18 CFR § 12.5 - Responsibilities of licensee or applicant.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s12.5"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "18 CFR § 12.5 - Responsibilities of licensee or applicant."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "12.5"
section_name: "Responsibilities of licensee or applicant."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT"
part_number: "12"
part_name: "SAFETY OF WATER POWER PROJECTS AND PROJECT WORKS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 791a-825r; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352."
regulatory_source: "Order 122, 46 FR 9036, Jan. 28, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "12"
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# 12.5 Responsibilities of licensee or applicant.

A licensee or applicant must use sound and prudent engineering practices in any action relating to the design, construction, operation, maintenance, use, repair, or modification of a water power project or project works.