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(d) And if known, location, length and size
of facilities to be installed by the proposed
supplier.
Exhibit B. A flow diagram showing the
maximum daily capacity of the proposed
connecting pipeline to carry gas from the
supplier to the community to be served. The
diagram should show expected operating
pressures on the connecting pipeline at the
point of connection with the supplier and at
the other terminal of the connecting pipeline
flow of gas through the connecting pipeline
in Mcf per day; length of the connecting
pipeline and its inside and outside diameter.
[Order 280, 29 FR 4879, Apr. 7, 1964]

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§§ 250.7–250.15

[Reserved]

§ 250.16 Format of compliance plan for
transportation services and affiliate
transactions.
(a) Who must comply. An interstate
natural gas pipeline that transports
natural gas for others pursuant to Subparts B or G of Part 284 of this chapter
and is affiliated, as that term is defined
in § 358.3 of this chapter, in any way
with a natural gas marketing or
brokering entity and conducts transportation transactions with its marketing or brokering affiliate must comply with the requirements of this section. The requirements of this section
also apply to pipeline sales operating
units to the extent provided in § 284.286
of this chapter.
(b) Tariff requirements. An interstate
pipeline must maintain tariff provisions containing the following:
(1) The procedures used to address
and resolve complaints by shippers and
potential shippers including a provision that the pipeline will respond
within 48 hours and in writing within
30 days to such complaints.
(2) [Reserved]
(c) Log of data used to allocate capacity. (1) An interstate pipeline that relies upon contract information or other
data to allocate capacity must maintain a log showing, for each transportation contract (both for marketing affiliates and non-affiliates) on its system: the shipper’s name (including a
designation whether the shipper is a
local distribution company, an interstate pipeline, an intrastate pipeline,
an end-user, a producer, a marketer, or
a pipeline sales operating unit); the
shipper’s affiliation with the pipeline;
the contract number; and the applica-

§ 250.16
ble dates or other information used to
allocate capacity under its tariff. The
log data relating to each contract must
be maintained as long as the contract
is used to allocate capacity and for
three years after the contract data is
no longer used for capacity allocation.
(2) The current log of allocation data
for marketing affiliates must be posted
on the pipeline’s Internet Web site, operated pursuant to § 284.12 of this chapter. The posting must conform with the
requirements of § 284.12 of this chapter
and the pipeline’s tariff requirements
relating to Internet Web sites. Access
to the information must be provided
using the same protocols and procedures used for the pipeline’s Internet
Web site.
(3) The log of affiliate and non-affiliate information must be provided to
the Commission upon request and must
be made available to the public under
Subpart D of Part 385 of this chapter.
When requested by the Commission,
the information must be provided,
within a reasonable time, according to
the specifications and format contained in Form No. 592, which can be
obtained at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
and Files Maintenance Branch, Washington, DC 20426.
(d) Transportation Discount Information. (1) A pipeline that provides transportation service at a discounted rate
must maintain, for each billing period,
the following information: the name of
the shipper being provided the discount; the affiliate’s role in the transportation transaction (i.e., shipper,
marketer, supplier, seller); the duration of the discount; the maximum rate
or fee; the rate or fee actually charged
during the billing period; and the quantity of gas scheduled at the discounted
rate during the billing period for each
delivery point. The discount information with respect to each transaction
must be maintained for three years
from the date the transaction commences.
(2) The discount information must be
made available to the Commission
upon request and to the public under
Subpart D of Part 385 of this chapter.
When requested by the Commission,
the information must be provided,
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the specifications and format contained in Form No. 592, which can be
obtained at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
and Files Maintenance Branch, Washington, DC 20426.
(e) Penalty for failure to comply. (1)
Any person who transports gas for others pursuant to subparts B or G of part
284 of this chapter and who knowingly
violates the requirements of §§ 358.4 and
358.5, § 250.16, or § 284.13 of this chapter
will be subject, pursuant to sections
311(c), 501, and 504(b)(6) of the Natural
Gas Policy Act of 1978, to a civil penalty, which the Commission may assess, of not more than $1,238,271 for any
one violation.
(2) For purposes of this paragraph, in
the case of a continuing violation, each
day of the violation will constitute a
separate violation.
[Order 566, 59 FR 32898, June 27, 1994, as
amended by Order 566–A, 59 FR 52904, Oct. 20,
1994; Order 581, 60 FR 53071, Oct. 11, 1996; 61
FR 39068, July 26, 1996; Order 637, 65 FR 10220,
Feb. 25, 2000; Order 2004, 68 FR 69157, Dec. 11,
2003; Order 826, 81 FR 43940, July 6, 2016;
Order 834, 82 FR 8139, Jan. 24, 2017; Order 839,
83 FR 1552, Jan. 12, 2018]

PART 260—STATEMENTS AND
REPORTS (SCHEDULES)
Sec.
260.1 FERC Form No. 2, Annual report for
Major natural gas companies.
260.2 FERC Form No. 2–A, Annual report for
Nonmajor natural gas companies.
260.4–260.7 [Reserved]
260.8 System flow diagrams: Format No.
FERC 567.
260.9 Reports by natural gas pipeline companies on service interruptions and damage to facilities.
260.11–260.15 [Reserved]
260.200 Original cost statement of utility
property.
260.300 FERC Form No. 3–Q, Quarterly financial report of electric utilities, licensees, and natural gas companies.
260.400 Cash management programs.
260.401 FERC Form No. 552, Annual Report
of Natural Gas Transactions.

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AUTHORITY: 15 U.S.C. 717–717w, 3301–3432; 42
U.S.C. 7101–7352.
EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting forms listed in part 260, see
the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the
printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.

§ 260.1 FERC Form No. 2, Annual report for Major natural gas companies.
(a) Prescription. The form of Annual
Report of Natural Gas Companies
(Class A and Class B), designated herein as FERC Form No. 2, is prescribed.
(b) Filing requirements. Each natural
gas company, as defined by the Natural
Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717, et seq.) which is
a major company (a natural gas company whose combined gas transported
or stored for a fee exceed 50 million
Dth in each of the three previous calendar years) must prepare and file with
the Commission, as follows:
(1) The annual report for the year
ending December 2004 must be filed on
April 25, 2005.
(2) The annual report for each year
thereafter must be filed on April 18 of
the subsequent year.
(3) Newly established entities must
use projected data to determine whether FERC Form No. 2 must be filed.
(4) The form must be filed in electronic format only, as indicated in the
general instructions set out in that
form. The format for the electronic filing can be obtained at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Division
of Information Services, Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch,
Washington, DC 20426. One copy of the
report must be retained by the respondent in its files.
[Order 121, 46 FR 6887, Jan. 22, 1981, as amended by Order 390, 49 FR 32527, Aug. 14, 1984;
Order 493, 53 FR 15030, Apr. 27, 1988; Order 581,
60 FR 53071, Oct. 11, 1995; Order 628, 68 FR 269,
Jan. 3, 2003; 69 FR 9044, Feb. 26, 2004]

§ 260.2 FERC Form No. 2–A, Annual report for Nonmajor natural gas companies.
(a) Prescription. The form of Annual
Report for Nonmajor Natural Gas Companies, designated herein as FERC
Form No. 2—A, is prescribed.
(b) Filing requirements. Each natural
gas company, as defined by the Natural
Gas Act, not meeting the filing threshold for FERC Form No. 2, but having
total gas sales or volume transactions
exceeding 200,000 Dth in each of the
three previous calendar years, must
prepare and file with the Commission,
as follows:

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