[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 18, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
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[CITE: 18CFR2.4]

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           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 2_GENERAL POLICY AND INTERPRETATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2.4  Suspension of rate schedules.

    The Commission approved and adopted on May 29, 1945, the following 
conclusions as to its powers of suspension of rate schedules under 
section 205 of the act:
    (a) The Commission cannot suspend a rate schedule after its 
effective date.
    (b) The Commission can suspend any new schedule making any change in 
an existing filed rate schedule, including any rate, charge, 
classification, or service, or in any rule, regulation, or contract 
relating thereto, contained in the filed schedule.
    (c) Included in such changes which may be suspended are:
    (1) Increases.
    (2) Reductions.
    (3) Discriminatory changes.
    (4) Cancellation or notice of termination.
    (5) Changes in classification, service, rule, regulation or 
contract.
    (d) Immaterial, unimportant or routine changes will not be 
suspended.
    (e) During suspension, the prior existing rate schedule continues in 
effect and should not be changed during suspension.
    (f) Changes under escalator clauses may be suspended as changes in 
existing filed schedules.
    (g) Suspension of a rate schedule, within the ambit of the 
Commission's statutory authority is a matter within the discretion of 
the Commission.

(Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. 717-717w (1976 & Supp. IV 1980); Federal 
Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-828c (1976 & Supp. IV 1980); Dept. of Energy 
Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352 (Supp. IV 1980); E.O. 12009, 3 CFR 
part 142 (1978); 5 U.S.C. 553 (1976))

[Order 141, 12 FR 8471, Dec. 19, 1947. Redesignated by Order 147, 13 FR 
8259, Dec. 23, 1948, and amended by Order 303, 48 FR 24361, June 1, 
1983; Order 575, 60 FR 4852, Jan. 25, 1995]