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15 U.S.C. § 717n — Process coordination; hearings; rules of procedure

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15 U.S.C. § 717n — Process coordination; hearings; rules of procedure

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**(a) Definition** In this section, the term “Federal authorization”— (1) means any authorization required under Federal law with respect to an application for authorization under [section 717b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section717b&num=0&edition=prelim) or a certificate of public convenience and necessity under [section 717f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section717f&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) includes any permits, special use authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other approvals as may be required under Federal law with respect to an application for authorization under [section 717b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section717b&num=0&edition=prelim) or a certificate of public convenience and necessity under [section 717f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section717f&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Designation as lead agency** (1) **In general** — The Commission shall act as the lead agency for the purposes of coordinating all applicable Federal authorizations and for the purposes of complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). (2) **Other agencies** — Each Federal and State agency considering an aspect of an application for Federal authorization shall cooperate with the Commission and comply with the deadlines established by the Commission. **(c) Schedule** (1) **Commission authority to set schedule** — The Commission shall establish a schedule for all Federal authorizations. In establishing the schedule, the Commission shall— (A) ensure expeditious completion of all such proceedings; and (B) comply with applicable schedules established by Federal law. (2) **Failure to meet schedule** — If a Federal or State administrative agency does not complete a proceeding for an approval that is required for a Federal authorization in accordance with the schedule established by the Commission, the applicant may pursue remedies under [section 717r(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section717r/d&num=0&edition=prelim). **(d) Consolidated record** The Commission shall, with the cooperation of Federal and State administrative agencies and officials, maintain a complete consolidated record of all decisions made or actions taken by the Commission or by a Federal administrative agency or officer (or State administrative agency or officer acting under delegated Federal authority) with respect to any Federal authorization. Such record shall be the record for— (1) appeals or reviews under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ([16 U.S.C. 1451](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1451&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), provided that the record may be supplemented as expressly provided pursuant to section 319 of that Act [[16 U.S.C. 1465](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1465&num=0&edition=prelim)]; or (2) judicial review under [section 717r(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section717r/d&num=0&edition=prelim) of decisions made or actions taken of Federal and State administrative agencies and officials, provided that, if the Court determines that the record does not contain sufficient information, the Court may remand the proceeding to the Commission for further development of the consolidated record. **(e) Hearings; parties** Hearings under this chapter may be held before the Commission, any member or members thereof, or any representative of the Commission designated by it, and appropriate records thereof shall be kept. In any proceeding before it, the Commission in accordance with such rules and regulations as it may prescribe, may admit as a party any interested State, State commission, municipality or any representative of interested consumers or security holders, or any competitor of a party to such proceeding, or any other person whose participation in the proceeding may be in the public interest. **(f) Procedure** All hearings, investigations, and proceedings under this chapter shall be governed by rules of practice and procedure to be adopted by the Commission, and in the conduct thereof the technical rules of evidence need not be applied. No informality in any hearing, investigation, or proceeding or in the manner of taking testimony shall invalidate any order, decision, rule, or regulation issued under the authority of this chapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 4321 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–58, div. G, title VIII, § 70801(h), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1294

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 114–94, div. D, title XLI, § 41013, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1761, provided that this subchapter shall terminate 7 years after Dec. 4, 2015.

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16 U.S.C. § 1465 — Appeals to the Secretary

**(a) Notice** Not later than 30 days after the date of the filing of an appeal to the Secretary of a consistency determination under [section 1456 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1456&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall publish an initial notice in the Federal Register. **(b) Closure of record** (1) **In general** — Not later than the end of the 160-day period beginning on the date of publication of an initial notice under subsection (a), except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall immediately close the decision record and receive no more filings on the appeal. (2) **Notice** — After closing the administrative record, the Secretary shall immediately publish a notice in the Federal Register that the administrative record has been closed. (3) **Exception** (A) *In general* — Subject to subparagraph (B), during the 160-day period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may stay the closing of the decision record— (i) for a specific period mutually agreed to in writing by the appellant and the State agency; or (ii) as the Secretary determines necessary to receive, on an expedited basis— (I) any supplemental information specifically requested by the Secretary to complete a consistency review under this chapter; or (II) any clarifying information submitted by a party to the proceeding related to information in the consolidated record compiled by the lead Federal permitting agency. (B) *Applicability* — The Secretary may only stay the 160-day period described in paragraph (1) for a period not to exceed 60 days. **(c) Deadline for decision** (1) **In general** — Not later than 60 days after the date of publication of a Federal Register notice stating when the de

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16 U.S.C. § 1451 — Congressional findings

