§230.252). (b) Any change to the name or address of the agent for service of the issuer shall be communicated promptly to the Commission through amendment of the requisite form and referencing the file number of the relevant offering statement. [80 FR 21895, Apr. 20, 2015]

For purposes of this part— (a) Formal investigation means an investigation instituted by a Commission Order of Investigation. (b) Preliminary Investigation means an inquiry conducted by the Commission or its staff, other than a formal investigation. (c) Investigating officer means the individual

(a) It shall be unlawful for any entity, directly or indirectly, in connection with the purchase or sale of natural gas or the purchase or sale of transportation services subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, (1) To use or employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud, (2) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the

(a) It shall be unlawful for any entity, directly or indirectly, in connection with the purchase or sale of electric energy or the purchase or sale of transmission services subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, (1) To use or employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud, (2) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the

pleading submitted in the proceeding. (b) Claims and defenses previously made but not reflected in the briefs will be deemed abandoned. (c) The Commission may require the parties to submit any additional information it deems appropriate for a full, fair, and expeditious resolution of the proceeding. [83 FR 44832, Sept. 4, 2018]

(a) Any party to a case involving claims under the Act that has been referred to the Commission by a court pursuant to the primary jurisdiction doctrine must contact the Market Disputes Resolution Division of the Enforcement Bureau for guidance before filing any pleadings or otherwise proceeding before the Commission. (b) Based upon an assessment of the procedural history and the nature of the issues involved, the Market Disputes