18 CFR § 281.201 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s281.201"
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title: "18 CFR § 281.201 - Purpose."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "281.201"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "OTHER REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATURAL GAS POLICY ACT OF 1978 AND RELATED AUTHORITIES"
part_number: "281"
part_name: "NATURAL GAS CURTAILMENT UNDER THE NATURAL GAS POLICY ACT OF 1978"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 16 U.S.C. 2601-2645; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352."
regulatory_source: "Order 10-B, 44 FR 13470, Mar. 12, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 281.201 Purpose.

The purpose of this subpart is to implement section 401 of the NGPA in order to provide that effective November 1, 1979, the curtailment plans of interstate pipelines protect, to the maximum extent practicable, deliveries of natural gas for essential agricultural uses and for high-priority uses in accordance with the provisions of this subpart.

[44 FR 26862, May 8, 1979]