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FERC RIN: 1902-AE08 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: ●Instant Final Rule Transferring Certain Enforcement Hotline Matters to the Dispute Resolution Service 
Abstract: The Commission revised its regulations to substitute the Commission's Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) for the Commission's Enforcement Hotline as the contact for handling dispute-related calls pertaining to the construction and operation of jurisdictional infrastructure projects, effective May 1, 2010. The Commission's regulations require that natural gas pipeline companies provide contact information for the Enforcement Hotline when providing notice to affected landowners on a blanket certificate project under the Natural Gas Act. In practice, the Enforcement Hotline also attempts to resolve disputes between individuals and natural gas pipeline companies on all certified construction projects under the Natural Gas Act. The Enforcement Hotline also receives calls pertaining to hydroelectric projects regulated under the Federal Power Act. The Commission implemented this Final Rule because the Office of Enforcement's priorities currently are to focus on matters involving: fraud and market manipulation; serious violations of the reliability standards; anticompetitive conduct; and conduct that threatens the transparency of regulated markets, (Docket No. RM10-21-000). 
Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 18 CFR 1b    18 CFR 157     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 15 USC 717 et seq    16 USC 792 et seq    49 USC 60502    49 APUSC 1 to 85    42 USC 7101 to 7352    EO 12009   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule (Order No. 734)  04/26/2010  75 FR 21503   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Stuart Fischer
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Enforcement
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20426
Phone:202 502-8517
Email: stuart.fischer@ferc.gov

Deborah Osborne
Director, Office of Administrative Litigation/Dispute Resolution Service
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20426
Phone:202 502-8831
Email: deborah.osborne@ferc.gov