FERC-2, [RM07-9-004] Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form Form 2 FERC Form 2, Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies Form and Instruction	Modified
RM07-9-004_Justification v2.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-09-06
RM07-9-004 Published.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-08-23
Form 2_2A Statute.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-27
Form 2 Regs 260_1.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22943	FERC Form 2, Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies Form and Instruction	Modified
198985	One-Time Burden for Form 2 [RM07-9-004] Other-Page 521d of Form 2	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0028	ICR Reference No: 201108-1902-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201101-1902-001
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC Form 2
Title: FERC-2, [RM07-9-004] Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/31/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/13/2011
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2014
Responses	168	0	84
Time Burden (Hours)	143,556	0	136,836
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 pipelines. "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). Form No. 2 is being revised in this order on rehearing to include page 521d, a page included in the NOPR but omitted at the final rule. Page 521d is a continuation of page 521b and is necessary to accurately file the Form No. 2. The Commission does not consider adding this page a substantive change. However, it was found that implementing the changes from the final rule will require a greater effort than what was estimated previously. Therefore, the Commission is including in the burden an estimated 80-hours per filer (one-time) to implement the changes from the final rule.

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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-AE11	Final or interim final rulemaking	76 FR 52253	08/22/2011

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FERC Form 2, Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies	Form 2	FERC Financial Report: Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies
One-Time Burden for Form 2 [RM07-9-004]

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	168	84	0	84	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	143,556	136,836	0	6,720	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: In this proceeding, the Commission is responding to a comment that the burden estimate in Order 710-B was too low. The Commission agrees with the commenter and is now seeking approval of a one-time program change of 80 hours per filer of each form (Form 2 and Form 2-A). These 80 hours are necessary for companies to set up the necessary processes to be able to provide the information the Commission is seeking. The Commission intends to remove these hours from the inventory following the April 2012 filing of the forms 2/2A. Including the blank page 521d does not affect the burden estimate because the estimated burden hours for this page had been included at the NOPR stage and remained in the burden estimate at the final rule stage, even though as an oversight the page was dropped.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,575

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]? No

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: 09/13/2011

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