18 CFR § 284.263 - Exemption from section 7 of Natural Gas Act and certain regulatory conditions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s284.263"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "18 CFR § 284.263 - Exemption from section 7 of Natural Gas Act and certain regulatory conditions."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "284.263"
section_name: "Exemption from section 7 of Natural Gas Act and certain regulatory conditions."
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: "284"
part_name: "CERTAIN SALES AND TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS UNDER THE NATURAL GAS POLICY ACT OF 1978 AND RELATED AUTHORITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 717-717z, 3301-3432; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352; 43 U.S.C. 1331-1356."
regulatory_source: "Order 46, 44 FR 52184, Sept. 7, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "284"
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# 284.263 Exemption from section 7 of Natural Gas Act and certain regulatory conditions.

Any participant that engages in an emergency natural gas transaction conducted in accordance with this subpart is exempt from the requirements of section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and the conditions of § 284.10, except as provided in § 284.266, and from the requirements of §§ 284.7-284.9 and §§ 284.11-284.13 of subpart A of this part. Participation in any emergency natural gas transaction will not subject any participant to the jurisdiction of the Commission under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act except to the extent such transaction is provided for in this subpart.