[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: 18CFR157.53]

[Page 527]
 
           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 D_Exemption of Natural Gas Service for Drilling, Testing, or 
                  Purging from Certificate Requirements
 
Sec. 157.53  Testing.

    Authority: Natural Gas Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 717 et. seq., 
Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act, 15 U.S.C. 791 et. 
seq., Federal Energy Administration Act, 15 U.S.C. 761 et. seq., Natural 
Gas Policy Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95-621, 92 Stat. 3350, Department of 
Energy Organization Act, Pub. L. 95-91, E.O. 12009, 42 FR 46267.


    (a) Construction and operation of facilities necessary to render 
direct natural gas service for use in the testing and purging of new 
natural gas pipeline facilities are exempted from the certificate 
requirements of section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, when the 
construction and operation of such facilities are conducted in 
accordance with paragraph (b) of this section.
    (b) Operations undertaken to render direct natural gas service shall 
be terminated upon the completion of the purging or testing of the 
pipeline facilities. Persons undertaking any construction or operation 
of facilities or service under this section shall file an original and 
two copies of an annual statement, by February 1 of each year, 
describing their activities hereunder.

[43 FR 56544, Dec. 1, 1978, as amended at 60 FR 53065, Oct. 11, 1995]

Subpart E [Reserved]