18 CFR § 157.9 - Notice of application and notice of schedule for environmental review.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s157.9"
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title: "18 CFR § 157.9 - Notice of application and notice of schedule for environmental review."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "157.9"
section_name: "Notice of application and notice of schedule for environmental review."
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "157"
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# 157.9 Notice of application and notice of schedule for environmental review.
(a) Notice of each application filed, except when rejected in accordance with § 157.8, will be issued within 10 business days of filing, and subsequently will be published in the *Federal Register* and copies of such notice sent to States affected thereby, by electronic means if practical, otherwise by mail. Persons desiring to receive a copy of the notice of every application shall so advise the Secretary.
(b) For each application that will require an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement, notice of a schedule for the environmental review will be issued within 90 days of the notice of the application, and subsequently will be published in the *Federal Register.*
[Order 653, 70 FR 8724, Feb. 23, 2005, as amended by Order 687, 71 FR 62920, Oct. 27, 2006]