FERC-549C1 (RM96-1-041 NOPR) Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Change Non-Formal

ICR 201809-1902-012

OMB: 1902-0306

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2018-11-14
Supporting Statement A
2018-09-21
Supplementary Document
2018-09-19
Supplementary Document
2018-09-19
Supplementary Document
2018-09-19
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
1902-0306 201809-1902-012
Historical Inactive
FERC FERC-549C1
FERC-549C1 (RM96-1-041 NOPR) Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Change Non-Formal
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular
Comment filed on proposed rule 11/14/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 09/21/2018
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. With submission of the final rule ICR, OMB requests that FERC submit the ICR in context with the larger ICR encompassing all of FERC-545 and FERC-549C to better understand what the total information collection impact will be on both collections. In addition, OMB requests that FERC provide more transparency on what the new information collection requirements will be for the public to comment on by being clearer on 1) what information is being collected and 2) how the public can access additional information on the standards being incorporated by reference.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
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On September 29, 2017, the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) filed a report informing the Commission that it had adopted and ratified Wholesale Gas Quadrant (WGQ) Version 3.1 of its business practice standards applicable to natural gas pipelines. The NAESB report identifies all the changes made to the Version 3.0 Standards and summarizes the deliberations that led to the changes being made. It also identifies changes to the existing standards that were considered but not adopted due to a lack of consensus or other reasons. In this NOPR, the Commission proposes to incorporate by reference, in its regulations, Version 3.1 of the NAESB WGQ consensus business practice standards, with certain exceptions. We propose that any compliance filings made in accordance with a final rule on this subject be made 90 days after issuance of any final rule in this proceeding or on the first business day thereafter if falling on a weekend or holiday. This will allow time for the Commission to process the compliance filings before the effective date of the new standards. Adoption of the Version 3.1 Standards will continue the process of updating and improving NAESB’s business practice standards for the benefit of the entire wholesale natural gas market and were developed and supported by a consensus of all segments of the industry. The business practice standards under FERC-549C1 are required to carry out the Commission’s policies in accordance with the general authority in Sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, and 20 of the NGA (15 U.S.C. 717c-717w), and sections 311, 501, and 504 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) (15 U.S.C. 3301-3432). The Commission adopted these business practice standards in order to update and standardize the natural gas industry’s business practices and procedures as well as to improve the efficiency of the gas market and the means by which the gas industry conducts business across the interstate pipeline grid.

US Code: 15 USC 717-717z Name of Law: Natural Gas Act
  
None

1902-AF54 Proposed rulemaking 83 FR 44521 08/31/2018

No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
RM96-1-041 NOPR (Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines)

Yes
Changing Regulations
No
The NOPR in RM96-1-041 proposes to require interstate natural gas pipelines to comply with revised business practice standards. FERC-549C1 measures the burden to pipelines to revise their business practices and computer programming to conform to any changes in the standards/business practices.

$123,615
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Gary Cohen 202 502-8321 [email protected]

  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.
09/21/2018


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