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SOURCE: Order 144, 13 FR 6372, Oct. 30,
1948; 13 FR 6838, Nov. 20, 1948, unless oth-
erwise noted.

APPLICATION

§ 154.1 Application; obligation to file.

On and after December 1, 1948 every
natural-gas company shall file with
the Commission and post in conform-
ity with the requirements of this part,
schedules showing all rates, and
charges for any transportation or sale
of natural gas subject to the jurisdic-
tion of the Commission and the classi-
fications, practices, rules and regula-
tions affecting such rates, charges and
services, together with all contracts in
any
affecting or relating
thereto: Provided, however, That all
such
schedules
presently effective
filed with the Commission before the
aforesaid date shall be restated as set
forth in § 154.82 to conform with the
following rules and regulations, and
filed and posted on or before the dates
specified in § 154.83.

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The effective tariff of a natural-gas
company shall be the tariff filed pur-
suant to the requirements of this part,
and permitted by the Commission to
become effective. No natural-gas com-
pany shall directly or indirectly,
demand, charge or collect any rate or
charge for or in connection with the
transportation or sale of natural gas
subject to the jurisdiction of the Com-
mission, or impose any classifications,
practices, rules or regulations, differ-
ent from those prescribed in its effec-
tive tariff and executed service agree-
ments on file with the Commission,
unless otherwise specifically provided
by order of the Commission.

§ 154.22 Notice requirements.

All tariffs, and contracts or any
parts thereof shall be filed with the
Commission and posted not less than
thirty days nor more than sixty days
prior to the proposed effective date
thereof unless a different period of
time is permitted by the Commission

in accordance with § 154.51. Provided,
however, That no natural-gas company
shall file under this part any new rate
schedule or contract for the perform-
ance of any service for which a certifi-
cate of public convenience and necessi-
ty must be obtained pursuant to sec-
tion 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, until
such certificate has been issued. Noth-
ing herein shall be construed as pre-
venting the natural-gas company from
entering into any such agreement
prior to the granting of such a certifi-
cate.

§ 154.23 Acceptance for filing not approv-
al.

The acceptance for filing of any
tariff, contract or part thereof is not
to be considered as approval by the
Commission.

8 154.24 Rejection of material submitted
for filing.

The Commission reserves the right
to reject any material submitted for
filing which fails to comply with the
requirements set forth in this part.

§ 154.25 Informal submission for staff
suggestions.

Any natural-gas company may infor-
mally submit a tariff or any part
thereof or material relating thereto
for the suggestions of the staff of the
Commission prior to filing.

§ 154.26 Number of copies to be supplied.
All tariffs, rate schedules, and con-
tracts, or parts thereof, and material
related thereto, including any change
in rates, notices of cancellation or ter-
mination, and certificates of adoption,
shall be supplied to the Commission in
six copies. All copies are to be included
in one package, together with six
copies of the letter of transmittal and
all other materials and information re-
quired by these regulations, and ad-
dressed to the Federal Power Commis-
sion, Washingtor., D.C. 20426.

[Order 525, 40 FR 8947, Mar. 4, 1975]

§ 154.27 Comments by interested parties.
Comments of any purchaser or other
interested party concerning any filing
made pursuant to this part should be
submitted within 15 days after the

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Take notice that name of company), on
(date), tendered for filing proposed changes
in its FPC Gas Tariff, Volume No.
(number). [The following language in the
first paragraph applies only to increased
rate filings.] The proposed changes would
increase revenues from jurisdictional sales
and service by (dollar amount) based on the
12 month period ending (date), as adjusted.
[If changes other than increased rates and
charges are proposed, the company shall
state concisely the nature of these changes.]
[The company shall briefly describe the
reasons for the proposed changes in the
second paragraph.]

Copies of the filing were served upon the
company's jurisdictional customers (other
parties the company served, inter alia. state
regulatory commissions, other government
agencies, etc.).

Any person desiring to be heard or to pro-
test said filing should file a petition to inter-
vene or protest with the Federal Power
Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE,
Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with
Sections 1.8 and 1.10 of the Commission's
rules of practice and procedure (18 CFR 1.8,
1.10). All such petitions or protests should
be filed on or before
Protests

will be considered by the Commission in de-
termining the appropriate action to be
taken, but will not serve to make protes-
tants parties to the proceeding. Any person
wishing to become a party must file a peti-
tion to intervene. Copies of this filing are on
file with the Commission and are available
for public inspection.

[Order 488, 38 FR 20070, July 27, 1973]

FORM AND COMPOSITION OF TARIFF
§ 154.31 Application.

