42708 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 148 / Thursday, August 5, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 31382; Amdt. No. 3967] 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle Departure Procedures; 

Miscellaneous Amendments 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule establishes, amends, 

suspends, or removes Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

(SIAPS) and associated Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle Departure 

procedures (ODPs) for operations at 

certain airports. These regulatory 

actions are needed because of the 

adoption of new or revised criteria, or 

because of changes occurring in the 

National Airspace System, such as the 

commissioning of new navigational 

facilities, adding new obstacles, or 

changing air traffic requirements. These 

changes are designed to provide safe 

and efficient use of the navigable 

airspace and to promote safe flight 

operations under instrument flight rules 

at the affected airports. 

DATES: This rule is effective August 5, 

2021. The compliance date for each 

SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, 

and ODP is specified in the amendatory 

provisions. 

The incorporation by reference of 

certain publications listed in the 

regulations is approved by the Director 

of the Federal Register as of August 5, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters 

incorporated by reference in the 

amendment is as follows: 

For Examination 

1. U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Ops–M30. 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Bldg., Ground Floor, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

2. The FAA Air Traffic Organization 

Service Area in which the affected 

airport is located; 

3. The office of Aeronautical 

Information Services, 6500 South 

MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 

73169 or, 

4. The National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, email fedreg.legal@

nara.gov or go to: https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

Availability 

All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and 

ODPs are available online free of charge. 

Visit the National Flight Data Center at 

nfdc.faa.gov to register. Additionally, 

individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums 

and ODP copies may be obtained from 

the FAA Air Traffic Organization 

Service Area in which the affected 

airport is located. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas J. Nichols, Flight Procedures 

and Airspace Group, Flight 

Technologies and Procedures Division, 

Flight Standards Service, Federal 

Aviation Administration. Mailing 

Address: FAA Mike Monroney 

Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures 

and Airspace Group, 6500 South 

MacArthur Blvd., Registry Bldg. 29, 

Room 104, Oklahoma City, OK 73169. 

Telephone (405) 954–4164. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule 

amends 14 CFR part 97 by establishing, 

amending, suspending, or removes 

SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums and/or 

ODPS. The complete regulatory 

description of each SIAP and its 

associated Takeoff Minimums or ODP 

for an identified airport is listed on FAA 

form documents which are incorporated 

by reference in this amendment under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 

CFR part 97.20. The applicable FAA 

Forms 8260–3, 8260–4, 8260–5, 8260– 

15A, 8260–15B, when required by an 

entry on 8260–15A, and 8260–15C. 

The large number of SIAPs, Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPs, their complex 

nature, and the need for a special format 

make publication in the Federal 

Register expensive and impractical. 

Further, airmen do not use the 

regulatory text of the SIAPs, Takeoff 

Minimums or ODPs, but instead refer to 

their graphic depiction on charts 

printed by publishers or aeronautical 

materials. Thus, the advantages of 

incorporation by reference are realized 

and publication of the complete 

description of each SIAP, Takeoff 

Minimums and ODP listed on FAA form 

documents is unnecessary. This 

amendment provides the affected CFR 

sections and specifies the typed of 

SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs 

with their applicable effective dates. 

This amendment also identifies the 

airport and its location, the procedure, 

and the amendment number. 

Availability and Summary of Material 

Incorporated by Reference 

The material incorporated by 

reference is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section. 

The material incorporated by 

reference describes SIAPS, Takeoff 

Minimums and/or ODPs as identified in 

the amendatory language for part 97 of 

this final rule. 

The Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is 

effective upon publication of each 

separate SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and 

ODP as amended in the transmittal. 

Some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and 

textual ODP amendments may have 

been issued previously by the FAA in a 

Flight Data Center (FDC) Notice to 

Airmen (NOTAM) as an emergency 

action of immediate flights safety 

relating directly to published 

aeronautical charts. 

The circumstances that created the 

need for some SIAP and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODP amendments may 

require making them effective in less 

than 30 days. For the remaining SIAPs 

and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, an 

effective date at least 30 days after 

publication is provided. 

Further, the SIAPs and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPs contained in this 

amendment are based on the criteria 

contained in the U.S. Standard for 

Terminal Instrument Procedures 

(TERPS). In developing these SIAPs and 

Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, the 

TERPS criteria were applied to the 

conditions existing or anticipated at the 

affected airports. Because of the close 

and immediate relationship between 

these SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and 

ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find 

that notice and public procedure under 

5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and 

contrary to the public interest and, 

where applicable, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d), 

good cause exists for making some 

SIAPs effective in less than 30 days. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. It, therefore—(1) is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. For the same 

reason, the FAA certifies that this 

amendment will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 


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number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97 

Air Traffic Control, Airports, 

Incorporation by reference, Navigation 

(air). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 23, 

2021. 

