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Federal Power Gommission 



The Federal Power Commission is an independent agency operating 

 under the Federal Power Act, the Natural Gas Act, and other statutes. 

 It is concerned principally with the regulation of the interstate 

 aspects of the electric power and natural gas industries. Some of the 

 regulatory activities involve power and natural gas facilities located 

 in estuarine zones. 



Under the authority of the Federal Power A.ct, the Commission 

 issues licenses for the construction and operation of non-Federal 

 hydroelectric power projects on navigable waterways, on any stream 

 over which Congress has jurisdiction where the project affects inter- 

 state commerce, or on public lands or reservations of the United 

 States; it investigates and prepares reports on the water and power 

 development of the rivers of the United States ; it collects data on the 

 electric power industry; and it studies plans for reservoir projects 

 proposed to be constructed by Federal agencies and makes recommen- 

 dations concerning the facilities to be installed for hydroelectric power 

 development. That act directs the Commission to promote and encour- 

 age the voluntary interconnection and coordination of electric utility 

 systems to assure an abundant supply of electric energy throughout 

 the United States with the greatest possible economy and with regard 

 to the proper utilization and conservation of natural resources. 



Section 3. A Synthesis of Federal Programs and Their Means 



OF COORDINAIION 



The Federal programs in the estuarine zone are widespread and 

 quite obviously have far-reaching effects. They must support the 

 national interest and meet numerous Federal responsibilities. In addi- 

 tion, they have a considerable effect on State and local programs. To 

 be effective the various Federal programs should complement each 

 other, should avoid duplication, and should be w^ell coordinated with 

 one another and with the corresponding State-level programs. 



In order to present a reasonably clear synthesis of the Federal 

 programs, the accompanying table V.1.1 presents a summary of 

 major Federal activities in six different estuaries. For each Depart- 

 ment and for each of the selected estuaries there are listed the routine 

 activities or programs of the Department and then the additional or 

 special activities in that particular estuary. The routine activities 

 generally stay the same for each estuary and are most often those 

 imposed by statute or results of longstanding programs. The special 

 activities are an attempt to note specific projects, studies, etc., of 

 current or recent nature in individual estuaries. Means of coordination 

 currently in use are listed in the final column. For purposes of sim- 

 plicity the table presents only the programs having direct and impor- 

 tant interest or related effects (categories 1 and 2). This is not to 

 derogate the importance of other activities but only to provide for 

 simpler presentation. 



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