Sections 154.32 through 154.41 after
December 1, 1948 are applicable to all
rate schedules thereafter filed or re-
stated, except that such sections are

only partially applicable, to rate schedules filed under § 154.52. (A form of an assembled tariff is available upon request.)

§ 154.32 Form, type, and size.

The tariff shall be printed, typewritten or otherwise reproduced on 81⁄2 by 11 inch sheets of a durable paper so as to result in a clear and permanent record. The sheets of the tariff shall be ruled to set off borders of 11⁄4 inches on top, bottom and left sides and 1⁄2 inch on the right side, punched on the left side and assembled in a binder.

§ 154.33 Binder, title page and arrangements.

(a) The binder shall show on the front cover:

FPC Gas Tariff

Original Volume No. 1
of

(Name of Natural-Gas Company)

Filed with

Federal Power Commission

If it is advisable to submit the tariff in two or more volumes, the volumes shall be identified by "Original Volume No. 1”, “Original Volume No. 2", etc., directly below the words "FPC Gas Tariff." Rate schedules for which special exception has been obtained under § 154.52 may be filed in a separate volume as part of the tariff.

(b) When any volume of a tariff is to be superseded or replaced in its entirety, the replacing volume shall show prominently on the binder and the title page the volume number being superseded or replaced, as for example:

FPC Gas Tariff

First Revised Volume No. 1 (Supersedes Original Volume No. 1)

(c) The first page shall be a title page which shall carry the information shown on the cover and, in addition, the name, title, and address of

the person to whom communications concerning the tariff should be sent.

(d) All sheets except the title page shall have the following information placed in the margins:

(1) Identification. At the left above the top marginal ruling, the exact name of the company shall be shown, under which shall be set forth the words "FPC Gas Tariff," together with volume identification where applicable.

(2) Numbering of sheets. At the right above the top marginal ruling, the sheet number shall appear after the words "Original Sheet No. -." All

sheets in the originally filed tariff shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the table of contents as "Original Sheet No. 1".

(i) Revised or superseding sheets shall be numbered Revised

Sheet No. ---" below which shall appear "Superseding Sheet No.

." The first blank above shall show the number of the revision (i.e., First, Second, etc.) and the sheet number shall be the same as the sheet replaced. The third and fourths blanks shall be filled according to the numbering of the sheet replaced.

(ii) Sheets which are to be inserted between two consecutively numbered sheets shall be designated "Original Sheet No. --," with the blank space filled with the appropriate

number and a letter to indicate an insertion. Illustration: Three sheets which would come between original sheets 8 and 9 would be designated "Original Sheet No. 8A," "Original Sheet No. 8B," and "Original Sheet No. 8C."

(3) Issuing officer and issue date. On the left below the lower marginal ruling, shall be placed "Issued by:" followed by the name and title of the person authorized to issue the sheet. Immediately below shall be placed "Issued on" followed by the date of issue.

(4) Effective date. On the right below the lower marginal ruling shall be placed "Effective:" followed by the specific effective date desired by the company.

(5) Sheets filed to comply with Commission orders. Sheets which are filed to make effective rate schedules or

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(a) The tariff shall contain, in the order named, sections setting forth a table of contents, a preliminary statement, a map of the system, the rate schedules, general terms and conditions, form of service agreement and an index of purchasers: Provided, however, That rate schedules for which special exception has been obtained under § 154.52 may be filed in a separate volume as permitted by § 154.33.

(b) Rate schedules shall be grouped according to class and numbered serially within each group, using a letter before the serial number to indicate the class of service. For example, G-1, G-2 may be used for general service; CD-1, CD-2 for contract demand service; I-1, I-2 for interruptible service; T-1, T-2 for transmission service; X-1, X-2 for schedules for which special exception has been obtained.

§ 154.35 Table of contents.

The table of contents shall contain a list of the rate schedules and other sections in the order in which they appear, showing the sheet number of the first page of each section. The list of rate schedules shall consist of (a) the symbol designation of each rate schedule, (b) a very brief description of the service, and (c) the sheet number of the first page of each rate schedule.

§ 154.36 Preliminary statement.

The preliminary statement shall contain a brief general description of the company's operations and may also contain a general explanation of its policies and practices. No general rules and regulations shall be included in the preliminary statement, nor any material necessary for the interpretation or application of the rate schedules.

§ 154.37 Map.

The map shall show on a single sheet, if practicable, the general geo

graphic location of the company's principal pipe line facilities and of the points at which service is rendered under the tariff. Where the company's rate schedules are generally available by area, the boundary lines of the rate zones or rate areas should be shown and the areas or zones identified. The map shall be revised annually to reflect major changes if any.

§ 154.38 Composition of rate schedule.

