FERC-2, Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies (RM07-9-0003 NOPR)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FERC Forn No. 2 FERC-2, Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies Form and Instruction	Modified
United States Code Title 15,717g_ Accounts; records; memoranda LII - Legal Information Institute.mht Supplementary Document	2010-06-23
Support Statement from RM07-9-003 6172010.doc Supporting Statement A	2010-06-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22943	FERC-2, Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0028	ICR Reference No: 201006-1902-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200804-1902-005
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC Form 2
Title: FERC-2, Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies (RM07-9-0003 NOPR)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 08/17/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/23/2010
Terms of Clearance: Comment filed on proposed rule; agency to address comments at final rule stage.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2011
Responses	74	0	74
Time Burden (Hours)	120,102	0	120,102
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The FERC Form No. 2 is a financial and operating report for natural gas rate regulation for major pipeline owners. “Major” is defined as companies having combined gas sold for resale and gas transported or stored for a fee that exceeds 50 million Dth in each of the three previous calendar years. Under the FERC Form No. 2, the Commission investigates, collects and records data and prescribes rules and regulations concerning accounts, records and memoranda as necessary to administer the Natural Gas Act (NGA). The Commission is empowered to prescribe a system of accounts for jurisdictional gas pipelines and after notice and opportunity for hearing, may determine the accounts in which particular outlays the receipts will be entered, charged or credited.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 717(g)-717(i) Name of Law: Natural Gas Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AD26	Proposed rulemaking	75 FR 35700	06/23/2010

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FERC-2, Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies	FERC Forn No. 2	Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The American Gas Association (AGA) filed a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit arguing that the Commission erred by not addressing the concerns raised by Chairman Wellinghoff (then Commissioner) in his partial dissent to Order No 710-A. The court agreed and remanded the matter back to the Commission for further proceedings. Following the court’s remand, AGA filed a motion requesting that the Commission issue a Notice proposing revisions to FERC Form Nos. 2, 2-A and 3-Q, to add additional details as initially proposed by AGA in the rulemaking proceeding and that were the subject of Chairman Wellinghoff’s partial dissent. Comments in support of AGA’s motion were filed by Kansas Corporation Commission and by Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia, Inc. The information maintained and collected under the requirements of Part 260 is essential to the Commission’s oversight duties. The data now reported in the forms does not provide sufficient information to the Commission and the public to permit an evaluation of the filers’ jurisdictional rates. Since the triennial restatement of rates requirement was abolished and pipelines are no longer required to submit this information, the need for current and relevant data is greater than in the past. The information collection proposed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would increase the forms’ usefulness to both the public and the Commission. Without this information, it is difficult for the Commission and the public to perform an assessment of pipeline costs, and thereby help to ensure that rates are just and reasonable.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $174,518

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 06/23/2010

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