In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. The expiration date has been changed to the new current expiration date noted above. The agency is reminded that it should have in place an internal planning process so that completion of the public notification and comment period required by 5 CFR 1320 occurs prior to an information collection's expiration date. Agencies should submit non-emergency extension requests sufficiently prior to expiration dates to allow for a 60-day period of OMB review.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2017
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2014
436
0
500
5,716
0
19,178
0
0
0
The reporting requirements for the FERC-549D are required to carry out the Commission's policies in accordance with the general authority in Section 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) . This collection promotes transparency by collecting and making available intrastate and Hinshaw pipeline transactional information. The Commission collects the data upon a standardized form with all requirements outlined in 18 CFR 284.126.
The FERC Form 549D collects the following information:
-Full legal name and identification number of the shipper receiving service;
-Type of service performed for each transaction;
-The rate charged under each transaction;
-The primary receipt and delivery points for the transaction, specifying the rate schedule/name of service and docket were approved;
-The quantity of natural gas the shipper is entitled to transport, store, and deliver for each transaction;
-The term of the transaction, specifying the beginning and ending month and year of current agreement;
-Total volumes transported, stored, injected or withdrawn for the shipper; and
-Annual revenues received for each shipper, excluding revenues from storage services.
NOTE: A 15-day public notice was issued on 2/28/2014 describing a change to the burden estimate. Specifically, the average burden hours per response for XML filings (implementation burden only) increased from 104 hours to 196 hours. Commission staff will provide the published version of the 15-day notice to the OMB desk officer when it publishes in the Federal Register.
US Code:
15 USC 3372
Name of Law: Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978
US Code:
15 USC 717
Name of Law: Natural Gas Act
The FERC Form 549D experienced a decrease in burden.
-The initial public reporting burden (i.e. "start-up" burden) included in the previous burden estimate no longer applies to the majority of respondents to the FERC-549D.
-Commission staff can provide a better estimation of the respondent effort due to experience with the filings and better understanding of respondent behavior. Commission staff reviewed the filing requirements and concluded that the average hourly burden per response (for both implementation and ongoing burden) was overestimated in the previous approval. The average burden hours per response have been decreased appropriately.
-The number of respondents affected by the implementation burden was reduced from 125 to 5. Additionally, the number of respondents affected by the ongoing burden was reduced from 125 to 109. Both reductions contributed to the reduction in total respondent burden.
- As mentioned in the supporting statement, the hourly implementation burden for XML filings was increased from 104 hours to 196 hours. This increase, however, only resulted in an increase of 184 hours.
Overall, there was a net decrease in estimated burden of 13,462 hours.
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.
Form 549D FERC Form 549D (Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report For Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines)
FERC Form 549D (exp 3-31-2014).pdf
IC14-3-000 (FERC-549D) supporting statement3-5_14.doc
IC14-3-000 (FERC-549D) 15dy.docx
FERC Form 549D (Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report For Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines)