FERC-549 [RM11-4 NOPR], NGPA Title III and NGA Blanket Certificate Transactions

Forms and Documents

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

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43999	NGPA Title III Transactions and NGA Blanket Certificate Transactions	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0086	ICR Reference No: 201109-1902-011
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200810-1902-003
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-549
Title: FERC-549 [RM11-4 NOPR], NGPA Title III and NGA Blanket Certificate Transactions
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. For the FERC-549 the number of responses is not being removed from the current inventory in the ROCIS meta-data associated with this submittal related to the NOPR in RM11-4, due to incorrectly accounting for the number of responses in the last submittal to OMB for this collection. FERC will continue to take comment on the number of responses required by the proposed rulemaking and will update the number of responses in the submittal of the ICR for the final rule. OMB will reexamine the burden estimates in the ICR renewal and final rulemaking stage.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2012
Responses	224	0	224
Time Burden (Hours)	7,190	0	7,190
Cost Burden (Dollars)	638,000	0	638,000

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Abstract: In the NOPR in 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 storage report at 18CFR (Code of Federal Regulation) 284.13(e) is one of the parts of FERC-549. Other information collections and requirements included in the FERC-549 are not affected by this NOPR.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 312 Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
  

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NGPA Title III Transactions and NGA Blanket Certificate Transactions

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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. For the FERC-549 the number of responses is not being removed from the current inventory in the ROCIS meta-data associated with this submittal related to the NOPR in RM11-4, due to incorrectly accounting for the number of responses in the last submittal to OMB for this collection. In the 60-day notice in Docket IC11-549 at http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.asp?fileID=12719352 (issued 7/28/2011), FERC proposed revised figures for the estimated number of various annual FERC-549 filings. We expect to provide corrected estimates for the number of filings when the upcoming 30-day notice is issued in Docket IC11-549 and the corresponding supporting statement submitted to OMB for review. Please note that the $638,000 cost figure carried in the ROCIS meta-data from the previous FERC-549 ICR 200810-1902-003 appears to relate only to the cost associated with the corresponding 7,190 burden hours. Therefore, the $638,000 will be removed from the ROCIS metadata. That action is purely administrative to reflect our current approach to include in the ROCIS metadata only the industry cost related to non-burden cost. This administrative action is not caused by the proposals in the NOPR in RM11-4, for which we are seeking OMB review here.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $351,918

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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