[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: 18CFR281.303]

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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 C_Alternative Fuel Determination
 
Sec. 281.303  Definitions.

    For purposes of this subpart--
    (a) Ability to use a particular alternative fuel means that an 
essential agricultural use establishment had, on August 29, 1979, or 
thereafter acquired the installed physical capability to use the 
alternative fuel and has used that alternative fuel, in any amount, at 
any time after 1973, for an essential agricultural use.
    (b) Alternative fuel means coal or residual fuel oil.
    (c) Boiler means any fuel burning device that is used for generating 
steam or electricity or producing hot water for space heating or 
manufacturing processes.
    (d) Capacity means the volumes of natural gas used if the boiler is 
operated at nameplate rated capacity for a continuous 16-hour period.
    (e) Coal means lignite or any rank of bituminous coal or anthracite 
coal.
    (f) Direct supplier means, with respect to an essential agricultural 
use establishment, an interstate pipeline or local distribution company 
which directly supplies such essential agricultural use establishment; 
with respect to a local distribution company, an interstate pipeline 
which directly supplies such local distribution company; and, with 
respect to an interstate pipeline purchaser, an interstate pipeline 
which directly supplies the interstate pipeline purchaser.
    (g) Distillate fuel means Nos. 1 and 2 heating oils, diesel fuel, 
and No. 4 fuel oil, as defined in the standard specification for fuel 
oils published by the American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM, 
D396 and D975.
    (h) Essential agricultural requirements means volumes of natural gas 
certified by the Secretary of Agriculture and calculated in accordance 
with 7 CFR 2900.4 and Sec. 281.208(b) of this part.
    (i) Essential agricultural use means any use of natural gas, as 
defined in Sec. 281.203(a)(2) of this chapter and 7 CFR 2900.3.
    (j) Essential agricultural user means an essential agricultural user 
as defined in Sec. 281.203(b)(3).
    (k) Essential agricultural use establishment is used as defined in 7 
CFR 2900.2.
    (l) Local distribution company means a local distribution company 
served directly by an interstate pipeline.
    (m) Priority 2 entitlements means the essential agricultural 
requirements of an essential agricultural use establishment which 
requirements are classified by an interstate pipeline as priority 2 in 
its curtailment plan under Subpart B.
    (n) Residual fuel oil means Nos. 5 and 6 oil, Bunker C, and Navy 
Special as defined in the standard specification for fuel oils published 
by the American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM, D396.

[44 FR 62490, Oct. 31, 1979, as amended by Order 55-B, 45 FR 54740, July 
18, 1980]

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