FERC-537, [RM11-4 NOPR] Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction, Acquisition and Abandonment

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
10_24_11__RM11-4_NOPR_ombjust_v4.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-10-24	Available
RM11-4 FR version.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-09-22	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
43998	Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction, Acquisition and Abandonment, RM07-17-00 NOPR		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0060	ICR Reference No: 201109-1902-010
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201101-1902-007
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-537
Title: FERC-537, [RM11-4 NOPR] Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction, Acquisition and Abandonment
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: 12/08/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/22/2011
Terms of Clearance: Terms of the previous clearance remain in effect. The agency will continue to take comment on this proposed rulemaking. OMB will reexamine burden estimates at the final rulemaking stage.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2014
Responses	774	0	774
Time Burden (Hours)	102,942	0	102,942
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: As stated in the NOPR for this proceeding, "[t]he Commission proposes to eliminate the semi-annual storage reporting requirements for: (1) interstate natural gas companies subject to the Commission's jurisdiction under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as codified in 18 CFR 284.13(e); (2) intrastate pipelines providing interstate services pursuant to section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), as codified in 18 CFR 284.126(c); and (3) Hinshaw pipelines providing interstate services subject to the Commission's Natural Gas Act (NGA) jurisdiction pursuant to blanket certificates issued under § 284.224 of the Commission's regulations, as also codified in 18 CFR 284.126(c). The Commission finds that the reports now proposed for elimination are largely duplicative with other reporting requirements." The semi-annual report at 18CFR 284.126(c) is a component of FERC-537. Other information collections and requirements included in the FERC-537 are not affected by this NOPR.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 3301-3432 Name of Law: Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978
   US Code: 15 USC 717-717w 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-AE25	Proposed rulemaking	76 FR 58741	09/22/2011

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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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction, Acquisition and Abandonment, RM07-17-00 NOPR

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: In this NOPR, FERC is proposing to delete both sections 284.13(e) and 284.126(c) from our regulations at 18CFR. The semi-annual storage reporting requirements in those regulations appear for the most part to duplicate other reporting requirements. To the extent those reports do include information not reported elsewhere, the burden of requiring pipelines to report that information appears to outweigh any benefits to the Commission or the public of requiring such information to continue to be reported on a regular basis.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,550,687

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: 09/22/2011

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