# 18 C.F.R. § 157.38 (2026): Pre-approval procedures

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P157_S157_38

## Section

- **Citation:** 18 C.F.R. § 157.38 (2026)
- **Heading:** Pre-approval procedures
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 18 CFR: Conservation of Power and Water Resources / Chapter I: FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / Part 157: APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND FOR ORDERS PERMITTING AND APPROVING ABANDONMENT UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE NATURAL GAS ACT / Subpart B: Open Seasons for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects / § 157.38: § 157.38   Pre-approval procedures.

## Text

No later than 90 days prior to providing the notice of open season required by § 157.34(a), a prospective applicant must file, for Commission approval, a detailed plan for conducting an open season in conformance with this subpart. The prospective applicant's plan shall include the proposed notice of open season. Upon receipt of a request for such a determination, the Secretary of the Commission shall issue a notice of the request, which will then be published in the
Federal Register.
The notice shall establish a date on which comments from interested persons are due and a date, which shall be within 60 days of receipt of the prospective applicant's request unless otherwise directed by the Commission, by which the Commission will act on the proposed plan.
[Order 2005-A, 70 FR 35026, June 16, 2005]

## Nearby sections

- [18 C.F.R. § 157.30 (2026) § 157.30   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P157_S157_30.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 157.31 (2026) § 157.31   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P157_S157_31.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 157.32 (2026) § 157.32   Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P157_S157_32.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 157.33 (2026) § 157.33   Requirement for open season.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P157_S157_33.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 157.34 (2026) § 157.34   Notice of open season.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P157_S157_34.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 157.35 (2026) § 157.35   Undue discrimination or preference.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P157_S157_35.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 157.36 (2026) § 157.36   Open seasons for expansions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P157_S157_36.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 157.37 (2026) § 157.37   Project design.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P157_S157_37.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 157.38 (2026) § 157.38   Pre-approval procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P157_S157_38.md)
- [18 C.F.R. § 157.39 (2026) § 157.39   Rate treatment of pipeline expansions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T18_P157_S157_39.md)

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