### Question
How is the term Federal authorization defined?


### Answer
The term **Federal authorization** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 824p* as the following:

> any authorization required under Federal law in order to site a transmission facility

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 824p*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER > SUBCHAPTER II-REGULATION OF ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANIES ENGAGED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE**

