[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: 18CFR157.217]

[Page 540]
 
           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 F_Interstate Pipeline Blanket Certificates and Authorization 
  Under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act for Certain Transactions and 
                               Abandonment
 
Sec. 157.217  Changes in rate schedules.

    (a) Automatic authorization. The certificate holder is authorized to 
permit an existing customer, at the customer's request, to change from 
part 157 individually certificated transportation or storage service to 
part 284 transportation or storage service, and to abandon the part 157 
service, if:
    (1) The combined volumetric limitations on deliveries to the 
customer under both rate schedules are not increased, for either annual 
or peak day limitations;
    (2) The conversion will reflect all the maximum rates and charges 
associated with the service;
    (3) The changes are consistent with the terms of the effective 
tariffs on file with the Commission. The certificate holder is granted a 
limited waiver of its tariff requiring posting of available capacity.
    (4) The certificate holder shall make a filing to reflect removal of 
the part 157 rate schedule from its tariff.
    (b) Reporting requirements. In the annual report for any year in 
which the certificate holder has permitted an existing customer to 
change from one rate schedule to another pursuant to this section, the 
certificate holder shall state:
    (1) The name of the customer;
    (2) The rate schedules and associated rates involved; and
    (3) The effective date of the change.

[Order 234, 47 FR 24266, June 4, 1982, as amended by Order 603, 64 FR 
26609, May 14, 1999; Order 603-A, 64 FR 54537, Oct. 7, 1999]