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(iii) A representative qualified to
practice before the Commission under
§ 385.2101 of this chapter who possesses
authority to sign.
(3) All signatures on the filing or any
document included in the filing must
comply, where applicable, with the requirements in § 385.2005 of this chapter
with respect to sworn declarations or
statements and electronic signatures.
(c) Format requirements for electronic filing. The requirements and formats for electronic filing are listed in
instructions for electronic filing and
for each form. These formats are available on the Internet at http://
www.ferc.gov and can be obtained at
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
(d) Only filings filed and designated
as filings with statutory action dates
in accordance with these electronic filing requirements and formats will be
considered to have statutory action
dates. Filings not properly filed and
designated as having statutory action
dates will not become effective, pursuant to the Natural Gas Act, should the
Commission not act by the requested
action date.
[Order 714, 73 FR 57533, Oct. 3, 2008, as amended by Order 714–A, 79 FR 29076, May 21, 2014]

§ 154.5

Rejection of filings.

A filing that fails to comply with
this part may be rejected by the Director of the Office of Energy Market Regulation pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director in Part 375 of this
chapter.
[Order 582, 60 FR 52996, Oct. 11, 1995, as
amended by Order 699, 72 FR 45325, Aug. 14,
2007; Order 701, 72 FR 61054, Oct. 29, 2007;
Order 714, 73 FR 57534, Oct. 3, 2008]

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§ 154.6 Acceptance for filing not approval.
The acceptance for filing of any tariff, contract or part thereof does not
constitute approval by the Commission. Any filing which does not comply
with any applicable statute, rule, or
order, may be rejected.

§ 154.7
§ 154.7 General requirements for the
submission of a tariff filing or executed service agreement.
The following must be included with
the filing of any tariff, executed service agreement, or part thereof, or
change thereto.
(a) A letter of transmittal containing:
(1) A list of the material enclosed,
(2) The name of a responsible company official to whom questions regarding the filing may be addressed,
with a telephone number at which the
official may be reached,
(3) The date on which such filing is
proposed to become effective,
(4) Reference to the authority under
which the filing is made, including the
specific section of a statute, subpart of
these regulations, order of the Commission, provision of the company’s tariff,
or any other appropriate authority. If
an order is referenced, the letter must
include the citation to the FERC Reports, the date of issuance, and the
lead docket number of the proceeding
in which the order was issued.
(5) A list of the tariff sheets or sections enclosed,
(6) A statement of the nature, the
reasons, and the basis for the filing.
The statement must include a summary of the changes or additions made
to the tariff or executed service agreement, as appropriate. The statement
must include a quantified summary
comparing the cost of service, rate base
and
throughput
underlying
each
change in rate made to the tariff or executed service agreement compared to
the same information underlying the
last rate found by the Commission to
be just and reasonable. A detailed explanation of the need for each change
or addition to the tariff or executed
service agreement must be included.
The natural gas company also must
note all relevant precedents relied
upon to prepare its filing.
(7) Any requests for waiver. A request
for waiver must include a reference to
the specific section of the statute, regulations, or the company’s tariff from
which waiver is sought, and a justification for the waiver.
(8) Where the natural gas company
proposes a new rate, identification of
the last rate, found by the Commission

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to be just and reasonable, that
underlies the proposed rate.
(9) A motion, in case of minimal suspension, to place the proposed rates
into effect at the end of the suspension
period; or, a specific statement that
the pipeline reserves its right to file a
later motion to place the proposed
rates into effect at the end of the suspension period.
(b) A certification of service to all
customers and state commissions pursuant to § 154.2(d).
[Order 582, 60 FR 52996, Oct. 11, 1995, as
amended by Order 582–A, 61 FR 9628, Mar. 11,
1996; Order 714, 73 FR 57534, 57535, Oct. 3, 2008]

§ 154.8 Informal submission for staff
suggestions.
Any natural gas company may informally submit a proposed tariff or any
part thereof or material relating thereto for the suggestions of the Commission staff prior to filing. Opinions of
the Commission staff are not binding
upon the Commission.

Subpart B—Form and Composition
of Tariff

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§ 154.101

[Reserved]

§ 154.102 Requirements for filing rate
schedules and tariffs.
(a) All rates schedules, tariffs, and
service agreements may be filed either
by dividing the rate schedule, tariff, or
agreement into individual tariff sheets,
or tariff sections, or as an entire document except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this section.
(b) Open access transportation tariffs
must be filed either as individual
sheets or sections. If filed as sections,
each section must include only material of related subject matter and must
be of reasonable length and must include at a minimum a section for each
item listed in the table of contents
under § 154.103 of this section and each
topic listed under General Terms and
Conditions of Service.
(c) Individual negotiated rate agreements, non-conforming service agreements, or other agreements that are
included in the tariff may be filed as
entire documents.
(d) The first section or sheet of the
tariff must include:

(1) The FERC Gas Tariff Volume
Number and Name of the Natural Gas
Company, for example
FERC Gas Tariff Volume No. [ ] of
[Name of Natural Gas Company]
(2) The name, title, address, telephone number, e-mail address and facsimile number of a person to whom
communications concerning the tariff
should be sent.
[Order 714, 73 FR 57534, Oct. 3, 2008]

§ 154.103 Composition of tariff.
(a) The tariff must contain sections,
in the following order: A table of contents, a preliminary statement, a uniform resource locator for the Internet
address of a map of the system, currently effective rates, composition of
rate schedules, general terms and conditions, form of service agreement, and
an index of customers.
(b) Rate schedules must be grouped
according to class and numbered serially within each group, using letters
before the serial number to indicate
the class of service. For example: FT–1,
FT–2 may be used for firm transportation service; IT–1, IT–2 may be used
for interruptible transportation service; X–1, X–2 may be used for schedules
for which special exception has been
obtained.
[Order 582, 60 FR 52996, Oct. 11, 1995, as
amended by Order 801, 79 FR 75050, Dec. 17,
2014]

§ 154.104 Table of contents.
The table of contents must contain a
list of the rate schedules, sections of
the general terms and conditions, and
other sections in the order in which
they appear, showing the sheet number
of the first page of each section or the
section number. The list of rate schedules must consist of: The alphanumeric
designation of each rate schedule, a
very brief description of the service,
and the sheet number of the first page
of each rate schedule or the section
number.
[Order 714, 73 FR 57534, Oct. 3, 2008]

§ 154.105 Preliminary statement.
The preliminary statement must contain a brief general description of the
company’s operations and may also
contain a general explanation of its

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