After watching this video and listening closely to the responses from the two FERC officials as to how the Commission considers private property rights when issuing a new license or requiring a Shoreline Management Plan -- I'll simply say I'm shocked.

FERC's position  is and has been that once a licensee certifies it is in control of the project boundary, FERC relies without equivocation upon that certification.  FERC's position was made clear in numerous conversations and recent news releases that private property rights are an issue between their licensees (project operators) and the affected property owners, and disputes over private property rights are to be resolved in the appropriate venue of State Court. 

The straight forward answer to Congressman Griffith's question: "Does FERC consider private property rights in the issuance of a new license or a Shoreline Management Plan?" is simply no, the Commission relies upon the Standard License Article 5 certification of its licensee.