Update on Nine Hydropower Relicensing Cases at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RCED-85-131
Published: May 28, 1985. Publicly Released: May 28, 1985.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the status of nine Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hydropower relicensing cases involving competing applications for a license, including whether: (1) any additional amendments to license applications had been submitted; (2) any licenses had been issued in the nine cases; and (3) the original licensee had amended its application.
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