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Information Collection Request

FERC-549, (RM12-17 Final Rule) NGPA Title III Transactions and NGA Blanket Certificate Transactions

ICR 201308-1902-002 · OMB 1902-0086 · Historical Active

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
FINAL RM12-17-000 Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2013-08-06 Available
USCODE-2010-title15-chap15B-sec717c.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2011-12-12 Available
USCODE-2010-title15-chap60-subchapIII-partB-sec3372.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2011-12-12 Available
USCODE-2010-title15-chap60-subchapIII-partB-sec3371.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2011-12-12 Available
USCODE-2010-title15-chap15B-sec717f.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2011-12-12 Available
CFR-2011-title18-vol1-sec284-123.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2011-12-12 Available
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
200420 Market Based Rates (18 CFR 284.501-505) Unchanged
200419 Code of Conduct (18 CFR 284.288 & 284.403) Unchanged
200418 CID & Rates and Charges for Intrastate Pipelines (18 CFR 284.123(b),(e),(g),(h)) Modified
200417 Transportation by Interstate Pipelines (18 CFR 284.102(e)) Unchanged
ICR Details
1902-0086 201308-1902-002
Historical Active 201305-1902-002
FERC FERC-549
FERC-549, (RM12-17 Final Rule) NGPA Title III Transactions and NGA Blanket Certificate Transactions
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 09/30/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 08/06/2013
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
09/30/2016 36 Months From Approved 08/31/2016
552 0 548
2,331 0 2,283
0 0 0
FERC-549 is required to implement the statutory provisions governed by Sections 311 and 312 of the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA) (15 USC 3371-3372) and Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (15 U.S.C. 717f). The reporting requirements for implementing these provisions are contained in 18 Code of Federal regulations (CFR) Part 284. This final rule only approves changes in the 18 CFR 284.123 (Rates and Charges for Intrastate Pipelines) requirements and not to any of the other information collection parts of the FERC-549. In the final rule the Commission revises the Commission's periodic rate review requirement policy to allow intrastate pipelines with unchanged state-based rates to meet the rate review requirement by certifying that the state-approved rates continue to satisfy the requirements of the Commission's regulations for using a state-based rate. This revised policy is included in the new paragraphs under 18 CFR 284.123(g). In the final rule the Commission also allows entities to withdraw in its entirety a filing pursuant to 18 CFR 284.123 that has not been approved by filing a withdrawal motion with the Commission.
US Code: 15 USC 717f Name of Law: Natural Gas Act
   US Code: 15 USC 717c Name of Law: Natural Gas Act
   US Code: 15 USC 3371-3372 Name of Law: Natural Gas Policy Act
  
None
1902-AE61 Final or interim final rulemaking 78 FR 45850 07/30/2013
Yes
  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 552 548 0 4 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 2,331 2,283 0 48 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
The Commission as a part of this Final Rule is changing its policy with respect to five-year periodic rate review requirement for pipelines whose rates are based upon a state rate election under § 284.123(b)(1). The Commission will only require a pipeline with state-approved rates which have not changed since the previous five-year filing to certify that those rates continue to meet the requirements of § 284.123(b)(1) on the same basis on which they were approved. Concomitant with this policy change, the Commission will now require a pipeline with rates that are based upon a state rate election under § 284.123(b)(1) to file within thirty days of a change in its underlying state rates for approval of new rates under § 284.123. The pipeline may not wait to do this in conjunction with a filing under its five-year periodic rate review requirement. The Commission has observed that generally most pipelines file to revise rates based upon a state rate election whenever there is a change. The Commission estimates that this change in policy may result in three additional filings per year at 12 hours per filing. As noted in the NOPR and unchanged in the Final Rule, the Commission estimates that a single pipeline may, on an annual basis, use the new withdrawal filing requirements under § 284.123(h). This may result in an increase in burden of one filing and 12 hours per year for the new withdrawal filing requirements.
$1,324,819
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
James Sarikas 202 502-6831 [email protected]
  No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
08/06/2013