18 C.F.R. § 157.216 Abandonment.
Title 18 - Conservation of Power and Water Resources
(a) Automatic authorization. The certificate holder is authorized pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act to abandon gas supply facilities, and: (1) A receipt or delivery point, or related supply or delivery lateral, provided the facility has not been used to provide: (i) Interruptible transportation service during the one year period prior to the effective date of the proposed abandonment, or (ii) Firm transportation service during the one year period prior to the effective date of the proposed abandonment, provided the point is no longer covered under a firm contract; or (2) An eligible facility that was installed pursuant to automatic authority under §157.208(a), or that now qualifies for automatic authority under §157.208(a), or a facility constructed under §157.211, provided the certificate holder obtains the written consent of the customers that have received service through the facilities during the past 12 months. (b) Prior notice. Subject to the notice requirements of §157.205, the certificate holder is authorized pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act to abandon: (1) Any receipt or delivery point if all of the existing customers of the pipeline served through the receipt or delivery point consent in writing to the abandonment. When filing a request for authorization of the proposed abandonment under the notice procedures of §157.205, the certificate holder shall notify, in writing, the State public service commission having regulatory authority over retail service to the customers served through the delivery point. (2) Any other facility which qualifies as an eligible facility, and which is not otherwise eligible for automatic authorization under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, provided the certificate holder obtains the written consent of all of the customers served through such facility. Consent is required from customers that have received service during the immediate past 12 months. (c) Contents of request. In addition to the requirements of §157.205(b), requests filed for activities described under paragraph (b) shall describe: (1) The location, type, size, and length of the subject facilities; (2) The docket authorizing the construction and operation of the facilities to be abandoned; (3) For each facility an oath statement that all of the customers served during the past year by the subject facilities have consented to the abandonment, or an explanation of why the customers' consent is not available; (4) A proposed accounting treatment of any facilities to be abandoned. (5) For any abandonment resulting in earth disturbance, a USGS 7 (d) Reporting requirements. The annual report filed by the certificate holder shall contain, for each abandonment authorized under paragraph (a) of this section: (1) A description of the facilities abandoned pursuant to this section; (2) The docket number(s) of the certificate(s) authorizing the construction and operation of the facilities to be abandoned; (3) The accounting treatment of the facilities abandoned; and (4) The date earth disturbance, if any, related to the abandonment began and the date the facilities were abandoned; and (5) The date of the agreements obtained pursuant to §157.206(b)(3), if earth disturbance was involved. [Order 234, 47 FR 24266, June 4, 1982, as amended by Order 234–A, 47 FR 38877, Sept. 3, 1982; Order 603, 64 FR 26609, May 14, 1999; Order 603–A, 64 FR 54536, Oct. 7, 1999]
Title 18: Conservation of Power and Water Resources
PART 157—APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND FOR ORDERS PERMITTING AND APPROVING ABANDONMENT UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE NATURAL GAS ACT
Subpart F—Interstate Pipeline Blanket Certificates and Authorization Under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act for Certain Transactions and Abandonment
§ 157.216 Abandonment.
