Valley Authority, or by another method as determined by TVA.
    (b) Definitions. For purposes of this section:
    (1) Commercial use request is a request that asks for information 
for a use or a purpose that furthers a commercial, trade, or profit 
interest, which can include furthering those interests through 
litigation. TVA's decision to place a requester in the commercial use 
category will be made on a case-by-case basis based on the requester's 
intended use of the information. TVA will notify requesters of their 
placement in this category.
    (2) Direct costs are those expenses that TVA incurs in searching for 
and duplicating (and, in the case of commercial use requests, reviewing) 
records in order to respond to a FOIA request. For example, direct costs 
include the salary of the employee performing the work (i.e., the basic 
rate of pay for the employee, plus 16 percent of that rate to cover 
benefits) and the cost of operating computers and other electronic 
equipment, such as photocopiers and scanners. Direct costs do not 
include overhead expenses such as the costs of space, and of heating or 
lighting a facility.
    (3) Duplication is reproducing a copy of a record, or of the 
information contained in it, necessary to respond to a FOIA request. 
Copies can take the form of paper, audiovisual materials, or electronic 
records, among others.
    (4) Educational institution is any school that operates a program of 
scholarly research. A requester in this fee category must show that the 
request is made in connection with his or her role at the educational 
institution. TVA may seek verification from the requester that the 
request is in furtherance of scholarly research and TVA will advise 
requesters of their placement in this category.

    Example 1. A request from a professor of geology at a university for 
records relating to soil erosion, written on letterhead of the 
Department of Geology, would be presumed to be from an educational 
institution.
    Example 2. A request from the same professor of geology seeking drug 
information from the Food and Drug Administration in furtherance of a 
murder mystery he is writing would not be presumed to be an 
institutional request, regardless of whether it was written on 
institutional stationery.
    Example 3. A student who makes a request in furtherance of their 
coursework or other school-sponsored activities and provides a copy of a 
course syllabus or other reasonable documentation to indicate the 
research purpose for the request, would qualify as part of this fee 
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    (5) Noncommercial scientific institution is an institution that is 
not operated on a ``commercial'' basis, as defined in paragraph (b)(1) 
of this section and that is operated solely for the purpose of 
conducting scientific research the results of which are not intended to 
promote any particular product or industry. A requester in this category 
must show that the request is authorized by and is made under the 
auspices of a qualifying institution and that the records are sought to 
further scientific research and are not for a commercial use. TVA will 
advise requesters of their placement in this category.
    (6) Representative of the news media is any person or entity that 
gathers information of potential interest to a segment of the public, 
uses its editorial skills to turn the raw materials into a distinct 
work, and distributes that work to an audience. The term ``news'' means 
information that is about current events or that would be of current 
interest to the public. Examples of news media entities include 
television or radio stations that broadcast ``news'' to the public at 
large and publishers of periodicals that disseminate ``news'' and make 
their products available through a variety of means to the general 
public, including news organizations that disseminate solely on the 
Internet. A request for records supporting the news-dissemination 
function of the requester will not be considered to be for a commercial 
use. ``Freelance'' journalists who demonstrate a solid basis for 
expecting publication through a news media entity will be considered as 
a representative of the news media. A publishing contract would provide 
the clearest evidence that publication is expected; however, agencies 
can also consider a requester's past publication record in making this 
determination. TVA will advise requesters of their placement in this 
category.
    (7) Search is the process of looking for and retrieving records or 
information responsive to a request. Search time includes page-by-page 
or line-by-line identification of information within records and the 
reasonable efforts expended to locate and retrieve information from 
electronic records.
    (8) Review is the examination of a record located in response to a 
request in order to determine whether any portion of it is exempt from 
disclosure. Review time includes processing any record for disclosure, 
such as doing all that is necessary to prepare the record for 
disclosure, including the process of redacting the record and marking 
the appropriate exemptions. Review costs are properly charged even if a 
record ultimately is not disclosed. Review time also includes time spent 
both obtaining and considering any formal objection to disclosure made 
by a confidential commercial information submitter under Sec.  1301.7 of 
this subpart, but it does not include time spent resolving general legal 
or policy issues regarding the application of exemptions.
    (c) Charging fees. In responding to FOIA requests, TVA will charge 
the following fees unless a waiver or reduction of fees has been granted 
under paragraph (k) of this section. Because the fee amounts provided 
below already account for the direct costs associated with a given fee 
type, agencies should not add any additional costs to charges calculated 
under this section.
    (1) Search. (i) Requests made by educational institutions, 
noncommercial scientific institutions, or representatives of the news 
media are not subject to search fees. TVA will charge search fees for 
all other requesters, subject to the restrictions of paragraph (d) of 
this section. TVA may properly charge for time spent searching even if 
they do not locate any responsive records or if they determine that the 
records are entirely exempt from disclosure.
    (ii) For each hour spent by personnel searching for requested 
records, including electronic searches that do not require new 
programming, the fees will be charged as follows: For time spent by 
clerical employees, the charge is $14.90 per hour. For time spent by 
supervisory and professional employees, the charge is $34.30 per hour.
    (iii) TVA will charge the direct costs associated with conducting 
any search that requires the creation of a new computer program to 
locate the requested records. TVA must notify the requester of the costs 
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creating such a program, and the requester must agree to pay the 
associated costs before the costs may be incurred.
    (iv) For requests that require the retrieval of records stored by 
TVA at a Federal records center operated by the National Archives and 
Records Administration (NARA), TVA will charge additional costs in 
accordance with the Transactional Billing Rate Schedule established by 
NARA.
    (2) Duplication. TVA will charge duplication fees to all requesters, 
subject to the restrictions of paragraph (d) of this section. TVA must 
honor a requester's preference for receiving a record in a particular 
form or format where TVA can readily reproduce it in the form or format 
requested. Where photocopies are supplied, TVA will provide one copy per 
request at the cost of 10 cents per page for sheets no larger than 8\1/
2\ by 14 inches. For copies of records produced on tapes, disks, or 
other media, TVA will charge the direct costs of producing the copy, 
including operator time. Where paper documents must be scanned in order 
to comply with a requester's preference to receive the records in an 
electronic format, the requester must also pay the direct costs 
associated with scanning those materials. For other forms of 
duplication, TVA will charge the direct costs.
    (3) Review. TVA will charge review fees to requesters who make 
commercial use requests. Review fees will be assessed in connection with 
the initial review of the record, i.e., the review conducted by TVA to 
determine whether an exemption applies to a particular record or portion 
of a record. No charge will be made for review at the administrative 
appeal stage of exemptions applied at the initial review stage. However, 
if a particular exemption is deemed to no longer apply, any costs 
associated with an agency's re-review of the records in order to 
consider the use of other exemptions may be assessed as review fees. 
Review fees will be charged at the same rates as those charged for a 
search under paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of this section.
    (d) Restrictions on charging fees. (1) When TVA determines that a 
requester is an educational institution, non-commercial scientific 
institution, or representative of the news media, and the records are 
not sought for commercial use, it will not charge search fees.
    (2)(i) If TVA fails to comply with the FOIA's time limits in 
responding to a request, it may not charge search fees, or, in the 
instances of requests from requesters described in paragraph (d)(1) of 
this section, may not charge duplication fees, except as described in 
paragraphs (d)(2)(ii) through (iv) of this section.
    (ii) If TVA has determined that unusual circumstances, as defined by 
the FOIA, apply and the agency provided timely written notice to the 
requester in accordance with the FOIA, a failure to comply with the time 
limit shall be excused for an additional 10 days.
    (iii) If TVA has determined that unusual circumstances, as defined 
by the FOIA, apply and more than 5,000 pages are necessary to respond to 
the request, TVA may charge search fees, or, in the case of requesters 
described in paragraph (d)(1) of this section, may charge duplication 
fees, if the following steps are taken. TVA must have provided timely 
written notice of unusual circumstances to the requester in accordance 
with the FOIA and TVA must have discussed with the requester via written 
mail, email, or telephone (or made not less than three good-faith 
attempts to do so) how the requester could effectively limit the scope 
of the request in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(B)(ii). If this 
exception is satisfied, TVA may charge all applicable fees incurred in 
the processing of the request.
    (iv) If a court has determined that exceptional circumstances exist, 
as defined by the FOIA, a failure to comply with the time limits shall 
be excused for the length of time provided by the court order.
    (3) No search or review fees will be charged for a quarter-hour 
period unless more than half of that period is required for search or 
review.
    (4) Except for requesters seeking records for a commercial use, TVA 
must provide without charge:
    (i) The first 100 pages of duplication (or the cost equivalent for 
other media); and
    (ii) The first two hours of search.

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    (5) No fee will be charged when the total fee, after deducting the 
100 free pages (or its cost equivalent) and the first two hours of 
search, is equal to or less than $25.
    (e) Notice of anticipated fees in excess of $25.00. (1) When TVA 
determines or estimates that the fees to be assessed in accordance with 
this section will exceed $25.00, TVA will notify the requester of the 
actual or estimated amount of the fees, including a breakdown of the 
fees for search, review or duplication, unless the requester has 
indicated a willingness to pay fees as high as those anticipated. If 
only a portion of the fee can be estimated readily, TVA will advise the 
requester accordingly. If the request is not for noncommercial use, the 
notice will specify that the requester is entitled to the statutory 
entitlements of 100 pages of duplication at no charge and, if the 
requester is charged search fees, two hours of search time at no charge, 
and will advise the requester whether those entitlements have been 
provided.
    (2) If TVA notifies the requester that the actual or estimated fees 
are in excess of $25.00, the request will not be considered received and 
further work will not be completed until the requester commits in 
writing to pay the actual or estimated total fee, or designates some 
amount of fees the requester is willing to pay, or in the case of a 
noncommercial use requester who has not yet been provided with the 
requester's statutory entitlements, designates that the requester seeks 
only that which can be provided by the statutory entitlements. The 
requester must provide the commitment or designation in writing, and 
must, when applicable, designate an exact dollar amount the requester is 
willing to pay. TVA is not required to accept payments in installments.
    (3) If the requester has indicated a willingness to pay some 
designated amount of fees, but TVA estimates that the total fee will 
exceed that amount, TVA will toll the processing of the request when it 
notifies the requester of the estimated fees in excess of the amount the 
requester has indicated a willingness to pay. TVA will inquire whether 
the requester wishes to revise the amount of fees the requester is 
willing to pay or modify the request. Once the requester responds, the 
time to respond will resume from where it was at the date of the 
notification.
    (4) TVA will make available its FOIA Officer or FOIA Public Liaison 
to assist any requester in reformulating a request to meet the 
requester's needs at a lower cost.
    (f) Charges for other services. Although not required to provide 
special services, if TVA chooses to do so as a matter of administrative 
discretion, the direct costs of providing the service will be charged. 
Examples of such services include certifying that records are true 
copies, providing multiple copies of the same document, or sending 
records by means other than first class mail.
    (g) Charging interest. TVA may charge interest on any unpaid bill 
starting on the 31st day following the date of billing the requester. 
Interest charges will be assessed at the rate provided in 31 U.S.C. 3717 
and will accrue from the billing date until payment is received by TVA. 
TVA must follow the provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. 
L. 97-365, 96 Stat. 1749), as amended, and its administrative 
procedures, including the use of consumer reporting agencies, collection 
agencies, and offset.
    (h) Aggregating requests. When TVA reasonably believes that a 
requester or a group of requesters acting in concert is attempting to 
divide a single request into a series of requests for the purpose of 
avoiding fees, TVA may aggregate those requests and charge accordingly. 
TVA may presume that multiple requests of this type made within a 30-day 
period have been made in order to avoid fees. For requests separated by 
a longer period, TVA will aggregate them only where there is a 
reasonable basis for determining that aggregation is warranted in view 
of all the circumstances involved. Multiple requests involving unrelated 
matters cannot be aggregated.
    (i) Advance payments. (1) For requests other than those described in 
paragraphs (i)(2) or (i)(3) of this section, TVA cannot require the 
requester to make an advance payment before work is commenced or 
continued on a request. Payment owed for work already completed (i.e., 
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are sent to a requester) is not an advance payment.
    (2) When TVA determines or estimates that a total fee to be charged 
under this section will exceed $250.00, it may require that the 
requester make an advance payment up to the amount of the entire 
anticipated fee before beginning to process the request. TVA may elect 
to process the request prior to collecting fees when it receives a 
satisfactory assurance of full payment from a requester with a history 
of prompt payment.
    (3) Where a requester has previously failed to pay a properly 
charged FOIA fee to any agency within 30 calendar days of the billing 
date, TVA may require that the requester pay the full amount due, plus 
any applicable interest on that prior request, and TVA may require that 
the requester make an advance payment of the full amount of any 
anticipated fee before TVA begins to process a new request or continues 
to process a pending request or any pending appeal. Where TVA has a 
reasonable basis to believe that a requester has misrepresented the 
requester's identity in order to avoid paying outstanding fees, it may 
require that the requester provide proof of identity.
    (4) In cases in which TVA requires advance payment, the request will 
not be considered received and further work will not be completed until 
the required payment is received. If the requester does not pay the 
advance payment within 30 calendar days after the date of TVA's fee 
determination, the request will be closed.
    (j) Other statutes specifically providing for fees. The fee schedule 
of this section does not apply to fees charged under any statute that 
specifically requires an agency to set and collect fees for particular 
types of records. In instances where records responsive to a request are 
subject to a statutorily-based fee schedule program, TVA will inform the 
requester of the contact information for that program.
    (k) Requirements for waiver or reduction of fees. (1) Requesters may 
seek a waiver of fees by submitting a written application demonstrating 
how disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest 
because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding 
of the operations or activities of the government and is not primarily 
in the commercial interest of the requester.
    (2) TVA will furnish records responsive to a request without charge 
or at a reduced rate when it determines, based on all available 
information, that the factors described in paragraphs (k)(2)(i) through 
(iii) of this section are satisfied:
    (i) Disclosure of the requested information would shed light on the 
operations or activities of the government. The subject of the request 
must concern identifiable operations or activities of the Federal 
Government with a connection that is direct and clear, not remote or 
attenuated.
    (ii) Disclosure of the requested information is likely to contribute 
significantly to public understanding of those operations or activities. 
This factor is satisfied when the following criteria are met:
    (A) Disclosure of the requested records must be meaningfully 
informative about government operations or activities. The disclosure of 
information that already is in the public domain, in either the same or 
a substantially identical form, would not be meaningfully informative if 
nothing new would be added to the public's understanding.
    (B) The disclosure must contribute to the understanding of a 
reasonably broad audience of persons interested in the subject, as 
opposed to the individual understanding of the requester. A requester's 
expertise in the subject area as well as the requester's ability and 
intention to effectively convey information to the public must be 
considered. TVA will presume that a representative of the news media 
will satisfy this consideration.
    (iii) The disclosure must not be primarily in the commercial 
interest of the requester. To determine whether disclosure of the 
requested information is primarily in the commercial interest of the 
requester, TVA will consider the following criteria:
    (A) TVA must identify whether the requester has any commercial 
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that would be furthered by the requested disclosure. A commercial 
interest includes any commercial, trade, or profit interest. Requesters 
will be given an opportunity to provide explanatory information 
regarding this consideration.
    (B) If there is an identified commercial interest, TVA must 
determine whether that is the primary interest furthered by the request. 
A waiver or reduction of fees is justified when the requirements of 
paragraphs (k)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section are satisfied and any 
commercial interest is not the primary interest furthered by the 
request. TVA ordinarily will presume that when a news media requester 
has satisfied factors paragraphs (k)(2)(i) and (ii), the request is not 
primarily in the commercial interest of the requester. Disclosure to 
data brokers or others who merely compile and market government 
information for direct economic return will not be presumed to primarily 
serve the public interest.
    (3) Where only some of the records to be released satisfy the 
requirements for a waiver of fees, a waiver must be granted for those 
records.
    (4) Requests for a waiver or reduction of fees should be made when 
the request is first submitted to TVA and should address the criteria 
referenced above. A requester may submit a fee waiver request at a later 
time so long as the underlying record request is pending or on 
administrative appeal. When a requester who has committed to pay fees 
subsequently asks for a waiver of those fees and that waiver is denied, 
the requester must pay any costs incurred up to the date the fee waiver 
request was received.



Sec.  1301.12  Other rights and services.

    Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to entitle any person, as 
of right, to any service or to the disclosure of any record to which 
such person is not entitled under the FOIA.



                          Subpart B_Privacy Act

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 831-831ee, 5 U.S.C. 552a.

    Source: 40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975, unless otherwise noted. 
Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979.



Sec.  1301.21  Purpose and scope.

    (a) The regulations in Sec. Sec.  1301.21 to 1301.34 implement 
section 3 of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, with respect to 
systems of records maintained by TVA. They provide procedures by which 
an individual may exercise the rights granted by the Act to determine 
whether a TVA system contains a record pertaining to him; to gain access 
to such records; to have a copy made of all or any portion thereof; and 
to request administrative correction or amendment of such records. They 
prescribe fees to be charged for copying records; establish 
identification requirements; list penalties provided by statute for 
certain violations of the Act; and establish exemptions from certain 
requirements of the Act for certain TVA systems or components thereof.
    (b) Nothing in Sec. Sec.  1301.21 to 1301.34 entitles an individual 
to any access to any information or record compiled in reasonable 
anticipation of a civil action or proceeding.
    (c) Certain records of which TVA may have physical possession are 
the official records of another government agency which exercises 
dominion and control over the records, their content, and access 
thereto. In such cases, TVA's maintenance of the records is subject to 
the direction of the other government agency. Except for a request for a 
determination of the existence of the record, when TVA receives requests 
related to these records, TVA will immediately refer the request to the 
controlling agency for all decisions regarding the request, and will 
notify the individual making the request of the referral.

[40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and further redesignated and amended at 82 FR 51757, Nov. 8, 2017]



Sec.  1301.22  Definitions.

    For purposes of Sec. Sec.  1301.21 to 1301.34:
    (a) The Act means section 3 of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 
552a;
    (b) The terms individual, maintain, record, system of records, 
statistical record, and routine use have the meaning provided for by the 
Act;
    (c) The term TVA system means a system of records maintained by TVA;

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    (d) The term TVA system notice means a notice of a TVA system 
published in the Federal Register pursuant to the Act. TVA has published 
TVA system notices about the following TVA systems:

Apprentice Training Records--TVA.
Personnel Files--TVA.
Discrimination Complaint Files--TVA.
Work Injury Illness System--TVA.
Employee Accounts Receivable--TVA.
Health Records--TVA.
Payroll Records--TVA.
Travel History Records--TVA.
Employment Applicant Files--TVA.
Grievance Records--TVA.
Employee Supplementary Vacancy Announcement Records--TVA.
Consultant and Contractor Records--TVA.
Nuclear Quality Assurance Personnel Records--TVA.
Questionnaire--Land Use Surveys in Vicinity of Proposed or Licensed 
Nuclear Power Plant--TVA.
Radiation Dosimetry Personnel Monitoring Records--TVA.
Retirement System Records--TVA.
Energy Program Participant Records--TVA.
OIG Investigative Records--TVA.
Call Detail Records--TVA.
Project/Tract Files--TVA.
Section 26a Permit Application Records--TVA.
U.S. TVA Police Records--TVA.
Wholesale, Retail, and Emergency Data Files--TVA.
Nuclear Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty Records--TVA.

    (e) The term appellant means an individual who has filed an appeal 
pursuant to Sec.  1301.29(a) from an initial determination refusing to 
amend a record on request of the individual;
    (f) The term reviewing official means TVA's Senior Vice President, 
Chief Human Resources Officer (or incumbent of a successor position), or 
another TVA official designated by the Senior Vice President in writing 
to decide an appeal pursuant to Sec.  1301.29;
    (g) The term day, when used in computing a time period, excludes 
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays.

[40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and amended at 53 FR 30252, Aug. 11, 1988; 56 FR 9288, Mar. 6, 1991; 57 
FR 33634, July 30, 1992; 57 FR 59803, Dec. 16, 1992; 75 FR 11736, Mar. 
12, 2010; 81 FR 88999, Dec. 9, 2016. Redesignated and amended at 82 FR 
51757, Nov. 8, 2017]



Sec.  1301.23  Procedures for requests pertaining to individual records
in a record system.

    (a) An individual may, in accordance with this section (1) request a 
TVA determination whether a record retrieved by the individual's name or 
other personal identifier is maintained in a TVA system, and (2) request 
access to such a record. A request for determination may be combined 
with a request for access.
    (b) Requests under this section shall:
    (1) Be in writing and signed by the individual seeking the 
determination or access;
    (2) Include the individual's mailing address;
    (3) Name the TVA system as listed in the TVA system notice;
    (4) Include any additional identifying information specified in the 
paragraph headed ``Notification procedure'' in the applicable TVA system 
notice;
    (5) Specify whether the request is for determination only or for 
both determination and access; and
    (6) Include such proof of identity as may be required by Sec.  
1301.24 and the applicable system notice. Requests may be presented in 
person or by mail. In-person requests shall be presented during normal 
TVA business hours, as set out in Sec.  1301.24(g).
    (c) Requests for determination only shall be presented to the 
official designated in the paragraph headed ``Notification procedure'' 
in the TVA system notice for the TVA system concerned. Requests for both 
determination and access shall be presented to the official designated 
in the paragraph headed ``Access procedure'' in the TVA system notice 
for the TVA system concerned. Certain TVA system notices designate 
officials at field locations of TVA systems. With respect to such TVA 
systems, an individual who believes his record is located at the field 
location may present a request to the designated official at the field 
location. If the record is not available at that field location, the 
request will be forwarded to the appropriate TVA office.
    (d) If a request is for determination only, the determination will 
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the request. If the determination cannot be made within 10 days after 
receipt of a request, the designated official will acknowledge the 
request in writing and state when the determination will be made. Upon 
making a determination, the designated official will notify the 
individual making the request whether the record exists. The notice will 
include any additional information necessary to enable the individual to 
request access to the record.
    (e) A request which includes a request for access will be 
acknowledged within 10 days after receipt. If access can be granted as 
requested, the acknowledgment will provide a time and place for 
disclosure of the requested record. Disclosure will normally be made 
within 30 days of the date of the acknowledgement, but the designated 
official may extend the 30-day period for reasons found by him to be 
good cause. In case of an extension, TVA will notify the individual, in 
writing, that disclosure will be delayed, the reasons for delay, and the 
anticipated date on which the individual may expect the record to be 
disclosed. TVA will attempt to accommodate reasonable requests for 
disclosure at specified times and dates, as set forth in a request for 
access, so far as compatible with the conduct of TVA business.

[40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and further redesignated and amended at 82 FR 51757, Nov. 8, 2017]



Sec.  1301.24  Times, places, and requirements for identification of
individuals making requests.

    (a) TVA will require proof of identity, in accordance with this 
section, before it will disclose a record under Sec.  1301.25 of this 
part to an individual requesting access to the record, and before it 
will disclose the existence of a record to a requester under Sec.  
1301.23 of this part, if TVA determines that disclosure of the existence 
of such record would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy.
    (b) Identification normally required would be an identification card 
such as a valid state driver's license or TVA or other employee 
identification card. A comparison of the signature of the requester with 
either the signature on the card or a signature in the record may be 
used to confirm identity.
    (c) Because of the sensitivity of the subject matter in a TVA 
system, a TVA system notice may prescribe special identification 
requirements for the disclosure of the existence of or access to records 
in that TVA system. In such case, the special identification 
requirements prescribed in the TVA system notice shall apply in lieu of 
those prescribed by paragraph (b) of this section.
    (d) If TVA deems it warranted by the nature of identification 
presented, the subject matter of the material to be disclosed, or other 
reasons found by TVA to be sufficient, TVA may require the individual 
requesting access to sign a statement asserting identity and stating 
that the individual understands that knowingly or willfully seeking or 
obtaining access to records about another person under false pretenses 
is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000.
    (e) Where TVA is requested to provide access to records by mailing 
copies of records to the requester, the request shall contain or be 
accompanied by adequate identifying information to make it likely the 
requester is the person he purports to be and a notarized statement 
asserting identity and stating that the individual understands that 
knowingly or willfully seeking or obtaining access to records about 
another person under false pretenses is punishable by a fine of up to 
$5,000.
    (f) Where sensitivity of record information may warrant (i.e., 
unauthorized access could cause harm or embarrassment to the individual) 
or disclosure by mail to third persons is requested, TVA may require in-
person confirmation of identity. If in-person confirmation of identity 
is required, the individual may arrange with the designated TVA official 
to provide such identification at any of these TVA locations convenient 
to the individual: Knoxville, Nashville, and Chattanooga, Tennessee; 
Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Washington, DC, or another location agreed upon 
by the individual and the designated TVA official. Upon request the TVA 
official will provide an address and an appropriate time for such 
identification to be presented.
    (g) In general, TVA offices located in the Eastern Time zone are 
open 8 a.m.

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to 4:45 p.m., and those in the Central Time zone 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 
Offices are closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and the following holidays: 
New Year's Day, Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Presidents' Day, 
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, 
Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

[40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and amended at 53 FR 30253, Aug. 11, 1988; 75 FR 11736, Mar. 12, 2010. 
Redesignated and amended at 82 FR 51757, Nov. 8, 2017]



Sec.  1301.25  Disclosure of requested information to individuals.

    (a) All disclosure and examination of records shall normally be made 
in the presence of a TVA representative. If an individual wishes to be 
accompanied by a third person of the individual's choosing when the 
record is disclosed, TVA may require the individual to furnish TVA, in 
advance of disclosure of the record, a statement signed by the 
individual authorizing discussion and disclosure of the record in the 
presence of the accompanying person. If desired by the individual, TVA 
shall provide copies of any documents reviewed in the record which are 
requested at the time of review. Fees shall be charged for such copies 
in accordance with the fee schedule in Sec.  1301.31, and shall be 
payable prior to delivery of the copies to the individual.
    (b) Where permitted by Sec.  1301.24, copies of an individual's 
record will be made available by mail. A charge for copies will be made 
in accordance with Sec.  1301.31 of this part. All fees due shall be 
paid prior to mailing of the materials. However, if TVA is unable to 
allow in-person review of the record, the first copy will be made 
available without charge.

[40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and further redesignated and amended at 82 FR 51757, Nov. 8, 2017]



Sec.  1301.26  Special procedures--medical records.

    If, in the judgment of TVA, the transmission of medical records, 
including psychological records, directly to a requesting individual 
could have an adverse effect upon such individual, TVA may refuse to 
disclose such information directly to the individual. TVA will, however, 
disclose this information to a licensed health care provider or legal 
representative designated by the individual in writing who should then 
provide the records to the individual along with any necessary 
interpretations.

[75 FR 11736, Mar. 12, 2010. Redesignated at 82 FR 51757, Nov. 8, 2017]



Sec.  1301.27  Requests for correction or amendment of record.

    (a) An individual may request amendment of records pertaining to him 
in a TVA system to the extent permitted by the Act in accordance with 
this section. A request for amendment shall:
    (1) Be in writing and signed by the individual seeking the 
amendment;
    (2) Name the TVA system in which the record is maintained;
    (3) Describe the item or items of information to be amended;
    (4) Describe the nature of the amendment requested; and
    (5) Give the reasons for the requested change.
    (b) Requests shall be made to the official designated in the 
paragraph headed ``Contesting record procedures'' in the TVA system 
notice for the TVA system concerned. Before considering a request, TVA 
may require proof of identity of the requester similar to that required 
under Sec.  1301.24 to gain access to the record.
    (c) The individual requesting amendment has the responsibility of 
providing TVA with evidence of why his record should be amended, and 
must provide adequate evidence to TVA to justify his request.
    (d) The provisions of Sec. Sec.  1301.21 to 1301.34 of this part do 
not permit the alteration of evidence presented or to be presented in 
the course of judicial or administrative proceedings; neither do they 
permit collateral attack on a prior judicial or administrative action, 
or provide a collateral remedy for a matter otherwise judicially or 
administratively cognizable.

[40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and amended at 53 FR 30253, Aug. 11, 1988. Redesignated and amended at 
82 FR 51757, 51758, Nov. 8, 2017]

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Sec.  1301.28  TVA review of request for correction or amendment of record.

    (a) TVA will acknowledge a request for amendment within 10 days of 
receipt. The acknowledgement will be in writing, will request any 
additional information TVA requires to determine whether to make the 
requested correction or amendment, and will indicate the date by which 
TVA expects to make its initial determination.
    (b) TVA will, except in unusual circumstances, complete its 
consideration of requests to amend records within 30 days. If more time 
is deemed necessary, TVA will notify the individual of the delay and of 
the expected date of completion of the review.
    (c) If TVA determines that a record should be corrected or amended, 
in whole or in part, in accordance with a request, it will advise the 
requesting individual in writing of its determination, and correct or 
amend the record accordingly. If an accounting of disclosures has been 
made, TVA will, to the extent of the accounting, inform prior recipients 
of the record of the fact that the correction was made and the substance 
of the correction.
    (d) If TVA, after initial consideration of a request, determines 
that a record should not be corrected or amended, in whole or in part, 
in accordance with a request, it will notify the individual in writing 
of its refusal to amend the record and the reasons therefor. The 
notification will inform the individual that the refusal may be appealed 
administratively and will advise the individual of the procedures for 
such appeals.

[40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and further redesignated at 82 FR 51757, Nov. 8, 2017]



Sec.  1301.29  Appeals on initial adverse agency determination on 
correction or amendment.

    (a) An individual may appeal an initial determination refusing to 
amend that individual's record in accordance with this section. An 
appeal must be taken within 20 days of receipt of notice of TVA's 
initial refusal to amend the record and is taken by delivering a written 
notice of appeal to the Privacy Act Reviewing Official, Tennessee Valley 
Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902-1401. Such notice shall be signed 
by the appellant and shall state:
    (1) That it is an appeal from a denial of a request to amend the 
individual's records under these regulations and under the Privacy Act 
of 1974;
    (2) The reasons why the appellant believes the denial to have been 
erroneous;
    (3) The date on which the denial was issued; and
    (4) The date on which the denial was received by the appellant.
    (b) Appeals shall be determined by a reviewing official. Such 
determination may be based on information provided for the initial 
determination; any additional information which TVA or the appellant may 
desire to provide; and any other material the reviewing official deems 
relevant to the determination. The reviewing official, in his sole 
discretion, may request TVA or the appellant to provide additional 
information deemed relevant to the appeal. The appellant will be given 
an opportunity to respond to any information provided by TVA or 
independently procured by the reviewing official. If in the sole 
discretion of the reviewing official a hearing is deemed necessary for 
resolution of the appeal, the reviewing official may conduct a hearing 
upon notice to TVA and the appellant, at which both TVA and the 
appellant shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard on the appeal. 
The rules governing any hearing will be set forth in the notice of 
hearing.
    (c) The reviewing official shall make final determination on the 
appeal within 30 days after it is received unless such period is 
extended for good cause. If the reviewing official finds good cause for 
an extension, TVA will inform the appellant in writing of the reason for 
the delay and of the approximate date on which the reviewing official 
expects to complete his determination of the appeal.
    (d) If the reviewing official determines that a record should be 
amended in whole or in part in accordance with an appellant's request, 
TVA will inform the appellant in writing of its determination and 
correct or amend the record. If an accounting of disclosures has been 
made, TVA will, to the extent

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of the accounting, inform prior recipients of the record of the fact 
that the correction was made and of the substance of the correction.
    (e) If the reviewing official determines not to amend a record, in 
whole or in part, in accordance with a request, TVA will advise the 
individual:
    (1) Of its refusal to amend and the reasons therefor;
    (2) Of the appellant's right to file a concise statement of reasons 
for disagreement with the refusal as set out in paragraph (f) of this 
section;
    (3) Of the procedures for filing a statement of disagreement;
    (4) That any statement of disagreement will be made available to 
anyone to whom the record is subsequently disclosed together with any 
statement by TVA summarizing its reasons for refusing to amend the 
record;
    (5) That prior recipients of the disputed record will be provided a 
copy of any statement of dispute to the extent that an accounting of 
disclosures was maintained; and
    (6) Of his or her right to seek judicial review of the agency's 
refusal to amend a record.
    (f) If the reviewing official's final determination of an appeal is 
a refusal to correct or amend a record, in whole or in part, in 
accordance with the request, the appellant may file with TVA a concise 
statement setting forth the reasons for his or her disagreement with the 
refusal of TVA to amend the records. Such statements normally should not 
exceed 100 words. A statement of disagreement should be submitted within 
30 days of receipt of notice of the reviewing official's decision on the 
appeal, and should be sent to system manager. In any disclosure 
containing information about which the individual has filed a statement 
of disagreement which occurs after the filing of the statement, TVA will 
clearly note any portion of the record which is disputed and provide 
copies of the statement with the disclosure. Copies of the statement 
will also be furnished to persons or other agencies to whom the record 
has been disclosed to the extent that an accounting of disclosures was 
made. TVA may attach to the statement of disagreement a brief summary of 
TVA's reasons for refusing to amend the record. Such summaries will be 
disclosed to the individual, but are not subject to amendment.

[40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and amended at 53 FR 30253, Aug. 11, 1988; 57 FR 33634, July 30, 1992; 
75 FR 11736, Mar. 12, 2010. Redesignated at 82 FR 51757, Nov. 8, 2017]



Sec.  1301.30  Disclosure of record to persons other than individual 
to whom it pertains.

    For purposes of Sec. Sec.  1301.21 to 1301.34, the parent of any 
minor or the legal guardian of any individual who has been declared 
incompetent due to physical or mental incapacity or age by a court of 
competent jurisdiction may act on behalf of the individual. TVA may 
require proof of the relationship prior to allowing such action. The 
parent or legal guardian may not act where the individual concerned 
objects to the action of the parent or legal guardian, unless a court 
otherwise orders.

[40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and further redesignated and amended at 82 FR 51757, 51758, Nov. 8, 
2017]



Sec.  1301.31  Fees.

    (a) Fees to be charged, if any, to any individual for making copies 
of his or her record exclude the cost of any search and review of the 
record. The following fees are applicable:
    (1) For reproduction of material consisting of sheets no larger than 
8\1/2\ by 14 inches, ten cents per page; and
    (2) For reproduction of other materials, the direct cost of 
photostats or other means necessarily used for duplication.
    (b) [Reserved]

[40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and further redesignated at 82 FR 51757, Nov. 8, 2017]



Sec.  1301.32  Penalties.

    Section 552a(i), Title 5, United States Code provides that:

    (1) Criminal Penalties. Any officer or employee of an agency, who by 
virtue of his employment or official position, has possession of, or 
access to, agency records which contain individually identifiable 
information the disclosure of which is prohibited by this section or by 
rules or regulations established

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thereunder, and who knowing that disclosure of the specific material is 
so prohibited, willfully discloses the material in any manner to any 
person or agency not entitled to receive it, shall be guilty of a 
misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000.
    (2) Any officer or employee of any agency who willfully maintains a 
system of records without meeting the notice requirements of subsection 
(e)(4) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not 
more than $5,000.
    (3) Any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any 
record concerning an individual from an agency under false pretenses 
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000.

[40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and further redesignated at 82 FR 51757, Nov. 8, 2017]



Sec.  1301.33  General exemptions.

    Individuals may not have access to records maintained by TVA but 
which were provided by another agency which has determined by regulation 
that such information is subject to general exemption under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(j). If such exempt records are within a request for access, TVA 
will advise the individual of their existence and of the name and 
address of the source agency. For any further information concerning the 
record and the exemption, the individual must contact that source 
agency.

[75 FR 11736, Mar. 12, 2010. Redesignated at 82 FR 51757, Nov. 8, 2017]



Sec.  1301.34  Specific exemptions.

    (a) The TVA system Nuclear Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty 
Records is exempt from subsections (d); (e)(4)(H); and (f)(2), (3), and 
(4) of 5 U.S.C. 522a (section 3 of the Privacy Act of 1974) to the 
extent that disclosure of material would reveal the identity of a source 
who furnished information to the Government under an express promise 
that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, and to the 
extent that disclosure of testing or examination material would 
compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination 
process. This exemption is pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (k)(5) and (6).
    (b)(1) The TVA systems ``Apprentice Training Record System-TVA,'' 
``Consultant and Contractor Records-TVA,'' ``Employment Applicant Files-
TVA,'' ``Personnel Files-TVA,'' and ``Nuclear Quality Assurance 
Personnel Records-TVA'' are exempted from subsections (d); (e)(4)(H); 
(f)(2), (3), and (4) of 5 U.S.C. 552a and corresponding sections of 
these rules to the extent that disclosure of material would reveal the 
identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under 
an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in 
confidence, or prior to September 27, 1975, under an implied promise 
that the identity of the source would be held in confidence. These TVA 
systems are exempted pursuant to section (k)(5) of 5 U.S.C. 552a 
(section 3 of the Privacy Act).
    (2) Each of these TVA systems contain reference letters and 
information concerning employees and other individuals who perform 
services for TVA. TVA has received this information in the past under 
both express and implied promises of confidentiality and consistent with 
the Privacy Act these promises will be honored. Pledges of 
confidentiality will be necessary in the future to ensure that 
unqualified or unsuitable individuals are not selected for TVA 
positions. Without the ability to make these promises, a potential 
source of information may be unwilling to provide needed information, or 
may not be sufficiently frank to be of value in personnel screening.
    (c)(1) The TVA systems ``Apprentice Training Record System-TVA,'' 
``Consultant and Contractor Records-TVA,'' ``Employment Applicant Files-
TVA,'' and ``Personnel Files-TVA,'' are exempted from subsections (d); 
(e)(4)(H); (f)(2), (3), and (4) of 5 U.S.C. 552a and corresponding 
sections of these rules to the extent that disclosure of testing or 
examination material used solely to determine individual qualifications 
for appointment or promotion in the Federal service would compromise the 
objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process. These 
systems are exempted pursuant to section (k)(6) of 5 U.S.C. 552a 
(section 3 of the Privacy Act).
    (2) This material is exempted because its disclosure would reveal 
information about the testing process which would potentially give an 
individual an unfair

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competitive advantage in selection based on test performance.
    (d) The TVA system OIG Investigative Records is exempt from 
subsections (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4), (G), (H), and (I) and (f) of 5 
U.S.C. 552a (section 3 of the Privacy Act) and corresponding sections of 
these rules pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). The TVA system OIG 
Investigative Records is exempt from subsections (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), 
(e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I), (e)(5), (e)(8), and (g) 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2). This system is exempt because 
application of these provisions might alert investigation subjects to 
the existence or scope of investigations, lead to suppression, 
alteration, fabrication, or destruction of evidence, disclose 
investigative techniques or procedures, reduce the cooperativeness or 
safety of witnesses, or otherwise impair investigations.
    (e) The TVA system TVA Police Records is exempt from subsections 
(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4), (G), (H), and (I) and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a 
(section 3 of the Privacy Act) and corresponding sections of these rules 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). The TVA system Police Records is exempt 
from subsections (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (H), 
and (I), (e)(5), (e)(8), and (g) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2). This 
system is exempt because application of these provisions might alert 
investigation subjects to the existence or scope of investigations, lead 
to suppression, alteration, fabrication, or destruction of evidence, 
disclose investigative techniques or procedures, reduce the 
cooperativeness or safety of witnesses, or otherwise impair 
investigations.

[40 FR 45313, Oct. 1, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and amended at 53 FR 30253, Aug. 11, 1988; 56 FR 9288, Mar. 6, 1991; 61 
FR 2111, Jan. 25, 1996; 62 FR 4644, Jan. 31, 1997; 75 FR 11736, Mar. 12, 
2010; 81 FR 88999, Dec. 9, 2016. Redesignated at 82 FR 51757, Nov. 8, 
2017]



                Subpart C_Government in the Sunshine Act

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 831-831ee, 5 U.S.C. 552b.

    Source: 42 FR 14086, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted. 
Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979.



Sec.  1301.41  Purpose and scope.

    (a) The provisions of this subpart are intended to implement the 
requirements of section 3(a) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552b, consistent with the purposes and provisions of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd.
    (b) Nothing in this subpart expands or limits the present rights of 
any person under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the 
provisions of Subpart A of this part, except that the exemptions set 
forth in Sec.  1301.46 shall govern in the case of any request made 
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and Subpart A to copy or 
inspect the transcripts, recordings, or minutes described in Sec.  
1301.47.
    (c) Nothing in this subpart authorizes TVA to withhold from any 
individual any record, including transcripts, recordings, or minutes 
required by this subpart, which is otherwise accessible to such 
individual under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the provisions of 
Subpart B.
    (d) The requirements of Chapter 33 of Title 44 of the United States 
Code shall not apply to the transcripts, recordings, and minutes 
described in Sec.  1301.47.



Sec.  1301.42  Definitions.

    For the purposes of this subpart:
    (a) The term Board means the Board of Directors of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority;
    (b) The term meeting means the deliberations of five or more members 
of the TVA Board where such deliberations determine or result in the 
joint conduct or disposition of official TVA business, but the term does 
not include deliberations required or permitted by Sec.  1301.44 or 
Sec.  1301.45;
    (c) The term member means an individual who is a member of the TVA 
Board; and
    (d) The term TVA means the Tennessee Valley Authority.

[42 FR 14086, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 75 FR 11737, Mar. 12, 2010]

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Sec.  1301.43  Open meetings.

    Members shall not jointly conduct or dispose of TVA business other 
than in accordance with this subpart. Except as provided in Sec.  
1301.46, every portion of every meeting of the agency shall be open to 
public observation, and TVA shall provide suitable facilities therefor, 
but participation in the deliberations at such meetings shall be limited 
to members and certain TVA personnel. The public may make reasonable use 
of electronic or other devices or cameras to record deliberations or 
actions at meetings so long as such use is not disruptive of the 
meetings.

[42 FR 21470, Apr. 27, 1977. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979]



Sec.  1301.44  Notice of meetings.

    (a) TVA shall make a public announcement of the time, place, and 
subject matter of each meeting, whether it is to be open or closed to 
the public, and the name and telephone number of a TVA official who can 
respond to requests for information about the meeting.
    (b) Such public announcement shall be made at least one week before 
the meeting unless a majority of the members determines by a recorded 
vote that TVA business requires that such meeting be called at an 
earlier date. If an earlier date is so established, TVA shall make such 
public announcement at the earliest practicable time.
    (c) Following a public announcement required by paragraph (a) of 
this section, the time or place of the meeting may be changed only if 
TVA publicly announces the change at the earliest practicable time. The 
subject matter of a meeting or the determination to open or close a 
meeting or portion of a meeting to the public may be changed following 
the public announcement required by paragraph (a) of this section only 
if a majority of the entire membership determines by a recorded vote 
that TVA business so requires and that no earlier announcement of the 
change was possible and if TVA publicly announces such change and the 
vote of each member upon such change at the earliest, practicable time.
    (d) Immediately following each public announcement required by this 
section, notice of the time, place, and subject matter of a meeting, 
whether the meeting is open or closed, any change in one of the 
preceding, and the name and phone number of the TVA official designated 
to respond to requests for information about the meeting shall be 
submitted for publication in the Federal Register.

[42 FR 14087, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 75 FR 11737, Mar. 12, 2010]



Sec.  1301.45  Procedure for closing meetings.

    (a) Action under Sec.  1301.46 to close a meeting shall be taken 
only when a majority of the members vote to take such action. A separate 
vote shall be taken with respect to each meeting a portion or portions 
of which are proposed to be closed to the public pursuant to Sec.  
1301.46 or with respect to any information which is proposed to be 
withheld under Sec.  1301.46. A single vote may be taken with respect to 
a series of meetings, a portion or portions of which are proposed to be 
closed to the public, or with respect to any information concerning such 
series of meetings, so long as each meeting in such series involves the 
same particular matters and is scheduled to be held no more than 30 days 
after the initial meeting in such series. The vote of each member 
participating in such vote shall be recorded and no proxies shall be 
allowed.
    (b) Notwithstanding that the members may have already voted not to 
close a meeting, whenever any person whose interests may be directly 
affected by a portion of a meeting requests that the agency close such 
portion to the public for any of the reasons referred to in paragraphs 
(e), (f), or (g) of Sec.  1301.46, the Board, upon request of any one of 
its members made prior to the commencement of such portion, shall vote 
by recorded vote whether to close such portion of the meeting.
    (c) Within one day of any vote taken pursuant to this section, TVA 
shall make publicly available in accordance with Sec.  1301.48 a written 
copy of such vote reflecting the vote of each member on the question. If 
a portion of a meeting is to be closed to the public, TVA shall, within 
one day of the vote

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taken pursuant to this section, make publicly available in accordance 
with Sec.  1301.48 a full written explanation of this action closing the 
portion together with a list of all persons expected to attend the 
meeting and their affiliation.
    (d) Prior to every meeting closed pursuant to Sec.  1301.46, there 
shall be a certification by the General Counsel of TVA stating whether, 
in his or her opinion, the meeting may be closed to the public and each 
relevant exemptive provision. A copy of such certification shall be 
retained by TVA and shall be made publicly available in accordance with 
Sec.  1301.48.

[42 FR 14087, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 75 FR 11737, Mar. 12, 2010]



Sec.  1301.46  Criteria for closing meetings.

    Except in a case where the Board finds that the public interest 
requires otherwise, the second sentence of Sec.  1301.43 shall not apply 
to any portion of a meeting and such portion may be closed to the 
public, and the requirements of Sec. Sec.  1301.44 and 1301.45(a), (b), 
and (c) shall not apply to any information pertaining to such meeting 
otherwise required by this subpart to be disclosed to the public, where 
the Board properly determines that such portion or portions of its 
meeting or the disclosure of such information is likely to:
    (a) Disclose matters that are (1) specifically authorized under 
criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the 
interests of national defense or foreign policy and (2) in fact properly 
classified pursuant to such Executive order;
    (b) Relate solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of 
an agency;
    (c) Disclose matters specifically exempted from disclosure by 
statute (other than 5 U.S.C. 552), provided that such statute (1) 
requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner 
as to leave no discretion on the issue, or (2) establishes particular 
criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be 
withheld;
    (d) Disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial information 
obtained from a person and privileged or confidential;
    (e) Involve accusing any person of a crime, or formally censuring 
any person;
    (f) Disclose information of a personal nature where disclosure would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
    (g) Disclose investigatory records compiled for law enforcement 
purposes, or information which if written would be contained in such 
records, but only to the extent that the production of such records or 
information would:
    (1) Interfere with enforcement proceedings,
    (2) Deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial 
adjudication,
    (3) Constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy,
    (4) Disclose the identity of a confidential source and, in the case 
of a record compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the 
course of a criminal investigation, or by an agency conducting a lawful 
national security intelligence investigation, confidential information 
furnished only by the confidential source,
    (5) Disclose investigative techniques and procedures, or
    (6) Endanger the life or physical safety of law enforcement 
personnel;
    (h) Disclose information contained in or related to examination, 
operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the 
use of any agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of 
financial institutions;
    (i) Disclose information the premature disclosure of which would:
    (1) In the case of any agency which regulates currencies, 
securities, commodities, or financial institutions, be likely to (i) 
lead to significant financial speculation in currencies, securities, or 
commodities, or (ii) significantly endanger the stability of any 
financial institution; or
    (2) In the case of any agency, be likely to significantly frustrate 
implementation of a proposed agency action, except that this provision 
shall not apply in any instance where the agency has already disclosed 
to the public the content or nature of its proposed action, or where the 
agency is required by law to make such disclosure on its own initiative 
prior to taking final action on such proposal; or

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    (j) Specifically concern an agency's issuance of a subpena, or its 
participation in a civil action or proceeding, an action in a foreign 
court or international tribunal, or an arbitration, or the initiation, 
conduct, or disposition by an agency of a particular case of formal 
agency adjudication pursuant to the procedures in 5 U.S.C. 554 or 
otherwise involving a determination on the record after opportunity for 
a hearing.



Sec.  1301.47  Transcripts of closed meetings.

    (a) For every meeting closed pursuant to Sec.  1301.46, the 
presiding officer of the meeting shall prepare a statement setting forth 
the time and place of the meeting, and the persons present, and such 
statement shall be retained by TVA.
    (b) TVA shall maintain a complete transcript or electronic recording 
adequate to record fully the proceedings of each meeting, or portion of 
a meeting, closed to the public, except that in the case of a meeting, 
or portion of a meeting, closed to the public pursuant to paragraph (h), 
(i)(1), or (j) of Sec.  1301.46, TVA shall maintain either such a 
transcript or recording, or a set of minutes. Such minutes shall fully 
and clearly describe all matters discussed and shall provide a full and 
accurate summary of any actions taken, and the reasons therefor, 
including a description of each of the views expressed on any item and 
the record of any rollcall vote (reflecting the vote of each member on 
the question). All documents considered in connection with any action 
shall be identified in such minutes.
    (c) TVA shall maintain a complete verbatim copy of the transcript, a 
complete copy of the minutes, or a complete electronic recording of each 
meeting, or portion of a meeting, closed to the public, for a period of 
at least two years after such meeting, or until one year after the 
conclusion of any TVA proceeding with respect to which the meeting or 
portion was held, whichever occurs later.



Sec.  1301.48  Public availability of transcripts and other documents.

    (a) Public announcements of meetings pursuant to Sec.  1301.44, 
written copies of votes to change the subject matter of meetings made 
pursuant to Sec.  1301.44(c), written copies of votes to close meetings 
and explanations of such closings made pursuant to Sec.  1301.45(c), and 
certifications of the General Counsel made pursuant to Sec.  1301.45(d) 
shall be available for public inspection during regular business hours 
in the TVA Research Library, 400 W. Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, 
Tennessee 37902-1401.
    (b) TVA shall make promptly available to the public at the location 
described in paragraph (a) of this section the transcript, electronic 
recording, or minutes (as required by Sec.  1301.47(b)) of the 
discussion of any item on the agenda, or of any item of the testimony of 
any witness received at the meeting, except for such item or items of 
such discussion or testimony as TVA determines to contain information 
which may be withheld under Sec.  1301.46. Each request for such 
material shall be made to the Manager, Media Relations, Tennessee Valley 
Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902-1499; state that it is a request 
for records pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act and this 
subpart; and reasonably describe the discussion or item of testimony, 
and the date of the meeting, with sufficient specificity to permit TVA 
to identify the item requested.
    (c) In the event the person making a request under paragraph (b) of 
this section has reason to believe that all transcripts, electronic 
recordings, or minutes or portions thereof requested by that person and 
required to be made available under paragraph (b) of this section were 
not made available, the person shall make a written request to the 
Senior Manager, Media Relations, for such additional transcripts, 
electronic recordings, or minutes or portions thereof as that person 
believes should have been made available under paragraph (b) of this 
section and shall set forth in the request the reasons why such 
additional material is required to be made available with sufficient 
particularity for the Senior Manager, Media Relations, to determine the 
validity of such request. Promptly after a request pursuant to this 
paragraph is received, the Senior Manager, Media Relations, or his/her 
designee

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shall make a determination as to whether to comply with the request, and 
shall immediately give written notice of the determination to the person 
making the request. If the determination is to deny the request, the 
notice to the person making the request shall include a statement of the 
reasons for the denial, a notice of the right of the person making the 
request to appeal the denial to TVA's Senior Vice President, 
Communications, and the time limits thereof.
    (d) If the determination pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section 
is to deny the request, the person making the request may appeal such 
denial to TVA's Senior Vice President, Communications. Such an appeal 
must be taken within 30 days after the person's receipt of the 
determination by the Senior Manager, Media Relations, and is taken by 
delivering a written notice of appeal to the Senior Vice President, 
Communications, Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902-
1401. Such notice shall include a statement that it is an appeal from a 
denial of a request under Sec.  1301.48(c) and the Government in the 
Sunshine Act and shall indicate the date on which the denial was issued 
and the date on which the denial was received by the person making the 
request. Promptly after such an appeal is received, TVA's Senior Vice 
President, Communications, or the Senior Vice President's designee shall 
make a final determination on the appeal. In making such a 
determination, TVA will consider whether or not to waive the provisions 
of any exemption contained in Sec.  1301.46. TVA shall immediately give 
written notice of the final determination to the person making the 
request. If the final determination on the appeal is to deny the 
request, the notice to the person making the request shall include a 
statement of the reasons for the denial and a notice of the person's 
right to judicial review of the denial.
    (e) Copies of materials available for public inspection under this 
section shall be furnished to any person at the actual cost of 
duplication or transcription.

[42 FR 14086, Mar. 15, 1977. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and amended at 56 FR 55452, Oct. 28, 1991; 75 FR 11737, Mar. 12, 2010]



 Subpart D_Testimony by TVA Employees, Production of Official Records, 
       and Disclosure of Official Information in Legal Proceedings

    Source: 72 FR 60548, Oct. 25, 2007, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  1301.51  Purpose and scope.

    (a) Purpose. This part sets forth the procedures to be followed when 
TVA or a TVA employee is served with a demand to provide testimony and/
or produce or disclose official information or records in a legal 
proceeding in which TVA or the United States is not a party, and where 
such appearance arises out of, or is related to, the individual's 
employment with TVA.
    (b) Scope. This part applies when, in a judicial, administrative, 
legislative, or other legal proceeding, a TVA employee is served with a 
demand to provide testimony concerning information acquired in the 
course of performing official duties or because of official status and/
or to produce official information and/or records.



Sec.  1301.52  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply to this part:
    (a) Appearance means testimony or production of documents or other 
material, including an affidavit, deposition, interrogatory, 
declaration, or other required written submission.
    (b) Demand means a subpoena, order, or other demand of a court of 
competent jurisdiction, or other specific authority (e.g. an 
administrative or State legislative body), for the production, 
disclosure, or release of TVA records or information or for the 
appearance of TVA personnel as witnesses in their official capacities.
    (c) Employee means any members of the Board of Directors, officials, 
officers, directors, employees or agents of TVA, except as TVA may 
otherwise determine in a particular case, and includes former TVA 
employees to the extent that the information sought was acquired in the 
performance of official duties for TVA.
    (d) General Counsel means the General Counsel of TVA or a person to

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whom the General Counsel has delegated authority under this part.
    (e) Legal proceeding means any and all pre-trial, trial, and post-
trial stages of all judicial or administrative actions, hearings, 
investigations, or similar proceedings before courts, commissions, 
boards, or other judicial or quasi-judicial bodies or tribunals, whether 
criminal, civil, or administrative in nature.
    (f) Records or official records and information means all 
information in the custody and control of TVA, relating to information 
in the custody and control of TVA, or acquired by a TVA employee in 
performance of his or her official duties or because of his or her 
official status while the individual was employed by TVA.
    (g) Testimony means any written or oral statements, including 
depositions, answers to interrogatories, affidavits, declarations, 
interviews, and statements made by an individual in connection with a 
legal proceeding.



Sec.  1301.53  General.

    (a) No employee shall appear, in response to a demand for official 
records or information, in any proceeding to which this part applies to 
provide testimony and/or produce records or other official information 
without prior authorization as set forth in this part.
    (b) This part is intended only to provide procedures for responding 
to demands for testimony or production of records or other official 
information, and is not intended to, does not, and may not be relied 
upon to, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
enforceable by any party against TVA and the United States.



Sec.  1301.54  Requirements for a demand for records or testimony.

    (a) Service of demands. Only TVA's General Counsel or his/her 
designee is authorized to receive and accept demands sought to be served 
upon TVA or its employees. All such documents should be delivered in 
person or by United States mail to the Office of the General Counsel, 
Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 W. Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, 
Tennessee 37902.
    (b) Time limit for serving demands. The demand must be served at 
least 30 days prior to the scheduled date of testimony or disclosure of 
records, in order to ensure that the General Counsel has adequate time 
to consider the demand and prepare a response, except in cases of 
routine requests for personnel and payroll records located on-site in 
Knoxville, where service 15 days prior will normally be considered 
sufficient. The General Counsel may, upon request and for good cause 
shown, waive the requirement of this paragraph.
    (c) Form of Demand. A demand for testimony or production of records 
or other official information must comply with the following 
requirements:
    (1) The demand must be in writing and submitted to the General 
Counsel.
    (2) The demand must include the following information:
    (i) The caption of the legal proceeding, docket number, and name and 
address of the court or other authority involved.
    (ii) If production or records or other official information is 
sought, a list of categories of records sought, a detailed description 
of how the information sought is relevant to the issues in the legal 
proceeding, and a specific description of the substance of the records 
sought.
    (iii) If testimony is sought, a description of the intended use of 
the testimony, a detailed description of how the testimony sought is 
relevant to the issues in the legal proceeding, and a specific 
description of the substance of the testimony sought.
    (iv) A statement as to how the need for the information outweighs 
any need to maintain the confidentiality of the information and 
outweighs the burden on TVA to produce the documents or testimony.
    (v) A statement indicating that the information sought is not 
available from another source, from other persons or entities, or from 
the testimony of someone other than a TVA employee, such as a retained 
expert.
    (vi) The name, address, and telephone number of counsel to each 
party in the case.
    (d) Additional information. TVA reserves the right to require 
additional information to complete the request where appropriate or to 
waive any of

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the requirements of this section at its sole discretion.



Sec.  1301.55  Responding to demands.

    Generally, authorization to provide the requested material or 
testimony shall not be withheld unless their disclosure is prohibited by 
law or for other compelling reasons, provided the request is reasonable 
and in compliance with the requirements of this part, and subject to the 
following conditions:
    (a) Demands for testimony. TVA's practice is to provide requested 
testimony of TVA employees by affidavit only. TVA will provide affidavit 
testimony in response to demands for such testimony, provided all 
requirements of this part are met and there is no compelling factor 
under paragraph (c) of this section that requires the testimony to be 
withheld. The General Counsel may waive this restriction when necessary.
    (b) Demands for production of records or official information. TVA's 
practice is to provide requested records or official information, 
provided all requirements of this part are met and there is no 
compelling factor under paragraph (c) of this section that requires the 
records or official information to be withheld.
    (c) Factors to be considered in determining whether requested 
testimony or records or official information must be withheld. The 
General Counsel shall consider the following factors, among others, in 
deciding whether requested testimony or materials must be withheld:
    (1) Whether production is appropriate in light of any relevant 
privilege;
    (2) Whether production is appropriate under the applicable rules of 
discovery or the procedures governing the case or matter in which the 
demand arose;
    (3) Whether the material requested is relevant to the matter at 
issue;
    (4) Whether allowing such testimony or production of records would 
be necessary to prevent a miscarriage of justice;
    (5) Whether disclosure would violate a statute, Executive Order, or 
regulation, including, but not limited to, the Privacy Act of 1974, as 
amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a;
    (6) Whether disclosure would impede or interfere with an ongoing law 
enforcement investigation or proceeding, or compromise constitutional 
rights or national security interests;
    (7) Whether disclosure would improperly reveal trade secrets or 
proprietary confidential information without the owner's consent;
    (8) Whether disclosure would unduly interfere with the orderly 
conduct of TVA's functions;
    (9) Whether the records or testimony can be obtained from other 
sources;
    (10) Whether disclosure would result in TVA appearing to favor one 
litigant over another;
    (11) Whether the demand or request is within the authority of the 
party making it; and
    (12) Whether a substantial Government interest is implicated.
    (d) Restrictions on testimony or production of records or official 
information. When necessary or appropriate, the General Counsel may 
impose restrictions or conditions on the production of testimony or 
records or official information. These restrictions may include, but are 
not limited to:
    (1) Limiting the area of testimony;
    (2) Requiring that the requester and other parties to the legal 
proceeding agree to keep the testimony under seal;
    (3) Requiring that the testimony be used or made available only in 
the legal proceeding for which it was requested;
    (4) Requiring that the parties to the legal proceeding obtain a 
protective order or execute a confidentiality agreement to limit access 
and any further disclosure of produced records or official information.
    (e) Fees for Production. Fees will be charged for production of TVA 
records and information. The fees will be the same as those charged by 
TVA pursuant to its Freedom of Information Act regulations, 16 CFR 
1301.10.



Sec.  1301.56  Final determination.

    The General Counsel makes the final determination whether a demand 
for testimony or production of records or official testimony in a legal 
proceeding in which TVA is not a party shall be granted. All final 
determinations are

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within the sole discretion of the General Counsel. The General Counsel 
will notify the requesting party and, when necessary, the court or other 
authority of the final determination, the reasons for the grant or 
denial of the request, and any conditions that the General Counsel may 
impose on the production of testimony or records or official 
information.



Sec.  1301.57  Waiver.

    The General Counsel may grant a waiver of any procedure described by 
this part where a waiver is considered necessary to promote a 
significant interest of TVA or the United States, or for other good 
cause.



    Subpart E_Protection of National Security Classified Information

    Source: 76 FR 39261, July 6, 2011, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  1301.61  Purpose and scope.

    (a) Purpose. These regulations, taken together with the Information 
Security Oversight Office's implementing directive at 32 CFR part 2001, 
Classified National Security Information, provide the basis for TVA's 
security classification program implementing Executive Order 13526, 
``Classified National Security Information,'' as amended (``the 
Executive Order'').
    (b) Scope. These regulations apply to TVA employees, contractors, 
and individuals who serve in advisory, consultant, or non-employee 
affiliate capacities who have been granted access to classified 
information.



Sec.  1301.62  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply to this part:
    (a) ``Original classification'' is the initial determination that 
certain information requires protection against unauthorized disclosure 
in the interest of national security (i.e., national defense or foreign 
relations of the United States), together with a designation of the 
level of classification.
    (b) ``Classified national security information'' or ``classified 
information'' means information that has been determined pursuant to 
Executive Order 13526 or any predecessor order to require protection 
against unauthorized disclosure and is marked to indicate its classified 
status when in documentary form.



Sec.  1301.63  Senior agency official.

    (a) The Executive Order requires that each agency that originates or 
handles classified information designate a senior agency official to 
direct and administer its information security program. TVA's senior 
agency official is the Director, TVA Police & Emergency Management.
    (b) Questions with respect to the Information Security Program, 
particularly those concerning the classification, declassification, 
downgrading, and safeguarding of classified information, shall be 
directed to the Senior Agency Official.

[76 FR 39261, July 6, 2011, as amended at 83 FR 48373, Sept. 25, 2018]



Sec.  1301.64  Original classification authority.

    (a) Original classification authority is granted by the Director of 
the Information Security Oversight Office. TVA does not have original 
classification authority.
    (b) If information is developed that appears to require 
classification, or is received from any foreign government information 
as defined in section 6.1(s) of Executive Order 13526, the individual in 
custody of the information shall immediately notify the Senior Agency 
Official and appropriately protect the information.
    (c) If the Senior Agency Official believes the information warrants 
classification, it shall be sent to the appropriate agency with original 
classification authority over the subject matter, or to the Information 
Security Oversight Office, for review and a classification 
determination.
    (d) If there is reasonable doubt about the need to classify 
information, it shall be safeguarded as if it were classified pending a 
determination by an original classification authority. If there is 
reasonable doubt about the appropriate level of classification, it shall 
be safeguarded at the higher level

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of classification pending a determination by an original classification 
authority.



Sec.  1301.65  Derivative classification.

    (a) In accordance with Part 2 of Executive Order 13526 and 
directives of the Information Security Oversight Office, the 
incorporation, paraphrasing, restating or generation in new form of 
information that is already classified, and the marking of newly 
developed material consistent with the classification markings that 
apply to the source information, is derivative classification.
    (1) Derivative classification includes the classification of 
information based on classification guidance.
    (2) The duplication or reproduction of existing classified 
information is not derivative classification.
    (b) Authorized individuals applying derivative classification 
markings shall:
    (1) Observe and respect original classification decisions; and
    (2) Carry forward to any newly created documents the pertinent 
classification markings.
    (3) For information derivatively classified based on multiple 
sources, the authorized individuals shall carry forward:
    (i) The date or event for declassification that corresponds to the 
longest period of classification among the sources; and
    (ii) A listing of these sources on or attached to the official file 
or record copy.
    (c) Documents classified derivatively shall bear all markings 
prescribed by 32 CFR 2001.20 through 2001.23 and shall otherwise conform 
to the requirements of 32 CFR 2001.20 through 2001.23.



Sec.  1301.66  General declassification and downgrading policy.

    (a) TVA does not have original classification authority.
    (b) TVA personnel may not declassify information originally 
classified by other agencies.



Sec.  1301.67  Mandatory review for declassification.

    (a) Reviews and referrals in response to requests for mandatory 
declassification shall be conducted in compliance with section 3.5 of 
Executive Order 13526, 32 CFR 2001.33, and 32 CFR 2001.34.
    (b) Any individual may request a review of classified information 
and material in possession of TVA for declassification. All information 
classified under Executive Order 13526 or a predecessor Order shall be 
subject to a review for declassification by TVA, if:
    (1) The request describes the documents or material containing the 
information with sufficient specificity to enable TVA to locate it with 
a reasonable amount of effort. Requests with insufficient description of 
the material will be returned to the requester for further information.
    (2) The information requested is not the subject of pending 
litigation.
    (c) Requests shall be in writing, and shall be sent to: Director, 
TVA Police & Emergency Management, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West 
Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902.

[76 FR 39261, July 6, 2011, as amended at 83 FR 48373, Sept. 25, 2018]



Sec.  1301.68  Identification and marking.

    (a) Classified information shall be marked pursuant to the standards 
set forth in section 1.6, Identification and Marking, of the Executive 
Order; Information Security Oversight Office implementing directives in 
32 CFR part 2001, subpart B; and internal TVA procedures.
    (b) Foreign government information shall retain its original 
classification markings or be marked and classified at a U.S. 
classification level that provides a degree of protection at least 
equivalent to that required by the entity that furnished the 
information. Foreign government information retaining its original 
classification markings need not be assigned a U.S. classification 
marking provided the responsible agency determines that the foreign 
government markings are adequate to meet the purposes served by U.S. 
classification markings.
    (c) Information assigned a level of classification under predecessor 
executive orders shall be considered as classified at that level of 
classification.

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Sec.  1301.69  Safeguarding classified information.

    (a) All classified information shall be afforded a level of 
protection against unauthorized disclosure commensurate with its level 
of classification.
    (b) The Executive Order and the Information Security Oversight 
Office implementing directive provides information on the protection of 
classified information. Specific controls on the use, processing, 
storage, reproduction, and transmittal of classified information within 
TVA to provide protection for such information and to prevent access by 
unauthorized persons are contained in internal TVA procedures.
    (c) Any person who discovers or believes that a classified document 
is lost or compromised shall immediately report the circumstances to 
their supervisor and the Senior Agency Official, who shall conduct an 
immediate inquiry into the matter.



PART 1302_NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OF TVA_EFFECTUATION 
OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964--Table of Contents



Sec.
1302.1 Purpose.
1302.2 Application of this part.
1302.3 Definitions.
1302.4 Discrimination prohibited.
1302.5 Assurances required.
1302.6 Compliance information.
1302.7 Compliance reviews and conduct of investigations.
1302.8 Procedure for effecting compliance.
1302.9 Hearings.
1302.10 Decisions and notices.
1302.11 Judicial review.
1302.12 Effect on other regulations; supervision and coordination.

Appendix A to Part 1302--Federal Financial Assistance to Which These 
          Regulations Apply

    Authority: TVA Act, 48 Stat. 58 (1933) as amended, 16 U.S.C. 831-
831dd, and sec. 602 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 
U.S.C. 2000d-1.

    Source: 30 FR 311, Jan. 9, 1965, unless otherwise noted. 
Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979.



Sec.  1302.1  Purpose.

    The purpose of this part is to effectuate the provisions of Title VI 
of the Civil Rights Act 1964 (hereafter referred to as the ``Act'') to 
the end that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of 
race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be 
denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination 
under any program or activity receiving financial assistance from TVA.



Sec.  1302.2  Application of this part.

    This part applies to any program for which financial assistance is 
provided by TVA. The types of Federal financial assistance to which this 
part applies are listed in appendix A of this part. Financial 
assistance, as used in this part, includes the grant or loan of money; 
the donation of real or personal property; the sale, lease, or license 
of real or personal property for a consideration which is nominal or 
reduced for the purpose of assisting the recipient; the waiver of 
charges which would normally be made, in order to assist the recipient; 
the entry into a contract where a purpose is to give financial 
assistance to the contracting party; and similar transactions. This part 
does not apply to:
    (a) Any financial assistance by way of insurance or guaranty 
contracts,
    (b) Money paid, property transferred, or other assistance extended 
before the effective date of this part,
    (c) Any assistance to any individual who is the ultimate 
beneficiary, or
    (d) Any employment practice, under any such program, of any 
employer, employment agency, or labor organization, unless such practice 
exists in a program where a primary objective of the TVA financial 
assistance is to provide employment; or where such practice subjects 
persons to discrimination in the provision of services and benefits on 
the grounds of race, color, or national origin in a program or activity 
receiving Federal financial assistance from TVA.

The fact that a type of Federal financial assistance is not listed in 
appendix A shall not mean, if Title VI of the Act is otherwise 
applicable, that a program is not covered. Other types of Federal 
financial assistance may be added to

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this list by notice published in the Federal Register.

[30 FR 311, Jan. 9, 1965. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, and 
amended at 49 FR 20481, May 15, 1984; 68 FR 51355, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1302.3  Definitions.

    (a) TVA as used in these regulations, refers to the Tennessee Valley 
Authority, as created by the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 48 
Stat. 58, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd. See also paragraph (e) of 
Sec.  1302.6.
    (b) Recipient refers to any person, group, or other entity which 
either receives financial assistance from TVA, or which has been denied 
such assistance.
    (c) Assistant Attorney General refers to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice.
    (d) Title VI refers to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 
U.S.C. 2000d, et seq.
    (e) Program or activity and program refer to all of the operations 
of any entity described in paragraphs (e)(1) through (4) of this 
section, any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance:
    (1)(i) A department, agency, special purpose district, or other 
instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or
    (ii) The entity of such State or local government that distributes 
such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State 
or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the 
case of assistance to a State or local government;
    (2)(i) A college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or 
a public system of higher education; or
    (ii) A local educational agency (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801), 
system of vocational education, or other school system;
    (3)(i) An entire corporation, partnership, or other private 
organization, or an entire sole proprietorship--
    (A) If assistance is extended to such corporation, partnership, 
private organization, or sole proprietorship as a whole; or
    (B) Which is principally engaged in the business of providing 
education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and 
recreation; or
    (ii) The entire plant or other comparable, geographically separate 
facility to which Federal financial assistance is extended, in the case 
of any other corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole 
proprietorship; or
    (4) Any other entity which is established by two or more of the 
entities described in paragraph (e)(1), (2), or (3) of this section.

[49 FR 20481, May 15, 1984; 49 FR 47383, Dec. 4, 1984, as amended at 68 
FR 51355, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1302.4  Discrimination prohibited.

    (a) General. No person in the United States shall, on the ground of 
race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be 
denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination 
under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance 
from TVA. For the purposes of this part, the following definitions of 
race and ethnic group apply:
    (1) Black, not of Hispanic origin. A person having origins in any of 
the black racial groups of Africa;
    (2) Hispanic. A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or 
South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race;
    (3) Asian or Pacific Islander. A person having origin in any of the 
original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian 
Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. This area includes, for example, 
China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa;
    (4) American Indian or Alaskan Native. A person having origins in 
any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural 
identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition;
    (5) White, not of Hispanic origin. A person having origins in any of 
the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.

