[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: 18CFR5.11]

[Page 151]
 
           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 5_INTEGRATED LICENSE APPLICATION PROCESS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 5.11  Potential Applicant's proposed study plan and study plan meetings.

    (a) Within 45 days following the deadline for filing of comments on 
the pre-application document, including information and study requests, 
the potential applicant must file with the Commission a proposed study 
plan.
    (b) The potential applicant's proposed study plan must include with 
respect to each proposed study:
    (1) A detailed description of the study and the methodology to be 
used;
    (2) A schedule for conducting the study;
    (3) Provisions for periodic progress reports, including the manner 
and extent to which information will be shared; and sufficient time for 
technical review of the analysis and results; and
    (4) If the potential applicant does not adopt a requested study, an 
explanation of why the request was not adopted, with reference to the 
criteria set forth in Sec. 5.9(b).
    (c) The potential applicant's proposed study plan must also include 
provisions for the initial and updated study reports and meetings 
provided for in Sec. 5.15.
    (d) The applicant's proposed study plan must:
    (1) Describe the goals and objectives of each study proposal and the 
information to be obtained;
    (2) Address any known resource management goals of the agencies or 
Indian tribes with jurisdiction over the resource to be studied;
    (3) Describe existing information concerning the subject of the 
study proposal, and the need for additional information;
    (4) Explain any nexus between project operations and effects 
(direct, indirect, and/or cumulative) on the resource to be studied;
    (5) Explain how any proposed study methodology (including any 
preferred data collection and analysis techniques, or objectively 
quantified information, and a schedule including appropriate field 
season(s) and the duration) is consistent with generally accepted 
practice in the scientific community or, as appropriate, considers any 
known tribal interests;
    (6) Describe considerations of level of effort and cost, as 
applicable.
    (e) The potential applicant's proposed study plan must be 
accompanied by a proposal for conducting a study plan meeting or 
meetings during the 90-day period provided for in Sec. 5.12 for the 
purpose of clarifying the potential applicant's proposed study plan and 
any initial information gathering or study requests, and to resolve any 
outstanding issues with respect to the proposed study plan. The initial 
study plan meeting must be held no later than 30 days after the deadline 
date for filing of the potential applicant's proposed study plan.