PART 1C — PROHIBITION OF ENERGY MARKET MANIPULATION [ 18 CFR 1C ]PART1C — PROHIBITION OF ENERGY MARKET MANIPULATION [ 18 CFR 1C ]Table of Contents§ 1c.1 — Prohibition of natural gas marketmanipulation.§ 1c.2 — Prohibition of electric energymarket manipulation.Authority: 15U.S.C. 717–717z; 16 U.S.C. 791–825r,2601–2645; 42U.S.C. 7101–7352.Source: 71FR 4258, Jan. 26, 2006, unless otherwise noted.§ 1c.1 Prohibition of natural gas marketmanipulation.(a) It shall be unlawful for any entity, directly orindirectly, in connection with the purchase or sale of natural gas or thepurchase or sale of transportation services subject to the jurisdiction of theCommission,(1) To use or employ any device, scheme, or artifice todefraud,(2) To make any untrue statement of a material fact orto omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statementsmade, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, notmisleading, or(3) To engage in any act, practice, or c...