[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: 18CFR153.8]

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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. 153.8  Required exhibits.

    (a) An application must include the following exhibits:
    (1) Exhibit A. A certified copy of articles of incorporation, 
partnership or joint venture agreements, and by-laws of applicant; the 
amount and classes of capital stock; nationality of officers, directors, 
and stockholders, and the amount and class of stock held by each;
    (2) Exhibit B. A detailed statement of the financial and corporate 
relationship existing between applicant and any other person or 
corporation;
    (3) Exhibit C. A statement, including signed opinion of counsel, 
showing that the construction, operation, or modification of facilities 
for the export or the import of natural gas is within the authorized 
powers of applicant, that applicant has complied with laws and 
regulations of the state or states in which applicant operates;
    (4) Exhibit D. If the proposal is for a pipeline interconnection to 
import or export natural gas, a copy of any construction and operation 
agreement between the applicant and the operator(s) of border facilities 
in the United States and Canada or Mexico;
    (5) Exhibit E. If the proposal is to import or export LNG, evidence 
that an appropriate and qualified concern will properly and safely 
receive or deliver such LNG, including a report containing detailed 
engineering and design information. The Commission staff's ``Guidance 
Manual for Environmental Report Preparation'' may be obtained from the 
Commission's Office of Pipeline Regulation, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426;
    (6) Exhibit E-1. If the LNG import/export facility is to be located 
at a site in zones 2, 3, or 4 of the Uniform Building Code's Seismic 
Risk Map of the United States, or where there is a risk of surface 
faulting or ground liquefaction, a report on earthquake hazards and 
engineering. Guidelines are contained in ``Data Requirements for the 
Seismic Review of LNG Facilities,'' NBSIR 84-2833. This document may be 
obtained from the National Technical Information Service or the 
Commission's Office of Pipeline Regulation, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426;
    (7) Exhibit F. (i) An environmental report as specified in Sec. 
380.3 and Sec. 380.12 of this chapter. Applicant must submit all 
appropriate revisions to Exhibit F

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whenever route or site changes are filed. These revisions should 
identify the specific differences resulting from the route or site 
changes, and not just provide revised totals for the resources affected; 
and
    (8) Exhibit G. A geographical map of a suitable scale and detail 
showing the physical location of the facilities to be utilized for the 
applicant's proposed export or import operations The map should indicate 
with particularity the ownership of such facilities at or on each side 
of the border between the United States and Canada or Mexico, if 
applicable.
    (b) The applicant may incorporate by reference any Exhibit required 
by paragraph (a) of this section already on file with the Commission.

[Order 595, 62 FR 30446, June 4, 1997, as amended by Order 603, 64 FR 
26604, May 14, 1999]