---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
key: "chI/subchE/part157"
level: "part"
label: "Part 157"
heading: "Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and for Orders Permitting and Approving Abandonment under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/18/chI-subchE-part157"
sections_count: 47
---

# 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

Title 18 C.F.R. — Conservation of Power and Water Resources › Chapter I — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy › Subchapter E — Regulations under Natural Gas Act

## Contents

- [Subpart A — Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and for Orders Permitting and Approving Abandonment under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, as Amended, Concerning Any Operation, Sales, Service, Construction, Extension, Acquisition or Abandonment](/cfr/18/chI-subchE-part157-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Open Seasons for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects](/cfr/18/chI-subchE-part157-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Subpart C [Reserved]](/cfr/18/chI-subchE-part157-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Exemption of Natural Gas Service for Drilling, Testing, or Purging from Certificate Requirements](/cfr/18/chI-subchE-part157-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Subpart E [Reserved]](/cfr/18/chI-subchE-part157-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Interstate Pipeline Blanket Certificates and Authorization Under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act for Certain Transactions and Abandonment](/cfr/18/chI-subchE-part157-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Natural Gas Producer Blanket Authorization for Sales and Abandonment [Reserved]](/cfr/18/chI-subchE-part157-subpartG.md)