§ 157.101 - Definitions.

(a) Statutory terms. Any term defined under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) means the same under this subpart as under the NGPA.

(b) Subpart E definitions. For purposes of this subpart:

(1) Eligible applicant means any natural gas company or person that will be a natural gas company upon completion of any proposed construction or extension of natural gas facilities.

(2) New service means a service for which the applicant for a certificate under this subpart does not have certificate authority. If a contract for service provided under a certificate issued pursuant to this subpart or subpart A of this part is renegotiated to provide for an increase in existing service or an additional kind of service, only the additional increment of service or the different service qualifies as “new service.”

(3) Qualifying facility means a facility or a portion of a facility that will be used solely to provide new service.