Additional subcategories based on national origin or primary language 
spoken may be used where appropriate.
    (b) Specific discriminatory actions prohibited. (1) A recipient 
receiving Federal financial assistance from TVA may not, directly or 
through contractual or other arrangements, on ground of race, color, or 
national origin:

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    (i) Deny an individual any service, financial aid, or other benefit 
provided under the program;
    (ii) Provide any service, financial aid or other benefit to an 
individual which is different, or is provided in a different manner, 
from that provided to others under the program;
    (iii) Subject an individual to segregation or separate treatment in 
any manner related to that individual's receipt of any service, 
financial aid, or other benefit under the program;
    (iv) Restrict an individual in any way in the enjoyment of any 
advantage or privilege enjoyed by others receiving any service, 
financial aid, or other benefit under the program;
    (v) Treat an individual differently from others in determining 
whether any admission, enrollment, quota, eligibility, membership, or 
other requirement or condition which individuals must meet in order to 
be provided any service, financial aid, or other benefit provided under 
the program has been satisfied.
    (vi) Deny an individual an opportunity to participate in the program 
through the provision of services or otherwise or afford that individual 
an opportunity to do so which is different from that afforded others 
under the program.
    (2) A recipient, in determining the types of services, financial 
aid, or other benefits, or facilities which will be provided under any 
such program, or the class of individuals to whom, or the situations in 
which, such services, financial aid, other benefits, or facilities will 
be provided under any such program, or the class of individuals to be 
afforded an opportunity to participate in any such program, may not, 
directly or through contractual or other arrangements, utilize criteria 
or methods of administration which have the effect of subjecting 
individuals to discrimination because of their race, color, or national 
origin, or have the effect of defeating or substantially impairing 
accomplishment of the objectives of the program as respect individuals 
of a particular race, color, or national origin.
    (3) In determining the site or location of facilities, a recipient 
may not make selections with the purpose or effect of excluding 
individuals from, denying them the benefits of, or subjecting them to 
discrimination under any program to which this regulation applies, on 
the grounds of race, color, or national origin; or with the purpose or 
effect of defeating or substantially impairing the accomplishment of the 
objectives of the Act or this regulation.
    (4) As used in this section the services, financial aid, or other 
benefits provided under a program receiving financial assistance shall 
be deemed to include any service, financial aid, or other benefit 
provided in or through a facility provided with the aid of the financial 
assistance.
    (5) The enumeration of specific forms of prohibited discrimination 
in this paragraph does not limit the generality of the prohibition in 
paragraph (a) of this section.
    (6) This regulation does not prohibit the consideration of race, 
color, or national origin if the purpose and effect are to remove or 
overcome the consequences of practices or impediments which have 
restricted the availability of, or participation in, the program or 
activity receiving Federal financial assistance, on the grounds of race, 
color, or national origin. Where previous discriminatory practice or 
usage tends, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, to 
exclude individuals from participation in, to deny them the benefits of, 
or to subject them to discrimination under any program or activity to 
which this regulation applies, the recipient has an obligation to take 
reasonable action to remove or overcome the consequences of the prior 
discriminatory practice or usage, and to accomplish the purposes of the 
Act.

[30 FR 311, Jan. 9, 1965, as amended at 38 FR 17944, July 5, 1973. 
Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979. Redesignated and amended at 
49 FR 20481, May 15, 1984; 68 FR 51355, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1302.5  Assurances required.

    (a) TVA contributes financial assistance only under agreements which 
contain a provision which specifically requires compliance with this 
part in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance 
from TVA. If the financial assistance involves the furnishing of real 
property, the agreement shall obligate the recipient, or in

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the case of a subsequent transfer, the transferee, for the period during 
which the real property is used for a purpose for which the financial 
assistance is extended or for another purpose involving the provision of 
similar services or benefits. Where the financial assistance involves 
the furnishing of personal property, the agreement shall obligate the 
recipient for the period during which the recipient retains ownership or 
possession of the property. In all other cases the agreement shall 
obligate the recipient for the period during which financial assistance 
is extended pursuant to the agreement. TVA shall specify the form of the 
foregoing agreements, and the extent to which an agreement shall be 
applicable to subgrantees, contractors and subcontractors, transferees, 
successors in interest, and other participants.
    (b) In the case of real property, structures or improvements 
thereon, or interests therein, which is acquired with Federal financial 
assistance, or in the case where Federal financial assistance is 
provided in the form of a transfer by TVA of real property or interest 
therein, the instrument effecting or recording the transfer of title 
shall contain a covenant running with the land assuring 
nondiscrimination for the period during which the real property is used 
for a purpose for which the Federal financial assistance is extended or 
for another purpose involving the provision of similar services or 
benefits. Where no transfer of property is involved, but property is 
improved with Federal financial assistance, the recipient shall agree to 
include such a covenant in any subsequent transfer of such property. 
Where the property is obtained by transfer from TVA, the covenant 
against discrimination may also include a condition coupled with a right 
to be reserved by TVA to revert title to the property in the event of a 
breach of the covenant where, in the discretion of TVA, such a condition 
and right of reverter is appropriate to the statute under which the real 
property is obtained and to the nature of the grant and the grantee. In 
such event if a transferee of real property proposes to mortgage or 
otherwise encumber the real property as security for financing 
construction of new, or improvement of existing, facilities on such 
property for the purposes for which the property was transferred, TVA 
may agree, upon request of the transferee and if necessary to accomplish 
such financing, and upon such conditions as it deems appropriate, to 
forbear the exercise of such right to revert title for so long as the 
lien of such mortgage or other encumbrance remains effective.

[30 FR 311, Jan. 9, 1965, as amended at 38 FR 17944, July 5, 1973. 
Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979. Redesignated and amended at 
49 FR 20481, May 15, 1984; 68 FR 51355, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1302.6  Compliance information.

    (a) Cooperation and assistance. TVA shall to the fullest extent 
practicable seek the cooperation of recipients in obtaining compliance 
with this part and shall provide assistance and guidance to recipients 
to help them comply voluntarily with this part.
    (b) Compliance reports. Each recipient shall keep such records and 
submit to TVA timely, complete and accurate compliance reports at such 
times, and in such form and containing such information, as TVA may 
determined to be necessary to enable it to ascertain whether the 
recipient has complied or is complying with this part. In the case in 
which a primary recipient extends Federal financial assistance to any 
other recipient, such other recipient shall also submit such compliance 
reports to the primary recipient as may be necessary to enable the 
primary recipient to carry out its obligations under this part.
    (c) Access to sources of information. Each recipient shall permit 
access by TVA during normal business hours to such of its books, 
records, accounts, and other sources of information, and its facilities 
as may be pertinent to ascertain compliance with this part. Where any 
information required of a recipient is in the exclusive possession of 
any other agency, institution or person and this agency, institution or 
person shall fail or refuse to furnish this information, the recipient 
shall so certify in its report and shall set forth what efforts it has 
made to obtain the information.

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    (d) Information to beneficiaries and participants. Each recipient 
shall make available to participants, beneficiaries, and other 
interested persons such information regarding the provisions of this 
part and its applicability to the program for which the recipient 
receives financial assistance, and make such information available to 
them in such manner as TVA finds necessary to apprise such persons of 
the protections against discrimination assured them by the Act and this 
part.

(Information collection requirements appearing in Sec.  1302.6 were 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
3316-0077)

[30 FR 311, Jan. 9, 1965. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979. 
Redesignated at 49 FR 20481, May 15, 1984, and amended at 51 FR 9649, 
Mar. 20, 1986; 68 FR 51355, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1302.7  Compliance reviews and conduct of investigations.

    (a) Preaward compliance reviews. (1) Prior to approval of financial 
assistance, TVA will make a determination as to whether the proposed 
recipient is in compliance with Title VI and the requirements of this 
part with respect to a program or activity for which it is seeking 
Federal financial assistance from TVA. The basis for such a 
determination shall be submission of an assurance of compliance and a 
review of the data and information submitted by the proposed recipient, 
any relevant compliance review reports on file with TVA, and any other 
information available to TVA. Where a determination cannot be made from 
this data, TVA will require the submission of necessary additional 
information and may take additional steps. Such additional steps may 
include, for example, communicating with local government officials, 
protected class organizations, and onsite reviews.
    (2) No proposed recipient shall be approved unless it is determined 
that the proposed recipient is in compliance with Title VI and this part 
or has agreed in writing to take necessary specified steps within a 
stated period of time to come into compliance with Title VI and this 
part. Such an agreement must be approved by TVA and made a part of the 
conditions of the agreement under which the financial assistance is 
provided.
    (3)(i) Where TVA finds that a proposed recipient may not be in 
compliance with Title VI and this part, TVA shall notify the proposed 
recipient and the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in writing 
of:
    (A) The preliminary findings setting forth the alleged 
noncompliance;
    (B) Suggested actions for correcting the alleged noncompliance; and
    (C) The fact that the proposed recipient has 10 days to correct the 
alleged noncompliance or to provide during this time a written 
submission responding to or rebutting the preliminary findings or 
suggested corrective actions set forth in the notice.
    (ii) If within this 10-day period the proposed recipient has not 
agreed to the suggested actions set forth or to other actions that would 
correct the alleged noncompliance under paragraph (a)(3)(i)(B) of this 
section, or the preliminary findings set forth in paragraph (a)(3)(i)(A) 
of this section have not been rebutted to TVA's satisfaction, or 
voluntary compliance has not been otherwise secured, TVA shall make a 
formal determination of compliance or noncompliance, notify the proposed 
recipient, and the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and 
institute proceedings (including provision of an opportunity for a 
hearing) under Sec.  1302.8 of this part.
    (b) Postaward compliance reviews. (1) TVA may periodically conduct 
compliance reviews of selected recipients in their programs or 
activities receiving TVA financial assistance, including the request of 
data and information, and may conduct onsite reviews where it has reason 
to believe that discrimination may be occurring in such programs or 
activities.
    (2) Selection for review shall be made on the basis of the following 
criteria among others:
    (i) The number and nature of discrimination complaints filed against 
a recipient with TVA or other Federal agencies;
    (ii) The scope of the problem revealed by an investigation commenced 
on the basis of a complaint filed with TVA against a recipient; and

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    (iii) The amount of assistance provided to the recipient.
    (3) Within 15 days after selection of a recipient for review, TVA 
shall inform the recipient that it has been selected for review. The 
review will ordinarily be initiated by a letter requesting data 
pertinent to the review and advising the recipient of:
    (i) The practices to be reviewed;
    (ii) The programs or activities affected by the review;
    (iii) The opportunity to make, at any time prior to receipt of the 
final TVA findings with respect to the review pursuant to paragraph 
(b)(6) of this section, a documentary submission responding to TVA which 
explains, validates, or otherwise addresses the practices under review; 
and
    (iv) The schedule under which the review will be conducted and a 
determination of compliance or noncompliance made.
    (4) Within 180 days of initiation of a review, TVA shall advise the 
recipient, in writing of:
    (i) Its preliminary findings;
    (ii) Where appropriate, recommendations for achieving voluntary 
compliance;
    (iii) The opportunity to request TVA to engage in voluntary 
compliance negotiations prior to TVA's final determination of compliance 
or noncompliance. TVA shall notify the Assistant Attorney General at the 
time it notifies the recipient of any matter where recommendations for 
achieving voluntary compliance are made.
    (5) TVA's General Manager may extend the 180-day period set out in 
paragraph (b)(4) of this section for good cause shown.
    (6) If, within 50 days of the recipient's notification under 
paragraph (b)(4) of this section, TVA's recommendations for compliance 
are not met or voluntary compliance is not secured, and the preliminary 
findings have not been rebutted to TVA's satisfaction, TVA shall make a 
final determination of compliance or noncompliance. The determination is 
to be made no later than 14 days after the conclusion of the 50-day 
negotiation period. TVA's General Manager may extend the 14-day period 
for good cause shown.
    (7) Where TVA makes a formal determination of noncompliance on a 
postaward review, the recipient and the Assistant Attorney General shall 
be immediately notified in writing of the determination and of the fact 
that the recipient has an additional 10 days in which to come into 
voluntary compliance. If voluntary compliance has not been achieved 
within the 10 days, TVA shall institute proceedings under Sec.  1302.8 
of this part.
    (8) All agreements to come into voluntary compliance shall be in 
writing and signed by TVA and an official who has authority to legally 
bind the recipient.
    (c) Complaint investigation. (1) TVA shall investigate complaints of 
discrimination in a program or activity receiving Federal financial 
assistance from TVA that allege a violation of Title VI or this part.
    (2) No complaint will be investigated if it is received by TVA more 
than 180 days after the date of the alleged discrimination unless the 
time for filing is extended by TVA for good cause shown. Where a 
complaint is accepted for investigation, TVA will initiate an 
investigation. The complainant shall be notified in writing as to 
whether the complaint has been accepted or rejected.
    (3) TVA shall conduct investigations of complaints as follows:
    (i) Within 10 days of receipt of a complaint, the Director of Equal 
Opportunity Compliance shall:
    (A) Determine whether TVA has jurisdiction under paragraphs (c) (1) 
and (2) of this section;
    (B) If jurisdiction is not found, wherever possible refer the 
complaint to the Federal agency with such jurisdiction and advise the 
complainant;
    (C) If jurisdiction is found, notify the recipient alleged to be in 
violation of the receipt and acceptance of the complaint; and
    (D) Initiate the investigation.
    (ii) The investigation will ordinarily be initiated by a letter to 
the recipient requesting data pertinent to the complaint and informing 
the recipient of:
    (A) The nature of the complaint, and with the written consent of the 
complainant, the identity of the complainant;

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    (B) The programs or activities affected by the complaint;
    (C) The opportunity to make, at any time prior to receipt of TVA's 
final findings under paragraph (c)(5) of this section, a documentary 
submission, responding to, rebutting, or denying the allegations made in 
the complaint; and
    (D) The schedule under which the complaint will be investigated and 
a determination of compliance or noncompliance made.
    (iii) Within 180 days of the initiation of a complaint 
investigation, TVA shall advise the recipient, in writing, of:
    (A) Preliminary findings;
    (B) Where appropriate, recommendations for achieving voluntary 
compliance; and
    (C) The opportunity to request TVA to engage in voluntary compliance 
negotiations prior to TVA's final determination of compliance or 
noncompliance. TVA shall notify the Assistant Attorney General at the 
time the recipient is notified of any matter where recommendations for 
achieving voluntary compliance are made.
    (4) If, within 50 days of the recipient's notification under 
paragraph (c) of this section, TVA's recommendations for compliance are 
not met, or voluntary compliance is not secured, and the preliminary 
findings have not been rebutted to TVA's satisfaction, TVA shall make a 
formal determination of compliance or noncompliance. The determination 
is to be made no later than 14 days after conclusion of a 50-day 
negotiation period. TVA's General Manager may extend the 14-day period 
for good cause shown.
    (5) Where TVA makes a formal determination of noncompliance, the 
complainant, the recipient, and the Assistant Attorney General shall be 
immediately notified in writing of the determination and of the fact 
that the recipient has an additional 10 days in which to come into 
compliance. If voluntary compliance has not been achieved within the 10 
days, TVA shall institute proceedings under Sec.  1302.8 of this part. 
The complainant shall also be notified of any action taken including the 
closing of the complaint or the achievement of voluntary compliance. All 
agreements to come into voluntary compliance shall be in writing and 
signed by TVA and an official who has authority to legally bind the 
recipient and shall be made available to the complainant on request.
    (6) If the complainant or party other than TVA has filed suit in 
Federal or State court alleging the same discrimination as alleged in a 
complaint pending before TVA, and if during TVA's investigation the 
trial of that suit would be in progress, TVA will consult with the 
Assistant Attorney General and court records to determine the need to 
continue or suspend the investigation and will monitor the litigation 
through the court docket and contacts with the complainant. Upon receipt 
of notice that the court has made a finding of discrimination against a 
recipient that would constitute a violation of this part, TVA shall 
institute proceedings as specified in Sec.  1302.8 of this part. All 
agreements to come into voluntary compliance shall be in writing and 
signed by TVA and an official who has authority to legally bind the 
recipient.
    (7) The time limits listed in paragraphs (c) (3) through (5) of this 
section shall be appropriately adjusted where TVA requests another 
Federal agency to act on the complaint. TVA shall monitor the progress 
of the matter through liaison with the other agency. Where the request 
to act does not result in timely resolution of the matter, TVA shall 
institute appropriate proceedings as required by this part.
    (d) Intimidatory or retaliatory acts prohibited. No recipient or 
other person shall intimidate, threaten, coerce, or discriminate against 
any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or 
privilege secured by section 601 of Title VI or this part, or because 
such individual has made a complaint, testified, assisted, or 
participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing 
under this part. The identity of complainants shall be kept confidential 
except to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
regulation, including the conduct of any investigation, hearing, or 
judicial proceeding arising thereunder.
    (e) Enforcement authority. TVA's Director of Equal Opportunity 
Compliance, or a successor as designated by

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TVA's Board of Directors, will be responsible for all decisions about 
initiating compliance reviews and complaint investigations. TVA's 
General Manager, or a successor as designated by TVA's Board of 
Directors, shall be responsible for all decisions about initiating 
compliance actions under Sec.  1302.8(a) of this part.

(Information collection requirements appearing in Sec.  1302.7 were 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
3316-0077)

[49 FR 20481, May 15, 1984, as amended at 49 FR 47383, Dec. 4, 1984; 51 
FR 9649, Mar. 20, 1986; 68 FR 51355, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1302.8  Procedure for effecting compliance.

    (a) General. If there appears to be a failure or threatened failure 
to comply with this part, and if the noncompliance or threatened 
noncompliance cannot be corrected by informal means, compliance with 
this regulation may be effected by the suspension or termination of or 
refusal to grant or to continue financial assistance or by any other 
means authorized by law. Such other means may include, but are not 
limited to,
    (1) A reference to the Department of Justice with a recommendation 
that appropriate proceedings be brought to enforce any rights of the 
United States under any law of the United States (including other titles 
of the Act),
    (2) Institution of appropriate proceedings by TVA to enforce the 
provisions of the agreement of financial assistance or of any deed or 
instrument relating thereto, and
    (3) Any applicable proceeding under State or local law.

The Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of 
Justice, will be notified of all findings of probable noncompliance at 
the same time the recipient or applicant is notified.
    (b) Noncompliance with Sec.  1302.5. If anyone requesting financial 
assistance declines to furnish the assurance required under Sec.  1302.5 
of this part, or otherwise fails or refuses to comply with a requirement 
imposed by or pursuant to that section, financial assistance may be 
refused in accordance with the procedures of paragraph (c) of this 
section and for such purposes, the term ``recipient'' shall be deemed to 
include one which has been denied financial assistance. TVA shall not be 
required to provide assistance in such a case during the pendency of the 
administrative proceedings under such paragraph except that TVA shall 
continue assistance during the pendency of such proceedings where such 
assistance is due and payable pursuant to an agreement therefor entered 
into with TVA prior to the effective date of this part.
    (c) Termination of or refusal to grant or to continue financial 
assistance. No order suspending, terminating or refusing to grant or 
continue financial assistance shall become effective until (1) TVA has 
advised the recipient of his failure to comply and has determined that 
compliance cannot be secured by voluntary means, (2) there has been an 
express finding on the record, after opportunity for hearing, or a 
failure by the recipient to comply with a requirement imposed by or 
pursuant to this part, (3) the action has been approved by the TVA Board 
pursuant to Sec.  1302.9, and (4) the expiration of 30 days after the 
TVA Board has filed with the committee of the House and the committee of 
the Senate having legislative jurisdiction over the program involved, a 
full written report of the circumstances and the grounds for such 
action. Any action to suspend or terminate or to refuse to grant or to 
continue financial assistance shall be limited to the particular 
political entity, or part thereof, or recipient as to whom such a 
finding has been made and shall be limited in its effect to the 
particular program, or part thereof, in which such noncompliance has 
been so found.
    (d) Other means authorized by law. No action to effect compliance by 
any other means authorized by law shall be taken until (1) TVA has 
determined that compliance cannot be secured by voluntary means, (2) the 
recipient or other person has been notified of its failure to comply and 
of the action to be taken to effect compliance, and (3) the expiration 
of at least 10 days from

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the mailing of such notice to the recipient or other person. During this 
period of at least 10 days additional efforts shall be made to persuade 
the recipient or other person to comply with the regulation and to take 
such corrective action as may be appropriate.

[30 FR 311, Jan. 9, 1965, as amended at 38 FR 17945, July 5, 1973. 
Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979. Redesignated and amended at 
49 FR 20483, May 15, 1984; 49 FR 47384, Dec. 4, 1984]



Sec.  1302.9  Hearings.

    (a) Opportunity for hearing. Whenever an opportunity for a hearing 
is required by Sec.  1302.7(b), reasonable notice shall be given by 
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the affected 
recipient. This notice shall advise the recipient of the action proposed 
to be taken, the specific provision under which the proposed action 
against it is to be taken, and the matters of fact or law asserted as 
the basis for this action, and either (1) fix a date not less than 20 
days after the date of such notice within which the recipient may 
request of TVA that the matter be scheduled for hearing or (2) advise 
the recipient that the matter in question has been set down for hearing 
at a stated time and place. The time and place so fixed shall be 
reasonable and shall be subject to change for cause. The complainant, if 
any, shall be advised of the time and place of the hearing. A recipient 
may waive a hearing and submit written information and argument for the 
record. The failure of a recipient to request a hearing under this 
subsection or to appear at a hearing for which a date has been set shall 
be deemed to be a waiver of the right to a hearing under section 602 of 
the Act and Sec.  1302.7(b) and consent to the making of a decision on 
the basis of such information as is available.
    (b) Time and place of hearing. Hearings shall be held at the time 
and place fixed by TVA unless it determines that the convenience of the 
recipient requires that another place be selected. Hearings shall be 
held before the TVA Board, or a member thereof, or, at the discretion of 
the Board, before a hearing examiner designated in accordance with 
section 11 of the Administrative Procedure Act.
    (c) Right to counsel. In all proceedings under this section, the 
recipient and TVA shall have the right to be represented by counsel.
    (d) Procedures, evidence, and record. (1) The hearing, decision, and 
any administrative review thereof shall be conducted in conformity with 
the procedures contained in 5 U.S.C. 554-557 (sections 5-8 of the 
Administrative Procedure Act) and in accordance with such rules of 
procedure as are proper (and not inconsistent with this section) 
relating to the conduct of the hearing, giving of notices subsequent to 
those provided for in paragraph (a) of this section, taking of 
testimony, exhibits, arguments and briefs, requests for findings, and 
other related matters. Both TVA and the recipient shall be entitled to 
introduce all relevant evidence on the issues as stated in the notice 
for hearing or as determined by the officer conducting the hearing at 
the outset of or during the hearing.
    (2) Technical rules of evidence shall not apply to hearings 
conducted pursuant to this part, but rules or principles designed to 
assure production of the most credible evidence available and to subject 
testimony to test by cross-examination shall be applied where reasonably 
necessary by the officer conducting the hearing. The hearing officer may 
exclude irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence. All 
documents and other evidence offered or taken for the record shall be 
open to examination by the parties and opportunity shall be given to 
refute facts and arguments advanced on either side of the issues. A 
transcript shall be made of the oral evidence except to the extent the 
substance thereof is stipulated for the record. All decisions shall be 
based upon the hearing record and written findings shall be made.
    (e) Consolidated or Joint Hearings. In cases in which the same or 
related facts are asserted to constitute noncompliance with this part 
with respect to two or more Federal statutes, authorities, or other 
means by which Federal financial assistance is extended and to which 
this part applies, or noncompliance with this part and the regulations 
of one or more other Federal departments or agencies issued under Title 
VI of the Act, the TVA

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Board may, by agreement with such other departments or agencies where 
applicable, provide for the conduct of consolidated or joint hearings, 
and for the application to such hearings of rules of procedure not 
inconsistent with this part. Final decisions in such cases, insofar as 
this part is concerned, shall be made in accordance with Sec.  1302.9.

[30 FR 311, Jan. 9, 1965, as amended at 38 FR 17945, July 5, 1973. 
Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, and 49 FR 20483, May 15, 
1984; 68 FR 51355, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1302.10  Decisions and notices.

    (a) Decision by a member of the TVA Board or a hearing examiner. A 
member of the TVA Board or a hearing examiner who holds the hearing 
shall either make an initial decision or certify the entire record, 
including the Board member's or examiner's recommended findings and 
proposed decision, to the TVA Board for a final decision. A copy of such 
initial decision or certification shall be mailed to the recipient. 
Where the initial decision is made by a member of the TVA Board or a 
hearing examiner, the recipient may file exceptions to the initial 
decision, together with a statement of reasons therefor. Such exceptions 
and statement shall be filed with the TVA Board within 30 days of the 
date the notice of initial decision was mailed to the recipient. In the 
absence of exceptions, the TVA Board may on its own motion within 45 
days after the initial decision serve on the recipient a notice that the 
TVA Board will review the decision. Upon the filing of such exceptions 
or of such notice of review, the TVA Board shall review the initial 
decision and issue its own decision thereon including the reasons 
therefor. In the absence of either exceptions or a notice of review, the 
initial decision shall constitute the final decision of the TVA Board.
    (b) Decisions on record or review by the TVA Board. Whenever a 
record is certified to the TVA Board for decision or it reviews the 
decision of a member of the TVA Board or a hearing examiner pursuant to 
paragraph (a) of this section, or whenever the TVA Board conducts the 
hearing, the recipient shall be given reasonable opportunity to file 
with the Board briefs or other written statements of its contentions, 
and a copy of the final decision of the Board shall be given in writing 
to the recipient and to the complainant, if any.
    (c) Decisions on record where a hearing is waived. Whenever a 
hearing is waived pursuant to Sec.  1302.8(a) a decision shall be made 
by the TVA Board on the record and a copy of such decision shall be 
given to the recipient, and to the complainant, if any.
    (d) Rulings required. Each decision shall set forth a ruling on each 
finding, conclusion, or exception presented, and shall identify the 
requirement or requirements imposed by or pursuant to this part with 
which it is found that the recipient has failed to comply.
    (e) Approval by TVA Board. Any final decision (other than a decision 
by the TVA Board) which provides for the suspension or termination of, 
or the refusal to grant or continue financial assistance, or the 
imposition of any other sanction available under this regulation or the 
Act, shall promptly be transmitted to the TVA Board, which may approve 
such decision, may vacate it, or remit or mitigate any sanction imposed.
    (f) Content of orders. The final decision may provide for suspension 
or termination of, or refusal to grant or continue financial assistance, 
in whole or in part, to which this regulation applies, and may contain 
such terms, conditions, and other provisions as are consistent with and 
will effectuate the purposes of the Act and this part, including 
provisions designed to assure that no financial assistance to which this 
regulation applies will thereafter be extended to the recipient 
determined by such decision to have failed to comply with this part, 
unless and until it corrects its noncompliance and satisfies TVA that it 
will fully comply with this part.
    (g) Posttermination proceedings. (1) A recipient adversely affected 
by an order issued under paragraph (f) of this section shall be restored 
to full eligibility to receive Federal financial assistance if it 
satisfies the terms and conditions of that order for such eligibility or 
if it brings itself into compliance with this regulation and provides 
reasonable assurance that it will fully comply with this regulation.

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    (2) Any recipient or proposed recipient adversely affected by an 
order entered pursuant to paragraph (f) of this section may at any time 
request TVA to restore fully the recipient's eligibility to receive 
Federal financial assistance. Any such request shall be supported by 
information showing that the recipient has met the requirements of 
paragraph (g)(1) of this section. If TVA determines that those 
requirements have been satisfied, TVA shall restore such eligibility.
    (3) If TVA denies any such request, the recipient may submit a 
written request for a hearing specifying why it believes TVA to have 
been in error. The recipient shall thereupon be given an expeditious 
hearing, with a decision on the record, in accordance with rules of 
procedure issued by TVA. The recipient will be restored to such 
eligibility if the recipient proves at such a hearing that it satisfied 
the requirements of paragraph (g)(1) of this section. While proceedings 
under this paragraph are pending, the sanctions imposed by the order 
issued under paragraph (f) of this section shall remain in effect.

[30 FR 311, Jan. 9, 1965. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979. 
Redesignated and amended at 45 FR 20483, May 15, 1983; 68 FR 51355, Aug. 
26, 2003]



Sec.  1302.11  Judicial review.

    Action taken pursuant to section 602 of the Act is subject to 
judicial review as provided in section 603 of the Act.

[30 FR 311, Jan. 9, 1965. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, and 
49 FR 47384, Dec. 4, 1984]



Sec.  1302.12  Effect on other regulations; supervision and coordination.

    (a) Effect on other regulations. All regulations, orders, or like 
directions heretofore issued by TVA which impose requirements designed 
to prohibit any discrimination against individuals on the ground of 
race, color, or national origin to which this regulation applies, and 
which authorize the suspension or termination of or refusal to grant or 
to continue financial assistance to any recipient of such assistance 
under such program for failure to comply with such requirements, are 
hereby superseded to the extent that such discrimination is prohibited 
by this part, except that nothing in this part shall be deemed to 
relieve any person of any obligation assumed or imposed under any such 
superseded regulation, order, instruction, or like direction prior to 
the effective date of this part. Nothing in this part, however, shall be 
deemed to supersede any of the following (including future amendments 
thereof):
    (1) Executive Order 12250 and regulations issued thereunder, or
    (2) Any other regulations or instructions, insofar as they prohibit 
discrimination on the ground of race, color, or national origin in any 
program or situation to which this regulation is inapplicable, or 
prohibit discrimination on any other ground.
    (b) Supervision and coordination. TVA may from time to time assign 
to officials of other departments or agencies of the Government with the 
consent of such departments or agencies, responsibilities in connection 
with the effectuation of the purposes of Title VI of the Act and this 
part (other than responsibility for final decision as provided in Sec.  
1302.9), including the achievement of effective coordination and maximum 
uniformity within the Executive Branch of the Government in the 
application of Title VI and this part to similar programs and in similar 
situations. Any action taken, determination made, or requirement imposed 
by an official of another department or agency acting pursuant to an 
assignment of responsibility under this subsection shall have the same 
effect as though such action had been taken by TVA.

[38 FR 17945, July 5, 1973. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979. 
Redesignated and amended at 49 FR 20484, May 15, 1984; 68 FR 51355, Aug. 
26, 2003]



  Sec. Appendix A to Part 1302--Federal Financial Assistance to Which 
                         These Regulations Apply

    1. Transfers, leases and licenses of real property for nominal 
consideration to states, counties, municipalities, and other public 
agencies for development for public recreation.
    2. Furnishing funds, property and services to state agencies, local 
governments and citizen organizations to advance economic growth in 
watersheds of Tennessee River tributaries through cooperative resource 
development programs.

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    3. Furnishing funds, property and services to land grant colleges 
for use in a cooperative program utilizing test-demonstration farms to 
test experimental fertilizers developed by TVA and to educate farmers 
and other interested persons concerning these new fertilizers. This 
program also includes the furnishing of fertilizers at reduced prices by 
TVA, through its fertilizer distributors, to such test-demonstration 
farms.
    4. Furnishing space and utilities without charge under agreements 
with state agencies for use in accordance with the Vending Stands for 
Blind Act.

[30 FR 311, Jan. 9, 1965, as amended at 38 FR 17945, July 5, 1973. 
Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979]



PART 1303_PROPERTY MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents



                      Subpart A_General Information

Sec.
1303.1 Applicability.

                       Subpart B_Tobacco Products

1303.2 Definition.
1303.3 Prohibition on tobacco products.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd.

    Source: 61 FR 6110, Feb. 16, 1996, unless otherwise noted.



                      Subpart A_General Information



Sec.  1303.1  Applicability.

    This part sets out certain regulations applicable to buildings, 
structures, and other property under TVA control.



                       Subpart B_Tobacco Products



Sec.  1303.2  Definition.

    Tobacco product means cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, pipe 
tobacco, smokeless tobacco, snuff, and chewing tobacco.

[61 FR 6110, Feb. 16, 1996; 61 FR 54849, Oct. 22, 1996]



Sec.  1303.3  Prohibition on tobacco products.

    (a) Sale of tobacco products by vending machine on TVA property is 
prohibited. Tobacco product vending machines already in place on TVA 
property as of November 15, 1995, may continue in operation for one year 
from February 16, 1996 while TVA completes review of whether such 
machines should be exempted under paragraph (c) of this section.
    (b) Distribution of free samples of tobacco products on TVA property 
is prohibited.
    (c) TVA may, as appropriate, designate areas not subject to this 
section if individuals under the age of 18 are not allowed in such 
areas.



PART 1304_APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE TENNESSEE RIVER SYSTEM AND
REGULATION OF STRUCTURES AND OTHER ALTERATIONS--Table of Contents



            Subpart A_Procedures for Approval of Construction

Sec.
1304.1 Scope and intent.
1304.2 Application.
1304.3 Delegation of authority.
1304.4 Application review and approval process.
1304.5 Conduct of hearings.
1304.6 Appeals.
1304.7 Conditions of approvals.
1304.8 Denials.
1304.9 Initiation of construction.
1304.10 Change in ownership of approved facilities or activities.
1304.11 Little Tennessee River; date of formal submission.

                 Subpart B_Regulation of Floating Cabins

1304.100 Scope and intent.
1304.101 Floating cabins.
1304.102 Numbering of floating cabins and change in ownership.
1304.103 Health, safety, and environmental standards.

            Subpart C_TVA-Owned Residential Access Shoreland

1304.200 Scope and intent.
1304.201 Applicability.
1304.202 General sediment and erosion control provisions.
1304.203 Vegetation management.
1304.204 Docks, piers, and boathouses.
1304.205 Other water-use facilities.
1304.206 Requirements for community docks, piers, boathouses, or other 
          water-use facilities.
1304.207 Channel excavation on TVA-owned residential access shoreland.
1304.208 Shoreline stabilization on TVA-owned residential access 
          shoreland.
1304.209 Land-based structures/alterations.

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1304.210 Grandfathering of preexisting shoreland uses and structures.
1304.211 Change in ownership of grandfathered structures or alterations.
1304.212 Waivers.

         Subpart D_Activities on TVA Flowage Easement Shoreland

1304.300 Scope and intent.
1304.301 Utilities.
1304.302 Vegetation management on flowage easement shoreland.
1304.303 Channel excavation.

                         Subpart E_Miscellaneous

1304.400 Flotation devices and material, all floating structures.
1304.401 Marine sanitation devices.
1304.402 Wastewater outfalls.
1304.403 Marina sewage pump-out stations and holding tanks.
1304.404 Commercial marina harbor limits.
1304.405 Fuel storage tanks and handling facilities.
1304.406 Removal of unauthorized, unsafe, and derelict structures or 
          facilities.
1304.407 Development within flood control storage zones of TVA 
          reservoirs.
1304.408 Variances.
1304.409 Indefinite or temporary moorage of recreational vessels.
1304.410 Navigation restrictions.
1304.411 Fish attractor, spawning, and habitat structures.
1304.412 Definitions.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 831-831ee.

    Source: 68 FR 46936, Aug. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted.



            Subpart A_Procedures for Approval of Construction



Sec.  1304.1  Scope and intent.

    The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 among other things 
confers on TVA broad authority related to the unified conservation and 
development of the Tennessee River Valley and surrounding area and 
directs that property in TVA's custody be used to promote the Act's 
purposes. In particular, section 26a of the Act requires that TVA's 
approval be obtained prior to the construction, operation, or 
maintenance of any dam, appurtenant works, or other obstruction 
affecting navigation, flood control, or public lands or reservations 
along or in the Tennessee River or any of its tributaries. By way of 
example only, such obstructions may include boat docks, piers, 
boathouses, buoys, floats, boat launching ramps, fills, water intakes, 
devices for discharging effluent, bridges, aerial cables, culverts, 
pipelines, fish attractors, shoreline stabilization projects, channel 
excavations, and floating cabins as described in Sec.  1304.101. Any 
person considering constructing, operating, or maintaining any such 
obstruction on a stream in the Tennessee River Watershed should 
carefully review the regulations in this part and the 26a Applicant's 
Package before doing so. The regulations also apply to certain 
activities on TVA-owned land alongside TVA reservoirs and to land 
subject to TVA flowage easements. TVA uses and permits use of the lands 
and land rights in its custody alongside and subjacent to TVA reservoirs 
and exercises its land rights to carry out the purposes and policies of 
the Act. In addition, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (FWPCA), 33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq., have declared it to be congressional policy that agencies should 
administer their statutory authorities so as to restore, preserve, and 
enhance the quality of the environment and should cooperate in the 
control of pollution. It is the intent of the regulations in this part 
1304 to carry out the purposes of the Act and other statutes relating to 
these purposes, and this part shall be interpreted and applied to that 
end.

[68 FR 46936, Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 83 FR 44472, Aug. 31, 2018]



Sec.  1304.2  Application.

    (a) If the facility is to be built on TVA land, the applicant must, 
in addition to the other requirements of this part, own the fee interest 
in or have an adequate leasehold or easement interest of sufficient 
tenure to cover the normal useful life of the proposed facility in land 
immediately adjoining the TVA land. If the facility is to be built on 
private land, the applicant must own the fee interest in the land or 
have an adequate leasehold or easement interest in the property where 
the facility will be located. If the facility is an existing floating 
cabin, it must meet the requirements of subpart B. TVA recognizes, 
however, that in some cases

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private property has been subdivided in a way that left an intervening 
strip of land between the upland boundary of a TVA flowage easement and 
the waters of the reservoir, or did not convey to the adjoining 
landowner the land underlying the waters of the reservoir. In some of 
these situations, the owner of the intervening strip or underlying land 
cannot be identified or does not object to construction of water-use 
facilities by the adjacent landowner. In these situations, TVA may 
exercise its discretion to permit the facility, provided there is no 
objection from the fee owner of the intervening strip or underlying 
land. A TVA permit conveys no property interest. The applicant is 
responsible for locating the proposed facility on qualifying land and 
ensuring that there is no objection from any owner of such land. TVA may 
require the applicant to provide appropriate verification of ownership 
and lack of objection, but TVA is not responsible for resolving 
ownership questions. In case of a dispute, TVA may require private 
parties requesting TVA action to grant or revoke a TVA permit to obtain 
a court order declaring respective ownership and/or land rights. TVA may 
exercise its discretion to permit a facility on TVA land that is located 
up or downstream from the land which makes the applicant eligible for 
consideration to receive a permit.
    (b) Applications shall be addressed to Tennessee Valley Authority, 
at the appropriate Regional Watershed Office location as listed on the 
application and on TVA's website. To contact an office, call 1-800-882-
5263 or email [email protected]. Applications are available on TVA's website.
    (c) Submittal of section 26a application. Applicants must submit 
certain required information depending upon whether a proposed facility 
is a minor or major facility. Examples of the two categories are 
provided in paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this section. Most residential 
related facilities are minor facilities. Commercial or community 
facilities generally are major facilities. TVA shall determine whether a 
proposed facility is minor or major. An application shall not be 
complete until payment of the appropriate fee as determined in 
accordance with 18 CFR part 1310, and disclosed to the applicant in the 
materials provided with the application package or by such other means 
of disclosure as TVA shall from time to time adopt. For purposes of the 
information required to be submitted under this section and the 
determination of fees, a request for a variance to the size limitations 
for a residential-related facility (other than a waiver request under 
Sec.  1304.212 or Sec.  1304.300(a)) shall be regarded as an application 
for a major facility. In addition to the information required in 
paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this section, TVA may require the applicant 
to provide such other information as TVA deems necessary for adequate 
review of a particular application.
    (1) Information required for review of minor facility. By way of 
example only, minor facilities may include: boat docks, piers, rafts, 
boathouses, fences, steps, gazebos, and floating cabins. One copy of the 
application shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the 
instructions included in the section 26a Applicant's Package. The 
application shall include:
    (i) Completed application form. One copy of the application shall be 
prepared and submitted. Application forms are available on TVA's 
website. The application shall include a project description which 
indicates what is to be built, removed, or modified, and the sequence of 
the work. Applications for floating cabins shall include written 
evidence that the floating cabin was located or moored on the Tennessee 
River System as of December 16, 2016, and detailed descriptions of 
mooring method, how electrical service is provided, and how wastewater 
is managed. An application to relocate a floating cabin to a marina 
shall include evidence of approval from the accepting marina operator.
    (ii) Project, plan, or drawing. The project plan/drawing shall:
    (A) Be prepared electronically or on paper suitable for reproduction 
(no larger than 11 by 17 inches).
    (B) Identify the kind of structure, purpose/intended use;
    (C) Show principal dimensions, size, and location in relation to 
shoreline;
    (D) Show the elevation of the structure above the full summer pool; 
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    (E) Indicate the river or reservoir name, river mile, locator 
landmarks, and direction of water flow if known.
    (iii) A site photograph. The photograph shall be at least 3 by 5 
inches in size and show the location of the proposed structure or 
alteration and the adjacent shoreline area.
    (iv) Location map. The location map shall clearly show the location 
of the proposed facility and the extent of any site disturbance for the 
proposed project. An 8\1/2\ by 11-inch copy of one of the following is 
ideal: a TVA land map, a subdivision map, or a portion of a United 
States Geological Survey topographic map. The subdivision name and lot 
number and the map number or name shall be included, if available.
    (v) Environmental consultations and permits. To the fullest extent 
possible the applicant shall obtain or apply for other required 
environmental permits and approvals before or at the same time as 
applying for section 26a approvals. Consultations under the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
shall take place, and permits from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and 
State agencies for water or air regulation shall be obtained or applied 
for at the same time as or before application for section 26a approval. 
The applicant shall provide TVA with copies of any such permits or 
approvals that are issued.
    (2) Information required for a major facility. One (1) copy of the 
application shall be prepared and submitted according to instructions 
included in the section 26a Applicant's Package. By way of example only, 
major projects and facilities may include: marinas, community docks, 
barge terminals, utility crossings, bridges, culverts, roads, wastewater 
discharges, water intakes, dredging, and placement of fill. The 
application shall include:

    (i) Completed application form. Application forms are available on 
TVA's website. The application shall include a narrative project 
description which indicates what is to be built, removed, or modified, 
and the sequence of the work.
    (ii) Project plan or drawing. Adequate project plans or drawings 
shall accompany the application. They shall:
    (A) Be prepared electronically or on paper suitable for reproduction 
(no larger than 11 by 17 inches).
    (B) Contain the date; applicant name; stream; river or reservoir 
name; river mile; locator landmarks; and direction of water flow, if 
known;
    (C) Identify the kind of structure, purpose/intended use;
    (D) Include a plan and profile view of the structure;
    (E) Show principal dimensions, size, and location in relation to 
shoreline;
    (F) Show the elevations of the structure above full summer pool if 
located on a TVA reservoir or above the normal high water elevation if 
on a free-flowing stream or river; and
    (G) Show the north arrow.

    (iii) Location map. The location map must clearly indicate the exact 
location and extent of site disturbance for the proposed project. An 
8\1/2\- by 11-inch copy of the appropriate portion of a United States 
Geological Survey topographic map is recommended. The map number or name 
shall be included. In addition, recent photos of the location are 
helpful for TVA's review and may be included.
    (iv) Other information where applicable. The location of any 
material laydown or assembly areas, staging areas, equipment storage 
areas, new access roads, and road/access closure required by the project 
or needed for construction; the location of borrow or spoil areas on or 
off TVA land; the extent of soil and vegetative disturbance; and 
information on any special reservoir operations needed for the project, 
such as drawdown or water discharge restrictions.
    (v) Site plans. Some projects, particularly larger ones, may require 
a separate site plan which details existing and proposed changes to 
surface topography and elevations (cut and fill, clearing, etc.), 
location of all proposed facilities, and erosion control plans.
    (vi) Environmental consultations and permits. To the fullest extent 
possible the applicant shall obtain or apply for other required 
environmental permits and approvals before or at the same time as 
applying for section 26a approvals. Consultations under the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973

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shall take place, and permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 
State agencies for water or air regulation shall be obtained or applied 
for at the same time as or before application for section 26a approval. 
The applicant shall provide TVA with copies of any such permits or 
approvals that are issued.
    (d) Discharges into navigable waters of the United States. If 
construction, maintenance, or operation of the proposed structure or any 
part thereof, or the conduct of the activity in connection with which 
approval is sought may result in any discharge into navigable waters of 
the United States, applicant shall also submit with the application, in 
addition to the material required by paragraph (c) of this section, a 
copy of the request for certification from the state in which such 
discharge would originate, or if appropriate, from the interstate water 
pollution control agency having jurisdiction over the navigable waters 
at the point where the discharge would originate, or from the 
Environmental Protection Agency, that such state or interstate agency or 
the Environmental Protection Agency has determined that the applicant's 
proposed activity will be conducted in a manner that will comply with 
applicable water quality standards. The applicant shall further submit 
such supplemental and additional information as TVA may deem necessary 
for the review of the application, including, without limitation, 
information concerning the amounts, chemical makeup, temperature 
differentials, type and quantity of suspended solids, and proposed 
treatment plans for any proposed discharges. No section 26a permit will 
be granted until required certification has been obtained or has been 
waived. If a certifying agency has not acted within a reasonable period 
of time, not to exceed one year, of an applicant's request for 
certification from the respective agency and certification is waived, 
TVA will proceed with processing of the section 26a permit application.

[68 FR 46936, Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 79 FR 4621, Jan. 29, 2014; 86 
FR 50632, Sept. 10, 2021]

    Effective Date Note: At 68 FR 46936, Aug. 7, 2003, Sec.  1304.2 was 
revised. Paragraph (c) of this section contains information collection 
and recordkeeping requirements and will not become effective until 
approval has been given by the Office of Management and Budget.



Sec.  1304.3  Delegation of authority.

    The power to approve or disapprove applications under this part is 
delegated to the Vice President, Natural Resources, or the designee 
thereof, subject to appeal to the Chief Executive Officer and 
discretionary review by a designated committee of the TVA Board, as 
provided in Sec.  1304.6. The administration of applications is 
delegated to the Natural Resources staff or the group with functionally 
equivalent responsibilities.

[79 FR 4621, Jan. 29, 2014]



Sec.  1304.4  Application review and approval process.

    (a) TVA shall notify the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and 
other federal agencies with jurisdiction over the application as 
appropriate.
    (b) If a hearing is held for any of the reasons described in 
paragraph (c) of this section, any interested person may become a party 
of record by following the directions contained in the hearing notice.
    (c) Hearings concerning approval of applications are conducted (in 
accordance with Sec.  1304.5) when:
    (1) TVA deems a hearing is necessary or appropriate in determining 
any issue presented by the application;
    (2) A hearing is required under any applicable law or regulation;
    (3) A hearing is requested by the USACE pursuant to the TVA/Corps 
joint processing Memorandum of Understanding; or
    (4) The TVA Investigating Officer directs that a hearing be held.
    (d) Upon completion of the review of the application, including any 
hearing or hearings, the Vice President or the designee thereof shall 
issue an initial decision approving or disapproving the application. The 
basis for the decision shall be set forth in the decision.
    (e) Promptly following the issuance of the decision, the Vice 
President or the designee thereof shall furnish a written copy of the 
decision to the applicant and to any parties of record.

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The initial decision shall become final unless an appeal is made 
pursuant to Sec.  1304.6.

[79 FR 4621, Jan. 29, 2014]



Sec.  1304.5  Conduct of hearings.

    (a) If a hearing is to be held for any of the reasons described in 
Sec.  1304.4(c), TVA shall give notice of the hearing to interested 
persons. Such notice may be given by publication in a daily newspaper of 
general circulation in the area of the proposed structure, personal 
written notice, posting on TVA's Internet Web site, or by any other 
method reasonably calculated to come to the attention of interested 
persons. The notice shall provide to the extent feasible the place, 
date, and time of hearing; the particular issues to which the hearing 
will pertain; the manner of becoming a party of record; and any other 
pertinent information as appropriate. The applicant shall automatically 
be a party of record.
    (b) Hearings may be conducted by any such person or persons as may 
be designated by the Vice President, the Vice President's designee, or 
the Chief Executive Officer. Hearings are public and are conducted in an 
informal manner. Parties of record may be represented by counsel or 
other persons of their choosing. Technical rules of evidence are not 
observed although reasonable bounds are maintained as to relevancy, 
materiality, and competency. Evidence may be presented orally or by 
written statement and need not be under oath. Cross-examination by 
parties of witnesses or others providing statements or testifying at a 
hearing shall not be allowed. After the hearing has been completed, 
additional evidence will not be received unless it presents new and 
material matter that in the judgment of the person or persons conducting 
the hearing could not be presented at the hearing. The Vice President 
may arrange a joint hearing with another federal agency where the 
subject of an application will require the approval of and necessitate a 
hearing by or before that other agency. In TVA's discretion, the format 
of any such joint hearing may be that used by the other agency.

[79 FR 4621, Jan. 29, 2014]



Sec.  1304.6  Appeals.

    (a) Decisions approving or disapproving an application may be 
appealed as provided in this section. Decisions by the Vice President's 
designee may be appealed to the Vice President and decisions by the Vice 
President may be appealed to the Chief Executive Officer, with the 
possibility of further discretionary review by a committee of the TVA 
Board.
    (b) If a designee of the Vice President issues an initial decision 
disapproving an application or approving it with terms and conditions 
deemed unacceptable by the applicant, the applicant may obtain the Vice 
President's review of that decision by mailing within thirty (30) days 
after receipt of the designee's decision a written request to the Vice 
President, Natural Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West 
Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. Otherwise, the initial 
decision of the Vice President's designee becomes final.
    (c) If the Vice President, either initially or as the result of an 
appeal, disapproves an application or approves it with terms and 
conditions deemed unacceptable by the applicant, the applicant may 
obtain the Chief Executive Officer's review of that decision by mailing 
within thirty (30) days after receipt of the decision a written request 
to the Chief Executive Officer, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 W. 
Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. Otherwise, the Vice 
President's decision becomes final.
    (d) The decision of the Chief Executive Officer shall become final 
unless a request for discretionary review by a committee of the Board 
(Committee) is justified by extraordinary circumstances and mailed 
within thirty (30) days after receipt of the decision to the attention 
of Board Services, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill 
Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. If within 60 days of such a request, 
one or more members of the Committee indicate that there are 
extraordinary circumstances warranting further review, the matter will 
be reviewed by the Committee. Otherwise, the Chief Executive Officer's 
decision becomes final. The Committee will schedule a meeting not more 
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twice a year as needed to hear discretionary appeals. The Committee 
decides what kind of process to use for these appeals. Deliberations and 
voting on the reviews will take place at these meetings.
    (e) Any interested party who becomes a party of record at a hearing 
as set forth in Sec.  1304.4(b) and who is aggrieved or adversely 
affected by any decision approving an application may obtain review by 
the Vice President or Chief Executive Officer, as appropriate, and may 
request discretionary review by the Committee, in the same manner as an 
applicant by adhering to the requirements of paragraphs (b), (c), and 
(d) of this section.
    (f) All requests for review shall fully explain the reasons the 
applicant or other aggrieved party of record contends that the decision 
below is in error, and shall include a signed certification that the 
request for review was mailed to each party of record at the same time 
that it was mailed to TVA. TVA shall maintain lists of parties of record 
and make those available upon request for this purpose.
    (g) The applicant and any party of record requesting review by the 
Vice President or Chief Executive Officer may submit additional written 
material in support of their positions within thirty (30) days after 
mailing the request for review or during such additional period as the 
Vice President or Chief Executive Officer may allow.
    (h) In considering an appeal, the Vice President or Chief Executive 
Officer may conduct or cause to be conducted such investigation of the 
application as he or she deems necessary or desirable, and may appoint 
an Investigating Officer. The Investigating Officer may be a TVA 
employee or a person under contract to TVA, and shall not have been 
directly and substantially involved in the decision being appealed. The 
Investigating Officer may be the hearing officer for any hearing held 
during the appeal process. The Vice President or Chief Executive Officer 
shall render a decision approving or disapproving the application based 
on a review of the record and the information developed during any 
investigation and/or submitted by the applicant and any parties of 
record.
    (i) No applicant or party of record shall contact the Chief 
Executive Officer, Committee members, or any other TVA Board member 
during the appeal process, except as specified in correspondence from 
the Chief Executive Officer or from the Committee Secretary. The appeal 
process runs from the date of an appeal to the Chief Executive Officer 
until a final resolution of the matter.
    (j) A written copy of the decision by the Vice President or the 
Chief Executive Officer shall be furnished to the applicant and to all 
parties of record promptly following determination of the matter.
    (k) In the event the Committee grants a request for discretionary 
review, notice of that decision and information about the review shall 
be provided to the person(s) requesting review and to other parties of 
record in accordance with the methods set forth in Sec.  1304.5(a). 
Written notice of the Committee's final determination of the appeal 
shall be provided to the applicant and to all parties of record in 
accordance with the methods set forth in Sec.  1304.5(a).

[79 FR 4622, Jan. 29, 2014]



Sec.  1304.7  Conditions of approvals.

    Approvals of applications shall contain such conditions as are 
required by law and may contain such other general and special 
conditions as TVA deems necessary or desirable.



Sec.  1304.8  Denials.

    TVA may, at its sole discretion, deny any application to construct, 
operate, conduct, or maintain any obstruction, structure, facility, or 
activity that in TVA's judgment would be contrary to the unified 
development and regulation of the Tennessee River system, would 
adversely affect navigation, flood control, public lands or 
reservations, the environment, or sensitive resources (including, 
without limitation, federally listed threatened or endangered species, 
high priority State-listed species, wetlands with high function and 
value, archaeological or historical sites of national significance, and 
other sites or locations identified in TVA Reservoir Land Management 
Plans as requiring protection of the environment),

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or would be inconsistent with TVA's Shoreline Management Policy. In lieu 
of denial, TVA may require mitigation measures where, in TVA's sole 
judgment, such measures would adequately protect against adverse 
effects.



Sec.  1304.9  Initiation of construction.

    A permit issued pursuant to this part shall expire unless the 
applicant initiates construction within eighteen (18) months after the 
date of issuance.



Sec.  1304.10  Change in ownership of approved facilities or activities.

    (a) When there is a change in ownership of the land on which a 
permitted facility or activity is located (or ownership of the land 
which made the applicant eligible for consideration to receive a permit 
when the facility or activity is on TVA land), the new owner shall 
notify TVA within sixty (60) days. Upon application to TVA by the new 
owner, the new owner may continue to use existing facilities or carry 
out permitted activities pending TVA's decision on reissuance of the 
permit. TVA shall reissue the permit upon determining that the 
facilities are in good repair and are consistent with the standards in 
effect at the time the permit was first issued.
    (b) Subsequent owners are not required to modify existing facilities 
constructed and maintained in accordance with the standards in effect at 
the time the permit was first issued provided they:
    (1) Maintain such facilities in good repair; and
    (2) Obtain TVA approval for any repairs that would alter the size of 
the facility, create a structural modification, or for any new 
construction.
    (c) Change in ownership of a floating cabin is addressed in Sec.  
1304.102.

[68 FR 46936, Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 86 FR 50633, Sept. 10, 2021]



Sec.  1304.11  Little Tennessee River; date of formal submission.

    As regards structures on the Little Tennessee River, applications 
are deemed by TVA to be formally submitted within the meaning of section 
26a of the Act, on that date upon which applicant has complied in good 
faith with all applicable provisions of Sec.  1304.2.



                 Subpart B_Regulation of Floating Cabins



Sec.  1304.100  Scope and intent.

    This subpart prescribes requirements for floating cabins on the 
Tennessee River System. Floating cabins as applied to this subpart 
include existing nonnavigable houseboats approved by TVA and other 
existing structures, whose design and use is primarily for human 
habitation or occupation and not for navigation or transportation on the 
water. Floating cabins that were not located or moored on the Tennessee 
River System as of December 16, 2016, shall be deemed new floating 
cabins. New floating cabins are prohibited and subject to the removal 
provisions of this part and Section 9b of the TVA Act. No new floating 
cabins shall be moored, anchored, or installed on the Tennessee River 
System. Floating cabins that were located or moored in the Tennessee 
River System as of December 16, 2016, shall be deemed existing floating 
cabins. Existing floating cabins may remain moored on the Tennessee 
River System provided they remain in compliance with the rules in this 
part and obtain a permit from TVA issued after October 12, 2021. All 
permits for nonnavigable houseboats or floating cabins that were not 
located on the Tennessee River System as of December 16, 2016, are 
terminated. Unless otherwise noted, the term floating cabin refers to 
the primary structure on the monolithic frame as well as all attached 
structures.

[86 FR 50633, Sept. 10, 2021]



Sec.  1304.101  Floating cabins.

    (a)(1) Floating cabins include nonnavigable houseboats approved by 
TVA as of December 16, 2016, and other floating structures moored on the 
Tennessee River System as of this date and determined by TVA in its sole 
discretion to be designed and used primarily for human habitation or 
occupation and not designed and used primarily for navigation or 
transportation on the water as of December 16, 2016. If, at any time, 
the floating cabin is modified

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such that it no longer meets the criteria to be deemed a floating cabin, 
the approval for that existing floating cabin will be terminated. TVA's 
judgment will be guided by, but not limited to, the following factors:
    (i) Whether the structure is usually kept at a fixed mooring point;
    (ii) Whether the structure is actually used on a regular basis for 
transportation or navigation;
    (iii) Whether the structure has a permanent or continuous connection 
to the shore for electrical, plumbing, water, or other utility service;
    (iv) Whether the structure has the performance characteristics of a 
vessel typically used for navigation or transportation on water;
    (v) Whether the structure can be readily removed from the water;
    (vi) Whether the structure is used for intermittent or extended 
human-habitation or occupancy;
    (vii) Whether the structure clearly has a means of propulsion, and 
appropriate power/size ratio;
    (viii) Whether the structure is safe to navigate or use for 
transportation purposes.
    (2) That a structure could occasionally move from place to place, or 
that it qualifies under another federal or state regulatory program as a 
vessel or boat, are factors that TVA also will consider but would not be 
determinative. Floating cabins are not recreational vessels to which 
Sec.  1304.409 applies.
    (b) Owners of floating cabins are required to register the floating 
cabin with TVA by January 10, 2022. Floating cabin owners shall include 
the following information with their registration: Clear and current 
photographs of the structure; a drawing or drawings showing in 
reasonable detail the size and shape of the floating cabin (length, 
width, and height) and attached structures, such as decks or slips 
(length, width, and height); and a completed and signed TVA registration 
form. The completed TVA registration form shall include the mailing and 
contact information of the owner(s); the TVA permit or TVA-issued 
numbers (when applicable); the mooring location of the floating cabin; 
how the floating cabin is moored; how electrical service is provided; 
how wastewater and sewage are managed; and an owner's signature.
    (c) All floating cabins shall comply with the rules contained in 
this part and make application for a section 26a permit by October 1, 
2024.
    (d) Existing floating cabins may remain on the Tennessee River 
System provided they stay in compliance with the rules contained in this 
part and pay any necessary and reasonable fees levied by TVA to ensure 
compliance with TVA's regulations, in accordance with section 9b of the 
TVA Act.
    (e) Existing floating cabins must be moored at one of the following 
locations:
    (1) To the bank of the reservoir at locations where the owner of the 
floating cabin is the owner or lessee (or the licensee of such owner or 
lessee) of the proposed mooring location provided the floating cabin was 
moored at such location as of December 16, 2016;
    (2) At locations described by Sec.  1304.201(a)(1), (2), and (3) 
provided the floating cabin was moored at such location as of December 
16, 2016;
    (3) To the bank of the reservoir at locations where the owner of the 
floating cabin obtained written approval from TVA pursuant to subpart A 
of this part authorizing mooring at such location as of December 16, 
2016; or
    (4) Within the designated and approved harbor limits of a commercial 
marina that complies with Sec.  1304.404. As provided in Sec.  1304.404, 
TVA may adjust harbor limits and require relocation of an existing 
floating cabin within the harbor limits.
    (f) Applications for mooring of a floating cabin outside of 
designated harbor limits will be disapproved if TVA determines that the 
proposed mooring location would be contrary to the intent of this 
subpart.
    (g) A floating cabin moored at a location approved pursuant to this 
subpart shall not be relocated and moored at a different location 
without a permit from TVA, except for movement to a new location within 
the designated harbor limits of the same commercial marina. Existing 
floating cabins may only relocate to the harbor limits of a commercial 
marina that complies with Sec.  1304.404 on the same reservoir where

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the floating cabin was moored as of December 16, 2016. Relocation of a 
floating cabin to another TVA reservoir is prohibited.
    (h)(1) Existing floating cabins shall be maintained in a good state 
of repair and may be maintained without additional approval from TVA. By 
way of example, these activities may include painting, changing the 
internal walls within the existing enclosed space, replacing the 
shingles, siding, electrical wiring, or plumbing, or adding new 
flotation in compliance with Sec.  1304.400. Repair and maintenance 
activities shall not modify the dimensions (length, width, and height) 
of the floating cabin, any external walls, or the enclosed or open 
space.
    (2) Any alterations to the dimensions or approved plans for an 
existing floating cabin shall be deemed a structural modification and 
shall require prior written approval from TVA. All expansions in length, 
width, or height are prohibited, except under the following 
circumstances if approved in writing in advance by TVA:
    (i) TVA may allow alterations necessary to comply with health, 
safety, and environmental standards;
    (ii) TVA may allow changes in roof pitch or allow open portions of 
the monolithic frame to be covered, but no part of the floating cabin 
may exceed a total height of 14 feet above the lowest floor level; or
    (iii) TVA may allow enclosure of existing open space on the 
monolithic frame of the existing floating cabin if the enclosure will 
not result in expansion to the dimensions (length, width, and height) of 
the monolithic frame, subject to Sec.  1304.101(i). At least 24 
contiguous square feet of open space with a minimum width of four feet 
shall be maintained on the monolithic frame for unrestricted boarding.
    (3) Owners must submit an application to TVA 60 days in advance of 
proposed rebuilding of a floating cabin or a significant portion of a 
floating cabin. The owner shall not begin construction until prior 
written acknowledgment from TVA is received. Plans for removal of the 
existing floating cabin or portions to be rebuilt shall be acknowledged 
in writing by TVA before removal occurs, and the removal shall be at the 
owner's expense before construction of the rebuild may begin. The owner 
shall provide evidence of approval from the marina operator to rebuild 
within the marina. TVA may require a new permit for the proposed 
rebuilding. Construction of the rebuilt floating cabin must be completed 
within 18 months. The rebuilt floating cabin shall match the exact 
configuration and dimensions (length, width, and height) of both the 
total floating cabin and the enclosed and open space as approved by TVA; 
attached structures are subject to Sec.  1304.101(i).
    (4) TVA may allow the exchange of multiple existing floating cabins 
removed from the Tennessee River System for a single combined floating 
cabin under the following conditions:
    (i) Prior written approval from TVA shall be obtained before taking 
any actions. Evidence shall be provided to TVA that all existing 
floating cabins to be exchanged were located on the Tennessee River 
System as of December 16, 2016.
    (ii) Plans for removal of the existing floating cabin(s) shall be 
approved in writing by TVA before removal occurs, and the floating 
cabin(s) shall be removed at the owner's expense before construction of 
the new combined floating cabin may begin. Approvals of the existing 
floating cabins to be exchanged will be terminated. Construction on the 
new combined floating cabin must be completed within 18 months.
    (iii) The combined floating cabin shall be moored within the harbor 
limits of a commercial marina that complies with Sec.  1304.404. The 
owner shall provide evidence of approval from the marina operator to 
locate within the marina. The combined floating cabin must be located on 
the same reservoir as any of the existing floating cabins to be 
exchanged.
    (iv) The maximum total size of the monolithic frame of the combined 
floating cabin is 1,000 square feet or the sum of the square footage of 
the monolithic frames of the existing exchanged floating cabins, 
whichever is less. At least 24 contiguous square feet with a minimum 
width of four feet must remain open to allow for unrestricted boarding 
of the combined floating

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cabin. Any square footage of the existing exchanged floating cabins that 
exceeds the maximum allowable total size of the combined floating cabin 
is not transferrable to other projects or owners.
    (v) The maximum height of any part of the combined floating cabin is 
14 feet above the lowest floor level.
    (vi) Floating attached structures, such as decks or platforms, are 
subject to Sec.  1304.101(i).
    (i) With written approval from TVA, floating cabins may be 
accompanied by floating attached structures subject to the following:
    (1) A single floating cabin may have multiple floating attached 
structures. The footprint of each attached structure will be measured as 
a rectangular or square area. The total footprint of all attached 
structures for a single floating cabin cannot exceed 400 square feet or 
the total footprint of the existing attached structures that were part 
of the floating cabin as of December 16, 2016, whichever is greater.
    (2) The footprint of the attached structures shall not be 
incorporated into the footprint of the monolithic frame of the floating 
cabin.
    (3) Attached structures shall not exceed 14 feet in height from the 
lowest floor level, shall not be enclosed, and shall comply with Sec.  
1304.204(p).
    (4) All attached structures must be permitted to the floating cabin 
owner. The owner shall provide evidence of approval from the marina 
operator for the attached structures.
    (5) Existing attached structures that were part of the floating 
cabin as of December 16, 2016, may remain with written approval from 
TVA. Any requests to rebuild or reconfigure attached structures must 
comply with Sec.  1304.101(i)(1) through (4). Attached structures 
associated with a request for a structural modification as described in 
Sec.  1304.101(h)(2)(iii) or a combined floating cabin as described in 
Sec.  1304.101(h)(4) shall not exceed a total footprint of 400 square 
feet.
    (j) Any floating cabin not in compliance with this part is subject 
to the applicable removal provisions of Sec.  1304.406 and section 9b of 
the TVA Act.

[86 FR 50633, Sept. 10, 2021]



Sec.  1304.102  Numbering of floating cabins and change in ownership.

    (a) All approved floating cabins and attached structures shall 
display a number assigned by TVA. The owner of the floating cabin shall 
paint or attach a facsimile of the number on a readily visible part of 
the outside of the facilities in letters at least three inches high. If 
TVA provided a placard or tag, it must be displayed on a readily visible 
part of the outside of the floating cabin.
    (b) When there is a change in ownership of the floating cabin, the 
new owner shall notify TVA within 60 days. Upon application to TVA by 
the new owner, the new owner may continue to use the existing floating 
cabin or carry out permitted activities pending TVA's decision on 
reissuance of the permit. TVA shall reissue the permit upon determining 
the floating cabin is in good repair, is the same configuration and 
dimensions (length, width, and height) of both the floating cabin and 
the enclosed and open space as previously permitted, moored in the same 
location or in the harbor limits of the same commercial marina, and 
complies with the conditions of the previous approval and the 
requirements of this subpart.

[86 FR 50635, Sept. 10, 2021]



Sec.  1304.103  Health, safety, and environmental standards.

    (a) Wastewater. Floating cabins shall comply with Sec.  1304.2(d) 
with regard to discharges into navigable waters of the United States. 
All discharges, sewage, and wastewater, and the pumping, collection, 
storage, transport, and treatment of sewage and wastewater shall be 
managed in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws 
and regulations. If a floating cabin is documented to be in violation of 
any federal, state, or local discharge or water quality regulation by 
the respective regulatory agency, TVA is authorized to revoke the permit 
and require removal of the floating cabin from the Tennessee River 
System if the violation is not corrected as specified by the regulatory 
agency in accordance with the agency's requirements.

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    (b) Flotation. Floating cabins shall comply with the requirements 
for flotation devices and material contained in Sec.  1304.400.
    (c) Mooring. All floating cabins must be moored in such a manner as 
to:
    (1) Avoid obstruction of or interference with navigation, flood 
control, public lands, or reservations;
    (2) Avoid adverse effects on public lands or reservations;
    (3) Prevent the preemption of public waters when moored in permanent 
locations outside of the approved harbor limits of commercial marinas;
    (4) Protect land and land rights owned by the United States 
alongside and subjacent to TVA reservoirs from trespass and other 
unlawful and unreasonable uses;
    (5) Maintain, protect, and enhance the quality of the human 
environment;
    (6) Ensure visibility of all mooring cables; and
    (7) Comply with Sec.  1304.205(c).
    (d) Electrical. Floating cabins shall comply with all applicable 
federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding electrical 
wiring and equipment. If a floating cabin is documented to be in 
violation of any federal, state, or local electrical standard or 
regulation by the respective regulatory agency, TVA is authorized to 
revoke the permit and require removal of the floating cabin from the 
Tennessee River System if the violation is not corrected as specified by 
the regulatory agency in accordance with the agency's requirements. 
Floating cabins shall comply with Sec.  1304.209(c)(2).
    (e) Electrical certifications. Floating cabin owners shall provide, 
in a form acceptable to TVA, certification of compliance with the 
electrical standards of paragraphs (e)(1) and (2) of this section with 
their initial permit application, no later than October 1, 2024, and by 
October 1 of every even-numbered year thereafter. The certification must 
be signed by a licensed electrical engineer, a state-certified 
electrical inspector, or a person certified by the International 
Association of Electrical Inspectors, the International Code Council, or 
an equivalent organization.
    (1) All floating cabins must meet the following minimum requirements 
for ground fault protection:
    (i) The feeder(s) from electrical service on the shore to the 
floating cabin shall have ground fault protection not exceeding 100 
milliamps.
    (ii) If the floating cabin has a transformer, the transformer shall 
have ground fault protection not exceeding 100 milliamps at the first 
overcurrent protection device on the secondary side of the transformer. 
The conductors from the transformer enclosure to the overcurrent 
protection device shall not exceed ten feet and shall be installed in a 
raceway.
    (iii) If the floating cabin is located in a marina and the feeder 
supplying the floating cabin is part of the marina's electrical system, 
the feeder shall have ground fault protection not exceeding 100 
milliamps.
    (iv) If another source of electrical power is utilized on a floating 
cabin, such as but not limited to a generator, photovoltaic cell, or 
wind turbine, the source of electrical power shall have ground fault 
protection not exceeding 100 milliamps at the first overcurrent 
protection device for each source. For permanently installed sources, 
the conductors from the source to the first overcurrent protection 
device shall not exceed ten feet and shall be installed in a raceway.
    (v) The floating cabin owner may determine the devices that are 
utilized to achieve the ground fault protection requirement provided 
such devices are labeled and listed from a third-party testing 
laboratory for the purpose of the installation.
    (2) If power is supplied to the floating cabin by an underwater 
cable, the portable power cable shall, at a minimum, meet the 
requirements of National Fire Protection Association 70 Article 555.13 
(A)(2) and (B)(4) of the 2017 National Electrical Code. For new portable 
power cables installed after October 12, 2021, the cables shall meet the 
requirements of the most recent version of the National Electric Code.

[86 FR 50635, Sept. 10, 2021]

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            Subpart C_TVA-Owned Residential Access Shoreland



Sec.  1304.200  Scope and intent.

    This subpart C applies to residential water-use facilities, 
specifically the construction of docks, piers, boathouses (fixed and 
floating), retaining walls, and other structures and alterations, 
including channel excavation and vegetation management, on or along TVA-
owned residential access shoreland. TVA manages the TVA-owned 
residential access shoreland to conserve, protect, and enhance shoreland 
resources, while providing reasonable access to the water of the 
reservoir by qualifying adjacent residents.



Sec.  1304.201  Applicability.

    This subpart addresses residential-related (all private, 
noncommercial uses) construction activities along and across shoreland 
property owned by the United States and under the custody and control of 
TVA. Individual residential landowners wishing to construct facilities, 
clear vegetation and/or maintain an access corridor on adjacent TVA-
owned lands are required to apply for and obtain a permit from TVA 
before conducting any such activities.
    (a) This subpart applies to the following TVA-reservoir shoreland 
classifications:

    (1) TVA-owned shorelands over which the adjacent residential 
landowner holds rights of ingress and egress to the water (except where 
a particular activity is specifically excluded by an applicable real 
estate document), including, at TVA's discretion, cases where the 
applicant owns access rights across adjoining private property that 
borders on and benefits from rights of ingress and egress across TVA-
owned shoreland.
    (2) TVA-owned shorelands designated in current TVA Reservoir Land 
Management Plans as open for consideration of residential development; 
and
    (3) On reservoirs not having a current approved TVA Reservoir Land 
Management Plan at the time of application, TVA-owned shorelands 
designated in TVA's property forecast system as ``reservoir operations 
property,'' identified in a subdivision plat recorded prior to September 
24, 1992, and containing at least one water-use facility developed prior 
to September 24, 1992.
    (b) Construction of structures, access corridors, and vegetation 
management activities by owners of adjacent upland residential property 
shall not be allowed on any TVA-owned lands other than those described 
in one or more of the classifications identified in paragraph (a) of 
this section.
    (c) Flowage easement shoreland. Except as otherwise specifically 
provided in subpart D of this part, this subpart C does not apply to 
shoreland where TVA's property interest is ownership of a flowage 
easement. The terms of the particular flowage easement and subparts A, 
B, D, and E of this part govern the use of such property.



Sec.  1304.202  General sediment and erosion control provisions.

    (a) During construction activities, TVA shall require that 
appropriate erosion and sediment control measures be utilized to prevent 
pollution of the waters of the reservoir.
    (b) All material which accumulates behind sediment control 
structures must be removed from TVA land and placed at an upland site 
above the 100-year floodplain elevation or the Flood Risk Profile 
Elevation (whichever is applicable).
    (c) Disturbed sites must be promptly stabilized with seeding, 
vegetative planting, erosion control netting, and/or mulch material.



Sec.  1304.203  Vegetation management.

