[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: 18CFR157.17]

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           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
 PART 157_APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY 
 
   Subpart A_Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and
 
Sec. 157.17  Applications for temporary certificates in cases of emergency.

    In cases of emergency and pending the determination of any 
application on file with the Commission for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, 
application may be made for a temporary certificate authorizing the 
construction and operation of extensions of existing facilities, 
interconnections of pipeline systems, or sales of natural gas that may 
be required to assure maintenance of adequate service, or to service 
particular customers. This application must be submitted in the manner 
prescribed in Sec. Sec. 157.6(a) and 385.2011 of this chapter.
    (a) Whenever the waiver provisions of Sec. 385.2011 of this chapter 
apply, the application must be submitted in writing, must be subscribed 
and verified by a responsible officer of applicant having knowledge of 
the facts, and must state clearly and specifically the exact character 
of the emergency, the proposed method of meeting it, and the facts 
claimed to warrant issuance of a temporary certificate.
    (b) The application must be submitted on electronic media as 
prescribed in Sec. 385.2011 of this chapter, must be subscribed and 
verified by a responsible officer of applicant having knowledge of the 
facts, and must state clearly and specifically the exact character of 
the emergency, the proposed method of meeting it, and the facts claimed 
to warrant issuance of a temporary certificate.

[Order 493, 53 FR 15029, Apr. 27, 1988, as amended by Order 493-B, 53 FR 
49653, Dec. 9, 1988; Order 603, 64 FR 26606, May 14, 1999]