[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: 18CFR281.213]

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           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 281_NATURAL GAS CURTAILMENT UNDER THE NATURAL GAS POLICY ACT OF 
1978--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B_Permanent Curtailment Rule
 
Sec. 281.213  Data Verification Committee.

    (a) Each interstate pipeline shall establish a Data Verification 
Committee no later than August 1, 1979. It shall include, at a minimum, 
a representative of the interstate pipeline, Commission staff, a large 
and small local distribution company, and an essential agricultural 
user. The appropriate state and local regulatory bodies, and a 
representative of the United States Department of Agriculture may, at 
their option, be members.
    (b) The Data Verification Committee shall review all calculations 
behind the draft tariff sheets and the proposed index of entitlements. 
The Data Verification Committee may request, and the interstate pipeline 
shall immediately supply, any information requested by the Data 
Verification Committee.
    (c) Any interested person may file a written protest concerning the 
index of entitlements. Such protests shall be filed with the Data 
Verification Committee no later than August 15 of each year.
    (d) The Data Verification Committee shall review the draft tariff 
sheets and index of entitlements and shall review the underlying data 
for uniformity in preparation.
    (e) The Data Verification Committee shall prepare a report 
concerning the proposed index of requirements and the draft tariff 
sheets for the interstate pipeline. It shall, at a minimum, specify all 
arithmetic errors and contain an evaluation of all protests. It may 
contain a proposed settlement of contested draft tariff sheets. The 
report shall be submitted to the interstate pipeline no later than 
September 1 of each year.

(Natural Gas Act. 15 U.S.C. 717-717w; Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, 15 
U.S.C. 3301-3432; Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7101-
7352; E.O. 12009, 42 FR 46267; Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 
551 et seq.)

[44 FR 26862, May 8, 1979, as amended at 44 FR 45923, Aug. 6, 1979; 
Order 29-C, 44 FR 61345, Oct. 25, 1979; Order 145, 46 FR 27913, May 22, 
1981]