{"data":{"id":"us/18-cfr-342.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 CFR 342.2","heading":"Establishing initial rates.","body":"A carrier must justify an initial rate for new service by:\n(a) Filing cost, revenue, and throughput data supporting such rate as required by part 346 of this chapter; or\n(b) Filing a sworn affidavit that the rate is agreed to by at least one non-affiliated person who intends to use the service in question, provided that if a protest to the initial rate is filed, the carrier must comply with paragraph (a) of this section.","path":["Title 18—Conservation of Power and Water Resources","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","SUBCHAPTER P—REGULATIONS UNDER THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT","PART 342—OIL PIPELINE RATE METHODOLOGIES AND PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-18.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:34Z","sha256":"e3d88e2450179f10a2f1ca2746c5b7fc77db5e3e9130293adc95b9208253efa6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-cfr-342.1","next":"us/18-cfr-342.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}