Document ID: FERC-2018-0347-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Guidance: Engineering Guidelines for Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 11-Arch Dams
Posted Date: 2018-03-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12184-12185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05618]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD18-6-000]

Notice of Availability of the Final Engineering Guidelines for 
the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 11--Arch Dams

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or 
Commission) Office of Energy Projects has finalized its revised 
Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: 
Chapter 11--Arch Dams (Guidelines), which was issued in draft form on 
December 7, 2017, for comment. The Guidelines revision reflects the 
most current thinking and practices of the Division of Dam Safety and 
Inspections.
    The Guidelines can be found in Docket Number AD18-6-000. The full 
text of the Guidelines can be viewed on the Commission's website at 
https://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/safety/guidelines/eng-guide/chap11.asp.
    The Guidelines are intended to provide guidance to the industry. 
This document does not substitute for, amend, or supersede the 
Commission's regulations under 18 CFR part 12--Safety of Water Power 
Projects and Project Works. The Guidelines impose no new legal 
obligations and grants no additional rights.
    In response to the draft Guidelines, Commission staff received 
comments from federal and state agencies, licensees whose portfolio 
includes arch dams, independent consultants and inspectors, and other 
interested parties. Staff reviewed and considered each comment and 
modified several portions of the document in response. Staff declined 
to modify the document where comments either were already adequately/
accurately addressed as written, or regarded topics that were not 
relevant to the Guidelines.
    All of the information related to the proposed updates to the 
Guidelines and submitted comments can be found on the FERC website 
(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, 
click on ``Docket Search'' and in the Docket Number field enter the 
docket number ``AD18-6,'' excluding the last three digits. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to 
formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and 
rulemakings.

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    Dated: March 14, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-05618 Filed 3-19-18; 8:45 am]
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