§ 3204. Special rules for standards
(a)
Procedures for termination of gas service
The procedures for termination of service referred to in section
3203
(b)(1) of this title are procedures prescribed by the State regulatory authority (with respect to gas utilities for which it has ratemaking authority) or the nonregulated gas utility which provide that—
(1)
no gas service to a gas consumer may be terminated unless reasonable prior notice (including notice of rights and remedies) is given to such consumer and such consumer has a reasonable opportunity to dispute the reasons for such termination, and
(2)
during any period when termination of service to a gas consumer would be especially dangerous to health, as determined by the State regulatory authority (with respect to each gas utility for which it has ratemaking authority) or nonregulated gas utility, and such consumer establishes that—
Such procedures shall take into account the need to include reasonable provisions for elderly and handicapped consumers.
(b)
Advertising
(1)
For purposes of this section and section
3203 of this title—
(A)
The term “advertising” means the commercial use, by a gas utility, of any media, including newspaper, printed matter, radio, and television, in order to transmit a message to a substantial number of members of the public or to such utility’s gas consumers.
(2)
For purposes of this section and section
3203 of this title, the terms “political advertising” and “promotional advertising” do not include—
(A)
advertising which informs natural gas consumers how they can conserve natural gas or can reduce peak demand for natural gas,