{"data":{"id":"us/18-cfr-38.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 CFR 38.2","heading":"Communication and information sharing among public utilities and pipelines.","body":"(a) Any public utility that owns, operates, or controls facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce is authorized to share non-public, operational information with a pipeline, as defined in § 284.12(b)(4) of this chapter, or another public utility covered by this section for the purpose of promoting reliable service or operational planning.\n(b) Except as permitted in paragraph (a) of this section, a public utility, as defined in this section, and its employees, contractors, consultants, and agents are prohibited from disclosing, or using anyone as a conduit for the disclosure of, non-public, operational information received from a pipeline pursuant to § 284.12(b)(4) of this chapter to a third party or to its marketing function employees as that term is defined in § 358.3(d) of this chapter.","path":["Title 18—Conservation of Power and Water Resources","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT","PART 38—STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS"],"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":"51c9e410fc9a9770cb0a160f241a5da50d28339e87713c459ea16e473f890e89","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-cfr-38.1","next":"us/18-cfr-39.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}