    No vegetation management shall be approved on TVA-owned Residential 
Access Shoreland until a Vegetation Management Plan meeting the 
vegetation management standards contained in this section is submitted 
to and approved by TVA.
    (a) Except for the mowing of lawns established and existing before 
November 1, 1999, all vegetation management activities on TVA-owned 
property subject to this subpart (including all such activities 
described in paragraphs (b) through (m) of this section as ``allowed'' 
and all activities undertaken in connection with a section 26a permit

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obtained before September 8, 2003) require TVA's advance written 
permission. Special site circumstances such as the presence of wetlands 
may result in a requirement for mitigative measures or alternative 
vegetation management approaches.
    (b) Vegetation may be cleared to create and maintain an access 
corridor up to but not exceeding 20 feet wide. The corridor will extend 
from the common boundary between TVA and the adjacent landowner to the 
water-use facility.
    (c) The access corridor will be located to minimize removal of trees 
or other vegetation on the TVA land.
    (d) Grass may be planted and mowed within the access corridor, and 
stone, brick, concrete, mulch, or wooden paths, walkways and/or steps 
are allowed. Pruning of side limbs that extend into the access corridor 
from trees located outside the access corridor is allowed.
    (e) A 50-foot-deep shoreline management zone (SMZ) shall be 
designated by TVA on TVA property; provided, however, that where TVA 
ownership is insufficient to establish a 50-foot-deep SMZ, the SMZ shall 
consist only of all of the TVA land at the location (private land shall 
not be included within the SMZ). Within the SMZ, no trees may be cut or 
vegetation removed, except that which is preapproved by TVA within the 
access corridor.
    (f) Within the 50-foot SMZ and elsewhere on TVA land as defined in 
Sec.  1304.201, clearing of specified understory plants (poison ivy, 
Japanese honeysuckle, kudzu, and other exotic plants on a list provided 
by TVA) is allowed.
    (g) On TVA land situated above the SMZ, selective thinning of trees 
or other vegetation under three inches in diameter at the ground level 
is allowed.
    (h) Removal of trees outside of the access corridor but within the 
SMZ may be approved to make the site suitable for approved shoreline 
erosion control projects.
    (i) Vegetation removed for erosion control projects must be replaced 
with native species of vegetation.
    (j) The forest floor must be left undisturbed, except as specified 
in this section. Mowing is allowed only within the access corridor.
    (k) Planting of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, native grasses, and 
ground covers within the SMZ is allowed to create, improve, or enhance 
the vegetative cover, provided native plants are used.
    (l) Fertilizers and herbicides shall not be applied within the SMZ 
or elsewhere on TVA land, except as specifically approved in the 
Vegetative Management Plan.
    (m) Restricted use herbicides and pesticides shall not be applied on 
TVA-owned shoreland except by a State certified applicator. All 
herbicides and pesticides shall be applied in accordance with label 
requirements.



Sec.  1304.204  Docks, piers, and boathouses.

    Applicants are responsible for submitting plans for proposed docks, 
piers, and boathouses that conform to the size standards specified in 
this section. Where and if site constraints at the proposed construction 
location preclude a structure of the maximum size, TVA shall determine 
the size of facility that may be approved. Applicants are required to 
submit accurate drawings with dimensions of all proposed facilities.
    (a) Docks, piers, boathouses, and all other residential water-use 
facilities shall not exceed a total footprint area of 1,000 square feet, 
unless the proposed water-use facility will be located in an area of 
preexisting development. For the purpose of this regulation, 
``preexisting development'' means either: The water-use facility will be 
located in a subdivision recorded before November 1, 1999, and TVA 
permitted at least one water-use facility in the subdivision prior to 
November 1, 1999; or if there is no subdivision, where the water-use 
facility will be located within a quarter-mile radius of another water-
use facility that TVA permitted prior to November 1, 1999. Water-use 
facilities located in an area of preexisting development shall not 
exceed a total footprint area of 1,800 square feet.
    (b) Docks, boatslips, piers, and fixed or floating boathouses are 
allowable.

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These and other water-use facilities associated with a lot must be sited 
within a 1,000- or 1,800-square-foot rectangular or square area as 
required by Sec.  1304.204(a) at the lakeward end of the access walkway 
that extends from the shore to the structure. Access walkways to the 
water-use structure are not included in calculating the 1,000- or 1,800-
square foot area.
    (c) Docks and walkway(s) shall not extend more than 150 feet from 
the shoreline, or more than one-third the distance to the opposite 
shoreline, whichever is less.
    (d) All fixed piers and docks on Pickwick, Wilson, Wheeler, 
Guntersville, and Nickajack Reservoirs shall have deck elevations at 
least 18 inches above full summer pool level; facilities on all other 
reservoirs, shall be a minimum of 24 inches above full summer pool.
    (e) All docks, piers, and other water-use facilities must be 
attached to the shore with a single walkway which must connect from land 
to the structure by the most direct route and must adjoin the access 
corridor.
    (f) Docks, piers, and boathouses may be fixed or floating or a 
combination of the two types.
    (g) Roofs are allowed on boatslips, except on Kentucky Reservoir 
where roofs are not allowed on fixed structures due to extreme water 
level fluctuations. Roofs over docks or piers to provide shade are 
allowed on all reservoirs.
    (h) Docks proposed in subdivisions recorded after November 1, 1999, 
must be placed at least 50 feet from the neighbors' docks. When this 
density requirement cannot be met, TVA may require group or community 
facilities.
    (i) Where the applicant owns or controls less than 50 feet of 
property adjoining TVA shoreland, the overall width of the facilities 
permitted along the shore shall be limited to ensure sufficient space to 
accommodate other property owners.
    (j) Covered boatslips may be open or enclosed with siding.
    (k) Access walkways constructed over water and internal walkways 
inside of boathouses shall not exceed six feet in width.
    (l) Enclosed space shall be used solely for storage of water-use 
equipment. The outside dimensions of any completely enclosed storage 
space shall not exceed 32 square feet and must be located on an approved 
dock, pier, or boathouse.
    (m) Docks, piers, and boathouses shall not contain living space or 
sleeping areas. Floor space shall not be considered enclosed if three of 
the four walls are constructed of wire or screen mesh from floor to 
ceiling, and the wire or screen mesh leaves the interior of the 
structure open to the weather.
    (n) Except for floating cabins approved in accordance with subpart B 
of this part, toilets and sinks are not permitted on water-use 
facilities.
    (o) Covered docks, boatslips, and boathouses shall not exceed one 
story in height.
    (p) Second stories on covered docks, piers, boatslips, or boathouses 
may be constructed as open decks with railing, but shall not be covered 
by a roof or enclosed with siding or screening.
    (q) In congested areas or in other circumstances deemed appropriate 
by TVA, TVA may require an applicant's dock, pier, or boathouse to be 
located on an area of TVA shoreline not directly fronting the 
applicant's property.

[68 FR 46936, Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 83 FR 44474, Aug. 31, 2018; 86 
FR 50635, Sept. 10, 2021]



Sec.  1304.205  Other water-use facilities.

    (a) A marine railway or concrete boat launching ramp with associated 
driveway may be located within the access corridor. Construction must 
occur during reservoir drawdown. Excavated material must be placed at an 
upland site. Use of concrete is allowable; asphalt is not permitted.
    (b) Tables or benches for cleaning fish are permitted on docks or 
piers.
    (c) All anchoring cables or spud poles must be anchored to the 
walkway or to the ground in a way that will not accelerate shoreline 
erosion. Anchoring of cables, chains, or poles to trees on TVA property 
is not permitted.
    (d) Electrical appliances such as stoves, refrigerators, freezers, 
and microwave ovens are not permitted on docks, piers, or boathouses.

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    (e) Mooring buoys/posts may be permitted provided the following 
requirements are met.
    (1) Posts and buoys shall be placed in such a manner that in TVA's 
judgment they would not create a navigation hazard.
    (2) Mooring posts must be a minimum 48 inches in height above the 
full summer pool elevation of the reservoir or higher as required by 
TVA.
    (3) Buoys must conform to the Uniform State Waterway Marking system.
    (f) Structures shall not be wider than the width of the lot.
    (g) In congested areas, TVA may establish special permit conditions 
requiring dry-docking of floating structures when a reservoir reaches a 
specific drawdown elevation to prevent these structures from interfering 
with navigation traffic, recreational boating access, or adjacent 
structures during winter drawdown.
    (h) Closed loop heat exchanges for residential heat pump application 
may be approved provided they are installed five feet below minimum 
winter water elevation and they utilize propylene glycol or water. All 
land-based pipes must be buried within the access corridor.



Sec.  1304.206  Requirements for community docks, piers, boathouses, or other water-use facilities.

    (a) Community facilities where individual facilities are not 
allowed:
    (1) TVA may limit water-use facilities to community facilities where 
physical or environmental constraints preclude approval of individual 
docks, piers, or boathouses.
    (2) When individual water-use facilities are not allowed, no more 
than one slip for each qualified applicant will be approved for any 
community facility. TVA shall determine the location of the facility and 
the named permittees, taking into consideration the preferences of the 
qualified applicants and such other factors as TVA determines to be 
appropriate.
    (3) In narrow coves or other situations where shoreline frontage is 
limited, shoreline development may be limited to one landing dock for 
temporary moorage of boats not to exceed the 1000-square-foot footprint 
requirement, and/or a boat launching ramp, if the site, in TVA's 
judgment, will accommodate such development.
    (b) Private and community facilities at jointly-owned community 
outlots:
    (1) Applications for private or community facilities to be 
constructed at a jointly-owned community outlot must be submitted either 
with 100 percent concurrence of all co-owners of such lot, or with 
concurrence of the authorized representatives of a State-chartered 
homeowners association with the authority to manage the common lot on 
behalf of all persons having an interest in such lot. If the community 
facility will serve five or more other lots, the application must be 
submitted by the authorized representatives of such an association. TVA 
considers an association to have the necessary authority to manage the 
common lot if all co-owners are eligible for membership in the 
association and a majority are members. TVA may request the association 
to provide satisfactory evidence of its authority.
    (2) Size and number of slips at community water-use facilities lots 
shall be determined by TVA with consideration of the following:

    (i) Size of community outlot;
    (ii) Parking accommodations on the community outlot;
    (iii) Length of shoreline frontage associated with the community 
outlot;
    (iv) Number of property owners having the right to use the community 
outlot;
    (v) Water depths fronting the community lot;
    (vi) Commercial and private vessel navigation uses and restrictions 
in the vicinity of the community lot;
    (vii) Recreational carrying capacity for water-based activities in 
the vicinity of the community lot, and
    (viii) Other site specific conditions and considerations as 
determined by TVA.
    (3) Vegetation management shall be in accordance with the 
requirements of Sec.  1304.203 except that, at TVA's discretion, the 
community access corridor may exceed 20 feet in width, and thinning of 
vegetation outside of the corridor within or beyond the SMZ may be 
allowed to enhance views of the reservoir.

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    (c) TVA may approve community facilities that are greater in size 
than 1000 square feet. In such circumstances, TVA also may establish 
harbor limits.



Sec.  1304.207  Channel excavation on TVA-owned residential access
shoreland.

    (a) Excavation of individual boat channels shall be approved only 
when TVA determines there is no other practicable alternative to 
achieving sufficient navigable water depth and the action would not 
substantially impact sensitive resources.
    (b) No more than 150 cubic yards of material shall be removed for 
any individual boat channel.
    (c) The length, width, and depth of approved boat channels shall not 
exceed the dimensions necessary to achieve three-foot water depths for 
navigation of the vessel at the minimum winter water elevation.
    (d) Each side of the channel shall have a slope ratio of at least 
3:1.
    (e) Only one boat channel or harbor may be considered for each 
abutting property owner.
    (f) The grade of the channel must allow drainage of water during 
reservoir drawdown periods.
    (g) Channel excavations must be accomplished during the reservoir 
drawdown when the reservoir bottom is exposed and dry.
    (h) Spoil material from channel excavations must be placed in 
accordance with any applicable local, State, and Federal regulations at 
an upland site above the TVA Flood Risk Profile elevation. For those 
reservoirs that have no flood control storage, dredge spoil must be 
disposed of and stabilized above the limits of the 100-year floodplain 
and off of TVA property.



Sec.  1304.208  Shoreline stabilization on TVA-owned residential access
shoreland.

    TVA may issue permits allowing adjacent residential landowners to 
stabilize eroding shorelines on TVA-owned residential access shoreland. 
TVA will determine if shoreline erosion is sufficient to approve the 
proposed stabilization treatment.
    (a) Biostabilization of eroded shorelines.
    (1) Moderate contouring of the bank may be allowed to provide 
conditions suitable for planting of vegetation.
    (2) Tightly bound bundles of coconut fiber, logs, or other natural 
materials may be placed at the base of the eroded site to deflect waves.
    (3) Willow stakes and bundles and live cuttings of suitable native 
plant materials may be planted along the surface of the eroded area.
    (4) Native vegetation may be planted within the shoreline management 
zone to help minimize further erosion.
    (5) Riprap may be allowed along the base of the eroded area to 
prevent further undercutting of the bank.
    (b) Use of gabions and riprap to stabilize eroded shorelines.
    (1) The riprap material must be quarry-run stone, natural stone, or 
other material approved by TVA.
    (2) Rubber tires, concrete rubble, or other debris salvaged from 
construction sites shall not be used to stabilize shorelines.
    (3) Gabions (rock wrapped with wire mesh) that are commercially 
manufactured for erosion control may be used.
    (4) Riprap material must be placed so as to follow the existing 
contour of the bank.
    (5) Site preparation must be limited to the work necessary to obtain 
adequate slope and stability of the riprap material.
    (c) Use of retaining walls for shoreline stabilization.
    (1) Retaining walls shall be allowed only where the erosion process 
is severe and TVA determines that a retaining wall is the most effective 
erosion control option or where the proposed wall would connect to an 
existing TVA-approved wall on the lot or to an adjacent owner's TVA-
approved wall.
    (2) The retaining wall must be constructed of stone, concrete 
blocks, poured concrete, gabions, or other materials acceptable to TVA. 
Railroad ties, rubber tires, broken concrete (unless determined by TVA 
to be of adequate size and integrity), brick, creosote timbers, and 
asphalt are not allowed.
    (3) Reclamation of land that has been lost to erosion is not 
allowed.

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    (4) The base of the retaining wall shall not be located more than an 
average of two horizontal feet lakeward of the existing full summer pool 
water. Riprap shall be placed at least two feet in depth along the 
footer of the retaining wall to deflect wave action and reduce 
undercutting that could eventually damage the retaining wall.



Sec.  1304.209  Land-based structures/alterations.

    (a) Except for steps, pathways, boat launching ramps, marine 
railways located in the access corridor, bank stabilization along the 
shoreline, and other uses described in this subpart, no permanent 
structures, fills or grading shall be allowed on TVA land.
    (b) Portable items such as picnic tables and hammocks may be placed 
on TVA land; permanent land-based structures and facilities such as 
picnic pavilions, gazebos, satellite antennas, septic tanks, and septic 
drainfields shall not be allowed on TVA land.
    (c) Utility lines (electric, water-intake lines, etc.) may be placed 
within the access corridor as follows:
    (1) Power lines, poles, electrical panel, and wiring must be 
installed:
    (i) In a way that would not be hazardous to the public or interfere 
with TVA operations;
    (ii) Solely to serve water-use facilities, and
    (iii) In compliance with all State and local electrical codes 
(satisfactory evidence of compliance to be provided to TVA upon 
request).
    (2) Electrical service must be installed with an electrical 
disconnect that is:
    (i) Located above the 500-year floodplain or the flood risk profile, 
whichever is higher, and
    (ii) Is accessible during flood events.
    (3) TVA's issuance of a permit does not mean that TVA has determined 
the facilities are safe for any purpose or that TVA has any duty to make 
such a determination.
    (d) Fences crossing TVA residential access shoreland may be 
considered only where outstanding agricultural rights or fencing rights 
exist and the land is used for agricultural purposes. Fences must have a 
built-in means for easy pedestrian passage by the public and they must 
be clearly marked.



Sec.  1304.210  Grandfathering of preexisting shoreland uses and 
structures.

    In order to provide for a smooth transition to new standards, 
grandfathering provisions shall apply as follows to preexisting 
development and shoreland uses established prior to November 1, 1999, 
which are located along or adjoin TVA-owned access residential 
shoreland.
    (a) Existing shoreline structures (docks, retaining walls, etc.) 
previously permitted by TVA are grandfathered.
    (b) Grandfathered structures may continue to be maintained in 
accordance with previous permit requirements, and TVA does not require 
modification to conform to new standards.
    (c) If a permitted structure is destroyed by fire or storms, the 
permit shall be reissued if the replacement facility is rebuilt to 
specifications originally permitted by TVA.
    (d) Vegetation management at grandfathered developments shall be as 
follows:
    (1) Mowing of lawns established on TVA-owned residential access 
shoreland prior to November 1, 1999, may be continued without regard to 
whether the lawn uses are authorized by a TVA permit.
    (2) At sites where mowing of lawns established prior to November 1, 
1999, is not specifically included as an authorized use in an existing 
permit, TVA will include mowing as a permitted use in the next permit 
action at that site.
    (3) The SMZ is not required where established lawns existed prior to 
November 1, 1999.
    (4) Any additional removal of trees or other vegetation (except for 
mowing of lawns established prior to November 1, 1999) requires TVA's 
approval in accordance with Sec.  1304.203. Removal of trees greater 
than three inches in diameter at ground level is not allowed.



Sec.  1304.211  Change in ownership of grandfathered structures or 
alterations.

    (a) When ownership of a permitted structure or other shoreline 
alteration

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changes, the new owner shall comply with Sec.  1304.10 regarding notice 
to TVA.
    (b) The new owner may, upon application to TVA for a permit, 
continue to use existing permitted docks and other shoreline alterations 
pending TVA action on the application.
    (c) Subsequent owners are not required to modify to new standards 
existing shoreline alterations constructed and maintained in accordance 
with the standards in effect at the time the previous permit was first 
issued, and they may continue mowing established lawns that existed 
prior to November 1, 1999.
    (d) New owners wishing to continue existing grandfathered activities 
and structures must:
    (1) Maintain existing permitted docks, piers, boathouses, and other 
shoreline structures in good repair.
    (2) Obtain TVA approval for any repairs that would alter the size of 
the facility, create a structural modification, for any new 
construction, or for removal of trees or other vegetation (except for 
mowing of lawns established prior to November 1, 1999).

[68 FR 46936, Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 86 FR 50636, Sept. 10, 2021]



Sec.  1304.212  Waivers.

    (a) Waivers of standards contained in this subpart may be requested 
when the following minimum criteria are established:
    (1) The property is within a preexisting development as defined in 
Sec.  1304.204(a); and
    (2) The proposed shoreline alterations are compatible with 
surrounding permitted structures and uses within the subdivision or, if 
there is no subdivision, within the immediate vicinity (one-fourth mile 
radius).
    (b) In approving waivers of the standards of this subpart C, TVA 
will consider the following:
    (1) The prevailing permitted practices within the subdivision or 
immediate vicinity; and
    (2) The uses permitted under the guidelines followed by TVA before 
November 1, 1999.

[68 FR 46936, Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 86 FR 50636, Sept. 10, 2021]



         Subpart D_Activities on TVA Flowage Easement Shoreland



Sec.  1304.300  Scope and intent.

    Any structure built upon land subject to a flowage easement held by 
TVA shall be deemed an obstruction affecting navigation, flood control, 
or public lands or reservations within the meaning of section 26a of the 
Act. Such obstructions shall be subject to all requirements of this part 
except those contained in subpart C of this part, which shall apply as 
follows:
    (a) All of Sec.  1304.212 shall apply.
    (b) Sections 1304.200, 1304.203, 1304.207, and 1304.209 shall not 
apply.
    (c) Section 1304.201 shall not apply except for paragraph (c).
    (d) Section 1304.202 shall apply except that TVA shall determine on 
a case-by-case basis whether it is necessary to remove materials 
accumulated behind sediment control structures to an upland site.
    (e) Section 1304.204 shall apply except that the ``50 feet'' trigger 
of paragraph (i) of that section shall not apply. TVA may impose 
appropriate requirements to ensure accommodation of neighboring 
landowners.
    (f) Section 1304.205 shall apply except that the facilities 
described in paragraph (a) are not limited to locations within an access 
corridor.
    (g) Section 1304.206 shall apply except for paragraph (b)(3).
    (h) Section 1304.208 shall apply except that TVA approval shall not 
be required to conduct the activities described in paragraph (a).
    (i) Section 1304.210 shall apply except for paragraph (d).
    (j) Section 1304.211 shall apply except to the extent that it would 
restrict mowing or other vegetation management.
    (k) Nothing contained in this part shall be construed to be in 
derogation of the rights of the United States or of TVA under any 
flowage easement held by the United States or TVA.



Sec.  1304.301  Utilities.

    Upon application to and approval by TVA, utility lines (electric, 
water-intake lines, etc.) may be placed within the flowage easement area 
as follows:

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    (a) Power lines, poles, electrical panels, and wiring shall be 
installed:
    (1) In a way that would not be hazardous to the public or interfere 
with TVA operations; and
    (2) In compliance with all State and local electrical codes 
(satisfactory evidence of compliance to be provided to TVA upon 
request).
    (b) Electrical service shall be installed with an electrical 
disconnect that is located above the 500-year floodplain or the flood 
risk profile, whichever is higher, and is accessible during flood 
events.
    (c) TVA's issuance of a permit does not mean that TVA has determined 
the facilities are safe for any purpose or that TVA has any duty to make 
such a determination.



Sec.  1304.302  Vegetation management on flowage easement shoreland.

    Removal, modification, or establishment of vegetation on privately-
owned shoreland subject to a TVA flowage easement generally does not 
require approval by TVA. When reviewing proposals for docks or other 
obstructions on flowage easement shoreland, TVA shall consider the 
potential for impacts to sensitive plants or other resources and may 
establish conditions in its approval of a proposal to avoid or minimize 
such impacts consistent with applicable laws and executive orders.

[68 FR 46936, Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 86 FR 50636, Sept. 10, 2021]



Sec.  1304.303  Channel excavation.

    (a) Channel excavation of privately-owned reservoir bottom subject 
to a TVA flowage easement does not require approval by TVA under section 
26a if:
    (1) All dredged material is placed above the limits of the 100-year 
floodplain or the TVA flood risk profile elevation, whichever is 
applicable, and
    (2) The dredging is not being accomplished in conjunction with the 
construction of a structure requiring a section 26a permit.
    (b) Any fill material placed within the flood control zone of a TVA 
reservoir requires TVA review and approval.
    (c) TVA shall encourage owners of flowage easement property to adopt 
the standards for channel excavation applicable to TVA-owned residential 
access shoreland.



                         Subpart E_Miscellaneous



Sec.  1304.400  Flotation devices and material, all floating structures.

    (a)(1) By December 31, 2031, all unencased (i.e., Styrofoam) 
flotation shall have been removed and replaced with flotation consistent 
with this subpart. Structures continuing to use unencased flotation 
after December 31, 2031, will be subject to removal under Sec.  
1304.406. Use or reuse of unencased flotation for repairs, replacement, 
or new construction is prohibited. Existing unencased flotation (secured 
in place prior to September 8, 2003) may continue to be used until 
December 31, 2031, so long as it remains attached and in good condition 
in TVA's judgement. If, in TVA's judgement, the flotation is no longer 
serviceable, it shall be replaced with approved flotation within 24 
months upon notification from TVA.
    (2) All flotation for docks, boat mooring buoys, floating cabins and 
attached structures, and other water-use structures and facilities, 
shall be of materials commercially manufactured for marine use. 
Flotation materials shall be fabricated so as not to crack, peel, 
fragment, become water-logged, or be subject to loss of beads. Flotation 
materials shall be resistant to puncture, penetration, damage by 
animals, and fire. Any flotation within 40 feet of a line carrying fuel 
shall be 100 percent impervious to water and fuel. Use of plastic, 
metal, or other previously used drums or containers for encasement or 
flotation purposes is prohibited, except as provided in paragraph (c) of 
this section for certain metal drums already in use. For any flotation 
devices or material, repair or replacement is required when it no longer 
performs its designated function or it exhibits any of the conditions 
prohibited by this subpart.
    (b) Because of the possible release of toxic or polluting 
substances, and the hazard to navigation from metal drums that become 
partially filled with water and escape from docks, boathouses, 
houseboats, floats, and other water-use structures and facilities for 
which they are used for flotation, the use of metal

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drums in any form, except as authorized in paragraph (c) of this 
section, for flotation of any facilities is prohibited.
    (c) Only metal drums which have been filled with plastic foam or 
other solid flotation materials and welded, strapped, or otherwise 
firmly secured in place prior to July 1, 1972, on existing facilities 
are permitted. Replacement of any metal drum flotation permitted to be 
used by this paragraph must be with a commercially manufactured 
flotation device or material specifically designed for marine 
applications (for example, pontoons, boat hulls, or other buoyancy 
devices made of steel, aluminum, fiberglass, or plastic foam, as 
provided for in paragraph (a) of this section).
    (d) Every flotation device employed in the Tennessee River system 
must be firmly and securely affixed to the structure it supports with 
materials capable of withstanding prolonged exposure to wave wash and 
weather conditions.

[68 FR 46936, Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 86 FR 50636, Sept. 10, 2021]



Sec.  1304.401  Marine sanitation devices.

    No person operating a commercial boat dock permitted under this part 
shall allow the mooring at such permitted facility of any watercraft or 
floating structure equipped with a marine sanitation device (MSD) unless 
such MSD is in compliance with all applicable statutes and regulations, 
including the FWPCA and regulations issued thereunder, and, where 
applicable, statutes and regulations governing ``no discharge'' zones.



Sec.  1304.402  Wastewater outfalls.

    Applicants for a wastewater outfall shall provide copies of all 
Federal, State, and local permits, licenses, and approvals required for 
the facility prior to applying for TVA approval, or shall concurrently 
with the TVA application apply for such approvals. A section 26a permit 
shall not be issued until other required water quality approvals are 
obtained, and TVA reserves the right to impose additional requirements.



Sec.  1304.403  Marina sewage pump-out stations and holding tanks.

    All pump-out facilities constructed after September 8, 2003 shall 
meet the following minimum design and operating requirements:
    (a) Spill-proof connection with shipboard holding tanks;
    (b) Suction controls or vacuum breaker capable of limiting suction 
to such levels as will avoid collapse of rigid holding tanks;
    (c) Available fresh water facilities for tank flushing;
    (d) Check valve and positive cut-off or other device to preclude 
spillage when breaking connection with vessel being severed;
    (e) Adequate interim storage where storage is necessary before 
transfer to approved treatment facilities;
    (f) No overflow outlet capable of discharging effluent into the 
reservoir;
    (g) Alarm system adequate to notify the operator when the holding 
tank is full;
    (h) Convenient access to holding tanks and piping system for 
purposes of inspection;
    (i) Spill-proof features adequate for transfer of sewage from all 
movable floating pump-out facilities to shore-based treatment plants or 
intermediate transfer facilities;
    (j) A reliable disposal method consisting of:
    (1) An approved upland septic system that meets TVA, State, and 
local requirements; or
    (2) Proof of a contract with a sewage disposal contractor; and
    (k) A written statement to TVA certifying that the system shall be 
operated and maintained in such a way as to prevent any discharge or 
seepage of wastewater or sewage into the reservoir.



Sec.  1304.404  Commercial marina harbor limits.

    The landward limits of commercial marina harbor areas are determined 
by the extent of land rights held by the dock operator. The lakeward 
limits of harbors at commercial marinas will be designated by TVA on the 
basis of the size and extent of facilities at the dock, navigation and 
flood control requirements, optimum use of lands and land

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rights owned by the United States, carrying capacity of the reservoir 
area in the vicinity of the marina, and on the basis of the 
environmental effects associated with the use of the harbor. Mooring 
buoys, slips, breakwaters, and permanent anchoring are prohibited beyond 
the lakeward extent of harbor limits. TVA may, at its discretion, 
reconfigure harbor limits based on changes in circumstances, including 
but not limited to, changes in the ownership of the land base supporting 
the marina.



Sec.  1304.405  Fuel storage tanks and handling facilities.

    Fuel storage tanks and handling facilities are generally either 
underground (UST) or aboveground (AST) storage tank systems. An UST is 
any one or combination of tanks or tank systems defined in applicable 
Federal or State regulations as an UST. Typically (unless otherwise 
provided by applicable Federal or State rules), an UST is used to 
contain a regulated substance (such as a petroleum product) and has 10 
percent or more of its total volume beneath the surface of the ground. 
The total volume includes any piping used in the system. An UST may be a 
buried tank, or an aboveground tank with buried piping if the piping 
holds 10 percent or more of the total system volume including the tank. 
For purposes of this part, an aboveground storage tank (AST) is any 
storage tank whose total volume (piping and tank) is less than 10 
percent underground or any storage tank defined by applicable law or 
regulation as an AST.
    (a) TVA requires the following to be included in all applications 
submitted after September 8, 2003 to install an UST or any part of an 
UST system below the 500-year flood elevation on a TVA reservoir, or 
regulated tailwater:
    (1) A copy of the State approval for the UST along with a copy of 
the application sent to the State and any plans or drawings that were 
submitted for the State's review;
    (2) Evidence of secondary containment for all piping or other 
systems associated with the UST;
    (3) Evidence of secondary containment to contain leaks from gas 
pump(s);
    (4) Calculations certified by a licensed, professional engineer in 
the relevant State showing how the tank will be anchored so that it does 
not float during flooding; and
    (5) Evidence, where applicable, that the applicant has complied with 
all spill prevention, control and countermeasures (SPCC) requirements.
    (b) The applicant must accept and sign a document stating that the 
applicant shall at all times be the owner of the UST system, that TVA 
shall have the right (but no duty) to prevent or remedy pollution or 
violations of law, including removal of the UST system, with costs 
charged to the applicant, that the applicant shall at all times maintain 
and operate the UST system in full compliance with applicable Federal, 
State, and local UST regulations, and that the applicant shall maintain 
eligibility in any applicable State trust fund.
    (c) An application to install an AST or any part of an AST system 
below the 500-year elevation on a TVA reservoir or a regulated tailwater 
is subject to all of the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this 
section except that paragraph (a)(1) shall not apply in States that do 
not require application or approval for installation of an AST. 
Eligibility must be maintained for any applicable AST trust fund, and 
the system must be maintained and operated in accordance with any 
applicable AST regulations. The applicant must notify and obtain any 
required documents or permission from the State fire marshal's office 
prior to installation of the AST. The applicant must also follow the 
National Fire Protection Association Codes 30 and 30A for installation 
and maintenance of flammable and combustible liquids storage tanks at 
marine service stations.
    (d) Fuel handling on private, non-commercial docks and piers. TVA 
will not approve the installation, operation, or maintenance of fuel 
handling facilities on any private, non-commercial dock or pier.
    (e) Floating fuel handling facilities. TVA will not approve the 
installation of any floating fuel handling facility or fuel storage 
tank.

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    (f) Demonstration of financial responsibility. Applicants for a fuel 
handling facility to be located in whole or in part on TVA land shall be 
required to provide TVA, in a form and amount acceptable to TVA, a 
surety bond, irrevocable letter of credit, pollution liability 
insurance, or other evidence of financial responsibility in the event of 
a release.



Sec.  1304.406  Removal of unauthorized, unsafe, and derelict structures
or facilities.

    If, at any time, any dock, wharf, boathouse (fixed or floating), 
floating cabin, outfall, aerial cable or other fixed or floating 
structure or facility (including any navigable boat or vessel that has 
become deteriorated or is a potential navigation hazard or impediment to 
flood control) is anchored, installed, constructed or moored in a manner 
inconsistent with this part, or is not constructed in accordance with 
TVA's approval or plans approved by TVA, or is not maintained or 
operated so as to remain in accordance with this part and such approval 
or plans, or is not kept in a good state of repair and in good, safe and 
substantial condition, and the owner or operator thereof fails to repair 
or remove such structure (or operate or maintain it in accordance with 
such approval or plans) within ninety (90) days after written notice 
from TVA to do so, TVA may cancel any license, permit, or approval and 
remove such structure, and/or cause it to be removed, from the Tennessee 
River system and/or lands in the custody and control of TVA. Such 
written notice may be given by mailing a copy thereof to the owner's 
address as listed on the license, permit, or approval or by posting a 
copy on the structure or facility. TVA may remove or cause to be removed 
any such structure or facility anchored, installed, constructed, or 
moored without such license, permit, or approval, whether such license 
or approval has once been obtained and subsequently canceled, or whether 
it has never been obtained. TVA's removal costs shall be charged to the 
owner of the structure, and payment of such costs shall be a condition 
of approval for any future facility proposed to serve the tract of land 
at issue or any tract derived therefrom whether or not the current owner 
caused such charges to be incurred. In addition, any applicant with an 
outstanding removal charge payable to TVA shall, until such time as the 
charge be paid in full, be ineligible to receive a permit or approval 
from TVA for any facility located anywhere along or in the Tennessee 
River or its tributaries. TVA shall not be responsible for the loss of 
property associated with the removal of any such structure or facility 
including, without limitation, the loss of any navigable boat or vessel 
moored at such a facility. Any costs voluntarily incurred by TVA to 
protect and store such property shall be removal costs within the 
meaning of this section, and TVA may sell such property and apply the 
proceeds toward any and all of its removal costs. Small businesses 
seeking expedited consideration of the economic impact of actions under 
this section may contact TVA's Supplier and Diverse Business Relations 
staff, TVA Procurement, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 
37402-2801.

[68 FR 46936, Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 83 FR 44474, Aug. 31, 2018; 86 
FR 50636, Sept. 10, 2021]



Sec.  1304.407  Development within flood control storage zones of TVA
reservoirs.

    (a) Activities involving development within the flood control 
storage zone on TVA reservoirs will be reviewed to determine if the 
proposed activity qualifies as a repetitive action. Under TVA's 
implementation of Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, 
repetitive actions are projects within a class of actions TVA has 
determined to be approvable without further review and documentation 
related to flood control storage, provided the loss of flood control 
storage caused by the project does not exceed one acre-foot. A partial 
list of repetitive actions includes:
    (1) Private and public water-use facilities;
    (2) Commercial recreation boat dock and water-use facilities;
    (3) Water intake structures;
    (4) Outfalls;
    (5) Mooring and loading facilities for barge terminals;

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    (6) Minor grading and fills; and
    (7) Bridges and culverts for pedestrian, highway, and railroad 
crossings.
    (b) Projects resulting in flood storage loss in excess of one acre-
foot will not be considered repetitive actions.
    (c) For projects not qualifying as repetitive actions, the applicant 
shall be required, as appropriate, to evaluate alternatives to the 
placement of fill or the construction of a project within the flood 
control storage zone that would result in lost flood control storage. 
The alternative evaluation would either identify a better option or 
support and document that there is no reasonable alternative to the loss 
of flood control storage. If this determination can be made, the 
applicant must then demonstrate how the loss of flood control storage 
will be minimized.
    (1) In addition, documentation shall be provided regarding:
    (i) The amount of anticipated flood control storage loss;
    (ii) The cost of compensation of the displaced flood control storage 
(how much it would cost to excavate material from the flood control 
storage zone, haul it to an upland site and dispose of it);
    (iii) The cost of mitigation of the displaced flood control storage 
(how much it would cost to excavate material from another site within 
the flood control storage zone, haul it to the project site and use as 
the fill material);
    (iv) The cost of the project; and
    (v) The nature and significance of any economic and/or natural 
resource benefits that would be realized as a result of the project.
    (2) TVA may, in its discretion, decline to permit any project that 
would result in the loss of flood control storage.
    (d) Recreational vehicles parked or placed within flood control 
storage zones of TVA reservoirs shall be deemed an obstruction affecting 
navigation, flood control, or public lands or reservations within the 
meaning of section 26a of the Act unless they:
    (1) Remain truly mobile and ready for highway use. The unit must be 
on its wheels or a jacking system and be attached to its site by only 
quick disconnect type utilities;
    (2) Have no permanently attached additions, connections, 
foundations, porches, or similar structures; and
    (3) Have an electrical cutoff switch that is located above the flood 
control zone and fully accessible during flood events.



Sec.  1304.408  Variances.

    The Vice President or the designee thereof is authorized, following 
consideration whether a proposed structure or other regulated activity 
would adversely impact navigation, flood control, public lands or 
reservations, power generation, the environment, or sensitive 
environmental resources, or would be incompatible with surrounding uses 
or inconsistent with an approved TVA reservoir land management plan, to 
approve a structure or activity that varies from the requirements of 
this part in minor aspects.



Sec.  1304.409  Indefinite or temporary moorage of recreational vessels.

    (a) Recreational vessels' moorage at unpermitted locations along the 
water's edge of any TVA reservoir may not exceed 14 consecutive days at 
any one place or at any place within one mile thereof.
    (b) Recreational vessels may not establish temporary moorage within 
the limits of primary or secondary navigation channels.
    (c) Moorage lines of recreational vessels may not be placed in such 
a way as to block or hinder boating access to any part of the reservoir.
    (d) Permanent or extended moorage of a recreational vessel along the 
shoreline of any TVA reservoir without approval under section 26a of the 
TVA Act is prohibited.



Sec.  1304.410  Navigation restrictions.

    (a) Except for the placement of riprap along the shoreline, 
structures, land based or water use, shall not be located within the 
limits of safety harbors and landings established for commercial 
navigation.
    (b) Structures shall not be located in such a way as to block the 
visibility of navigation aids. Examples of navigation aids are lights, 
dayboards, and directional signs.

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    (c) The establishment of ``no-wake'' zones outside approved harbor 
limits is prohibited at marinas or community dock facilities that are 
adjacent to or near a commercial navigation channel. In such 
circumstances, facility owners may, upon approval from TVA, install a 
floating breakwater along the harbor limit to reduce wave and wash 
action.



Sec.  1304.411  Fish attractor, spawning, and habitat structures.

    Fish attractors constitute potential obstructions and require TVA 
approval.
    (a) Fish attractors may be constructed of anchored brush piles, log 
cribs, and/or spawning benches, stake beds, vegetation, or rock piles, 
provided they meet ``TVA Guidelines for Fish Attractor Placement in TVA 
Reservoirs'' (TVA 1997).
    (b) When established in connection with an approved dock, fish 
attractors shall not project more than 30 feet out from any portion of 
the dock.
    (c) Any floatable materials must be permanently anchored.



Sec.  1304.412  Definitions.

    Except as the context may otherwise require, the following words or 
terms, when used in this part 1304, have the meaning specified in this 
section.
    100-year floodplain means that area inundated by the one percent 
annual chance (or 100-year) flood.
    500-year floodplain means that area inundated by the 0.2 percent 
annual chance (or 500-year) flood; any land susceptible to inundation 
during the 500-year or greater flood.
    Act means the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended.
    Applicant means the person, corporation, State, municipality, 
political subdivision or other entity making application to TVA.
    Application means a written request for the approval of plans 
pursuant to the regulations contained in this part.
    Attached structure means a floating deck, walkway, platform, slip, 
Jet Ski port, or other floating structure that supports the use of a 
floating cabin and can be detached from the floating cabin. Attached 
structures are not considered part of the monolithic frame of a floating 
cabin.
    Backlot means a residential lot not located adjacent to the 
shoreland but located in a subdivision associated with the shoreland.
    Board means the Board of Directors of TVA.
    Chief Executive Officer means the Chief Executive Officer, TVA.
    Combined floating cabin means a single floating cabin that replaces 
two or more existing floating cabins.
    Committee means a committee of the TVA Board of Directors that has 
been designated by the TVA Board to hear appeals under this regulation.
    Community outlot means a subdivision lot located adjacent to the 
shoreland and designated by deed, subdivision covenant, or recorded plat 
as available for use by designated property owners within the 
subdivision.
    Dredging means the removal of material from a submerged location, 
primarily for deepening harbors and waterways.
    Enclosed structure means a structure enclosed overhead and on all 
sides so as to keep out the weather. Floor space shall not be considered 
enclosed if three of the four walls are constructed of wire or screen 
mesh from floor to ceiling, and the wire or screen mesh leaves the 
interior of the structure open to the weather.
    Existing floating cabin means a floating cabin that was located or 
moored on the Tennessee River System as of December 16, 2016.
    Floating cabin means a nonnavigable houseboat approved by TVA as of 
December 16, 2016, and other floating structures moored on the Tennessee 
River System and determined by TVA in its sole discretion to be designed 
and used primarily for human habitation or occupation and not designed 
and used primarily for navigation or transportation on the water.
    Flood control storage means the volume within an elevation range on 
a TVA reservoir that is reserved for the storage of floodwater.
    Flood control storage zone means the area within an elevation range 
on a TVA reservoir that is reserved for the storage of floodwater. TVA 
shall, upon request, identify the contour marking the upper limit of the 
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storage zone at particular reservoir locations.
    Flood risk profile elevation means the elevation of the 500-year 
flood that has been adjusted for surcharge at the dam. Surcharge is the 
ability to raise the water level behind the dam above the top-of-gates 
elevation.
    Flowage easement shoreland means privately-owned properties where 
TVA has the right to flood the land.
    Footprint means the total water surface area of either a square or 
rectangular shape occupied by a floating cabin or adjoining property 
owner's dock, pier, boathouse, or boatwells.
    Full summer pool means the targeted elevation to which TVA plans to 
fill each reservoir during its annual operating cycle. Applicants are 
encouraged to consult the appropriate TVA Watershed Team or the TVA 
website to obtain the full summer pool elevation for the reservoir in 
question at the time the application is submitted.
    Land-based structure means any structure constructed on ground 
entirely above the full summer pool elevation of a TVA reservoir but 
below the maximum shoreline contours of that reservoir.
    Maximum shoreline contour means an elevation typically five feet 
above the top of the gates of a TVA dam. It is sometimes the property 
boundary between TVA property and adjoining private property.
    Monolithic frame means the supporting floor structure of a floating 
cabin that is constructed as one rigid component. It specifically 
excludes any attached structures, such as decks and platforms, 
regardless of when they were connected or how they are connected (e.g., 
pins, hinges, bolts, ropes).
    New floating cabin means a floating cabin that was not located or 
moored on the Tennessee River System as of December 16, 2016.
    Owner or landowner ordinarily means all of the owners of a parcel of 
land. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this part, in all 
cases where TVA approval is required to engage in an activity and the 
applicant's eligibility to seek approval depends on status as an owner 
of real property, the owner or owners of only a fractional interest or 
of fractional interests totaling less than one in any such property 
shall not be considered, by virtue of such fractional interest or 
interests only, to be an owner and as such eligible to seek approval to 
conduct the activity without the consent of the other co-owners. In 
cases where the applicant owns water access rights across adjoining 
private property that borders TVA-owned shoreland, TVA may exercise its 
discretion to consider such person an owner, taking into account the 
availability of the shoreline to accommodate similarly situated owners 
and such other factors as TVA deems to be appropriate. In subdivisions 
where TVA had an established practice prior to September 8, 2003 of 
permitting individual or common water-use facilities on or at jointly-
owned lots without the consent of all co-owners, TVA may exercise its 
discretion to continue such practice, taking into account the 
availability of the shoreline to accommodate similarly situated owners 
and other factors as TVA deems to be appropriate; provided, however, 
that the issuance of a TVA permit conveys no property interests, and the 
objections of a co-owner may be a basis for revocation of the permit.
    Rebuilding means replacement of all or a significant portion of an 
approved obstruction to the same configuration, total footprint, and 
dimensions (length, width, and height of the obstruction or enclosed or 
open space) as the approved plans, standards, and conditions of the 
section 26a permit.
    Shoreland means the surface of land lying between minimum winter 
pool elevation of a TVA reservoir and the maximum shoreline contour.
    Shoreline means the line where the water of a TVA reservoir meets 
the shore when the water level is at the full summer pool elevation.
    Shoreline Management Zone (SMZ) means a 50-foot-deep vegetated zone 
designated by TVA on TVA-owned land.
    Structural modification means any alteration to the dimensions 
(length, width, and height of the obstruction or enclosed or open 
space), footprint, or approved plans of a structure.
    Tennessee River System means TVA reservoirs, the Tennessee River or 
any of the Tennessee River's tributaries.

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    TVA means the Tennessee Valley Authority.
    TVA Investigating Officer means a TVA employee or a person under 
contract to TVA appointed by the Vice President or the CEO to 
investigate any issue concerning an appeal of a decision on an 
application under this part.
    TVA property means real property owned by the United States and 
under the custody and control of TVA.
    Vice President means the Vice President, Natural Resources, TVA, or 
a position with functionally equivalent supervisory responsibilities.
    Water-based structure means any structure, fixed or floating, 
constructed on or in navigable waters of the United States.
    Winter drawdown elevation means the elevation to which a reservoir 
water level is lowered during fall to provide storage capacity for 
winter and spring floodwaters.
    Winter pool means the lowest level expected for the reservoir during 
the flood season.

[68 FR 46936, Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 79 FR 4622, Jan. 29, 2014; 83 
FR 44474, Aug. 31, 2018; 86 FR 50636, Sept. 10, 2021]

                          PART 1305 [RESERVED]



PART 1306_RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION POLICIES-
-Table of Contents



                  Subpart A_Regulations and Procedures

Sec.
1306.1 Purpose and applicability.
1306.2 Uniform real property acquisition policy.
1306.3 Surrender of possession.
1306.4 Rent after acquisition.
1306.5 Tenants' rights in improvements.
1306.6 Expense of transfer of title and proration of taxes.

Subpart B [Reserved]

    Authority: Sec. 213, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-646, 84 Stat. 1894 (42 
U.S.C. 4601) as amended by the Surface Transportation and Uniform 
Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, Title IV of Pub. L. 100-17, 101 Stat. 
246-256 (42 U.S.C. 4601 note); 48 Stat. 58, as amended (16 U.S.C. 831-
831dd).



                  Subpart A_Regulations and Procedures



Sec.  1306.1  Purpose and applicability.

    (a) Purpose. The purpose of the regulations and procedures in this 
Subpart A is to implement Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-646, 84 Stat. 42 
U.S.C. 4601) as amended by the Surface Transportation and Uniform 
Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (Title IV of Pub. L. 100-17, Stat. 
246-256, 42 U.S.C. 4601 note) (Uniform Act, as amended).
    (b) Applicability. (1) Titles and I and II of the Uniform Act, as 
amended, govern relocation assistance by TVA. For TVA program activities 
undertaken after April 1, 1989, relocation assistance under those titles 
will be governed by implementing regulations set forth in Subpart A and 
Subparts C through G of 49 CFR part 24.
    (2) Regulations and procedures for complying with the real property 
acquisition provisions of Title III of the Uniform Act, as amended, are 
set forth in this part.

[52 FR 48019, Dec. 17, 1987]



Sec.  1306.2  Uniform real property acquisition policy.

    (a) Before negotiations are initiated for acquisition of real 
property, the Chief of TVA's Land Branch will cause the property to be 
appraised and establish an amount believed to be just compensation 
therefor. The appraiser shall afford the owner or his representative an 
opportunity to accompany him during his inspection of the property.
    (b) When negotiations are initiated to acquire real property, the 
owner will be given a written statement of, and summary of the basis 
for, the amount estimated as just compensation. The statement will 
identify the property and the interest therein to be acquired, including 
buildings and other improvements to be acquired as a part of the real 
property, the amount of the estimated just compensation, and the basis 
therefor. If only a portion of the property is to be acquired, the 
statement

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will include a statement of damages and benefits, if any, to the 
remainder.

[38 FR 3592, Feb. 8, 1973. Redesignated at 52 FR 48019, Dec. 17, 1987]



Sec.  1306.3  Surrender of possession.

    Possession of real property will not be taken until the owner has 
been paid the agreed purchase price or TVA's estimate of just 
compensation has been deposited in court in a condemnation proceeding. 
To the greatest extent practicable, no person will be required to move 
from property acquired by TVA without at least 90 days' written notice 
thereof.

[38 FR 3592, Feb. 8, 1973. Redesignated at 52 FR 48019, Dec. 17, 1987]



Sec.  1306.4  Rent after acquisition.

    If TVA rents real property acquired by it to the former owner or 
former tenant, the amount of rent shall not exceed the fair rental value 
on a short-term basis.

[38 FR 3592, Feb. 8, 1973. Redesignated at 52 FR 48019, Dec. 17, 1987]



Sec.  1306.5  Tenants' rights in improvements.

    Tenants of real property being acquired by TVA will be paid just 
compensation for any improvements owned by them, whether or not they 
might have a right to remove such improvements under the terms of their 
tenancy. Such payment will be made only upon the condition that all 
right, title, and interest of the tenant in such improvements shall be 
transferred to TVA and upon the further condition that the owner of the 
real property being acquired shall execute a disclaimer of any interest 
in said improvements.

[38 FR 3592, Feb. 8, 1973. Redesignated at 52 FR 48019, Dec. 17, 1987]



Sec.  1306.6  Expense of transfer of title and proration of taxes.

    In connection with the acquisition of real property by TVA:
    (a) TVA will, to the extent it deems fair and reasonable, bear all 
expenses incidental to the transfer of title to the United States, 
including penalty costs for the prepayment of any valid preexisting 
recorded mortgage;
    (b) Real property taxes shall be prorated to relieve the seller from 
paying taxes which are allocable to a period subsequent to vesting of 
title in the United States or the date of possession, whichever is 
earlier.

[38 FR 3592, Feb. 8, 1973. Redesignated at 52 FR 48019, Dec. 17, 1987]

Subpart B [Reserved]



PART 1307_NONDISCRIMINATION WITH RESPECT TO HANDICAP--Table of Contents



Sec.
1307.1 Definitions.
1307.2 Purpose.
1307.3 Application.
1307.4 Discrimination prohibited.
1307.5 Employment discrimination.
1307.6 Accessibility.
1307.7 Assurances required.
1307.8 Compliance information.
1307.9 Conduct of investigations.
1307.10 Procedure for effecting compliance.
1307.11 Hearings.
1307.12 Decisions and notices.
1307.13 Effect on other regulations; supervision and coordination.

    Authority: TVA Act, 48 Stat. 58 (1933) as amended, 16 U.S.C. 831-
831dd (1976) and sec. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pub. L. 93-
112, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 794 (1976; Supp. II 1978).

    Source: 45 FR 22895, Apr. 4, 1980, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  1307.1  Definitions.

    As used in this part, the following terms have the stated meanings, 
unless the context otherwise requires:
    (a) Section 504 means section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
Pub. L. 93-112, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 794.
    (b) Recipient means any individual, any State or its political 
subdivision, or any instrumentality of either, and any public or private 
agency, institution, organization, or other entity to which financial 
assistance is extended by TVA directly or through another recipient, 
including any successor, assignee, or transferee of a recipient as 
hereinafter set forth, but excluding the ultimate beneficiary of the 
assistance.
    (c) Financial assistance means the grant or loan of money; the 
donation of real or personal property; the sale, lease, or license of 
real or personal property for a consideration which is

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nominal or reduced for the purpose of assisting the recipient; the 
waiver of charges which would normally be made, in order to assist the 
recipient; the entry into a contract where a purpose is to give 
financial assistance to the contracting party; and similar transactions.
    (d) Facility means all or any portion of buildings, structures, 
equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, or other real or personal 
property or interest in such property.
    (e) Federal agency means any department, agency, or instrumentality 
of the Government of the United States, other than TVA.
    (f) Handicapped person means any individual who has a physical or 
mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life 
activities, has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having 
such an impairment, as further defined below, except that, as related to 
employment, the term handicapped individual does not include any 
individual who is an alcoholic or drug abuser whose current use of 
alcohol or drugs prevents such individual from performing the duties of 
the job in question or whose employment, by reason of such current drug 
or alcohol abuse, would constitute a direct threat to property or the 
safety of others:
    (1) Physical or mental impairment means (i) any physiological 
disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss 
affecting one or more of the following body systems: Neurological; 
musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory, including speech 
organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genitourinary; hemic 
and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; or (ii) any mental or psychological 
disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional 
or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities. The term physical 
or mental impairment includes, but is not limited to, such diseases and 
conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments; 
cerebral palsy; epilepsy; muscular dystrophy; multiple sclerosis; 
cancer; heart disease; diabetes; mental retardation; emotional illness; 
and drug addiction and alcoholism.
    (2) Major life activities means functions such as caring for one's 
self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, 
breathing, learning, and working.
    (3) Has a record of such an impairment means has a history of, or 
has been misclassified as having, a physical or mental impairment that 
substantially limits one or more major life activities.
    (4) Is regarded as having such an impairment means (i) has a 
physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit major 
life activities but which is treated by a recipient as constituting such 
a limitation; (ii) has a physical or mental impairment that 
substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the 
attitudes of others toward the impairment; or (iii) does not have a 
physical or mental impairment as defined in paragraph (f)(1) of this 
section but is treated by a recipient as having such an impairment.
    (g) Qualified handicapped person means (1) with respect to 
employment, a handicapped person (except an alcoholic or drug abuser as 
defined in paragraph (f) of this section), who, with reasonable 
accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job in 
question and (2) with respect to services, a handicapped person who 
meets the essential eligibility requirements for the receipt of such 
services.
    (h) Historic property means an architecturally, historically, or 
culturally significant property listed in or eligible for listing in the 
National Register of Historic Places, or a property officially 
designated as having architectural, historic, or cultural significance 
under a statute of the appropriate State or local governmental body.
    (i) Building alterations means those changes to existing conditions 
and equipment of a building which do not involve any structural changes, 
but which typically improve and upgrade a building, such as site 
improvements and alterations to stairways, doors, toilets or elevators.
    (j) Structural changes shall mean those changes which alter the 
structure of a building, including but not limited to its load bearing 
walls and all types of post and beam systems in wood, steel, iron or 
concrete.

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    (k) Program or activity means all of the operations of any entity 
described in paragraphs (k)(1) through (4) of this section, any part of 
which is extended Federal financial assistance:
    (1)(i) A department, agency, special purpose district, or other 
instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or
    (ii) The entity of such State or local government that distributes 
such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State 
or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the 
case of assistance to a State or local government;
    (2)(i) A college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or 
a public system of higher education; or
    (ii) A local educational agency (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801), 
system of vocational education, or other school system;
    (3)(i) An entire corporation, partnership, or other private 
organization, or an entire sole proprietorship--
    (A) If assistance is extended to such corporation, partnership, 
private organization, or sole proprietorship as a whole; or
    (B) Which is principally engaged in the business of providing 
education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and 
recreation; or
    (ii) The entire plant or other comparable, geographically separate 
facility to which Federal financial assistance is extended, in the case 
of any other corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole 
proprietorship; or
    (4) Any other entity which is established by two or more of the 
entities described in paragraph (k)(1), (2), or (3) of this section.

[45 FR 22895, Apr. 4, 1980, as amended at 68 FR 51356, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1307.2  Purpose.

    The purpose of this part is to effectuate section 504 to the end 
that no otherwise qualified handicapped individual shall, solely by 
reason of his or her handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be 
denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any 
program or activity receiving financial assistance from TVA.



Sec.  1307.3  Application.

    This part applies to any program or activity for which financial 
assistance is provided by TVA, except that this part does not apply to 
any (a) TVA procurement contracts, contracts with other Federal 
agencies, or contracts of insurance or guaranty, (b) money paid, 
property transferred, or other assistance extended to a recipient before 
the effective date of this part, or (c) assistance to any individual or 
entity which is the ultimate beneficiary. Nothing in paragraph (b) of 
this section exempts any recipient of financial assistance under a 
contract in effect on the effective date of this part from compliance 
with this part.

[45 FR 22895, Apr. 4, 1980, as amended at 68 FR 51356, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1307.4  Discrimination prohibited.

    (a) General. No qualified handicapped person, shall, on the basis of 
handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, 
or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or 
activity to which this part applies.
    (b) Specific discriminatory actions. (1) A recipient to which this 
part applies shall not, directly or through contractual, licensing, or 
other arrangements, on the basis of handicap:
    (i) Deny a qualified handicapped person the opportunity to 
participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or services available 
under the program or activity;
    (ii) Afford a qualified handicapped person an opportunity to 
participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service that is not 
equal to that afforded others under the program or activity;
    (iii) Provide a qualified handicapped person with an aid, benefit, 
or service that is not as effective in affording equal opportunity to 
obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same 
level of achievement as that provided to others under the program or 
activity;
    (iv) Provide different or separate aid, benefits, or services to 
handicapped persons or to any class of handicapped persons than is 
provided to others, unless such action is necessary to provide

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qualified handicapped persons with aid, benefits, or services that are 
as effective as those provided to others under the program or activity;
    (v) Aid or perpetuate discrimination against a qualified handicapped 
person by providing significant assistance to an agency, organization, 
or entity that discriminates on the basis of handicap in providing any 
aid, benefit, or service to beneficiaries of the recipient's program or 
activity;
    (vi) Deny a qualified handicapped person the opportunity to 
participate as a member of planning or advisory boards with respect to 
the program or activity; or
    (vii) Otherwise limit a qualified handicapped person in the 
enjoyment under the program of any right, privilege, advantage, or 
opportunity enjoyed by others under the program or activity.
    (2) A recipient shall not deny a qualified handicapped person the 
opportunity to participate under the program or activity in aid, 
benefits, or services that are not separate or different, despite the 
existence of permissibly separate or different aid, benefits, or 
services.
    (3) A recipient shall not, directly or through contractual or other 
arrangements, utilize criteria or methods of administration (i) that 
have the effect of subjecting qualified handicapped persons to 
discrimination on the basis of handicap, (ii) that have the purpose or 
effect of defeating or substantially impairing accomplishment of the 
objectives of the program or activity with respect to handicapped 
persons, or (iii) that perpetuate the discrimination of another 
recipient if both recipients are subject to common administrative 
control.
    (4) A recipient shall not, in determining the site or location of a 
facility under the program or activity, make selections (i) that have 
the effect of excluding handicapped persons from, denying them the 
benefits of, or otherwise subjecting them to discrimination under the 
program or activity, or (ii) that have the purpose or effect of 
defeating or substantially impairing the accomplishment of the 
objectives of the program or activity with respect to handicapped 
persons.
    (c) The exclusion of nonhandicapped persons from aid, benefits, or 
services limited by Federal statute or executive order to handicapped 
persons or the exclusion of a specific class of handicapped persons from 
aid, benefits, or services limited by Federal statute or executive order 
to a different class of handicapped persons is not prohibited by this 
part.
    (d) Recipients shall administer programs or activities in the most 
integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified handicapped 
persons. A recipient who wishes to establish a policy of separate aid, 
benefits, or services or different treatment for handicapped and 
nonhandicapped persons shall request and receive written approval from 
TVA before instituting such policy or undertaking any such separate 
treatment.
    (e) Recipients shall take appropriate steps to ensure that 
communications to their applicants, employees, and beneficiaries are 
available to such persons with impaired vision and hearing.

[45 FR 22895, Apr. 4, 1980, as amended at 68 FR 51356, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1307.5  Employment discrimination.

    (a) General. No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of 
handicap, be subjected to discrimination in employment under any program 
or activity subject to this part.
    (b) Specific discriminatory actions. With respect to a program or 
activity subject to this part, a recipient shall not limit, segregate, 
or classify applicants or employees in any way that adversely affects 
their opportunities or status because of handicap.
    (c) A recipient shall make all decisions concerning employment under 
any program or activity subject to this part in a manner which ensures 
that discrimination on the basis of handicap does not occur, including 
the following activities:
    (1) Recruitment, advertising, and processing of applications for 
employment;
    (2) Hiring, upgrading, promotion, award of tenure, demotion, 
transfer, layoff, termination, right of return from layoff, and 
rehiring;

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    (3) Rates of pay or any other form of compensation and changes in 
compensation;
    (4) Job assignments, job classifications, organizational structures, 
position descriptions, lines of progression, and seniority lists;
    (5) Leaves of absence, sick leave, or any other leave;
    (6) Fringe benefits available by virtue of employment, whether or 
not administered by the recipient;
    (7) Selection and financial support for training, including 
apprenticeship, professional meetings, conferences, and other related 
activities, and selection for leaves of absence to pursue training;
    (8) Employer sponsored activities, including those that are social 
or recreational; and
    (9) Any other term, condition, or privilege of employment.
    (d) A recipient shall not participate in a contractual or other 
relationship that has the effect of subjecting qualified handicapped 
applicants or employees to discrimination prohibited by this part, 
including relationships with employment and referral agencies, with 
labor unions, with organizations providing or administering fringe 
benefits to employees of the recipient, and with organizations providing 
training and apprenticeships.
    (e) Reasonable accommodation. (1) A recipient shall make reasonable 
accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an 
otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or employee unless the 
recipient can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue 
hardship on the operation of the program or activity subject to this 
part. Reasonable accommodation may include:
    (i) Making facilities used by employees readily accessible to and 
usable by handicapped persons; and
    (ii) Job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules, 
acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, the provision of 
readers or interpreters, or other similar actions.
    (2) In determining whether an accommodation would impose an undue 
hardship on the operation of a recipient's program or activity under 
this paragraph factors to be considered include but are not limited to:
    (i) The nature and cost of the accommodation needed, and its effect, 
if any, on the recipient's programs or activities.
    (ii) The kind of operation conducted by the recipient, including the 
composition and structure of the recipient's workforce; and
    (iii) The overall size of the recipient's program or activity with 
respect to number of employees, number and type of facilities, and size 
of budget.
    (3) It is not an undue hardship with respect to a qualified 
handicapped employee or applicant if the sole basis for the claim of 
hardship is the need to make an accommodation to the physical or mental 
limitations of the otherwise qualified employee or applicant and the 
accommodation is deemed by TVA to be reasonable.
    (f) Employment criteria. A recipient shall not use employment tests 
or criteria that discriminate against handicapped persons and shall 
ensure that employment tests are adapted for use by persons who have 
handicaps that impair sensory, manual, or speaking skills.
    (g) Preemployment inquiries. (1) A recipient shall not conduct a 
preemployment medical examination or make a preemployment inquiry as to 
whether an applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or 
severity of a handicap except as set out in this paragraph (g).
    (2) A recipient may make a preemployment inquiry into an applicant's 
ability to perform job-related functions.
    (3) When a recipient is taking remedial action to correct the 
effects of past discrimination, taking voluntary action to overcome the 
effects of conditions that resulted in limited participation in its TVA-
assisted program or activity or is taking affirmative action pursuant to 
section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the recipient may invite 
applicants for employment to indicate whether and to what extent they 
are handicapped: Provided, That the recipient states clearly on any 
written questionnaire used for this purpose, or makes clear orally if no 
written questionnaire is so used, that:

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    (i) The information requested is intended for use solely in 
connection with such remedial, voluntary or affirmative action efforts;
    (ii) The information is being requested on a voluntary basis and it 
will be kept confidential as provided in paragraph (g)(4) of this 
section;
    (iii) Refusal to provide the information will not subject the 
applicant or employee to any adverse treatment; and
    (iv) The information will be used only in accordance with this part.
    (4) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a recipient from 
conditioning an offer of employment on the results of a medical 
examination conducted prior to the employee's entrance on duty: 
Provided, That:
    (i) All entering employees are subjected to such an examination 
regardless of handicap; and
    (ii) The results of such an examination are used only in accordance 
with the requirements of this part.
    (5) Information obtained in accordance with this section as to the 
medical condition or history of an employee or applicant shall be 
collected and maintained on separate forms that shall be accorded 
confidentiality as medical records, except that:
    (i) Supervisors and managers may be informed regarding restrictions 
on the work or duties of handicapped persons and regarding necessary 
accommodations;
    (ii) First aid and safety personnel may be informed, where 
appropriate, if the condition might require emergency treatment; and
    (iii) TVA officials investigating compliance with section 504 shall 
be provided information which they deem relevant upon request.

[45 FR 22895, Apr. 4, 1980, as amended at 68 FR 51356, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1307.6  Accessibility.

    (a) General. No qualified handicapped person shall, because 
facilities are inaccessible to or unusable by handicapped persons, be 
denied the benefits of, be excluded from participation in, or otherwise 
be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity subject to 
this part.
    (b) Existing facilities. (1) Each program or activity subject to 
this part shall be operated so that when each part is viewed in its 
entirety it is readily accessible to and usable by qualified handicapped 
persons. This paragraph does not necessarily require a recipient to make 
each of its existing facilities or every part of an existing facility 
accessible to and usable by handicapped persons. A recipient is not 
required to make building alterations or structural changes if other 
methods are effective in achieving accessibility. Such compliance 
methods may include (subject to the provisions of Sec. Sec.  1307.4 and 
1307.5), reassigning aid, benefits, or services to accessible locations 
within a facility; providing assistance to handicapped persons into or 
through an otherwise inaccessible facility; delivering programs or 
activities at other alternative sites which are accessible and are 
operated or available for use by the recipient; or other methods which 
comply with the intent of this paragraph.
    (2) This paragraph governs the timing of development of transition 
plans and the completion of necessary building alterations and 
structural changes to existing facilities, including historic property 
covered by paragraph (c) of this section. If building alterations or 
structural changes will be necessary to comply with paragraph (b)(1) of 
this section, the recipient shall develop a transition plan setting 
forth the steps necessary to complete the alterations or changes in 
accordance with such standards as TVA may specify in the contract or 
agreement, and shall have the plan approved by TVA. If the financial 
assistance from TVA is expected to last for less than three years, the 
contract or agreement shall specify the date by which the transition 
plan shall be developed and approved. If the financial assistance from 
TVA is expected to last for at least three years, the transition plan 
shall be developed and submitted to TVA within six months from the 
effective date of the contract or agreement, subject to extension by TVA 
for an additional six month period, for good cause shown to it. A 
transition plan shall:
    (i) Be developed with the assistance of interested persons or 
organizations representing handicapped persons;

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    (ii) Be available for public inspection after approval by TVA (or at 
any earlier time required by state or local law applicable to the 
recipient);
    (iii) Identify the official responsible for implementation of the 
approved plan; and
    (iv) Specify the date by which the required alterations or changes 
shall be completed, which shall be as soon as practicable and in no 
event later than three years after the effective date that financial 
assistance is extended by TVA.
    (3) Alterations to existing facilities shall, to the maximum extent 
feasible, be designed and constructed to be readily accessible to and 
usable by handicapped persons.
    (c) Historic property. If a recipient's program or activity uses an 
existing facility which is an historic property, the recipient shall 
endeavor to assure compliance with paragraph (b)(1) of this section by 
compliance methods which do not alter the historic character or 
architectural integrity of the historic property. The recipient must 
determine that accessibility cannot be accomplished by such alternative 
methods before considering building alterations as a compliance method. 
To the maximum extent possible any building alterations determined to be 
necessary shall be undertaken so as not to alter or destroy 
architecturally significant elements or features. A recipient may 
determine that structural changes are necessary to accomplish 
accessibility only if the recipient has determined that accessibility 
cannot feasibly be accomplished by any of the other foregoing methods. 
To the maximum extent possible, any structural changes determined to be 
necessary shall be undertaken so as not to alter or destroy 
architecturally significant elements or features.
    (d) New construction. (1) New facilities required under a program or 
activity subject to this part shall be designed and constructed to be 
readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons.
    (2) Effective as of November 4, 1988, design, construction, or 
alteration of buildings in conformance with Sections 3-8 of the Uniform 
Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) (41 CFR Subpart 101-19.6 app. A) 
shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this section with 
respect to those buildings. Departures from particular technical and 
scoping requirements of UFAS by the use of other methods are permitted 
where substantially equivalent or greater access to and usability of the 
building is provided.
    (3) For purposes of this section, section 4.1.6(1)(g) of UFAS shall 
be interpreted to exempt from the requirements of UFAS only mechanical 
rooms and other spaces that, because of their intended use, will not 
require accessibility to the public or beneficiaries or result in the 
employment or residence therein of physically handicapped persons.
    (4) This section does not require recipients to make building 
alterations that have little likelihood of being accomplished without 
removing or altering a load-bearing structural member.

[45 FR 22895, Apr. 4, 1980, as amended at 53 FR 39083, Oct. 5, 1988; 68 
FR 51356, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1307.7  Assurances required.

    (a) TVA contributes financial assistance only under agreements which 
contain a provision which specifically requires compliance with this 
part and compliance with such standards for construction and alteration 
of facilities as TVA may provide. If the financial assistance involves 
the furnishing of real property, the agreement shall obligate the 
recipient, or the transferee in the case of a subsequent transfer, for 
the period during which the real property is used for a purpose for 
which the financial assistance is extended or for another purpose 
involving the provision of similar services or benefits. Where the 
financial assistance involves the furnishing of personal property, the 
agreement shall obligate the recipient during the period for which 
ownership or possession of the property is retained. In all other cases 
the agreement shall obligate the recipient for the period during which 
financial assistance is extended pursuant to the agreement. TVA shall 
specify the form of the foregoing agreement, and the extent to which an 
agreement shall be

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applicable to subcontractors, transferees, successors in interest, and 
other participants.
    (b) In the case of real property, structures or improvements 
thereon, or interests therein, acquired with TVA financial assistance, 
or in the case where financial assistance was provided in the form of a 
transfer by TVA of real property or interest therein, the instrument 
effecting or recording the transfer of title shall contain a convenant 
running with the land assuring compliance with this part and the 
guidelines contained herein for the period during which the real 
property is used for a purpose for which the TVA financial assistance is 
extended or for another purpose involving the provision of similar 
services or benefits. Where no transfer of property is involved, but 
property is improved with of TVA financial assistance, the recipient 
shall agree to include such a covenant in any subsequent transfer of 
such property. Where the property is obtained by transfer from TVA, the 
covenant against discrimination may also include a condition coupled 
with a right to be reserved by TVA to revert title to the property in 
the event of a breach of the covenant where, in the discretion of TVA, 
such a condition and right of reverter is appropriate to the statute 
under which the real property is obtained and to the nature of the grant 
and the grantee. In such event, if a transferee of real property 
proposes to mortgage or otherwise encumber the real property as security 
for financing construction of new, or improvement of existing, 
facilities on such property for the purposes for which the property was 
transferred, TVA may agree, upon request of the transferee and if 
necessary to accomplish such financing, and upon such conditions as it 
deems appropriate, to forbear the exercise of such right to revert title 
for so long as the lien of such mortgage or other encumbrance remains 
effective.

[45 FR 22895, Apr. 4, 1980, as amended at 68 FR 51356, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1307.8  Compliance information.

    (a) Cooperation and assistance. TVA shall to the fullest extent 
practicable seek the cooperation of recipients in obtaining compliance 
with this part and shall provide assistance and guidance to recipients 
to help them comply voluntarily with this part.
    (b) Compliance reports. Each recipient shall keep such records and 
submit to TVA timely, complete and accurate compliance reports at such 
times, and in such form and containing such information, as TVA may 
determine to be necessary to enable it to ascertain whether the 
recipient has complied or is complying with this part. In the case which 
a primary recipient extends financial assistance to any other recipient, 
such other recipient shall also submit such compliance reports to the 
primary recipient as may be necessary to enable the primary recipient to 
carry out its obligations under this part.
    (c) Access to sources of information. Each recipient shall permit 
access by TVA during normal business hours to such of its books, 
records, accounts, and other sources of information, and its facilities, 
as TVA may require to ascertain compliance with this part. Where any 
information required of a recipient is in the exclusive possession of 
any other agency, institution or person and this agency, institution or 
person shall fail or refuse to furnish this information, the recipient 
shall so certify in its report and set forth the efforts it has made to 
obtain the information.
    (d) Information to employees, beneficiaries and participants. Each 
recipient shall make available to employees, participants, 
beneficiaries, and other interested persons such information regarding 
the provisions of this part and its applicability to the program or 
activity for which the recipient receives financial assistance, and 
shall make such information available to them in such manner, as TVA 
finds necessary to apprise such persons of the protections against 
discrimination assured them by section 504 and this part.

[45 FR 22895, Apr. 4, 1980, as amended at 68 FR 51356, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1307.9  Conduct of investigations.

    (a) Periodic compliance reviews. TVA shall from time to time review 
the practices of recipients to determine whether they are complying with 
this part.

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    (b) Complaints. Any individual who claims (individually or on behalf 
of any specific class of individuals) to have been subjected to 
discrimination prohibited by this part may, personally or by a 
representative, file with TVA a written complaint. A complaint must be 
filed not later than ninety (90) days from the date of the alleged 
discrimination, unless the time for filing is extended by TVA.
    (c) Investigations. TVA will make a prompt investigation whenever a 
compliance review, report, complaint, or any other information indicates 
a possible failure to comply with this part. The investigation shall 
include, where appropriate, a review of the pertinent practices and 
policies of the recipient, the circumstances under which the possible 
noncompliance with this part occurred, and other factors relevant to a 
determination as to whether the recipient has failed to comply with this 
part.
    (d) Resolution of matters. (1) If an investigation pursuant to 
paragraph (c) of this section indicates a failure to comply with this 
part, TVA will so inform the recipient and the matter will be resolved 
by informal means whenever possible. If TVA determines that the matter 
cannot be resolved by informal means, action will be taken as provided 
for in Sec.  1307.10.
    (2) If an investigation does not warrant action pursuant to 
paragraph (d) (1) of this section, TVA will so inform the recipient and 
the complainant, if any, in writing.
    (e) Intimidatory or retaliatory acts prohibited. No recipient or 
other person shall intimidate, threaten, coerce, or discriminate against 
any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or 
privilege secured by section 504 or this part, or because the individual 
had made a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner 
in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this part. The 
identity of complainants shall be kept confidential except to the extent 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this part, including the conduct 
of any investigation, hearing, or judicial proceeding arising 
thereunder.



