FERC-576, Report of Service Interruptions or Damage to Facilities
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/22/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2021
82
147
58
84
0
0
A natural gas company must obtain Commission authorization to engage in the transportation, sale, or exchange of natural gas in interstate commerce under the Natural Gas Act (NGA). The NGA also empowers the Commission to oversee continuity of service in the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce. The information collected under FERC-576 notifies the Commission of actual or potential problems, which create the potential for serious delivery problems on the pipelineâs own system or the pipeline grid. These problems include:
⢠damage to jurisdictional natural gas facilities due to natural disaster (e.g., hurricane, earthquake, or other natural disaster) or terrorist activity; and
⢠serious interruptions to service.
In cases of emergency and pending the determination of any application on file with the Commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, application may be made for a temporary certificate authorizing the construction and operation of extensions of existing facilities, interconnections of pipeline systems, or sales of natural gas that may be required to assure maintenance of adequate service, or to service particular customers. The consequence of not collecting or collecting the information of FERC-576 less frequently would be the Commissionâs inability to fulfill its statutory mandates under the NGA and its Rules of Practice and Procedure. Further, if the Commission did not collect this information under FERC-576, it would lose a data point that assists in the monitoring of transactions, operations, and reliability of interstate pipelines.
For FERC-576, there is a decrease from 147 respondents to 82 respondents. The change in burden hours and number responses for FERC-576 is based on the average number of respondents over the past three years which provides a more accurate estimate based on agency adjustment. As this is based on historical data, the agency could revise these burdens up or down in subsequent reporting.
$13,368
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Chrystal Martin 202 502-6043
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.
FERC-567 and FERC-576 Consolidated 60-day Notice_Issued.docx
2021-09935 FERC-567_576_60day_Published.pdf
FERC-576, Report of Service Interruptions