[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: 18CFR250.16]

[Page 701-703]
 
           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 250_FORMS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 250.16  Format of compliance plan for transportation services and 
affiliate transactions.

    (a) Who must comply. An interstate natural gas pipeline that 
transports

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natural gas for others pursuant to Subparts B or G of Part 284 of this 
chapter and is affiliated, as that term is defined in Sec. 358.3 of 
this chapter, in any way with a natural gas marketing or brokering 
entity and conducts transportation transactions with its marketing or 
brokering affiliate must comply with the requirements of this section. 
The requirements of this section also apply to pipeline sales operating 
units to the extent provided in Sec. 284.286 of this chapter.
    (b) Tariff requirements. An interstate pipeline must maintain tariff 
provisions containing the following:
    (1) The procedures used to address and resolve complaints by 
shippers and potential shippers including a provision that the pipeline 
will respond within 48 hours and in writing within 30 days to such 
complaints.
    (2) [Reserved]
    (c) Log of data used to allocate capacity. (1) An interstate 
pipeline that relies upon contract information or other data to allocate 
capacity must maintain a log showing, for each transportation contract 
(both for marketing affiliates and non-affiliates) on its system: the 
shipper's name (including a designation whether the shipper is a local 
distribution company, an interstate pipeline, an intrastate pipeline, an 
end-user, a producer, a marketer, or a pipeline sales operating unit); 
the shipper's affiliation with the pipeline; the contract number; and 
the applicable dates or other information used to allocate capacity 
under its tariff. The log data relating to each contract must be 
maintained as long as the contract is used to allocate capacity and for 
three years after the contract data is no longer used for capacity 
allocation.
    (2) The current log of allocation data for marketing affiliates must 
be posted on the pipeline's Internet Web site, operated pursuant to 
Sec. 284.12 of this chapter. The posting must conform with the 
requirements of Sec. 284.12 of this chapter and the pipeline's tariff 
requirements relating to Internet Web sites. Access to the information 
must be provided using the same protocols and procedures used for the 
pipeline's Internet Web site.
    (3) The log of affiliate and non-affiliate information must be 
provided to the Commission upon request and must be made available to 
the public under Subpart D of Part 385 of this chapter. When requested 
by the Commission, the information must be provided, within a reasonable 
time, according to the specifications and format contained in Form No. 
592, which can be obtained at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, Washington, DC 20426.
    (d) Transportation Discount Information. (1) A pipeline that 
provides transportation service at a discounted rate must maintain, for 
each billing period, the following information: the name of the shipper 
being provided the discount; the affiliate's role in the transportation 
transaction (i.e., shipper, marketer, supplier, seller); the duration of 
the discount; the maximum rate or fee; the rate or fee actually charged 
during the billing period; and the quantity of gas scheduled at the 
discounted rate during the billing period for each delivery point. The 
discount information with respect to each transaction must be maintained 
for three years from the date the transaction commences.
    (2) The discount information must be made available to the 
Commission upon request and to the public under Subpart D of Part 385 of 
this chapter. When requested by the Commission, the information must be 
provided, within a reasonable time, according to the specifications and 
format contained in Form No. 592, which can be obtained at the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference and Files Maintenance 
Branch, Washington, DC 20426.
    (e) Penalty for failure to comply. (1) Any person who transports gas 
for others pursuant to Subparts B or G of Part 284 of this chapter and 
who knowingly violates the requirements of Sec. Sec. 358.4 and 358.5, 
Sec. 250.16, or Sec. 284.13 of this chapter will be subject, pursuant 
to sections 311(c), 501, and 504(b)(6) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 
1978, to a civil penalty, which the Commission may assess, of not more 
than $5,000 for any one violation.
    (2) For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of a continuing 
violation, each

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day of the violation will constitute a separate violation.

[Order 566, 59 FR 32898, June 27, 1994, as amended by Order 566-A, 59 FR 
52904, Oct. 20, 1994; Order 581, 60 FR 53071, Oct. 11, 1996; 61 FR 
39068, July 26, 1996; Order 637, 65 FR 10220, Feb. 25, 2000; Order 2004, 
68 FR 69157, Dec. 11, 2003]