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[CITE: 49USC15302]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                 SUBTITLE IV--INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION
 
                        PART C--PIPELINE CARRIERS
 
                        CHAPTER 153--JURISDICTION
 
Sec. 15302. Authority to exempt pipeline carrier transportation

    (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.

(Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, Sec. 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 
923.)
