[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: 18CFR4.80] [Page 121-122] TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PART 4_LICENSES, PERMITS, EXEMPTIONS, AND DETERMINATION OF PROJECT COSTS--Table of Contents Subpart I_Application for Preliminary Permit; Amendment and Cancellation of Preliminary Permit Sec. 4.80 Applicability. Authority: Federal Power Act, as amended 16 U.S.C. 792-828c; Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352; E.O. 12009, 42 FR 46267; Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2601-2645, unless otherwise noted. Sections 4.80 through 4.83 pertain to preliminary permits under Part I of the Federal Power Act. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit is to secure priority of application for a license for a water power project under Part I of the [[Page 122]] Federal Power Act while the permittee obtains the data and performs the acts required to determine the feasibility of the project and to support an application for a license. [Order 54, 44 FR 61336, Oct. 25, 1979, as amended by Order 413, 50 FR 11685, Mar. 25, 1985]