[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 18, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 18CFR154.1]

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           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 154--RATE SCHEDULES AND TARIFFS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart A--General Provisions and Conditions
 
Sec. 154.1  Application; Obligation to file.


    (a) The provisions of this part apply to filings pursuant to section 
4 of the Natural Gas Act.
    (b) Every natural gas company must file with the Commission and post 
in conformity with the requirements of this part, schedules showing all 
rates and charges for any transportation or sale of natural gas subject 
to the jurisdiction of the Commission, and the classifications, 
practices, rules, and regulations affecting such rates, charges, and 
services, together with all contracts related thereto.

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    (c) No natural gas company may file, under this part, any new or 
changed rate schedule or contract for the performance of any service for 
which a certificate of public convenience and necessity or certificate 
amendment must be obtained pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act, until such certificate has been issued.
    (d) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of this section, any contract 
that conforms to the form of service agreement that is part of the 
pipeline's tariff pursuant to Sec. 154.110 does not have to be filed. 
Any contract or executed service agreement which deviates in any 
material aspect from the form of service agreement in the tariff is 
subject to the filing requirements of this part.