18 C.F.R. § 803.30 Duration of approvals.
Title 18 - Conservation of Power and Water Resources
(a) Approvals issued under this part shall have a duration equal to the term of any accompanying signatory license or permit regulating the same subject matter. If there is no such accompanying license or permit or if no term is specified in such accompanying license or permit, the duration of a commission approval issued under this part shall be 25 years. The commission, upon its own motion or that of a project sponsor, may modify this duration in consideration of such factors as the time needed to amortize a project investment, the time needed to secure project financing, the potential risks of interference with an existing project, and other equitable factors. Unless there is an accompanying signatory license or permit regulating the same subject matter and specifying a duration, the 25 year duration for projects previously approved by the commission under this part shall commence five years from the date on which such projects were initially approved. (b) For projects that have been approved by the commission but not implemented, approval by the commission under this part shall expire three years from the date of commission action. Likewise, if the use of a project is discontinued for such a period of time and under such circumstances that an abandonment of the project may reasonably be inferred, the commission may rescind a prior approval for such abandoned project. In either case, an approval may be extended or renewed by the commission upon request. (c) The sponsors of projects previously approved by the commission should apply for renewal of their approvals no later than six months prior to the expiration of their previous approval. Such applications for renewal shall be reviewed under the same procedures and standards as for newly proposed projects.
Title 18: Conservation of Power and Water Resources
PART 803—REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PROJECTS
Subpart C—Terms and Conditions of Approval
§ 803.30 Duration of approvals.
