FERC Form No. 2, Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form Form 2 FERC Form No. 2, Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 2 Supporting Statement (2014 renewal).docx Supporting Statement A	2014-08-07
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 No. 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	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0028	ICR Reference No: 201406-1902-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201108-1902-007
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC Form No. 2
Title: FERC Form No. 2, Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/17/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/07/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2014
Responses	92	0	168
Time Burden (Hours)	149,868	0	143,556
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 Dekatherms 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).

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 27589	05/14/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 45437	08/05/2014
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
One-Time Burden for Form 2 [RM07-9-004]
FERC Form No. 2, Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies	Form 2	FERC Financial Report: Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies

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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	92	168	0	-84	8	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	149,868	143,556	0	-6,720	13,032	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The FERC Form No. 2 has not changed since the last time OMB reviewed this collection. In the last information collection request (ICR) for this collection FERC included a one-time program change or 80 hours and one response per filer. These additional hours were necessary for respondents to set up the necessary processes in order to provide information on functionalized fuel data on pages 521a through 521d. The one-time hours were completed in 2012 and in this ICR FERC is removing the one-time hours. This collection also saw an increased number of filers which is the sole reason for the agency adjustment.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $128,228

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: 08/07/2014

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