18 C.F.R. § 154.1

Application; Obligation to file

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(a) The provisions of this part apply to filings pursuant to section 4 of the Natural Gas Act.

(b) Every natural gas company must file with the Commission and post in conformity with the requirements of this part, schedules showing all rates and charges for any transportation or sale of natural gas subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, and the classifications, practices, rules, and regulations affecting such rates, charges, and services, together with all contracts related thereto.

(c) No natural gas company may file, under this part, any new or changed rate schedule or contract for the performance of any service for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity or certificate amendment must be obtained pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, until such certificate has been issued.

(d) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of this section, any contract that conforms to the form of service agreement that is part of the pipeline's tariff pursuant to § 154.110 does not have to be filed. Any contract or executed service agreement which deviates in any material aspect from the form of service agreement in the tariff is subject to the filing requirements of this part.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1959–2025 · leading case: United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div., 358 U.S. 103 (1959).

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United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div., 358 U.S. 103 (1959). · cites it 4× “144, 18 CFR § 154.1 et seq.; [8] that until this case no one connected with the industry seems to have thought that agreements of this sort precluded natural gas companies from changing their rates in accordance with and subject to § 4 (d) and (e) procedures; [9] and that the…”

Breiding v. Eversource Energy, 939 F.3d 47 (1st Cir. 2019). “" 18 C.F.R. § 154.1 (b). In addition, FERC requires operators of interstate natural gas pipelines like the Algonquin Gas pipeline to provide "'no-notice' transportation service" to ensure that LDCs are able to meet unexpected demand.”

Columbia Gulf Transmission Co. v. Bridges, 28 So. 3d 1032 (La. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] See 18 C.F.R. § 154.1 et seq. The FERC Gas Tariff or tariff means a compilation, on electronic media, of all of the effective rate schedules of a particular natural gas company, and a copy of each form of service agreement.”

Walker Operating Corp. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 874 F.2d 1320 (10th Cir. 1989). “§ 3314 ; see also 18 C.F.R. §§ 154.1 -.310 (1988) (federal regulations establishing and regulating rate schedules and tariffs for natural gas); id.”

City of Corinth, Mississippi v. Fed. Power Comm'n, 268 F.2d 10 (5th Cir. 1959). “144, 18 C.F.R. § 154.1 et seq. Among the provisions of the agreement were the following: “1.”

Nat'l Fuel Gas Distrib. Corp. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 511 A.2d 907 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1986). “FERC regulations at 18 C.F.R. §154.1 also require the filing of contracts.”

Nevada Nat. Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Fed. Power Comm'n, 267 F.2d 405 (5th Cir. 1959). “The Commission therefore proposed regulations requiring the conversion of rate contracts into a ‘tariff-and-service-agreement’ system, and these regulations were promulgated in October 1948 as Order No.”

Antero Resources Corp. v. FERC (D.C. Cir. 2024). “§ 717c(c); see also 18 C.F.R. § 154.1 (b). As part of this mandate, FERC regulates pooling services operated by pipelines.”

Bandera Master Fund LP v. Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (Del. 2025). “6 18 C.F.R. § 154.1 . 7 Post-Trial Opinion, 2021 WL 5267734 , at *4.”

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