[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: 18CFR37.2]

[Page 300-301]
 
           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 37_OPEN ACCESS SAME-TIME INFORMATION SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 37.2  Purpose.

    (a) The purpose of this part is to ensure that potential customers 
of open access transmission service receive access to information that 
will enable them to obtain transmission service on a non-discriminatory 
basis from any Transmission Provider. These rules provide standards of 
conduct and require the Transmission Provider (or its agent) to create 
and operate an Open Access Same-time Information System (OASIS) that 
gives all users of the open

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access transmission system access to the same information.
    (b) The OASIS will provide information by electronic means about 
available transmission capability for point-to-point service and will 
provide a process for requesting transmission service. OASIS will enable 
Transmission Providers and Transmission Customers to communicate 
promptly requests and responses to buy and sell available transmission 
capacity offered under the Transmission Provider's tariff.