Sec.  1307.10  Procedure for effecting compliance.

    (a) General. If there appears to be a failure or threatened failure 
to comply with this part, and if the noncompliance or threatened 
noncompliance cannot be corrected by informal means, compliance with 
this part may be effected by the suspension or termination of or refusal 
to grant or to continue financial assistance or by any other means 
authorized by law. Such other means may include, but are not to be 
limited to, (1) a reference to the Department of Justice with a 
recommendation that appropriate proceedings be brought to enforce any 
rights of the United States under any law of the United States, (2) 
institution of appropriate proceedings by TVA to enforce the provisions 
of the agreement of financial assistance or of any deed or instrument 
relating thereto, and (3) any applicable proceeding under State or local 
law.
    (b) Noncompliance with Sec.  1307.7. If any entity requesting 
financial assistance from TVA declines to furnish the assurance required 
under Sec.  1307.7, or otherwise fails or refuses to comply with a 
requirement imposed by or pursuant to that section, financial assistance 
may be refused in accordance with the procedures of paragraph (c) of 
this section; and for such purposes, the term ``recipient'' includes one 
who has been denied financial assistance. TVA shall not be required to 
provide assistance in such a case during the pendency of the 
administrative proceedings under such paragraph except that TVA shall 
continue assistance during the pendency of such proceedings where such 
assistance was due and payable pursuant to an agreement therefor entered 
into with TVA prior to the effective date of this part.
    (c) Termination of or refusal to grant or to continue financial 
assistance. No order suspending, terminating or refusing to grant or 
continue financial assistance shall become effective until (1) TVA has 
advised the recipient of the failure to comply and has determined that 
compliance cannot be secured by voluntary means, (2) there has been an 
express finding on the record, after opportunity for hearing, of a 
failure by

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the recipient to comply with a requirement imposed by or pursuant to 
this part, including any act of discrimination on the basis of handicap 
in violation of this part, and (3) the action has been approved by the 
TVA Board pursuant to Sec.  1307.12. Any action to suspend or terminate 
or to refuse to grant or to continue financial assistance shall be 
limited to the particular recipient as to whom such a finding had been 
made and shall be limited in its effect to the particular program or 
activity, or part thereof, in which such noncompliance had been so 
found.
    (d) Other means authorized by law. No action to effect compliance by 
any other means authorized by law shall be taken until (1) TVA has 
determined that compliance cannot be secured by voluntary means, (2) the 
recipient or other person has been notified of its failure to comply and 
of the action to be taken to effect compliance, and (3) the expiration 
of at least ten (10) days from the mailing of such notice to the 
recipient or other person. During this period of at least ten (10) days 
additional efforts will be made to persuade the recipient or other 
person to comply with this part and to take such corrective action as 
may be appropriate.

[45 FR 22895, Apr. 4, 1980, as amended at 68 FR 51356, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1307.11  Hearings.

    (a) Opportunity for hearing. Whenever an opportunity for a hearing 
is required by Sec.  1307.10, reasonable notice shall be given by 
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the affected 
recipient. This notice shall advise the recipient of the action proposed 
to be taken, the specific provision under which the proposed action 
against it is to be taken, and the matters of fact or law asserted as 
the basis for this action, and shall either (1) fix a date not less than 
twenty (20) days after the date of such notice within which the 
recipient may request of TVA that the matter be scheduled for hearing or 
(2) advise the recipient that the matter in question has been set down 
for hearing at a stated time and place. The time and place so fixed 
shall be reasonable and shall be subject to change for cause. The 
complainant, if any, shall be advised of the time and place of the 
hearing. A recipient may waive a hearing and submit written information 
and argument for the record. The failure of a recipient to request a 
hearing under this subsection or to appear at a hearing for which a date 
has been set shall be deemed to be a waiver of the right to a hearing 
and a consent to the making of a decision on the basis of such 
information as is available.
    (b) Time and place of hearing. Hearings shall be held at the time 
and place fixed by TVA unless it determines that the convenience of the 
recipient requires that another place be selected. Hearings shall be 
held before the TVA Board or before a ``hearing officer'' who shall be 
either a member of the TVA Board or, at the discretion of the Board, a 
person designated by the Board who shall not be employed in or under the 
TVA division through or under which the financial assistance has been 
extended by TVA to the recipient involved in the hearing.
    (c) Right to counsel. In all proceedings under this section, the 
recipient and TVA shall have the right to be represented by counsel.
    (d) Procedures, evidence, and record. (1) The hearing, decision, and 
any administrative review thereof shall be conducted in accordance with 
such rules of procedure as are proper (and not inconsistent with this 
section) relating to the conduct of the hearing, giving of notices 
subsequent to those provided for in paragraph (a) of this section, 
taking of testimony, exhibits, arguments and briefs, requests for 
findings, and other related matters. Both TVA and the recipient shall be 
entitled to introduce all relevant evidence on the issues as stated in 
the notice for hearing or as determined by the officer conducting the 
hearing at the outset of or during the hearing.
    (2) Technical rules of evidence will not apply to hearings conducted 
pursuant to this part, but rules or principles designed to assure 
production of the most credible evidence available and to subject 
testimony to test by cross-examination shall be applied where reasonably 
necessary by the officer conducting the hearing. That officer may

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exclude irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence. All 
documents and other evidence offered or taken for the record shall be 
open to examination by the parties and opportunity shall be given to 
refute facts and arguments advanced on either side of the issues. A 
transcript shall be made of the oral evidence except to the extent the 
substance thereof is stipulated for the record. All decisions shall be 
based upon the hearing record and written findings shall be made.
    (e) Consolidated or joint hearings. In cases in which the same or 
related facts are asserted to constitute noncompliance with this part 
with respect to two or more Federal statutes, authorities, or other 
means by which Federal financial assistance is extended and to which 
this part applies, or noncompliance with this part and the regulations 
of one or more other Federal agencies issued under section 504, the TVA 
Board may, by agreement with such other agency, provide for the conduct 
of consolidated or joint hearings, and for the application to such 
hearings of rules of procedure not inconsistent with this part. Final 
decisions in such cases, insofar as this part is concerned, shall be 
made in accordance with Sec.  1307.12.

[45 FR 22895, Apr. 4, 1980, as amended at 68 FR 51356, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1307.12  Decisions and notices.

    (a) Decision by a member of the TVA Board or a hearing officer. If 
the hearing is held before a ``hearing officer'' as defined in Sec.  
1307.11(b), that hearing officer shall either make an initial decision, 
if so authorized, or certify the entire record including recommended 
findings and proposed decision to the TVA Board for a final decision. A 
copy of such initial decision or certification shall be mailed to the 
recipient. Where the initial decision is made by a hearing officer, the 
recipient may file with the TVA Board exceptions to the initial 
decision, which shall include a statement of reasons therefor. Such 
exceptions shall be filed within thirty (30) days of the mailing of the 
notice of initial decision. In the absence of exceptions, the TVA Board 
may on its own motion within forty-five (45) days after the initial 
decision serve on the recipient a notice that it will review the 
decision. Upon the filing of such exceptions or of such notice of 
review, the TVA Board shall review the initial decision and issue its 
own decision thereon including the reasons therefor. In the absence of 
either exceptions or a notice of review, the initial decision shall 
constitute the final decision of the TVA Board.
    (b) Decisions on record or review by the TVA Board. Whenever a 
record is certified to the TVA Board for decision or it reviews the 
decision of a hearing officer pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, 
or whenever the TVA Board conducts the hearing, the recipient shall be 
given reasonable opportunity to file with the Board briefs or other 
written statements of its contentions, and a copy of the final decision 
of the Board shall be given in writing to the recipient and to the 
complainant, if any.
    (c) Decisions on record where a hearing is waived. Whenever a 
hearing is waived, a decision shall be made by the TVA Board on the 
record and a copy of such decision shall be given to the recipient, and 
to the complainant, if any.
    (d) Rulings required. Each decision shall set forth a ruling on each 
finding, conclusion, or exception presented, and shall identify the 
requirement or requirements imposed by or pursuant to this part with 
which it is found that the recipient has failed to comply.
    (e) Approval by TVA Board. Any final decision (other than a decision 
by the TVA Board) which provides for the suspension or termination of, 
or the refusal to grant or continue financial assistance, or the 
imposition of any other sanction available under this part or section 
504 shall promptly be transmitted to the TVA Board which may approve 
such decision, vacate it, or remit or mitigate any sanction imposed.
    (f) Content of orders. The final decision may provide for suspension 
or termination of, or refusal to grant or continue financial assistance, 
in whole or in part, to which this regulation applies, and may contain 
such terms, conditions, and other provisions as are consistent with and 
will effectuate the purposes of section 504 and this part, including 
provisions designed to assure

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that no financial assistance to which this regulation applies will 
thereafter be extended to the recipient determined by such decision to 
have failed to comply with this part, unless and until it corrects its 
noncompliance and satisfies TVA that it will fully comply with this 
part.
    (g) Posttermination proceedings. (1) A recipient adversely affected 
by an order issued under paragraph (f) of this section shall be restored 
to full eligibility to receive financial assistance upon satisfaction of 
the terms and conditions for such eligibility contained in that order, 
or if the recipient otherwise comes into compliance with this part and 
provides reasonable assurance of future full compliance with this part.
    (2) Any recipient adversely affected by an order entered pursuant to 
paragraph (f) of this section may at any time request that TVA fully 
restore the recipient's eligibility to receive financial assistance. Any 
such request shall be supported by information showing that the 
recipient has met the requirements of paragraph (g)(1) of this section. 
If TVA determines that those requirements have been satisfied, it shall 
restore such eligibility.
    (3) If TVA denies any such request, the recipient may submit a 
request for a hearing in writing, specifying its reasons for believing 
TVA to have been in error. The recipient shall thereupon be given an 
expeditious hearing, with a decision on the record, in accordance with 
rules of procedure issued by TVA. The recipient, upon proving at such a 
hearing that the requirements of paragraph (g)(1) of this section are 
satisfied, will be restored to such eligibility. While proceedings under 
this paragraph are pending, the sanctions imposed by the order issued 
under paragraph (f) of this section shall remain in effect.

[45 FR 22895, Apr. 4, 2003, as amended at 68 FR 51356, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1307.13  Effect on other regulations; supervision and coordination.

    (a) Effect on other regulations. Nothing in this part shall be 
deemed to supersede or affect any of the following (including future 
amendments thereof): (1) Regulations by TVA and other Federal agencies 
issued with respect to section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or 
(2) any other regulations or instructions, insofar as they prohibit 
discrimination on the ground of handicap in any program or activity or 
situation to which this part is inapplicable, or which prohibit 
discrimination on any other ground.
    (b) Supervison and coordination. TVA may from time to time assign to 
officials of other Federal agencies, with the consent of such agencies, 
responsibilities in connection with the effectuation of the purposes of 
section 504 and this part (other than responsibility for final decision 
as provided in Sec.  1307.12), including the achievement of effective 
coordination and maximum uniformity within the Executive Branch of the 
government in the application of section 504 and this part to similar 
programs or activities and in similar situations. Any action taken, 
determination made, or requirement imposed by an official of another 
federal agency acting pursuant to an assignment of responsibility under 
this part shall have the same effect as though such action had been 
taken by TVA.

[45 FR 22895, Apr. 26, 1980, as amended at 68 FR 51356, Apr. 4, 2003]



PART 1308_CONTRACT DISPUTES--Table of Contents



                        Subpart A_General Matters

Sec.
1308.1 Purpose and organization.
1308.2 Definitions.
1308.3 Exclusions.
1308.4 Coverage of certain excluded Contractors.
1308.5 Interest.
1308.6 Fraudulent claims.
1308.7 Effective date.

                     Subpart B_Contracting Officers

1308.11 Contractor's request for relief.
1308.12 Submission and decision of Contractor's claim.
1308.13 Time limits for decisions.
1308.14 Request for relief by TVA.
1308.15 Finality of decisions.
1308.16 Decisions involving fraudulent claims.
1308.17 Failure to render timely decision.

                   Subpart C_Board of Contract Appeals

1308.21 Jurisdiction and organization.

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1308.22 Representation.
1308.23 Finality of decisions.
1308.24 Undue delay in Contracting Officer's decision.
1308.25 Stay of appeal for Contracting Officer's decision.
1308.26 Appeals.
1308.27 Appeal files.

               Subpart D_Prehearing and Hearing Procedures

1308.31 Filing and service.
1308.32 Prehearing procedures.
1308.33 Hearings.
1308.34 Record on appeal.
1308.35 Small claims procedure.
1308.36 Accelerated appeal procedure.
1308.37 Decisions.
1308.38 Reconsideration.
1308.39 Briefs and motions.

                           Subpart E_Subpoenas

1308.51 Form.
1308.52 Issuance.
1308.53 Service.
1308.54 Requests to quash or modify.
1308.55 Penalties.

    Authority: Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended, 16 
U.S.C. 831-831dd; Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 92 Stat. 2383-2391.

    Source: 44 FR 29648, May 22, 1979, unless otherwise noted. 
Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979.



                        Subpart A_General Matters



Sec.  1308.1  Purpose and organization.

    The regulations in this part implement the Contract Disputes Act of 
1978 as it relates to TVA. This part consists of 5 subparts. Subpart A 
deals with matters applicable throughout the part, incuding definitions. 
Subpart B deals with Contracting Officers' decisions. Subpart C deals 
with general matters concerning the TVA Board of Contract Appeals. 
Subpart D deals with hearing and prehearing procedures, including 
discovery. Subpart E deals with subpoenas.



Sec.  1308.2  Definitions.

    For the purposes of this part, unless otherwise provided:
    (a) The term Act means the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 92 Stat. 
2383-91.
    (b) The term Board means the TVA Board of Contract Appeals.
    (c) The term claim means a written demand by a Contractor, in 
compliance with this paragraph, for a decision by a Contracting Officer 
under a disputes clause. A claim must:
    (1) State the amount of monetary relief, or the kind of nonmonetary 
relief, sought, and identify the contract provision relied upon;
    (2) Include sufficient supporting data to permit the Contracting 
Officer to decide the claim, or provide appropriate reference to 
previously submitted data;
    (3) If monetary relief totalling more than $50,000 is involved, 
include a signed certification by the Contractor that the claim is made 
in good faith, that the supporting data are accurate and complete to the 
best of the Contractor's knowledge and belief, and that the amount 
requested accurately reflects the contract adjustment for which the 
Contractor believes TVA is liable;
    (4) Be signed by the Contractor, or on its behalf if the Contractor 
is other than an individual. If signed on a Contractor's behalf, the 
claim must include evidence of the authority of the individual so 
signing it, and of the individual signing any certification required by 
this paragraph, unless such authority appears in the contract or 
contract file.

The Contracting Officer has no authority to waive any of the 
requirements of this paragraph.
    (d) The term contract means an agreement in writing entered into by 
TVA for:
    (1) The procurement of property, other than real property in being;
    (2) The procurement of nonpersonal services;
    (3) The procurement of construction, alteration, repair or 
maintenance of real property; or
    (4) The disposal of personal property. The term ``contract'' does 
not include any TVA contract for the sale of fertilizer or electric 
power, or any TVA contract related to the conduct or operation of the 
electric power system.
    (e) The term Contracting Officer means TVA's Director of Purchasing, 
or duly authorized representative acting within the limits of the 
representative's authority. The TVA Purchasing

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Agent who administers a contract for TVA is designated as the duly 
authorized representative of the Director of Purchasing to act as 
Contracting Officer for all purposes in the administration of the 
contract (including, without limitation, decision of claims under the 
disputes clause). Such a designation continues until it is revoked or 
modified by written notice to the Contractor and the Purchasing Agent 
from TVA's Director of Purchasing.
    (f) The term Contractor means a party to a TVA contract which 
contains a disputes clause. The term ``Contractor'' does not include 
TVA.
    (g) The term disputes clause means a clause in a TVA contract 
requiring that a contract dispute be resolved through a TVA-conducted 
administrative process. It does not include, for example, arbitration 
provisions, or provisions specifying an independent third party to 
decide certain kinds of matters or special mechanisms to establish 
prices or price adjustments in contracts.
    (h) The term Hearing Officer means a member of the Board who has 
been designated to hear and determine a particular matter pending before 
the Board.
    (i) The term TVA means the Tennessee Valley Authority.
    (j) A term defined as in a contract subject to this part shall have 
the meaning given it in the contract.



Sec.  1308.3  Exclusions.

    (a) This part does not apply to any TVA contract which does not 
contain a disputes clause.
    (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this part does not 
apply to any TVA contract entered into prior to March 1, 1979, or to any 
dispute relating to such a contract.



Sec.  1308.4  Coverage of certain excluded Contractors.

    (a) A Contractor whose contract is excluded from this part under 
Sec.  1308.3(b) may elect to proceed under this part and the Act with 
respect to any dispute pending before a Contracting Officer on March 1, 
1979, or initiated thereafter. If the disputes clause in the contract is 
not an ``all disputes'' clause (see Patton Wrecking & Dem. Co. v. 
Tennessee Valley Authority, 465 F.2d 1073 (5th Cir. 1972)), a 
Contractor's election under this section shall cause the provisions of 
the first two sentences of section 6(a) of the Act to apply to the 
contract, and such an election shall be irrevocable.
    (b) A Contractor makes an election under paragraph (a) of this 
section by giving written notice to the Contracting Officer stating that 
the Contractor elects to proceed with the dispute under the Act. For 
disputes pending on March 1, 1979, the notice shall be actually received 
by the Contracting Officer within 30 days after the Contractor receives 
the Contracting Officer's decision. For disputes initiated thereafter, 
the notice shall be included in the document first requesting a decision 
by the Contracting Officer.



Sec.  1308.5  Interest.

    TVA shall pay a Contractor interest on the amount found to be due on 
a claim:
    (a) From the date payment is due under the contract or the 
Contracting Officer receives the claim, whichever is later, until TVA 
makes payment;
    (b) At the rate payable pursuant to section 12 of the Act on the 
date from which interest runs pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section.



Sec.  1308.6  Fraudulent claims.

    (a) If a Contractor is unable to support any part of a claim and it 
is determined that such inability is attributable to the Contractor's 
misrepresentation of fact or fraud, the Contractor shall be liable to 
TVA, as set out in section 5 of the Act, for:
    (1) An amount equal to the unsupported part of the claim; plus
    (2) All TVA's costs attributable to reviewing that part of the 
claim.
    (b) The term ``misrepresentation of fact'' has the meaning given it 
in section 2(7) of the Act.
    (c) Prior to TVA's filing suit for amounts due under this section, 
TVA shall provide the Contractor with a copy of any opinion under Sec.  
1308.16 or Sec.  1308.37(b), and shall request the Contractor to pay 
voluntarily the amount TVA asserts is due to it.
    (d) A determination by TVA that fraud or misrepresentation of the 
fact

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has been committed is not subject to decision under a disputes clause.
    (e) The provisions of this section are in addition to whatever 
penalties or remedies may otherwise be provided by law.



Sec.  1308.7  Effective date.

    Subject to Sec.  1308.3(a), this part applies to any TVA contract 
having an effective date on or after March 1, 1979.



                     Subpart B_Contracting Officers



Sec.  1308.11  Contractor's request for relief.

    Any request for relief which a Contractor believes is due under a 
contract shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer in writing, in 
accordance with the terms of the contract, including applicable time 
limits.



Sec.  1308.12  Submission and decision of Contractor's claim.

    (a) If Contractor and TVA are unable to resolve Contractor's request 
for relief by agreement within a reasonable time, Contractor may submit 
a claim to the Contracting Officer.
    (b) The Contracting Officer shall issue a decision to the Contractor 
on a submitted claim in conformity with the contract's disputes clause. 
Specific findings of fact are not required, but may be made. Such 
findings are not binding in any subsequent proceeding except as provided 
in Sec.  1308.15. The decision shall:
    (1) Be in writing;
    (2) State the reasons for the decision reached;
    (3) Include information about the Contractor's rights of appeal 
under sections 7 and 10 of the Act (including time limits); and
    (4) Notify the Contractor, as appropriate, of the special procedures 
available under Sec. Sec.  1308.35 and 1308.36 at the Contractor's 
election. A copy of the provisions of this part shall be furnished with 
the decision.



Sec.  1308.13  Time limits for decisions.

    (a) If a submitted claim involves $50,000 or less, the Contracting 
Officer shall issue the decision within 60 days from actual receipt of 
the claim. If a submitted claim involves more than $50,000, the 
Contracting Officer within 60 days from actual receipt shall either 
issue a decision or notify the Contractor of the date by which a 
decision shall be rendered, which shall be within a reasonable time. The 
Contracting Officer shall not be deemed to be in ``actual receipt'' of a 
claim until the claim meets all requirements of Sec.  1308.2(c).
    (b) The Contracting Officer shall issue a decision within any time 
limits set by an order under Sec.  1308.24. If a Hearing Officer grants 
a stay of an appeal pursuant to Sec.  1308.25, the Contracting Officer 
shall issue a decision within any time limits specified by the stay 
order, or within a reasonable time after receipt of the stay, if it sets 
no time limits.
    (c) As used in this subpart, the reasonableness of a time period 
depends on the amount or kind of relief involved and complexity of the 
issues raised, the adequacy of the Contractor's supporting data, 
contractual requirements for auditing of Contractor's cost or other 
data, and other relevant factors.



Sec.  1308.14  Request for relief by TVA.

    When TVA believes it is due relief under a contract, the Contracting 
Officer shall make a request for relief against the Contractor, and 
shall attempt to resolve the request by agreement. If agreement cannot 
be reached within a reasonable time, the Contracting Officer shall issue 
a decision which complies with the requirements of Sec.  1308.12(b).



Sec.  1308.15  Finality of decisions.

    A decision by a Contracting Officer under the disputes clause of a 
contract subject to this part is final and conclusive and not subject to 
review by any forum, tribunal, or Government agency unless an appeal or 
suit is timely commenced under this part or section 10(a) (2) and (3) of 
the Act.



Sec.  1308.16  Decisions involving fraudulent claims.

    If a Contracting Officer denies any part of a Contractor's claim for 
lack of support, and the Contracting Officer is of the opinion that the 
Contractor's inability to support that part of the claim is within Sec.  
1308.6 and section 5 of

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the Act, the Contracting Officer's decision shall not state that 
opinion, but, contemporaneously with the decision, the Contracting 
Officer shall separately notify TVA's General Counsel of that opinion 
and the reasons therefor.



Sec.  1308.17  Failure to render timely decision.

    Any failure by Contracting Officer to issue a decision on a 
submitted claim within the period required or permitted by Sec.  
1308.13, will be deemed to be a decision by the Contracting Officer 
denying the claim and will authorize the commencement of an appeal on 
the claim under this part, or a suit on the claim as provided in section 
10(a)(2) of the Act. If no appeal or suit pursuant to this section has 
been commenced at the time the Contracting Officer issues a decision, 
the right to sue or appeal and the time limits therefor shall be 
determined as otherwise provided in this part and the Act, and this 
section shall not authorize an appeal or suit from the decision.



                   Subpart C_Board of Contract Appeals



Sec.  1308.21  Jurisdiction and organization.

    (a) The Board shall consider and determine timely appeals filed by 
Contractors from decisions of TVA Contracting Officers pursuant to a 
disputes clause.
    (b) The Board shall consist of an indeterminate number of members, 
who shall serve on a part-time basis. The members of the Board shall all 
be attorneys at law duly licensed by any state, commonwealth, territory, 
or the District of Columbia. One of the members of the Board shall be 
designated as ``Chairman'' pursuant to section 8(b)(2) of the Act.
    (c) Each appeal or other matter before the Board shall normally be 
assigned to a single Hearing Officer, to be designated by the Chairman. 
The Chairman may act as a Hearing Officer, and shall notify the 
Contractor and TVA of the name and mailing address of the person 
designated as Hearing Officer.
    (d) If a member to whom an appeal has been assigned cannot perform 
in a timely manner the duties of Hearing Officer, because of 
unavailability or incapacity which would in the Chairman's judgment 
affect the expeditious and timely resolution of the appeal, or for any 
other reason deemed sufficient by the Chairman, the Chairman may take 
any action deemed appropriate to effectuate the disposition of the 
appeal and the rights of the parties under this part. The kind of action 
taken, and the manner thereof, shall be within the discretion of the 
Chairman, and may include, but is not limited to, action on pending 
motions, discovery, issuance of or ruling on objections to subpoenas, 
and reassignment of an appeal in whole or in part.



Sec.  1308.22  Representation.

    (a) In any appeal to the Board, a Contractor may be represented by 
an attorney at law duly licensed by any state, commonwealth, territory, 
or the District of Columbia. A Contractor not an individual and not 
wishing to appear by an attorney may be represented by any member, 
partner, or officer duly authorized to act on Contractor's behalf, or if 
an individual, may appear personally.
    (b) TVA shall be represented by attorneys from its Office of General 
Counsel.



Sec.  1308.23  Finality of decisions.

    A decision by a Hearing Officer on an appeal shall be the decision 
of the Board and shall be final, subject only to amendment under Sec.  
1308.37(c), reconsideration under Sec.  1308.38 or appeal pursuant to 
sections 8(g)(2) and 10(b) of the Act.



Sec.  1308.24  Undue delay in Contracting Officer's decision.

    (a) If there is an undue delay by a Contracting Officer in issuing a 
decision on a claim, the Contractor may request the Chairman to direct 
the Contracting Officer to issue a decision within a specified period of 
time.
    (b) A request under this section shall:
    (1) Be in writing;
    (2) State the date on which the claim was submitted to the 
Contracting Officer.

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    (3) State the date suggested for issuance of a decision by the 
Contracting Officer.
    (c) TVA may reply to a motion under this section within 5 days after 
its receipt.
    (d) The Chairman shall issue a written decision on the request. If 
granted, the decision shall specify the date by which the Contracting 
Officer's decision is to be rendered, and a copy shall be served on the 
Contracting Officer.



Sec.  1308.25  Stay of appeal for Contracting Officer's decision.

    If an appeal has been taken because of a Contracting Officer's 
failure to render a timely decision, as provided by Sec.  1308.17, the 
Hearing Officer, with or without a motion by a party, may stay 
proceedings on the appeal in order to obtain a decision on the matter 
appealed. Oral argument will not be heard on such a motion unless 
otherwise directed. The stay order will normally set a date certain by 
which the decision of the Contracting Officer will be rendered. Such 
date shall take into account the factors mentioned in Sec.  1308.13(c), 
the length of time the matter has already been pending before the 
Contracting Officer, and the need for prompt and expeditious action on 
appeals.



Sec.  1308.26  Appeals.

    (a) An appeal to the Board from a Contracting Officer's decision 
under Sec.  1308.12 shall be initiated within 90 days from the 
Contractor's receipt of the Contracting Officer's decision and in the 
manner set forth in the disputes clause.
    (b) An appeal from the Contracting Officer's failure to render a 
timely decison shall be taken within the time period provided by Sec.  
1308.17. The notice of appeal shall be in the form and filed in the 
manner specified in the disputes clause, but shall state that it is an 
appeal under Sec.  1308.17, and shall include a copy of the claim which 
was submitted for decision.



Sec.  1308.27  Appeal files.

    (a) Notices of appeal shall be filed as provided in the disputes 
clause, and shall be promptly transmitted by TVA to the Chairman.
    (b) Following transmittal of the notice of appeal, TVA shall 
assemble and transmit to the Hearing Officer and the Contractor an 
appeal file consisting of:
    (1) The Contracting Officer's decision, if any, from which the 
appeal is taken;
    (2) The contract and pertinent amendments, specifications, plans, 
and drawings (a list of the documents submitted may be provided 
Contractor in lieu of copies);
    (3) The claim;
    (4) Any other matter pertinent to the appeal submitted to or 
considered by the Contracting Officer for reaching a decision.
    (c) The appeal file shall be submitted within 30 days. Within 30 
days after receipt of a copy, the Contractor may submit to the Hearing 
Officer and TVA's General Counsel any documents within the scope of 
paragraph (b) of this section which are not included in the appeal file 
but which the Contractor believes are pertinent to the appeal. Such 
documents are considered a part of the appeal file.



               Subpart D_Prehearing and Hearing Procedures



Sec.  1308.31  Filing and service.

    (a) All documents required to be served shall be served on TVA and 
Contractor and filed with the Board, except subpoenas.
    (b) A request under Sec.  1308.15 shall be directed to the General 
Manager, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 Commerce Avenue, Knoxville, 
Tennessee 37902, and shall be transmitted to the Chairman.
    (c) All other documents required to be filed shall be directed to 
the Hearing Officer assigned to the matter.
    (d) Service on the opposing party may be made personally or by mail. 
The copy presented for filing shall bear an appropriate certificate or 
acknowledgment of service.



Sec.  1308.32  Prehearing procedures.

    (a) Unless otherwise provided in this part, prehearing procedures, 
including discovery, shall be conducted in accordance with Rules 6, 
7(b), 16, 26, 28-37, and 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure, except that the Hearing Officer may modify those Rules to 
meet the needs of the parties in a particular case.
    (b) The term court as used in those Rules shall be deemed to mean 
``Hearing Officer''; the term plaintiff shall be deemed to mean 
``Contractor''; the term defendant shall be deemed to mean ``TVA''; and 
the term action shall be deemed to mean the pending appeal.
    (c) Discovery subpoenas are subject to Subpart E.
    (d) The party giving notice of a deposition is responsible for 
securing a reporter.
    (e) No appeal of counterclaim may be dismissed except by order of 
the Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer may order at any time, with or 
without a motion by a party, that an appeal or counterclaim, or any part 
thereof, be dismissed because the matter has been settled, because the 
party no longer desires to pursue the matter, or because of the party's 
failure to prosecute the matter or to comply with the regulations in 
this part or with any order of the Hearing Officer. Any dismissal under 
this paragraph operates as an adjudication on the merits of the matter 
which is dismissed, and is a decision within the meaning of Sec.  
1308.23, but does not affect the Hearing Officer's jurisdiction over any 
matter not so dismissed.

[44 FR 29648, May 22, 1979. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and amended at 49 FR 3845, Jan. 31, 1984]



Sec.  1308.33  Hearings.

    (a) TVA shall arrange for the verbatim reporting of evidentiary 
hearings before the Hearing Officer, and shall provide the Hearing 
Officer with the original transcript. The parties shall make their own 
arrangements with the reporter for copies.
    (b) Admissibility of evidence shall generally be governed by the 
Federal Rules of Evidence, subject, however, to the Hearing Officer's 
discretion. As used in those Rules, the term court shall be deemed to 
mean ``Hearing Officer.''
    (c)(1) Conduct of hearings shall generally be governed by Rules 42-
44, 44.1, and 46 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except that 
the Hearing Officer may modify those Rules to meet the needs of the 
parties in a particular case. The terms court, plaintiff, defendant, and 
action as used in those Rules shall be deemed to have the meaning given 
them in Sec.  1308.32.
    (2) After the Contractor has completed the presentation of his 
evidence, TVA, without waiving the right to offer evidence in the event 
the motion is not granted, may move for a dismissal on the ground that 
upon the facts and the law the Contractor has shown no right to relief. 
The Hearing Officer as the trier of the facts may then determine them 
and render a decision against the Contractor, or take the matter under 
advisement, or decline to render any decision until the close of all the 
evidence. Any decision rendered under this paragraph shall conform to 
Sec.  1308.37, and is a decision within the meaning of Sec.  1308.23.
    (d) Hearings shall be as informal as may be reasonable and 
appropriate under the circumstances, and shall be held at a time and 
place to be specified by the Hearing Officer.
    (e) Evidentiary subpoenas are subject to Subpart E of this part.

[44 FR 29648, May 22, 1979. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979, 
and amended at 49 FR 3845, Jan. 31, 1984]



Sec.  1308.34  Record on appeal.

    Except as otherwise provided in this part, the appeal shall be 
decided on the basis of the record on appeal, which consists of the 
notice of appeal, the claim, any notice of election under Sec.  1308.35 
or Sec.  1308.36, orders entered during the proceeding, admissions, 
transcripts of hearings, hearing exhibits and stipulations on file, all 
other documents admitted in evidence, and all briefs submitted by the 
parties.



Sec.  1308.35  Small claims procedure.

    (a) The Contractor may elect to have the appeal processed under this 
section, if the amount in dispute is $10,000 or less. This amount shall 
be determined by totalling the amounts claimed by TVA and Contractor.
    (b) Appeals under this section shall be decided, whenever possible, 
within 120 days after the Hearing Officer receives written notice that 
the Contractor has elected to proceed under

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this section. Such election may be made a part of the notice of appeal.
    (c) An appeal under this section shall be determined on the basis of 
the record on appeal and those documents in the appeal file identified 
in Sec.  1308.27(b)(1), (2), and (3). Other documents may be considered 
in the determination of the appeal as may be stipulated to by the 
parties, or as the Hearing Officer may order on motion by a party. No 
evidentiary hearing shall be held unless the Hearing Officer directs 
testimony on a particular issue. Discovery and other prehearing 
procedures may be conducted under such time periods as the Hearing 
Officer may set to meet the 120-day period, and the Hearing Officer may 
reserve up to 30 days to prepare a decision. Upon request by either 
party, the Hearing Officer shall hear oral argument after the record is 
closed, and may direct oral argument on specified issues if the parties 
do not request it.
    (d) The Hearing Officer's decision under this section will be short 
and contain only summary findings of fact and conclusions of law. The 
decision may, at the Hearing Officer's discretion, be rendered orally at 
the conclusion of any oral argument held. In such case, the Hearing 
Officer will promptly furnish the parties a typed copy of the decision, 
which shall constitute the final decision.
    (e) Decisions under this section shall be final and conclusive 
except for fraud, and shall have no value as precedent for future 
appeals.



Sec.  1308.36  Accelerated appeal procedure.

    (a) The Contractor may elect to have the appeal processed under this 
section if the amount in dispute is $50,000 or less. The amount shall be 
determined by totalling the amounts claimed by TVA and Contractor.
    (b) Appeals under this section shall be decided, whenever possible, 
within 180 days after the Hearing Officer receives written notice that 
the Contractor has elected to proceed under this section. Such election 
may be made a part of the notice of appeal.
    (c) In cases under this section, the parties are encouraged to limit 
discovery and briefing, consistent with adequate presentation of their 
positions. The Hearing Officer may shorten applicable time periods in 
order to meet the 180-day period, and may reserve 30 days to prepare a 
decision.
    (d) The Hearing Officer's decision under this section will be short 
and may contain only summary findings of fact and conclusions of law. 
The decision may, at the Hearing Officer's election, be rendered orally 
at the conclusion of the evidentiary hearing, following such oral 
argument as may be permitted. In such case, the Hearing Officer will 
promptly furnish the parties a typed copy of the decision, which shall 
constitute the final decision.



Sec.  1308.37  Decisions.

    (a) The Hearing Officer's decision shall be in writing. Except as 
provided by Sec.  1308.35 or Sec.  1308.36, the decision shall contain 
complete findings of fact and conclusions of law. The parties may be 
directed to submit proposed findings and conclusions. A decision against 
a Contractor on a claim shall include notice of the Contractor's rights 
under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 10(a) of the Act.
    (b) If the decision denies any part of a Contractor's claim for lack 
of support and the Hearing Officer is of the opinion that the 
Contractor's inability to support that part is within Sec.  1308.6 and 
section 5 of the Act, the decision shall not state that opinion, but 
contemporaneously with the decision the Hearing Officer shall separately 
notify TVA's General Counsel of that opinion and the reasons therefor.
    (c) Not later than 10 days after receipt of the decision, a party 
may move to alter or amend the findings or make additional findings and 
amend the conclusions and decision accordingly. Such a motion may be 
combined with a motion under Sec.  1308.38. This time period cannot be 
extended.



Sec.  1308.38  Reconsideration.

    Motions for reconsideration shall be served not later than 10 days 
after issuance of the Hearing Officer's decision. This time period 
cannot be extended. Such a motion shall be heard and decided in the 
manner provided by Rule 59 of the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure for motions for new trial in actions tried without a jury.



Sec.  1308.39  Briefs and motions.

    (a) All motions shall be accompanied by a brief or memorandum 
setting forth supporting authorities. Briefs in opposition to a motion 
shall be served within 10 days after receipt of the motion, unless 
otherwise specified in this part, or by order of the Hearing Officer.
    (b) The Hearing Officer shall set the schedule for service of 
prehearing and posthearing briefs on the merits.
    (c) A motion to dismiss an appeal for lack of jurisdiction should be 
served seasonably, but may be served at any time. The issue of lack of 
jurisdiction may be raised by the Hearing Officer sua sponte, in which 
case the Hearing Officer shall set a briefing schedule on the issue in 
the document raising it to the parties.
    (d) A motion for summary judgment may be made at any time after the 
appeal file has been transmitted under Sec.  1308.26.



                           Subpart E_Subpoenas



Sec.  1308.51  Form.

    (a) A subpoena shall state the name of the Board and the title of 
the appeal; shall command the person to whom it is directed to attend 
and give testimony at a deposition or hearing, as appropriate, and, if 
appropriate, to produce specified books, papers, documents, or tangible 
things at a time and place therein specified; and shall notify the 
person of the right to request that the subpoena be quashed or modified 
and of the penalties for contumacy or failure to obey.
    (b) [Reserved]



Sec.  1308.52  Issuance.

    (a) A deposition subpoena shall not issue except upon the filing of 
a notice of deposition of the person to be subpoenaed, which notice 
should normally be filed at least 15 days in advance of the scheduled 
deposition.
    (b) A subpoena for the attendance of a witness at an evidentiary 
hearing shall not issue except upon the filing of a request for 
appearance at the hearing of the person to be subpoenaed, which request 
should normally be filed at least 30 days in advance of the scheduled 
hearing. The request should state:
    (1) The name and address of the witness;
    (2) The general scope of the witness' testimony;
    (3) The books, records, papers, and other tangible things sought to 
be produced; and
    (4) The general relevance of the matters sought to the case.
    (c) Upon receipt of a notice of deposition or request for appearance 
at a hearing, the Hearing Officer shall fill in the name of the witness 
and sign and issue a subpoena otherwise in blank to the party seeking 
it, together with a duplicate for proof of service. The party requesting 
the subpoena shall fill in both copies before service.
    (d) Letters rogatory may be issued by the Hearing Officer as 
provided in 28 U.S.C. 1781-1784.



Sec.  1308.53  Service.

    A subpoena may be served at any place, and may be served by any 
individual not a party who is at least 18 years of age, or as otherwise 
provided by law. Service may be made by an attorney or employee of a 
party. Service shall be made by personal delivery of the subpoena to the 
individual named therein, together with tender of the amounts required 
by 5 U.S.C. 503 or other applicable law. The individual making service 
shall file with the Board the duplicate subpoena, filled out as served, 
with the return of service filled in, signed and notarized.



Sec.  1308.54  Requests to quash or modify.

    The person served with a subpoena (or a party, if the person served 
is a party's employee) may request the Hearing Officer to quash or 
modify a subpoena. Such requests shall be made and determined in 
accordance with the time limits and principles of Rule 45(a), (b) and 
(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.



Sec.  1308.55  Penalties.

    In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena by a person who 
resides, is found, or transacts business within the jurisdiction of a 
United States District Court, the Board will apply to the court through 
the General

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Counsel of TVA for an order requiring the person to appear before the 
Hearing Officer, to produce evidence or give testimony, or both. Any 
failure of any such person to obey the order of the court may be 
punished by the court as a contempt thereof.



PART 1309_NONDISCRIMINATION WITH RESPECT TO AGE--Table of Contents



Sec.
1309.1 What are the defined terms in this part and what do they mean?
1309.2 What is the purpose of the Act?
1309.3 What is the purpose of this part?
1309.4 What programs or activities are covered by the Act and this part?
1309.5 What are the rules against age discrimination?
1309.6 Is the normal operation or statutory objective of any program or 
          activity an exception to the rules against age discrimination?
1309.7 Is the use of reasonable factors other than age an exception to 
          the rules against age discrimination?
1309.8 Who has the burden of proving that an action is excepted?
1309.9 How does TVA provide financial assistance in conformity with the 
          Act?
1309.10 What general responsibilities do recipients and TVA have to 
          ensure compliance with the Act?
1309.11 What specific responsibilities do TVA and recipients have to 
          ensure compliance with the Act?
1309.12 What are a recipient's responsibilities on compliance reviews 
          and access to information?
1309.13 What are the prohibitions against intimidation or retaliation?
1309.14 How will complaints against recipients be processed?
1309.15 How will TVA enforce compliance with the Act and this part?
1309.16 What is the alternate funds disbursal procedure?
1309.17 What is the procedure for hearings and issuance of TVA decisions 
          required by this part?
1309.18 Under what circumstances must recipients take remedial or 
          affirmative action?
1309.19 When may a complainant file a civil action?

    Authority: TVA Act of 1933, 48 Stat. 58 (1933), as amended, 16 
U.S.C. 831-831dd (1976), and sec. 304 of the Age Discrimination Act of 
1975, 89 Stat 729 (1975), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6103 (1976).

    Source: 46 FR 30811, June 11, 1981, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  1309.1  What are the defined terms in this part and what do they mean?

    As used in this part the following terms have the stated meanings:
    (a) Act means the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 6101, et seq. (Title III of Pub. L. 94-135).
    (b) Action means any act, activity, policy, rule, standard, or 
method of administration; or the use of any policy, rule, standard, or 
method of administration.
    (c) Age means how old a person is, or the number of elapsed years 
from the date of a person's birth.
    (d) Age distinction means any action using age or an age-related 
term.
    (e) Age-related term means a term which necessarily implies a 
particular age or range of ages (for example, ``children,'' ``adult,'' 
``older persons,'' but not ``student'').
    (f) Financial assistance means any grant, entitlement, loan, 
cooperative agreement, contract (other than a procurement contract or a 
contract of insurance or guaranty), or any other arrangement, by which 
TVA provides or otherwise makes available to a recipient assistance in 
any of the following forms:
    (1) Funds;
    (2) Services of TVA personnel;
    (3) Real and personal property or any interest in or use of 
property, including:
    (i) Transfers or leases of property for less than fair market value 
or for reduced consideration; and
    (ii) Proceeds from a subsequent transfer or lease of property if the 
share of its fair market value provided by TVA is not returned to TVA.
    (g) For purposes of Sec. Sec.  1309.6 and 1309.7, normal operation 
means the operation of a program or activity without significant changes 
that would impair its ability to meet it objectives.
    (h) Program or activity means all of the operations of any entity 
described in paragraphs (h)(1) through (4) of this section, any part of 
which is extended Federal financial assistance:
    (1)(i) A department, agency, special purpose district, or other 
instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or

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    (ii) The entity of such State or local government that distributes 
such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State 
or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the 
case of assistance to a State or local government;
    (2)(i) A college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or 
a public system of higher education; or
    (ii) A local educational agency (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801), 
system of vocational education, or other school system;
    (3)(i) An entire corporation, partnership, or other private 
organization, or an entire sole proprietorship--
    (A) If assistance is extended to such corporation, partnership, 
private organization, or sole proprietorship as a whole; or
    (B) Which is principally engaged in the business of providing 
education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and 
recreation; or
    (ii) The entire plant or other comparable, geographically separate 
facility to which Federal financial assistance is extended, in the case 
of any other corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole 
proprietorship; or
    (4) Any other entity which is established by two or more of the 
entities described in paragraph (h)(1), (2), or (3) of this section.
    (i) For purposes of Sec. Sec.  1309.6 and 1309.7, statutory 
objective means any purpose of a program or activity expressly stated in 
any Federal statute, State statute, or local statute or ordinance 
adopted by an elected, general purpose legislative body.
    (j) Recipient means any State or its political subdivision, any 
instrumentality of a State or its political subdivision, any State-
created or recognized public or private agency, institution, 
organization, or other entity, or any person to which TVA extends 
financial assistance directly or through another recipient. Recipient 
includes any successor, assignee, or transferee, but excludes the 
ultimate beneficiary of the assistance.
    (k) Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of Health, 
Education, and Welfare, and its successors.
    (l) United States means the fifty States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Wake Island, the 
Canal Zone, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Northern 
Marianas, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
    (m) TVA means the Tennessee Valley Authority.

[46 FR 30811, June 11, 1981, as amended at 68 FR 51357, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1309.2  What is the purpose of the Act?

    The Act is designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age 
in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. The 
Act also permits federally assisted programs or activities, and 
recipients of Federal funds, to continue to use certain age distinctions 
and factors other than age which meet the requirements of the Act and 
this part.

[46 FR 30811, June 11, 1981, as amended at 68 FR 51357, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1309.3  What is the purpose of this part?

    The purpose of this part is to effectuate the Act in all programs or 
activities of recipients which receive financial assistance from TVA, 
and to inform the public and the recipients of financial assistance from 
TVA of the Act's requirements and how it will be enforced.



Sec.  1309.4  What programs or activities are covered by the Act and this part?

    (a) The Act and this part apply to any program or activity receiving 
financial assistance from TVA.
    (b) The Act and this part do not apply to:
    (1) An age distinction contained in that part of a Federal, State or 
local statute or ordinance adopted by an elected, general purpose 
legislative body which:
    (i) Provides any benefits or assistance to persons based on age; or
    (ii) Establishes criteria for participation in age-related terms; or
    (iii) Describes intended beneficiaries or target groups in age-
related terms.

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    (2) Any employment practice of any employer, employment agency, 
labor organization, or any labor-management joint apprenticeship 
training program.



Sec.  1309.5  What are the rules against age discrimination?

    (a) General rule. No person in the United States shall, on the basis 
of age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or 
be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity receiving 
financial assistance from TVA.
    (b) Specific rules. In any program or activity receiving financial 
assistance from TVA, a recipient may not directly or through 
contractual, licensing, or other arrangements, use age distinctions or 
take any other actions which have the effect, on the basis of age of:
    (1) Excluding individuals from, denying them the benefits of, or 
subjecting them to discrimination under a program or activity receiving 
financial assistance from TVA, or
    (2) Denying or limiting individuals in their opportunity to 
participate in any program or activity receiving financial assistance 
from TVA.
    (c) The specific forms of age discrimination listed in paragraph (b) 
of this section do not necessarily constitute a complete list.
    (d) The rules stated in this section are limited by the exceptions 
contained in Sec. Sec.  1309.6 and 1309.7.



Sec.  1309.6  Is the normal operation or statutory objective of any 
program or activity an exception to the rules against age discrimination?

    A recipient is permitted to take an action, otherwise prohibited by 
Sec.  1309.5, if the action reasonably takes into account age as a 
factor necessary to the normal operation or the achievement of any 
statutory objective of a program or activity. An action reasonably takes 
into account age as a factor necessary to the normal operation or the 
achievement of any statutory objective of a program or activity, if:
    (a) Age is used as a measure or approximation of one or more other 
characteristics; and
    (b) The other characteristic(s) must be measured or approximated in 
order for the normal operation of the program or activity to continue, 
or to achieve any statutory objective of the program or activity; and
    (c) The other characteristic(s) can be reasonably measured or 
approximated by the use of age; and
    (d) It is impractical to measure the other characteristic(s) 
directly on an individual basis.



Sec.  1309.7  Is the use of reasonable factors other than age an exception
to the rules against age discrimination?

    A recipient is permitted to take an action otherwise prohibited by 
Sec.  1309.5 which is based on a factor other than age, even though that 
action may have a disproportionate effect on persons of different ages. 
An action may be based on a factor other than age only if the factor 
bears a direct and substantial relationship to the normal operation of 
the program or activity or to the achievement of a statutory objective.



Sec.  1309.8  Who has the burden of proving that an action is excepted?

    The burden of proving that an age distinction or other action falls 
within the exceptions outlined in Sec. Sec.  1309.6 and 1309.7 is on the 
recipient of financial assistance from TVA.



Sec.  1309.9  How does TVA provide financial assistance in conformity 
with the Act?

    (a) TVA contributes financial assistance only under agreements which 
contain a provision which specifically requires compliance with the Act 
and this part. If the financial assistance involves the furnishing of 
real property, the agreement shall obligate the recipient, or the 
transferee in the case of a subsequent transfer, for the period during 
which the real property is used for a purpose for which the financial 
assistance is extended or for another purpose involving the provision of 
similar services or benefits. Where the financial assistance involves 
the furnishing of personal property, the agreement shall obligate the 
recipient during the period for which ownership or possession of the 
property is retained. In all other cases the agreement shall obligate 
the recipient for the period

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during which financial assistance is extended pursuant to the agreement. 
TVA shall specify the form of the foregoing agreement, and the extent to 
which an agreement shall be applicable to subcontractors, transferees, 
successors in interest, and other participants.
    (b) In the case of real property, structures or improvements 
thereon, or interests therein, acquired through a program of TVA 
financial assistance, or in the case where TVA financial assistance was 
provided in the form of a transfer by TVA of real property or an 
interest therein, the instrument effecting or recording the transfer of 
title shall contain a covenant running with the land assuring compliance 
with this part and the guidelines contained herein for the period during 
which the real property is used for a purpose for which the TVA 
financial assistance is extended or for another purpose involving the 
provision of similar services or benefits. Where no transfer of property 
is involved, but property is improved with TVA financial assistance, the 
recipient shall agree to include such a covenant in any subsequent 
transfer of such property. Where the property is obtained by transfer 
from TVA, the covenant against discrimination may also include a 
condition coupled with a right to be reserved by TVA to revert title to 
the property in the event of a breach of the covenant where, in the 
discretion of TVA, such a condition and right of reverter is appropriate 
to the nature of (1) the statute under which the real property is 
obtained, (2) the recipient, and (3) the instrument effecting or 
recording the transfer of title. In such event, if a transferee of real 
property proposes to mortgage or otherwise encumber the real property as 
security for financing construction of new, or improvement of existing, 
facilities on such property for the purposes for which the property was 
transferred, TVA may agree, upon request of the transferee and if 
necessary to accomplish such financing, and upon such conditions as it 
deems appropriate, to forbear the exercise of such right to revert title 
for so long as the lien of such mortgage or other encumbrance remains 
effective.

[46 FR 30811, June 11, 1981, as amended at 68 FR 51357, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1309.10  What general responsibilities do recipients and TVA have
to ensure compliance with the Act?

    (a) A recipient has primary responsibility to ensure that its 
programs or activities are in compliance with the Act and shall take 
steps to eliminate violations of the Act. A recipient also has 
responsibility to maintain records, provide information, and afford TVA 
access to its records to the extent required by TVA to determine whether 
the recipient is in compliance with the Act.
    (b) TVA has responsibility to attempt to secure a recipient's 
compliance with the Act by voluntary means, to the fullest extent 
practicable, and to provide assistance and guidance to recipients to 
help them comply voluntarily. TVA may use the services of appropriate 
Federal, State, local, or private organizations for this purpose. TVA 
also has the responsibility to enforce the Act when a recipient fails to 
eliminate violations of the Act.

[46 FR 30811, June 11, 1981, as amended at 68 FR 51357, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1309.11  What specific responsibilities do TVA and recipients have
to ensure compliance with the Act?

    (a) Written notice, technical assistance, and educational materials. 
TVA shall:
    (1) Provide written notice to each recipient of its obligations 
under the Act. The notice shall include a requirement that where the 
recipient initially receiving funds makes the funds available to a 
subrecipient, the recipient must notify the subrecipient of its 
obligations under the Act. The notice may be made a part of the contract 
under which financial assistance is provided by TVA.
    (2) Provide technical assistance to recipients, where necessary, to 
aid them in complying with the Act.
    (3) Make available educational materials setting forth the rights 
and obligations of beneficiaries and recipients under the Act.
    (b) [Reserved]



Sec.  1309.12  What are a recipient's responsibilities on compliance 
reports and access to information?

    (a) Compliance reports. Each recipient shall keep such records and 
submit to

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TVA timely, complete and accurate compliance reports at such times and 
in such form and containing such information, as TVA may determine to be 
necessary to enable it to ascertain whether the recipient has complied 
or is complying with this part. In the case in which a primary recipient 
passes through financial assistance from TVA to any other recipient, 
such other recipient shall also submit such compliance reports to the 
primary recipient as may be necessary to enable the primary recipient to 
carry out its obligations under this part.
    (b) Access to sources of information. Each recipient shall permit 
access by TVA during normal business hours to such of its books, 
records, accounts and other sources of information, and its facilities 
as may be pertinent to ascertain compliance with this part. Where any 
information required of a recipient is in the exclusive possession of 
any other agency, institution or person, and such agency, institution or 
person shall fail or refuse to furnish this information, the recipient 
shall so certify in its report and shall set forth what efforts it has 
made to obtain the information.
    (c) Information to beneficiaries and participants. Each recipient 
shall make available to participants, beneficiaries, and other 
interested persons such information regarding the provisions of this 
part and its applicability to the program or activity for which the 
recipient receives financial assistance, and make such information 
available to them in such manner as TVA finds necessary to apprise such 
persons of the protections against discrimination assured them by the 
Act and this part.

[46 FR 30811, June 11, 1981, as amended at 68 FR 51357, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1309.13  What are the prohibitions against intimidation or 
retaliation?

    No recipient or other person shall intimidate, threaten, coerce, or 
discriminate against any individual for the purpose of interfering with 
any right secured by the Act or this part, or because such individual 
has made a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner 
in an investigation, mediation, hearing, or other proceeding under this 
part. The identity of complainants shall be kept confidential except to 
the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this part, including 
the conduct of any investigation, mediation, hearing, or judicial 
proceeding arising under the Act or this part.



Sec.  1309.14  How will complaints against recipients be processed?

    (a) Receipt of complaints. Any individual who claims (individually 
or on behalf of any specific class of individuals) that he or she has 
been subjected to discrimination prohibited by this part (including 
Sec.  1309.13) may file a written complaint with TVA. The written 
complaint must be filed not later than 90 days from the date of the 
alleged discrimination, unless the time for filing is extended by TVA 
for good cause shown. A complaint shall be signed by the complainant, 
give the name and mailing address of the complainant and the recipient, 
identify the TVA financial assistance involved, and state the facts and 
occurrences (including dates) which led the complainant to believe that 
an act of prohibited discrimination has occurred. Anonymous complaints 
will not be accepted or filed under this section, but may be the basis 
for a compliance review. TVA will reject any complaint which does not 
fall within the coverage of the Act and this part, and may reject or 
require supplementation or clarification of any complaint which does not 
contain sufficient information for further processing as set forth in 
this paragraph. A complaint shall not be deemed filed until all such 
information has been provided to TVA.
    (b) Prompt resolution of complaints. The complaint shall be resolved 
promptly. To this end, TVA shall proceed with the complaint without 
undue delay so that the complaint is resolved within 180 calendar days 
after it is filed with TVA. The recipient and complainant involved in 
each complaint are required to cooperate in this effort. Failure to 
cooperate on the part of the complainant may result in cancellation of 
the complaint, while such failure on the part of the recipient may 
result in enforcement action as described in Sec.  1309.15.

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    (c) Mediation of complaints. All complaints which fall within the 
coverage of the Act and this part will be referred to a mediation agency 
designated by the Secretary.
    (1) The participation of the recipient and the complainant in the 
mediation process is required, although both parties need not meet with 
the mediator at the same time.
    (2) If the complainant and recipient reach a mutually satisfactory 
resolution of the complaint during the mediation period, they shall 
reduce the agreement to writing. The mediator shall send a copy of the 
settlement to TVA. No further action shall be taken based on that 
complaint unless it appears that the complainant or the recipient is 
failing to comply with the agreement.
    (3) Not more than 60 days after the complaint is filed, the mediator 
shall return a still unresolved complaint to TVA for initial 
investigation. The mediator may return a complaint at any time before 
the end of the 60-day period if it appears that the complaint cannot be 
resolved through mediation.
    (4) The mediator shall protect the confidentiality of all 
information obtained in the course of the mediation process. No mediator 
shall testify in any adjudicative proceeding, produce any document, or 
otherwise disclose any information obtained in the course of the 
mediation process without prior approval of the head of the agency 
appointing the mediator.
    (d) Investigation. (1) TVA will make a prompt investigation whenever 
a complaint is unresolved within 60 days after it is filed with TVA or 
is reopened because of a violation of the mediation agreement. The 
investigation should include, where appropriate, a review of the 
pertinent practices and policies of the recipient, the circumstances 
under which the possible noncompliance with the Act and this part 
occurred, and other factors relevant to a determination as to whether 
the recipient has failed to comply with the Act and this part.
    (2) As part of the initial investigation, TVA shall use informal 
fact finding methods including joint or individual discussions with the 
complainant and recipient to establish the facts, and, if possible, to 
resolve the complaint to the mutual satisfaction of the parties. TVA may 
seek the assistance of any involved State agency.
    (3) If TVA cannot resolve the matter within 10 calendar days after 
the mediator returns the complaint, it shall complete the investigation, 
attempt to achieve voluntary compliance satisfactory to TVA, if the 
investigation indicates a violation, and arrange for enforcement as 
described in Sec.  1309.15, if necessary.

[46 FR 30811, June 11, 1981, as amended at 68 FR 51357, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1309.15  How will TVA enforce compliance with the Act and this part?

    (a) If a compliance report, self-evaluation, or preaward review 
indicates a violation or threatened violation of the Act or this part, 
TVA shall attempt to secure the recipient's voluntary compliance with 
the Act and this part. If the violation or threatened violation cannot 
be corrected by informal means, compliance with the Act and this part 
may be effected by the following means:
    (1) Termination of a recipient's financial assistance under the 
program or activity involved where the recipient has violated the Act or 
this part. The determination of the recipient's violation may be made 
only after a recipient has had an opportunity for a hearing on the 
record before an appropriate hearing officer.
    (2) Any other means authorized by law including but not limited to:
    (i) Referral to the Department of Justice for proceedings to enforce 
any rights of the United States or obligations of the recipient created 
by the Act or this part.
    (ii) Use of any requirement of or referral to any Federal, State, or 
local government agency which will have the effect of correcting a 
violation of the Act or this part.
    (iii) Commencement by TVA of proceedings to enforce any rights of 
TVA or obligations of the recipient created by the contract, the Act, or 
this part.
    (b) Any termination under paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall be 
limited to the particular recipient and the particular program or 
activity (or portion thereof) receiving financial assistance

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from TVA which is found to be in violation of the Act or this part. No 
termination shall be based in whole or in part on a finding with respect 
to any program or activity which does not receive financial assistance 
from TVA.
    (c) No assistance will be terminated under paragraph (a)(1) of this 
section until:
    (1) TVA has advised the recipient of its failure to comply with the 
Act or this part and has determined that voluntary compliance cannot be 
obtained.
    (2) Thirty days have elapsed after TVA has sent a written report of 
the circumstances and grounds of the termination of assistance to the 
committees of the Congress having legislative jurisdiction over the 
program or activity involved. A report shall be filed in each case in 
which TVA has determined that assistance will be terminated under 
paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
    (d) TVA may defer granting new financial assistance to a recipient 
when termination proceedings under paragraph (a)(1) of this section are 
initiated.
    (1) New financial assistance includes all assistance administrated 
by or through TVA for which an application or approval, including 
renewal or continuation of existing activities, or authorization of new 
activities, is required during the deferral period. New financial 
assistance does not include assistance approved prior to the beginning 
of termination proceedings.
    (2) A deferral may not begin until the recipient has received a 
notice of opportunity for a hearing under paragraph (a)(1) of this 
section. A deferral may not continue for more than 60 days unless a 
hearing has begun within that time or the time for beginning the hearing 
has been extended by mutual consent of the recipient and TVA. A deferral 
may not continue for more than 30 days after the close of the hearing, 
unless the hearing results in a finding against the recipient.

[46 FR 30811, June 11, 1981, as amended at 68 FR 51357, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1309.16  What is the alternate funds disbursal procedure?

    When TVA withholds funds from a recipient under this part, TVA may 
contract to disburse the withheld funds directly to any public or 
nonprofit private organization or agency, or State or political 
subdivision of the State. These alternate recipients must demonstrate 
the ability to comply with this part and to achieve the goals of the 
Federal financial assistance involved.

[46 FR 30811, June 11, 1981, as amended at 68 FR 51357, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1309.17  What is the procedure for hearings and issuance of TVA
decisions required by this part?

    (a) Opportunity for hearing. Whenever an opportunity for a hearing 
is required by Sec.  1309.15(a)(1), reasonable notice shall be given by 
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the affected 
recipient. This notice shall advise the recipient of the action proposed 
to be taken, the specific provision under which the proposed action 
against it is to be taken, and the matters of fact or law asserted as 
the basis for this action, and either (1) fix a date not less than 20 
days after the date of such notice within which the recipient may 
request of TVA that the matter be scheduled for hearing or (2) advise 
the recipient that the matter in question has been set down for hearing 
at a stated time and place. The time and place so fixed shall be 
reasonable and shall be subject to change for cause. The complainant, if 
any, shall be advised of the time and place of the hearing. A recipient 
may waive a hearing and submit written information and argument for the 
record. The failure of a recipient to request a hearing under this 
subsection or to appear at a hearing for which a date has been set shall 
be deemed to be a waiver of the right to a hearing under the Act and 
Sec.  1309.15(a)(1) and a consent to the making of a decision on the 
basis of such information as is available.
    (b) Time and place of hearing. Hearings shall be held at the time 
and place fixed by TVA unless it determines that the convenience of the 
recipient requires that another place be selected. Hearings shall be 
held before a hearing officer who shall be designated by TVA's General 
Manager, and who shall not be a TVA employee.

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    (c) Right to counsel. In all proceedings under this section, the 
recipient and TVA shall have the right to be represented by counsel.
    (d) Procedures, evidence, and record. (1) The hearing, decision, and 
any administrative review thereof by TVA's Board of Directors shall be 
conducted in conformity with this part and in accordance with such rules 
of procedure as are proper (and not inconsistent with this section) 
relating to the conduct of the hearing, giving of notices subsequent to 
those provided for in paragraph (a) of this section, taking of 
testimony, exhibits, arguments and briefs, requests for findings, and 
other related matters, as prescribed by the hearing officer. Both TVA 
and the recipient shall be entitled to introduce all relevant evidence 
on the issues as stated in the notice for hearing or as determined by 
the hearing officer at the outset of or during the hearing.
    (2) Technical rules of evidence shall not apply to hearings 
conducted pursuant to this part, but rules or principles designed to 
assure production of the most credible evidence available and to subject 
testimony to test by cross-examination shall be applied where reasonably 
necessary by the hearing officer. The hearing officer may exclude 
irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence. All documents 
and other evidence offered or received for the record shall be open to 
examination by the parties and opportunity shall be given to refute 
facts and arguments advanced on either side of the issues. A transcript 
shall be made of the oral evidence except to the extent the substance 
thereof is stipulated for the record. All decisions shall be based upon 
the hearing record and written findings shall be made.
    (e) Consolidated or joint hearings. In cases in which the same or 
related facts are asserted to constitute noncompliance with this part 
with respect to two or more Federal statutes, authorities, of other 
means by which Federal financial assistance is extended and to which 
this part applies, or noncompliance with this part and the regulations 
of one or more other Federal departments or agencies issued under the 
Act, the TVA Board may, by agreement with such other departments or 
agencies where applicable, provide for the conduct of consolidated or 
joint hearings, and for the application to such hearings of the rules of 
procedure applicable to such hearings by such other departments or 
agencies. Final decisions in such cases, insofar as this part is 
concerned, shall be made in accordance with paragraph (f) of this 
section.
    (f) Decisions. (1) After the hearing, or after the hearing is waived 
under paragraph (a) of this section, the hearing officer shall make an 
initial decision. The recipient may file exceptions to the decision with 
the TVA Board within 10 days of receipt of the decision. If exceptions 
are not filed within the specified time, the hearing officer's initial 
decision becomes the final TVA decision.
    (2) Based on the hearing record, investigation, and any written 
submission to the hearing officer or the TVA Board, the Board shall 
render its decision accepting the initial decision, or rejecting it, in 
whole or part.
    (3) The final decision may provide for suspension or termination of, 
or refusal to grant or continue financial assistance, in whole or in 
part, to which this regulation applies, and may contain such terms, 
conditions, and other provisions as are consistent with and will 
effectuate the purposes of the Act and this part, including provisions 
designed to assure that no financial assistance to which this 
regulations applies will thereafter be extended to the recipient 
determined by such decision to have failed to comply with this part, 
unless and until it corrects its noncompliance and satisfies TVA that it 
will fully comply with this part.
    (g) Posttermination proceedings. (1) A recipient adversely affected 
by an order issued under paragraph (f) of this section shall be restored 
to full eligibility to receive financial assistance from TVA if it 
satisfies the terms and conditions of that order for such eligibility or 
if it brings itself into compliance with this part and provides 
reasonable assurance that it will fully comply with this part.
    (2) Any recipient adversely affected by an order entered pursuant to 
paragraph (f) of this section may at any time request TVA to restore 
fully its

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eligibility to receive financial assistance from TVA. Any such request 
shall be supported by information showing that the recipient has met the 
requirements of paragraph (g)(1) of this section. If TVA determines that 
those requirements have been satisfied, it shall restore such 
eligibility.
    (3) If TVA denies any such request, the recipient may submit a 
written request for a hearing, specifying why it believes TVA to have 
been in error. The recipient shall thereupon be given an expeditious 
hearing, with a decision on the record, in accordance with rules of 
procedure issued by TVA. The recipient will be restored to such 
eligibility if it proves at such a hearing that it satisfied the 
requirements of paragraph (g)(1) of this section. While proceedings 
under this paragraph are pending, the sanctions imposed by the order 
issued under paragraph (f)(3) of this section shall remain in effect.

[46 FR 30811, June 11, 1981, as amended at 68 FR 51357, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1309.18  Under what circumstances must recipients take remedial
or affirmative action?

    (a) Where a recipient is found to have discriminated on the basis of 
age, the recipient shall take any remedial action which TVA may require 
to overcome the effects of the discrimination, if another recipient 
exercises control over the recipient that has discriminated, both 
recipients may be required to take remedial action.
    (b) Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient 
may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of conditions that 
resulted in limited participation recipient's program or activity on the 
basis of age.
    (c) If a recipient operating a program or activity which serves the 
elderly or children, in addition to persons of other ages, provides 
special benefits to the elderly or to children, the provision of those 
benefits shall be presumed to be voluntary affirmative action provided 
that it does not have the effect of excluding otherwise eligible persons 
from participation in the program or activity.

[46 FR 30811, June 11, 1981, as amended at 68 FR 51357, Aug. 26, 2003]



Sec.  1309.19  When may a complainant file a civil action?

    (a) A complainant may file a civil action following the exhaustion 
of administrative remedies under the Act. Administrative remedies are 
exhausted if:
    (1) 180 days have elapsed since the complainant filed the complaint 
and TVA has made no finding with regard to the complaint; or
    (2) TVA issues any finding in favor of the recipient.
    (b) If either of the conditions set forth in paragraph (a) of this 
section is satisfied, TVA shall:
    (1) Promptly advise the complainant of this fact; and
    (2) Advise the complainant of his or her right, under Section 305(e) 
of the Act, to bring a civil action for injunctive relief that will 
effect the purposes of the Act; and
    (3) Inform the complainant:
    (i) That a civil action can only be brought in a United States 
district court for the district in which the recipient is found or 
transacts business;
    (ii) That a complainant prevailing in a civil action has the right 
to be awarded the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney's 
fees, but that these costs must be demanded in the complaint;
    (iii) That before commencing the action the complainant shall give 
30 days' notice by registered mail to the Secretary, the Attorney 
General of the United States, TVA, and the recipient;
    (iv) That the notice shall state: the alleged violation of the Act; 
the relief requested; the court in which the action will be brought; and 
whether or not attorney's fees are demanded in the event the complainant 
prevails; and
    (v) That no action shall be brought if the same alleged violation of 
the Act by the same recipient is the subject of a pending action in any 
court of the United States.



PART 1310_ADMINISTRATIVE COST RECOVERY--Table of Contents



Sec.
1310.1 Purpose.
1310.2 Application.
1310.3 Assessment of administrative charge.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd; 31 U.S.C. 9701.

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    Source: 60 FR 8196, Feb. 13, 1995, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  1310.1  Purpose.

    The purpose of the regulations in this part is to establish a 
schedule of fees to be charged in connection with the disposition and 
uses of, and activities affecting, real property in TVA's custody or 
control; approval of plans under section 26a of the Tennessee Valley 
Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16 U.S.C. 831y-1); and certain other 
activities in order to help ensure that such activities are self-
sustaining to the full extent possible.



Sec.  1310.2  Application.

    (a) General. TVA will undertake the following actions only upon the 
condition that the applicant pay to TVA such administrative charges as 
the Senior Manager of the TVA organization that administers the land or 
permit being considered (hereinafter ``responsible land manager''), as 
appropriate, shall assess in accordance with Sec.  1310.3; provided, 
however, that the responsible land manager may waive payment where he/
she determines that there is a corresponding benefit to TVA or that such 
waiver is otherwise in the public interest.
    (1) Conveyances and abandonment of TVA land or landrights.
    (2) Licenses and other uses of TVA land not involving the 
disposition of TVA real property or interests in real property.
    (3) Actions taken to suffer the presence of unauthorized fills and 
structures over, on, or across TVA land or landrights, and including 
actions not involving the abandonment or disposal of TVA land or 
landrights.
    (4) Actions taken to approve fills, structures, or other 
obstructions under section 26a of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 
1933, as amended (16 U.S.C. 831y-1), and TVA's regulations issued 
thereunder at part 1304 of this chapter.
    (b) Exemption. An administrative charge shall not be made for the 
following actions:
    (1) Releases of unneeded mineral right options.
    (2) TVA mineral transactions.
    (c) Quota deer hunt and turkey hunt applications. Quota deer hunt 
and turkey hunt permit applications will be processed by TVA if 
accompanied by the fee prescribed in Sec.  1310.3(d).

[60 FR 8196, Feb. 13, 1995, as amended at 72 FR 18118, Apr. 11, 2007]



Sec.  1310.3  Assessment of administrative charge.

    (a) Range of charges. Except as otherwise provided herein, the 
responsible land manager shall assess a charge which he/she determines 
in his/her sole judgment to be approximately equal to the administrative 
costs incurred by TVA for each action including both the direct cost to 
TVA and applicable overheads. In determining the amount of such charge, 
the responsible land manager may establish a standard charge for each 
category of action rather than determining the actual administrative 
costs for each individual action. The standard charge shall be an amount 
approximately equal to TVA's actual average administrative costs for the 
category of action. Charges shall be not less than the minimum or 
greater than the maximum amount specified herein, except as otherwise 
provided in paragraph (c) of this section.
    (1) Land transfers--$500-$10,000.
    (2) Use permits or licenses-$50-$5,000.
    (3) Actions taken to approve plans for fills, structures, or other 
obstructions under section 26a of the TVA Act--$100-$5,000.
    (4) Abandonment of transmission line easements and rights-of-way--
$100-$1,500.
    (5) Quota deer hunt or turkey hunt applications--$5-$25.
    (b) Basis of charge. The administrative charge assessed by the 
responsible land manager shall, to the extent applicable, include the 
following costs:
    (1) Appraisal of the land or landrights affected;
    (2) Assessing applicable rental fees;
    (3) Compliance inspections and other field investigations;
    (4) Title and record searches;
    (5) Preparation for and conducting public auction and negotiated 
sales;
    (6) Mapping and surveying;
    (7) Preparation of conveyance instrument, permit, or other 
authorization or approval instrument;

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    (8) Coordination of the proposed action within TVA and with other 
Federal, State, and local agencies;
    (9) Legal review; and
    (10) Administrative overheads associated with the transaction.
    (c) Assessment of charge when actual administrative costs 
significantly exceed established range. When the responsible land 
manager determines that the actual administrative costs are expected to 
significantly exceed the range of costs established in paragraph (a) of 
this section, such manager shall not proceed with the TVA action until 
agreement is reached on payment of a charge calculated to cover TVA's 
actual administrative costs.
    (d) Quota deer hunt and turkey hunt application fees. A fee for each 
person in the amount prescribed by the responsible land manager must 
accompany the complete application form for a quota deer hunt and turkey 
hunt permit. Applications will not be processed unless accompanied by 
the correct fee amount. No refunds will be made to unsuccessful 
applicants, except that fees received after the application due date 
will be refunded.
    (e) Additional charges. In addition to the charges assessed under 
these regulations, TVA may impose a charge in connection with 
environmental reviews or other environmental investigations it conducts 
under its policies or procedures implementing the National Environmental 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).