Wade E.K. Terrell, 

Aviation Safety, Flight Standards Service, 

Manager (A), Flight Technologies and 

Procedures Division. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, Title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 

CRF part 97) is amended by 

establishing, amending, suspending, or 

removing Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures and/or Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle Departure 

Procedures effective at 0901 UTC on the 

dates specified, as follows: 

PART 97—STANDARD INSTRUMENT 

APPROACH PROCEDURES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 97 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 

40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 

44701, 44719, 44721–44722. 

■ 2. Part 97 is amended to read as 

follows: 

Effective 9 September 2021 

Marathon, FL, KMTH, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, 

Orig-B 

Lincoln Park, NJ, N07, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, 

Amdt 1 

Lincoln Park, NJ, N07, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, 

Amdt 1 

Effective 7 October 2021 

Koyukuk, AK, Koyukuk, DIBVY THREE 

Graphic DP 

Port Alsworth, AK, Wilder Runway, LLC, 

MARVN ONE Graphic DP 

Port Alsworth, AK, PAKX, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

6R, Orig 

Port Alsworth, AK, Wilder Runway, LLC, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig 

Talladega, AL, KASN, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, 

Amdt 2A 

Blytheville, AR, KHKA, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

18, Orig-A 

Blytheville, AR, KHKA, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

36, Orig-B 

Corning, AR, 4M9, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, 

Orig-D 

Corning, AR, 4M9, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, 

Orig-E 

Crossett, AR, KCRT, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, 

Orig-D 

Crossett, AR, KCRT, VOR–A, Orig-D, 

CANCELLED 

Hope, AR, M18, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, OrigA 

Hope, AR, M18, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, OrigA 

Lake Village, AR, M32, VOR–A, Amdt 8C, 

CANCELLED 

Mc Gehee, AR, 7M1, VOR/DME–A, Amdt 3, 

CANCELLED 

Monticello, AR, KLLQ, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, 

Amdt 1E 

Monticello, AR, KLLQ, VOR–A, Amdt 6C, 

CANCELLED 

Pine Bluff, AR, KPBF, ILS OR LOC RWY 18, 

Amdt 3E 

Los Angeles, CA, KLAX, ILS OR LOC RWY 

25L, ILS RWY 25L (CAT II), ILS RWY 25L 

(CAT III), Amdt 14D 

Los Angeles, CA, KLAX, RNAV (RNP) Z 

RWY 24R, Amdt 1D 

Oakdale, CA, O27, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, 

Amdt 2A 

Redlands, CA, Redlands Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig-B 

Denver, CO, KDEN, ILS OR LOC RWY 34L, 

ILS RWY 34L (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 34L 

(CAT II), ILS RWY 34L (CAT III), Amdt 2C 

Denver, CO, KDEN, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 34L, 

Amdt 2D 

Immokalee, FL, KIMM, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

36, Amdt 1B 

Lakeland, FL, Lakeland Linder Intl, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1C 

Orlando, FL, KMCO, ILS OR LOC RWY 18R, 

Amdt 11A 

Orlando, FL, KMCO, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18R, 

Amdt 2A 

Quincy, FL, 2J9, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig 

Quincy, FL, 2J9, VOR/DME–A, Amdt 1, 

CANCELLED 

Washington, GA, KIIY, VOR/DME RWY 13, 

Amdt 3B, CANCELLED 

Ankeny, IA, KIKV, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, 

Amdt 1A 

Jefferson, IA, KEFW, NDB RWY 32, Amdt 6A, 

CANCELLED 

Jefferson, IA, KEFW, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, 

Amdt 1 

Jefferson, IA, KEFW, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, 

Amdt 1 

Jefferson, IA, Jefferson Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 4 

Mapleton, IA, KMEY, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, 

Orig-C 

Lewiston, ID, KLWS, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 

12, Orig-B 

Cairo, IL, KCIR, NDB RWY 14, Amdt 2C, 

CANCELLED 

Cairo, IL, KCIR, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, OrigC 

Decatur, IL, KDEC, VOR RWY 36, Amdt 17A 

Freeport, IL, KFEP, ILS OR LOC RWY 24, 

Orig-B 

Freeport, IL, KFEP, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, 

Amdt 1B 

Freeport, IL, KFEP, VOR RWY 24, Amdt 7A, 

CANCELLED 

Peoria, IL, KPIA, ILS OR LOC RWY 4, ILS 

RWY 4 (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 4 (SA CAT 

II), Amdt 4 

Peoria, IL, KPIA, VOR OR TACAN RWY 13, 

Amdt 24 

Poplar Grove, IL, C77, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig 

Poplar Grove, IL, C77, VOR–A, Orig, 

CANCELLED 

Rochelle, IL, KRPJ, VOR–A, Amdt 8B, 

CANCELLED 

Griffith, IN, Griffith-Merrill Ville, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 4B 

