[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 18, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
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[CITE: 18CFR2.60]

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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. 2.60  Facilities and activities during an emergency--accounting 
treatment of defense-related expenditures.

    The Commission, cognizant of the need of the natural gas industry 
for advice with respect to the applicability of the Natural Gas Act and 
the Commission's regulations thereunder regarding activities and 
operations of natural gas companies taking security measures in 
preparation for a possible national emergency, sets forth the following 
interpretation and statement of policy:
    (a) Facilities. The definition of auxiliary installations in Sec. 
2.55(a) for which no certificate authority is necessary includes such 
defense-related facilities as (1) fallout shelters at compressor 
stations and other operating and maintenance camps; (2) emergency 
company headquarters or other similar installations; and (3) emergency 
communication equipment.
    (b) The Commission will consider reasonable investment in defense-
related facilities, such as those described in paragraph (a) of this 
section, to be prudent investment for ratemaking purposes.
    (c) When a person, not otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the 
Commission, files an application for a certificate of public convenience 
and necessity authorizing the construction of facilities to be used 
solely for operation in a national emergency for the delivery of gas to, 
or receipt of gas from, a person subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction, the Commission will consider a request by such applicant 
for waiver of the requirement to keep and maintain its accounts in 
accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts for Natural Gas Companies 
(parts 201 and 204 of this chapter) or to file the annual reports to the 
Commission required by Sec. Sec. 260.1 and 260.2 of this chapter.

(Secs. 3, 4, 15, 16, 301, 304, 308, and 309 (41 Stat. 1063-1066, 1068, 
1072, 1075; 49 Stat. 838, 839, 840, 841, 854-856, 858-859; 82 Stat. 617; 
16 U.S.C. 796, 797, 803, 808, 809, 816, 825, 825b, 825c, 825g, 825h, 
826i), as amended, secs. 8, 10, and 16 (52 Stat. 825-826, 830; 15 U.S.C. 
717g, 717i, 717o))

[Order 274, 28 FR 12866, Dec. 4, 1963, as amended by Order 567, 42 FR 
30612, June 16, 1977]