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Code · CFR · Title 18 — Conservation of Power and Water Resources · Part 157 — Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and for Orders Permitting and Approving Abandonment Under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act · § 157.218

§ 157.218. Changes in customer name.

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(a)Automatic authorization. The effective certificates of the certificate holder may be amended to the extent necessary to reflect the change in the name of an existing customer, if the certificate holder has filed any necessary conforming changes in its Index of Customers, including the customer's old name.
(b)Reporting requirements. For each customer name change authorized during a calendar year, the certificate holder shall include as a part of its annual report:
(1)The old and new names of the customer; and
(2)A brief explanation of the reason for the name change.
(c)Sunsetting provisions. This section shall cease to have effect on December 5, 2026, unless the Commission determines that the cessation deadline should be extended to a date not more than 5 years in the future after offering the public an opportunity to provide input on the costs and benefits of this section and considering that input. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing its determination and revising or removing this section accordingly. \[Order 234, 47 FR 24266, June 4, 1982, as amended by Order 603, 64 FR 26609, May 14, 1999; Order 914, 90 FR 48404, Oct. 21, 2025\]
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