The sheets of a rate schedule shall contain a statement of a rate or charge and all terms and conditions governing its application, arranged as follows:

(a) Title. Each rate schedule shall have a title consisting of a designation (see § 154.34), and a statement of the type or classification of service to which it is applicable.

(b) Availability. This paragraph shall describe the conditions under which the rate is available, and, if necessary, the geographic zone in which available.

(c) Applicability and character of service. This paragraph shall fully describe the kind or classification of service to be rendered.

(d) Statement of rate. (1) Except as permitted in § 154.52, § 154.82 and Part 282, all rates shall be clearly stated in cents or in dollars and cents per unit. Only the rates and charges to be used in current billing shall be included in the rate schedules.

(2) A rate having more than one part shall have each part set out separately under appropriate headings such as: Demand Charge, Commodity Charge, etc. The minimum bill and other provisions affecting charges shall not be included in this paragraph, but shall be included in subsequent paragraphs.

(3) No rule, regulation, exception or condition such as tax, commodity price index, wholesale price index or other similar price adjustments or periodic changes shall be included in the rate schedule or any other part of the tariff which in any way purports to effect the modification or change of any rate or charge specified in the rate schedule, or the substitution therefor of any other rate or charge: Provided, however, a natural-gas company may state in the service agreement or in

rate schedules filed pursuant to § 154.52 that it is or will be its privilege, under certain specified conditions, to propose to the Commission a modification, change or substitution of the then effective rate or charge: Provided further, That no such clause may effectuate a change in an effective rate or charge except in the manner provided in section 4 of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and the regulations in this part.

(4) A natural gas pipeline company may flow through changes in its cost of purchased gas 1 pursuant to a purchased gas adjustment clause (PGA clause). The proposed clause must be filed with the Commission and shall not be effective until approved by the Commission. No request for approval of a PGA clause will be considered unless the proposed clause meets the terms and conditions specified in subdivisions (i) through (viii) of this subparagraph. Any PGA clause approved by the Commission is subject to the conditions in subdivision (ix) of this subparagraph.

The first PGA rate adjustment to become effective on or after January 1, 1979, may reflect the calculation specified in clause (x).

(i) The proposed PGA clause shall be accompanied by a cost study in conformity with the requirements of

'For the purposes of this paragraph, purchased gas cost represents the cost of wellhead purchases, field line purchases, plant outlet purchases, transmission line purchases, and pipeline production that qualifies for and is being afforded area or nationwide rate treatment or is otherwise being afforded rate treatment as though the gas were being produced by an independent producer. Nonconcurrent exchange transactions may be reflected as a cost of purchased gas. If a company has underground storage, the cost of purchased gas included in Accounts 800, 801, 802, and 803, and where applicable, Account 806, shall be debited or credited to reflect the net injections or withdrawals from underground storage. This adjustment shall be prorated between pipeline and producer supply. New pipeline supplies (contractual daily delivery obligations) and liquified natural gas, synthetic natural gas, gas from coal gasification, and pipeline production when priced on a cost of service basis pursuant to Commission authorization shall not be reflected in a PGA clause without prior Commission approval.

§ 154.63. This study must be based upon actual costs for the 12 months of most recently available actual experience and may include annualization for changes which actually occurred in the 12 month period. If a cost-of-service study having a test period ending less than 12 months prior to the date of submission of the proposed PGA clause is on file in another docket, that cost study may be utilized in lieu of filing a cost study with the proposed PGA clause.

(ii) The method(s) of determining changes in cost of gas purchased from producer and pipeline suppliers shall be separately established. Increases in cost of gas purchased from small producers shall be shown separately, and the provisions of Order No. 428 shall apply to these increases. Producer rate changes shall be applied to the commodity component of the existing rates of a pipeline company's two-part rates and to the volumetric rates of a pipeline company's one-part rates. Pipeline supplier rate changes shall be applied "as billed" to a pipeline company's two-part rates and shall be applied to a pipeline company's volumetric rates in the manner which maintains the pipeline company's existing one-part rate design.

(iii) The purchased gas cost adjustment shall be reflected in the company's rates only when it represents a dollar amount equal to at least 1 mill ($0.001) per Mcf of annual jurisdictional sales. This limitation is not applicable to the unrecovered purchased gas costs for which provision is made in paragraph (d)(4)(iv) of this section.

(iv)(a) Rate changes which reflect both the projected cost of purchased gas and a revised surcharge to clear the amounts accrued in the deferred account for both producer and pipeline suppliers shall be computed and filed not more frequently than semiannually. Pipeline companies may reflect in their rates such changes as are permitted to producers of natural gas under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978. Pipeline companies with semiannual adjustment dates may not reflect in their purchased gas pattern any supply which is not attached to its system as of the effective date of the proposed rate change.

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