Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§717c–1 Prohibition on Market Manipulation

Title 15 › Chapter 15B— NATURAL GAS › § 717c–1

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Bans anyone, directly or indirectly, from using tricks or deception when buying or selling natural gas or the pipeline transportation services the Commission regulates. Private people cannot sue under this rule.

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Title 15, §717c–1

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

It shall be unlawful for any entity, directly or indirectly, to use or employ, in connection with the purchase or sale of natural gas or the purchase or sale of transportation services subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance (as those terms are used in section 78j(b) of this title) in contravention of such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe as necessary in the public interest or for the protection of natural gas ratepayers. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a private right of action.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 717c–1

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60