§ 375.309. Delegations to the General Counsel.
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The Commission authorizes the General Counsel or the General Counsel's designee to:
(a)Designate officers empowered to administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance and testimony, take evidence, compel the filing of special reports and interrogatories, gather information, and require the production of any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, contracts, agreements, or other records, in the course of formal investigations conducted by the Office of the General Counsel to the extent the Commission's order of investigation expressly provides for the exercise of such investigative powers.
(b)Grant or deny requests of persons pursuant to § 1b.12 of this chapter to procure copies of the transcripts of their testimony taken during non-public investigations conducted by the Office of the General Counsel.
(c)Terminate any informal non-public investigation conducted by the Office of the General Counsel.
(d)Terminate the authority of officers to administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance and testimony, take evidence, compel the filing of special reports and interrogatories, gather information, and require the production of any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, contracts, agreements or other records in the course of formal investigations conducted by the Office of the General Counsel.
(e)Designate presiding officers for proceedings under § 385.1110, who will have all the authorities and duties vested in presiding officers by that section and other applicable rules in conducting proceedings pursuant to section 502(c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432 (1982).
(f)Deny or grant, in whole or in part, petitions for waivers of fees prescribed in § 381.305 of this chapter in accordance with § 381.106 of this chapter.
(g)Grant uncontested applications for exempt wholesale generator status that do not involve unusual or interpretation issues; to act on uncontested motions to withdraw such applications; and to act on uncontested amendments to applications for EWG status that do not present unusual or interpretation issues.
(h)Deny or grant, in whole or in part, an appeal of a determination by the CEII Coordinator.
(i)Deny or grant, in whole or in part, an appeal of a Freedom of Information Act determination by the Director of the Office of External Affairs.
(j)Take appropriate action on the Report of Transmission Investment Activity (FERC-730), including: applications or motions for extensions of time to file the Report of Transmission Investment Activity (FERC-730); requests or petitions for waiver of the requirements of the Report of Transmission Investment Activity (FERC-730); and notification to a party if a submitted Report of Transmission Investment Activity (FERC-730) fails to comply with applicable statutory requirements. \[Order 38, 44 FR 46453, Aug. 8, 1979\] Editorial Note:For Federal Register citations affecting § 375.309, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.
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§ 375.309
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