Seymour, IN, KSER, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, 

Amdt 1A 

Warsaw, IN, KASW, ILS OR LOC RWY 27, 

Amdt 2 

Warsaw, IN, KASW, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, 

Amdt 1 

Warsaw, IN, KASW, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, 

Amdt 1 

Warsaw, IN, Warsaw Muni, VOR RWY 9, 

Amdt 6, CANCELLED 

Abilene, KS, Abilene Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig-B 

Elkhart, KS, KEHA, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, 

Amdt 1C 

Elkhart, KS, KEHA, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, 

Amdt 1C 

Elkhart, KS, KEHA, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, 

Amdt 1C 

Elkhart, KS, KEHA, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, 

Amdt 1D 

Mc Pherson, KS, KMPR, VOR RWY 36, Amdt 

6C 

Neodesha, KS, Neodesha Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig-A 

New Orleans, LA, KMSY, ILS OR LOC RWY 

2, Amdt 20 

New Orleans, LA, KMSY, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

2, Amdt 3 

Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence 

Logan Intl, Takeoff Minimums and 

Obstacle DP, Amdt 15 

Carrabassett, ME, B21, RNAV (GPS)-A, Amdt 

1 

Detroit, MI, KYIP, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5L, 

Amdt 1B, CANCELLED 

Detroit, MI, KYIP, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23R, 

Amdt 1B, CANCELLED 

Manistee, MI, KMBL, VOR RWY 10, Amdt 

1B, CANCELLED 

Detroit Lakes, MN, KDTL, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

32, Amdt 2A 

Fairmont, MN, KFRM, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, 

Orig-B 

Marshall, MN, KMML, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, 

Orig-C 

Caruthersville, MO, M05, VOR/DME RWY 

18, Orig-B, CANCELLED 

Dexter, MO, KDXE, VOR/DME RWY 36, 

Amdt 6A, CANCELLED 

Houston, MO, Houston Meml, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Kennett, MO, KTKX, VOR/DME RWY 20, 

Amdt 1A, CANCELLED 

Kirksville, MO, KIRK, ILS OR LOC RWY 36, 

Amdt 1C 

Macon, MO, K89, VOR RWY 2, Amdt 2, 

CANCELLED 

Moberly, MO, KMBY, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, 

Orig-C 

Moberly, MO, KMBY, VOR/DME–A, Amdt 4, 

CANCELLED 

Monroe City, MO, K52, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, 

Orig-B 

New Madrid, MO, KEIW, VOR/DME–A, 

Amdt 4A, CANCELLED 

Tarkio, MO, K57, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, 

Amdt 1 

Tarkio, MO, K57, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, 

Amdt 1 

Tarkio, MO, Gould Peterson Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2 

Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS, KPIB, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 18, Amdt 1A 

Hamilton, MT, 6S5, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig-A, 

CANCELLED 

Hamilton, MT, 6S5, RNAV (GPS)-B, Orig-A, 

CANCELLED 

Hardin, MT, 00U, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, 

Amdt 1 


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1Public Law 113–23, 127 Stat. 493 (2013). 

2Removing Profile Drawing Requirement for 

Qualifying Conduit Notices of Intent and Revising 

Filing Requirements for Major Hydroelectric 

Projects 10 MW or Less, 86 FR 13506 (Mar. 9, 2021), 

174 FERC ¶ 61,105 (2021). 

3See Revisions and Technical Corrections to 

Conform the Commission’s Regulations to the 

Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, 

Order No. 800, 79 FR 59105 (Oct. 1, 2014), 148 

FERC ¶ 61,197 (2014). 

Elkin, NC, KZEF, NDB–A, Orig, CANCELLED 

Kindred, ND, K74, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, 

Amdt 1E 

Kindred, ND, K74, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, 

Amdt 1E 

Watford City, ND, Watford City Muni, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 

2 

Burwell, NE, KBUB, RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, 

Orig-B 

Lincoln, NE, KLNK, ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 

18, Amdt 7C 

Lincoln, NE, KLNK, ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 

36, Amdt 11K 

Lincoln, NE, KLNK, VOR Y RWY 18, Amdt 

13B 

Dayton, OH, KDAY, ILS OR LOC RWY 24R, 

Amdt 10B 

Hamilton, OH, KHAO, ILS OR LOC RWY 29, 

Amdt 2A 

Waverly, OH, KEOP, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, 

Amdt 1B 

Waverly, OH, KEOP, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, 

Amdt 1B 

Corvallis, OR, KCVO, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, 

Amdt 1B 

Corvallis, OR, KCVO, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, 

Amdt 3A 

La Grande, OR, KLGD, NDB–B, Amdt 2 

La Grande, OR, La Grande/Union County, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 

