18 CFR § 358.6 - No conduit rule.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s358.6"
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title: "18 CFR § 358.6 - No conduit rule."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "358.6"
section_name: "No conduit rule."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR TRANSMISSION PROVIDERS"
part_number: "358"
part_name: "STANDARDS OF CONDUCT"
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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; 16 U.S.C. 791-825r, 2601-2645; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 63829, Oct. 27, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "358"
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# 358.6 No conduit rule.

(a) A transmission provider is prohibited from using anyone as a conduit for the disclosure of non-public transmission function information to its marketing function employees.

(b) An employee, contractor, consultant or agent of a transmission provider, and an employee, contractor, consultant or agent of an affiliate of a transmission provider that is engaged in marketing functions, is prohibited from disclosing non-public transmission function information to any of the transmission provider's marketing function employees.