18 CFR § 157.30 - Purpose.

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title: "18 CFR § 157.30 - Purpose."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "157.30"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER NATURAL GAS ACT"
part_number: "157"
part_name: "APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND FOR ORDERS PERMITTING AND APPROVING ABANDONMENT UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE NATURAL GAS ACT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352."
regulatory_source: "17 FR 7386, Aug. 14, 1952, unless otherwise noted."
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# 157.30 Purpose.

This subpart establishes the procedures for conducting open seasons for the purpose of making binding commitments for the acquisition of initial or voluntary expansion capacity on Alaska natural gas transportation projects, as defined herein.