The Congress finds that— **(a)** There is a national interest in the effective management, beneficial use, protection, and development of the coastal zone. **(b)** The coastal zone is rich in a variety of natural, commercial, recreational, ecological, industrial, and esthetic resources of immediate and potential value to the present and future well-being of the Nation. **(c)** The increasing and competing demands upon the lands and waters of our coastal zone occasioned by population growth and economic development, including requirements for industry, commerce, residential development, recreation, extraction of mineral resources and fossil fuels, transportation and navigation, waste disposal, and harvesting of fish, shellfish, and other living marine resources, have resulted in the loss of living marine resources, wildlife, nutrient-rich areas, permanent and adverse changes to ecological systems, decreasing open space for public use, and shoreline erosion. **(d)** The habitat areas of the coastal zone, and the fish, shellfish, other living marine resources, and wildlife therein, are ecologically fragile and consequently extremely vulnerable to destruction by man’s alterations. **(e)** Important ecological, cultural, historic, and esthetic values in the coastal zone which are essential to the well-being of all citizens are being irretrievably damaged or lost. **(f)** New and expanding demands for food, energy, minerals, defense needs, recreation, waste disposal, transportation, and industrial activities in the Great Lakes, territorial sea, exclusive economic zone, and Outer Continental Shelf are placing stress on these areas and are creating the need for resolution of serious conflicts among important and competing uses and values in coastal and ocean waters; 11 So

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15 U.S.C. § 717b — Exportation or importation of natural gas; LNG terminals

**(a) Mandatory authorization order** After six months from June 21, 1938, no person shall export any natural gas from the United States to a foreign country or import any natural gas from a foreign country without first having secured an order of the Commission authorizing it to do so. The Commission shall issue such order upon application, unless, after opportunity for hearing, it finds that the proposed exportation or importation will not be consistent with the public interest. The Commission may by its order grant such application, in whole or in part, with such modification and upon such terms and conditions as the Commission may find necessary or appropriate, and may from time to time, after opportunity for hearing, and for good cause shown, make such supplemental order in the premises as it may find necessary or appropriate. **(b) Free trade agreements** With respect to natural gas which is imported into the United States from a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, and with respect to liquefied natural gas— (1) the importation of such natural gas shall be treated as a “first sale” within the meaning of [section 3301(21) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section3301/21&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) the Commission shall not, on the basis of national origin, treat any such imported natural gas on an unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential basis. **(c) Expedited application and approval process** For purposes of subsection (a), the importation of the natural gas referred to in subsection (b), or the exportation of natural gas to a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring national treatme

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15 U.S.C. § 717f — Construction, extension, or abandonment of facilities

**(a) Extension or improvement of facilities on order of court; notice and hearing** Whenever the Commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing, finds such action necessary or desirable in the public interest, it may by order direct a natural-gas company to extend or improve its transportation facilities, to establish physical connection of its transportation facilities with the facilities of, and sell natural gas to, any person or municipality engaged or legally authorized to engage in the local distribution of natural or artificial gas to the public, and for such purpose to extend its transportation facilities to communities immediately adjacent to such facilities or to territory served by such natural-gas company, if the Commission finds that no undue burden will be placed upon such natural-gas company thereby: Provided, That the Commission shall have no authority to compel the enlargement of transportation facilities for such purposes, or to compel such natural-gas company to establish physical connection or sell natural gas when to do so would impair its ability to render adequate service to its customers. **(b) Abandonment of facilities or services; approval of Commission** No natural-gas company shall abandon all or any portion of its facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, or any service rendered by means of such facilities, without the permission and approval of the Commission first had and obtained, after due hearing, and a finding by the Commission that the available supply of natural gas is depleted to the extent that the continuance of service is unwarranted, or that the present or future public convenience or necessity permit such abandonment. **(c) Certificate of public convenience and necessity** (1) (A) No natural-gas comp

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15 U.S.C. § 717n — Process coordination; hearings; rules of

Page 1197 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 717n 91–452, set out as an Effective Date; Savings Provision note under section 6001 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. STUDY AND REPORT ON NATURAL GAS PIPELINE AND STORAGE FACILITIES IN NEW ENGLAND Pub. L. 107–355, § 26, Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 3012, re- quired the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in consultation with the Department of Energy, to con- duct a study on the natural gas pipeline transmission network in New England and natural gas storage facili- ties associated with that network, and submit a report on the results to Congress by not later than 1 year after Dec. 17, 2002. § 717n. Process coordination; hearings; rules of procedure (a) Definition In this section, the term ‘‘Federal authoriza- tion’’— (1) means any authorization required under Federal law with respect to an application for authorization under section 717b of this title or a certificate of public convenience and ne- cessity under section 717f of this title; and (2) includes any permits, special use author- izations, certifications, opinions, or other ap- provals as may be required under Federal law with respect to an application for authoriza- tion under section 717b of this title or a cer- tificate of public convenience and necessity under section 717f of this title. (b) Designation as lead agency (1) In general The Commission shall act as the lead agency for the purposes of coordinating all applicable Federal authorizations and for the purposes of complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). (2) Other agencies Each Federal and State agency considering an aspect of an application for Federal author- ization shall cooperate with the Commission and comply with the deadl

