The Commission is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such officers, attorneys, examiners, and experts as may be necessary for carrying out its functions under this chapter; and the Commission may, subject to civil-service laws, appoint such other officers and employees as are necessary for carrying out such functions and fix their salaries in accordance with chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5.
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§ 717. Regulation of natural gas companies
§ 717b. Exportation or importation of natural gas; LNG terminals
§ 717b–1. State and local safety considerations
§ 717c–1. Prohibition on market manipulation
§ 717d. Fixing rates and charges; determination of cost of production or transportation
§ 717e. Ascertainment of cost of property
§ 717f. Construction, extension, or abandonment of facilities
§ 717g. Accounts; records; memoranda
§ 717i. Periodic and special reports
§ 717j. State compacts for conservation, transportation, etc., of natural gas
§ 717k. Officials dealing in securities
§ 717m. Investigations by Commission
§ 717n. Process coordination; hearings; rules of procedure
§ 717o. Administrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders
§ 717q. Appointment of officers and employees
§ 717s. Enforcement of chapter
§ 717t–1. Civil penalty authority
§ 717t–2. Natural gas market transparency rules
§ 717u. Jurisdiction of offenses; enforcement of liabilities and duties
§ 717y. Voluntary conversion of natural gas users to heavy fuel oil
§ 717z. Emergency conversion of utilities and other facilities