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Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110

§15302 Authority to Exempt Pipeline Carrier Transportation

Title 49 › SUBTITLE IV — INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › PART C — PIPELINE CARRIERS › CHAPTER 153 — JURISDICTION › § 15302

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Board must free a person, group, or a transaction or service tied to pipeline transportation from parts of these rules when it finds two things: (1) applying the rule is not needed to carry out the transportation goals in section 15101, and (2) either the deal or service is small in scope or applying the rule is not needed to protect shippers from market-power abuse. The Board can start such a review on its own or if someone asks. It can set how long an exemption lasts and can cancel all or part of an exemption if it later finds the rule is needed to carry out the goals in section 15101.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §15302

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(a)In General—
In a matter related to a pipeline carrier providing transportation subject to jurisdiction under this chapter, the Board shall exempt a person, class of persons, or a transaction or service when the Board finds that the application, in whole or in part, of a provision of this part—
(1)is not necessary to carry out the transportation policy of section 15101; and
(2)either (A) the transaction or service is of limited scope, or (B) the application, in whole or in part, of the provision is not needed to protect shippers from the abuse of market power.
(b)Initiation of Proceeding.—
The Board may, where appropriate, begin a proceeding under this section on its own initiative or an interested party.
(c)Period of Exemption.—
The Board may specify the period of time during which an exemption granted under this section is effective.
(d)Revocation.—
The Board may revoke an exemption, to the extent it specifies, when it finds that application, in whole or in part, of a provision of this part to the person, class, or transportation is necessary to carry out the transportation policy of section 15101.

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Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 15302

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110