18 CFR § 385.702 - Definitions (Rule 702).
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s385.702"
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title: "18 CFR § 385.702 - Definitions (Rule 702)."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "385.702"
section_name: "Definitions (Rule 702)."
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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# 385.702 Definitions (Rule 702).
For purposes of this subpart:
(a) *Initial decision* means any decision rendered by a presiding officer in accordance with Rule 708;
(b) *Final decision* means any decision referred to in Rule 713.
[Order 225, 47 FR 19022, May 3, 1982, as amended by Order 375, 49 FR 21315, May 21, 1984; Order 575, 60 FR 4860, Jan. 25, 1995]