[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: 18CFR260.9]

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           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 260_STATEMENTS AND REPORTS (SCHEDULES)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 260.9  Report by natural gas pipeline companies on service 
interruptions occurring on the pipeline system.

    (a) Every natural gas pipeline company shall report to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) serious interruptions of 
service to any wholesale customer involving facilities operated under 
certificate authorization from the Commission. Such serious 
interruptions of service shall include interruptions of service to 
communities, major Government installations and large industrial plants 
outside of communities or any other interruptions which are significant 
in the judgment of the pipeline company. Interruptible service 
interrupted in accordance with the provisions of filed tariffs, 
interruptions of service resulting from planned maintenance or 
construction and interruptions of service of less than 3-hours duration 
need not be reported.
    (b) Natural gas pipeline companies must report such interruptions to 
service by any electronic means, including facsimile transmission or 
telegraph, to the Director, Division of Pipeline Certificates, Office of 
Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20426 (FAX: (202) 208-2853), at the earliest feasible time following 
such interruption to service, and must state briefly:
    (1) The location of the interruption,
    (2) The time of the interruption,
    (3) The customers affected by the interruption, and
    (4) Emergency actions taken to maintain service.
    (c) If so directed by the Commission or the Director, Division of 
Pipeline Certificates, the company must provide any supplemental 
information so as to provide a full report of the circumstances 
surrounding the occurrence.
    (d) Natural gas pipeline companies shall furnish to the Commission 
within 20 days of each interruption to service involving failure of 
facilities on any part of the pipeline system operated under certificate 
authorization from the Commission a copy of such failure reports as 
required by the Department of Transportation reporting requirement under 
the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968.
    (e) Copies of the telegraphic or facsimile report on interruption of 
service must be sent to the State commission in those States where 
service has been or might be affected.

[Order 401, 35 FR 7413, May 13, 1970, as amended by Order 508, 53 FR 
45901, Nov. 15, 1988; Order 581, 60 FR 53071, Oct. 11, 1995; Order 621, 
65 FR 80307, Dec. 21, 2000]