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  1. Title 18 —Conservation of Power and Water Resources
  2. Chapter I —Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy
  3. Subchapter A —General Rules
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Title 18Conservation of Power and Water ResourcesPart / Section
Chapter IFederal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy1 – 399
Subchapter AGeneral Rules1 – 3c
Part 2General Policy and Interpretations2.1 – 2.500
Statements of General Policy and Interpretations of the Commission2.1 – 2.1c
§ 2.1Initial notice; service; and information copies of formal documents.
§ 2.1aPublic suggestions, comments, proposals on substantial prospective regulatory issues and problems.
§ 2.1bAvailability in contested cases of information acquired by staff investigation.
§ 2.1cPolicy statement on consultation with Indian tribes in Commission proceedings.
Statements of General Policy and Interpretations Under the Federal Power Act2.2 – 2.26
§ 2.2Transmission lines.
§ 2.4Suspension of rate schedules.
§ 2.7Recreational development at licensed projects.
§ 2.8 [Reserved]
§ 2.9Conditions in preliminary permits and licenses—list of and citations to “P—” and “L—” forms.
§ 2.12Calculation of taxes for property of public utilities and licensees constructed or acquired after January 1, 1970.
§ 2.13Design and construction.
§ 2.15Specified reasonable rate of return.
§ 2.17Price discrimination and anticompetitive effect (price squeeze issue).
§ 2.18Phased electric rate increase filings.
§ 2.19State and Federal comprehensive plans.
§ 2.20Good faith requests for transmission services and good faith responses by transmitting utilities.
§ 2.21Regional Transmission Groups.
§ 2.22Pricing policy for transmission services provided under the Federal Power Act.
§ 2.23Use of reserved authority in hydropower licenses to ameliorate cumulative impacts.
§ 2.24Project decommissioning at relicensing.
§ 2.25Ratemaking treatment of the cost of emissions allowances in coordination transactions.
§ 2.26Policies concerning review of applications under section 203.
Non-Mandatory Guidance on Smart Grid Standards2.27
§ 2.27Availability of North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) Smart Grid Standards as non-mandatory guidance.
Statements of General Policy and Interpretations Under the Natural Gas Act2.51 – 2.78
§ 2.51 [Reserved]
§ 2.52Suspension of rate schedules.
§ 2.55Auxiliary installations and replacement facilities.
§ 2.57Temporary certificates—pipeline companies.
§ 2.60Facilities and activities during an emergency—accounting treatment of defense-related expenditures.
§ 2.67Calculation of taxes for property of pipeline companies constructed or acquired after January 1, 1970.
§ 2.69 [Reserved]
§ 2.76Regulatory treatment of payments made in lieu of take-or-pay obligations.
§ 2.78Utilization and conservation of natural resources—natural gas.
Statement of General Policy To Implement Procedures for Compliance With the National Environmental Policy Act of 19692.80
§ 2.80Detailed environmental statement.
Statement of General Policy To Implement the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, as Amended, and Executive Orders 11615 and 116272.100 – 2.105
§§ 2.100-2.102 [Reserved]
§ 2.103Statement of policy respecting take or pay provisions in gas purchase contracts.
§ 2.104Mechanisms for passthrough of pipeline take-or-pay buyout and buydown costs.
§ 2.105Gas supply charges.
Rules of General Applicability2.201
§ 2.201 [Reserved]
Statement of General Policy and Interpretations Under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 19782.300
§ 2.300Statement of policy concerning allegations of fraud, abuse, or similar grounds under section 601(c) of the NGPA.
Statement of Interpretation Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 19782.400
§ 2.400Statement of interpretation of waste concerning natural gas as the primary energy source for qualifying small power production facilities.
Statement of Penalty Reduction/Waiver Policy To Comply With the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 19962.500
§ 2.500Penalty reduction/waiver policy for small entities.
Appendix A to Part 2
Guidance for Determining the Acceptable Construction Area for Auxiliary and Replacement Facilities
Appendix B to Part 2 [Reserved]
Appendix C to Part 2
Nationwide Proceeding Computation of Federal Income Tax Allowance Independent Producers, Pipeline Affiliates and Pipeline Producers Continental U.S.—1972 Data (Docket No. R-478)
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