4 

Conway, SC, KHYW, NDB RWY 4, Orig-D 

Huron, SD, Huron Rgnl, Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle DP, Amdt 5A 

Clarksville, TN, KCKV, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

17, Amdt 1B 

Dyersburg, TN, Dyersburg Rgnl, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1A 

Dyersburg, TN, KDYR, VOR–A, Amdt 18B, 

CANCELLED 

Memphis, TN, KMEM, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 

18C, Amdt 2C 

Memphis, TN, KMEM, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 

18L, Amdt 2E 

Memphis, TN, KMEM, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 

18R, Amdt 2G 

Comanche, TX, KMKN, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

35, Orig-B 

Houston, TX, KHOU, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, 

Amdt 1B, CANCELLED 

Houston, TX, KHOU, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, 

Amdt 1C, CANCELLED 

Houston, TX, William P Hobby, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 7A 

Midland, TX, KMAF, RADAR 1, Amdt 7A, 

CANCELLED 

Van Horn, TX, KVHN, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, 

Orig-B 

Martinsville, VA, KMTV, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

13, Amdt 2A 

Highgate, VT, KFSO, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, 

Amdt 2 

Land O’ Lakes, WI, Kings Land O’ Lakes, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 

5 

Wheeling, WV, KHLG, ILS OR LOC RWY 3, 

Amdt 23A 

[FR Doc. 2021–16584 Filed 8–4–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Parts 4 and 5 

[Docket No. RM20–21–000; Order No. 877] 

Removing Profile Drawing 

Requirement for Qualifying Conduit 

Notices of Intent and Revising Filing 

Requirements for Major Hydroelectric 

Projects 10 MW or Less 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this final rule, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) is amending its 

regulations governing the filing 

requirements for qualifying conduits 

and certain major hydroelectric power 

projects. Specifically, the Commission is 

removing the requirement that a notice 

of intent to construct a qualifying 

conduit include a profile drawing 

showing the source of the hydroelectric 

potential in instances where a dam 

would be constructed in association 

with the facility and extending the 

licensing requirements that currently 

apply to major projects up to 5 

megawatts (MW) to major projects 10 

MW or less, consistent with the 

amended definition of a small 

hydroelectric power project in the 

Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act 

of 2013. 

DATES: This rule is effective October 4, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heather Campbell (Technical 

Information), Office of Energy Projects, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–6182, 

heather.e.campbell@ferc.gov. 

Kelly Houff (Technical Information), 

Office of Energy Projects, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–6393, kelly.houff@ferc.gov. 

John Matkowski (Technical 

Information), Office of Energy Projects, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–8576, 

john.matkowski@ferc.gov. 

Rachael Warden (Legal Information), 

Office of the General Counsel, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–8717, rachael.warden@

ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

1. By this final rule, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or FERC) is amending 

parts 4 and 5 of its regulations 

governing the filing requirements for 

qualifying conduits and certain major 

hydroelectric power projects. The 

Commission, under Part I of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA), licenses hydropower 

projects that are developed by nonFederal entities including individuals, 

private entities, states, municipalities, 

electric cooperatives, and others. 

2. The Hydropower Regulatory 

Efficiency Act of 2013 (2013 HREA) 1

was signed into law on August 9, 2013. 

As explained below, changes 

implemented in response to the 2013 

HREA form the basis for these revisions 

to the Commission’s regulations. 

II. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

3. On February 18, 2021, the 

Commission issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NOPR) proposing to: (1) 

Remove the requirement that a notice of 

intent to construct a qualifying conduit 

include a profile drawing showing the 

source of the hydroelectric potential in 

instances where a dam would be 

constructed in association with the 

facility; and (2) extend the licensing 

requirements that currently apply to 

major projects up to 5 megawatts (MW) 

to major projects 10 MW or less, 

consistent with the amended definition 

of a small hydroelectric power project in 

the 2013 HREA.2 The Commission did 

not receive any comments in response 

to the NOPR. The proposal set forth in 

the NOPR and the Commission’s 

determination are discussed below. 

III. Discussion 

A. Qualifying Conduits 

4. The NOPR explained that the 2013 

HREA amended section 30 of the FPA 

to create a subset of small conduit 

facilities that are categorically excluded 

from the licensing and exemption 

requirements of the FPA. In 2014, the 

Commission issued Order No. 800, 

which became effective February 23, 

2015, defining a ‘‘qualifying conduit 

hydropower facility’’ at § 4.30(b)(26) of 

its regulations.3 Subsequently, section 

30 of the FPA was amended by the 


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