2017 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 15B - Natural Gas
Sec. 717o - Administrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders

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Citation 15 U.S.C. § 717o (2017)
Section Name §717o. Administrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders
Section Text

The Commission shall have power to perform any and all acts, and to prescribe, issue, make, amend, and rescind such orders, rules, and regulations as it may find necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Among other things, such rules and regulations may define accounting, technical, and trade terms used in this chapter; and may prescribe the form or forms of all statements, declarations, applications, and reports to be filed with the Commission, the information which they shall contain, and the time within which they shall be filed. Unless a different date is specified therein, rules and regulations of the Commission shall be effective thirty days after publication in the manner which the Commission shall prescribe. Orders of the Commission shall be effective on the date and in the manner which the Commission shall prescribe. For the purposes of its rules and regulations, the Commission may classify persons and matters within its jurisdiction and prescribe different requirements for different classes of persons or matters. All rules and regulations of the Commission shall be filed with its secretary and shall be kept open in convenient form for public inspection and examination during reasonable business hours.

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(June 21, 1938, ch. 556, §16, 52 Stat. 830.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 15B - NATURAL GAS
Sec. 717o - Administrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders
Contains section 717o
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
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Statutes at Large References 52 Stat. 830
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