18 Cfr 260.9

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(13) The average daily volume received at each intake point to the
transmission pipeline system.
(14) The volume received into the
transmission pipeline system at each
intake point on the day of maximum
coincidental delivery.
(15) The information required by
paragraphs (b)(12), (13) and (14), of this
section may be furnished in tabular
form, or by reference to FERC Form
No. 2, providing, that the information
is suitably keyed to the diagram by appropriate identifying symbol or number.
[Order 303–A, 31 FR 7226, May 18, 1966, as
amended by Order 345, 32 FR 7332, May 17,
1967; Order 430, 36 FR 7052, Apr. 14, 1971; Order
215, 47 FR 10203, Mar. 10, 1982; Order 390, 49
FR 32527, Aug. 14, 1984]

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§ 260.9 Reports by natural gas pipeline
companies on service interruptions
and damage to facilities.
(a)(1) Every natural gas company
must report to the Director, Division
of Pipeline Certificates, at the earliest
feasible time:
(i) Damage to any jurisdictional natural gas facilities other than liquefied
natural gas facilities caused by a hurricane, earthquake or other natural disaster or terrorist activity that results
in a loss of or reduction in pipeline
throughput or storage deliverability;
and
(ii) Serious interruptions of service
to any shipper involving jurisdictional
natural gas facilities other than liquefied natural gas facilities. Such serious
interruptions of service shall include
interruptions of service to communities, major government installations
and large industrial plants outside of
communities or any other interruptions which are significant in the judgment of the pipeline company. Interruptible service interrupted in accordance with the provisions of filed tariffs,
interruptions of service resulting from
planned maintenance or construction
and interruptions of service of less
than three hours duration need not be
reported.
(2) In the event of damage to a natural gas company’s jurisdictional natural gas facilities other than liquefied
natural gas facilities by reason other
than hurricane, earthquake or other

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natural disaster or terrorist activity,
the natural gas company should report
such damage if, in the natural gas company’s judgment, such damage creates
the potential for serious delivery problems on its own system or the pipeline
grid.
(b) Any report of damage to facilities
required by paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this
section, any report of service interruption required by paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of
this section and any report made pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this section
in a natural gas company’s discretion
must be submitted by the natural gas
company
by
e-mail
to
[email protected] or by facsimile
transmission to the Director, Division
of Pipeline Certificates, Office of Energy Projects at FAX number (202) 208–
2853.
(1) Reports required by paragraph
(a)(1)(i) or (ii) or made in a natural gas
company’s discretion pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) shall be made at the earliest feasible time and must state:
(i) The location and cause of the service interruption or damage to natural
gas pipeline or storage facilities;
(ii) The nature of any damage to
pipeline or storage facilities;
(iii) Specific identification of any facilities damaged;
(iv) The time the service interruption
or damage to facilities occurred;
(v) The customers affected by the
interruption of service or damage to facilities;
(vi) Emergency actions taken to
maintain service; and
(vii) Company contact and telephone
number.
(2) Following a report required by
paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section of
damage to natural gas facilities resulting in loss of pipeline throughput or
storage deliverability or a report pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this section
in a natural gas company’s discretion,
the natural gas company shall report
to the Director, Division of Pipeline
Certificates, at the earliest feasible
time when pipeline throughput or storage deliverability has been restored.
(c) If so directed by the Commission
or the Director, Division of Pipeline
Certificates, the company must provide
any supplemental information so as to

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§§ 260.11–260.15

18 CFR Ch. I (4–1–15 Edition)

provide a full report of the circumstances surrounding the occurrence.
(d) In any instance in which an incident or damage report involving jurisdictional natural gas facilities is required by Department of Transportation reporting requirements under
the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of
1968, a copy of such report shall be submitted to the Director, Division of
Pipeline Certificates, within 30 days of
the reportable incident.
(e) When a report of damage to facilities is required by paragraph (a)(1)(i) of
this section or a report of service interruption is required by paragraph
(a)(1)(ii) of this section, a copy of the email or facsimile report required pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section
must be sent to each State commissions for the States in which the reported service interruptions or damage
has occurred.
[Order 401, 35 FR 7413, May 13, 1970, as
amended by Order 508, 53 FR 45901, Nov. 15,
1988; Order 581, 60 FR 53071, Oct. 11, 1995;
Order 621, 65 FR 80307, Dec. 21, 2000; Order 682,
71 FR 51104, Aug. 29, 2006]

§§ 260.11–260.15

[Reserved]

§ 260.200 Original cost statement of
utility property.
Any natural gas company becoming
subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission shall file, insofar as applicable,
the following statements properly
sworn to by the officer in responsible
charge of their compilation:
STATEMENT A
Statement A showing the origin and development of the company, including, particularly, a description (giving names of parties
and dates) of each consolidation and merger
to which the company, or a predecessor, was
a party and each acquisition of a gas operating unit or system. Any affiliation existing
between the parties shall be stated.

books, (5) a summary of all transactions affecting such difference, including retirements, between the date of each acquisition
and the end of the calendar year prior to the
year in which the filing is made, and (6) the
amount of such difference remaining at the
latter date.
If the depreciation, retirement, or amortization reserve was adjusted as of the date of
acquisition and in connection therewith, a
full disclosure of the pertinent facts shall be
made.
The amount to be included in account 114,
Gas Plant Acquisition Adjustments, shall be
subdivided so as to show the amounts applicable to (a) gas plant in service, (b) gas plant
leased to others, and (c) gas plant held for future use.
The procedure followed in determining the
original cost of the gas plant acquired as operating units or systems shall be described in
sufficient detail so as to permit a clear understanding of the nature of the investigations and analyses which were made for that
purpose.
Where estimates are used in arriving at
original cost or the amount to be included in
account 114, a full disclosure of the method
and underlying facts shall be given. The proportion of the original cost of each acquisition which has been determined from actual
recorded costs and the proportion estimated
shall be shown for each functional class of
plant. In addition there shall be furnished in
respect to each predecessor or vendor company for which complete construction costs
are not available, a description of such plant
records as are available, including the years
covered thereby.
STATEMENT C
Statement C showing any amounts arrived
at by appraisals in the gas plant accounts
(and not eliminated) in lieu of cost to the reporting company. This statement should describe the appraisal and give the complete
journal entry at the time the appraisal was
originally recorded. If the entry had the effect of appreciating or writing up the gas
plant account, the amount of the appreciation or writeup should be traced, by proper
description and explanation of changes, from
the date recorded through the end of the calendar year prior to the year in which the filing is made.

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STATEMENT B
Statement B showing for each acquisition
of a gas operating unit or system by the reporting company or any of its predecessors:
(1) The original cost (estimated only if not
determinable from existing records), (2) the
cost of the acquiring company, (3) the
amount entered in the books as of the date
of acquisition, (4) the difference between the
original cost and the amount entered in the

STATEMENT D
Statement D showing in detail gas plant as
classified in the books of account immediately prior to reclassification in accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts,
including, under appropriate descriptive
headings, any unclassified amounts applicable jointly to the gas department and other
departments of the utility.

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