[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 18, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 18CFR12.20] [Page 195] TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PART 12_SAFETY OF WATER POWER PROJECTS AND PROJECT WORKS--Table of Contents Subpart C_Emergency Action Plans Sec. 12.20 General requirements. (a) Unless provided with a written exemption pursuant to Sec. 12.21, every applicant or licensee must develop and file with the Regional Engineer three copies of an emergency action plan and appendices, verified in accordance with Sec. 12.13. (b) The emergency action plan must be: (1) Developed in consultation and cooperation with appropriate Federal, state, and local agencies responsible for public health and safety; and (2) Designed to provide early warning to upstream and downstream inhabitants, property owners, operators of water-related facilities, recreational users, and other persons in the vicinity who might be affected by a project emergency as defined in Sec. 12.3(b)(9).