In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2015
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2012
751
0
224
5,896
0
7,190
0
0
638,000
The information filed under FERC-549 is necessary to carry out the provisions of §311 and 312 of Title III of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (PL 95-621, 92 Stat. 3350, 15 U.S.C. 3371 and 3372) and to implement the provisions of Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f). The information collection requirements include a semi-annual storage report filed by interstate pipelines; certification from intrastate pipelines to interstate pipelines that the latter can transport natural gas on behalf of the former; tariff filings for intrastate pipelines engaged in interstate transportation; record retention requirements related to the code of conduct; and filings to obtain approval to use market based rates for storage. These requirements are contained in 18 CFR 284.
There have been no changes in the data collected under FERC-549 except for the proposed transfer of the FERC-916 requirements (code of conduct) into this collection.
The current burden inventory was not disaggregated and estimated to the same level of detail as has been done in this proposal. Also, the code of conduct record keeping requirements were previously associated with FERC-916 (OMB Control No. 1902-0224) and are now being included under FERC-549, adding 222 hours to FERC-549. The net change is a reduction of 1,294 hours. As there were no comments received to refute this burden estimate, the Commission plans to use it moving forward.
Note: the burden reduction reflected in the first IC (semi-annual storage report) is due to the efforts in this renewal to estimate the requirements individually and represents an adjustment, and not a program change. The adjustment has nothing to do with the proposed change to remove the semi-annual storage reporting requirements in the concurrent proceeding in Docket No. RM11-4. Prior to this renewal, the requirements were bundled together in one IC.
The current cost inventory in ROCIS includes a one-time start-up cost of $638,000 associated with the implementation of eTariff (both capital and hourly burden costs). This implementation was completed by the close of 2010. Also, the Commission does not report costs associated with labor in ROCIS. As such, the Commission is removing all the costs from the inventory for FERC-549.
$1,396,821
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Norma McOmber 202 502-8022
No
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.
549 OMBjust v2.doc
USCODE-2010-title15-chap15B-sec717c.pdf
Semi-Annual Storage Reports for Interstate Pipelines (18 CFR 284.13(e))