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EMD-80-5 1 (1979-11-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazwu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: J 1071' A4 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION NOVEMBER 6.1979 B-178205 The Honorable Charles B. Curtis Chairman, Federal Energy 110794 Regulatory Commission 109 Dear Mr. Curtis: Subject: Review of FERC's control over interstate gas supplieV (EMD-80-5) Although the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) was recently passed, natural gas in interstate commerce prior to November 8, 1978, remains, for the most part, subject to regulation under the Natural Gas Act of 1938 (NGA). While the new act makes major changes in the regulation of natural gas supplies, that gas which was flowing in interstate commerce prior to the new act's passage generally remains 4- dedicated to the interstate market unless an abandonment 5atthkorization is approved by the Commission. Accordingly, ,,-th_7Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) (formerly the'Federal Power Commission) 1/ has a continuing responsi- * bility for ensuring that these supplies are sold in interstate 0 o commerce. This responsibility includes the approval or 'I-sapproval of producer requests to abandon interstate !atural gas sales. Because of the possible unauthorized diversion of these dedicated supplies to more profitable markets, we reviewed the Commission's control over interstate natural gas supplies. The review showed that (1) natural gas has been diverted from interstate commerce to more profitable intrastate markets, (2) -interstate sources of natural gas have been abandoned without Federal Power Commission (FPC) or FERC approval, (3) procedures for detecting abandonments and diversions, which were non-existent under FPC, have only recently been addressed by FERC and need strengthening, and (4) authority to assess civil penalties against violators is needed. 1/The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission replaced the Federal Power Commission in September 1977, upon passage of the Department of Energy Organization Actwhich created the Department of Energy. z0 7 '/6( (308400)

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