PART 1311_INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FEDERAL
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND DIRECT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES-
-Table of Contents



Sec.
1311.1 What is the purpose of these regulations?
1311.2 What definitions apply to these regulations?
1311.3 What programs and activities of TVA are subject to these 
          regulations?
1311.4 [Reserved]
1311.5 What is TVA's obligation with respect to federal interagency 
          coordination?
1311.6 What procedures apply to the selection of programs and activities 
          under these regulations?
1311.7 How does TVA communicate with state, regional and local officials 
          concerning TVA's programs and activities?
1311.8 How does TVA provide states an opportunity to comment on proposed 
          federal financial assistance and direct federal development?
1311.9 How does TVA receive and respond to comments?
1311.10 How does TVA make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental 
          viewpoints?
1311.11 What are TVA's obligations in interstate situations?
1311.12 [Reserved]
1311.13 May TVA waive any provision of these regulations?

    Authority: Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 48 Stat. 58, as 
amended, 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd (1976; Supp. V, 1981); E. O. 12372, July 
14, 1982 (47 FR 30,959), amended April 8, 1983 (48 FR 15,887); sec. 401 
of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968, as amended.

    Source: 48 FR 29399, June 24, 1983, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  1311.1  What is the purpose of these regulations?

    (a) The regulations in this part implement Executive Order 12372, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' issued July 14, 1982, 
and amended on April 8, 1983. These regulations also implement 
applicable provisions of section 401 of the Intergovernmental 
Cooperation Act of 1968 and are intended to assist TVA in carrying out 
its responsibilities under the TVA Act.
    (b) These regulations are intended to foster an intergovernmental 
partnership and a strengthened Federalism by relying on state processes 
and on state, areawide, regional, and local coordination for review of 
proposed federal financial assistance and direct federal development.
    (c) These regulations are intended to aid the internal management of 
TVA, and are not intended to create any right or benefit enforceable at 
law by a party against TVA or its officers.



Sec.  1311.2  What definitions apply to these regulations?

    TVA means the Tennessee Valley Authority, a wholly owned corporation 
and independent instrumentality of the United States.

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    Order means Executive Order 12372, issued July 14, 1982, and amended 
April 8, 1983, and titled ``Intergovernmental Review of Federal 
Programs.''
    State means any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands.



Sec.  1311.3  What programs and activities of TVA are subject to these
regulations?

    TVA publishes in the Federal Register a list of TVA's federal 
financial assistance and direct federal development programs and 
activities that are subject to these regulations.



Sec.  1311.4  [Reserved]



Sec.  1311.5  What is TVA's obligation with respect to federal interagency
coordination?

    TVA, to the extent practicable, consults with and seeks advice from 
all other substantially affected federal departments and agencies in an 
effort to assure full coordination between such agencies and TVA 
regarding programs and activities covered under these regulations.



Sec.  1311.6  What procedures apply to the selection of programs and
activities under these regulations?

    (a) A state may select any program or activity published in the 
Federal Register in accordance with Sec.  1311.3 of this part for 
intergovernmental review under these regulations. Each state, before 
selecting programs and activities, shall consult with local elected 
officials.
    (b) Each state that adopts a process shall notify TVA of the 
programs and activities selected for that process.
    (c) A state may notify TVA of changes in its selections at any time. 
For each change, the state shall submit to TVA an assurance that the 
state has consulted with local elected officials regarding the change. 
TVA may establish deadlines by which states are required to inform TVA 
of changes in their program selections.
    (d) TVA uses a state's process as soon as feasible, depending on 
individual programs and activities, after TVA is notified of the states 
selections.



Sec.  1311.7  How does TVA communicate with state, regional, and local
officials concerning TVA's programs and activities?

    (a) For those programs and activities covered by a state process 
under Sec.  1311.6, TVA, to the extent permitted by law:
    (1) Uses the official state process to determine views of state and 
local elected officials, and
    (2) Communicates with state and local elected officials, through the 
official state process, as early in a program planning cycle as is 
reasonably feasible to explain specific plans and actions.
    (b) TVA provides notice to directly affected state, areawide, 
regional, and local entities in a state of proposed Federal financial 
assistance or direct federal development if:
    (1) The state has not adopted a process under the Order;
    (2) The assistance or development involves a program or activity not 
selected for the state process; or
    (3) The particular government entity is not part of or involved in 
the state process.

This notice may be made by a publication widely available in the 
potentially affected area or other appropriate means, which TVA in its 
discretion deems appropriate.



Sec.  1311.8  How does TVA provide states an opportunity to comment on 
proposed federal financial assistance and direct federal development?

    (a) Except in unusual circumstances, TVA gives state processes or 
directly affected state, areawide, regional, and local officials and 
entities:
    (1) [Reserved]
    (2) At least 60 days from the date established by TVA to comment on 
proposed direct Federal development or federal financial assistance.
    (b) This section also applies to comments in cases in which the 
review, coordination, and communication with TVA have been delegated or 
when TVA provides notice directly to potentially affected state, 
areawide, regional, or local entities under Sec.  1311.7(b).

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Sec.  1311.9  How does TVA receive and respond to comments?

    (a) TVA follows the procedures in Sec.  1311.10 if:
    (1) A state office or official is designated to act as a single 
point of contact between a state process and all federal agencies, and
    (2) That office or official transmits a state process recommendation 
for a program selected under Sec.  1311.6.
    (b)(1) The single point of contact is not obligated to transmit 
comments from state, areawide, regional, or local officials and entities 
where there is no state process recommendation; however, these officials 
or entities may submit comments directly to TVA for TVA's consideration.
    (2) If a state process recommendation is transmitted by a single 
point of contact, all comments from state, areawide, regional, and local 
officials and entities that differ from it must also be transmitted.
    (c) If a state has not established a process, or is unable to submit 
a state process recommendation, state, areawide, regional, and local 
officials and entities may submit comments to TVA.
    (d) If a program or activity is not selected for a state process, 
state, areawide, regional, and local officials and entities may submit 
comments to TVA. In addition, if a state process recommendation for a 
nonselected program or activity is transmitted to TVA by the single 
point of contact, TVA follows the procedures of Sec.  1311.10 of this 
part.
    (e) TVA considers comments which do not constitute a state process 
recommendation submitted under these regulations and for which TVA is 
not required to apply the procedures of Sec.  1311.10 of this part, when 
such comments are provided by a single point of contact or directly to 
TVA by a state, areawide, regional, or local government.



Sec.  1311.10  How does TVA make efforts to accommodate intergovernmental
viewpoints?

    (a) If a state process provides a state process recommendation to 
TVA through its single point contact, TVA either:
    (1) Accepts the recommendation;
    (2) Reaches a mutually agreeable solution with the state process; or
    (3) Provides the single point of contact (including any regional or 
local office delegated a review and comment role by the state process) 
with written explanation of the decision in such form as TVA in its 
discretion deems appropriate. TVA may also supplement the written 
explanation by providing the explanation to the single point of contact 
by telephone, other telecommunications, meeting with the single point of 
contact, and, as appropriate, other interested officials or offices, or 
other means.
    (b) In any explanation under paragraph (a)(3) of this section, TVA 
informs the single point of contact that:
    (1) TVA will not implement its decision for at least 10 days after 
the single point of contact receives the explanation; or
    (2) TVA's General Manager has reviewed the decision and determined 
that, because of unusual circumstances, the waiting period of at least 
10 days is not feasible.
    (c) For purposes of computing the waiting period under paragraph 
(b)(1) of this section, the explanation is presumed to have been 
received five days after the date of mailing of such notification.



Sec.  1311.11  What are TVA's obligations in interstate situations?

    (a) TVA is responsible for:
    (1) Identifying proposed Federal financial assistance and direct 
Federal development that potentially impact on interstate areas;
    (2) Notifying appropriate officials and entities in states which 
have adopted a process and which select TVA's program or activity;
    (3) In accordance with Sec.  1311.7(b), making efforts to identify 
and notify the affected state, areawide, regional and local officials 
and entities in those states that have not adopted a process under the 
Order or do not select TVA's program or activity;
    (4) Responding pursuant to Sec.  1311.10 of this part if TVA 
receives a recommendation from a designated areawide agency transmitted 
by a single point of contact, in cases in which

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the review, coordination, and communication with TVA have been 
delegated.
    (b) TVA uses the procedures in Sec.  1311.10 if a state process 
provides a state process recommendation to TVA through a single point of 
contact.



Sec.  1311.12  [Reserved]



Sec.  1311.13  May TVA waive any provision of these regulations?

    In an emergency, TVA may waive any provision of these regulations.



PART 1312_PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES: UNIFORM REGULATIONS-
-Table of Contents



Sec.
1312.1 Purpose.
1312.2 Authority.
1312.3 Definitions.
1312.4 Prohibited acts and criminal penalties.
1312.5 Permit requirements and exceptions.
1312.6 Application for permits and information collection.
1312.7 Notification to Indian tribes of possible harm to, or destruction 
          of, sites on public lands having religious or cultural 
          importance.
1312.8 Issuance of permits.
1312.9 Terms and conditions of permits.
1312.10 Suspension and revocation of permits.
1312.11 Appeals relating to permits.
1312.12 Relationship to section 106 of the National Historic 
          Preservation Act.
1312.13 Custody of archaeological resources.
1312.14 Determination of archaeological or commercial value and cost of 
          restoration and repair.
1312.15 Assessment of civil penalties.
1312.16 Civil penalty amounts.
1312.17 Other penalties and rewards.
1312.18 Confidentiality of archaeological resource information.
1312.19 Report.
1312.20 Public awareness programs.
1312.21 Surveys and schedules.
1312.22 Issuance of citations for petty offenses.

    Authority: Pub. L. 96-95, 93 Stat. 721, as amended, 102 Stat. 2983 
(16 U.S.C. 470aa-mm) (Sec. 10(a) & (b)); 16 U.S.C. 831-831ee (2012). 
Related Authority: Pub. L. 59-209, 34 Stat. 225 (16 U.S.C. 432, 433); 
Pub. L. 86-523, 74 Stat. 220, 221 (16 U.S.C. 469), as amended, 88 Stat. 
174 (1974); Pub. L. 89-665, 80 Stat. 915 (16 U.S.C. 470a-t), as amended, 
84 Stat. 204 (1970), 87 Stat. 139 (1973), 90 Stat. 1320 (1976), 92 Stat. 
3467 (1978), 94 Stat. 2987 (1980); Pub. L. 95-341, 92 Stat. 469 (42 
U.S.C. 1996).

    Source: 49 FR 1028, Jan. 6, 1984, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  1312.1  Purpose.

    (a) The regulations in this part implement provisions of the 
Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, as amended (16 U.S.C. 
470aa-mm) by establishing the uniform definitions, standards, and 
procedures to be followed by all Federal land managers in providing 
protection for archaeological resources, located on public lands and 
Indian lands of the United States. These regulations enable Federal land 
managers to protect archaeological resources, taking into consideration 
provisions of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (92 Stat. 469; 
42 U.S.C. 1996), through permits authorizing excavation and/or removal 
of archaeological resources, through civil penalties for unauthorized 
excavation and/or removal, through provisions for the preservation of 
archaeological resource collections and data, and through provisions for 
ensuring confidentiality of information about archaeological resources 
when disclosure would threaten the archaeological resources. The 
regulations in this part also enable TVA's law enforcement agents to 
issue petty offense citations for violations of any provision of 16 
U.S.C. 470ee or 16 U.S.C. 433.
    (b) The regulations in this part do not impose any new restrictions 
on activities permitted under other laws, authorities, and regulations 
relating to mining, mineral leasing, reclamation, and other multiple 
uses of the public lands.

[49 FR 1028, Jan. 6, 1984, as amended at 60 FR 5259, 5260, Jan. 26, 
1995; 81 FR 54499, Aug. 16, 2016]



Sec.  1312.2  Authority.

    (a) The regulations in this part are promulgated pursuant to section 
10(a) of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 
470ii), which requires that the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture 
and Defense and the Chairman of the Board of the Tennessee Valley 
Authority jointly develop uniform rules and regulations for carrying out 
the purposes of the Act.
    (b) In addition to the regulations in this part, section 10(b) of 
the Act (16

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U.S.C. 470ii) provides that each Federal land manager shall promulgate 
such rules and regulations, consistent with the uniform rules and 
regulations in this part, as may be necessary for carrying out the 
purposes of the Act.
    (c) Provisions pertaining to the issuance of petty offense citations 
are based on the duties and powers assigned to TVA's law enforcement 
agents under 16 U.S.C. 831-831ee.

[49 FR 1028, Jan. 6, 1984, as amended at 81 FR 54499, Aug. 16, 2016]



Sec.  1312.3  Definitions.

    As used for purposes of this part:
    (a) Archaeological resource means any material remains of human life 
or activities which are at least 100 years of age, and which are of 
archaeological interest.
    (1) Of archaeological interest means capable of providing scientific 
or humanistic understandings of past human behavior, cultural 
adaptation, and related topics through the application of scientific or 
scholarly techniques such as controlled observation, contextual 
measurement, controlled collection, analysis, interpretation and 
explanation.
    (2) Material remains means physical evidence of human habitation, 
occupation, use, or activity, including the site, location, or context 
in which such evidence is situated.
    (3) The following classes of material remains (and illustrative 
examples), if they are at least 100 years of age, are of archaeological 
interest and shall be considered archaeological resources unless 
determined otherwise pursuant to paragraph (a)(4) or (5) of this 
section:
    (i) Surface or subsurface structures, shelters, facilities, or 
features (including, but not limited to, domestic structures, storage 
structures, cooking structures, ceremonial structures, artificial 
mounds, earthworks, fortifications, canals, reservoirs, horticultural/
agricultural gardens or fields, bedrock mortars or grinding surfaces, 
rock alignments, cairns, trails, borrow pits, cooking pits, refuse pits, 
burial pits or graves, hearths, kilns, post molds, wall trenches, 
middens);
    (ii) Surface or subsurface artifact concentrations or scatters;
    (iii) Whole or fragmentary tools, implements, containers, weapons 
and weapon projectiles, clothing, and ornaments (including, but not 
limited to, pottery and other ceramics, cordage, basketry and other 
weaving, bottles and other glassware, bone, ivory, shell, metal, wood, 
hide, feathers, pigments, and flaked, ground, or pecked stone);
    (iv) By-products, waste products, or debris resulting from 
manufacture or use of human-made or natural materials;
    (v) Organic waste (including, but not limited to, vegetal and animal 
remains, coprolites);
    (vi) Human remains (including, but not limited to, bone, teeth, 
mummified flesh, burials, cremations);
    (vii) Rock carvings, rock paintings, intaglios and other works of 
artistic or symbolic representation;
    (viii) Rockshelters and caves or portions thereof containing any of 
the above material remains;
    (ix) All portions of shipwrecks (including, but not limited to, 
armaments, apparel, tackle, cargo);
    (x) Any portion or piece of any of the foregoing.
    (4) The following material remains shall not be considered of 
archaeological interest, and shall not be considered to be 
archaeological resources for purposes of the Act and this part, unless 
found in a direct physical relationship with archaeological resources as 
defined in this section:
    (i) Paleontological remains;
    (ii) Coins, bullets, and unworked minerals and rocks.
    (5) The Federal land manager may determine that certain material 
remains, in specified areas under the Federal land manager's 
jurisdiction, and under specified circumstances, are not or are no 
longer of archaeological interest and are not to be considered 
archaeological resources under this part. Any determination made 
pursuant to this subparagraph shall be documented. Such determination 
shall in no way affect the Federal land manager's obligations under 
other applicable laws or regulations.
    (6) For the disposition following lawful removal or excavations of 
Native American human remains and ``cultural items'', as defined by the 
Native

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American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA; Pub. L. 101-
601; 104 Stat. 3050; 25 U.S.C. 3001-13), the Federal land manager is 
referred to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations.
    (b) Arrowhead means any projectile point which appears to have been 
designed for use with an arrow.
    (c) Federal land manager means:
    (1) With respect to any public lands, the secretary of the 
department, or the head of any other agency or instrumentality of the 
United States, having primary management authority over such lands, 
including persons to whom such management authority has been officially 
delegated;
    (2) In the case of Indian lands, or any public lands with respect to 
which no department, agency or instrumentality has primary management 
authority, such term means the Secretary of the Interior;
    (3) The Secretary of the Interior, when the head of any other agency 
or instrumentality has, pursuant to section 3(2) of the Act and with the 
consent of the Secretary of the Interior, delegated to the Secretary of 
the Interior the responsibilities (in whole or in part) in this part.
    (d) Public lands means:
    (1) Lands which are owned and administered by the United States as 
part of the national park system, the national wildlife refuge system, 
or the national forest system; and
    (2) All other lands the fee title to which is held by the United 
States, except lands on the Outer Continental Shelf, lands under the 
jurisdiction of the Smithsonian Institution, and Indian lands.
    (e) Indian lands means lands of Indian tribes, or Indian 
individuals, which are either held in trust by the United States or 
subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United 
States, except for subsurface interests not owned or controlled by an 
Indian tribe or Indian individual.
    (f) Indian tribe as defined in the Act means any Indian tribe, band, 
nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska 
village or regional or village corporation as defined in, or established 
pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688). In 
order to clarify this statutory definition for purposes of this part, 
``Indian tribe'' means:
    (1) Any tribal entity which is included in the annual list of 
recognized tribes published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of 
the Interior pursuant to 25 CFR part 54;
    (2) Any other tribal entity acknowledged by the Secretary of the 
Interior pursuant to 25 CFR part 54 since the most recent publication of 
the annual list; and
    (3) Any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as 
defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), and any Alaska Native village or tribe 
which is recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as eligible for 
services provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    (g) Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, 
institution, association, or any other private entity, or any officer, 
employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of the United States, or 
of any Indian tribe, or of any State or political subdivision thereof.
    (h) State means any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
    (i) Act means the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 
(16 U.S.C. 470aa-mm).
    (j) Director means the Director of TVA Police and Emergency 
Management assigned the function and responsibility of supervising TVA 
employees designated as law enforcement agents under 16 U.S.C. 831c-
3(a).

[49 FR 1028, Jan. 6, 1984; 49 FR 5923, Feb. 16, 1984, as amended at 60 
FR 5259, 5260, Jan. 26, 1995; 81 FR 54499, Aug. 16, 2016]



Sec.  1312.4  Prohibited acts and criminal penalties.

    (a) Under section 6(a) of the Act, no person may excavate, remove, 
damage, or otherwise alter or deface, or attempt to excavate, remove, 
damage, or otherwise alter or deface any archaeological resource located 
on public lands or Indian lands unless such activity is pursuant to a 
permit issued under Sec.  1312.8 or exempted by Sec.  1312.5(b) of this 
part.

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    (b) No person may sell, purchase, exchange, transport, or receive 
any archaeological resource, if such resource was excavated or removed 
in violation of:
    (1) The prohibitions contained in paragraph (a) of this section; or
    (2) Any provision, rule, regulation, ordinance, or permit in effect 
under any other provision of Federal law.
    (c) Under section (d) of the Act, any person who knowingly violates 
or counsels, procures, solicits, or employs any other person to violate 
any prohibition contained in section 6 (a), (b), or (c) of the Act will, 
upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000.00 or imprisoned not 
more than one year, or both: provided, however, that if the commercial 
or archaeological value of the archaeological resources involved and the 
cost of restoration and repair of such resources exceeds the sum of 
$500.00, such person will be fined not more than $20,000.00 or 
imprisoned not more than two years, or both. In the case of a second or 
subsequent such violation upon conviction such person will be fined not 
more than $100,000.00, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

[49 FR 1028, Jan. 6, 1984, as amended at 60 FR 5259, 5260, Jan. 26, 
1995]



Sec.  1312.5  Permit requirements and exceptions.

    (a) Any person proposing to excavate and/or remove archaeological 
resources from public lands or Indian lands, and to carry out activities 
associated with such excavation and/or removal, shall apply to the 
Federal land manager for a permit for the proposed work, and shall not 
begin the proposed work until a permit has been issued. The Federal land 
manager may issue a permit to any qualified person, subject to 
appropriate terms and conditions, provided that the person applying for 
a permit meets conditions in Sec.  1312.8(a) of this part.
    (b) Exceptions:
    (1) No permit shall be required under this part for any person 
conducting activities on the public lands under other permits, leases, 
licenses, or entitlements for use, when those activities are exclusively 
for purposes other than the excavation and/or removal of archaeological 
resources, even though those activities might incidentally result in the 
disturbance of archaeological resources. General earth-moving excavation 
conducted under a permit or other authorization shall not be construed 
to mean excavation and/or removal as used in this part. This exception 
does not, however, affect the Federal land manager's responsibility to 
comply with other authorities which protect archaeological resources 
prior to approving permits, leases, licenses, or entitlements for use; 
any excavation and/or removal of archaeological resources required for 
compliance with those authorities shall be conducted in accordance with 
the permit requirements of this part.
    (2) No permit shall be required under this part for any person 
collecting for private purposes any rock, coin, bullet, or mineral which 
is not an archaeological resource as defined in this part, provided that 
such collecting does not result in disturbance of any archaelogical 
resource.
    (3) No permit shall be required under this part or under section 3 
of the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 432), for the excavation or 
removal by any Indian tribe or member thereof of any archaeological 
resource located on Indian lands of such Indian tribe, except that in 
the absence of tribal law regulating the excavation or removal or 
archaeological resources on Indian lands, an individual tribal member 
shall be required to obtain a permit under this part;
    (4) No permit shall be required under this part for any person to 
carry out any archaeological activity authorized by a permit issued 
under section 3 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 432), before the 
enactment of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979. Such 
permit shall remain in effect according to its terms and conditions 
until expiration.
    (5) No permit shall be required under section 3 of the Act of June 
8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 432) for any archaeological work for which a permit 
is issued under this part.
    (c) Persons carrying out official agency duties under the Federal 
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the management of archaeological resources, need not follow the permit 
application procedures of Sec.  1312.6. However, the Federal land 
manager shall insure that provisions of Sec. Sec.  1312.8 and 1312.9 
have been met by other documented means, and that any official duties 
which might result in harm to or destruction of any Indian tribal 
religious or cultural site, as determined by the Federal land manager, 
have been the subject of consideration under Sec.  1312.7.
    (d) Upon the written request of the Governor of any State, on behalf 
of the State or its educational institutions, the Federal land manager 
shall issue a permit, subject to the provisions of Sec. Sec.  
1312.5(b)(5), 1312.7, 1312.8(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), 1312.9, 
1312.10, 1312.12, and 1312.13(a) to such Governor or to such designee as 
the Governor deems qualified to carry out the intent of the Act, for 
purposes of conducting archaeological research, excavating and/or 
removing archaeological resources, and safeguarding and preserving any 
materials and data collected in a university, museum, or other 
scientific or educational institution approved by the Federal land 
manager.
    (e) Under other statutory, regulatory, or administrative authorities 
governing the use of public lands and Indian lands, authorizations may 
be required for activities which do not require a permit under this 
part. Any person wishing to conduct on public lands or Indian lands any 
activities related to but believed to fall outside the scope of this 
part should consult with the Federal land manager, for the purpose of 
determining whether any authorization is required, prior to beginning 
such activities.



Sec.  1312.6  Application for permits and information collection.

    (a) Any person may apply to the appropriate Federal land manager for 
a permit to excavate and/or remove archaeological resources from public 
lands or Indian lands and to carry out activities associated with such 
excavation and/or removal.
    (b) Each application for a permit shall include:
    (1) The nature and extent of the work proposed, including how and 
why it is proposed to be conducted, proposed time of performance, 
locational maps, and proposed outlet for public written dissemination of 
the results.
    (2) The name and address of the individual(s) proposed to be 
responsible for conducting the work, institutional affiliation, if any, 
and evidence of education, training, and experience in accord with the 
minimal qualifications listed in Sec.  1312.8(a).
    (3) The name and address of the individual(s), if different from the 
individual(s) named in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, proposed to be 
responsible for carrying out the terms and conditions of the permit.
    (4) Evidence of the applicant's ability to initiate, conduct, and 
complete the proposed work, including evidence of logistical support and 
laboratory facilities.
    (5) Where the application is for the excavation and/or removal of 
archaeological resources on public lands, the names of the university, 
museum, or other scientific or educational institution in which the 
applicant proposes to store all collections, and copies of records, 
data, photographs, and other documents derived from the proposed work. 
Applicants shall submit written certification, signed by an authorized 
official of the institution, of willingness to assume curatorial 
responsibility for the collections, records, data, photographs and other 
documents and tm safeguard and preserve these materials as property of 
the United States.
    (6) Where the application is for the excavation and/or removal of 
archaeological resources on Indian lands, the name of the university, 
museum, or other scientific or educational institution in which the 
applicant proposes to store copies of records, data, photographs, ald 
other documents derived from the proposed work, and all collections in 
the event the Indian owners do not wish tm take custody or otherwise 
dispose of the archaeological resources. Applicants shall submit written 
certification, signed by an authorized official of the institution, or 
willingness tm assume curatorial responsibility for the collections, if 
applicable, and/or the records, data, photographs, and other documents 
derived from the proposed work.

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    (c) The Federal land manager may require additional information, 
pertinent to land management responsibilities, to be included in the 
application for permit and shall so inform the applicant.
    (d) Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collection requirement 
contained in Sec.  1312.6 of these regulations has been approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and 
assigned clearance number 1024-0037. The purpose of the information 
collection is to meet statutory and administrative requirements in the 
public interest. The information will be used to assist Federal land 
managers in determining that applicants for permits are qualified, that 
the work proposed would further archaeological knowledge, that 
archaeological resources and associated records and data will be 
properly preserved, and that the permitted activity would not conflict 
with the management of the public lands involved. Response to the 
information requirement is necessary in order for an applicant to obtain 
a benefit.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1024-0037)



Sec.  1312.7  Notification to Indian tribes of possible harm to, or 
destruction of, sites on public lands having religious or cultural
importance.

    (a) If the issuance of a permit under this part may result in harm 
to, or destruction of, any Indian tribal religious or cultural site on 
public lands, as determined by the Federal land manager, at least 30 
days before issuing such a permit the Federal land manager shall notify 
any Indian tribe which may consider the site as having religious or 
cultural importance. Such notice shall not be deemed a disclosure to the 
public for purposes of section 9 of the Act.
    (1) Notice by the Federal land manager to any Indian tribe shall be 
sent to the chief executive officer or other designated official of the 
tribe. Indian tribes are encouraged to designate a tribal official to be 
the focal point for any notification and discussion between the tribe 
and the Federal land manager.
    (2) The Federal land manager may provide notice to any other Native 
American group that is known by the Federal land manager to consider 
sites potentially affected as being of religious or cultural importance.
    (3) Upon request during the 30-day period, the Federal land manager 
may meet with official representatives of any Indian tribe or group to 
discuss their interests, including ways to avoid or mitigate potential 
harm or destruction such as excluding sites from the permit area. Any 
mitigation measures which are adopted shall be incorporated into the 
terms and conditions of the permit under Sec.  1312.9.
    (4) When the Federal land manager determines that a permit applied 
for under this part must be issued immediately because of an imminent 
threat of loss or destruction of an archaeological resource, the Federal 
land manager shall so notify the appropriate tribe.
    (b)(1) In order to identify sites of religious or cultural 
importance, the Federal land manager shall seek to identify all Indian 
tribes having aboriginal or historic ties to the lands under the Federal 
land manager's jurisdiction and seek to determine, from the chief 
executive officer or other designated official of any such tribe, the 
location and nature of specific sites of religious or cultural 
importance so that such information may be on file for land management 
purposes. Information on sites eligible for or included in the National 
Register of Historic Places may be withheld from public disclosure 
pursuant to section 304 of the Act of October 15, 1966, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 470w-3).
    (2) If the Federal land manager becomes aware of a Native American 
group that is not an Indian tribe as defined in this part but has 
aboriginal or historic ties to public lands under the Federal land 
manager's jurisdiction, the Federal land manager may seek to communicate 
with official representatives of that group to obtain information on 
sites they may consider to be of religious or cultural importance.
    (3) The Federal land manager may enter into agreement with any 
Indian tribe or other Native American group for determining locations 
for which such tribe or group wishes to receive notice under this 
section.

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    (4) The Federal land manager should also seek to determine, in 
consultation with official representatives of Indian tribes or other 
Native American groups, what circumstances should be the subject of 
special notification to the tribe or group after a permit has been 
issued. Circumstances calling for notification might include the 
discovery of human remains. When circumstances for special notification 
have been determined by the Federal land manager, the Federal land 
manager will include a requirement in the terms and conditions of 
permits, under Sec.  1312.9(c), for permittees to notify the Federal 
land manger immediately upon the occurrence of such circumstances. 
Following the permittee's notification, the Federal land manager will 
notify and consult with the tribe or group as appropriate. In cases 
involving Native American human remains and other ``cultural items'', as 
defined by NAGPRA, the Federal land manager is referred to NAGPRA and 
its implementing regulations.

[49 FR 1028, Jan. 6, 1984, as amended at 60 FR 5259, 5261, Jan. 26, 
1995]



Sec.  1312.8  Issuance of permits.

    (a) The Federal land manager may issue a permit, for a specified 
period of time appropriate to the work to be conducted, upon determining 
that:
    (1) The applicant is appropriately qualified, as evidenced by 
training, education, and/or experience, and possesses demonstrable 
competence in archaeological theory and methods, and in collecting, 
handling, analyzing, evaluating, and reporting archaeological data, 
relative to the type and scope of the work proposed, and also meets the 
following minimum qualifications:
    (i) A graduate degree in anthropology or archaeology, or equivalent 
training and experience;
    (ii) The demonstrated ability to plan, equip, staff, organize, and 
supervise activity of the type and scope proposed;
    (iii) The demonstrated ability to carry research to completion, as 
evidenced by timely completion of theses, research reports, or similar 
documents;
    (iv) Completion of at least 16 months of professional experience 
and/or specialized training in archaeological field, laboratory, or 
library research, administration, or management, including at least 4 
months experience and/or specialized training in the kind of activity 
the individual proposes to conduct under authority of a permit; and
    (v) Applicants proposing to engage in historical archaeology should 
have had at least one year of experience in research concerning 
archaeological resources of the historic period. Applicants proposing to 
engage in prehistoric archaeology should have had at least one year of 
experience in research concerning archaeological resources of the 
prehistoric period.
    (2) The proposed work is to be undertaken for the purpose of 
furthering archaeological knowledge in the public interest, which may 
include but need not be limited to, scientific or scholarly research, 
and preservation of archaeological data;
    (3) The proposed work, including time, scope, location, and purpose, 
is not inconsistent with any management plan or established policy, 
objectives, or requirements applicable to the management of the public 
lands concerned;
    (4) Where the proposed work consists of archaelogical survey and/or 
data recovery undertaken in accordance with other approved uses of the 
public lands or Indian lands, and the proposed work has been agreed to 
in writing by the Federal land manager pursuant to section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f), paragraphs (a)(2) 
and (3) shall be deemed satisfied by the prior approval.
    (5) Written consent has been obtained, for work proposed on Indian 
lands, from the Indian landowner and the Indian tribe having 
jurisdiction over such lands;
    (6) Evidence is submitted to the Federal land manager that any 
university, museum, or other scientific or educational institution 
proposed in the application as the repository possesses adequate 
curatorial capability for safeguarding and preserving the archaeological 
resources and all associated records; and
    (7) The applicant has certified that, not later than 90 days after 
the date the final report is submitted to the Federal land manager, the 
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will be delivered to the appropriate official of the approved 
university, museum, or other scientific or educational institution, 
which shall be named in the permit:
    (i) All artifacts, samples, collections, and copies of records, 
data, photographs, and other documents resulting from work conducted 
under the requested permit where the permit is for the excavation and/or 
removal of archaeological resources from public lands.
    (ii) All artifacts, samples and collections resulting from work 
under the requested permit for which the custody or disposition is not 
undertaken by the Indian owners, and copies of records, data, 
photographs, and other documents resulting from work conducted under the 
requested permit, where the permit is for the excavation and/or removal 
of archaeological resources from Indian lands.
    (b) When the area of the proposed work would cross jurisdictional 
boundaries, so that permit applications must be submitted to more than 
one Federal land manager, the Federal land managers shall coordinate the 
review and evaluation of applications and the issuance of permits.

[49 FR 1028, Jan. 6, 1984; 49 FR 5923, Feb. 16, 1984]



Sec.  1312.9  Terms and conditions of permits.

    (a) In all permits issued, the Federal land manager shall specify:
    (1) The nature and extent of work allowed and required under the 
permit, including the time, duration, scope, location, and purpose of 
the work;
    (2) The name of the individual(s) responsible for conducting the 
work and, if different, the name of the individual(s) responsible for 
carrying out the terms and conditions of the permit;
    (3) The name of any university, museum, or other scientific or 
educational insitutions in which any collected materials and data shall 
be deposited; and
    (4) Reporting requirements.
    (b) The Federal land manager may specify such terms and conditions 
as deemed necessary, consistent with this part, to protect public safety 
and other values and/or resources, to secure work areas, to safeguard 
other legitimate land uses, and to limit activities incidental to work 
authorized under a permit.
    (c) The Federal land manager shall include in permits issued for 
archaeological work on Indian lands such terms and conditions as may be 
requested by the Indian landowner and the Indian tribe having 
jurisdiction over the lands, and for archaeological work on public lands 
shall include such terms and conditions as may have been developed 
pursuant to Sec.  1312.7.
    (d) Initiation of work or other activities under the authority of a 
permit signifies the permittee's acceptance of the terms and conditions 
of the permit.
    (e) The permittee shall not be released from requirements of a 
permit until all outstanding obligations have been satisfied, whether or 
not the term of the permit has expired.
    (f) The permittee may request that the Federal land manager extend 
or modify a permit.
    (g) The permittee's performance under any permit issued for a period 
greater than 1 year shall be subject to review by the Federal land 
manager, at least annually.



Sec.  1312.10  Suspension and revocation of permits.

    (a) Suspension or revocation for cause. (1) The Federal land manager 
may suspend a permit issued pursuant to this part upon determining that 
the permittee has failed to meet any of the terms and conditions of the 
permit or has violated any prohibition of the Act or Sec.  1312.4. The 
Federal land manager shall provide written notice to the permittee of 
the suspension, the cause thereof, and the requirements which must be 
met before the suspension will be removed.
    (2) The Federal land manager may revoke a permit upon assessment of 
a civil penalty under Sec.  1312.15 upon the permittee's conviction 
under section 6 of the Act, or upon determining that the permittee has 
failed after notice under this section to correct the situation which 
led to suspension of the permit.
    (b) Suspension or revocation for management purposes. The Federal 
land manager may suspend or revoke a permit, without liability to the 
United

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States, its agents, or employees, when continuation of work under the 
permit would be in conflict with management requirements not in effect 
when the permit was issued. The Federal land manager shall provide 
written notice to the permittee stating the nature of and basis for the 
suspension or revocation.

[49 FR 1028, Jan. 6, 1984; 49 FR 5923, Feb. 16, 1984]



Sec.  1312.11  Appeals relating to permits.

    Any affected person may appeal permit issuance, denial of permit 
issuance, suspension, revocation, and terms and conditions of a permit 
through existing administrative appeal procedures, or through procedures 
which may be established by the Federal land manager pursuant to section 
10(b) of the Act and this part.



Sec.  1312.12  Relationship to section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.

    Issuance of a permit in accordance with the Act and this part does 
not constitute an undertaking requiring compliance with section 106 of 
the Act of October 15, 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470f). However, the mere issuance 
of such a permit does not excuse the Federal land manager from 
compliance with section 106 where otherwise required.



Sec.  1312.13  Custody of archaeological resources.

    (a) Archaeological resources excavated or removed from the public 
lands remain the property of the United States.
    (b) Archaeological resources excavated or removed from Indian lands 
remain the property of the Indian or Indian tribe having rights of 
ownership over such resources.
    (c) The Secretary of the Interior may promulgate regulations 
providing for the exchange of archaeological resources among suitable 
universities, museums, or other scientific or educational institutions, 
for the ultimate disposition of archaeological resources, and for 
standards by which archaeological resources shall be preserved and 
maintained, when such resources have been excavated or removed from 
public lands and Indian lands.
    (d) In the absence of regulations referenced in paragraph (c) of 
this section, the Federal land manager may provide for the exchange of 
archaeological resources among suitable universities, museums, or other 
scientific or educational institutions, when such resources have been 
excavated or removed from public lands under the authority of a permit 
issued by the Federal land manager.
    (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) through (d) of 
this section, the Federal land manager will follow the procedures 
required by NAGPRA and its implementing regulations for determining the 
disposition of Native American human remains and other ``cultural 
items'', as defined by NAGPRA, that have been excavated, removed, or 
discovered on public lands.

[49 FR 1028, Jan. 6, 1984, as amended at 60 FR 5259, 5261, Jan. 26, 
1995]



Sec.  1312.14  Determination of archaeological or commercial value and 
cost of restoration and repair.

    (a) Archaeological value. For purposes of this part, the 
archaeological value of any archaeological resource involved in a 
violation of the prohibitions in Sec.  1312.4 of this part or conditions 
of a permit issued pursuant to this part shall be the value of the 
information associated with the archaeological resource. This value 
shall be appraised in terms of the costs of the retrieval of the 
scientific information which would have been obtainable prior to the 
violation. These costs may include, but need not be limited to, the cost 
of preparing a research design, conducting field work, carrying out 
laboratory analysis, and preparing reports as would be necessary to 
realize the information potential.
    (b) Commercial value. For purposes of this part, the commercial 
value of any archaeological resource involved in a violation of the 
prohibitions in Sec.  1312.4 of this part or conditions of a permit 
issued pursuant to this part shall be its fair market value. Where the 
violation has resulted in damage to the archaeological resource, the 
fair market value should be determined using the

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condition of the archaeological resource prior to the violation, to the 
extent that its prior condition can be ascertained.
    (c) Cost of restoration and repair. For purposes of this part, the 
cost of restoration and repair of archaeological resources damaged as a 
result of a violation of prohibitions or conditions pursuant to this 
part, shall be the sum of the costs already incurred for emergency 
restoration or repair work, plus those costs projected to be necessary 
to complete restoration and repair, which may include, but need not be 
limited to, the costs of the following:
    (1) Reconstruction of the archaeological resource;
    (2) Stabilization of the archaeological resource;
    (3) Ground contour reconstruction and surface stabilization;
    (4) Research necessary to carry out reconstruction or stabilization;
    (5) Physical barriers or other protective devices, necessitated by 
the disturbance of the archaeological resource, to protect it from 
further disturbance;
    (6) Examination and analysis of the archaeological resource 
including recording remaining archaeological information, where 
necessitated by disturbance, in order to salvage remaining values which 
cannot be otherwise conserved;
    (7) Reinterment of human remains in accordance with religious custom 
and State, local, or tribal law, where appropriate, as determined by the 
Federal land manager.
    (8) Preparation of reports relating to any of the above activities.



Sec.  1312.15  Assessment of civil penalties.

    (a) The Federal land manager may assess a civil penalty against any 
person who has violated any prohibition contained in Sec.  1312.4 or who 
has violated any term or condition included in a permit issued in 
accordance with the Act and this part.
    (b) Notice of violation. The Federal land manager shall serve a 
notice of violation upon any person believed to be subject to a civil 
penalty, either in person or by registered or certified mail (return 
receipt requested). The Federal land manager shall include in the 
notice:
    (1) A concise statement of the facts believed to show a violation;
    (2) A specific reference to the provision(s) of this part or to a 
permit issued pursuant to this part allegedly violated;
    (3) The amount of penalty proposed to be assessed, including any 
initial proposal to mitigate or remit where appropriate, or a statement 
that notice of a proposed penalty amount will be served after the 
damages associated with the alleged violation have been ascertained;
    (4) Notification of the right to file a petition for relief pursuant 
to paragraph (d) of this section, or to await the Federal land manager's 
notice of assessment, and to request a hearing in accordance with 
paragraph (g) of this section. The notice shall also inform the person 
of the right to seek judicial review of any final administrative 
decision assessing a civil penalty.
    (c) The person served with a notice of violation shall have 45 
calendar days from the date of its service (or the date of service of a 
proposed penalty amount, if later) in which to respond. During this time 
the person may:
    (1) Seek informal discussions with the Federal land manager;
    (2) File a petition for relief in accordance with paragraph (d) of 
this section;
    (3) Take no action and await the Federal land manager's notice of 
assessment;
    (4) Accept in writing or by payment the proposed penalty, or any 
mitigation or remission offered in the notice. Acceptance of the 
proposed penalty or mitigation or remission shall be deemed a waiver of 
the notice of assessment and of the right to request a hearing under 
paragraph (g) of this section.
    (d) Petition for relief. The person served with a notice of 
violation may request that no penalty be assessed or that the amount be 
reduced, by filing a petition for relief with the Federal land manager 
within 45 calendar days of the date of service of the notice of 
violation (or of a proposed penalty amount, if later). The petition 
shall be in writing and signed by the person served with the notice of 
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the person is a corporation, the petition must be signed by an officer 
authorized to sign such documents. The petition shall set forth in full 
the legal or factual basis for the requested relief.
    (e) Assessment of penalty. (1) The Federal land manager shall assess 
a civil penalty upon expiration of the period for filing a petition for 
relief, upon completion of review of any petition filed, or upon 
completion of informal discussions, whichever is later.
    (2) The Federal land manager shall take into consideration all 
available information, including information provided pursuant to 
paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section or furnished upon further request 
by the Federal land manager.
    (3) If the facts warrant a conclusion that no violation has 
occurred, the Federal land manager shall so notify the person served 
with a notice of violation, and no penalty shall be assessed.
    (4) Where the facts warrant a conclusion that a violation has 
occurred, the Federal land manager shall determine a penalty amount in 
accordance with Sec.  1312.16.
    (f) Notice of assessment. The Federal land manager shall notify the 
person served with a notice of violation of the penalty amount assessed 
by serving a written notice of assessment, either in person or by 
registered or certified mail (return receipt requested). The Federal 
land manager shall include in the notice of assessment:
    (1) The facts and conclusions from which it was determined that a 
violation did occur;
    (2) The basis in Sec.  1312.16 for determining the penalty amount 
assessed and/or any offer to mitigate or remit the penalty; and
    (3) Notification of the right to request a hearing, including the 
procedures to be followed, and to seek judicial review of any final 
administrative decision assessing a civil penalty.
    (g) Hearings. (1) Except where the right to request a hearing is 
deemed to have been waived as provided in paragraph (c)(4) of this 
section, the person served with a notice of assessment may file a 
written request for a hearing with the adjudicatory body specified in 
the notice. The person shall enclose with the request for hearing a copy 
of the notice of assessment, and shall deliver the request as specified 
in the notice of assessment, personally or by registered or certified 
mail (return receipt requested).
    (2) Failure to deliver a written request for a hearing within 45 
days of the date of service of the notice of assessment shall be deemed 
a waiver of the right to a hearing.
    (3) Any hearing conducted pursuant to this section shall be held in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 554. In any such hearing, the amount of civil 
penalty assessed shall be determined in accordance with this part, and 
shall not be limited by the amount assessed by the Federal land manager 
under paragraph (f) of this section or any offer of mitigation or 
remission made by the Federal land manager.
    (h) Final administrative decision. (1) Where the person served with 
a notice of violation has accepted the penalty pursuant to paragraph 
(c)(4) of this section, the notice of violation shall constitute the 
final administrative decision;
    (2) Where the person served with a notice of assessment has not 
filed a timely request for a hearing pursuant to paragraph (g)(1) of 
this section, the notice of assessment shall constitute the final 
administrative decision;
    (3) Where the person served with a notice of assessment has filed a 
timely request for a hearing pursuant to paragraph (g)(1) of this 
section, the decision resulting from the hearing or any applicable 
administrative appeal therefrom shall constitute the final 
administrative decision.
    (i) Payment of penalty. (1) The person assessed a civil penalty 
shall have 45 calendar days from the date of issuance of the final 
administrative decision in which to make full payment of the penalty 
assessed, unless a timely request for appeal has been filed with a U.S. 
District Court as provided in section 7(b)(1) of the Act.
    (2) Upon failure to pay the penalty, the Federal land manager may 
request the Attorney General to institute a civil action to collect the 
penalty in a U.S. District Court for any district in

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which the person assessed a civil penalty is found, resides, or 
transacts business. Where the Federal land manager is not represented by 
the Attorney General, a civil action may be initiated directly by the 
Federal land manager.
    (j) Other remedies not waived. Assessment of a penalty under this 
section shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to pursue other 
available legal or administrative remedies.



Sec.  1312.16  Civil penalty amounts.

    (a) Maximum amount of penalty. (1) Where the person being assessed a 
civil penalty has not committed any previous violation of any 
prohibition in Sec.  1312.4 or of any term or condition included in a 
permit issued pursuant to this part, the maximum amount of the penalty 
shall be the full cost of restoration and repair of archaeological 
resources damaged plus the archaeological or commercial value of 
archaeological resources destroyed or not recovered.
    (2) Where the person being assessed a civil penalty has committed 
any previous violation of any prohibition in Sec.  1312.4 or of any term 
or condition included in a permit issued pursuant to this part, the 
maximum amount of the penalty shall be double the cost of restoration 
and repair plus double the archaeological or commercial value of 
archaeological resources destroyed or not recovered.
    (3) Violations limited to the removal of arrowheads located on the 
surface of the ground shall not be subject to the penalties prescribed 
in this section.
    (b) Determination of penalty amount, mitigation, and remission. The 
Federal land manager may assess a penalty amount less than the maximum 
amount of penalty and may offer to mitigate or remit the penalty.
    (1) Determination of the penalty amount and/or a proposal to 
mitigate or remit the penalty may be based upon any of the following 
factors:
    (i) Agreement by the person being assessed a civil penalty to return 
to the Federal land manager archaeological resources removed from public 
lands or Indian lands;
    (ii) Agreement by the person being assessed a civil penalty to 
assist the Federal land manager in activity to preserve, restore, or 
otherwise contribute to the protection and study of archaeological 
resources on public lands or Indian lands;
    (iii) Agreement by the person being assessed a civil penalty to 
provide information which will assist in the detection, prevention, or 
prosecution of violations of the Act or this part;
    (iv) Demonstration of hardship or inability to pay, provided that 
this factor shall only be considered when the person being assessed a 
civil penalty has not been found to have previously violated the 
regulations in this part;
    (v) Determination that the person being assessed a civil penalty did 
not willfully commit the violation;
    (vi) Determination that the proposed penalty would constitute 
excessive punishment under the circumstances;
    (vii) Determination of other mitigating circumstances appropriate to 
consideration in reaching a fair and expeditious assessment.
    (2) When the penalty is for a violation on Indian lands, the Federal 
land manager shall consult with and consider the interests of the Indian 
landowner and the Indian tribe having jurisdiction over the Indian lands 
prior to proposing to mitigate or remit the penalty.
    (3) When the penalty is for a violation which may have had an effect 
on a known Indian tribal religious or cultural site on public lands, the 
Federal land manager should consult with and consider the interests of 
the affected tribe(s) prior to proposing to mitigate or remit the 
penalty.

[49 FR 1028, Jan. 6, 1984, as amended at 52 FR 47721, Dec. 16, 1987]



Sec.  1312.17  Other penalties and rewards.

    (a) Section 6 of the Act contains criminal prohibitions and 
provisions for criminal penalties. Section 8(b) of the Act provides that 
archaeological resources, vehicles, or equipment involved in a violation 
may be subject to forfeiture.
    (b) Section 8(a) of the Act provides for rewards to be made to 
persons who furnish information which leads to conviction for a criminal 
violation or to assessment of a civil penalty. The Federal land manager 
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Secretary of the Treasury that a person is eligible to receive payment. 
Officers and employees of Federal, State, or local government who 
furnish information or render service in the performance of their 
official duties, and persons who have provided information under Sec.  
1312.16(b)(1)(iii) shall not be certified eligible to receive payment of 
rewards.
    (c) In cases involving Indian lands, all civil penalty monies and 
any item forfeited under the provisions of this section shall be 
transferred to the appropriate Indian or Indian tribe.



Sec.  1312.18  Confidentiality of archaeological resource information.

    (a) The Federal land manager shall not make available to the public, 
under Subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code or any 
other provision of law, information concerning the nature and location 
of any archaeological resource, with the following exceptions:
    (1) The Federal land manager may make information available, 
provided that the disclosure will further the purposes of the Act and 
this part, or the Act of June 27, 1960, as amended (16 U.S.C. 469-469c), 
without risking harm to the archaeological resource or to the site in 
which it is located.
    (2) The Federal land manager shall make information available, when 
the Governor of any State has submitted to the Federal land manager a 
written request for information, concerning the archaeological resources 
within the requesting Governor's State, provided that the request 
includes:
    (i) The specific archaeological resource or area about which 
information is sought;
    (ii) The purpose for which the information is sought; and
    (iii) The Governor's written commitment to adequately protect the 
confidentiality of the information.
    (b) [Reserved]

[49 FR 1028, Jan. 6, 1984; 49 FR 5923, Feb. 16, 1984]



Sec.  1312.19  Report.

    (a) Each Federal land manager, when requested by the Secretary of 
the Interior, will submit such information as is necessary to enable the 
Secretary to comply with section 13 of the Act and comprehensively 
report on activities carried out under provisions of the Act.
    (b) The Secretary of the Interior will include in the annual 
comprehensive report, submitted to the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate 
under section 13 of the Act, information on public awareness programs 
submitted by each Federal land manager under Sec.  1312.20(b). Such 
submittal will fulfill the Federal land manager's responsibility under 
section 10(c) of the Act to report on public awareness programs.
    (c) The comprehensive report by the Secretary of the Interior also 
will include information on the activities carried out under section 14 
of the Act. Each Federal land manager, when requested by the Secretary, 
will submit any available information on surveys and schedules and 
suspected violations in order to enable the Secretary to summarize in 
the comprehensive report actions taken pursuant to section 14 of the 
Act.

[60 FR 5259, 5261, Jan. 26, 1995]



Sec.  1312.20  Public awareness programs.

    (a) Each Federal land manager will establish a program to increase 
public awareness of the need to protect important archaeological 
resources located on public and Indian lands. Educational activities 
required by section 10(c) of the Act should be incorporated into other 
current agency public education and interpretation programs where 
appropriate.
    (b) Each Federal land manager annually will submit to the Secretary 
of the Interior the relevant information on public awareness activities 
required by section 10(c) of the Act for inclusion in the comprehensive 
report on activities required by section 13 of the Act.

[60 FR 5259, 5261, Jan. 26, 1995]



Sec.  1312.21  Surveys and schedules.

    (a) The Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Defense and 
the Chairman of the Board of the Tennessee Valley Authority will develop 
plans for surveying lands under each

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agency's control to determine the nature and extent of archaeological 
resources pursuant to section 14(a) of the Act. Such activities should 
be consistent with Federal agency planning policies and other historic 
preservation program responsibilities required by 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq. 
Survey plans prepared under this section will be designed to comply with 
the purpose of the Act regarding the protection of archaeological 
resources.
    (b) The Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Defense and 
the Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority will prepare schedules 
for surveying lands under each agency's control that are likely to 
contain the most scientifically valuable archaeological resources 
pursuant to section 14(b) of the Act. Such schedules will be developed 
based on objectives and information identified in survey plans described 
in paragraph (a) of this section and implemented systematically to cover 
areas where the most scientifically valuable archaeological resources 
are likely to exist.
    (c) Guidance for the activities undertaken as part of paragraphs (a) 
through (b) of this section is provided by the Secretary of the 
Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic 
Preservation.
    (d) Other Federal land managing agencies are encouraged to develop 
plans for surveying lands under their jurisdictions and prepare 
schedules for surveying to improve protection and management of 
archaeological resources.
    (e) The Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Defense and 
the Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority will develop a system for 
documenting and reporting suspected violations of the various provisions 
of the Act. This system will reference a set of procedures for use by 
officers, employees, or agents of Federal agencies to assist them in 
recognizing violations, documenting relevant evidence, and reporting 
assembled information to the appropriate authorities. Methods employed 
to document and report such violations should be compatible with 
existing agency reporting systems for documenting violations of other 
appropriate Federal statutes and regulations. Summary information to be 
included in the Secretary's comprehensive report will be based upon the 
system developed by each Federal land manager for documenting suspected 
violations.

[60 FR 5259, 5261, Jan. 26, 1995]



Sec.  1312.22  Issuance of citations for petty offenses.

    Any person who violates any provision contained in 16 U.S.C. 470ee 
or 16 U.S.C. 433 in the presence of a TVA law enforcement agent may be 
tried and sentenced in accordance with the provisions of section 3401 of 
Title 18, United States Code. Law enforcement agents designated by the 
Director for that purpose shall have the authority to issue a petty 
offense citation for any such violation, requiring any person charged 
with the violation to appear before a United States Magistrate Judge 
within whose jurisdiction the archaeological resource impacted by the 
violation is located. The term ``petty offense'' has the same meaning 
given that term under section 19 of Title 18, United States Code.

[81 FR 54499, Aug. 16, 2016]



PART 1313_ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN 
PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY-
-Table of Contents



Sec.
1313.101 Purpose.
1313.102 Application.
1313.103 Definitions.
1313.104-1313.109 [Reserved]
1313.110 Self-evaluation.
1313.111 Notice.
1313.112-1313.129 [Reserved]
1313.130 General prohibitions against discrimination.
1313.131-1313.139 [Reserved]
1313.140 Employment.
1313.141-1313.148 [Reserved]
1313.149 Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited.
1313.150 Program accessibility: Existing facilities.
1313.151 Program accessibility: New construction and alterations.
1313.152-1313.159 [Reserved]
1313.160 Communications.
1313.161-1313.169 [Reserved]

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1313.170 Compliance procedures.

    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 794.

    Source: 51 FR 22889, 22896, June 23, 1986, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  1313.101  Purpose.

    This part effectuates section 119 of the Rehabilitation, 
Comprehensive Services, and Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 
1978, which amended section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to 
prohibit discrimination on the basis of handicap in programs or 
activities conducted by Executive agencies or the United States Postal 
Service.



Sec.  1313.102  Application.

    This part applies to all programs or activities conducted by the 
agency.



Sec.  1313.103  Definitions.

    For purposes of this part, the term--
    Assistant Attorney General means the Assistant Attorney General, 
Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice.
    Auxiliary aids means services or devices that enable persons with 
impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills to have an equal 
opportunity to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, programs or 
activities conducted by the agency. For example, auxiliary aids useful 
for persons with impaired vision include readers, brailled materials, 
audio recordings, telecommunications devices and other similar services 
and devices. Auxiliary aids useful for persons with impaired hearing 
include telephone handset amplifiers, telephones compatible with hearing 
aids, telecommunication devices for deaf persons (TDD's), interpreters, 
notetakers, written materials, and other similar services and devices.
    Complete complaint means a written statement that contains the 
complainant's name and address and describes the agency's alleged 
discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the agency of the 
nature and date of the alleged violation of section 504. It shall be 
signed by the complainant or by someone authorized to do so on his or 
her behalf. Complaints filed on behalf of classes or third parties shall 
describe or identify (by name, if possible) the alleged victims of 
discrimination.
    Facility means all or any portion of buildings, structures, 
equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other 
conveyances, or other real or personal property.
    Handicapped person means any person who has a physical or mental 
impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, 
has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an 
impairment.
    As used in this definition, the phrase:
    (1) Physical or mental impairment includes--
    (i) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, 
or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: 
Neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory, 
including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; 
genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; or
    (ii) Any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental 
retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and 
specific learning disabilities. The term ``physical or mental 
impairment'' includes, but is not limited to, such diseases and 
conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, 
cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, 
cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, 
and drug addiction and alocoholism.
    (2) Major life activities includes functions such as caring for 
one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, 
breathing, learning, and working.
    (3) Has a record of such an impairment means has a history of, or 
has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that 
substantially limits one or more major life activities.
    (4) Is regarded as having an impairment means--
    (i) Has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially 
limit major life activities but is treated by the agency as constituting 
such a limitation;
    (ii) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits 
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life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward such 
impairment; or
    (iii) Has none of the impairments defined in paragraph (1) of this 
definition but is treated by the agency as having such an impairment.
    Historic preservation programs means programs conducted by the 
agency that have preservation of historic properties as a primary 
purpose.
    Historic properties means those properties that are listed or 
eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or 
properties designated as historic under a statute of the appropriate 
State or local government body.
    Qualified handicapped person means--
    (1) With respect to preschool, elementary, or secondary education 
services provided by the agency, a handicapped person who is a member of 
a class of persons otherwise entitled by statute, regulation, or agency 
policy to receive education services from the agency.
    (2) With respect to any other agency program or activity under which 
a person is required to perform services or to achieve a level of 
accomplishment, a handicapped person who meets the essential eligibility 
requirements and who can acheive the purpose of the program or activity 
without modifications in the program or activity that the agency can 
demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in its nature;
    (3) With respect to any other program or activity, a handicapped 
person who meets the essential eligibility requirements for 
participation in, or receipt of benefits from, that program or activity; 
and
    (4) Qualified handicapped person is defined for purposes of 
employment in 29 CFR 1613.702(f), which is made applicable to this part 
by Sec.  1313.140.
    Section 504 means section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(Pub. L. 93-112, 87 Stat. 394 (29 U.S.C. 794)), as amended by the 
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-516, 88 Stat. 1617), 
and the Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental 
Disabilities Amendments of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-602, 92 Stat. 2955). As used 
in this part, section 504 applies only to programs or activities 
conducted by Executive agencies and not to federally assisted programs.
    Substantial impairment means a significant loss of the integrity of 
finished materials, design quality, or special character resulting from 
a permanent alteration.



Sec. Sec.  1313.104-1313.109  [Reserved]



Sec.  1313.110  Self-evaluation.

    (a) The agency shall, by August 24, 1987, evaluate its current 
policies and practices, and the effects thereof, that do not or may not 
meet the requirements of this part, and, to the extent modification of 
any such policies and practices is required, the agency shall proceed to 
make the necessary modifications.
    (b) The agency shall provide an opportunity to interested persons, 
including handicapped persons or organizations representing handicapped 
persons, to participate in the self-evaluation process by submitting 
comments (both oral and written).
    (c) The agency shall, until three years following the completion of 
the self-evaluation, maintain on file and make available for public 
inspection:
    (1) A description of areas examined and any problems identified, and
    (2) A description of any modifications made.



Sec.  1313.111  Notice.

    The agency shall make available to employees, applicants, 
participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons such 
information regarding the provisions of this part and its applicability 
to the programs or activities conducted by the agency, and make such 
information available to them in such manner as the head of the agency 
finds necessary to apprise such persons of the protections against 
discrimination assured them by section 504 and this regulation.



Sec. Sec.  1313.112-1313.129  [Reserved]



Sec.  1313.130  General prohibitions against discrimination.

    (a) No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of handicap, 
be excluded from participation in, be denied

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the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any 
program or activity conducted by the agency.
    (b)(1) The agency, in providing any aid, benefit, or service, may 
not, directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements, 
on the basis of handicap--
    (i) Deny a qualified handicapped person the opportunity to 
participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service;
    (ii) Afford a qualified handicapped person an opportunity to 
participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service that is not 
equal to that afforded others;
    (iii) Provide a qualified handicapped person with an aid, benefit, 
or service that is not as effective in affording equal opportunity to 
obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same 
level of achievement as that provided to others;
    (iv) Provide different or separate aid, benefits, or services to 
handicapped persons or to any class of handicapped persons than is 
provided to others unless such action is necessary to provide qualified 
handicapped persons with aid, benefits, or services that are as 
effective as those provided to others;
    (v) Deny a qualified handicapped person the opportunity to 
participate as a member of planning or advisory boards; or
    (vi) Otherwise limit a qualified handicapped person in the enjoyment 
of any right, privilege, advantage, or opportunity enjoyed by others 
receiving the aid, benefit, or service.
    (2) The agency may not deny a qualified handicapped person the 
opportunity to participate in programs or activities that are not 
separate or different, despite the existence of permissibly separate or 
different programs or activities.
    (3) The agency may not, directly or through contractual or other 
arrangments, utilize criteria or methods of administration the purpose 
or effect of which would--
    (i) Subject qualified handicapped persons to discrimination on the 
basis of handicap; or
    (ii) Defeat or substantially impair accomplishment of the objectives 
of a program or activity with respect to handicapped persons.
    (4) The agency may not, in determining the site or location of a 
facility, make selections the purpose or effect of which would--
    (i) Exclude handicapped persons from, deny them the benefits of, or 
otherwise subject them to discrimination under any program or activity 
conducted by the agency; or
    (ii) Defeat or substantially impair the accomplishment of the 
objectives of a program or activity with respect to handicapped persons.
    (5) The agency, in the selection of procurement contractors, may not 
use criteria that subject qualified handicapped persons to 
discrimination on the basis of handicap.
    (6) The agency may not administer a licensing or certification 
program in a manner that subjects qualified handicapped persons to 
discrimination on the basis of handicap, nor may the agency establish 
requirements for the programs or activities of licensees or certified 
entities that subject qualified handicapped persons to discrimination on 
the basis of handicap. However, the programs or activities of entities 
that are licensed or certified by the agency are not, themselves, 
covered by this part.
    (c) The exclusion of nonhandicapped persons from the benefits of a 
program limited by Federal statute or Executive order to handicapped 
persons or the exclusion of a specific class of handicapped persons from 
a program limited by Federal statute or Executive order to a different 
class of handicapped persons is not prohibited by this part.
    (d) The agency shall administer programs and activities in the most 
integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified handicapped 
persons.



Sec. Sec.  1313.131-1313.139  [Reserved]



Sec.  1313.140  Employment.

    No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of handicap, be 
subjected to discrimination in employment under any program or activity 
conducted by the agency. The definitions, requirements, and procedures 
of section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of

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1973 (29 U.S.C. 791), as established by the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission in 29 CFR part 1613, shall apply to employment in federally 
conducted programs or activities.



Sec. Sec.  1313.141-1313.148  [Reserved]



Sec.  1313.149  Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited.

    Except as otherwise provided in Sec.  1313.150, no qualified 
handicapped person shall, because the agency's facilities are 
inaccessible to or unusable by handicapped persons, be denied the 
benefits of, be excluded from participation in, or otherwise be 
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity conducted by 
the agency.



Sec.  1313.150  Program accessibility: Existing facilities.

    (a) General. The agency shall operate each program or activity so 
that the program or activity, when viewed in its entirety, is readily 
accessible to and usable by handicapped persons. This paragraph does 
not--
    (1) Necessarily require the agency to make each of its existing 
facilities accessible to and usable by handicapped persons;
    (2) In the case of historic preservation programs, require the 
agency to take any action that would result in a substantial impairment 
of significant historic features of an historic property; or
    (3) Require the agency to take any action that it can demonstrate 
would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of a program or 
activity or in undue financial and administrative burdens. In those 
circumstances where agency personnel believe that the proposed action 
would fundamentally alter the program or activity or would result in 
undue financial and administrative burdens, the agency has the burden of 
proving that compliance with Sec.  1313.150(a) would result in such 
alteration or burdens. The decision that compliance would result in such 
alteration or burdens must be made by the agency head or his or her 
designee after considering all agency resources available for use in the 
funding and operation of the conducted program or activity, and must be 
accompanied by a written statement of the reasons for reaching that 
conclusion. If an action would result in such an alteration or such 
burdens, the agency shall take any other action that would not result in 
such an alteration or such burdens but would nevertheless ensure that 
handicapped persons receive the benefits and services of the program or 
activity.
    (b) Methods--(1) General. The agency may comply with the 
requirements of this section through such means as redesign of 
equipment, reassignment of the services to accessible buildings, 
assignment of aides to beneficiaries, home visits, delivery of services 
at alternate accessible sites, alteration of existing facilities and 
construction of new facilities, use of accessible rolling stock, or any 
other methods that result in making its programs or activities readily 
accessible to and usable by handicapped persons. The agency is not 
required to make structural changes in existing facilities where other 
methods are effective in achieving compliance with this section. The 
agency, in making alterations to existing buildings, shall meet 
accessibility requirements to the extent compelled by the Architectural 
Barriers Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157), and any 
regulations implementing it. In choosing among available methods for 
meeting the requirements of this section, the agency shall give priority 
to those methods that offer programs and activities to qualified 
handicapped persons in the most integrated setting appropriate.
    (2) Historic preservation programs. In meeting the requirements of 
Sec.  1313.150(a) in historic preservation programs, the agency shall 
give priority to methods that provide physical access to handicapped 
persons. In cases where a physical alteration to an historic property is 
not required because of Sec.  1313.150(a)(2) or (a)(3), alternative 
methods of achieving program accessibility include--
    (i) Using audio-visual materials and devices to depict those 
portions of an historic property that cannot otherwise be made 
accessible;

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    (ii) Assigning persons to guide handicapped persons into or through 
portions of historic properties that cannot otherwise be made 
accessible; or
    (iii) Adopting other innovative methods.
    (c) Time period for compliance. The agency shall comply with the 
obligations established under this section by October 21, 1986, except 
that where structural changes in facilities are undertaken, such changes 
shall be made by August 22, 1989, but in any event as expeditiously as 
possible.
    (d) Transition plan. In the event that structural changes to 
facilities will be undertaken to achieve program accessibility, the 
agency shall develop, by February 23, 1987, a transition plan setting 
forth the steps necessary to complete such changes. The agency shall 
provide an opportunity to interested persons, including handicapped 
persons or organizations representing handicapped persons, to 
participate in the development of the transition plan by submitting 
comments (both oral and written). A copy of the transition plan shall be 
made available for public inspection. The plan shall, at a minimum--
    (1) Identify physical obstacles in the agency's facilities that 
limit the accessibility of its programs or activities to handicapped 
persons;
    (2) Describe in detail the methods that will be used to make the 
facilities accessible;
    (3) Specify the schedule for taking the steps necessary to achieve 
compliance with this section and, if the time period of the transition 
plan is longer than one year, identify steps that will be taken during 
each year of the transition period; and
    (4) Indicate the official responsible for implementation of the 
plan.



Sec.  1313.151  Program accessibility: New construction and alterations.

    Each building or part of a building that is constructed or altered 
by, on behalf of, or for the use of the agency shall be designed, 
constructed, or altered so as to be readily accessible to and usable by 
handicapped persons. The definitions, requirements, and standards of the 
Architectural Barriers Act (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157), as established in 41 
CFR 101-19.600 to 101-19.607, apply to buildings covered by this 
section.



Sec. Sec.  1313.152-1313.159  [Reserved]



Sec.  1313.160  Communications.

    (a) The agency shall take appropriate steps to ensure effective 
communication with applicants, participants, personnel of other Federal 
entities, and members of the public.
    (1) The agency shall furnish appropriate auxiliary aids where 
necessary to afford a handicapped person an equal opportunity to 
participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, a program or activity 
conducted by the agency.
    (i) In determining what type of auxiliary aid is necessary, the 
agency shall give primary consideration to the requests of the 
handicapped person.
    (ii) The agency need not provide individually prescribed devices, 
readers for personal use or study, or other devices of a personal 
nature.
    (2) Where the agency communicates with applicants and beneficiaries 
by telephone, telecommunication devices for deaf person (TDD's) or 
equally effective telecommunication systems shall be used.
    (b) The agency shall ensure that interested persons, including 
persons with impaired vision or hearing, can obtain information as to 
the existence and location of accessible services, activities, and 
facilities.
    (c) The agency shall provide signage at a primary entrance to each 
of its inaccessible facilities, directing users to a location at which 
they can obtain information about accessible facilities. The 
international symbol for accessibility shall be used at each primary 
entrance of an accessible facility.
    (d) This section does not require the agency to take any action that 
it can demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in the 
nature of a program or activity or in undue financial and adminstrative 
burdens. In those circumstances where agency personnel believe that the 
proposed action would fundamentally alter the program or activity or 
would result in undue financial and administrative burdens, the agency 
has the burden of proving that compliance with Sec.  1313.160 would 
result in such alteration or burdens.

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The decision that compliance would result in such alteration or burdens 
must be made by the agency head or his or her designee after considering 
all agency resources available for use in the funding and operation of 
the conducted program or activity, and must be accompanied by a written 
statement of the reasons for reaching that conclusion. If an action 
required to comply with this section would result in such an alteration 
or such burdens, the agency shall take any other action that would not 
result in such an alteration or such burdens but would nevertheless 
ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, handicapped persons receive 
the benefits and services of the program or activity.



Sec. Sec.  1313.161-1313.169  [Reserved]



Sec.  1313.170  Compliance procedures.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this 
section applies to all allegations of discrimination on the basis of 
handicap in programs or activities conducted by the agency.
    (b) The agency shall process complaints alleging violations of 
section 504 with respect to employment according to the procedures 
established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 29 CFR 
part 1613 pursuant to section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 791).
    (c) The Supervisor, Contracting and Community Assistance, shall be 
responsible for coordinating implementation of this section. Complaints 
may be sent to Supervisor, Contracting and Community Assistance, 
Tennessee Valley Authority, E5 B30, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, 
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902.
    (d) The agency shall accept and investigate all complete complaints 
for which it has jurisdiction. All complete complaints must be filed 
within 180 days of the alleged act of discrimination. The agency may 
extend this time period for good cause.
    (e) If the agency receives a complaint over which it does not have 
jurisdiction, it shall promptly notify the complainant and shall make 
reasonable efforts to refer the complaint to the appropriate government 
entity.
    (f) The agency shall notify the Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board upon receipt of any complaint alleging that a 
building or facility that is subject to the Architectural Barriers Act 
of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157), or section 502 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 792), is not readily 
accessible to and usable by handicapped persons.
    (g) Within 180 days of the receipt of a complete complaint for which 
it has jurisdiction, the agency shall notify the complainant of the 
results of the investigation in a letter containing--
    (1) Findings of fact and conclusions of law;
    (2) A description of a remedy for each violation found; and
    (3) A notice of the right to appeal.
    (h) Appeals of the findings of fact and conclusions of law or 
remedies must be filed by the complainant within 90 days of receipt from 
the agency of the letter required by Sec.  1313.170(g). The agency may 
extend this time for good cause.
    (i) Timely appeals shall be accepted and processed by the head of 
the agency.
    (j) The head of the agency shall notify the complainant of the 
results of the appeal within 60 days of the receipt of the request. If 
the head of the agency determines that additional information is needed 
from the complainant, he or she shall have 60 days from the date of 
receipt of the additional information to make his or her determination 
on the appeal.
    (k) The time limits cited in paragraphs (g) and (j) of this section 
may be extended with the permission of the Assistant Attorney General.
    (l) The agency may delegate its authority for conducting complaint 
investigations to other Federal agencies, except that the authority for 
making the final determination may not be delegated to another agency.

[51 FR 22889, 22896, June 23, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 22890, June 23, 
1986]

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PART 1314_BOOK-ENTRY PROCEDURES FOR TVA POWER SECURITIES ISSUED THROUGH 
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS--Table of Contents



Sec.
1314.1 Applicability and effect.
1314.2 Definition of terms.
1314.3 Authority of Reserve Banks.
1314.4 Law governing the rights and obligations of TVA and Reserve 
          Banks; law governing the rights of any Person against TVA and 
          Reserve Banks; law governing other interests.
1314.5 Creation of Participant's Security Entitlement; security 
          interests.
1314.6 Obligations of TVA.
1314.7 Liability of TVA and Reserve Banks.
1314.8 Identification of accounts.
1314.9 Waiver of regulations.
1314.10 Additional provisions.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd.

    Source: 62 FR 920, Jan. 7, 1997, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  1314.1  Applicability and effect.

    (a) Applicability. The regulations in this part govern the issuance 
of, and transactions in, all TVA Power Securities issued by TVA in book-
entry form through the Reserve Banks.
    (b) Effect. The TVA Power Securities to which the regulations in 
this part apply are obligations which, by the terms of their issue, are 
available exclusively in book-entry form through the Reserve Banks' 
Book-entry System.



