18 Cfr 154.106

§ 154.8

18 CFR Ch. I (4–1–14 Edition)

(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
§ 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 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.
§ 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
policies and practices. General rules
and regulations, and any material necessary for the interpretation or application of the rate schedules, may not
be included in the preliminary statement.
§ 154.106 Map.
(a) The map must show the general
geographic location of the company’s
principal pipeline facilities and of the
points at which service is rendered

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
under the tariff. The boundaries of any
rate zones or rate areas must be shown
and the areas or zones identified. The
entire system should be displayed on a
single map. In addition, a separate map
should be provided for each zone.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) The map must be revised to reflect any major changes. The revised
map must be filed no later than April
30 of the calendar year after the major
change.
[Order 582, 60 FR 52996, Oct. 11, 1995, as
amended by Order 714, 73 FR 57534, Oct. 3,
2008]

§ 154.107 Currently effective rates.
(a) This section of the tariff must
present the currently effective rates
and charges under each rate schedule.
(b) All rates must be stated clearly in
cents or dollars and cents per thermal
unit. The unit of measure must be stated for each component of a rate.
(c) A rate having more than one part
must have each component set out separately under appropriate headings
(e.g., ‘‘Reservation Charge,’’ ‘‘Usage
Charge.’’)
(d) Where a component of a rate is
adjusted pursuant to a mechanism approved under subpart E of this part, the
adjustment must be stated in a separate column on the rate sheet or section.
(e) Exception to paragraph (d) of this
section. Where the rate component is
an Annual Charge Adjustment surcharge approved by the Commission,
the adjustment or surcharge may be
stated in a footnote on the rate sheet
or section.
(f) A total rate, indicating the sum of
the rate components under paragraph
(c) of this section plus the adjustments
under paragraph (d) of this section,
must be shown in the last column at
the end of a line for a rate, so that a
reader can readily determine the separate components comprising the total
rate for a service.
[Order 582, 60 FR 52996, Oct. 11, 1995, as
amended by Order 714, 73 FR 57534, Oct. 3,
2008]

§ 154.108 Composition of rate schedules.
The rate schedule must contain a
statement of the rate or charge and all

§ 154.109
terms and conditions governing its application, arranged as follows:
(a) Title. Each rate schedule must
have a title consisting of a designation
of the type or classification of service
(see § 154.103(b)), and a statement of the
type or classification of service to
which the rate is applicable.
(b) Availability. This paragraph must
describe the conditions under which
the rate is offered, including any geographic zone limitations.
(c) Applicability and character of service. This paragraph must fully describe
the kind or classification of service to
be rendered.
(d) Summary of rates. This paragraph
must briefly set forth all components
of the rates, refer to the location of the
rates in the Currently Effective Rates,
and provide a description of the calculation of the monthly charges for
each rate component.
(e) Other provisions. All other major
provisions governing the application of
the rate schedule, such as determination of billing demand, contract demand, heat content, and measurement
base, must be set forth with appropriate headings or incorporated by reference to the applicable general terms
and conditions.
(f) Applicable terms and conditions.
This paragraph either states that all of
the general terms and conditions set
forth in the tariff apply to the rate
schedule, or specifies which of the general terms and conditions do not apply.
§ 154.109 General
tions.

terms

and

condi-

(a) This section of the tariff contains
terms and conditions of service applicable to all or any of the rate schedules. Subsections and paragraphs must
be numbered for convenient reference.
(b) The general terms and conditions
of the tariff must contain a statement
of the company’s policy with respect to
the financing or construction of
laterals including when the pipeline
will pay for or contribute to the construction cost. The term ‘‘lateral’’
means any pipeline extension (other
than a mainline extension) built from
an existing pipeline facility to deliver

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