18 CFR § 12.52 - Warning and safety devices.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s12.52"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "18 CFR § 12.52 - Warning and safety devices."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "12.52"
section_name: "Warning and safety devices."
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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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# 12.52 Warning and safety devices.
(a) To the satisfaction of, and within a time specified by the Regional Engineer, an applicant or licensee must install, operate, and maintain any signs, lights, sirens, barriers, or other safety devices that may reasonably be necessary or desirable to warn the public of fluctuations in flow from the project or otherwise to protect the public in the use of project lands and waters.
(b) The Regional Engineer may require the applicant or licensee to prepare, periodically update, and file with the Commission a public safety plan that formalizes the installation, operation, and maintenance of all necessary public safety devices.
[87 FR 1519, Jan. 11, 2022; 87 FR 8411, Feb. 15, 2022]