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Review of FERC's Control Over Interstate Gas Supplies

EMD-80-5 Published: Nov 06, 1979. Publicly Released: Nov 06, 1979.
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Although new natural gas legislation has made major changes in the regulation of natural gas supplies, gas already flowing in the interstate system prior to the new act generally remains dedicated to the interstate market unless an abandonment authorization is approved. Because of possible unauthorized diversion of these supplies to more profitable markets, a review was done of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) control over them.

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