Sec.  1314.2  Definition of terms.

    Unless the context requires otherwise, terms used in this part 1314 
that are not defined in this section have the meanings as set forth in 
31 CFR 357.2. Definitions and terms used in 31 CFR part 357 should be 
read as though modified to effectuate their application to Book-entry 
TVA Power Securities where applicable.
    (a) Book-entry System means the automated book-entry system operated 
by the Reserve Banks acting as the fiscal agent for TVA on which Book-
entry TVA Power Securities are issued, recorded, transferred, and 
maintained in book-entry form.
    (b) Book-entry TVA Power Security means any TVA Power Security 
issued or maintained in the Book-entry System of the Reserve Banks.
    (c) CUSIP Number is a unique identification for each security issue 
established by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification 
Procedures.
    (d) Depository Institution means any Participant.
    (e) Entitlement Holder means a Person to whose account an interest 
in a Book- entry TVA Power Security is credited on the records of a 
Securities Intermediary.
    (f) Funds Account means a reserve and/or clearing account at a 
Reserve Bank to which debits or credits are posted for transfers against 
payment, book-entry securities transaction fees, or principal and 
interest payments.
    (g) Other TVA Power Evidences of Indebtedness means any TVA Power 
Security issued consistent with section 2.5 of the TVA Basic Bond 
Resolution (see paragraph (r) of this section).
    (h) Participant (also called ``holder'' in the TVA Basic Bond 
Resolution and in other resolutions adopted by the TVA Board of 
Directors relating to Book-entry TVA Power Securities) means a Person 
that maintains a Participant's Security Account with a Reserve Bank.
    (i) Participant's Security Account means an account in the name of a 
Participant at a Reserve Bank to which Book-entry TVA Power Securities 
held for a Participant are or may be credited.
    (j) Person means and includes an individual, corporation, company, 
governmental entity, association, firm, partnership, trust, estate, 
representative, and any other similar organization, but does not mean or 
include the United States or a Reserve Bank.
    (k) Reserve Banks means the Federal Reserve Banks of the Federal 
Reserve System and their branches.
    (l) Reserve Bank Operating Circular means the publication issued by 
each Reserve Bank that sets forth the terms and conditions under which 
the Reserve Bank maintains book-entry securities accounts and transfers 
book-entry securities.
    (m) Securities Documentation means the applicable documents 
establishing the terms of a Book-entry TVA Power Security.
    (n) Securities Intermediary means:

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    (1) A Person that is registered as a ``clearing agency'' under the 
Federal securities law; a Reserve Bank; any other Person that provides 
clearance or settlement services with respect to a Book-entry TVA Power 
Security that would require it to register as a clearing agency under 
the Federal securities laws but for an exclusion or exemption from the 
registration requirement, if its activities as a clearing corporation, 
including promulgation of rules, are subject to regulation by a Federal 
or State governmental authority; or
    (2) A Person (other than an individual, unless such individual is 
registered as a broker or dealer under the Federal securities laws), 
including a bank or broker, that in the ordinary course of business 
maintains securities accounts for others and is acting in that capacity.
    (o) Security Entitlement means the rights and property interests of 
an Entitlement Holder with respect to a Book-entry TVA Power Security.
    (p) State means any State of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or any other territory or 
possession of the United States.
    (q) TVA means the Tennessee Valley Authority, a wholly owned 
corporate agency and instrumentality of the United States of America 
created and existing under the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 831-831dd).
    (r) TVA Basic Bond Resolution means the Basic Tennessee Valley 
Authority Power Bond Resolution \1\ adopted by the TVA Board of 
Directors on October 6, 1960, as heretofore and hereafter amended.
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    \1\ A copy of the TVA Basic Bond Resolution may be obtained upon 
request directed to TVA, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, 
Tennessee 37902-1499, Attn.: Treasurer.
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    (s) TVA Power Bond means any TVA Power Security issued by TVA under 
section 2.2 of the TVA Basic Bond Resolution and the supplemental 
resolution adopted by the TVA Board of Directors authorizing the 
issuance thereof.
    (t) TVA Power Bond Anticipation Obligation means any TVA Power 
Security issued consistent with section 2.4 of the TVA Basic Bond 
Resolution.
    (u) TVA Power Note means any Other TVA Power Evidences of 
Indebtedness in the form of a note having a maturity at the date of 
issue of less than one year.
    (v) TVA Power Security means a TVA Power Bond, TVA Power Bond 
Anticipation Obligation, TVA Power Note, or Other TVA Power Evidence of 
Indebtedness issued by TVA under Section 15d of the TVA Act, as amended.

[62 FR 920, Jan. 7, 1997; 62 FR 4833, Jan. 31, 1997, as amended at 62 FR 
29288, May 30, 1997]



Sec.  1314.3  Authority of Reserve Banks.

    (a) Each Reserve Bank is hereby authorized as fiscal agent of TVA to 
perform the following functions with respect to the issuance of Book-
entry TVA Power Securities offered and sold by TVA to which this part 
1314 applies, in accordance with the Securities Documentation, Reserve 
Bank Operating Circulars, this part 1314, and procedures established by 
the Secretary of the United States Treasury consistent with these 
authorities:
    (1) To service and maintain Book-entry TVA Power Securities in 
accounts established for such purposes;
    (2) To make payments with respect to such securities, as directed by 
TVA;
    (3) To effect transfer of Book-entry TVA Power Securities between 
Participants' Security Accounts as directed by the Participants;
    (4) To perform such other duties as fiscal agent as may be requested 
by TVA.
    (b) Each Reserve Bank may issue Reserve Bank Operating Circulars not 
inconsistent with this part 1314, governing the details of its handling 
of Book-entry TVA Power Securities, Security Entitlements, and the 
operation of the Book-entry System under this part 1314.

[62 FR 920, Jan. 7, 1997, as amended at 62 FR 29288, May 30, 1997]

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Sec.  1314.4  Law governing the rights and obligations of TVA and Reserve
Banks; law governing the rights of any Person against TVA and Reserve Banks; 
law governing other interests.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the 
following rights and obligations are governed solely by the book-entry 
regulations contained in this part 1314, the Securities Documentation 
(but not including any choice of law provisions in such documentation), 
and Reserve Bank Operating Circulars:
    (1) The rights and obligations of TVA and Reserve Banks with respect 
to:
    (i) A Book-entry TVA Power Security or Security Entitlement; and
    (ii) The operation of the Book-entry System as it applies to TVA 
Power Securities; and
    (2) The rights of any Person, including a Participant, against TVA 
and Reserve Banks with respect to:
    (i) A Book-entry TVA Power Security or Security Entitlement; and
    (ii) The operation of the Book-entry System as it applies to TVA 
Power Securities.
    (b) A security interest in a Security Entitlement that is in favor 
of a Reserve Bank from a Participant and that is not recorded on the 
books of a Reserve Bank pursuant to Sec.  1314.5(c) is governed by the 
law (not including the conflict-of-law rules) of the jurisdiction where 
the head office of the Reserve Bank maintaining the Participant's 
Security Account is located. A security interest in a Security 
Entitlement that is in favor of a Reserve Bank from a Person that is not 
a Participant, and that is not recorded on the books of a Reserve Bank 
pursuant to Sec.  1314.5(c), is governed by the law determined in the 
manner specified in paragraph (d) of this section.
    (c) If the jurisdiction specified in the first sentence of paragraph 
(b) of this section is a State that has not adopted Revised Article 8, 
then the law specified in paragraph (b) of this section shall be the law 
of that State as though Revised Article 8 had been adopted by that 
State.
    (d) To the extent not otherwise inconsistent with this part 1314, 
and notwithstanding any provision in the Securities Documentation 
setting forth a choice of law, the provisions set forth in 31 CFR 357.11 
regarding law governing other interests apply and should be read as 
though modified to effectuate the application of 31 CFR 357.11 to Book-
entry TVA Power Securities.

[62 FR 920, Jan. 7, 1997; 62 FR 8619, Feb. 26, 1997, as amended at 62 FR 
29288, May 30, 1997]



Sec.  1314.5  Creation of Participant's Security Entitlement; security
interests.

    (a) A Participant's Security Entitlement is created when a Reserve 
Bank indicates by book-entry that a Book-entry TVA Power Security has 
been credited to a Participant's Security Account.
    (b) A security interest in a Security Entitlement of a Participant 
in favor of the United States to secure deposits of public money, 
including without limitation deposits to the Treasury tax and loan 
accounts, or other security interest in favor of the United States that 
is required by Federal statute, regulation or agreement, and that is 
marked on the books of a Reserve Bank, is thereby effected and 
perfected, and has priority over any other interest in the securities. 
Where a security interest in favor of the United States in a Security 
Entitlement of a Participant is marked on the books of a Reserve Bank, 
such Reserve Bank may rely, and is protected in relying, exclusively on 
the order of an authorized representative of the United States directing 
the transfer of the security. For purposes of this paragraph, an 
``authorized representative of the United States'' is the official 
designated in the applicable regulations or agreement to which a Reserve 
Bank is a party governing the security interest.
    (c) TVA and Reserve Banks have no obligation to agree to act on 
behalf of any Person or to recognize the interest of any transferee of a 
security interest or other limited interest in favor of any Person 
except to the extent of any specific requirement of Federal law or 
regulation or to the extent set forth in any specific agreement with the 
Reserve Bank on whose books the interest of the Participant is recorded. 
To the extent required by such law or regulation or set forth in an 
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a Reserve Bank or in a Reserve Bank Operating Circular, a security 
interest in a Security Entitlement that is in favor of a Reserve Bank or 
a Person may be created and perfected by a Reserve Bank marking its 
books to record the security interest. Subject to paragraph (b) of this 
section with respect to a security interest in favor of the United 
States, a security interest in a Security Entitlement marked on the 
books of a Reserve Bank shall have priority over any other interest in 
the securities.
    (d) In addition to the method provided in paragraph (c) of this 
section, a security interest, including a security interest in favor of 
a Reserve Bank, may be perfected by any method by which a security 
interest may be perfected under applicable law as described in Sec.  
1314.4(b) or (d). The perfection, effect of perfection or non-
perfection, and priority of a security interest are governed by such 
applicable law. A security interest in favor of a Reserve Bank shall be 
treated as a security interest in favor of a clearing corporation in all 
respects under such law, including with respect to the effect of 
perfection and priority of such security interest. A Reserve Bank 
Operating Circular shall be treated as a rule adopted by a clearing 
corporation for such purposes.

[62 FR 920, Jan. 7, 1997; 62 FR 4833, Jan. 31, 1997; 62 FR 8619, Feb. 
26, 1997]



Sec.  1314.6  Obligations of TVA.

    (a) Except in the case of a security interest in favor of the United 
States or a Reserve Bank or otherwise as provided in Sec.  1314.5(c), 
for the purposes of this part 1314, TVA and Reserve Banks shall treat 
the Participant to whose securities account an interest in a Book-entry 
TVA Power Security has been credited as the Person exclusively entitled 
to issue a transfer message, to receive interest and other payments with 
respect thereof, and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers 
with respect to such security, notwithstanding any information or notice 
to the contrary. Neither TVA nor the Reserve Banks are liable to a 
Person asserting or having an adverse claim to a Security Entitlement or 
to a Book-entry TVA Power Security in a Participant's Security Account, 
including any such claim arising as a result of the transfer or 
disposition of a Book-entry TVA Power Security by a Reserve Bank 
pursuant to a transfer message that the Reserve Bank reasonably believes 
to be genuine.
    (b) The obligation of TVA to make payments with respect to Book-
entry TVA Power Securities is discharged at the time payment in the 
appropriate amount is made as follows:
    (1) Interest or other payments on Book-entry TVA Power Securities 
are either credited by a Reserve Bank to a Funds Account maintained at 
such bank or otherwise paid as directed by the Participant.
    (2) Book-entry TVA Power Securities are redeemed in accordance with 
their terms by a Reserve Bank withdrawing the securities from the 
Participant's Security Account in which they are maintained and by 
either crediting the amount of the redemption proceeds, including both 
principal and interest, where applicable, to a Funds Account at such 
bank or otherwise paying such principal and interest as directed by the 
Participant. No action by the Participant ordinarily is required in 
connection with the redemption of a Book-entry TVA Power Security.

[62 FR 920, Jan. 7, 1997; 62 FR 8619, 8620, Feb. 26, 1997]



Sec.  1314.7  Liability of TVA and Reserve Banks.

    TVA and the Reserve Banks may rely on the information provided in a 
transfer message and are not required to verify the information. TVA and 
the Reserve Banks shall not be liable for any action taken in accordance 
with the information set out in a transfer message or evidence submitted 
in support thereof.

[62 FR 920, Jan. 7, 1997; 62 FR 4833, Jan. 31, 1997]



Sec.  1314.8  Identification of accounts.

    Book-entry accounts may be established in such form or forms as 
customarily permitted by the entity (e.g., Depository Institution, 
Securities Intermediary, etc.) maintaining them, except that each 
account established by such entity (other than a Reserve

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Bank) should include data to permit both customer identification by 
name, address, and taxpayer identifying number, as well as a 
determination of the Book-entry TVA Power Securities being held in such 
account by amount, maturity, date, and CUSIP Number, and of transactions 
relating thereto.

[62 FR 920, Jan. 7, 1997; 62 FR 8620, Feb. 26, 1997]



Sec.  1314.9  Waiver of regulations.

    TVA reserves the right in TVA's discretion to waive any provision of 
the regulations in this part in any case or class of cases for the 
convenience of TVA or in order to relieve any Person of unnecessary 
hardship, if such action is not inconsistent with law and does not 
adversely affect any substantial existing rights, and TVA is satisfied 
that such action will not subject TVA to any substantial expense or 
liability.



Sec.  1314.10  Additional provisions.

    (a) Additional requirements. In any case or any class of cases 
arising under the regulations in this part, TVA may require such 
additional evidence and a bond of indemnity, with or without surety, as 
may in the judgment of TVA be necessary for the protection of the 
interests of TVA.
    (b) Notice of attachment for TVA Power Securities in Book-entry 
System. The interest of a debtor in a Security Entitlement may be 
reached by a creditor only by legal process upon the Securities 
Intermediary with whom the debtor's securities account is maintained, 
except where a Security Entitlement is maintained in the name of a 
secured party, in which case the debtor's interest may be reached by 
legal process upon the secured party. The regulations in this part do 
not purport to establish whether a Reserve Bank is required to honor an 
order or other notice of attachment in any particular case or class of 
cases.



PART 1315_NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING--Table of Contents



                            Subpart A_General

Sec.
1315.100 Conditions on use of funds.
1315.105 Definitions.
1315.110 Certification and disclosure.

                  Subpart B_Activities by Own Employees

1315.200 Agency and legislative liaison.
1315.205 Professional and technical services.
1315.210 Reporting.

            Subpart C_Activities by Other Than Own Employees

1315.300 Professional and technical services.

                   Subpart D_Penalties and Enforcement

1315.400 Penalties.
1315.405 Penalty procedures.
1315.410 Enforcement.

                          Subpart E_Exemptions

1315.500 Secretary of Defense.

                        Subpart F_Agency Reports

1315.600 Semi-annual compilation.
1315.605 Inspector General report.

Appendix A to Part 1315--Certification Regarding Lobbying
Appendix B to Part 1315--Disclosure Form To Report Lobbying

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 831-831ee; 31 U.S.C. 1352.

    Source: 55 FR 6737, 6748, Feb. 26, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

    Cross Reference: See also Office of Management and Budget notice 
published at 54 FR 52306, December 20, 1989.



                            Subpart A_General



Sec.  1315.100  Conditions on use of funds.

    (a) No appropriated funds may be expended by the recipient of a 
Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative ageement to pay any person 
for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any 
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an 
employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any of the following 
covered Federal actions: the awarding of any Federal contract, the 
making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the 
entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, 
continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal 
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
    (b) Each person who requests or receives from an agency a Federal 
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agreement shall file with that agency a certification, set forth in 
appendix A, that the person has not made, and will not make, any payment 
prohibited by paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) Each person who requests or receives from an agency a Federal 
contract, grant, loan, or a cooperative agreement shall file with that 
agency a disclosure form, set forth in appendix B, if such person has 
made or has agreed to make any payment using nonappropriated funds (to 
include profits from any covered Federal action), which would be 
prohibited under paragraph (a) of this section if paid for with 
appropriated funds.
    (d) Each person who requests or receives from an agency a commitment 
providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a loan shall file 
with that agency a statement, set forth in appendix A, whether that 
person has made or has agreed to make any payment to influence or 
attempt to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of 
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member 
of Congress in connection with that loan insurance or guarantee.
    (e) Each person who requests or receives from an agency a commitment 
providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a loan shall file 
with that agency a disclosure form, set forth in appendix B, if that 
person has made or has agreed to make any payment to influence or 
attempt to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of 
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member 
of Congress in connection with that loan insurance or guarantee.



Sec.  1315.105  Definitions.

    For purposes of this part:
    (a) Agency, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 552(f), includes Federal 
executive departments and agencies as well as independent regulatory 
commissions and Government corporations, as defined in 31 U.S.C. 
9101(1).
    (b) Covered Federal action means any of the following Federal 
actions:
    (1) The awarding of any Federal contract;
    (2) The making of any Federal grant;
    (3) The making of any Federal loan;
    (4) The entering into of any cooperative agreement; and,
    (5) The extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification 
of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

Covered Federal action does not include receiving from an agency a 
commitment providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a 
loan. Loan guarantees and loan insurance are addressed independently 
within this part.
    (c) Federal contract means an acquisition contract awarded by an 
agency, including those subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR), and any other acquisition contract for real or personal property 
or services not subject to the FAR.
    (d) Federal cooperative agreement means a cooperative agreement 
entered into by an agency.
    (e) Federal grant means an award of financial assistance in the form 
of money, or property in lieu of money, by the Federal Government or a 
direct appropriation made by law to any person. The term does not 
include technical assistance which provides services instead of money, 
or other assistance in the form of revenue sharing, loans, loan 
guarantees, loan insurance, interest subsidies, insurance, or direct 
United States cash assistance to an individual.
    (f) Federal loan means a loan made by an agency. The term does not 
include loan guarantee or loan insurance.
    (g) Indian tribe and tribal organization have the meaning provided 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450B). Alaskan Natives are included under the definitions 
of Indian tribes in that Act.
    (h) Influencing or attempting to influence means making, with the 
intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before an 
officer or employee or any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or 
employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in 
connection with any covered Federal action.
    (i) Loan guarantee and loan insurance means an agency's guarantee or 
insurance of a loan made by a person.

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    (j) Local government means a unit of government in a State and, if 
chartered, established, or otherwise recognized by a State for the 
performance of a governmental duty, including a local public authority, 
a special district, an intrastate district, a council of governments, a 
sponsor group representative organization, and any other instrumentality 
of a local government.
    (k) Officer or employee of an agency includes the following 
individuals who are employed by an agency:
    (1) An individual who is appointed to a position in the Government 
under title 5, U.S. Code, including a position under a temporary 
appointment;
    (2) A member of the uniformed services as defined in section 101(3), 
title 37, U.S. Code;
    (3) A special Government employee as defined in section 202, title 
18, U.S. Code; and,
    (4) An individual who is a member of a Federal advisory committee, 
as defined by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, title 5, U.S. Code 
appendix 2.
    (l) Person means an individual, corporation, company, association, 
authority, firm, partnership, society, State, and local government, 
regardless of whether such entity is operated for profit or not for 
profit. This term excludes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or any 
other Indian organization with respect to expenditures specifically 
permitted by other Federal law.
    (m) Reasonable compensation means, with respect to a regularly 
employed officer or employee of any person, compensation that is 
consistent with the normal compensation for such officer or employee for 
work that is not furnished to, not funded by, or not furnished in 
cooperation with the Federal Government.
    (n) Reasonable payment means, with respect to perfessional and other 
technical services, a payment in an amount that is consistent with the 
amount normally paid for such services in the private sector.
    (o) Recipient includes all contractors, subcontractors at any tier, 
and subgrantees at any tier of the recipient of funds received in 
connection with a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative 
agreement. The term excludes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or 
any other Indian organization with respect to expenditures specifically 
permitted by other Federal law.
    (p) Regularly employed means, with respect to an officer or employee 
of a person requesting or receiving a Federal contract, grant, loan, or 
cooperative agreement or a commitment providing for the United States to 
insure or guarantee a loan, an officer or employee who is employed by 
such person for at least 130 working days within one year immediately 
preceding the date of the submission that initiates agency consideration 
of such person for receipt of such contract, grant, loan, cooperative 
agreement, loan insurance commitment, or loan guarantee commitment. An 
officer or employee who is employed by such person for less than 130 
working days within one year immediately preceding the date of the 
submission that initiates agency consideration of such person shall be 
considered to be regularly employed as soon as he or she is employed by 
such person for 130 working days.
    (q) State means a State of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory or possession of 
the United States, an agency or instrumentality of a State, and a multi-
State, regional, or interstate entity having governmental duties and 
powers.



Sec.  1315.110  Certification and disclosure.

    (a) Each person shall file a certification, and a disclosure form, 
if required, with each submission that initiates agency consideration of 
such person for:
    (1) Award of a Federal contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 
exceeding $100,000; or
    (2) An award of a Federal loan or a commitment providing for the 
United States to insure or guarantee a loan exceeding $150,000.
    (b) Each person shall file a certification, and a disclosure form, 
if required, upon receipt by such person of:
    (1) A Federal contract, grant, or cooperative agreement exceeding 
$100,000; or

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    (2) A Federal loan or a commitment providing for the United States 
to insure or guarantee a loan exceeding $150,000,

Unless such person previously filed a certification, and a disclosure 
form, if required, under paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) Each person shall file a disclosure form at the end of each 
calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that requires 
disclosure or that materially affects the accuracy of the information 
contained in any disclosure form previously filed by such person under 
paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section. An event that materially affects 
the accuracy of the information reported includes:
    (1) A cumulative increase of $25,000 or more in the amount paid or 
expected to be paid for influencing or attempting to influence a covered 
Federal action; or
    (2) A change in the person(s) or individual(s) influencing or 
attempting to influence a covered Federal action; or,
    (3) A change in the officer(s), employee(s), or Member(s) contacted 
to influence or attempt to influence a covered Federal action.
    (d) Any person who requests or receives from a person referred to in 
paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section:
    (1) A subcontract exceeding $100,000 at any tier under a Federal 
contract;
    (2) A subgrant, contract, or subcontract exceeding $100,000 at any 
tier under a Federal grant;
    (3) A contract or subcontract exceeding $100,000 at any tier under a 
Federal loan exceeding $150,000; or,
    (4) A contract or subcontract exceeding $100,000 at any tier under a 
Federal cooperative agreement,

Shall file a certification, and a disclosure form, if required, to the 
next tier above.
    (e) All disclosure forms, but not certifications, shall be forwarded 
from tier to tier until received by the person referred to in paragraphs 
(a) or (b) of this section. That person shall forward all disclosure 
forms to the agency.
    (f) Any certification or disclosure form filed under paragraph (e) 
of this section shall be treated as a material representation of fact 
upon which all receiving tiers shall rely. All liability arising from an 
erroneous representation shall be borne solely by the tier filing that 
representation and shall not be shared by any tier to which the 
erroneous representation is forwarded. Submitting an erroneous 
certification or disclosure constitutes a failure to file the required 
certification or disclosure, respectively. If a person fails to file a 
required certification or disclosure, the United States may pursue all 
available remedies, including those authorized by section 1352, title 
31, U.S. Code.
    (g) For awards and commitments in process prior to December 23, 
1989, but not made before that date, certifications shall be required at 
award or commitment, covering activities occurring between December 23, 
1989, and the date of award or commitment. However, for awards and 
commitments in process prior to the December 23, 1989 effective date of 
these provisions, but not made before December 23, 1989, disclosure 
forms shall not be required at time of award or commitment but shall be 
filed within 30 days.
    (h) No reporting is required for an activity paid for with 
appropriated funds if that activity is allowable under either subpart B 
or C.



                  Subpart B_Activities by Own Employees



Sec.  1315.200  Agency and legislative liaison.

    (a) The prohibition on the use of appropriated funds, in Sec.  
1315.100 (a), does not apply in the case of a payment of reasonable 
compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or 
receiving a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement if 
the payment is for agency and legislative liaison activities not 
directly related to a covered Federal action.
    (b) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, providing any 
information specifically requested by an agency or Congress is allowable 
at any time.
    (c) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, the following 
agency and legislative liaison activities are allowable at any time only 
where they are not related to a specific solicitation for any covered 
Federal action:

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    (1) Discussing with an agency (including individual demonstrations) 
the qualities and characteristics of the person's products or services, 
conditions or terms of sale, and service capabilities; and,
    (2) Technical discussions and other activities regarding the 
application or adaptation of the person's products or services for an 
agency's use.
    (d) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, the following 
agencies and legislative liaison activities are allowable only where 
they are prior to formal solicitation of any covered Federal action:
    (1) Providing any information not specifically requested but 
necessary for an agency to make an informed decision about initiation of 
a covered Federal action;
    (2) Technical discussions regarding the preparation of an 
unsolicited proposal prior to its official submission; and,
    (3) Capability presentations by persons seeking awards from an 
agency pursuant to the provisions of the Small Business Act, as amended 
by Public Law 95-507 and other subsequent amendments.
    (e) Only those activities expressly authorized by this section are 
allowable under this section.



Sec.  1315.205  Professional and technical services.

    (a) The prohibition on the use of appropriated funds, in Sec.  
1315.100 (a), does not apply in the case of a payment of reasonable 
compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or 
receiving a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement or 
an extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of a 
Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement if payment is 
for professional or technical services rendered directly in the 
preparation, submission, or negotiation of any bid, proposal, or 
application for that Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative 
agreement or for meeting requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a 
condition for receiving that Federal contract, grant, loan, or 
cooperative agreement.
    (b) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, ``professional 
and technical services'' shall be limited to advice and analysis 
directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, 
drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer 
is allowable. Similarly, technical advice provided by an engineer on the 
performance or operational capability of a piece of equipment rendered 
directly in the negotiation of a contract is allowable. However, 
communications with the intent to influence made by a professional (such 
as a licensed lawyer) or a technical person (such as a licensed 
accountant) are not allowable under this section unless they provide 
advice and analysis directly applying their professional or technical 
expertise and unless the advice or analysis is rendered directly and 
solely in the preparation, submission or negotiation of a covered 
Federal action. Thus, for example, communications with the intent to 
influence made by a lawyer that do not provide legal advice or analysis 
directly and solely related to the legal aspects of his or her client's 
proposal, but generally advocate one proposal over another are not 
allowable under this section because the lawyer is not providing 
professional legal services. Similarly, communications with the intent 
to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior 
to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not allowable 
under this section since the engineer is providing technical services 
but not directly in the preparation, submission or negotiation of a 
covered Federal action.
    (c) Requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for 
receiving a covered Federal award include those required by law or 
regulation, or reasonably expected to be required by law or regulation, 
and any other requirements in the actual award documents.
    (d) Only those services expressly authorized by this section are 
allowable under this section.

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Sec.  1315.210  Reporting.

    No reporting is required with respect to payments of reasonable 
compensation made to regularly employed officers or employees of a 
person.



            Subpart C_Activities by Other Than Own Employees



Sec.  1315.300  Professional and technical services.

    (a) The prohibition on the use of appropriated funds, in Sec.  
1315.100 (a), does not apply in the case of any reasonable payment to a 
person, other than an officer or employee of a person requesting or 
receiving a covered Federal action, if the payment is for professional 
or technical services rendered directly in the preparation, submission, 
or negotiation of any bid, proposal, or application for that Federal 
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement or for meeting 
requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for receiving 
that Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
    (b) The reporting requirements in Sec.  1315.110 (a) and (b) 
regarding filing a disclosure form by each person, if required, shall 
not apply with respect to professional or technical services rendered 
directly in the preparation, submission, or negotiation of any 
commitment providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a 
loan.
    (c) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, ``professional 
and technical services'' shall be limited to advice and analysis 
directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, 
drafting or a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer 
is allowable. Similarly, technical advice provided by an engineer on the 
performance or operational capability of a piece of equipment rendered 
directly in the negotiation of a contract is allowable. However, 
communications with the intent to influence made by a professional (such 
as a licensed lawyer) or a technical person (such as a licensed 
accountant) are not allowable under this section unless they provide 
advice and analysis directly applying their professional or technical 
expertise and unless the advice or analysis is rendered directly and 
solely in the preparation, submission or negotiation of a covered 
Federal action. Thus, for example, communications with the intent to 
influence made by a lawyer that do not provide legal advice or analysis 
directly and solely related to the legal aspects of his or her client's 
proposal, but generally advocate one proposal over another are not 
allowable under this section because the lawyer is not providing 
professional legal services. Similarly, communications with the intent 
to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior 
to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not allowable 
under this section since the engineer is providing technical services 
but not directly in the preparation, submission or negotiation of a 
covered Federal action.
    (d) Requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for 
receiving a covered Federal award include those required by law or 
regulation, or reasonably expected to be required by law or regulation, 
and any other requirements in the actual award documents.
    (e) Persons other than officers or employees of a person requesting 
or receiving a covered Federal action include consultants and trade 
associations.
    (f) Only those services expressly authorized by this section are 
allowable under this section.



                   Subpart D_Penalties and Enforcement



Sec.  1315.400  Penalties.

    (a) Any person who makes an expenditure prohibited herein shall be 
subject to a civil penalty of not less than $12,000 and not more than 
$120,000 for each such expenditure.
    (b) Any person who fails to file or amend the disclosure form (see 
appendix B) to be filed or amended if required herein, shall be subject 
to a civil penalty of not less than $12,000 and not more than $120,000 
for each such failure.
    (c) A filing or amended filing on or after the date on which an 
administrative action for the imposition of a civil penalty is commenced 
does not prevent

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the imposition of such civil penalty for a failure occurring before that 
date. An administrative action is commenced with respect to a failure 
when an investigating official determines in writing to commence an 
investigation of an allegation of such failure.
    (d) In determining whether to impose a civil penalty, and the amount 
of any such penalty, by reason of a violation by any person, the agency 
shall consider the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the 
violation, the effect on the ability of such person to continue in 
business, any prior violations by such person, the degree of culpability 
of such person, the ability of the person to pay the penalty, and such 
other matters as may be appropriate.
    (e) First offenders under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section shall 
be subject to a civil penalty of $12,000, absent aggravating 
circumstances. Second and subsequent offenses by persons shall be 
subject to an appropriate civil penalty between $12,000 and $120,000, as 
determined by the agency head or his or her designee.
    (f) An imposition of a civil penalty under this section does not 
prevent the United States from seeking any other remedy that may apply 
to the same conduct that is the basis for the imposition of such civil 
penalty.

[55 FR 6737, 6748, Feb. 26, 1990, as amended at 61 FR 55098, Oct. 24, 
1996; 67 FR 9925, Mar. 5, 2002]



Sec.  1315.405  Penalty procedures.

    Agencies shall impose and collect civil penalties pursuant to the 
provisions of the Program Fraud and Civil Remedies Act, 31 U.S.C. 
sections 3803 (except subsection (c)), 3804, 3805, 3806, 3807, 3808, and 
3812, insofar as these provisions are not inconsistent with the 
requirements herein.



Sec.  1315.410  Enforcement.

    The head of each agency shall take such actions as are necessary to 
ensure that the provisions herein are vigorously implemented and 
enforced in that agency.



                          Subpart E_Exemptions



Sec.  1315.500  Secretary of Defense.

    (a) The Secretary of Defense may exempt, on a case-by-case basis, a 
covered Federal action from the prohibition whenever the Secretary 
determines, in writing, that such an exemption is in the national 
interest. The Secretary shall transmit a copy of each such written 
exemption to Congress immediately after making such a determination.
    (b) The Department of Defense may issue supplemental regulations to 
implement paragraph (a) of this section.



                        Subpart F_Agency Reports



Sec.  1315.600  Semi-annual compilation.

    (a) The head of each agency shall collect and compile the disclosure 
reports (see appendix B) and, on May 31 and November 30 of each year, 
submit to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives a report containing a compilation of the information 
contained in the disclosure reports received during the six-month period 
ending on March 31 or September 30, respectively, of that year.
    (b) The report, including the compilation, shall be available for 
public inspection 30 days after receipt of the report by the Secretary 
and the Clerk.
    (c) Information that involves intelligence matters shall be reported 
only to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives in accordance with procedures agreed to by 
such committees. Such information shall not be available for public 
inspection.
    (d) Information that is classified under Executive Order 12356 or 
any successor order shall be reported only to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives or the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives (whichever such committees have 
jurisdiction of matters involving such information) and to the

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Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives in accordance with procedures agreed to by such 
committees. Such information shall not be available for public 
inspection.
    (e) The first semi-annual compilation shall be submitted on May 31, 
1990, and shall contain a compilation of the disclosure reports received 
from December 23, 1989 to March 31, 1990.
    (f) Major agencies, designated by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), are required to provide machine-readable compilations to 
the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives no later than with the compilations due on May 31, 1991. 
OMB shall provide detailed specifications in a memorandum to these 
agencies.
    (g) Non-major agencies are requested to provide machine-readable 
compilations to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives.
    (h) Agencies shall keep the originals of all disclosure reports in 
the official files of the agency.



Sec.  1315.605  Inspector General report.

    (a) The Inspector General, or other official as specified in 
paragraph (b) of this section, of each agency shall prepare and submit 
to Congress each year, commencing with submission of the President's 
Budget in 1991, an evaluation of the compliance of that agency with, and 
the effectiveness of, the requirements herein. The evaluation may 
include any recommended changes that may be necessary to strengthen or 
improve the requirements.
    (b) In the case of an agency that does not have an Inspector 
General, the agency official comparable to an Inspector General shall 
prepare and submit the annual report, or, if there is no such comparable 
official, the head of the agency shall prepare and submit the annual 
report.
    (c) The annual report shall be submitted at the same time the agency 
submits its annual budget justifications to Congress.
    (d) The annual report shall include the following: All alleged 
violations relating to the agency's covered Federal actions during the 
year covered by the report, the actions taken by the head of the agency 
in the year covered by the report with respect to those alleged 
violations and alleged violations in previous years, and the amounts of 
civil penalties imposed by the agency in the year covered by the report.





     Sec. Appendix A to Part 1315--Certification Regarding Lobbying

 Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements

    The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and 
belief, that:
    (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by 
or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or 
attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of 
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member 
of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the 
making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the 
entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, 
continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal 
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
    (2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been 
paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to 
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an 
officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress 
in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative 
agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, 
``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in accordance with its 
instructions.
    (3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this 
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at 
all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under 
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients 
shall certify and disclose accordingly.
    This certification is a material representation of fact upon which 
reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. 
Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or 
entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. 
Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be 
subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than 
$100,000 for each such failure.

            Statement for Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance

    The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and 
belief, that:

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    If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for 
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any 
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an 
employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this commitment 
providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a loan, the 
undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, ``Disclosure 
Form to Report Lobbying,'' in accordance with its instructions.
    Submission of this statement is a prerequisite for making or 
entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. 
Code. Any person who fails to file the required statement shall be 
subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than 
$100,000 for each such failure.

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PART 1316_GENERAL CONDITIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS FOR INCORPORATION IN 
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS OR ACTIONS--Table of Contents



                      Subpart A_General Information

Sec.
1316.1 Applicability.

             Subpart B_Text of Conditions and Certifications

1316.2 Affirmative action and equal opportunity.
1316.3 Anti-kickback procedures.
1316.4 Buy American Act supply contracts.
1316.5 Clean Air and Water Acts.
1316.6 Discrimination on the basis of age.
1316.7 Drug-free workplace.
1316.8 Employee protected activities.
1316.9 Nuclear energy hazards and nuclear incidents.
1316.10 Officials not to benefit.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd.

    Source: 58 FR 25930, Apr. 29, 1993, unless otherwise noted.



                      Subpart A_General Information



Sec.  1316.1  Applicability.

    This part sets out the text of certain conditions and certifications 
which may be included by reference in certain TVA contract documents or 
actions. The provisions set out in this part are not automatically 
incorporated in all TVA actions.



             Subpart B_Text of Conditions and Certifications



Sec.  1316.2  Affirmative action and equal opportunity.

    When so indicated in TVA contract documents or actions, the 
following clause is included by reference in such documents or actions:

                Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity

    (a) To the extent applicable, contract incorporates the following 
provisions: ``Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of 
the Vietnam Era'' clause, 41 CFR 60-250.4; the ``Affirmative Action for 
Handicapped Workers'' clause, 41 CFR 60-741.4; and the ``Equal 
Opportunity'' clause, 41 CFR 60-1.4. Contractor complies with applicable 
regulatory requirements, including information reports and affirmative 
action programs.
    (b) Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities: (1) By submission of 
its offer, the offeror certifies that it does not and will not maintain 
or provide for employees any segregated facilities at any of its 
establishments, and that it does not and will not permit employees to 
perform their services at any location under its control where 
segregated facilities are maintained. The offeror agrees that a breach 
of this certification is a violation of the Equal Opportunity clause in 
this contract.
    (2) As used in this certification, the term ``segregated 
facilities'' means any waiting rooms, work areas, restrooms and 
washrooms, restaurants and other eating areas, timeclocks, locker rooms 
and other storage or dressing areas, parking lots, drinking fountains, 
recreation or entertainment areas, transportation, or housing facilities 
provided to employees which are segregated by explicit directive or are 
in fact segregated on the basis of race, religion, color, or national 
origin, because of habit, local custom, or otherwise.
    (3) Contractor further agrees that (except where it has obtained 
identical certifications from proposed subcontractors for specific time 
periods) identical certifications will be obtained from proposed 
subcontractors prior to the award of subcontractors exceeding $10,000 
which are not exempt from the provisions of the Equal Opportunity 
clause; that it will retain such certifications in its files; and that 
it will forward the following notice to such proposed subcontractors 
(except where the proposed subcontractors have submitted identical 
certifications for specific time periods):
    Notice to Prospective Subcontractors of Requirement for 
Certifications of Nonsegregated Facilities. A Certification of 
Nonsegregated Facilities must be submitted prior to the award of a 
subcontract exceeding $10,000 which is not exempt from the provision of 
the Equal Opportunity clause. The certification may be submitted either 
for each subcontract or for all subcontracts during a period (i.e., 
quarterly, semiannually, or annually).
    (4) Note: The penalty for making false statements in offers is 
prescribed in Title 18 U.S.C. 1001.

                             (End of clause)



Sec.  1316.3  Anti-kickback procedures.

    When so indicated in TVA contract documents or actions, the 
following clause is included by reference in such documents or actions:

                        Anti-Kickback Procedures

    Contractor shall comply with the following:
    (a) Definitions. As used in this clause, terms shall have the 
meanings defined in the

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Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 (41 U.S.C. 51-58) (the Act).
    (b) The Act prohibits any person from--
    (1) Providing or attempting to provide or offering to provide any 
kickback;
    (2) Soliciting, accepting, or attempting to accept any kickback; or
    (3) Including, directly or indirectly, the amount of any kickback in 
the contract price charged by a prime contractor to TVA or in the 
contract price charged by the subcontractor to a prime contractor or 
higher tier subcontractor.
    (c)(1) Contractor shall have in place and follow reasonable 
procedures designed to prevent and detect possible violations described 
in section (b) of this clause in its own operations and direct business 
relationships.
    (2) When Contractor has reasonable grounds to believe that a 
violation described in section (b) of this clause may have occurred, 
Contractor shall promptly report in writing the possible violation. Such 
reports shall be made to the TVA Inspector General.
    (3) Contractor shall cooperate fully with TVA or any other Federal 
agency investigating a possible violation described in section (b) of 
this clause.
    (4) (i) Regardless of the contract tier at which a kickback was 
provided, accepted, or charged under the contract in violation of 
section (b) of this clause, the Contracting Officer may--
    (A) Offset the amount of the kickback against any monies owed by TVA 
under this contract; and/or
    (B) Direct that Contractor withhold from sums owed the subcontractor 
the amount of the kickback.
    (ii) The Contracting Officer may order that monies withheld under 
subsection (c)(4)(i)(B) of this clause be paid over to TVA unless TVA 
has already offset those monies under subsection (c)(4)(i)(A) of this 
clause. In the latter case, Contracting shall notify the Contracting 
Officer when the monies are withheld.
    (5) Contractor agrees to incorporate the substance of this clause, 
including this subsection (c)(5), in all subcontracts under this 
contract.

                             (End of clause)



Sec.  1316.4  Buy American Act supply contracts.

    When so indicated in TVA contract documents or actions, the 
following clause is included by reference in such documents or actions:

                    Buy American Act Supply Contracts

    (a) In TVA's acquisition of end products, the Buy American Act (41 
U.S.C. 10a-10d) provides that preference be given to domestic end 
products. A domestic end product means:
    (1) An unmanufactured end product which has been mined or produced 
in the United States; and
    (2) An end product manufactured in the United States if the cost of 
components thereof which are mined, produced, or manufactured in the 
United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components.
    (b) Contractor agrees that there will be delivered under this 
contract only domestic end products, except end products:
    (1) Which are for use outside the United States;
    (2) Which TVA determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in 
the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial 
quantities and of a satisfactory quality;
    (3) As to which TVA determines the domestic preference to be 
inconsistent with the public interest; or
    (4) As to which TVA determines the cost to be unreasonable.

                             (End of clause)



Sec.  1316.5  Clean Air and Water Acts.

    When so indicated in TVA contract documents or actions, the 
following clause is included by reference in such documents or actions:

                        Clean Air and Water Acts

    (a) If performance of this contract would involve the use of 
facilities which have given rise to a conviction under section 113(c)(1) 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7413) or section 309(c) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319), offeror shall include in 
its offer a statement clearly setting forth the facts and circumstances 
of said conviction and shall list the facilities which gave rise to said 
conviction. If no such statement is submitted, submission of an offer 
constitutes certification by the offeror that performance of this 
contract will not involve the use of facilities which have given rise to 
a conviction under section 113(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act or section 
309(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. As used in this 
clause ``facilities'' shall have the meaning set forth in 40 CFR 15.4.
    (b) TVA will not award a contract to any offeror whose performance 
would involve the use of any facility or facilities which have given 
rise to a conviction as set forth in paragraph (a) of this clause except 
to the extent TVA, in its sole judgment, determines that such contract 
is exempt at the time of contract award from the provisions of 40 CFR 
part 15 as set forth therein.
    (c) A condition of award of this contract is that contractor shall 
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Officer in writing of the receipt of any communication from the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicating that a facility to be 
utilized for this contract is under consideration to be listed on the 
EPA List of Violating Facilities. Prompt notification shall be required 
prior to contract award.

                             (End of clause)



Sec.  1316.6  Discrimination on the basis of age.

    When so indicated in TVA contract documents or actions, the 
following clause is included by reference in such documents or actions:

                   Discrimination On The Basis Of Age

    Executive Order 11141, 3 CFR, 1964-1965 Comp., p. 179, states that 
it is the policy of the Executive Branch of the United States that: 
Contractors and subcontractors engaged in the performance of Federal 
contracts shall not, in connection with the employment, advancement, or 
discharge of employees, or in connection with the terms, conditions, or 
privileges of their employment, discriminate against persons because of 
their age except upon the basis of a bona fide occupational 
qualification, retirement plan, or statutory requirement; and that 
contractors and subcontractors, or persons acting on their behalf, shall 
not specify, in solicitations or advertisements for employees to work on 
Government contracts, a maximum age limit for such employment unless the 
specified maximum age limit is based upon a bona fide occupational 
qualification, retirement plan, or statutory requirement.

                             (End of clause)



Sec.  1316.7  Drug-free workplace.

    When so indicated in TVA contract documents or actions, the 
following clause is included by reference in such documents or actions:

                           Drug-Free Workplace

    (a) Definitions. As used in this provision:
    Controlled substance means a controlled substance in schedules I 
through V of Section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
812) and as further defined in regulations at 21 CFR 1308.11 through 
1308.15
    Conviction means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo 
contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body 
charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the Federal 
or State criminal drug statutes.
    Criminal drug statute means a Federal or non-Federal criminal 
statute involving the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, 
or use of any controlled substance.
    Drug-free workplace means a site, including TVA premises, for the 
performance of work done in connection with a specific contract at which 
employees of Contractor are prohibited from engaging in the unlawful 
manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a 
controlled substance.
    Employee means an employee of a contractor directly engaged in the 
performance of work under a Government contract.
    Individual means an offeror/contractor that has no more than one 
employee, including the offeror/contractor.
    (b) Offerors Other than Individuals. By submission of its offer, the 
offeror, if other than an individual, who is making an offer that equals 
or exceeds $25,000, certifies and agrees that, with respect to all 
employees of the offeror to be employed under a contract resulting from 
this solicitation, it will--
    (1) Publish a statement notifying such employees that the unlawful 
manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a 
controlled substance is prohibited in Contractor's workplace and 
specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for 
violations of such prohibition;
    (2) Establish a drug-free awareness program to inform such employees 
about--
    (i) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
    (ii) Contractor's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
    (iii) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee 
assistance programs; and
    (iv) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse 
violations occurring in the workplace;
    (3) Provide all employees engaged in performance of the contract 
with a copy of the statement required by paragraph (b)(1) of this 
section;
    (4) Notify such employees in the statement required by paragraph 
(b)(1) of this section that, as a condition of continued employment on 
the contract resulting from this solicitation, the employee will--
    (i) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
    (ii) Notify Contractor of any criminal drug statute conviction for a 
violation occurring in the workplace no later than 5 days after such 
conviction;
    (5) Notify the Contracting Officer within 10 days after receiving 
notice under paragraph (b)(4)(ii) of this section from an employee or 
otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction;
    (6) Within 30 days after receiving notice under subsection (b)(4) of 
this section of a conviction, impose the following sanctions or remedial 
measures on any employee who is convicted of drug abuse violations 
occurring in the workplace:

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    (i) Take appropriate personnel action against such employee, up to 
and including termination; or
    (ii) Require such employee to satisfactorily participate in a drug 
abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by 
a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate 
agency;
    (7) Make a good-faith effort to maintain a drug-free workplace 
through implementation of subsections (b)(1) through (b)(6) of this 
provision.
    (c) Individuals. By submission of its offer, the offeror, if an 
individual who is making an offer of any dollar value, certifies and 
agrees that the offeror will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, 
distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance 
in the performance of the contract resulting from this solicitation.
    (d) Enforcement. Failure of the offeror to provide the certification 
required by section (b) or (c) of this provision, renders the offeror 
unqualified and ineligible for award. Failure of Contractor to comply 
with the requirements of subsections (b)(1) through (b)(7) or section 
(c) shall constitute a material breach of contract entitling TVA to 
suspend payments, terminate the contract, suspend or debar Contractor 
from Government contracting in accordance with subsection 5152(b)(2) of 
the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. 701(b)(2)), or take such 
other action as may be in accordance with law or the contract.
    (e) In addition to other remedies available to the Government, the 
certification in sections (b) and (c) of this provision concerns a 
matter within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, and 
making of a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render 
the maker subject to prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1001.

                             (End of clause)



Sec.  1316.8  Employee protected activities.

    When so indicated in TVA contract documents or actions, the 
following clause is included by reference in such documents or actions:

                      Employee Protected Activities

    (Applicable to contracts for goods or services delivered to nuclear 
facilities or otherwise relating to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
licensed activities.)
    (a) Contractor shall comply with Section 211 of the Energy 
Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5851), as amended, which prohibits 
discrimination against employees for engaging in certain protected 
activities. The Secretary of Labor has determined that 
``discrimination'' means discharge or any other adverse actions that 
relate to compensation, terms, conditions, and privileges of employment; 
the term ``protected activities'' includes, among other things, 
employees raising nuclear safety or quality controls complaints either 
internally to their employer or to the NRC. Contractor shall 
aggressively pursue any employee allegation of discrimination and shall 
fully investigate such allegations. Contractor shall notify the TVA 
Concerns Resolution Staff Site Representative of such allegation or 
complaint in writing, together with a copy of any complaint. Contractor 
shall provide TVA any investigative reports that it may prepare and 
shall also provide to TVA a full written description of any management 
action taken in response to any such allegation or complaint. In 
circumstances where any such allegation or complaint also charges TVA 
employees with involvement in any discriminatory activities, contractor 
shall cooperate fully with TVA counsel in its representation.
    (b) Contractor shall ensure that no agreement affecting 
compensation, terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, 
including, but not limited to, any agreement to settle a complaint filed 
by an employee or former employee of the Contractor with the Department 
of Labor pursuant to Section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 
1974, as amended, may contain any provision which would prohibit, 
restrict, or otherwise discourage an employee or former employee from 
participating in any protected activity as described in the ``Employee 
Protection'' regulations of NRC, 10 CFR 50.7, including, but not limited 
to, providing information to NRC on potential violations of the NRC's 
regulations or other matters within NRC's regulatory responsibilities.
    (c) Any breach of this provision shall be a material breach of the 
contract. In the event NRC imposes a civil penalty against TVA as a 
result of a breach of this provision, such a civil penalty is considered 
by the parties to be direct and not special or consequential damages.
    (d) Contractor agrees to place this provision, along with the flow-
down requirement of this sentence, in all subcontracts of any tier 
entered into pursuant to this contract.

                             (End of clause)



Sec.  1316.9  Nuclear energy hazards and nuclear incidents.

    When so indicated in TVA contract documents or actions, the 
following clause is included by reference in such documents or actions:

              Nuclear Energy Hazards and Nuclear Incidents

    (Applicable only to contracts for goods or services delivered to 
nuclear plants.)

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    (a) Prior to, or at the time of shipment of the first nuclear fuel 
to the TVA nuclear facility, TVA will furnish nuclear liability 
protection in accordance with Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act (42 
U.S.C. 2210) and applicable regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission. Should this system of protection be repealed or changed, TVA 
would undertake to maintain in effect during the period of operation of 
the plant, to the extent available on reasonable terms, liability 
protection which would not result in a material impairment of the 
protection afforded to Contractor and its suppliers under existing 
system.
    (b) TVA waives any claim it might have against Contractor or its 
subcontractors because of damage to, loss of, or loss of use of any 
property at the site of the TVA nuclear facility resulting from nuclear 
energy hazards or nuclear incidents. This provision shall not affect 
Contractor's obligation under the ``Warranty'' provision of this 
contract.
    (c) TVA will indemnify Contractor and its subcontractors and save 
them harmless from any claims, losses, or liability arising as a result 
of damage to, loss of, or loss of use of any property at the site of the 
TVA nuclear facility resulting from nuclear energy hazards or nuclear 
incidents. In return for this indemnification, Contractor waives any 
claim it might have against any third party because of damage to, loss 
of, or loss of use of its property at the site of the TVA nuclear 
facility resulting from nuclear energy hazards or nuclear incidents.
    (d) The foregoing waiver and indemnification provisions will apply 
to the full extent permitted by law and regardless of fault. The 
subcontractors referred to above include any of Contractor's suppliers 
of material, equipment, or services for the work, regardless of tier.
    (e) For purposes of these provisions, the following definitions 
shall apply: Nuclear energy hazards shall mean the hazardous properties 
of nuclear material. Hazardous properties shall include radioactive, 
toxic, or explosive properties of nuclear material. Nuclear material 
shall include source material, special nuclear material or by-product 
material as those are defined in the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2014). 
Nuclear incident shall have the meaning given that term in the Atomic 
Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2014(q)).

                             (End of clause)



Sec.  1316.10  Officials not to benefit.

    When so indicated in TVA contract documents or actions, the 
following clause is included by reference in such documents or actions:

                        Officials Not To Benefit

    No member of or delegate to Congress or Resident Commissioner, or 
any officer, employee, special Government employee, or agent of TVA 
shall be admitted to any share or part of this agreement or to any 
benefit that may arise therefrom unless it be made with a corporation 
for its general benefit; nor shall Contractor offer or give, directly or 
indirectly, to any officer, employee, special Government employee, or 
agent of TVA, any gift, gratuity, favor, entertainment, loan, or any 
other thing of monetary value, except as provided in 5 CFR part 2635. 
Breach of this clause shall constitute a material breach of this 
contract, and TVA shall have the right to exercise all remedies provided 
in this contract or at law.

                             (End of clause)



PART 1317_NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR
ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents



                         Subpart A_Introduction

Sec.
1317.100 Purpose and effective date.
1317.105 Definitions.
1317.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.
1317.115 Assurance required.
1317.120 Transfers of property.
1317.125 Effect of other requirements.
1317.130 Effect of employment opportunities.
1317.135 Designation of responsible employee and adoption of grievance 
          procedures.
1317.140 Dissemination of policy.

                           Subpart B_Coverage

1317.200 Application.
1317.205 Educational institutions and other entities controlled by 
          religious organizations.
1317.210 Military and merchant marine educational institutions.
1317.215 Membership practices of certain organizations.
1317.220 Admissions.
1317.225 Educational institutions eligible to submit transition plans.
1317.230 Transition plans.
1317.235 Statutory amendments.

     Subpart C_Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Admission and 
                         Recruitment Prohibited

1317.300 Admission.

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1317.305 Preference in admission.
1317.310 Recruitment.

 Subpart D_Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or 
                          Activities Prohibited

1317.400 Education programs or activities.
1317.405 Housing.
1317.410 Comparable facilities.
1317.415 Access to course offerings.
1317.420 Access to schools operated by LEAs.
1317.425 Counseling and use of appraisal and counseling materials.
1317.430 Financial assistance.
1317.435 Employment assistance to students.
1317.440 Health and insurance benefits and services.
1317.445 Marital or parental status.
1317.450 Athletics.
1317.455 Textbooks and curricular material.

Subpart E_Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Employment in Education 
                    Programs or Activities Prohibited

1317.500 Employment.
1317.505 Employment criteria.
1317.510 Recruitment.
1317.515 Compensation.
1317.520 Job classification and structure.
1317.525 Fringe benefits.
1317.530 Marital or parental status.
1317.535 Effect of state or local law or other requirements.
1317.540 Advertising.
1317.545 Pre-employment inquiries.
1317.550 Sex as a bona fide occupational qualification.

                          Subpart F_Procedures

1317.600 Notice of covered programs.
1317.605 Enforcement procedures.

    Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682, 1683, 1685, 1686, 1687, 1688.

    Source: 65 FR 52865, 52877, Aug. 30, 2000, unless otherwise noted.



                         Subpart A_Introduction



Sec.  1317.100  Purpose and effective date.

    The purpose of these Title IX regulations is to effectuate Title IX 
of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (except sections 904 and 
906 of those Amendments) (20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682, 1683, 1685, 1686, 1687, 
1688), which is designed to eliminate (with certain exceptions) 
discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity 
receiving Federal financial assistance, whether or not such program or 
activity is offered or sponsored by an educational institution as 
defined in these Title IX regulations. The effective date of these Title 
IX regulations shall be September 29, 2000.



Sec.  1317.105  Definitions.

    As used in these Title IX regulations, the term:
    Administratively separate unit means a school, department, or 
college of an educational institution (other than a local educational 
agency) admission to which is independent of admission to any other 
component of such institution.
    Admission means selection for part-time, full-time, special, 
associate, transfer, exchange, or any other enrollment, membership, or 
matriculation in or at an education program or activity operated by a 
recipient.
    Applicant means one who submits an application, request, or plan 
required to be approved by an official of the Federal agency that awards 
Federal financial assistance, or by a recipient, as a condition to 
becoming a recipient.
    Designated agency official means Manager, Supplier and Diverse 
Business Relations.
    Educational institution means a local educational agency (LEA) as 
defined by 20 U.S.C. 8801(18), a preschool, a private elementary or 
secondary school, or an applicant or recipient that is an institution of 
graduate higher education, an institution of undergraduate higher 
education, an institution of professional education, or an institution 
of vocational education, as defined in this section.
    Federal financial assistance means any of the following, when 
authorized or extended under a law administered by the Federal agency 
that awards such assistance:
    (1) A grant or loan of Federal financial assistance, including funds 
made available for:
    (i) The acquisition, construction, renovation, restoration, or 
repair of a building or facility or any portion thereof; and
    (ii) Scholarships, loans, grants, wages, or other funds extended to 
any entity for payment to or on behalf of students admitted to that 
entity, or

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extended directly to such students for payment to that entity.
    (2) A grant of Federal real or personal property or any interest 
therein, including surplus property, and the proceeds of the sale or 
transfer of such property, if the Federal share of the fair market value 
of the property is not, upon such sale or transfer, properly accounted 
for to the Federal Government.
    (3) Provision of the services of Federal personnel.
    (4) Sale or lease of Federal property or any interest therein at 
nominal consideration, or at consideration reduced for the purpose of 
assisting the recipient or in recognition of public interest to be 
served thereby, or permission to use Federal property or any interest 
therein without consideration.
    (5) Any other contract, agreement, or arrangement that has as one of 
its purposes the provision of assistance to any education program or 
activity, except a contract of insurance or guaranty.
    Institution of graduate higher education means an institution that:
    (1) Offers academic study beyond the bachelor of arts or bachelor of 
science degree, whether or not leading to a certificate of any higher 
degree in the liberal arts and sciences;
    (2) Awards any degree in a professional field beyond the first 
professional degree (regardless of whether the first professional degree 
in such field is awarded by an institution of undergraduate higher 
education or professional education); or
    (3) Awards no degree and offers no further academic study, but 
operates ordinarily for the purpose of facilitating research by persons 
who have received the highest graduate degree in any field of study.
    Institution of professional education means an institution (except 
any institution of undergraduate higher education) that offers a program 
of academic study that leads to a first professional degree in a field 
for which there is a national specialized accrediting agency recognized 
by the Secretary of Education.
    Institution of undergraduate higher education means:
    (1) An institution offering at least two but less than four years of 
college-level study beyond the high school level, leading to a diploma 
or an associate degree, or wholly or principally creditable toward a 
baccalaureate degree; or
    (2) An institution offering academic study leading to a 
baccalaureate degree; or
    (3) An agency or body that certifies credentials or offers degrees, 
but that may or may not offer academic study.
    Institution of vocational education means a school or institution 
(except an institution of professional or graduate or undergraduate 
higher education) that has as its primary purpose preparation of 
students to pursue a technical, skilled, or semiskilled occupation or 
trade, or to pursue study in a technical field, whether or not the 
school or institution offers certificates, diplomas, or degrees and 
whether or not it offers full-time study.
    Recipient means any State or political subdivision thereof, or any 
instrumentality of a State or political subdivision thereof, any public 
or private agency, institution, or organization, or other entity, or any 
person, to whom Federal financial assistance is extended directly or 
through another recipient and that operates an education program or 
activity that receives such assistance, including any subunit, 
successor, assignee, or transferee thereof.
    Student means a person who has gained admission.
    Title IX means Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Public 
Law 92-318, 86 Stat. 235, 373 (codified as amended at 20 U.S.C. 1681-
1688) (except sections 904 and 906 thereof), as amended by section 3 of 
Public Law 93-568, 88 Stat. 1855, by section 412 of the Education 
Amendments of 1976, Public Law 94-482, 90 Stat. 2234, and by Section 3 
of Public Law 100-259, 102 Stat. 28, 28-29 (20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682, 1683, 
1685, 1686, 1687, 1688).
    Title IX regulations means the provisions set forth at Sec. Sec.  
1317.100 through 1317.605.
    Transition plan means a plan subject to the approval of the 
Secretary of Education pursuant to section 901(a)(2) of the Education 
Amendments of 1972,

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20 U.S.C. 1681(a)(2), under which an educational institution operates in 
making the transition from being an educational institution that admits 
only students of one sex to being one that admits students of both sexes 
without discrimination.

[65 FR 52865, 52877, 52878, Aug. 30, 2000]



Sec.  1317.110  Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

    (a) Remedial action. If the designated agency official finds that a 
recipient has discriminated against persons on the basis of sex in an 
education program or activity, such recipient shall take such remedial 
action as the designated agency official deems necessary to overcome the 
effects of such discrimination.
    (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of 
discrimination on the basis of sex in an education program or activity, 
a recipient may take affirmative action consistent with law to overcome 
the effects of conditions that resulted in limited participation therein 
by persons of a particular sex. Nothing in these Title IX regulations 
shall be interpreted to alter any affirmative action obligations that a 
recipient may have under Executive Order 11246, 3 CFR, 1964-1965 Comp., 
p. 339; as amended by Executive Order 11375, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., p. 
684; as amended by Executive Order 11478, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., p. 
803; as amended by Executive Order 12086, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 230; as 
amended by Executive Order 12107, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 264.
    (c) Self-evaluation. Each recipient education institution shall, 
within one year of September 29, 2000:
    (1) Evaluate, in terms of the requirements of these Title IX 
regulations, its current policies and practices and the effects thereof 
concerning admission of students, treatment of students, and employment 
of both academic and non-academic personnel working in connection with 
the recipient's education program or activity;
    (2) Modify any of these policies and practices that do not or may 
not meet the requirements of these Title IX regulations; and
    (3) Take appropriate remedial steps to eliminate the effects of any 
discrimination that resulted or may have resulted from adherence to 
these policies and practices.
    (d) Availability of self-evaluation and related materials. 
Recipients shall maintain on file for at least three years following 
completion of the evaluation required under paragraph (c) of this 
section, and shall provide to the designated agency official upon 
request, a description of any modifications made pursuant to paragraph 
(c)(2) of this section and of any remedial steps taken pursuant to 
paragraph (c)(3) of this section.



Sec.  1317.115  Assurance required.

    (a) General. Either at the application stage or the award stage, 
Federal agencies must ensure that applications for Federal financial 
assistance or awards of Federal financial assistance contain, be 
accompanied by, or be covered by a specifically identified assurance 
from the applicant or recipient, satisfactory to the designated agency 
official, that each education program or activity operated by the 
applicant or recipient and to which these Title IX regulations apply 
will be operated in compliance with these Title IX regulations. An 
assurance of compliance with these Title IX regulations shall not be 
satisfactory to the designated agency official if the applicant or 
recipient to whom such assurance applies fails to commit itself to take 
whatever remedial action is necessary in accordance with Sec.  
1317.110(a) to eliminate existing discrimination on the basis of sex or 
to eliminate the effects of past discrimination whether occurring prior 
to or subsequent to the submission to the designated agency official of 
such assurance.
    (b) Duration of obligation. (1) In the case of Federal financial 
assistance extended to provide real property or structures thereon, such 
assurance shall obligate the recipient or, in the case of a subsequent 
transfer, the transferee, for the period during which the real property 
or structures are used to provide an education program or activity.
    (2) In the case of Federal financial assistance extended to provide 
personal property, such assurance shall obligate the recipient for the 
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which it retains ownership or possession of the property.
    (3) In all other cases such assurance shall obligate the recipient 
for the period during which Federal financial assistance is extended.
    (c) Form. (1) The assurances required by paragraph (a) of this 
section, which may be included as part of a document that addresses 
other assurances or obligations, shall include that the applicant or 
recipient will comply with all applicable Federal statutes relating to 
nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: Title IX of the 
Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1681-1683, 1685-
1688).
    (2) The designated agency official will specify the extent to which 
such assurances will be required of the applicant's or recipient's 
subgrantees, contractors, subcontractors, transferees, or successors in 
interest.



Sec.  1317.120  Transfers of property.

    If a recipient sells or otherwise transfers property financed in 
whole or in part with Federal financial assistance to a transferee that 
operates any education program or activity, and the Federal share of the 
fair market value of the property is not upon such sale or transfer 
properly accounted for to the Federal Government, both the transferor 
and the transferee shall be deemed to be recipients, subject to the 
provisions of Sec. Sec.  1317.205 through 1317.235(a).



Sec.  1317.125  Effect of other requirements.

    (a) Effect of other Federal provisions. The obligations imposed by 
these Title IX regulations are independent of, and do not alter, 
obligations not to discriminate on the basis of sex imposed by Executive 
Order 11246, 3 CFR, 1964-1965 Comp., p. 339; as amended by Executive 
Order 11375, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., p. 684; as amended by Executive 
Order 11478, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., p. 803; as amended by Executive 
Order 12087, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 230; as amended by Executive Order 
12107, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 264; sections 704 and 855 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295m, 298b-2); Title VII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); the Equal Pay Act of 1963 
(29 U.S.C. 206); and any other Act of Congress or Federal regulation.
    (b) Effect of State or local law or other requirements. The 
obligation to comply with these Title IX regulations is not obviated or 
alleviated by any State or local law or other requirement that would 
render any applicant or student ineligible, or limit the eligibility of 
any applicant or student, on the basis of sex, to practice any 
occupation or profession.
    (c) Effect of rules or regulations of private organizations. The 
obligation to comply with these Title IX regulations is not obviated or 
alleviated by any rule or regulation of any organization, club, athletic 
or other league, or association that would render any applicant or 
student ineligible to participate or limit the eligibility or 
participation of any applicant or student, on the basis of sex, in any 
education program or activity operated by a recipient and that receives 
Federal financial assistance.



Sec.  1317.130  Effect of employment opportunities.

    The obligation to comply with these Title IX regulations is not 
obviated or alleviated because employment opportunities in any 
occupation or profession are or may be more limited for members of one 
sex than for members of the other sex.



Sec.  1317.135  Designation of responsible employee and adoption of 
grievance procedures.

    (a) Designation of responsible employee. Each recipient shall 
designate at least one employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with 
and carry out its responsibilities under these Title IX regulations, 
including any investigation of any complaint communicated to such 
recipient alleging its noncompliance with these Title IX regulations or 
alleging any actions that would be prohibited by these Title IX 
regulations. The recipient shall notify all its students and employees 
of the name, office address, and telephone number of the employee or 
employees appointed pursuant to this paragraph.
    (b) Complaint procedure of recipient. A recipient shall adopt and 
publish grievance procedures providing for prompt

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and equitable resolution of student and employee complaints alleging any 
action that would be prohibited by these Title IX regulations.



Sec.  1317.140  Dissemination of policy.

    (a) Notification of policy. (1) Each recipient shall implement 
specific and continuing steps to notify applicants for admission and 
employment, students and parents of elementary and secondary school 
students, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and 
employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding 
collective bargaining or professional agreements with the recipient, 
that it does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational 
programs or activities that it operates, and that it is required by 
Title IX and these Title IX regulations not to discriminate in such a 
manner. Such notification shall contain such information, and be made in 
such manner, as the designated agency official finds necessary to 
apprise such persons of the protections against discrimination assured 
them by Title IX and these Title IX regulations, but shall state at 
least that the requirement not to discriminate in education programs or 
activities extends to employment therein, and to admission thereto 
unless Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310 do not apply to the 
recipient, and that inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and 
these Title IX regulations to such recipient may be referred to the 
employee designated pursuant to Sec.  1317.135, or to the designated 
agency official.
    (2) Each recipient shall make the initial notification required by 
paragraph (a)(1) of this section within 90 days of September 29, 2000 or 
of the date these Title IX regulations first apply to such recipient, 
whichever comes later, which notification shall include publication in:
    (i) Newspapers and magazines operated by such recipient or by 
student, alumnae, or alumni groups for or in connection with such 
recipient; and
    (ii) Memoranda or other written communications distributed to every 
student and employee of such recipient.
    (b) Publications. (1) Each recipient shall prominently include a 
statement of the policy described in paragraph (a) of this section in 
each announcement, bulletin, catalog, or application form that it makes 
available to any person of a type, described in paragraph (a) of this 
section, or which is otherwise used in connection with the recruitment 
of students or employees.
    (2) A recipient shall not use or distribute a publication of the 
type described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section that suggests, by 
text or illustration, that such recipient treats applicants, students, 
or employees differently on the basis of sex except as such treatment is 
permitted by these Title IX regulations.
    (c) Distribution. Each recipient shall distribute without 
discrimination on the basis of sex each publication described in 
paragraph (b)(1) of this section, and shall apprise each of its 
admission and employment recruitment representatives of the policy of 
nondiscrimination described in paragraph (a) of this section, and shall 
require such representatives to adhere to such policy.



                           Subpart B_Coverage



Sec.  1317.200  Application.

    Except as provided in Sec. Sec.  1317.205 through 1317.235(a), these 
Title IX regulations apply to every recipient and to each education 
program or activity operated by such recipient that receives Federal 
financial assistance.



Sec.  1317.205  Educational institutions and other entities controlled
by religious organizations.

    (a) Exemption. These Title IX regulations do not apply to any 
operation of an educational institution or other entity that is 
controlled by a religious organization to the extent that application of 
these Title IX regulations would not be consistent with the religious 
tenets of such organization.
    (b) Exemption claims. An educational institution or other entity 
that wishes to claim the exemption set forth in paragraph (a) of this 
section shall do so by submitting in writing to the designated agency 
official a statement by the highest-ranking official of the institution, 
identifying the provisions of these Title IX regulations that conflict

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with a specific tenet of the religious organization.



Sec.  1317.210  Military and merchant marine educational institutions.

    These Title IX regulations do not apply to an educational 
institution whose primary purpose is the training of individuals for a 
military service of the United States or for the merchant marine.



Sec.  1317.215  Membership practices of certain organizations.

    (a) Social fraternities and sororities. These Title IX regulations 
do not apply to the membership practices of social fraternities and 
sororities that are exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 26 U.S.C. 501(a), the active membership 
of which consists primarily of students in attendance at institutions of 
higher education.
    (b) YMCA, YWCA, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Camp Fire Girls. These 
Title IX regulations do not apply to the membership practices of the 
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the Young Women's Christian 
Association (YWCA), the Girl Scouts, the Boy Scouts, and Camp Fire 
Girls.
    (c) Voluntary youth service organizations. These Title IX 
regulations do not apply to the membership practices of a voluntary 
youth service organization that is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 26 U.S.C. 501(a), and the 
membership of which has been traditionally limited to members of one sex 
and principally to persons of less than nineteen years of age.



Sec.  1317.220  Admissions.

    (a) Admissions to educational institutions prior to June 24, 1973, 
are not covered by these Title IX regulations.
    (b) Administratively separate units. For the purposes only of this 
section, Sec. Sec.  1317.225 and 1317.230, and Sec. Sec.  1317.300 
through 1317.310, each administratively separate unit shall be deemed to 
be an educational institution.
    (c) Application of Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through .310. Except as 
provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section, Sec. Sec.  1317.300 
through 1317.310 apply to each recipient. A recipient to which 
Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310 apply shall not discriminate on the 
basis of sex in admission or recruitment in violation of Sec. Sec.  
1317.300 through 1317.310.
    (d) Educational institutions. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of 
this section as to recipients that are educational institutions, 
Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310 apply only to institutions of 
vocational education, professional education, graduate higher education, 
and public institutions of undergraduate higher education.
    (e) Public institutions of undergraduate higher education. 
Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310 do not apply to any public 
institution of undergraduate higher education that traditionally and 
continually from its establishment has had a policy of admitting 
students of only one sex.



Sec.  1317.225  Educational institutions eligible to submit transition 
plans.

    (a) Application. This section applies to each educational 
institution to which Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310 apply that:
    (1) Admitted students of only one sex as regular students as of June 
23, 1972; or
    (2) Admitted students of only one sex as regular students as of June 
23, 1965, but thereafter admitted, as regular students, students of the 
sex not admitted prior to June 23, 1965.
    (b) Provision for transition plans. An educational institution to 
which this section applies shall not discriminate on the basis of sex in 
admission or recruitment in violation of Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 
1317.310.



Sec.  1317.230  Transition plans.

