STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY AND INTERPRETATIONS

Sec. 03.76 Jurisdictional Status. The Commission approved on June 26, 1945, the following conclusions relating to the jurisdictional status under the Act of persons owning or oper- . ating specified facilities:

"The transportation of natural gas from or to a
point within a State to or from a foreign country
makes one a 'natural gas company' under the
Natural Gas Act, even though the portion of such
transportation which takes place within this
country is limited to such State."

Sec. 03.77 Suspension of Rate Schedules. The Commission, in approving and adopting the interpretation stated in Sec. 03.28 above, applied it also to the suspension of rate schedules under Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act.

Sec. 03.78 Certificate Applications. The Commission, in a letter dated December 20, 1945, addressed to all natural gas companies, stated in part:

18 .... It has come to the attention of the Com-
mission, ...... that certain natural gas companies
subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission
have constructed, and in some instances operated,
facilities without having received prior author-
ization required by Section 7 of the Natural Gas
Act. The Commission, therefore, gives notice to
all companies that appropriate action will be
taken against any such company constructing or
operating facilities in violation of the Natural
Gas Act.

The Commission realizes that the problems of the
reconversion period came upon the industry sud-
denly, but believes that the natural gas companies
should now be able to plan their construction
programs for the reasonable future so as to avoid
the filing of multiple applications involving
portions of what are essentially single extension
projects. Intermittent applications for piecemeal
construction are costly in time and money. Moreover,
proper planning and timely application for authority

to construct new facilities will reduce so-called emergency applications under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, and thus provide for adequate capacity and service. Time will also be conserved if all applications are supported by complete data.

"The Commission recognizes the possibility that natural gas companies may be faced with real emergency situations, and is prepared to act promptly to enable companies to deal with such contingencies when shown to exist and where the public interest demands emergency action."

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