FERC-549B, Gas Pipeline Rates: Capacity Reports and Index of Customers

ICR 201408-1902-002

OMB: 1902-0169

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2014-08-21
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1902-0169 201408-1902-002
Historical Active 201109-1902-003
FERC FERC-549B
FERC-549B, Gas Pipeline Rates: Capacity Reports and Index of Customers
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 09/29/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 08/21/2014
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
09/30/2017 36 Months From Approved 11/30/2014
2,035 0 1,419
165,020 0 115,068
0 0 0

The FERC-549B covers the various aspects of releasing and acquiring natural gas pipeline capacity that are needed for regulatory oversight and efficient business transactions to occur easily. There are three distinct reporting requirements under the FERC-549B information collection: (1) capacity reports related to firm, released and interruptible transportation service; (2) peak day annual capacity reports; and (3) Index of Customers. The Commission uses the information collected in the FERC-549B to analyze capacity held on pipelines and to ensure that rates for gas capacity are just and reasonable. The FERC-549B allows the Commission to monitor marketplace behavior as well as to detect and remedy anti-competitive behavior. Shippers of natural gas need to use all FERC-549B information about the capacity in pipeline corridors, especially the data related to the value of capacity. Shippers use this information to determine where capacity is available and when as well as to make informed decisions about the capacity they may want to purchase.

US Code: 15 USC 717c, 717d, and 717o Name of Law: Natural Gas Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  79 FR 32926 06/09/2014
79 FR 49504 08/21/2014
No

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IC Title Form No. Form Name
FERC-549B, Gas Pipeline Rates: Capacity Reports and Index of Customers 549B Index of Customers

  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 2,035 1,419 0 0 616 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 165,020 115,068 0 0 49,952 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
The FERC eRegistration process and the issuance of company identification numbers provide authentication and an accurate count of jurisdictional companies in each program area. The increased burden is due to a more accurate count of the respondents who file the FERC-549B data.

$334,922
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.
08/21/2014


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