    (a) Submission of plans. An institution to which Sec.  1317.225 
applies and that is composed of more than one administratively separate 
unit may submit either a single transition plan applicable to all such 
units, or a separate transition plan applicable to each such unit.
    (b) Content of plans. In order to be approved by the Secretary of 
Education, a transition plan shall:
    (1) State the name, address, and Federal Interagency Committee on 
Education Code of the educational institution submitting such plan, the 
administratively separate units to which the

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plan is applicable, and the name, address, and telephone number of the 
person to whom questions concerning the plan may be addressed. The 
person who submits the plan shall be the chief administrator or 
president of the institution, or another individual legally authorized 
to bind the institution to all actions set forth in the plan.
    (2) State whether the educational institution or administratively 
separate unit admits students of both sexes as regular students and, if 
so, when it began to do so.
    (3) Identify and describe with respect to the educational 
institution or administratively separate unit any obstacles to admitting 
students without discrimination on the basis of sex.
    (4) Describe in detail the steps necessary to eliminate as soon as 
practicable each obstacle so identified and indicate the schedule for 
taking these steps and the individual directly responsible for their 
implementation.
    (5) Include estimates of the number of students, by sex, expected to 
apply for, be admitted to, and enter each class during the period 
covered by the plan.
    (c) Nondiscrimination. No policy or practice of a recipient to which 
Sec.  1317.225 applies shall result in treatment of applicants to or 
students of such recipient in violation of Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 
1317.310 unless such treatment is necessitated by an obstacle identified 
in paragraph (b)(3) of this section and a schedule for eliminating that 
obstacle has been provided as required by paragraph (b)(4) of this 
section.
    (d) Effects of past exclusion. To overcome the effects of past 
exclusion of students on the basis of sex, each educational institution 
to which Sec.  1317.225 applies shall include in its transition plan, 
and shall implement, specific steps designed to encourage individuals of 
the previously excluded sex to apply for admission to such institution. 
Such steps shall include instituting recruitment programs that emphasize 
the institution's commitment to enrolling students of the sex previously 
excluded.



Sec.  1317.235  Statutory amendments.

    (a) This section, which applies to all provisions of these Title IX 
regulations, addresses statutory amendments to Title IX.
    (b) These Title IX regulations shall not apply to or preclude:
    (1) Any program or activity of the American Legion undertaken in 
connection with the organization or operation of any Boys State 
conference, Boys Nation conference, Girls State conference, or Girls 
Nation conference;
    (2) Any program or activity of a secondary school or educational 
institution specifically for:
    (i) The promotion of any Boys State conference, Boys Nation 
conference, Girls State conference, or Girls Nation conference; or
    (ii) The selection of students to attend any such conference;
    (3) Father-son or mother-daughter activities at an educational 
institution or in an education program or activity, but if such 
activities are provided for students of one sex, opportunities for 
reasonably comparable activities shall be provided to students of the 
other sex;
    (4) Any scholarship or other financial assistance awarded by an 
institution of higher education to an individual because such individual 
has received such award in a single-sex pageant based upon a combination 
of factors related to the individual's personal appearance, poise, and 
talent. The pageant, however, must comply with other nondiscrimination 
provisions of Federal law.
    (c) Program or activity or program means:
    (1) All of the operations of any entity described in paragraphs 
(c)(1)(i) through (iv) of this section, any part of which is extended 
Federal financial assistance:
    (i)(A) A department, agency, special purpose district, or other 
instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or
    (B) The entity of such State or local government that distributes 
such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State 
or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the 
case of assistance to a State or local government;

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    (ii)(A) A college, university, or other postsecondary institution, 
or a public system of higher education; or
    (B) A local educational agency (as defined in section 8801 of title 
20), system of vocational education, or other school system;
    (iii)(A) An entire corporation, partnership, or other private 
organization, or an entire sole proprietorship--
    (1) If assistance is extended to such corporation, partnership, 
private organization, or sole proprietorship as a whole; or
    (2) Which is principally engaged in the business of providing 
education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and 
recreation; or
    (B) The entire plant or other comparable, geographically separate 
facility to which Federal financial assistance is extended, in the case 
of any other corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole 
proprietorship; or
    (iv) Any other entity that is established by two or more of the 
entities described in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this 
section.
    (2)(i) Program or activity does not include any operation of an 
entity that is controlled by a religious organization if the application 
of 20 U.S.C. 1681 to such operation would not be consistent with the 
religious tenets of such organization.
    (ii) For example, all of the operations of a college, university, or 
other postsecondary institution, including but not limited to 
traditional educational operations, faculty and student housing, campus 
shuttle bus service, campus restaurants, the bookstore, and other 
commercial activities are part of a ``program or activity'' subject to 
these Title IX regulations if the college, university, or other 
institution receives Federal financial assistance.
    (d)(1) Nothing in these Title IX regulations shall be construed to 
require or prohibit any person, or public or private entity, to provide 
or pay for any benefit or service, including the use of facilities, 
related to an abortion. Medical procedures, benefits, services, and the 
use of facilities, necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman or to 
address complications related to an abortion are not subject to this 
section.
    (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit a penalty 
to be imposed on any person or individual because such person or 
individual is seeking or has received any benefit or service related to 
a legal abortion. Accordingly, subject to paragraph (d)(1) of this 
section, no person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied 
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any academic, 
extracurricular, research, occupational training, employment, or other 
educational program or activity operated by a recipient that receives 
Federal financial assistance because such individual has sought or 
received, or is seeking, a legal abortion, or any benefit or service 
related to a legal abortion.



     Subpart C_Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Admission and 
                         Recruitment Prohibited



Sec.  1317.300  Admission.

    (a) General. No person shall, on the basis of sex, be denied 
admission, or be subjected to discrimination in admission, by any 
recipient to which Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310 apply, except as 
provided in Sec. Sec.  1317.225 and 1317.230.
    (b) Specific prohibitions. (1) In determining whether a person 
satisfies any policy or criterion for admission, or in making any offer 
of admission, a recipient to which Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310 
apply shall not:
    (i) Give preference to one person over another on the basis of sex, 
by ranking applicants separately on such basis, or otherwise;
    (ii) Apply numerical limitations upon the number or proportion of 
persons of either sex who may be admitted; or
    (iii) Otherwise treat one individual differently from another on the 
basis of sex.
    (2) A recipient shall not administer or operate any test or other 
criterion for admission that has a disproportionately adverse effect on 
persons on the basis of sex unless the use of such test or criterion is 
shown to predict validly success in the education program or activity in 
question and alternative tests or criteria that do not have such a 
disproportionately adverse effect are shown to be unavailable.

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    (c) Prohibitions relating to marital or parental status. In 
determining whether a person satisfies any policy or criterion for 
admission, or in making any offer of admission, a recipient to which 
Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310 apply:
    (1) Shall not apply any rule concerning the actual or potential 
parental, family, or marital status of a student or applicant that 
treats persons differently on the basis of sex;
    (2) Shall not discriminate against or exclude any person on the 
basis of pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or recovery 
therefrom, or establish or follow any rule or practice that so 
discriminates or excludes;
    (3) Subject to Sec.  1317.235(d), shall treat disabilities related 
to pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or recovery 
therefrom in the same manner and under the same policies as any other 
temporary disability or physical condition; and
    (4) Shall not make pre-admission inquiry as to the marital status of 
an applicant for admission, including whether such applicant is ``Miss'' 
or ``Mrs.'' A recipient may make pre-admission inquiry as to the sex of 
an applicant for admission, but only if such inquiry is made equally of 
such applicants of both sexes and if the results of such inquiry are not 
used in connection with discrimination prohibited by these Title IX 
regulations.



Sec.  1317.305  Preference in admission.

    A recipient to which Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310 apply 
shall not give preference to applicants for admission, on the basis of 
attendance at any educational institution or other school or entity that 
admits as students only or predominantly members of one sex, if the 
giving of such preference has the effect of discriminating on the basis 
of sex in violation of Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310.



Sec.  1317.310  Recruitment.

    (a) Nondiscriminatory recruitment. A recipient to which Sec. Sec.  
1317.300 through 1317.310 apply shall not discriminate on the basis of 
sex in the recruitment and admission of students. A recipient may be 
required to undertake additional recruitment efforts for one sex as 
remedial action pursuant to Sec.  1317.110(a), and may choose to 
undertake such efforts as affirmative action pursuant to Sec.  
1317.110(b).
    (b) Recruitment at certain institutions. A recipient to which 
Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310 apply shall not recruit primarily 
or exclusively at educational institutions, schools, or entities that 
admit as students only or predominantly members of one sex, if such 
actions have the effect of discriminating on the basis of sex in 
violation of Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310.



 Subpart D_Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or 
                          Activities Prohibited



Sec.  1317.400  Education programs or activities.

    (a) General. Except as provided elsewhere in these Title IX 
regulations, no person shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from 
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to 
discrimination under any academic, extracurricular, research, 
occupational training, or other education program or activity operated 
by a recipient that receives Federal financial assistance. Sections 
1317.400 through 1317.455 do not apply to actions of a recipient in 
connection with admission of its students to an education program or 
activity of a recipient to which Sec. Sec.  1317.300 through 1317.310 do 
not apply, or an entity, not a recipient, to which Sec. Sec.  1317.300 
through 1317.310 would not apply if the entity were a recipient.
    (b) Specific prohibitions. Except as provided in Sec. Sec.  1317.400 
through 1317.455, in providing any aid, benefit, or service to a 
student, a recipient shall not, on the basis of sex:
    (1) Treat one person differently from another in determining whether 
such person satisfies any requirement or condition for the provision of 
such aid, benefit, or service;
    (2) Provide different aid, benefits, or services or provide aid, 
benefits, or services in a different manner;
    (3) Deny any person any such aid, benefit, or service;
    (4) Subject any person to separate or different rules of behavior, 
sanctions, or other treatment;
    (5) Apply any rule concerning the domicile or residence of a student 
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applicant, including eligibility for in-state fees and tuition;
    (6) Aid or perpetuate discrimination against any person by providing 
significant assistance to any agency, organization, or person that 
discriminates on the basis of sex in providing any aid, benefit, or 
service to students or employees;
    (7) Otherwise limit any person in the enjoyment of any right, 
privilege, advantage, or opportunity.
    (c) Assistance administered by a recipient educational institution 
to study at a foreign institution. A recipient educational institution 
may administer or assist in the administration of scholarships, 
fellowships, or other awards established by foreign or domestic wills, 
trusts, or similar legal instruments, or by acts of foreign governments 
and restricted to members of one sex, that are designed to provide 
opportunities to study abroad, and that are awarded to students who are 
already matriculating at or who are graduates of the recipient 
institution; Provided, that a recipient educational institution that 
administers or assists in the administration of such scholarships, 
fellowships, or other awards that are restricted to members of one sex 
provides, or otherwise makes available, reasonable opportunities for 
similar studies for members of the other sex. Such opportunities may be 
derived from either domestic or foreign sources.
    (d) Aids, benefits or services not provided by recipient. (1) This 
paragraph (d) applies to any recipient that requires participation by 
any applicant, student, or employee in any education program or activity 
not operated wholly by such recipient, or that facilitates, permits, or 
considers such participation as part of or equivalent to an education 
program or activity operated by such recipient, including participation 
in educational consortia and cooperative employment and student-teaching 
assignments.
    (2) Such recipient:
    (i) Shall develop and implement a procedure designed to assure 
itself that the operator or sponsor of such other education program or 
activity takes no action affecting any applicant, student, or employee 
of such recipient that these Title IX regulations would prohibit such 
recipient from taking; and
    (ii) Shall not facilitate, require, permit, or consider such 
participation if such action occurs.



Sec.  1317.405  Housing.

    (a) Generally. A recipient shall not, on the basis of sex, apply 
different rules or regulations, impose different fees or requirements, 
or offer different services or benefits related to housing, except as 
provided in this section (including housing provided only to married 
students).
    (b) Housing provided by recipient. (1) A recipient may provide 
separate housing on the basis of sex.
    (2) Housing provided by a recipient to students of one sex, when 
compared to that provided to students of the other sex, shall be as a 
whole:
    (i) Proportionate in quantity to the number of students of that sex 
applying for such housing; and
    (ii) Comparable in quality and cost to the student.
    (c) Other housing. (1) A recipient shall not, on the basis of sex, 
administer different policies or practices concerning occupancy by its 
students of housing other than that provided by such recipient.
    (2)(i) A recipient which, through solicitation, listing, approval of 
housing, or otherwise, assists any agency, organization, or person in 
making housing available to any of its students, shall take such 
reasonable action as may be necessary to assure itself that such housing 
as is provided to students of one sex, when compared to that provided to 
students of the other sex, is as a whole:
    (A) Proportionate in quantity; and
    (B) Comparable in quality and cost to the student.
    (ii) A recipient may render such assistance to any agency, 
organization, or person that provides all or part of such housing to 
students of only one sex.



Sec.  1317.410  Comparable facilities.

    A recipient may provide separate toilet, locker room, and shower 
facilities on the basis of sex, but such facilities provided for 
students of one sex shall

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be comparable to such facilities provided for students of the other sex.



Sec.  1317.415  Access to course offerings.

    (a) A recipient shall not provide any course or otherwise carry out 
any of its education program or activity separately on the basis of sex, 
or require or refuse participation therein by any of its students on 
such basis, including health, physical education, industrial, business, 
vocational, technical, home economics, music, and adult education 
courses.
    (b)(1) With respect to classes and activities in physical education 
at the elementary school level, the recipient shall comply fully with 
this section as expeditiously as possible but in no event later than one 
year from September 29, 2000. With respect to physical education classes 
and activities at the secondary and post-secondary levels, the recipient 
shall comply fully with this section as expeditiously as possible but in 
no event later than three years from September 29, 2000.
    (2) This section does not prohibit grouping of students in physical 
education classes and activities by ability as assessed by objective 
standards of individual performance developed and applied without regard 
to sex.
    (3) This section does not prohibit separation of students by sex 
within physical education classes or activities during participation in 
wrestling, boxing, rugby, ice hockey, football, basketball, and other 
sports the purpose or major activity of which involves bodily contact.
    (4) Where use of a single standard of measuring skill or progress in 
a physical education class has an adverse effect on members of one sex, 
the recipient shall use appropriate standards that do not have such 
effect.
    (5) Portions of classes in elementary and secondary schools, or 
portions of education programs or activities, that deal exclusively with 
human sexuality may be conducted in separate sessions for boys and 
girls.
    (6) Recipients may make requirements based on vocal range or quality 
that may result in a chorus or choruses of one or predominantly one sex.



Sec.  1317.420  Access to schools operated by LEAs.

    A recipient that is a local educational agency shall not, on the 
basis of sex, exclude any person from admission to:
    (a) Any institution of vocational education operated by such 
recipient; or
    (b) Any other school or educational unit operated by such recipient, 
unless such recipient otherwise makes available to such person, pursuant 
to the same policies and criteria of admission, courses, services, and 
facilities comparable to each course, service, and facility offered in 
or through such schools.



Sec.  1317.425  Counseling and use of appraisal and counseling materials.

    (a) Counseling. A recipient shall not discriminate against any 
person on the basis of sex in the counseling or guidance of students or 
applicants for admission.
    (b) Use of appraisal and counseling materials. A recipient that uses 
testing or other materials for appraising or counseling students shall 
not use different materials for students on the basis of their sex or 
use materials that permit or require different treatment of students on 
such basis unless such different materials cover the same occupations 
and interest areas and the use of such different materials is shown to 
be essential to eliminate sex bias. Recipients shall develop and use 
internal procedures for ensuring that such materials do not discriminate 
on the basis of sex. Where the use of a counseling test or other 
instrument results in a substantially disproportionate number of members 
of one sex in any particular course of study or classification, the 
recipient shall take such action as is necessary to assure itself that 
such disproportion is not the result of discrimination in the instrument 
or its application.
    (c) Disproportion in classes. Where a recipient finds that a 
particular class contains a substantially disproportionate number of 
individuals of one sex, the recipient shall take such action as is 
necessary to assure itself that such disproportion is not the result of 
discrimination on the basis of

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sex in counseling or appraisal materials or by counselors.



Sec.  1317.430  Financial assistance.

    (a) General. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
section, in providing financial assistance to any of its students, a 
recipient shall not:
    (1) On the basis of sex, provide different amounts or types of such 
assistance, limit eligibility for such assistance that is of any 
particular type or source, apply different criteria, or otherwise 
discriminate;
    (2) Through solicitation, listing, approval, provision of 
facilities, or other services, assist any foundation, trust, agency, 
organization, or person that provides assistance to any of such 
recipient's students in a manner that discriminates on the basis of sex; 
or
    (3) Apply any rule or assist in application of any rule concerning 
eligibility for such assistance that treats persons of one sex 
differently from persons of the other sex with regard to marital or 
parental status.
    (b) Financial aid established by certain legal instruments. (1) A 
recipient may administer or assist in the administration of 
scholarships, fellowships, or other forms of financial assistance 
established pursuant to domestic or foreign wills, trusts, bequests, or 
similar legal instruments or by acts of a foreign government that 
require that awards be made to members of a particular sex specified 
therein; Provided, that the overall effect of the award of such sex-
restricted scholarships, fellowships, and other forms of financial 
assistance does not discriminate on the basis of sex.
    (2) To ensure nondiscriminatory awards of assistance as required in 
paragraph (b)(1) of this section, recipients shall develop and use 
procedures under which:
    (i) Students are selected for award of financial assistance on the 
basis of nondiscriminatory criteria and not on the basis of availability 
of funds restricted to members of a particular sex;
    (ii) An appropriate sex-restricted scholarship, fellowship, or other 
form of financial assistance is allocated to each student selected under 
paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section; and
    (iii) No student is denied the award for which he or she was 
selected under paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section because of the 
absence of a scholarship, fellowship, or other form of financial 
assistance designated for a member of that student's sex.
    (c) Athletic scholarships. (1) To the extent that a recipient awards 
athletic scholarships or grants-in-aid, it must provide reasonable 
opportunities for such awards for members of each sex in proportion to 
the number of students of each sex participating in interscholastic or 
intercollegiate athletics.
    (2) A recipient may provide separate athletic scholarships or 
grants-in-aid for members of each sex as part of separate athletic teams 
for members of each sex to the extent consistent with this paragraph (c) 
and Sec.  1317.450.



Sec.  1317.435  Employment assistance to students.

    (a) Assistance by recipient in making available outside employment. 
A recipient that assists any agency, organization, or person in making 
employment available to any of its students:
    (1) Shall assure itself that such employment is made available 
without discrimination on the basis of sex; and
    (2) Shall not render such services to any agency, organization, or 
person that discriminates on the basis of sex in its employment 
practices.
    (b) Employment of students by recipients. A recipient that employs 
any of its students shall not do so in a manner that violates Sec. Sec.  
1317.500 through 1317.550.



Sec.  1317.440  Health and insurance benefits and services.

    Subject to Sec.  1317.235(d), in providing a medical, hospital, 
accident, or life insurance benefit, service, policy, or plan to any of 
its students, a recipient shall not discriminate on the basis of sex, or 
provide such benefit, service, policy, or plan in a manner that would 
violate Sec. Sec.  1317.500 through 1317.550 if it were provided to 
employees of the recipient. This section shall not prohibit a recipient 
from providing any benefit or service that may be used by a different 
proportion of students of one sex than of the other, including family 
planning services. However, any recipient that

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provides full coverage health service shall provide gynecological care.



Sec.  1317.445  Marital or parental status.

    (a) Status generally. A recipient shall not apply any rule 
concerning a student's actual or potential parental, family, or marital 
status that treats students differently on the basis of sex.
    (b) Pregnancy and related conditions. (1) A recipient shall not 
discriminate against any student, or exclude any student from its 
education program or activity, including any class or extracurricular 
activity, on the basis of such student's pregnancy, childbirth, false 
pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, or recovery therefrom, unless the 
student requests voluntarily to participate in a separate portion of the 
program or activity of the recipient.
    (2) A recipient may require such a student to obtain the 
certification of a physician that the student is physically and 
emotionally able to continue participation as long as such a 
certification is required of all students for other physical or 
emotional conditions requiring the attention of a physician.
    (3) A recipient that operates a portion of its education program or 
activity separately for pregnant students, admittance to which is 
completely voluntary on the part of the student as provided in paragraph 
(b)(1) of this section, shall ensure that the separate portion is 
comparable to that offered to non-pregnant students.
    (4) Subject to Sec.  1317.235(d), a recipient shall treat pregnancy, 
childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy and recovery 
therefrom in the same manner and under the same policies as any other 
temporary disability with respect to any medical or hospital benefit, 
service, plan, or policy that such recipient administers, operates, 
offers, or participates in with respect to students admitted to the 
recipient's educational program or activity.
    (5) In the case of a recipient that does not maintain a leave policy 
for its students, or in the case of a student who does not otherwise 
qualify for leave under such a policy, a recipient shall treat 
pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, and 
recovery therefrom as a justification for a leave of absence for as long 
a period of time as is deemed medically necessary by the student's 
physician, at the conclusion of which the student shall be reinstated to 
the status that she held when the leave began.



Sec.  1317.450  Athletics.

    (a) General. No person shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from 
participation in, be denied the benefits of, be treated differently from 
another person, or otherwise be discriminated against in any 
interscholastic, intercollegiate, club, or intramural athletics offered 
by a recipient, and no recipient shall provide any such athletics 
separately on such basis.
    (b) Separate teams. Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph 
(a) of this section, a recipient may operate or sponsor separate teams 
for members of each sex where selection for such teams is based upon 
competitive skill or the activity involved is a contact sport. However, 
where a recipient operates or sponsors a team in a particular sport for 
members of one sex but operates or sponsors no such team for members of 
the other sex, and athletic opportunities for members of that sex have 
previously been limited, members of the excluded sex must be allowed to 
try out for the team offered unless the sport involved is a contact 
sport. For the purposes of these Title IX regulations, contact sports 
include boxing, wrestling, rugby, ice hockey, football, basketball, and 
other sports the purpose or major activity of which involves bodily 
contact.
    (c) Equal opportunity. (1) A recipient that operates or sponsors 
interscholastic, intercollegiate, club, or intramural athletics shall 
provide equal athletic opportunity for members of both sexes. In 
determining whether equal opportunities are available, the designated 
agency official will consider, among other factors:
    (i) Whether the selection of sports and levels of competition 
effectively accommodate the interests and abilities of members of both 
sexes;
    (ii) The provision of equipment and supplies;
    (iii) Scheduling of games and practice time;
    (iv) Travel and per diem allowance;

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    (v) Opportunity to receive coaching and academic tutoring;
    (vi) Assignment and compensation of coaches and tutors;
    (vii) Provision of locker rooms, practice, and competitive 
facilities;
    (viii) Provision of medical and training facilities and services;
    (ix) Provision of housing and dining facilities and services;
    (x) Publicity.
    (2) For purposes of paragraph (c)(1) of this section, unequal 
aggregate expenditures for members of each sex or unequal expenditures 
for male and female teams if a recipient operates or sponsors separate 
teams will not constitute noncompliance with this section, but the 
designated agency official may consider the failure to provide necessary 
funds for teams for one sex in assessing equality of opportunity for 
members of each sex.
    (d) Adjustment period. A recipient that operates or sponsors 
interscholastic, intercollegiate, club, or intramural athletics at the 
elementary school level shall comply fully with this section as 
expeditiously as possible but in no event later than one year from 
September 29, 2000. A recipient that operates or sponsors 
interscholastic, intercollegiate, club, or intramural athletics at the 
secondary or postsecondary school level shall comply fully with this 
section as expeditiously as possible but in no event later than three 
years from September 29, 2000.



Sec.  1317.455  Textbooks and curricular material.

    Nothing in these Title IX regulations shall be interpreted as 
requiring or prohibiting or abridging in any way the use of particular 
textbooks or curricular materials.



Subpart E_Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Employment in Education 
                    Programs or Activities Prohibited



Sec.  1317.500  Employment.

    (a) General. (1) No person shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded 
from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to 
discrimination in employment, or recruitment, consideration, or 
selection therefor, whether full-time or part-time, under any education 
program or activity operated by a recipient that receives Federal 
financial assistance.
    (2) A recipient shall make all employment decisions in any education 
program or activity operated by such recipient in a nondiscriminatory 
manner and shall not limit, segregate, or classify applicants or 
employees in any way that could adversely affect any applicant's or 
employee's employment opportunities or status because of sex.
    (3) A recipient shall not enter into any contractual or other 
relationship which directly or indirectly has the effect of subjecting 
employees or students to discrimination prohibited by Sec. Sec.  
1317.500 through 1317.550, including relationships with employment and 
referral agencies, with labor unions, and with organizations providing 
or administering fringe benefits to employees of the recipient.
    (4) A recipient shall not grant preferences to applicants for 
employment on the basis of attendance at any educational institution or 
entity that admits as students only or predominantly members of one sex, 
if the giving of such preferences has the effect of discriminating on 
the basis of sex in violation of these Title IX regulations.
    (b) Application. The provisions of Sec. Sec.  1317.500 through 
1317.550 apply to:
    (1) Recruitment, advertising, and the process of application for 
employment;
    (2) Hiring, upgrading, promotion, consideration for and award of 
tenure, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, application of nepotism 
policies, right of return from layoff, and rehiring;
    (3) Rates of pay or any other form of compensation, and changes in 
compensation;
    (4) Job assignments, classifications, and structure, including 
position descriptions, lines of progression, and seniority lists;
    (5) The terms of any collective bargaining agreement;
    (6) Granting and return from leaves of absence, leave for pregnancy, 
childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, leave for persons 
of either sex to care for children or dependents, or any other leave;

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    (7) Fringe benefits available by virtue of employment, whether or 
not administered by the recipient;
    (8) Selection and financial support for training, including 
apprenticeship, professional meetings, conferences, and other related 
activities, selection for tuition assistance, selection for sabbaticals 
and leaves of absence to pursue training;
    (9) Employer-sponsored activities, including social or recreational 
programs; and
    (10) Any other term, condition, or privilege of employment.



Sec.  1317.505  Employment criteria.

    A recipient shall not administer or operate any test or other 
criterion for any employment opportunity that has a disproportionately 
adverse effect on persons on the basis of sex unless:
    (a) Use of such test or other criterion is shown to predict validly 
successful performance in the position in question; and
    (b) Alternative tests or criteria for such purpose, which do not 
have such disproportionately adverse effect, are shown to be 
unavailable.



Sec.  1317.510  Recruitment.

    (a) Nondiscriminatory recruitment and hiring. A recipient shall not 
discriminate on the basis of sex in the recruitment and hiring of 
employees. Where a recipient has been found to be presently 
discriminating on the basis of sex in the recruitment or hiring of 
employees, or has been found to have so discriminated in the past, the 
recipient shall recruit members of the sex so discriminated against so 
as to overcome the effects of such past or present discrimination.
    (b) Recruitment patterns. A recipient shall not recruit primarily or 
exclusively at entities that furnish as applicants only or predominantly 
members of one sex if such actions have the effect of discriminating on 
the basis of sex in violation of Sec. Sec.  1317.500 through 1317.550.



Sec.  1317.515  Compensation.

    A recipient shall not make or enforce any policy or practice that, 
on the basis of sex:
    (a) Makes distinctions in rates of pay or other compensation;
    (b) Results in the payment of wages to employees of one sex at a 
rate less than that paid to employees of the opposite sex for equal work 
on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and 
responsibility, and that are performed under similar working conditions.



Sec.  1317.520  Job classification and structure.

    A recipient shall not:
    (a) Classify a job as being for males or for females;
    (b) Maintain or establish separate lines of progression, seniority 
lists, career ladders, or tenure systems based on sex; or
    (c) Maintain or establish separate lines of progression, seniority 
systems, career ladders, or tenure systems for similar jobs, position 
descriptions, or job requirements that classify persons on the basis of 
sex, unless sex is a bona fide occupational qualification for the 
positions in question as set forth in Sec.  1317.550.



Sec.  1317.525  Fringe benefits.

    (a) ``Fringe benefits'' defined. For purposes of these Title IX 
regulations, fringe benefits means: Any medical, hospital, accident, 
life insurance, or retirement benefit, service, policy or plan, any 
profit-sharing or bonus plan, leave, and any other benefit or service of 
employment not subject to the provision of Sec.  1317.515.
    (b) Prohibitions. A recipient shall not:
    (1) Discriminate on the basis of sex with regard to making fringe 
benefits available to employees or make fringe benefits available to 
spouses, families, or dependents of employees differently upon the basis 
of the employee's sex;
    (2) Administer, operate, offer, or participate in a fringe benefit 
plan that does not provide for equal periodic benefits for members of 
each sex and for equal contributions to the plan by such recipient for 
members of each sex; or
    (3) Administer, operate, offer, or participate in a pension or 
retirement plan that establishes different optional or compulsory 
retirement ages based on sex or that otherwise discriminates in benefits 
on the basis of sex.

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Sec.  1317.530  Marital or parental status.

    (a) General. A recipient shall not apply any policy or take any 
employment action:
    (1) Concerning the potential marital, parental, or family status of 
an employee or applicant for employment that treats persons differently 
on the basis of sex; or
    (2) Which is based upon whether an employee or applicant for 
employment is the head of household or principal wage earner in such 
employee's or applicant's family unit.
    (b) Pregnancy. A recipient shall not discriminate against or exclude 
from employment any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of 
pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, or 
recovery therefrom.
    (c) Pregnancy as a temporary disability. Subject to Sec.  
1317235(d), a recipient shall treat pregnancy, childbirth, false 
pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, recovery therefrom, and any 
temporary disability resulting therefrom as any other temporary 
disability for all job-related purposes, including commencement, 
duration, and extensions of leave, payment of disability income, accrual 
of seniority and any other benefit or service, and reinstatement, and 
under any fringe benefit offered to employees by virtue of employment.
    (d) Pregnancy leave. In the case of a recipient that does not 
maintain a leave policy for its employees, or in the case of an employee 
with insufficient leave or accrued employment time to qualify for leave 
under such a policy, a recipient shall treat pregnancy, childbirth, 
false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, and recovery therefrom as a 
justification for a leave of absence without pay for a reasonable period 
of time, at the conclusion of which the employee shall be reinstated to 
the status that she held when the leave began or to a comparable 
position, without decrease in rate of compensation or loss of 
promotional opportunities, or any other right or privilege of 
employment.



Sec.  1317.535  Effect of state or local law or other requirements.

    (a) Prohibitory requirements. The obligation to comply with 
Sec. Sec.  1317.500 through 1317.550 is not obviated or alleviated by 
the existence of any State or local law or other requirement that 
imposes prohibitions or limits upon employment of members of one sex 
that are not imposed upon members of the other sex.
    (b) Benefits. A recipient that provides any compensation, service, 
or benefit to members of one sex pursuant to a State or local law or 
other requirement shall provide the same compensation, service, or 
benefit to members of the other sex.



Sec.  1317.540  Advertising.

    A recipient shall not in any advertising related to employment 
indicate preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination based 
on sex unless sex is a bona fide occupational qualification for the 
particular job in question.



Sec.  1317.545  Pre-employment inquiries.

    (a) Marital status. A recipient shall not make pre-employment 
inquiry as to the marital status of an applicant for employment, 
including whether such applicant is ``Miss'' or ``Mrs.''
    (b) Sex. A recipient may make pre-employment inquiry as to the sex 
of an applicant for employment, but only if such inquiry is made equally 
of such applicants of both sexes and if the results of such inquiry are 
not used in connection with discrimination prohibited by these Title IX 
regulations.



Sec.  1317.550  Sex as a bona fide occupational qualification.

    A recipient may take action otherwise prohibited by Sec. Sec.  
1317.500 through 1317.550 provided it is shown that sex is a bona fide 
occupational qualification for that action, such that consideration of 
sex with regard to such action is essential to successful operation of 
the employment function concerned. A recipient shall not take action 
pursuant to this section that is based upon alleged comparative 
employment characteristics or stereotyped characterizations of one or 
the other sex, or upon preference based on sex of the recipient, 
employees, students, or other persons, but nothing contained in this 
section shall prevent a recipient from considering an employee's sex in 
relation

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to employment in a locker room or toilet facility used only by members 
of one sex.



                          Subpart F_Procedures



Sec.  1317.600  Notice of covered programs.

    Within 60 days of September 29, 2000, each Federal agency that 
awards Federal financial assistance shall publish in the Federal 
Register a notice of the programs covered by these Title IX regulations. 
Each such Federal agency shall periodically republish the notice of 
covered programs to reflect changes in covered programs. Copies of this 
notice also shall be made available upon request to the Federal agency's 
office that enforces Title IX.



Sec.  1317.605  Enforcement procedures.

    The investigative, compliance, and enforcement procedural provisions 
of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) (``Title 
VI'') are hereby adopted and applied to these Title IX regulations. 
These procedures may be found at 18 CFR part 1302.

[65 FR 52878, Aug. 30, 2000]



PART 1318_IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT 
OF 1969--Table of Contents



                      Subpart A_General Information

Sec.
1318.10 Purpose.
1318.20 Policy.
1318.30 Abbreviations.
1318.40 Definitions.

                  Subpart B_Initiating the NEPA Process

1318.100 Action formulation.
1318.101 NEPA determination.

                    Subpart C_Categorical Exclusions

1318.200 Purpose and scope.
1318.201 Extraordinary circumstances.
1318.202 Public notice.

Appendix A to Subpart C of Part 1318--Categorical Exclusions

                   Subpart D_Environmental Assessments

1318.300 Purpose and scope.
1318.301 Public and stakeholder participation in the EA process.
1318.302 EA preparation.
1318.303 Finding of No Significant Impact.
1318.304 Supplements and adoptions.

                Subpart E_Environmental Impact Statements

1318.400 Purpose and scope.
1318.401 Lead and cooperating agency determinations.
1318.402 Scoping process.
1318.403 DEIS preparation, transmittal, and review.
1318.404 FEIS preparation and transmittal.
1318.405 Agency decision.
1318.406 Supplements.
1318.407 EIS adoption.

                   Subpart F_Miscellaneous Procedures

1318.500 Public participation.
1318.501 Mitigation commitment identification, auditing, and reporting.
1318.502 Tiering.
1318.503 Programmatic and generic NEPA documents.
1318.504 Private applicants.
1318.505 Non-TVA EISs.
1318.506 Documents.
1318.507 Reducing paperwork and delay.
1318.508 Supplemental guidance.
1318.509 Substantial compliance.
1318.510 Emergency actions.
1318.511 Modification of assignments.
1318.512 Status reports.

                   Subpart G_Floodplains and Wetlands

1318.600 Purpose and scope.
1318.601 Area of impact.
1318.602 Actions that will affect floodplains or wetlands.
1318.603 Public notice.
1318.604 Disposition of real property.
1318.605 General and class reviews.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.

    Source: 85 FR 17458, Mar. 27, 2020, unless otherwise noted.



                      Subpart A_General Information



Sec.  1318.10  Purpose.

    This part establishes procedures for Tennessee Valley Authority 
(TVA) to use for compliance with:
    (a) The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
    (b) Other applicable guidelines, regulations and Executive orders 
implementing NEPA; and
    (c) The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations for 
implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508).

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Sec.  1318.20  Policy.

    It is the policy of TVA that:
    (a) TVA incorporates environmental considerations into its decision-
making processes to the fullest extent possible. These procedures ensure 
that actions are viewed in a manner to encourage productive and 
enjoyable harmony between man and the environment.
    (b) Commencing at the earliest possible point and continuing through 
implementation, appropriate and careful consideration of the 
environmental aspects of proposed actions is built into the decision-
making process in order that adverse environmental effects may be 
avoided or minimized, consistent with the requirements of NEPA.
    (c) Environmental reviews under NEPA will assist decision makers in 
making better, more knowledgeable decisions that consider those 
reasonable alternatives to the proposed action that fulfill the purpose 
and need for the action, concisely present the environmental impacts and 
other information regarding the proposed action and its alternatives, 
are consistent with the environmental importance of the action, 
concentrate on truly significant environmental issues, and are 
practicable.



Sec.  1318.30  Abbreviations.

    (a) CE--Categorical Exclusion
    (b) CEQ--Council on Environmental Quality
    (c) DEIS--Draft Environmental Impact Statement
    (d) EA--Environmental Assessment
    (e) EIS--Environmental Impact Statement
    (f) EPA--Environmental Protection Agency
    (g) FEIS--Final Environmental Impact Statement
    (h) FONSI--Finding of No Significant Impact
    (i) NEPA--National Environmental Policy Act
    (j) ROD--Record of Decision
    (k) TVA--Tennessee Valley Authority



Sec.  1318.40  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply throughout this part. All other 
applicable terms should be given the same meaning as set forth in CEQ's 
currently effective regulations (40 CFR part 1508) unless such a reading 
would make the terms inconsistent with the context in which they appear.
    Controversial refers to scientifically supported commentary that 
casts substantial doubt on the agency's methodology or data, but does 
not mean commentary expressing mere opposition.
    Floodplain refers to the lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining 
flowing inland waters and reservoirs. Floodplain generally refers to the 
base floodplain, i.e., that area subject to a 1 percent or greater 
chance of flooding in any given year.
    Important farmland includes prime farmland, unique farmland, and 
farmland of statewide importance as defined in 7 CFR part 657.
    Natural and beneficial floodplain and wetland values refer to such 
attributes as the capability of floodplains and wetlands to provide 
natural moderation of floodwaters, water quality maintenance, fish and 
wildlife habitat, plant habitat, open space, natural beauty, scientific 
and educational study areas, and recreation.
    Official responsible for NEPA compliance refers to the TVA official 
who manages the NEPA compliance staff and is responsible for overall 
review of TVA NEPA compliance.
    Practicable, as used in subpart G of this part, refers to the 
capability of an action being performed within existing constraints. The 
test of what is practicable depends on the situation and includes an 
evaluation of all pertinent factors, such as environmental impact, 
economic costs, statutory authority, legality, technological 
achievability, and engineering constraints.
    Wetland refers to an area inundated by surface or ground water with 
a frequency sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances 
does or would support, a prevalence of vegetation or aquatic life that 
requires saturated or seasonally saturated soil conditions for growth 
and reproduction. Wetlands do not include temporary human-made ponds 
associated with active construction projects.

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                  Subpart B_Initiating the NEPA Process



Sec.  1318.100  Action formulation.

    (a) Each office, group, or department (``entity'') within TVA is 
responsible for integrating environmental considerations into its 
planning and decision-making processes at the earliest possible time, to 
appropriately consider potential environmental effects, reduce the risk 
of delays, and minimize potential conflicts.
    (b) Environmental analyses should be included in or circulated with 
and reviewed at the same time as other planning documents. This 
responsibility is to be carried out in accordance with the environmental 
review procedures contained herein.
    (c) TVA's Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors are the 
agency's primary decision makers for programs and actions that are 
likely to be the most consequential from an environmental, financial, 
and policy standpoint. Other TVA officials and managers are responsible 
for and make decisions about other TVA actions.



Sec.  1318.101  NEPA determination.

    (a) NEPA applies to proposed actions with potential impacts on the 
human environment that would result in a non-trivial change to the 
environmental status quo.
    (b) At the earliest possible time, the TVA entity proposing an 
action shall consult with the staff responsible for NEPA compliance and 
TVA legal counsel, as appropriate, to determine whether the action 
requires an environmental review under NEPA and, if so, the level of 
environmental review.
    (c) The level of review will be in one of the following categories: 
Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments, and Environmental 
Impact Statements.
    (d) The NEPA compliance staff shall determine whether the action is 
already covered under an existing NEPA review, including a programmatic 
or generic review. Before such an action proceeds, the NEPA compliance 
staff shall evaluate and adequately document whether the new action is 
essentially similar to the previously analyzed action, the alternatives 
previously analyzed are adequate for the new action, there are 
significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental 
concerns that would substantially change the analysis in the existing 
NEPA review, and there are effects that would result from the new action 
that were not addressed in the previous analysis
    (e) NEPA and its implementing regulations (both CEQ's and TVA's) 
provide an established, well-recognized process for appropriately 
analyzing environmental issues and involving the public.
    (f) TVA may choose to conduct an environmental review when NEPA does 
not apply.



                    Subpart C_Categorical Exclusions



Sec.  1318.200  Purpose and scope.

    (a) Categories of actions addressed in this section are those that 
do not normally have, either individually or cumulatively, a significant 
impact on the human environment and therefore do not require the 
preparation of an EA or an EIS.
    (b) The TVA entity proposing to initiate an action must determine, 
in consultation with the NEPA compliance staff, whether the proposed 
action is categorically excluded.
    (c) In order to find that a proposal can be categorically excluded, 
TVA will ensure that a larger project is not impermissibly broken down 
into small parts such that the use of a categorical exclusion for any 
such small part would irreversibly and irretrievably commit TVA to a 
particular plan of action for the larger project.
    (d) The actions listed in appendix A of this part are classes of 
actions that TVA has determined do not individually or cumulatively have 
a significant effect on the human environment (categorical exclusions), 
subject to review for extraordinary circumstances.
    (e) The use of a categorical exclusion for an action does not 
relieve TVA from compliance with other statutes or consultations, 
including, for example, the Endangered Species Act or the National 
Historic Preservation Act.

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Sec.  1318.201  Extraordinary circumstances.

    (a) An action that would normally qualify as a categorical exclusion 
must not be so classified if an extraordinary circumstance is present 
and cannot be mitigated, including through the application of other 
environmental regulatory processes. In order to determine whether 
extraordinary circumstances exist, TVA shall consider whether:
    (1) The action has the potential to significantly impact 
environmental resources, including the following resources:
    (i) Species listed or proposed to be listed under the Endangered 
Species Act, or the proposed or designated Critical Habitat for these 
species,
    (ii) Wetlands or floodplains,
    (iii) Cultural or historical resources,
    (iv) Areas having special designation or recognition such as wild 
and scenic rivers, parklands, or wilderness areas, and
    (v) Important farmland; and
    (2) The significance of the environmental impacts associated with 
the proposed action is or may be highly controversial.
    (b) The mere presence of one or more of the resources under 
paragraph (a)(1) of this section does not by itself preclude use of a 
categorical exclusion. Rather, the determination that extraordinary 
circumstances are present depends upon the finding of a causal 
relationship between a proposed action and the potential effect on these 
resource conditions, and, if such a relationship exists, the degree of 
the potential effect of a proposed action on these resource conditions.



Sec.  1318.202  Public notice.

    TVA may consider providing public notice before a categorical 
exclusion is used if TVA determines that the public may have relevant 
and important information relating to the proposal that will assist TVA 
in its decisionmaking.



    Sec. Appendix A to Subpart C of Part 1318--Categorical Exclusions

    The TVA has established the following classes of actions as 
categorical exclusions. Individual actions must be reviewed to determine 
whether any of the extraordinary circumstances listed in Sec.  1318.202 
is present. If an extraordinary circumstance cannot be mitigated 
sufficiently to render the action's impacts not significant, an EA or an 
EIS must be prepared.
    1. Educational or informational activities undertaken by TVA alone 
or in conjunction with other agencies, public and private entities, or 
the general public.
    2. Technical and planning assistance provided to State, local and 
private organizations and entities.
    3. Personnel actions.
    4. Procurement actions.
    5. Accounting, auditing, financial reports and disbursement of 
funds.
    6. Contracts or agreements for the sale, purchase, or interchange of 
electricity.
    7. Administrative actions consisting solely of paperwork.
    8. Communication, transportation, computer service and office 
services.
    9. Property protection activities that do not physically alter 
facilities or grounds, law enforcement and other legal activities.
    10. Emergency preparedness actions not involving the modification of 
existing facilities or grounds.
    11. Minor actions to address threats to public health and safety, 
including, but not limited to, temporary prohibition of existing uses of 
TVA land or property, short-term closures of sites, and selective 
removal of trees that pose a hazard.
    12. Site characterization, data collection, inventory preparation, 
planning, monitoring, and other similar activities that have little to 
no physical impact.
    13. Engineering and environmental studies that involve minor 
physical impacts, including but not limited to, geotechnical borings, 
dye-testing, installation of monitoring stations and groundwater test 
wells, and minor actions to facilitate access to a site.
    14. Conducting or funding minor research, development and 
demonstration projects and programs.
    15. Reserved.
    16. Construction of new transmission line infrastructure, including 
electric transmission lines generally no more than 10 miles in length 
and that require no more than 125 acres of new developed rights-of-way 
and no more than 1 mile of new access road construction outside the 
right-of-way; and/or construction of electric power substations or 
interconnection facilities, including switching stations, phase or 
voltage conversions, and support facilities that generally require the 
physical disturbance of no more than 10 acres.
    17. Routine modification, repair, and maintenance of, and minor 
upgrade of and addition to, existing transmission infrastructure, 
including the addition, retirement, and/or replacement of breakers, 
transformers, bushings, and relays; transmission line uprate, 
modification, reconductoring, and clearance

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resolution; and limited pole replacement. This exclusion also applies to 
improvements of existing access roads and construction of new access 
roads outside of the right-of-way that are generally no more than 1 mile 
in length.
    18. Construction, modification and operation of communication 
facilities and/or equipment, including power line carriers, insulated 
overhead ground wires/fiber optic cables, devices for electricity 
transmission control and monitoring, VHF radios, and microwaves and 
support towers.
    19. Removal of conductors and structures, and/or the cessation of 
right-of-way vegetation management, when existing transmissions lines 
are retired; or the rebuilding of transmission lines within or 
contiguous to existing rights-of-way involving generally no more than 25 
miles in length and no more than 125 acres of expansion of the existing 
right-of-way.
    20. Purchase, conveyance, exchange, lease, license, and/or disposal 
of existing substations, substation equipment, switchyards, and/or 
transmission lines and rights-of-way and associated equipment between 
TVA and other utilities and/or customers.
    21. Purchase or lease and subsequent operation of existing 
combustion turbine or combined-cycle plants for which there is existing 
adequate transmission and interconnection to the TVA transmission system 
and whose planned operation by TVA is within the normal operating levels 
of the purchased or leased facility.
    22. Development of dispersed recreation sites (generally not to 
exceed 10 acres in size) to support activities such as hunting, fishing, 
primitive camping, wildlife observation, hiking, and mountain biking. 
Actions include, but are not limited to, installation of guardrails, 
gates and signage, hardening and stabilization of sites, trail 
construction, and access improvements/controls.
    23. Development of public use areas that generally result in the 
physical disturbance of no more than 10 acres, including, but not 
limited to, construction of parking areas, campgrounds, stream access 
points, and day use areas.
    24. Minor actions conducted by non-TVA entities on TVA property to 
be authorized under contract, license, permit, or covenant agreements, 
including those for utility crossings, agricultural uses, recreational 
uses, rental of structures, and sales of miscellaneous structures and 
materials from TVA land.
    25. Transfer, lease, or disposal (sale, abandonment or exchange) of 
(a) minor tracts of land, mineral rights, and landrights, and (b) minor 
rights in ownership of permanent structures.
    26. Approvals under Section 26a of the TVA Act of minor structures, 
boat docks and ramps, and shoreline facilities.
    27. Installation of minor shoreline structures or facilities, boat 
docks and ramps, and actions to stabilize shoreline (generally up to \1/
2\ mile in length) by TVA.
    28. Minor modifications to land use allocations outside of a normal 
land planning cycle to: Rectify administrative errors; incorporate new 
information that is consistent with a previously approved decision 
included in the land use plan; or implement TVA's shoreline or land 
management policies affecting no more than 10 acres.
    29. Actions to restore and enhance wetlands, riparian, and aquatic 
ecosystems that generally involve physical disturbance of no more than 
10 acres, including, but not limited to, construction of small water 
control structures; revegetation actions using native materials; 
construction of small berms, dikes, and fish attractors; removal of 
debris and sediment following natural or human-caused disturbance 
events; installation of silt fences; construction of limited access 
routes for purposes of routine maintenance and management; and 
reintroduction or supplementation of native, formerly native, or 
established species into suitable habitat within their historic or 
established range.
    30. Actions to maintain, restore, or enhance terrestrial ecosystems 
that generally involve physical disturbance of no more than 125 acres, 
including, but not limited to, establishment and maintenance of non-
invasive vegetation; bush hogging; prescribed fires; installation of 
nesting and roosting structures, fencing, and cave gates; and 
reintroduction or supplementation of native, formerly native, or 
established species into suitable habitat within their historic or 
established range.
    31. The following forest management activities:
    a. Actions to manipulate species composition and age class, 
including, but not limited to, harvesting or thinning of live trees and 
other timber stand improvement actions (e.g., prescribed burns, non-
commercial removal, chemical control), generally covering up to 125 
acres and requiring no more than 1 mile of temporary or seasonal 
permanent road construction;
    b. Actions to salvage dead and/or dying trees including, but not 
limited to, harvesting of trees to control insects or disease or address 
storm damage (including removal of affected trees and adjacent live, 
unaffected trees as determined necessary to control the spread of 
insects or disease), generally covering up to 250 acres and requiring no 
more than 1 mile of temporary or seasonal permanent road construction; 
and
    c. Actions to regenerate forest stands, including, but not limited 
to, planting of native tree species upon site preparation, generally 
covering up to 125 acres and requiring no more than 1 mile of temporary 
or seasonal permanent road construction.

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    32. Actions to manage invasive plants including, but not limited to, 
chemical applications, mechanical removal, and manual treatments that 
generally do not physically disturb more than 125 acres of land.
    33. Actions to protect cultural resources including, but not limited 
to, fencing, gating, signing, and bank stabilization (generally up to 
\1/2\ mile in length when along stream banks or reservoir shoreline).
    34. Reburial of human remains and funerary objects under the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act that are inadvertently 
discovered or intentionally excavated on TVA land.
    35. Installation or modification (but not expansion) of low-volume 
groundwater withdrawal wells (provided that there would be no drawdown 
other than in the immediate vicinity of the pumping well and that there 
is no potential for long-term decline of the water table or degradation 
of the aquifer), or plugging of groundwater or other wells at the end of 
their operating life. Site characterization must verify a low potential 
for seismicity, subsidence, and contamination of freshwater aquifers.
    36. Routine operation, repair or in-kind replacement, and 
maintenance actions for existing buildings, infrastructure systems, 
facility grounds, public use areas, recreation sites, and operating 
equipment at or within the immediate vicinity of TVA's generation and 
other facilities. Covered actions are those that are required to 
maintain and preserve assets in their current location and in a 
condition suitable for use for its designated purpose. Such actions will 
not result in a change in the design capacity, function, or operation. 
(Routine actions that include replacement or changes to major components 
of buildings, facilities, infrastructure systems, or facility grounds, 
and actions requiring new permits or changes to an existing permit(s) 
are addressed in CE 37). Such actions may include, but are not limited 
to, the following:
    a. Regular servicing of in-plant and on-site equipment (including 
during routine outages) such as gear boxes, generators, turbines and 
bearings, duct work, conveyers, and air preheaters; fuel supply systems; 
unloading and handling equipment for fuel; handling equipment for ash, 
gypsum or other by-products or waste; hydropower, navigation and flood 
control equipment; water quality and air emissions control or reduction 
equipment; and other operating system or ancillary components that do 
not increase emissions or discharges beyond current permitted levels;
    b. Regular servicing of power equipment and structures within 
existing transmission substations and switching stations;
    c. Routine testing and calibration of facility components, 
subsystems, or portable equipment (such as control valves, in-core 
monitoring devices, transformers, capacitors, monitoring wells, weather 
stations, and flumes);
    d. Routine cleaning and decontamination, including to surfaces of 
equipment, rooms, and building systems (including HVAC, septic systems, 
and tanks);
    e. Repair or replacement of plumbing, electrical equipment, small 
HVAC systems, sewerage, pipes, and telephone and other communication 
service;
    f. Repair or replacement of doors, windows, walls, ceilings, roofs, 
floors and lighting fixtures in structures less than 50 years old;
    g. Painting and paint removal at structures less than 50 years old, 
including actions taken to contain, remove, or dispose of lead-based 
paint when in accordance with applicable requirements;
    h. Recycling and/or removal of materials, debris, and solid waste 
from facilities, in accordance with applicable requirements;
    i. Groundskeeping actions, including mowing and landscaping, snow 
and ice removal, application of fertilizer, erosion control and soil 
stabilization measures (such as reseeding and revegetation), removal of 
dead or undesirable vegetation with a diameter of less than 3 inches (at 
breast height), and leaf and litter collection and removal;
    j. Repair or replacement of gates and fences;
    k. Maintenance of hazard buoys;
    l. Maintenance of groundwater wells, discharge structures, pipes and 
diffusers;
    m. Maintenance and repair of process, wastewater, and stormwater 
ponds and associated piping, pumping, and treatment systems;
    n. Maintenance and repair of subimpoundments and associated piping 
and water control structures;
    o. Debris removal and maintenance of intake structures and 
constructed intake channels including sediment removal to return them to 
the originally-constructed configuration; and
    p. Clean up of minor spills as part of routine operations.
    37. Modifications, upgrades, uprates, and other actions that alter 
existing buildings, infrastructure systems, facility grounds, and plant 
equipment, or their function, performance, and operation. Such actions, 
which generally will not physically disturb more than 10 acres, include 
but are not limited to, the following:
    a. Replacement or changes to major components of existing buildings, 
facilities, infrastructure systems, facility grounds, and equipment that 
are like-kind in nature;
    b. Modifications, improvements, or operational changes to in-plant 
and on-site equipment that do not substantially alter emissions or 
discharges beyond current permitted limits. Examples of equipment 
include, but are not limited to: Gear boxes,

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generators, turbines and bearings, duct work, conveyers, superheaters, 
economizers, air preheaters, unloading and handling equipment for fuel; 
handling equipment for ash, gypsum or other by-products or waste; 
hydropower, navigation and flood control equipment; air and water 
quality control equipment; control, storage, and treatment systems (e.g. 
automation, alarms, fire suppression, ash ponds, gypsum storage, and 
ammonia storage and handling systems); and other operating system or 
ancillary components;
    c. Installation of new sidewalks, fencing, and parking areas at an 
existing facility;
    d. Installation or upgrades of large HVAC systems;
    e. Modifications to water intake and outflow structures provided 
that intake velocities and volumes and water effluent quality and 
volumes are consistent with existing permit limits;
    f. Repair or replacement of doors, windows, walls, ceilings, roofs, 
floors and lighting fixtures in structures greater than 50 years old; 
and
    g. Painting and paint removal at structures greater than 50 years 
old, including actions taken to contain, remove and dispose of lead-
based paint when in accordance with applicable requirements.
    38. Siting, construction, and use of buildings and associated 
infrastructure (e.g., utility lines serving the building), physically 
disturbing generally no more than 10 acres of land not previously 
disturbed by human activity or 25 acres of land so disturbed.
    39. Siting and temporary placement and operation of trailers, 
prefabricated and modular buildings, or tanks on previously disturbed 
sites at an existing TVA facility.
    40. Demolition and disposal of structures, buildings, equipment and 
associated infrastructure and subsequent site reclamation, subject to 
applicable review for historical value, on sites generally less than 10 
acres in size.
    41. Actions to maintain roads, trails, and parking areas (including 
resurfacing, cleaning, asphalt repairs, and placing gravel) that do not 
involve new ground disturbance (i.e., no grading).
    42. Improvements to existing roads, trails, and parking areas, 
including, but not limited to, scraping and regrading; regrading of 
embankments; installation or replacement of culverts; and other such 
minor expansions.
    43. Actions to enhance and control access to TVA property including, 
but not limited to, construction of new access roads and parking areas 
(generally no greater than 1 mile in length and physically disturbing no 
more than 10 acres of land not previously disturbed by human activity or 
25 acres of land so disturbed) and installation of control measures such 
as gates, fences, or post and cable.
    44. Small-scale, non-emergency cleanup of solid waste or hazardous 
waste (other than high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel) 
to reduce risk to human health or the environment. Actions include 
collection and treatment (such as incineration, encapsulation, physical 
or chemical separation, and compaction), recovery, storage, or disposal 
of wastes at existing facilities currently handling the type of waste 
involved in the action.
    45. Installation, modification, and operation of the following types 
of renewable or waste-heat recovery energy projects which increase 
generating capacity at an existing TVA facility, generally comprising of 
physical disturbance to no more than 10 acres of land not previously 
disturbed by human activity or 25 acres of land so disturbed:
    a. Combined heat and power or cogeneration systems at existing 
buildings or sites; and
    b. Solar photovoltaic systems mounted on the ground, an existing 
building or other structure (such as a rooftop, parking lot or facility 
and mounted to signage lighting, gates or fences).
    46. Transactions (contracts or agreements) for purchase of 
electricity from new methane gas electric generating systems using 
commercially available technology and installed within an area 
previously developed or disturbed by human activity.
    47. Modifications to the TVA rate structure (i.e., rate change) that 
result in no predicted increase in overall TVA-system electricity 
consumption.
    48. Financial and technical assistance for programs conducted by 
non-TVA entities to promote energy efficiency or water conservation, 
including, but not limited to, assistance for installation or 
replacement of energy efficient appliances, insulation, HVAC systems, 
plumbing fixtures, and water heating systems.
    49. Financial assistance including, but not limited to, approving 
and administering grants, loans and rebates for the renovation or minor 
upgrading of existing facilities, established or developing industrial 
parks, or existing infrastructure; the extension of infrastructure; 
geotechnical boring; and construction of commercial and light industrial 
buildings. Generally, such assistance supports actions that physically 
disturb no more than 10 acres of land not previously disturbed by human 
activity or no more than 25 acres of land so disturbed.
    50. Financial assistance for the following actions: Approving and 
administering grants, loans and rebates for continued operations or 
purchase of existing facilities and infrastructure for uses 
substantially the same as the current use; purchasing, installing, and 
replacing equipment or machinery

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at existing facilities; and completing engineering designs, 
architectural drawings, surveys, and site assessments (except when tree 
clearing, geotechnical boring, or other land disturbance would occur).



                   Subpart D_Environmental Assessments



Sec.  1318.300  Purpose and scope.

    (a) TVA shall prepare an EA for any proposed action not qualifying 
as a categorical exclusion to determine whether an EIS is necessary or a 
FONSI can be prepared. An EA need not be initiated (or completed) when 
TVA determines that it will prepare an EIS.
    (b) An EA shall concisely communicate information and analyses about 
issues that are potentially significant and reasonable alternatives.



Sec.  1318.301  Public and stakeholder participation in the EA process.

    (a) The NEPA compliance staff, in consultation with the initiating 
TVA entity and other interested offices, may request public involvement 
in the preparation of an EA or a revision to or a supplement thereof. 
The type of and format for public involvement shall be selected as 
appropriate to best facilitate timely and meaningful public input to the 
EA process. In deciding the extent of public involvement, TVA will 
consider whether the public has already been provided a meaningful 
opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of a proposal 
through other coordinated, regulatory processes.
    (b) TVA will also identify and involve Indian tribes and interested 
stakeholders including local, State and other Federal agencies.
    (c) A draft EA prepared for an action listed in Sec.  1318.400(a), 
for which TVA would normally prepare an EIS, shall be circulated for 
public review and comment.
    (d) TVA will make draft (if applicable) and final EAs and FONSIs 
available on TVA's public website and by other means upon request to 
TVA.



Sec.  1318.302  EA preparation.

    (a) As soon as practicable after deciding to prepare an EA, the 
initiating TVA entity, in consultation with NEPA compliance staff, shall 
convene an internal coordination team to discuss:
    (1) Reasonable alternatives,
    (2) Permit requirements,
    (3) Coordination with other agencies (consistent with Sec.  
1318.401),
    (4) Environmental issues,
    (5) Public involvement, and
    (6) A schedule for EA preparation.
    (b) The EA will describe the proposed action and include brief 
discussions of the purpose and need for action, reasonable alternatives, 
the no-action alternative (consistent with Sec.  1318.400(e)), the 
environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives, measures 
(if any) to mitigate such impacts, a listing of the agencies and persons 
consulted, and a list of permits that may be required for the proposed 
action.
    (c) As appropriate, EAs will identify alternatives that were 
considered, but not addressed in further detail in the EA.
    (d) The EA will address comments made during any public comment 
period.
    (e) The EA will briefly provide sufficient data and analysis for 
determining whether to prepare an EIS or a FONSI.
    (f) The EA will be reviewed by the NEPA compliance staff and other 
interested TVA entities, including TVA legal counsel.
    (g) After the EA is finalized and with the concurrence of TVA legal 
counsel, the NEPA compliance staff will make one of the following 
determinations:
    (1) A Finding of No Significant Impact,
    (2) The action requires the preparation of an EIS, or
    (3) The EA needs to be supplemented before the significance of 
potential impacts can be determined.



Sec.  1318.303  Finding of No Significant Impact.

    (a) If the NEPA compliance staff concludes, based on an EA, that a 
proposed action does not require the preparation of an EIS, the NEPA 
compliance staff, in consultation with TVA legal counsel and the 
initiating TVA entity, will prepare a FONSI. The official responsible 
for NEPA compliance will sign the FONSI.

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    (b) A FONSI must concisely summarize the proposed action and the EA, 
which should be incorporated by reference, and identify any 
environmental mitigation measures to which TVA commits.
    (c) A FONSI must be made available to the public.
    (d) In the following circumstance, the NEPA compliance staff, in 
consultation with TVA legal counsel and the initiating TVA entity, will 
make a draft EA and draft FONSI available for public review and comment 
for 30 days before a final determination is made whether to prepare an 
EIS and before the proposed action may begin:
    (1) The proposed action is, or is closely similar to, an action 
listed in Sec.  1318.400(a),
    (2) TVA has issued a Notice of Intent that the proposed action would 
be the subject of an EIS, or
    (3) The nature of the proposed action is one without precedent.



Sec.  1318.304  Supplements and adoptions.

    (a) If new information concerning action modifications, 
alternatives, or probable environmental effects becomes available and 
there are important components of the proposed action that remain to be 
implemented, the NEPA compliance staff and TVA legal counsel, in 
consultation with the initiating TVA entity, will consider whether an EA 
should be supplemented based on the significance of the new information. 
The NEPA compliance staff will be responsible for preparing supplements 
to EAs.
    (b) TVA may adopt an EA prepared by another agency if it determines 
that the environmental impacts of TVA's action are adequately assessed 
in the EA. Public involvement must be provided consistent with Sec.  
1318.301. The adopted EA and the FONSI issued by TVA must be provided on 
TVA's public website.



                Subpart E_Environmental Impact Statements



Sec.  1318.400  Purpose and scope.

    (a) The following actions in paragraphs (a)(1) through (5) normally 
will require an EIS:
    (1) New large water resource development and water control projects 
such as construction and operation of new dams or navigation locks.
    (2) The construction and operation of new major power generating 
facilities at sites not previously used for industrial purposes.
    (3) The development of integrated resource plans for power 
generation.
    (4) The development of system-wide reservoir operations plans.
    (5) Any major action whose environmental impacts are expected to be 
highly controversial.
    (b) If TVA determines that an EIS will not be prepared for an action 
falling within one of these categories, the basis for the decision must 
be discussed in the environmental assessment or in a document that is 
made available to the public.
    (c) An EIS shall describe the proposed action and reasonable 
alternatives, including no action; analyze the potential environmental 
impacts associated with the proposed action, alternatives, and identify 
any mitigation measures; and include a list of the major preparers of 
the EIS.
    (d) The scope and detail of the EIS shall be reasonably related to 
the scope and the probable environmental impacts of the proposed action 
and alternative actions (see 40 CFR 1502.10 through 1502.18).
    (e) The no-action alternative in an EIS (or an EA) should represent 
the environmental status quo and should be formulated to provide the 
environmental baseline from which the proposed action and other 
alternatives can be assessed even when TVA is legally required to take 
action. For proposed changes to existing programs or plans, continuation 
of the existing program or plan and associated environmental impacts 
should be considered the no-action alternative.



Sec.  1318.401  Lead and cooperating agency determinations.

    (a) As soon as practicable after the decision is made to prepare an 
EIS (or EA), the NEPA compliance staff, in consultation with the 
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entity and TVA legal counsel, shall determine whether inviting other 
Federal, State, or local agencies to participate in the preparation of 
the EIS as lead, joint lead (40 CFR 1501.5), or cooperating agencies (40 
CFR 1501.6) is necessary.
    (b) If TVA is requested to participate in the preparation of an EIS 
(or EA) of another Federal agency, the NEPA compliance staff, in 
consultation with other interested TVA entities, will determine if TVA 
should become a cooperating agency.



Sec.  1318.402  Scoping process.

    (a) As soon as practicable after the decision to prepare an EIS is 
made, the NEPA compliance staff, in consultation with other TVA 
entities, will identify preliminary action alternatives, probable 
environmental issues, and necessary environmental permits, and a 
schedule for EIS preparation.
    (b) The scoping process may include interagency scoping sessions to 
coordinate an action with and obtain inputs from other interested 
agencies (including local, State, and other Federal agencies, as well as 
Indian tribes).
    (c) The NEPA compliance staff, in consultation with other TVA 
entities, will determine whether public scoping meetings should be held 
in addition to seeking comments by other means. Meeting types and 
formats should be selected to facilitate timely and meaningful public 
input into the EIS process.
    (d) As soon as practicable in the scoping process, the NEPA 
compliance staff, in consultation with the initiating TVA entity and TVA 
legal counsel, will prepare and publish in the Federal Register a notice 
of intent to prepare an EIS. This notice will briefly describe the 
proposed action, possible alternatives, and potentially affected 
environmental resources. In addition, the notice will identify issues 
that TVA has tentatively determined to be insignificant and which will 
not be discussed in detail in the EIS. The scoping process will be 
described and, if a scoping meeting will be held, the notice should 
state where and when the meeting is to occur if that has been 
determined. The notice will identify the person in TVA who can supply 
additional information about the action and describe how to submit 
comments.
    (e) There will be a minimum public comment period of 30 days from 
the date of publication of the notice of intent in the Federal Register 
to allow other interested agencies and the public an opportunity to 
review and comment on the proposed scope of the EIS.
    (f) On the basis of input received, the NEPA compliance staff, in 
consultation with other TVA entities, will determine whether to modify 
the schedule or scope of the EIS.
    (g) At the close of the scoping process, the NEPA compliance staff, 
in consultation with the other TVA entities, will identify the following 
components in paragraphs (g)(1) through (8) for use in preparing the 
DEIS:
    (1) Purpose and need of the proposed action.
    (2) Reasonable action alternatives.
    (3) Environmental issues to be addressed in detail.
    (4) Environmental issues that should be mentioned but not addressed 
in detail.
    (5) Lead and cooperating agency roles and responsibilities.
    (6) Related environmental documents.
    (7) Other environmental review and consultation requirements.
    (8) Delegation of DEIS work assignments to TVA entities and other 
agencies.
    (h) If a scoping report summarizing the preceding EIS components is 
prepared, it must be made available to the public.



Sec.  1318.403  DEIS preparation, transmittal, and review.

    (a) Based on information obtained and decisions made during the 
scoping process, the NEPA compliance staff, in cooperation with the 
initiating TVA entity and other interested TVA entities, will prepare 
the preliminary DEIS using an appropriate format (see 40 CFR 1502.10).
    (b) During preparation of the DEIS, the NEPA compliance staff will 
involve any cooperating agencies to obtain their input. If a cooperating 
agency's analysis of an environmental issue or impact differs from 
TVA's, those differences should be resolved before the

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DEIS is released for public comment or the cooperating agency's position 
should be set forth and addressed in the DEIS.
    (c) After approval of the DEIS by the official responsible for NEPA 
compliance, the senior manager of the initiating TVA entity, and TVA 
legal counsel, the NEPA compliance staff will make the DEIS available to 
the public; other interested Federal, State, and local agencies; and 
other entities and individuals who have expressed an interest in the 
type of action or commented on the scope of the EIS. The NEPA compliance 
staff will then file the DEIS with EPA for publication of its notice of 
availability in the Federal Register.
    (d) TVA will make the DEIS available on its public website and 
provide it by other means upon request.
    (e) A minimum of 45 days from the date of publication of the notice 
of availability in the Federal Register must be provided for public 
comment. TVA may extend the public comment period in its discretion.
    (f) Materials to be made available to the public should be provided 
to the public without charge to the extent practicable.



Sec.  1318.404  FEIS preparation and transmittal.

    (a) At the close of the DEIS public comment period, the NEPA 
compliance staff, in consultation with the initiating TVA entity and 
other interested TVA entities, will determine what is needed for the 
preparation of an FEIS.
    (b) If changes to the DEIS in response to comments are minor and 
confined to factual corrections or explanations of why the comments do 
not warrant additional TVA response, TVA may issue errata sheets instead 
of rewriting the DEIS. In such cases, only the comments, the responses 
(including explanations why the comments do not warrant changes to the 
DEIS), and the changes need be circulated. The entire document with a 
new cover sheet shall be filed as the FEIS (40 CFR 1506.9). If other 
more extensive changes are required, the NEPA compliance staff, in 
cooperation with other interested TVA entities, will prepare an FEIS 
utilizing an appropriate format (see 40 CFR 1502.10).
    (c) The FEIS should address all substantive comments on the DEIS 
that TVA receives before the close of the public comment period by 
responding specifically to the comments and/or by revising the text of 
the DEIS. Comments that are substantively similar should be summarized 
and addressed together.
    (d) After approval of the FEIS by the official responsible for NEPA 
compliance, the senior manager of the initiating TVA entity, and TVA 
legal counsel, the NEPA compliance staff will make the FEIS available to 
the public; other interested Federal, State, and local agencies; and 
other entities and individuals who have expressed an interest in the 
type of action or commented on the DEIS. The NEPA compliance staff will 
then file the FEIS with EPA for publication of its notice of 
availability in the Federal Register.
    (e) TVA will make the FEIS available on its public website and 
provide it by other means upon request.



Sec.  1318.405  Agency decision.

    (a) TVA shall not make a decision regarding a proposed action for 
which an EIS has been issued until 30 days after a notice of 
availability of the FEIS has been published in the Federal Register or 
90 days after a notice of availability of the DEIS has been published in 
the Federal Register, whichever is later.
    (b) After release of the FEIS and after TVA makes a decision about 
the proposed action, a ROD must be prepared by the NEPA compliance 
staff, in consultation with TVA legal counsel and the initiating TVA 
entity (see 40 CFR 1505.2). The ROD will normally include the items in 
the following paragraphs (b)(1) through (6):
    (1) The decision;
    (2) The basis for the decision and preferences among alternatives;
    (3) The alternative(s) considered to be environmentally preferable;
    (4) A summary of important environmental impacts;
    (5) The monitoring, reporting, and administrative arrangements that 
have been made; and

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    (6) The measures that would mitigate or minimize adverse 
environmental impacts to which TVA commits to implement (see 40 CFR 
1505.2(c)).
    (c) A ROD will be made available to the public.
    (d) Until a ROD is made available to the public, no action should be 
taken to implement an alternative that would have adverse environmental 
impacts or limit the choice of reasonable alternatives.



Sec.  1318.406  Supplements.

    If TVA makes substantial changes in the proposed action that are 
relevant to environmental concerns or there is significant new 
information relevant to environmental concerns, and important components 
of the proposed action remain to be implemented, the NEPA compliance 
staff and TVA legal counsel, in consultation with the initiating TVA 
entity, will determine how the FEIS should be supplemented. The NEPA 
compliance staff will be responsible for preparing a supplement to an 
EIS.



Sec.  1318.407  EIS adoption.

    (a) TVA may adopt another agency's EIS, or a portion thereof, 
provided that the NEPA compliance staff determines that the EIS or 
portion thereof meets the standards for an adequate EIS.
    (b) If the NEPA compliance staff determines that the actions covered 
by the other agency's EIS and TVA's proposed action are substantially 
the same, TVA may adopt the other agency's EIS as TVA's FEIS (Sec.  
1318.404). In making this determination, the NEPA compliance staff, in 
consultation with other interested TVA entities, will consider whether 
the scope and analyses in the other agency's EIS adequately address the 
TVA action. TVA will also review to ensure the scientific accuracy of 
the analysis and conclusions drawn. TVA must make this determination and 
the adopted EIS available on its public website.
    (c) If the NEPA compliance staff determines that the actions covered 
by the other agency's EIS and TVA's proposed action are not 
substantially the same, TVA will supplement the other agency's EIS and 
treat it as TVA's DEIS, including circulating it for comment (Sec.  
1318.403).
    (d) If TVA cooperated in the preparation of an EIS that TVA 
determines adequately addresses its proposed action, TVA may make a 
decision about its proposed action no sooner than 30 days after notice 
of availability of the FEIS was published in the Federal Register. A 
record of that decision should be prepared consistent with Sec.  
1318.405.
    (e) If TVA did not cooperate in the preparation of an EIS that TVA 
determines adequately addresses its proposed action and that it proposes 
to adopt, NEPA compliance staff will transmit notice of its adoption to 
EPA for publication of a notice of availability and circulate the FEIS 
for public comment as to its assessment of impacts as they relate to 
TVA's proposed action. TVA may make a decision about its proposed action 
no sooner than 30 days after notice of availability of the FEIS is 
published in the Federal Register. A record of decision will be prepared 
consistent with Sec.  1318.405.
    (f) TVA will provide notice of its adoption to other interested 
Federal, State, and local agencies, other entities, and individuals.



                   Subpart F_Miscellaneous Procedures



Sec.  1318.500  Public participation.

