[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 18, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 18CFR153.7]

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           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 153_APPLICATIONS FOR AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, OR MODIFY 
FACILITIES USED FOR THE EXPORT OR IMPORT OF NATURAL GAS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B_Application Under Section 3
 
Sec. 153.7  Contents of application.

    Every application under subpart B of this part shall include, in the 
order indicated, the following:
    (a) Information regarding applicant. (1) The exact legal name of 
applicant;
    (2) The name, title, and post office address, telephone and 
facsimile numbers of the person to whom correspondence in regard to the 
application shall be addressed;
    (3) If a corporation, the state or territory under the laws of which 
the applicant was organized, and the town or city where applicant's 
principal office is located. If applicant is incorporated under the laws 
of, or authorized to operate in, more than one state, all pertinent 
facts should be stated. If applicant company is owned wholly or in part 
by any foreign government entity, or directly or indirectly subsidized 
by any foreign government entity; or, if applicant company has any 
agreement for such ownership or subsidization from any foreign 
government, provide full details of ownership and/or subsidies.
    (b) Summary. A detailed summary of the proposal, including 
descriptions of the facilities utilized in the proposed export or import 
of natural gas; state, foreign, or other Federal governmental

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licenses or permits for the construction, operation, or modification of 
facilities in the United States, Canada, or Mexico; and the status of 
any state, foreign, or other Federal regulatory proceedings which are 
related to the proposal.
    (c) Statements. (1) A statement demonstrating that the proposal or 
proposed construction is not inconsistent with the public interest, 
including, where applicable to the applicant's operations and proposal, 
a demonstration that the proposal:
    (i) Will improve access to supplies of natural gas, serve new market 
demand, enhance the reliability, security, and/or flexibility of the 
applicant's pipeline system, improve the dependability of international 
energy trade, or enhance competition within the United States for 
natural gas transportation or supply;
    (ii) Will not impair the ability of the applicant to render 
transportation service in the United States at reasonable rates to its 
existing customers; and,
    (iii) Will not involve any existing contract(s) between the 
applicant and a foreign government or person concerning the control of 
operations or rates for the delivery or receipt of natural gas which may 
restrict or prevent other United States companies from extending their 
activities in the same general area, with copies of such contracts; and,
    (2) A statement representing that the proposal will be used to 
render transportation services under parts 157 or 284 of this chapter, 
private transportation, or service that is exempt from the provisions of 
the Natural Gas Act pursuant to sections 1(b) or 1(c) thereof. The 
applicant providing transportation service under part 157 of this 
chapter must represent that the pipeline's proposed increase in capacity 
at an existing import/export point is not exclusively reserved for part 
157 users and that all new service made available as a result of a new 
or modified import/export facility will be under part 284 of this 
chapter.