18 CFR § 7.3 - Adequacy review of application.

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title: "18 CFR § 7.3 - Adequacy review of application."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "7.3"
section_name: "Adequacy review of application."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT"
part_number: "7"
part_name: "EXPEDITED LICENSING PROCESS FOR QUALIFYING NON-FEDERAL HYDROPOWER PROJECTS AT EXISTING NONPOWERED DAMS AND FOR CLOSED-LOOP PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 791a-825r; Pub. L. 115-270, 132 Stat. 3765."
regulatory_source: "Order 858, 84 FR 17078, Apr. 24, 2019, unless otherwise noted."
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# 7.3 Adequacy review of application.

(a) *Adequacy review of license applications.* Review of the original license application for which expedited processing under this part is requested will be conducted pursuant to 18 CFR part 4 or 5, as applicable.

(b) *Deficient license applications.* If an original license application for which expedited processing is requested under this part is rejected under 18 CFR parts 4 and 5, as applicable, the request for authorization for the expedited licensing process under this part is deemed rejected.