    (a) TVA's policy is to encourage meaningful public participation in 
and awareness of its proposed actions and decisions. This policy is 
implemented through various mechanisms.
    (b) The type of and format for public participation will be selected 
as appropriate to best facilitate timely and meaningful public input.
    (c) TVA will maintain a public website at which it posts information 
about TVA activities and programs, including ongoing and recently 
completed EAs and EISs.
    (d) When opportunities for public participation are provided, TVA 
will notify the public that comments submitted to TVA on the NEPA 
document and the names and addresses of those commenting may be made 
available for public inspection.

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Sec.  1318.501  Mitigation commitment identification, auditing, and reporting.

    (a) All appropriate measures to mitigate expected significant 
adverse environmental impacts (``mitigation measures'') must be 
identified in an EA or EIS. Those mitigation measures to which TVA 
commits must be identified in the associated FONSI or ROD (or the 
documentation, if any, prepared for a categorical exclusion).
    (b) Each mitigation commitment that is not required under 
regulations will be assigned by the NEPA compliance staff to the TVA 
entity responsible for implementing the commitment. The NEPA compliance 
staff should consult with the responsible entities to resolve assignment 
conflicts, identify supporting offices, and determine implementation 
schedules.
    (c) The responsible entity shall report to the NEPA compliance staff 
the status of mitigation commitments periodically or whenever a specific 
request is made.
    (d) The NEPA compliance staff must ensure that commitments are met 
and will verify commitment progress.
    (e) Circumstances may arise that warrant modifying or cancelling 
previously made commitments. The decision to modify or cancel a 
commitment will be made by the NEPA compliance staff in consultation 
with TVA legal counsel, after considering the environmental significance 
of such a change.



Sec.  1318.502  Tiering.

    TVA may rely on tiering for the environmental review of proposed 
actions. Tiering involves coverage of general matters in broader EISs or 
EAs on programs, plans, and policies, and subsequent narrower analyses 
of implementing actions that incorporate by reference the broader 
analyses (see 40 CFR 1508.28).



Sec.  1318.503  Programmatic and generic NEPA documents.

    (a) A programmatic or generic EA or EIS may be prepared to address a 
proposed program, policy, or plan, or a proposed action that has a wide 
geographic scope.
    (b) A programmatic EA or EIS can support high-level or broad 
decisionmaking, and can provide the foundation for the efficient review 
of specific tiered implementing actions.
    (c) Ongoing or previously planned and approved actions that are 
within the scope of a programmatic review may continue during the 
programmatic review period, so long as the criteria at 40 CFR 1506.1(c) 
are met.
    (d) The identification of significant impacts in a programmatic EIS 
does not preclude the review of specific implementing actions in an EA 
that tiers from the programmatic EIS if the implementing actions would 
not result in new or different significant impacts.



Sec.  1318.504  Private applicants.

    (a) When a private applicant, individual, or other non-Federal 
entity (``private entity'') proposes to undertake an action that will 
require TVA's approval or involvement, the contacted TVA entity will 
notify the NEPA compliance staff. That staff must determine, in 
consultation with TVA legal counsel, whether NEPA is triggered and the 
scope of the review of TVA's proposed action.
    (b) TVA compliance staff will provide the private entity information 
on its responsibilities for assisting TVA in conducting the necessary 
NEPA review. At TVA's discretion, this can include providing TVA 
detailed information about the scope and nature of the proposed action, 
environmental analyses and studies, and copies of associated 
environmental permit applications submitted to other Federal, State, or 
local agencies.
    (c) In identifying reasonable alternatives, TVA should consider the 
applicant's purpose and need, in addition to TVA's purpose and need.
    (d) A private entity may be allowed to prepare draft and final EAs 
for TVA's review and approval, but TVA remains responsible for the 
adequacy of the documents and the conduct of associated EA process.
    (e) A private entity normally will be required to reimburse TVA for 
its costs in reviewing the private entity's proposed action.
    (f) Participation of a private entity in a TVA NEPA review, 
including reimbursement of TVA's costs, does not

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commit TVA to favorable action on a request.



Sec.  1318.505  Non-TVA EISs.

    (a) The NEPA compliance staff, in consultation with other interested 
TVA entities, will coordinate the review of any EIS provided by another 
Federal agency to TVA for comment.
    (b) The NEPA compliance staff, in consultation with TVA legal 
counsel as appropriate, will prepare comments on any such EIS and 
transmit them to the initiating agency (see 40 CFR 1503.2 and 1503.3).



Sec.  1318.506  Documents.

    The NEPA compliance staff must keep on file all final and approved 
environmental documents either in paper form or electronically, in 
accordance with TVA's records retention policy.



Sec.  1318.507  Reducing paperwork and delay.

    (a) These procedures are to be interpreted and applied with the aim 
of reducing paperwork and the delay of both the assessment and 
implementation of a proposed action.
    (b) Data and analyses should be commensurate with the importance of 
associated impacts. Less important material should be summarized, 
consolidated, or referenced.
    (c) An environmental document may be combined with any other 
document to reduce duplication and paperwork.
    (d) Review of a proposed action under these procedures may be 
consolidated with other reviews where such consolidation would reduce 
duplication or increase efficiency.



Sec.  1318.508  Supplemental guidance.

    The NEPA compliance staff, in consultation with interested TVA 
entities and with concurrence of TVA legal counsel, may issue 
supplemental or explanatory guidance to these procedures.



Sec.  1318.509  Substantial compliance.

    Substantial compliance with these procedures must be achieved. Minor 
deviations approved by the official responsible for NEPA compliance do 
not give rise to any independent cause of action.



Sec.  1318.510  Emergency actions.

    (a) The NEPA compliance staff may consolidate, modify, or omit 
provisions of these procedures for actions necessary in an emergency.
    (b) Where emergency circumstances make it necessary to take an 
action with significant environmental impact without observing the 
provisions of these regulations, TVA will consult with CEQ about 
alternative arrangements for those actions necessary to control the 
immediate impacts of the emergency. Other actions remain subject to NEPA 
review (see 40 CFR 1506.11).
    (c) The NEPA compliance staff, with the concurrence of TVA legal 
counsel, must determine whether such changes would substantially comply 
with the intent of these procedures.
    (d) The official responsible for NEPA compliance shall document the 
determination that an emergency exists and describe the responsive 
action(s) taken at the time the emergency exists. The form of that 
documentation is within the discretion of that official.



Sec.  1318.511  Modification of assignments.

    The assignments and responsibilities identified for TVA entities in 
these procedures can be modified by agreement of the entities involved 
or by the direction of TVA's Chief Executive Officer.



Sec.  1318.512  Status reports.

    Information on the status of EISs and EAs under development shall be 
published on TVA's public website.



                   Subpart G_Floodplains and Wetlands



Sec.  1318.600  Purpose and scope.

    (a) The review of a proposed action undertaken in accordance with 
Sec. Sec.  1318.200, 1318.300, and 1318.400 that potentially affects 
floodplains or wetlands must include a floodplain or wetlands evaluation 
that is consistent with Executive Order 11988 (Floodplain Management) 
and Executive Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands) pertaining to 
floodplains or wetlands, respectively, as required by this section.

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    (b) Floodplain evaluations must apply any existing Federal flood 
risk management standard to federally-funded projects.
    (c) A wetland evaluation under Executive Order 11990 is not required 
for the issuance of permits, licenses, or allocations to private parties 
for activities involving wetlands on non-Federal lands.



Sec.  1318.601  Area of impact.

    (a) If a proposed action will potentially occur in or affect 
wetlands or floodplains, the initiating TVA entity, as soon as 
practicable in the planning process, will request the appropriate TVA 
staff with expertise in floodplain or wetland impact evaluations (``TVA 
staff'') to determine whether the proposed action will occur in or 
affect a wetland or floodplain and the level of impact, if any, on the 
wetland or floodplain.
    (b) Further floodplain or wetland evaluation is unnecessary if the 
TVA staff determines that the proposed action:
    (1) Is outside the floodplain or wetland,
    (2) Has no identifiable impacts on a floodplain or wetland, and
    (3) Does not directly or indirectly support floodplain development 
or wetland alteration.



Sec.  1318.602  Actions that will affect floodplains or wetlands.

    (a) When a proposed action can otherwise be categorically excluded 
under Sec.  1318.200, no additional floodplain or wetland evaluation is 
required if:
    (1) The initiating TVA entity determines that there is no 
practicable alternative that will avoid affecting floodplains or 
wetlands and that all practicable measures to minimize impacts of the 
proposed action to floodplains or wetlands are incorporated and
    (2) The TVA staff determines that impacts on the floodplain or 
wetland would be minor.
    (b) If the action requires an EA or an EIS, the evaluation must 
consider:
    (1) The effect of the proposed action on natural and beneficial 
floodplain and wetland values and
    (2) Alternatives to the proposed action that would eliminate or 
minimize such effects.
    (c) The initiating TVA entity must determine if there is no 
practicable alternative to siting in a floodplain or constructing in a 
wetland. Upon concurrence by the NEPA compliance staff in consultation 
with TVA legal counsel and TVA staff with expertise in floodplain or 
wetland impact evaluations, this determination shall be final. If a 
determination of no practicable alternative is made, all practicable 
measures to minimize impacts of the proposed action on the floodplain or 
wetland must be implemented. If at any time prior to commencement of the 
action it is determined that there is a practicable alternative that 
will avoid affecting floodplains or wetlands, the proposed action must 
not proceed.



Sec.  1318.603  Public notice.

    (a) Once a determination of no practicable alternative is made in 
accordance with Sec.  1318.602, the initiating office must notify the 
public of a proposed action's potential impact on floodplains or 
wetlands if the proposed action is subject to executive order and not 
already covered by class review. Public notice of actions affecting 
floodplains or wetlands may be combined with any notice published by TVA 
or another Federal agency if such a notice generally meets the minimum 
requirements set forth in this section. Issuance of a draft or final EA 
or EIS for public review and comment will satisfy this notice 
requirement.
    (b) Public notices must at a minimum:
    (1) Briefly describe the proposed action and the potential impact on 
the floodplain or wetland;
    (2) Briefly identify alternative actions considered and explain why 
a determination of no practicable alternative has been proposed;
    (3) Briefly discuss measures that would be taken to minimize or 
mitigate floodplain or wetland impacts;
    (4) State when appropriate whether the action conforms to applicable 
Federal, State or local floodplain protection standards;

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    (5) Specify a reasonable period of time within which the public can 
comment on the proposal; and
    (6) Identify the TVA official who can provide additional information 
on the proposed action and to whom comments should be sent.
    (c) Such notices must be issued in a manner designed to bring the 
proposed action to the attention of those members of the public likely 
to be interested in or affected by the action's potential impact on the 
floodplain or wetland.
    (d) TVA must consider all relevant and timely comments received in 
response to a notice and reevaluate the action as appropriate to take 
such comments into consideration before the proposed action is 
implemented.



Sec.  1318.604  Disposition of real property.

    When TVA property in a floodplain or wetland is proposed for lease, 
easement, right-of-way, or disposal to non-federal public or private 
parties and the action will not result in disturbance of the floodplain 
or wetland, a floodplain or wetland evaluation is not required. The 
conveyance document, however, must:
    (a) Require the other party to comply with all applicable Federal, 
State or local floodplain and wetland regulations, and
    (b) Identify other appropriate restrictions to minimize destruction, 
loss, or degradation of floodplains and wetlands and to preserve and 
enhance their natural and beneficial values, except when prohibited by 
law or unenforceable by TVA, or otherwise, the property must be withheld 
from conveyance or use.



Sec.  1318.605  General and class reviews.

    In lieu of site-specific reviews, TVA may conduct general or class 
reviews of similar or repetitive activities that occur in floodplains.

                       PARTS 1319	1399 [RESERVED]

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                              FINDING AIDS




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  A list of CFR titles, subtitles, chapters, subchapters and parts and 
an alphabetical list of agencies publishing in the CFR are included in 
the CFR Index and Finding Aids volume to the Code of Federal Regulations 
which is published separately and revised annually.

  Table of CFR Titles and Chapters
  Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR
  List of CFR Sections Affected

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                    Table of CFR Titles and Chapters




                      (Revised as of April 1, 2023)

                      Title 1--General Provisions

         I  Administrative Committee of the Federal Register 
                (Parts 1--49)
        II  Office of the Federal Register (Parts 50--299)
       III  Administrative Conference of the United States (Parts 
                300--399)
        IV  Miscellaneous Agencies (Parts 400--599)
        VI  National Capital Planning Commission (Parts 600--699)

                    Title 2--Grants and Agreements

            Subtitle A--Office of Management and Budget Guidance 
                for Grants and Agreements
         I  Office of Management and Budget Governmentwide 
                Guidance for Grants and Agreements (Parts 2--199)
        II  Office of Management and Budget Guidance (Parts 200--
                299)
            Subtitle B--Federal Agency Regulations for Grants and 
                Agreements
       III  Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 300--
                399)
        IV  Department of Agriculture (Parts 400--499)
        VI  Department of State (Parts 600--699)
       VII  Agency for International Development (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 800--899)
        IX  Department of Energy (Parts 900--999)
         X  Department of the Treasury (Parts 1000--1099)
        XI  Department of Defense (Parts 1100--1199)
       XII  Department of Transportation (Parts 1200--1299)
      XIII  Department of Commerce (Parts 1300--1399)
       XIV  Department of the Interior (Parts 1400--1499)
        XV  Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1500--1599)
     XVIII  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts 
                1800--1899)
        XX  United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 
                2000--2099)
      XXII  Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts 
                2200--2299)
     XXIII  Social Security Administration (Parts 2300--2399)
      XXIV  Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 
                2400--2499)
       XXV  National Science Foundation (Parts 2500--2599)
      XXVI  National Archives and Records Administration (Parts 
                2600--2699)

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     XXVII  Small Business Administration (Parts 2700--2799)
    XXVIII  Department of Justice (Parts 2800--2899)
      XXIX  Department of Labor (Parts 2900--2999)
       XXX  Department of Homeland Security (Parts 3000--3099)
      XXXI  Institute of Museum and Library Services (Parts 3100--
                3199)
     XXXII  National Endowment for the Arts (Parts 3200--3299)
    XXXIII  National Endowment for the Humanities (Parts 3300--
                3399)
     XXXIV  Department of Education (Parts 3400--3499)
      XXXV  Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 3500--
                3599)
     XXXVI  Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive 
                Office of the President (Parts 3600--3699)
    XXXVII  Peace Corps (Parts 3700--3799)
     LVIII  Election Assistance Commission (Parts 5800--5899)
       LIX  Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Parts 5900--
                5999)
        LX  Federal Communications Commission (Parts 6000--6099)

                        Title 3--The President

         I  Executive Office of the President (Parts 100--199)

                           Title 4--Accounts

         I  Government Accountability Office (Parts 1--199)

                   Title 5--Administrative Personnel

         I  Office of Personnel Management (Parts 1--1199)
        II  Merit Systems Protection Board (Parts 1200--1299)
       III  Office of Management and Budget (Parts 1300--1399)
        IV  Office of Personnel Management and Office of the 
                Director of National Intelligence (Parts 1400--
                1499)
         V  The International Organizations Employees Loyalty 
                Board (Parts 1500--1599)
        VI  Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Parts 
                1600--1699)
      VIII  Office of Special Counsel (Parts 1800--1899)
        IX  Appalachian Regional Commission (Parts 1900--1999)
        XI  Armed Forces Retirement Home (Parts 2100--2199)
       XIV  Federal Labor Relations Authority, General Counsel of 
                the Federal Labor Relations Authority and Federal 
                Service Impasses Panel (Parts 2400--2499)
       XVI  Office of Government Ethics (Parts 2600--2699)
       XXI  Department of the Treasury (Parts 3100--3199)
      XXII  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Parts 3200--
                3299)
     XXIII  Department of Energy (Parts 3300--3399)
      XXIV  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Parts 3400--
                3499)
       XXV  Department of the Interior (Parts 3500--3599)

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      XXVI  Department of Defense (Parts 3600--3699)
    XXVIII  Department of Justice (Parts 3800--3899)
      XXIX  Federal Communications Commission (Parts 3900--3999)
       XXX  Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (Parts 4000--
                4099)
      XXXI  Farm Credit Administration (Parts 4100--4199)
    XXXIII  U.S. International Development Finance Corporation 
                (Parts 4300--4399)
     XXXIV  Securities and Exchange Commission (Parts 4400--4499)
      XXXV  Office of Personnel Management (Parts 4500--4599)
     XXXVI  Department of Homeland Security (Parts 4600--4699)
    XXXVII  Federal Election Commission (Parts 4700--4799)
        XL  Interstate Commerce Commission (Parts 5000--5099)
       XLI  Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Parts 5100--
                5199)
      XLII  Department of Labor (Parts 5200--5299)
     XLIII  National Science Foundation (Parts 5300--5399)
       XLV  Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 5500--
                5599)
      XLVI  Postal Rate Commission (Parts 5600--5699)
     XLVII  Federal Trade Commission (Parts 5700--5799)
    XLVIII  Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 5800--5899)
      XLIX  Federal Labor Relations Authority (Parts 5900--5999)
         L  Department of Transportation (Parts 6000--6099)
       LII  Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 6200--
                6299)
      LIII  Department of Education (Parts 6300--6399)
       LIV  Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 6400--6499)
        LV  National Endowment for the Arts (Parts 6500--6599)
       LVI  National Endowment for the Humanities (Parts 6600--
                6699)
      LVII  General Services Administration (Parts 6700--6799)
     LVIII  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
                (Parts 6800--6899)
       LIX  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts 
                6900--6999)
        LX  United States Postal Service (Parts 7000--7099)
       LXI  National Labor Relations Board (Parts 7100--7199)
      LXII  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Parts 7200--
                7299)
     LXIII  Inter-American Foundation (Parts 7300--7399)
      LXIV  Merit Systems Protection Board (Parts 7400--7499)
       LXV  Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 
                7500--7599)
      LXVI  National Archives and Records Administration (Parts 
                7600--7699)
     LXVII  Institute of Museum and Library Services (Parts 7700--
                7799)
    LXVIII  Commission on Civil Rights (Parts 7800--7899)
      LXIX  Tennessee Valley Authority (Parts 7900--7999)
       LXX  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
                District of Columbia (Parts 8000--8099)
      LXXI  Consumer Product Safety Commission (Parts 8100--8199)

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    LXXIII  Department of Agriculture (Parts 8300--8399)
     LXXIV  Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission 
                (Parts 8400--8499)
     LXXVI  Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Parts 
                8600--8699)
    LXXVII  Office of Management and Budget (Parts 8700--8799)
      LXXX  Federal Housing Finance Agency (Parts 9000--9099)
   LXXXIII  Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
                Reconstruction (Parts 9300--9399)
    LXXXIV  Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Parts 9400--
                9499)
    LXXXVI  National Credit Union Administration (Parts 9600--
                9699)
     XCVII  Department of Homeland Security Human Resources 
                Management System (Department of Homeland 
                Security--Office of Personnel Management) (Parts 
                9700--9799)
    XCVIII  Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
                Efficiency (Parts 9800--9899)
      XCIX  Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 
                Commission (Parts 9900--9999)
         C  National Council on Disability (Parts 10000--10049)
        CI  National Mediation Board (Parts 10100--10199)
       CII  U.S. Office of Special Counsel (Parts 10200--10299)
       CIV  Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement 
                Coordinator (Part 10400--10499)

                      Title 6--Domestic Security

         I  Department of Homeland Security, Office of the 
                Secretary (Parts 1--199)
         X  Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (Parts 
                1000--1099)

                         Title 7--Agriculture

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Agriculture 
                (Parts 0--26)
            Subtitle B--Regulations of the Department of 
                Agriculture
         I  Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, 
                Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 27--209)
        II  Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 210--299)
       III  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department 
                of Agriculture (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 400--499)
         V  Agricultural Research Service, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 500--599)
        VI  Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 600--699)
       VII  Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture (Parts 
                700--799)

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      VIII  Agricultural Marketing Service (Federal Grain 
                Inspection Service, Fair Trade Practices Program), 
                Department of Agriculture (Parts 800--899)
        IX  Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements 
                and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), Department 
                of Agriculture (Parts 900--999)
         X  Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements 
                and Orders; Milk), Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 1000--1199)
        XI  Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements 
                and Orders; Miscellaneous Commodities), Department 
                of Agriculture (Parts 1200--1299)
       XIV  Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 1400--1499)
        XV  Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 1500--1599)
       XVI  [Reserved]
      XVII  Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 1700--1799)
     XVIII  Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative 
                Service, Rural Utilities Service, and Farm Service 
                Agency, Department of Agriculture (Parts 1800--
                2099)
        XX  [Reserved]
       XXV  Office of Advocacy and Outreach, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 2500--2599)
      XXVI  Office of Inspector General, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 2600--2699)
     XXVII  Office of Information Resources Management, Department 
                of Agriculture (Parts 2700--2799)
    XXVIII  Office of Operations, Department of Agriculture (Parts 
                2800--2899)
      XXIX  Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 2900--2999)
       XXX  Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 3000--3099)
      XXXI  Office of Environmental Quality, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 3100--3199)
     XXXII  Office of Procurement and Property Management, 
                Department of Agriculture (Parts 3200--3299)
    XXXIII  Office of Transportation, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 3300--3399)
     XXXIV  National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Parts 
                3400--3499)
      XXXV  Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 3500--3599)
     XXXVI  National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department 
                of Agriculture (Parts 3600--3699)
    XXXVII  Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 3700--3799)
   XXXVIII  World Agricultural Outlook Board, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 3800--3899)
       XLI  [Reserved]

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      XLII  Rural Business-Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities 
                Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 4200--
                4299)
         L  Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural 
                Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 5000--5099)

                    Title 8--Aliens and Nationality

         I  Department of Homeland Security (Parts 1--499)
         V  Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of 
                Justice (Parts 1000--1399)

                 Title 9--Animals and Animal Products

         I  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department 
                of Agriculture (Parts 1--199)
        II  Agricultural Marketing Service (Fair Trade Practices 
                Program), Department of Agriculture (Parts 200--
                299)
       III  Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 300--599)

                           Title 10--Energy

         I  Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 0--199)
        II  Department of Energy (Parts 200--699)
       III  Department of Energy (Parts 700--999)
         X  Department of Energy (General Provisions) (Parts 
                1000--1099)
      XIII  Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Parts 1300--
                1399)
      XVII  Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Parts 1700--
                1799)
     XVIII  Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
                Commission (Parts 1800--1899)

                      Title 11--Federal Elections

         I  Federal Election Commission (Parts 1--9099)
        II  Election Assistance Commission (Parts 9400--9499)

                      Title 12--Banks and Banking

         I  Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
                Treasury (Parts 1--199)
        II  Federal Reserve System (Parts 200--299)
       III  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 400--
                499)
         V  [Reserved]
        VI  Farm Credit Administration (Parts 600--699)
       VII  National Credit Union Administration (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Federal Financing Bank (Parts 800--899)
        IX  (Parts 900--999)[Reserved]

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         X  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Parts 1000--
                1099)
        XI  Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 
                (Parts 1100--1199)
       XII  Federal Housing Finance Agency (Parts 1200--1299)
      XIII  Financial Stability Oversight Council (Parts 1300--
                1399)
       XIV  Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (Parts 1400--
                1499)
        XV  Department of the Treasury (Parts 1500--1599)
       XVI  Office of Financial Research, Department of the 
                Treasury (Parts 1600--1699)
      XVII  Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, 
                Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 
                1700--1799)
     XVIII  Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, 
                Department of the Treasury (Parts 1800--1899)

               Title 13--Business Credit and Assistance

         I  Small Business Administration (Parts 1--199)
       III  Economic Development Administration, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board (Parts 400--499)
         V  Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board (Parts 
                500--599)

                    Title 14--Aeronautics and Space

         I  Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
                Transportation (Parts 1--199)
        II  Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation 
                (Aviation Proceedings) (Parts 200--399)
       III  Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation 
                Administration, Department of Transportation 
                (Parts 400--1199)
         V  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts 
                1200--1299)
        VI  Air Transportation System Stabilization (Parts 1300--
                1399)

                 Title 15--Commerce and Foreign Trade

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Commerce (Parts 
                0--29)
            Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Commerce and 
                Foreign Trade
         I  Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce (Parts 
                30--199)
        II  National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
                Department of Commerce (Parts 200--299)
       III  International Trade Administration, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Department of Commerce 
                (Parts 400--499)
       VII  Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 700--799)

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      VIII  Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce 
                (Parts 800--899)
        IX  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
                Department of Commerce (Parts 900--999)
        XI  National Technical Information Service, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 1100--1199)
      XIII  East-West Foreign Trade Board (Parts 1300--1399)
       XIV  Minority Business Development Agency (Parts 1400--
                1499)
        XV  Office of the Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs, 
                Department of Commerce (Parts 1500--1599)
            Subtitle C--Regulations Relating to Foreign Trade 
                Agreements
        XX  Office of the United States Trade Representative 
                (Parts 2000--2099)
            Subtitle D--Regulations Relating to Telecommunications 
                and Information
     XXIII  National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 
                2300--2399) [Reserved]

                    Title 16--Commercial Practices

         I  Federal Trade Commission (Parts 0--999)
        II  Consumer Product Safety Commission (Parts 1000--1799)

             Title 17--Commodity and Securities Exchanges

         I  Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Parts 1--199)
        II  Securities and Exchange Commission (Parts 200--399)
        IV  Department of the Treasury (Parts 400--499)

          Title 18--Conservation of Power and Water Resources

         I  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of 
                Energy (Parts 1--399)
       III  Delaware River Basin Commission (Parts 400--499)
        VI  Water Resources Council (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Parts 800--899)
      XIII  Tennessee Valley Authority (Parts 1300--1399)

                       Title 19--Customs Duties

         I  U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of 
                Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury 
                (Parts 0--199)
        II  United States International Trade Commission (Parts 
                200--299)
       III  International Trade Administration, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 300--399)
        IV  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department 
                of Homeland Security (Parts 400--599) [Reserved]

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                     Title 20--Employees' Benefits

         I  Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department 
                of Labor (Parts 1--199)
        II  Railroad Retirement Board (Parts 200--399)
       III  Social Security Administration (Parts 400--499)
        IV  Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 500--599)
         V  Employment and Training Administration, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 600--699)
        VI  Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department 
                of Labor (Parts 700--799)
       VII  Benefits Review Board, Department of Labor (Parts 
                800--899)
      VIII  Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (Parts 
                900--999)
        IX  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' 
                Employment and Training Service, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 1000--1099)

                       Title 21--Food and Drugs

         I  Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and 
                Human Services (Parts 1--1299)
        II  Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice 
                (Parts 1300--1399)
       III  Office of National Drug Control Policy (Parts 1400--
                1499)

                      Title 22--Foreign Relations

         I  Department of State (Parts 1--199)
        II  Agency for International Development (Parts 200--299)
       III  Peace Corps (Parts 300--399)
        IV  International Joint Commission, United States and 
                Canada (Parts 400--499)
         V  United States Agency for Global Media (Parts 500--599)
       VII  U.S. International Development Finance Corporation 
                (Parts 700--799)
        IX  Foreign Service Grievance Board (Parts 900--999)
         X  Inter-American Foundation (Parts 1000--1099)
        XI  International Boundary and Water Commission, United 
                States and Mexico, United States Section (Parts 
                1100--1199)
       XII  United States International Development Cooperation 
                Agency (Parts 1200--1299)
      XIII  Millennium Challenge Corporation (Parts 1300--1399)
       XIV  Foreign Service Labor Relations Board; Federal Labor 
                Relations Authority; General Counsel of the 
                Federal Labor Relations Authority; and the Foreign 
                Service Impasse Disputes Panel (Parts 1400--1499)
        XV  African Development Foundation (Parts 1500--1599)
       XVI  Japan-United States Friendship Commission (Parts 
                1600--1699)
      XVII  United States Institute of Peace (Parts 1700--1799)

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                          Title 23--Highways

         I  Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
                Transportation (Parts 1--999)
        II  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and 
                Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
                Transportation (Parts 1200--1299)
       III  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
                Department of Transportation (Parts 1300--1399)

                Title 24--Housing and Urban Development

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary, Department of 
                Housing and Urban Development (Parts 0--99)
            Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban 
                Development
         I  Office of Assistant Secretary for Equal Opportunity, 
                Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 
                100--199)
        II  Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal 
                Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and 
                Urban Development (Parts 200--299)
       III  Government National Mortgage Association, Department 
                of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Office of Housing and Office of Multifamily Housing 
                Assistance Restructuring, Department of Housing 
                and Urban Development (Parts 400--499)
         V  Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning 
                and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development (Parts 500--599)
        VI  Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning 
                and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development (Parts 600--699) [Reserved]
       VII  Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and 
                Urban Development (Housing Assistance Programs and 
                Public and Indian Housing Programs) (Parts 700--
                799)
      VIII  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal 
                Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and 
                Urban Development (Section 8 Housing Assistance 
                Programs, Section 202 Direct Loan Program, Section 
                202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and 
                Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons With 
                Disabilities Program) (Parts 800--899)
        IX  Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
                Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development (Parts 900--1699)
         X  Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal 
                Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and 
                Urban Development (Interstate Land Sales 
                Registration Program) (Parts 1700--1799) 
                [Reserved]
       XII  Office of Inspector General, Department of Housing and 
                Urban Development (Parts 2000--2099)
        XV  Emergency Mortgage Insurance and Loan Programs, 
                Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 
                2700--2799) [Reserved]

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        XX  Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal 
                Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and 
                Urban Development (Parts 3200--3899)
      XXIV  Board of Directors of the HOPE for Homeowners Program 
                (Parts 4000--4099) [Reserved]
       XXV  Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (Parts 4100--
                4199)

                           Title 25--Indians

         I  Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior 
                (Parts 1--299)
        II  Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the 
                Interior (Parts 300--399)
       III  National Indian Gaming Commission, Department of the 
                Interior (Parts 500--599)
        IV  Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (Parts 
                700--899)
         V  Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 
                and Indian Health Service, Department of Health 
                and Human Services (Part 900--999)
        VI  Office of the Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, 
                Department of the Interior (Parts 1000--1199)
       VII  Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, 
                Department of the Interior (Parts 1200--1299)

                      Title 26--Internal Revenue

         I  Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury 
                (Parts 1--End)

           Title 27--Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms

         I  Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department 
                of the Treasury (Parts 1--399)
        II  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 
                Department of Justice (Parts 400--799)

                   Title 28--Judicial Administration

         I  Department of Justice (Parts 0--299)
       III  Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Department of Justice 
                (Parts 300--399)
         V  Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice (Parts 500--
                599)
        VI  Offices of Independent Counsel, Department of Justice 
                (Parts 600--699)
       VII  Office of Independent Counsel (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
                District of Columbia (Parts 800--899)
        IX  National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council 
                (Parts 900--999)

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        XI  Department of Justice and Department of State (Parts 
                1100--1199)

                            Title 29--Labor

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Labor (Parts 
                0--99)
            Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Labor
         I  National Labor Relations Board (Parts 100--199)
        II  Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 200--299)
       III  National Railroad Adjustment Board (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 400--499)
         V  Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor (Parts 
                500--899)
        IX  Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Commission 
                (Parts 900--999)
         X  National Mediation Board (Parts 1200--1299)
       XII  Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (Parts 
                1400--1499)
       XIV  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Parts 1600--
                1699)
      XVII  Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
                Department of Labor (Parts 1900--1999)
        XX  Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 
                (Parts 2200--2499)
       XXV  Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department 
                of Labor (Parts 2500--2599)
     XXVII  Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission 
                (Parts 2700--2799)
        XL  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (Parts 4000--
                4999)

                      Title 30--Mineral Resources

         I  Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 1--199)
        II  Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 
                Department of the Interior (Parts 200--299)
        IV  Geological Survey, Department of the Interior (Parts 
                400--499)
         V  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the 
                Interior (Parts 500--599)
       VII  Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
                Department of the Interior (Parts 700--999)
       XII  Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Department of the 
                Interior (Parts 1200--1299)

                 Title 31--Money and Finance: Treasury

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of the Treasury 
                (Parts 0--50)
            Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Money and Finance

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         I  Monetary Offices, Department of the Treasury (Parts 
                51--199)
        II  Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury (Parts 
                200--399)
        IV  Secret Service, Department of the Treasury (Parts 
                400--499)
         V  Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
                Treasury (Parts 500--599)
        VI  Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Department of the 
                Treasury (Parts 600--699)
       VII  Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Department of 
                the Treasury (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Office of Investment Security, Department of the 
                Treasury (Parts 800--899)
        IX  Federal Claims Collection Standards (Department of the 
                Treasury--Department of Justice) (Parts 900--999)
         X  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of 
                the Treasury (Parts 1000--1099)

                      Title 32--National Defense

            Subtitle A--Department of Defense
         I  Office of the Secretary of Defense (Parts 1--399)
         V  Department of the Army (Parts 400--699)
        VI  Department of the Navy (Parts 700--799)
       VII  Department of the Air Force (Parts 800--1099)
            Subtitle B--Other Regulations Relating to National 
                Defense
       XII  Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency (Parts 
                1200--1299)
       XVI  Selective Service System (Parts 1600--1699)
      XVII  Office of the Director of National Intelligence (Parts 
                1700--1799)
     XVIII  National Counterintelligence Center (Parts 1800--1899)
       XIX  Central Intelligence Agency (Parts 1900--1999)
        XX  Information Security Oversight Office, National 
                Archives and Records Administration (Parts 2000--
                2099)
       XXI  National Security Council (Parts 2100--2199)
      XXIV  Office of Science and Technology Policy (Parts 2400--
                2499)
     XXVII  Office for Micronesian Status Negotiations (Parts 
                2700--2799)
    XXVIII  Office of the Vice President of the United States 
                (Parts 2800--2899)

               Title 33--Navigation and Navigable Waters

         I  Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts 
                1--199)
        II  Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Department 
                of Defense (Parts 200--399)
        IV  Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development 
                Corporation, Department of Transportation (Parts 
                400--499)

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                          Title 34--Education

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary, Department of 
                Education (Parts 1--99)
            Subtitle B--Regulations of the Offices of the 
                Department of Education
         I  Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education 
                (Parts 100--199)
        II  Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, 
                Department of Education (Parts 200--299)
       III  Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative 
                Services, Department of Education (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, 
                Department of Education (Parts 400--499)
         V  Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages 
                Affairs, Department of Education (Parts 500--599) 
                [Reserved]
        VI  Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of 
                Education (Parts 600--699)
       VII  Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 
                Department of Education (Parts 700--799) 
                [Reserved]
            Subtitle C--Regulations Relating to Education
        XI  [Reserved]
       XII  National Council on Disability (Parts 1200--1299)

                          Title 35 [Reserved]

             Title 36--Parks, Forests, and Public Property

         I  National Park Service, Department of the Interior 
                (Parts 1--199)
        II  Forest Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 200--
                299)
       III  Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army (Parts 
                300--399)
        IV  American Battle Monuments Commission (Parts 400--499)
         V  Smithsonian Institution (Parts 500--599)
        VI  [Reserved]
       VII  Library of Congress (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Parts 800--
                899)
        IX  Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation (Parts 
                900--999)
         X  Presidio Trust (Parts 1000--1099)
        XI  Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
                Board (Parts 1100--1199)
       XII  National Archives and Records Administration (Parts 
                1200--1299)
        XV  Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust (Parts 1500--
                1599)
       XVI  Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
                Environmental Policy Foundation (Parts 1600--1699)

             Title 37--Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

         I  United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department 
                of Commerce (Parts 1--199)
        II  U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress (Parts 
                200--299)

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       III  Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress (Parts 
                300--399)
        IV  National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
                Department of Commerce (Parts 400--599)

           Title 38--Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief

         I  Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 0--199)
        II  Armed Forces Retirement Home (Parts 200--299)

                       Title 39--Postal Service

         I  United States Postal Service (Parts 1--999)
       III  Postal Regulatory Commission (Parts 3000--3099)

                  Title 40--Protection of Environment

         I  Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1--1099)
        IV  Environmental Protection Agency and Department of 
                Justice (Parts 1400--1499)
         V  Council on Environmental Quality (Parts 1500--1599)
        VI  Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Parts 
                1600--1699)
       VII  Environmental Protection Agency and Department of 
                Defense; Uniform National Discharge Standards for 
                Vessels of the Armed Forces (Parts 1700--1799)
      VIII  Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Parts 1800--
                1899)
        IX  Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Part 
                1900)

          Title 41--Public Contracts and Property Management

            Subtitle A--Federal Procurement Regulations System 
                [Note]
            Subtitle B--Other Provisions Relating to Public 
                Contracts
        50  Public Contracts, Department of Labor (Parts 50-1--50-
                999)
        51  Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or 
                Severely Disabled (Parts 51-1--51-99)
        60  Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal 
                Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor (Parts 
                60-1--60-999)
        61  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' 
                Employment and Training Service, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 61-1--61-999)
   62--100  [Reserved]
            Subtitle C--Federal Property Management Regulations 
                System
       101  Federal Property Management Regulations (Parts 101-1--
                101-99)
       102  Federal Management Regulation (Parts 102-1--102-299)
  103--104  [Reserved]
       105  General Services Administration (Parts 105-1--105-999)

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       109  Department of Energy Property Management Regulations 
                (Parts 109-1--109-99)
       114  Department of the Interior (Parts 114-1--114-99)
       115  Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 115-1--115-99)
       128  Department of Justice (Parts 128-1--128-99)
  129--200  [Reserved]
            Subtitle D--Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security
       201  Federal Acquisition Security Council (Parts 201-1--
                201-99).
            Subtitle E [Reserved]
            Subtitle F--Federal Travel Regulation System
       300  General (Parts 300-1--300-99)
       301  Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel Allowances (Parts 301-1--
                301-99)
       302  Relocation Allowances (Parts 302-1--302-99)
       303  Payment of Expenses Connected with the Death of 
                Certain Employees (Part 303-1--303-99)
       304  Payment of Travel Expenses from a Non-Federal Source 
                (Parts 304-1--304-99)

                        Title 42--Public Health

         I  Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human 
                Services (Parts 1--199)
   II--III  [Reserved]
        IV  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department 
                of Health and Human Services (Parts 400--699)
         V  Office of Inspector General-Health Care, Department of 
                Health and Human Services (Parts 1000--1099)

                   Title 43--Public Lands: Interior

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of the Interior 
                (Parts 1--199)
            Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Public Lands
         I  Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior 
                (Parts 400--999)
        II  Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior 
                (Parts 1000--9999)
       III  Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 
                Commission (Parts 10000--10099)

             Title 44--Emergency Management and Assistance

         I  Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
                Homeland Security (Parts 0--399)
        IV  Department of Commerce and Department of 
                Transportation (Parts 400--499)

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                       Title 45--Public Welfare

            Subtitle A--Department of Health and Human Services 
                (Parts 1--199)
            Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Public Welfare
        II  Office of Family Assistance (Assistance Programs), 
                Administration for Children and Families, 
                Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 
                200--299)
       III  Office of Child Support Enforcement (Child Support 
                Enforcement Program), Administration for Children 
                and Families, Department of Health and Human 
                Services (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for 
                Children and Families, Department of Health and 
                Human Services (Parts 400--499)
         V  Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United 
                States, Department of Justice (Parts 500--599)
        VI  National Science Foundation (Parts 600--699)
       VII  Commission on Civil Rights (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Office of Personnel Management (Parts 800--899)
        IX  Denali Commission (Parts 900--999)
         X  Office of Community Services, Administration for 
                Children and Families, Department of Health and 
                Human Services (Parts 1000--1099)
        XI  National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
                (Parts 1100--1199)
       XII  Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts 
                1200--1299)
      XIII  Administration for Children and Families, Department 
                of Health and Human Services (Parts 1300--1399)
       XVI  Legal Services Corporation (Parts 1600--1699)
      XVII  National Commission on Libraries and Information 
                Science (Parts 1700--1799)
     XVIII  Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation (Parts 1800--
                1899)
       XXI  Commission of Fine Arts (Parts 2100--2199)
     XXIII  Arctic Research Commission (Parts 2300--2399)
      XXIV  James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (Parts 
                2400--2499)
       XXV  Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts 
                2500--2599)

                          Title 46--Shipping

         I  Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts 
                1--199)
        II  Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation 
                (Parts 200--399)
       III  Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage), Department of 
                Homeland Security (Parts 400--499)
        IV  Federal Maritime Commission (Parts 500--599)

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                      Title 47--Telecommunication

         I  Federal Communications Commission (Parts 0--199)
        II  Office of Science and Technology Policy and National 
                Security Council (Parts 200--299)
       III  National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 
                300--399)
        IV  National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration, Department of Commerce, and 
                National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
                Department of Transportation (Parts 400--499)
         V  The First Responder Network Authority (Parts 500--599)

           Title 48--Federal Acquisition Regulations System

         1  Federal Acquisition Regulation (Parts 1--99)
         2  Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of 
                Defense (Parts 200--299)
         3  Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 300--
                399)
         4  Department of Agriculture (Parts 400--499)
         5  General Services Administration (Parts 500--599)
         6  Department of State (Parts 600--699)
         7  Agency for International Development (Parts 700--799)
         8  Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 800--899)
         9  Department of Energy (Parts 900--999)
        10  Department of the Treasury (Parts 1000--1099)
        12  Department of Transportation (Parts 1200--1299)
        13  Department of Commerce (Parts 1300--1399)
        14  Department of the Interior (Parts 1400--1499)
        15  Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1500--1599)
        16  Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employees 
                Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation (Parts 
                1600--1699)
        17  Office of Personnel Management (Parts 1700--1799)
        18  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts 
                1800--1899)
        19  Broadcasting Board of Governors (Parts 1900--1999)
        20  Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 2000--2099)
        21  Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employees 
                Group Life Insurance Federal Acquisition 
                Regulation (Parts 2100--2199)
        23  Social Security Administration (Parts 2300--2399)
        24  Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 
                2400--2499)
        25  National Science Foundation (Parts 2500--2599)
        28  Department of Justice (Parts 2800--2899)
        29  Department of Labor (Parts 2900--2999)
        30  Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security 
                Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) (Parts 3000--3099)
        34  Department of Education Acquisition Regulation (Parts 
                3400--3499)

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        51  Department of the Army Acquisition Regulations (Parts 
                5100--5199) [Reserved]
        52  Department of the Navy Acquisition Regulations (Parts 
                5200--5299)
        53  Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition 
                Regulation Supplement (Parts 5300--5399) 
                [Reserved]
        54  Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense (Parts 
                5400--5499)
        57  African Development Foundation (Parts 5700--5799)
        61  Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, General Services 
                Administration (Parts 6100--6199)
        99  Cost Accounting Standards Board, Office of Federal 
                Procurement Policy, Office of Management and 
                Budget (Parts 9900--9999)

                       Title 49--Transportation

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation 
                (Parts 1--99)
            Subtitle B--Other Regulations Relating to 
                Transportation
         I  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
                Administration, Department of Transportation 
                (Parts 100--199)
        II  Federal Railroad Administration, Department of 
                Transportation (Parts 200--299)
       III  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
                Department of Transportation (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts 
                400--499)
         V  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
                Department of Transportation (Parts 500--599)
        VI  Federal Transit Administration, Department of 
                Transportation (Parts 600--699)
       VII  National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) 
                (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  National Transportation Safety Board (Parts 800--999)
         X  Surface Transportation Board (Parts 1000--1399)
        XI  Research and Innovative Technology Administration, 
                Department of Transportation (Parts 1400--1499) 
                [Reserved]
       XII  Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
                Homeland Security (Parts 1500--1699)

                   Title 50--Wildlife and Fisheries

         I  United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
                the Interior (Parts 1--199)
        II  National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic 
                and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 200--299)
       III  International Fishing and Related Activities (Parts 
                300--399)

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        IV  Joint Regulations (United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service, Department of the Interior and National 
                Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
                Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
                Commerce); Endangered Species Committee 
                Regulations (Parts 400--499)
         V  Marine Mammal Commission (Parts 500--599)
        VI  Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic 
                and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 600--699)

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           Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR




                      (Revised as of April 1, 2023)

                                                  CFR Title, Subtitle or 
                     Agency                               Chapter

Administrative Conference of the United States    1, III
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation         36, VIII
Advocacy and Outreach, Office of                  7, XXV
Afghanistan Reconstruction, Special Inspector     5, LXXXIII
     General for
African Development Foundation                    22, XV
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 57
Agency for International Development              2, VII; 22, II
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 7
Agricultural Marketing Service                    7, I, VIII, IX, X, XI; 9, 
                                                  II
Agricultural Research Service                     7, V
Agriculture, Department of                        2, IV; 5, LXXIII
  Advocacy and Outreach, Office of                7, XXV
  Agricultural Marketing Service                  7, I, VIII, IX, X, XI; 9, 
                                                  II
  Agricultural Research Service                   7, V
  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service      7, III; 9, I
  Chief Financial Officer, Office of              7, XXX
  Commodity Credit Corporation                    7, XIV
  Economic Research Service                       7, XXXVII
  Energy Policy and New Uses, Office of           2, IX; 7, XXIX
  Environmental Quality, Office of                7, XXXI
  Farm Service Agency                             7, VII, XVIII
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 4
  Federal Crop Insurance Corporation              7, IV
  Food and Nutrition Service                      7, II
  Food Safety and Inspection Service              9, III
  Foreign Agricultural Service                    7, XV
  Forest Service                                  36, II
  Information Resources Management, Office of     7, XXVII
  Inspector General, Office of                    7, XXVI
  National Agricultural Library                   7, XLI
  National Agricultural Statistics Service        7, XXXVI
  National Institute of Food and Agriculture      7, XXXIV
  Natural Resources Conservation Service          7, VI
  Operations, Office of                           7, XXVIII
  Procurement and Property Management, Office of  7, XXXII
  Rural Business-Cooperative Service              7, XVIII, XLII
  Rural Development Administration                7, XLII
  Rural Housing Service                           7, XVIII, XXXV
  Rural Utilities Service                         7, XVII, XVIII, XLII
  Secretary of Agriculture, Office of             7, Subtitle A
  Transportation, Office of                       7, XXXIII
  World Agricultural Outlook Board                7, XXXVIII
Air Force, Department of                          32, VII
  Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement       48, 53
Air Transportation Stabilization Board            14, VI
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau          27, I
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,       27, II
     Bureau of
AMTRAK                                            49, VII
American Battle Monuments Commission              36, IV
American Indians, Office of the Special Trustee   25, VII
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service        7, III; 9, I
Appalachian Regional Commission                   5, IX
Architectural and Transportation Barriers         36, XI
   Compliance Board
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Arctic Research Commission                        45, XXIII
Armed Forces Retirement Home                      5, XI; 38, II
Army, Department of                               32, V
  Engineers, Corps of                             33, II; 36, III
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 51
Benefits Review Board                             20, VII
Bilingual Education and Minority Languages        34, V
     Affairs, Office of
Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for         41, 51
     Purchase from People Who Are
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 19
Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Office    34, IV
     of
Census Bureau                                     15, I
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services          42, IV
Central Intelligence Agency                       32, XIX
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board    40, VI
Chief Financial Officer, Office of                7, XXX
Child Support Enforcement, Office of              45, III
Children and Families, Administration for         45, II, III, IV, X, XIII
Civil Rights, Commission on                       5, LXVIII; 45, VII
Civil Rights, Office for                          34, I
Coast Guard                                       33, I; 46, I; 49, IV
Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage)                46, III
Commerce, Department of                           2, XIII; 44, IV; 50, VI
  Census Bureau                                   15, I
  Economic Affairs, Office of the Under-          15, XV
       Secretary for
  Economic Analysis, Bureau of                    15, VIII
  Economic Development Administration             13, III
  Emergency Management and Assistance             44, IV
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 13
  Foreign-Trade Zones Board                       15, IV
  Industry and Security, Bureau of                15, VII
  International Trade Administration              15, III; 19, III
  National Institute of Standards and Technology  15, II; 37, IV
  National Marine Fisheries Service               50, II, IV
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric                15, IX; 50, II, III, IV, 
       Administration                             VI
  National Technical Information Service          15, XI
  National Telecommunications and Information     15, XXIII; 47, III, IV
       Administration
  National Weather Service                        15, IX
  Patent and Trademark Office, United States      37, I
  Secretary of Commerce, Office of                15, Subtitle A
Commercial Space Transportation                   14, III
Commodity Credit Corporation                      7, XIV
Commodity Futures Trading Commission              5, XLI; 17, I
Community Planning and Development, Office of     24, V, VI
     Assistant Secretary for
Community Services, Office of                     45, X
Comptroller of the Currency                       12, I
Construction Industry Collective Bargaining       29, IX
     Commission
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau              5, LXXXIV; 12, X
Consumer Product Safety Commission                5, LXXI; 16, II
Copyright Royalty Board                           37, III
Corporation for National and Community Service    2, XXII; 45, XII, XXV
Cost Accounting Standards Board                   48, 99
Council on Environmental Quality                  40, V
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity    5, XCVIII
     and Efficiency
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency    5, LXX; 28, VIII
     for the District of Columbia
Customs and Border Protection                     19, I
Defense, Department of                            2, XI; 5, XXVI; 32, 
                                                  Subtitle A; 40, VII
  Advanced Research Projects Agency               32, I
  Air Force Department                            32, VII
  Army Department                                 32, V; 33, II; 36, III; 
                                                  48, 51
  Defense Acquisition Regulations System          48, 2
  Defense Intelligence Agency                     32, I

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  Defense Logistics Agency                        32, I, XII; 48, 54
  Engineers, Corps of                             33, II; 36, III
  National Imagery and Mapping Agency             32, I
  Navy, Department of                             32, VI; 48, 52
  Secretary of Defense, Office of                 2, XI; 32, I
Defense Contract Audit Agency                     32, I
Defense Intelligence Agency                       32, I
Defense Logistics Agency                          32, XII; 48, 54
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board           10, XVII
Delaware River Basin Commission                   18, III
Denali Commission                                 45, IX
Disability, National Council on                   5, C; 34, XII
District of Columbia, Court Services and          5, LXX; 28, VIII
     Offender Supervision Agency for the
Drug Enforcement Administration                   21, II
East-West Foreign Trade Board                     15, XIII
Economic Affairs, Office of the Under-Secretary   15, XV
     for
Economic Analysis, Bureau of                      15, VIII
Economic Development Administration               13, III
Economic Research Service                         7, XXXVII
Education, Department of                          2, XXXIV; 5, LIII
  Bilingual Education and Minority Languages      34, V
       Affairs, Office of
  Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Office  34, IV
       of
  Civil Rights, Office for                        34, I
  Educational Research and Improvement, Office    34, VII
       of
  Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of   34, II
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 34
  Postsecondary Education, Office of              34, VI
  Secretary of Education, Office of               34, Subtitle A
  Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,  34, III
       Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, Office of   34, VII
Election Assistance Commission                    2, LVIII; 11, II
Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of     34, II
Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board       13, V
Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board              13, IV
Employee Benefits Security Administration         29, XXV
Employees' Compensation Appeals Board             20, IV
Employees Loyalty Board                           5, V
Employment and Training Administration            20, V
Employment Policy, National Commission for        1, IV
Employment Standards Administration               20, VI
Endangered Species Committee                      50, IV
Energy, Department of                             2, IX; 5, XXIII; 10, II, 
                                                  III, X
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 9
  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission            5, XXIV; 18, I
  Property Management Regulations                 41, 109
Energy, Office of                                 7, XXIX
Engineers, Corps of                               33, II; 36, III
Engraving and Printing, Bureau of                 31, VI
Environmental Protection Agency                   2, XV; 5, LIV; 40, I, IV, 
                                                  VII
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 15
  Property Management Regulations                 41, 115
Environmental Quality, Office of                  7, XXXI
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission           5, LXII; 29, XIV
Equal Opportunity, Office of Assistant Secretary  24, I
     for
Executive Office of the President                 3, I
  Environmental Quality, Council on               40, V
  Management and Budget, Office of                2, Subtitle A; 5, III, 
                                                  LXXVII; 14, VI; 48, 99
  National Drug Control Policy, Office of         2, XXXVI; 21, III
  National Security Council                       32, XXI; 47, II
  Presidential Documents                          3
  Science and Technology Policy, Office of        32, XXIV; 47, II
  Trade Representative, Office of the United      15, XX
     States
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Export-Import Bank of the United States           2, XXXV; 5, LII; 12, IV
Family Assistance, Office of                      45, II
Farm Credit Administration                        5, XXXI; 12, VI
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation          5, XXX; 12, XIV
Farm Service Agency                               7, VII, XVIII
Federal Acquisition Regulation                    48, 1
Federal Acquisition Security Council              41, 201
Federal Aviation Administration                   14, I
  Commercial Space Transportation                 14, III
Federal Claims Collection Standards               31, IX
Federal Communications Commission                 2, LX; 5, XXIX; 47, I
Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office of   41, 60
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation                7, IV
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation             5, XXII; 12, III
Federal Election Commission                       5, XXXVII; 11, I
Federal Emergency Management Agency               44, I
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal    48, 21
     Acquisition Regulation
Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition     48, 16
     Regulation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission              5, XXIV; 18, I
Federal Financial Institutions Examination        12, XI
     Council
Federal Financing Bank                            12, VIII
Federal Highway Administration                    23, I, II
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation            1, IV
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office       12, XVII
Federal Housing Finance Agency                    5, LXXX; 12, XII
Federal Labor Relations Authority                 5, XIV, XLIX; 22, XIV
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center           31, VII
Federal Management Regulation                     41, 102
Federal Maritime Commission                       46, IV
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service        29, XII
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission  5, LXXIV; 29, XXVII
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration       49, III
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council   40, IX
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.                   28, III
Federal Procurement Policy Office                 48, 99
Federal Property Management Regulations           41, 101
Federal Railroad Administration                   49, II
Federal Register, Administrative Committee of     1, I
Federal Register, Office of                       1, II
Federal Reserve System                            12, II
  Board of Governors                              5, LVIII
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board        5, VI, LXXVI
Federal Service Impasses Panel                    5, XIV
Federal Trade Commission                          5, XLVII; 16, I
Federal Transit Administration                    49, VI
Federal Travel Regulation System                  41, Subtitle F
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network              31, X
Financial Research Office                         12, XVI
Financial Stability Oversight Council             12, XIII
Fine Arts, Commission of                          45, XXI
Fiscal Service                                    31, II
Fish and Wildlife Service, United States          50, I, IV
Food and Drug Administration                      21, I
Food and Nutrition Service                        7, II
Food Safety and Inspection Service                9, III
Foreign Agricultural Service                      7, XV
Foreign Assets Control, Office of                 31, V
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the       45, V
     United States
Foreign Service Grievance Board                   22, IX
Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel            22, XIV
Foreign Service Labor Relations Board             22, XIV
Foreign-Trade Zones Board                         15, IV
Forest Service                                    36, II
General Services Administration                   5, LVII; 41, 105
  Contract Appeals, Board of                      48, 61
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 5

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  Federal Management Regulation                   41, 102
  Federal Property Management Regulations         41, 101
  Federal Travel Regulation System                41, Subtitle F
  General                                         41, 300
  Payment From a Non-Federal Source for Travel    41, 304
       Expenses
  Payment of Expenses Connected With the Death    41, 303
       of Certain Employees
  Relocation Allowances                           41, 302
  Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel Allowances          41, 301
Geological Survey                                 30, IV
Government Accountability Office                  4, I
Government Ethics, Office of                      5, XVI
Government National Mortgage Association          24, III
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards          7, VIII; 9, II
     Administration
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development       33, IV
     Corporation
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council          2, LIX; 40, VIII
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation            45, XVIII
Health and Human Services, Department of          2, III; 5, XLV; 45, 
                                                  Subtitle A
  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services        42, IV
  Child Support Enforcement, Office of            45, III
  Children and Families, Administration for       45, II, III, IV, X, XIII
  Community Services, Office of                   45, X
  Family Assistance, Office of                    45, II
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 3
  Food and Drug Administration                    21, I
  Indian Health Service                           25, V
  Inspector General (Health Care), Office of      42, V
  Public Health Service                           42, I
  Refugee Resettlement, Office of                 45, IV
Homeland Security, Department of                  2, XXX; 5, XXXVI; 6, I; 8, 
                                                  I
  Coast Guard                                     33, I; 46, I; 49, IV
  Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage)              46, III
  Customs and Border Protection                   19, I
  Federal Emergency Management Agency             44, I
  Human Resources Management and Labor Relations  5, XCVII
       Systems
  Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau      19, IV
  Transportation Security Administration          49, XII
HOPE for Homeowners Program, Board of Directors   24, XXIV
     of
Housing and Urban Development, Department of      2, XXIV; 5, LXV; 24, 
                                                  Subtitle B
  Community Planning and Development, Office of   24, V, VI
       Assistant Secretary for
  Equal Opportunity, Office of Assistant          24, I
       Secretary for
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 24
  Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Office    12, XVII
       of
  Government National Mortgage Association        24, III
  Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner, Office   24, II, VIII, X, XX
       of Assistant Secretary for
  Housing, Office of, and Multifamily Housing     24, IV
       Assistance Restructuring, Office of
  Inspector General, Office of                    24, XII
  Public and Indian Housing, Office of Assistant  24, IX
       Secretary for
  Secretary, Office of                            24, Subtitle A, VII
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner, Office of  24, II, VIII, X, XX
     Assistant Secretary for
Housing, Office of, and Multifamily Housing       24, IV
     Assistance Restructuring, Office of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau        19, IV
Immigration Review, Executive Office for          8, V
Independent Counsel, Office of                    28, VII
Independent Counsel, Offices of                   28, VI
Indian Affairs, Bureau of                         25, I, V
Indian Affairs, Office of the Assistant           25, VI
     Secretary
Indian Arts and Crafts Board                      25, II

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Indian Health Service                             25, V
Industry and Security, Bureau of                  15, VII
Information Resources Management, Office of       7, XXVII
Information Security Oversight Office, National   32, XX
     Archives and Records Administration
Inspector General
  Agriculture Department                          7, XXVI
  Health and Human Services Department            42, V
  Housing and Urban Development Department        24, XII, XV
Institute of Peace, United States                 22, XVII
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator,    5, CIV
     Office of
Inter-American Foundation                         5, LXIII; 22, X
Interior, Department of                           2, XIV
  American Indians, Office of the Special         25, VII
       Trustee
  Endangered Species Committee                    50, IV
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 14
  Federal Property Management Regulations System  41, 114
  Fish and Wildlife Service, United States        50, I, IV
  Geological Survey                               30, IV
  Indian Affairs, Bureau of                       25, I, V
  Indian Affairs, Office of the Assistant         25, VI
       Secretary
  Indian Arts and Crafts Board                    25, II
  Land Management, Bureau of                      43, II
  National Indian Gaming Commission               25, III
  National Park Service                           36, I
  Natural Resource Revenue, Office of             30, XII
  Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of              30, V
  Reclamation, Bureau of                          43, I
  Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Bureau    30, II
       of
  Secretary of the Interior, Office of            2, XIV; 43, Subtitle A
  Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,     30, VII
       Office of
Internal Revenue Service                          26, I
International Boundary and Water Commission,      22, XI
     United States and Mexico, United States 
     Section
International Development, United States Agency   22, II
     for
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 7
International Development Cooperation Agency,     22, XII
     United States
International Development Finance Corporation,    5, XXXIII; 22, VII
     U.S.
International Joint Commission, United States     22, IV
     and Canada
International Organizations Employees Loyalty     5, V
     Board
International Trade Administration                15, III; 19, III
International Trade Commission, United States     19, II
Interstate Commerce Commission                    5, XL
Investment Security, Office of                    31, VIII
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation      45, XXIV
Japan-United States Friendship Commission         22, XVI
Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries       20, VIII
Justice, Department of                            2, XXVIII; 5, XXVIII; 28, 
                                                  I, XI; 40, IV
  Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,     27, II
       Bureau of
  Drug Enforcement Administration                 21, II
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 28
  Federal Claims Collection Standards             31, IX
  Federal Prison Industries, Inc.                 28, III
  Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the     45, V
       United States
  Immigration Review, Executive Office for        8, V
  Independent Counsel, Offices of                 28, VI
  Prisons, Bureau of                              28, V
  Property Management Regulations                 41, 128
Labor, Department of                              2, XXIX; 5, XLII
  Benefits Review Board                           20, VII
  Employee Benefits Security Administration       29, XXV
  Employees' Compensation Appeals Board           20, IV
  Employment and Training Administration          20, V
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 29

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  Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office    41, 60
       of
  Federal Procurement Regulations System          41, 50
  Labor-Management Standards, Office of           29, II, IV
  Mine Safety and Health Administration           30, I
  Occupational Safety and Health Administration   29, XVII
  Public Contracts                                41, 50
  Secretary of Labor, Office of                   29, Subtitle A
  Veterans' Employment and Training Service,      41, 61; 20, IX
       Office of the Assistant Secretary for
  Wage and Hour Division                          29, V
  Workers' Compensation Programs, Office of       20, I, VI
Labor-Management Standards, Office of             29, II, IV
Land Management, Bureau of                        43, II
Legal Services Corporation                        45, XVI
Libraries and Information Science, National       45, XVII
     Commission on
Library of Congress                               36, VII
  Copyright Royalty Board                         37, III
  U.S. Copyright Office                           37, II
Management and Budget, Office of                  5, III, LXXVII; 14, VI; 
                                                  48, 99
Marine Mammal Commission                          50, V
Maritime Administration                           46, II
Merit Systems Protection Board                    5, II, LXIV
Micronesian Status Negotiations, Office for       32, XXVII
Military Compensation and Retirement              5, XCIX
     Modernization Commission
Millennium Challenge Corporation                  22, XIII
Mine Safety and Health Administration             30, I
Minority Business Development Agency              15, XIV
Miscellaneous Agencies                            1, IV
Monetary Offices                                  31, I
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in     36, XVI
     National Environmental Policy Foundation
Museum and Library Services, Institute of         2, XXXI
National Aeronautics and Space Administration     2, XVIII; 5, LIX; 14, V
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 18
National Agricultural Library                     7, XLI
National Agricultural Statistics Service          7, XXXVI
National and Community Service, Corporation for   2, XXII; 45, XII, XXV
National Archives and Records Administration      2, XXVI; 5, LXVI; 36, XII
  Information Security Oversight Office           32, XX
National Capital Planning Commission              1, IV, VI
National Counterintelligence Center               32, XVIII
National Credit Union Administration              5, LXXXVI; 12, VII
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact     28, IX
     Council
National Drug Control Policy, Office of           2, XXXVI; 21, III
National Endowment for the Arts                   2, XXXII
National Endowment for the Humanities             2, XXXIII
National Foundation on the Arts and the           45, XI
     Humanities
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency           32, I
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration    23, II, III; 47, VI; 49, V
National Imagery and Mapping Agency               32, I
National Indian Gaming Commission                 25, III
National Institute of Food and Agriculture        7, XXXIV
National Institute of Standards and Technology    15, II; 37, IV
National Intelligence, Office of Director of      5, IV; 32, XVII
National Labor Relations Board                    5, LXI; 29, I
National Marine Fisheries Service                 50, II, IV
National Mediation Board                          5, CI; 29, X
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   15, IX; 50, II, III, IV, 
                                                  VI
National Park Service                             36, I
National Railroad Adjustment Board                29, III
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)  49, VII
National Science Foundation                       2, XXV; 5, XLIII; 45, VI
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 25
National Security Council                         32, XXI; 47, II

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National Technical Information Service            15, XI
National Telecommunications and Information       15, XXIII; 47, III, IV, V
     Administration
National Transportation Safety Board              49, VIII
Natural Resource Revenue, Office of               30, XII
Natural Resources Conservation Service            7, VI
Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, Office of      25, IV
Navy, Department of                               32, VI
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 52
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation             24, XXV
Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste  10, XVIII
     Commission
Nuclear Regulatory Commission                     2, XX; 5, XLVIII; 10, I
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 20
Occupational Safety and Health Administration     29, XVII
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission  29, XX
Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of                30, V
Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust             36, XV
Operations Office                                 7, XXVIII
Patent and Trademark Office, United States        37, I
Payment From a Non-Federal Source for Travel      41, 304
     Expenses
Payment of Expenses Connected With the Death of   41, 303
     Certain Employees
Peace Corps                                       2, XXXVII; 22, III
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation       36, IX
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation              29, XL
Personnel Management, Office of                   5, I, IV, XXXV; 45, VIII
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 17
  Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal  48, 21
       Acquisition Regulation
  Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition   48, 16
       Regulation
  Human Resources Management and Labor Relations  5, XCVII
       Systems, Department of Homeland Security
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety           49, I
     Administration
Postal Regulatory Commission                      5, XLVI; 39, III
Postal Service, United States                     5, LX; 39, I
Postsecondary Education, Office of                34, VI
President's Commission on White House             1, IV
     Fellowships
Presidential Documents                            3
Presidio Trust                                    36, X
Prisons, Bureau of                                28, V
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board       6, X
Procurement and Property Management, Office of    7, XXXII
Public and Indian Housing, Office of Assistant    24, IX
     Secretary for
Public Contracts, Department of Labor             41, 50
Public Health Service                             42, I
Railroad Retirement Board                         20, II
Reclamation, Bureau of                            43, I
Refugee Resettlement, Office of                   45, IV
Relocation Allowances                             41, 302
Research and Innovative Technology                49, XI
     Administration
Rural Business-Cooperative Service                7, XVIII, XLII, L
Rural Development Administration                  7, XLII
Rural Housing Service                             7, XVIII, XXXV, L
Rural Utilities Service                           7, XVII, XVIII, XLII, L
Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Bureau of   30, II
Science and Technology Policy, Office of          32, XXIV; 47, II
Secret Service                                    31, IV
Securities and Exchange Commission                5, XXXIV; 17, II
Selective Service System                          32, XVI
Small Business Administration                     2, XXVII; 13, I
Smithsonian Institution                           36, V
Social Security Administration                    2, XXIII; 20, III; 48, 23
Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, United States        5, XI
Special Counsel, Office of                        5, VIII
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,    34, III
     Office of
State, Department of                              2, VI; 22, I; 28, XI

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  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 6
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,       30, VII
     Office of
Surface Transportation Board                      49, X
Susquehanna River Basin Commission                18, VIII
Tennessee Valley Authority                        5, LXIX; 18, XIII
Trade Representative, United States, Office of    15, XX
Transportation, Department of                     2, XII; 5, L
  Commercial Space Transportation                 14, III
  Emergency Management and Assistance             44, IV
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 12
  Federal Aviation Administration                 14, I
  Federal Highway Administration                  23, I, II
  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration     49, III
  Federal Railroad Administration                 49, II
  Federal Transit Administration                  49, VI
  Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development     33, IV
       Corporation
  Maritime Administration                         46, II
  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration  23, II, III; 47, IV; 49, V
  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety         49, I
       Administration
  Secretary of Transportation, Office of          14, II; 49, Subtitle A
  Transportation Statistics Bureau                49, XI
Transportation, Office of                         7, XXXIII
Transportation Security Administration            49, XII
Transportation Statistics Bureau                  49, XI
Travel Allowances, Temporary Duty (TDY)           41, 301
Treasury, Department of the                       2, X; 5, XXI; 12, XV; 17, 
                                                  IV; 31, IX
  Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau        27, I
  Community Development Financial Institutions    12, XVIII
       Fund
  Comptroller of the Currency                     12, I
  Customs and Border Protection                   19, I
  Engraving and Printing, Bureau of               31, VI
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 10
  Federal Claims Collection Standards             31, IX
  Federal Law Enforcement Training Center         31, VII
  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network            31, X
  Fiscal Service                                  31, II
  Foreign Assets Control, Office of               31, V
  Internal Revenue Service                        26, I
  Investment Security, Office of                  31, VIII
  Monetary Offices                                31, I
  Secret Service                                  31, IV
  Secretary of the Treasury, Office of            31, Subtitle A
Truman, Harry S. Scholarship Foundation           45, XVIII
United States Agency for Global Media             22, V
United States and Canada, International Joint     22, IV
     Commission
United States and Mexico, International Boundary  22, XI
     and Water Commission, United States Section
U.S. Copyright Office                             37, II
U.S. Office of Special Counsel                    5, CII
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation      43, III
     Commission
Veterans Affairs, Department of                   2, VIII; 38, I
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 8
Veterans' Employment and Training Service,        41, 61; 20, IX
     Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Vice President of the United States, Office of    32, XXVIII
Wage and Hour Division                            29, V
Water Resources Council                           18, VI
Workers' Compensation Programs, Office of         20, I, VII
World Agricultural Outlook Board                  7, XXXVIII

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List of CFR Sections Affected



All changes in this volume of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that 
were made by documents published in the Federal Register since January 
1, 2018 are enumerated in the following list. Entries indicate the 
nature of the changes effected. Page numbers refer to Federal Register 
pages. The user should consult the entries for chapters, parts and 
subparts as well as sections for revisions.
For changes to this volume of the CFR prior to this listing, consult the 
annual edition of the monthly List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA). The 
LSA is available at www.govinfo.gov. For changes to this volume of the 
CFR prior to 2001, see the ``List of CFR Sections Affected, 1949-1963, 
1964-1972, 1973-1985, and 1986-2000'' published in 11 separate volumes. 
The ``List of CFR Sections Affected 1986-2000'' is available at 
www.govinfo.gov.

                                  2018

18 CFR
                                                                   83 FR
                                                                    Page
Chapter III
401.43 Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3 revised.......................26355
420.41 (a) and (b) revised.........................................26355
Chapter VIII
801 Authority citation revised.....................................11875
801.14 Added.......................................................11876
Chapter XIII
1301.63 (a) revised................................................48373
1301.67 (c) revised................................................48373
1304.1 Amended.....................................................44472
1304.100--1304.103 (Subpart B) Heading revised.....................44472
1304.100 Revised...................................................44472
1304.101 Heading, (a), (b), and (d) revised; (c) introductory 
        text, (1), (2), (e), and (f) amended; (g) added............44473
1304.102 Heading and (c) revised; (a) and (b) amended..............44473
1304.103 Removed...................................................44474
1304.204 (a), (b), and (n) revised.................................44474
1304.406 Amended...................................................44474
1304.412 Amended...................................................44474

                                  2019

18 CFR
                                                                   84 FR
                                                                    Page
Chapter III
401.43 Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3 revised.......................27035
420.41 (a) and (b) revised.........................................27036

                                  2020

18 CFR
                                                                   85 FR
                                                                    Page
Chapter VIII
806.22 (b)(1) and (e)(1) revised...................................16546
Chapter XIII
1301.70--1301.80 (Subpart F) Added.................................60066
1318 Added; eff. 4-27-20...........................................17458

                                  2021

18 CFR
                                                                   86 FR
                                                                    Page
Chapter III
401.35 (a) introductory text, (2), (15), (b)(14) through (17), and 
        (c) revised; (b)(18) and (d) removed.......................20629
401.43 (b)(1) introductory text, (iii) introductory text, (2)(i), 
        (4)(iii), and (c) revised; (e) Table 1 amended.............20630
401.43 Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3 revised.......................28262
420.41 (a) and (b) revised.........................................28263

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440 Added..........................................................20630
Chapter VIII
806.3 Amended......................................................52965
806.4 Revised......................................................52965
806.6 (a)(5) and (b) revised; (d) added............................52967
806.12 Revised.....................................................52967
806.14 (a)(2), (3), (b)(1), (2), (c)(2), (3), (5), and (d) 
        revised; (c)(10) and (11) added............................52968
806.15 Revised.....................................................52969
806.18 (c) revised.................................................52969
806.22 (e)(6), (8), (f)(4), and (11) through (13) revised; (f)(14) 
        removed....................................................52969
806.23 (b) heading and (4) revised; (b)(6) and (7) added...........52970
806.34 (c)(2) revised..............................................52970
Chapter XIII
1301.70--1301.80 (Subpart F) Removed...............................28489
1304.2 (a), (b), (c)(1)(i), (ii)(A), and (d) revised; (c)(1) 
        introductory text and (2)(i) introductory text amended.....50632
1304.10 (b)(2) revised; (c) added..................................50633
1304.100 Revised...................................................50633
1304.101 Revised...................................................50633
1304.102 Revised...................................................50635
1304.103 Added.....................................................50635
1304.204 (a) and (i) revised.......................................50635
1304.211 (d)(2) revised............................................50636
1304.212 (a)(1) revised............................................50636
1304.302 Amended...................................................50636
1304.400 (a) revised...............................................50636
1304.406 Amended...................................................50636
1304.412 Amended...................................................50636

                                  2022

18 CFR
                                                                   87 FR
                                                                    Page
Chapter III
401.43 Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3 revised.......................31417
420.41 (a) and (b) revised.........................................31417

                                  2023

   (Regulations published from January 1, 2023, through April 1, 2023)

18 CFR
                                                                   88 FR
                                                                    Page
Chapter III
410.1 (c) revised...................................................7006
440.1 (d) revised...................................................7006
440.2 Introductory text amended.....................................7007
440.4 Added.........................................................7007


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