18 CFR § 40.1 - Applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s40.1"
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title: "18 CFR § 40.1 - Applicability."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "40.1"
section_name: "Applicability."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT"
part_number: "40"
part_name: "MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE BULK-POWER SYSTEM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 824o."
regulatory_source: "Order 693, 72 FR 16598, Apr. 4, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 40.1 Applicability.

(a) This part applies to all users, owners and operators of the Bulk-Power System within the United States (other than Alaska or Hawaii), including, but not limited to, entities described in section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act.

(b) Each Reliability Standard made effective by § 40.2 must identify the subset of users, owners and operators of the Bulk-Power System to which a particular Reliability Standard applies.