Natural gas companies file the
necessary information under FERC- 588 so the Commission can
determine from the data if the transaction qualifies for exemption.
A report within forty-eight hours of the commencement of the
transportation, sale or exchange a request to extend the sixty-day
term of the emergency transportation, if needed, and a termination
report are required. An emergency is defined as any situation in
which an actual or expected shortage of gas supply would require an
interstate pipe- line, local distribution company or Hinshaw
pipeline to curtail deliveries of gas or provide less than the
projected level of ...
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.