C.F.R. » Title 18 » CHAPTER I—FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER E—REGULATIONS UNDER NATURAL GAS ACT › PART 153—APPLICATIONS FOR AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, OR MODIFY FACILITIES USED FOR THE EXPORT OR IMPORT OF NATURAL GAS › Subpart B—Application Under Section 3

18 C.F.R. § 153.5

Who shall apply

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(a) Applicant. Any person proposing to site, construct, or operate facilities which are to be used for the export of natural gas from the United States to a foreign country or for the import of natural gas from a foreign country or to amend an existing Commission authorization, including the modification of existing authorized facilities, shall file with the Commission an application for authorization therefor under subpart B of this part and section 3 of the Natural Gas Act.

(b) Cross-reference. Any person applying under paragraph (a) of this section to construct facilities at the borders of the United States and Canada or Mexico must also simultaneously apply for a Presidential Permit under subpart C of this part.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2025 · leading case: City of Oberlin, Ohio v. FERC, 39 F.4th 719 (D.C. Cir. 2022).
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City of Oberlin, Ohio v. FERC, 39 F.4th 719 (D.C. Cir. 2022). “9, 1953) (asserting that “executive permission” is required to construct facilities at the border used to export and import natural gas in order to ensure “the proper conduct of the foreign relations of the United States”); 18 C.F.R. §§ 153.5 (b), 153.15(b) (requiring any person…”
Sierra Club v. FERC (D.C. Cir. 2025). “16 (citing 18 C.F.R. § 153.5 (a) (“facilit[y] . . . used for .”
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