18 CFR § 385.2013 - Notification of requests for Federal authorizations and requests for further information (Rule 2013).

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s385.2013"
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title: "18 CFR § 385.2013 - Notification of requests for Federal authorizations and requests for further information (Rule 2013)."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "385.2013"
section_name: "Notification of requests for Federal authorizations and requests for further information (Rule 2013)."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURAL RULES"
part_number: "385"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 551-557; 15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 16 U.S.C. 791a-825v, 2601-2645; 28 U.S.C. 2461; 31 U.S.C 3701, 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352, 16441, 16451-16463; 49 U.S.C. 60502; 49 App. U.S.C. 1-85 (1988); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (1990); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (2015)."
regulatory_source: "Order 225, 47 FR 19022, May 3, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
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# 385.2013 Notification of requests for Federal authorizations and requests for further information (Rule 2013).

(a) For each Federal authorization—*i.e.*, permit, special use authorization, certification, concurrence, opinion, or other approval—required under Federal law with respect to a natural gas project for which an application has been filed under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act for a certificate of public convenience and necessity under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, each Federal agency or officer, or State agency or officer acting pursuant to delegated Federal authority, responsible for a Federal authorization must file with the Commission within 30 days of the date of receipt of a request for a Federal authorization, notice of the following:

(1) Whether the application is ready for processing, and if not, what additional information or materials will be necessary to assess the merits of the request;

(2) The time the agency or official will allot the applicant to provide the necessary additional information or materials;

(3) What, if any, studies will be necessary in order to evaluate the request;

(4) The anticipated effective date of the agency's or official's decision; and

(5) If applicable, the schedule set by Federal law for the agency or official to act.

(b) A Federal agency or officer, or State agency or officer acting pursuant to delegated Federal authority, considering a request for a Federal authorization that submits a data request to an applicant must file a copy of the data request with the Commission within 10 business days.

[Order 687, 71 FR 62921, Oct. 27, 2006]