18 CFR § 35.4 - Permission to become effective is not approval.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s35.4"
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title: "18 CFR § 35.4 - Permission to become effective is not approval."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "35.4"
section_name: "Permission to become effective is not approval."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT"
part_number: "35"
part_name: "FILING OF RATE SCHEDULES AND TARIFFS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 791a-825r, 2601-2645; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352."
regulatory_source: "Order 271, 28 FR 10573, Oct. 2, 1963, unless otherwise noted."
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# 35.4 Permission to become effective is not approval.

The fact that the Commission permits a rate schedule or tariff, tariff or service agreement or any part thereof or any notice of cancellation to become effective shall not constitute approval by the Commission of such rate schedule or tariff, tariff or service agreement or part thereof or notice of cancellation.

[Order 271, 28 FR 10573, Oct. 2, 1963, as amended by Order 714, 73 FR 57531, 57533, Oct. 3, 2008]