[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: 18CFR157.20]

[Page 524-525]
 
           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. 157.20  General conditions applicable to certificates.

    Such of the following terms and conditions, among others, as the 
Commission shall find is required by the public convenience and 
necessity, shall attach to the issuance of each certificate and to the 
exercise of the rights granted thereunder.
    (a) The certificate shall be void and without force or effect unless 
accepted in writing by applicant within 30 days from the issue date of 
the order issuing such certificate: Provided, however, That when an 
application for rehearing of such order is filed in accordance with 
section 19 of the Natural Gas Act, such acceptance shall be filed within 
30 days from the issue date of the order of the Commission upon the 
application for rehearing or within 30 days from the date on which such 
application may be deemed to have been denied when the Commission has 
not acted on such application within 30 days after it has been filed: 
Provided further, That when a petition for review is filed in accordance 
with the provisions of section 19 of the Natural Gas Act, such 
acceptance shall be filed within 30 days after final disposition of the 
judicial review proceedings thus initiated.
    (b) Any authorized construction, extension, or acquisition shall be 
completed and made available for service by applicant and any authorized 
operation, service, or sale shall be available for regular performance 
by applicant within (period of time to be specified by the Commission in 
each order) from the issue date of the Commission's order issuing the 
certificate. Applicant shall notify the Commission in writing no later 
than 10 days after expiration of this time period that the end-user/
shipper is unable to meet the imposed timetable to commence service.
    (c) Applicant must file with the Commission, in writing and under 
oath, an original and four conformed copies, as prescribed in Sec. 
385.2011 of this chapter and, upon request must furnish an intervener 
with a single copy, of the following:
    (1) Within ten days after the bona fide beginning of construction, 
notice of the date of such beginning;
    (2) Within ten days after authorized facilities have been 
constructed and placed in service or any authorized operation, sale, or 
service has commenced, notice of the date of such placement and 
commencement and
    (3) Within six months after authorized facilities have been 
constructed, a statement showing, on the basis of all costs incurred to 
that date and estimated to be incurred for final completion of the 
project, the cost of constructing authorized facilities, such total 
costs to be classified according to the estimates submitted in the 
certificate proceeding and compared therewith and any significant 
differences explained.
    (d) With respect to an acquisition authorized by the certificate, 
applicant must file with the Commission, in writing and under oath, an 
original and four conformed copies as prescribed in Sec. 385.2011 of 
this chapter the following:
    (1) Within 10 days after acquisition and the beginning of authorized 
operations, notice of the dates of acquisition and the beginning of 
operations; and
    (2) Within 10 days after authorized facilities have been constructed 
and within 10 days after such facilities have been placed in service or 
any authorized operation, sale, or service has commenced, notice of the 
date of such completion, placement, and commencement, and
    (e) The certificate issued to applicant is not transferable in any 
manner and shall be effective only so long as applicant continues the 
operations authorized by the order issuing such certificate and in 
accordance with the provisions of the Natural Gas Act, as well as 
applicable rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission.
    (f) In the interest of safety and reliability of service, facilities 
authorized by the certificate shall not be operated at pressures 
exceeding the maximum operating pressure set forth in Exhibit G-II to 
the application as it may be

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amended prior to issuance of the certificate. In the event the applicant 
thereafter wishes to change such maximum operating pressure it shall 
file an appropriate petition for amendment of the certificate. Such 
petition shall include the reasons for the proposed change. Nothing 
contained herein authorizes a natural gas company to operate any 
facility at a pressure above the maximum prescribed by state law, if 
such law requires a lower pressure than authorized hereby.

(Sec. 20, 52 Stat. 832; 15 U.S.C. 717s)

[17 FR 7389, Aug. 14, 1952, as amended by Order 280, 29 FR 4879, Apr. 7, 
1964; Order 317, 31 FR 432, Jan. 13, 1966; Order 324, 31 FR 9348, July 
8, 1966; Order 493, 53 FR 15030, Apr. 27, 1988; Order 493-B, 53 FR 
49653, Dec. 9, 1988; Order 603, 64 FR 26606, May 14, 1999]