CFR > Title 18 - Conservation of Power and Water Resources > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY > SUBCHAPTER U—REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT (parts 366 to 369) > PART 367—UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT > SUBPART F—Balance Sheet Chart of Accounts (§367.1010 to §367.2830) > 367.2300—Account 230, Asset retirement obligations.

367.2300—Account 230, Asset retirement obligations.

(a) This account must include the amount of liabilities for the recognition of asset retirement obligations related to service company property. This account must be credited for the amount of the liabilities for asset retirement obligations with amounts charged to the appropriate property account to record the related asset retirement costs.
(b) The service company must charge the accretion expense to account 411.10, Accretion expense ( § 367.4118 ), and credit account 230, Asset retirement obligations ( § 367.2300 ).
(c) This account must be debited with amounts paid to settle the asset retirement obligations recorded in this account.
(d) The service company must clear from this account any gains or losses resulting from the settlement of asset retirement obligations in accordance with the instructions prescribed in the General Instructions in § 367.22.