18 C.F.R. PART 8—RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND DEVELOPMENT AT LICENSED PROJECTS
Title 18 - Conservation of Power and Water Resources
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 551–557; 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r; 42 U.S.C. 7101–7352.
Following the issuance or amendment of a license, the licensee shall make reasonable efforts to keep the public informed of the availability of project lands and waters for recreational purposes, and of the license conditions of interest to persons who may be interested in the recreational aspects of the project or who may wish to acquire lands in its vicinity. Such efforts shall include but not be limited to: the publication of notice in a local newspaper once each week for 4 weeks of the project's license conditions which relate to public access to and the use of the project waters and lands for recreational purposes, recreational plans, installation of recreation and fish and wildlife facilities, reservoir water surface elevations, minimum water releases or rates of change of water releases and such other conditions of general public interest as the Commission may designate in the order issuing or amending the license. [Order 299, 30 FR 7313, June 3, 1965] (a) Following the issuance or amendment of a license, the licensee shall post and shall maintain at all points of public access which are required by the license (or at such access points as are specifically designated for this purpose by the licensee) and at such other points as are subsequently prescribed by the Commission on its own motion or upon the recommendation of a public recreation agency operating in the area in which the project is located, a conspicuous sign giving the name of the project and the owner of the project, a statement that it is licensed by the Commission and the project number, directions to the areas of the project which are available for public recreation use, permissible times and activities, and other regulations regarding such use, and advising that further information may be obtained at local offices of the licensee in the vicinity of the project. In addition, the licensee shall post at such locations conspicuous notice that the recreation facilities are open to all members of the public without discrimination. (b) The licensee shall make available for inspection at its local offices in the vicinity of the project the recreation plan approved by the Commission and the entire license instrument, properly indexed for easy reference to the license conditions designated for publications in §8.1. [Order 299, 30 FR 7313, June 3, 1965, as amended by Order 341, 32 FR 6488, Apr. 27, 1967; 32 FR 11640, Aug. 11, 1967] Every licensee maintaining recreation facilities for the use of the public at a licensed project, or employing or permitting any other person to maintain such facilities, shall permit, or require such other person to permit, equal and unobstructed use of such facilities to all members of the public without regard to race, color, religious creed or national origin. [Order 341, 32 FR 6488, Apr. 27, 1967] (a) Applicability. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each licensee of a project under major or minor Commission license shall prepare with respect to each development within such project an original and two conformed copies of FERC Form No. 80 prescribed by §141.14 of this chapter and submit them to a Commission Regional Office pursuant to the requirements in the General Information portion of the form. (2) FERC Form No. 80 is due on April 1, 1991, for data compiled during the calendar year ending December 31, 1990. Thereafter, FERC Form No. 80 is due on April 1 of every sixth year for data compiled during the previous calendar year. (3) The Form No. 80 shall be completed in its entirety for each initial filing of the report. Filings of Form No. 80 made subsequent to an initial filing of the report shall be completed only to the extent necessary to change, delete or add to the information supplied in a previously-filed form. (4) A copy of the Form No. 80 should be retained by the respondent licensee in its file. (b) Initial Form No. 80 filings. Each licensee of an unconstructed project shall file an initial Form No. 80 after such project has been in operation for a full calendar year prior to the filing deadline. Each licensee of an existing (constructed) project shall file an initial Form No. 80 after such project has been licensed for a full calendar year prior to the filing deadline. (c) Exemptions. A licensee who has filed a Form No. 80 may request an exemption from any further filing of the form for any development that has no existing or potential recreational use or only a minor existing or potential recreational use (as indicated by fewer than 100 recreation days of use during the previous calendar year) by submitting a statement not later than 6 months prior to the due date for the next filing, stating that Form No. 80 has been filed previously for such development and setting out the basis for believing that the development has no existing or potential recreational use or a minor existing or potential recreational use. [46 FR 50059, Oct. 9, 1981, as amended by 49 FR 5073, Feb. 10, 1984; Order 419, 50 FR 20096, May 14, 1985; Order 540, 57 FR 21737, May 22, 1992]
Title 18: Conservation of Power and Water Resources
PART 8—RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND DEVELOPMENT AT LICENSED PROJECTS
Section Contents
§ 8.1 Publication of license conditions relating to recreation.
§ 8.2 Posting of project lands as to recreational use and availability of information.
§ 8.3 Discrimination prohibited.
§ 8.11 Information respecting use and development of public recreational opportunities.
§ 8.1 Publication of license conditions relating to recreation.
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§ 8.2 Posting of project lands as to recreational use and availability of information.
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§ 8.3 Discrimination prohibited.
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§ 8.11 Information respecting use and development of public recreational opportunities.
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