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16 U.S.C. § 1451 — Congressional findings

Page 1872 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1447f 1 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period. as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- nology of House of Representatives by House Resolu- tion No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011. § 1447f. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, there are authorized to be appro- priated $18,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1996. (b) Allocation (1) Of funds appropriated in any fiscal year, not more than $500,000 shall be reserved for ad- ministration of this chapter by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Funds appropriated in a fiscal year which are available after allocation pursuant to para- graph (1), shall be used to support the adminis- trative costs of Boards established pursuant to section 1447b(a) of this title, provided that such funding does not exceed $300,000 for each re- search Board in each fiscal year. (3) Seventy-five percent of funds appropriated in a fiscal year available after allocation pursu- ant to paragraphs (1) and (2), shall be allocated equally among Boards located in regions sub- mitting research project grant applications pur- suant to section 1447d(b) of this title. (4) Twenty-five percent of funds appropriated in a fiscal year available after allocation pursu- ant to paragraphs (1) and (2), shall be all

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16 U.S.C. § 1465 — Appeals to the Secretary

Page 1903 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1466 1976—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 94–370, § 14, substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of sums not to exceed $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1977, Sept. 30, 1978, and Sept. 30, 1979 for provi- sions authorizing appropriations of the sum of $9,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for each of the fiscal years 1974 through 1977. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 94–370, § 14, substituted provi- sions authorizing appropriations of sums not to exceed $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1977, Sept. 30, 1978, Sept. 30, 1979, and Sept. 30, 1980 for provisions authorizing appropriations of sums not to exceed $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for each of the fiscal years 1975 through 1977. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 94–370, § 14, substituted provi- sions authorizing appropriations of sums not to exceed $50,000,000 for each of the 8 fiscal years occurring during the period beginning Oct. 1, 1976, and ending Sept. 30, 1984, as may be necessary for grants under section 1456a(b) of this title for provisions authorizing appro- priations of sums not to exceed $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, as may be necessary for grants under section 1461 of this title, to remain avail- able until expended. Subsec. (a)(4) to (8). Pub. L. 94–370, § 14, added pars. (4) to (8). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–370, § 14, substituted provisions authorizing appropriations until Oct. 1, 1986 to the Fund of sums not to exceed $800,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out provisions of section 1456a of this title, other than subsec. (b) of such section, of which sums not to exceed $50,000,000 shall be for purposes of sub- secs. (c) and (d)(4) of such sec

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42 U.S.C. § 4321 — Congressional declaration of purpose

Page 6095 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 4321 Sec. 4368a. Utilization of talents of older Americans in projects of pollution prevention, abate- ment, and control. 4368b. General assistance program. 4369. Miscellaneous reports. 4369a. Reports on environmental research and devel- opment activities of Agency. 4370. Reimbursement for use of facilities. 4370a. Assistant Administrators of Environmental Protection Agency; appointment; duties. 4370b. Availability of fees and charges to carry out Agency programs. 4370c. Environmental Protection Agency fees. 4370d. Percentage of Federal funding for organiza- tions owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. 4370e. Working capital fund in Treasury. 4370f. Availability of funds after expiration of pe- riod for liquidating obligations. 4370g. Availability of funds for uniforms and certain services. 4370h. Availability of funds for facilities. 4370i. Regional liaisons for minority, tribal, and low-income communities. 4370j. Municipal Ombudsman. SUBCHAPTER IV—FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT 4370m. Definitions. 4370m–1. Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council. 4370m–2. Permitting process improvement. 4370m–3. Interstate compacts. 4370m–4. Coordination of required reviews. 4370m–5. Delegated State permitting programs. 4370m–6. Litigation, judicial review, and savings provi- sion. 4370m–7. Reports. 4370m–8. Funding for governance, oversight, and proc- essing of environmental reviews and per- mits. 4370m–9. Application. 4370m–10. GAO report. 4370m–11. Savings provision. 4370m–12. Repealed. § 4321. Congressional declaration of purpose The purposes of this chapter are: To declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony

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