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EMD-81-22 1 (1980-10-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabbeq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: (i' - : / UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE - /WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION October 24, 1980 B-200895 The Honorable John A. Durkin Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy II I Conservation and Supply Committee on Energy and Natural 113678 Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairmans Subjects 5Are Hydropower Permits and Licenses Being Issued Quicker Due to FERC's Streamlined Procedures-J(EMD-81-22) Your September 25, 1980, letter requested that we assess the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) efforts to streamline its licensing process to determine if the pro- cess has, in fact, reduced license approval time. In order to be timely in responding to your needs, we relied on informa- tion developed in our previous hydropower report / and docu- mentation gathered at FERC. BACKGROUND Hydropower, as a method to decrease our dependency on imported oil, has received renewed attention. The Administra- tion's National Energy Plan emphasized the development and use of renewable resources and specifically discussed the potential of small existing hydroelectric facilities. This renewed interest in hydropower has been evidenced by the dramatic increase in the number of preliminary permit applications under consideration. The responsibility for licensing all non-Federal development of hydroelectric power rests with FERC. The following table shows, as of certain dates, the number of pending preliminary permits being con- sidered by FERC. i/Hydropower--An Energy Source Whose Time Has Come Again, EMD-80-30, Jan. 11, 1980. (005222) 2 '6o3

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