[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: 18CFR12.40]

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           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 E_Other Responsibilities of Applicant or Licensee
 
Sec. 12.40  Quality control programs.


    (a) General rule. During any construction, repair, or modification 
of project works, including any corrective measures taken pursuant to 
Sec. 12.39 of this part, the applicant or licensee must maintain any 
quality control program that may be required by the Regional Engineer, 
commensurate with the scope of the work and meeting any requirements or 
standards set by the Regional Engineer. If a quality control program is 
required, the construction, repair, or modification may not begin until 
the Regional Engineer has approved the program.
    (b) If the construction, repair, or modification work is performed 
by a construction contractor, quality control inspection must be 
performed by the licensee, the design engineer, or an independent firm, 
other than the construction contractor, directly accountable to the 
licensee. This paragraph is not intended to prohibit additional quality 
control inspections by the construction contractor, or a firm 
accountable to the construction contractor, for the construction 
contractor's purposes.
    (c) If the construction, repair, or modification of project works is 
performed by the applicant's or licensee's own personnel, the applicant 
or licensee must provide for separation of authority within its 
organization to make certain that the personnel responsible for quality 
control inspection are, to the satisfaction of the Regional Engineer or 
other authorized Commission representative, independent from the 
personnel who are responsible for

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the construction, repair or modification.