In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at
this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to
the proposed rulemaking and will include in the supporting
statement of the next ICR--to be submitted to OMB at the final rule
stage--a description of how the agency has responded to any public
comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical
utility of the collection and minimizing the burden.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2020
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2020
66
0
66
16,724
0
16,724
0
0
0
NOPR in RM19-12. The consolidated
supporting statement covers Forms 1, 1F, 2, 2A, 3Q (electric and
gas), 6, 6Q, 714A, & 60A. The Commission is proposing to
transition from the current use of the Visual FoxPro software,
which is no longer supported by its developer, to a type of
Extensible Markup Language (XML) called eXtensible Business
Reporting Language (XBRL). The XBRL standard would be used to file
the Commission’s Form Nos. 1, 1-F, 2, 2-A, 3-Q electric, 3-Q
natural gas, 6, 6-Q, 60, and 714. The use of XBRL should make the
information in these forms easier for filers and data users to
analyze and assist in automating regulatory filings and business
information processing. In addition, the Commission believes that
transitioning from the current Visual FoxPro system to XBRL will
decrease the costs, over time, of preparing the necessary data for
submission and complying with future changes to filing requirements
set forth by the Commission. The Commission is also proposing to
revise its regulations to require filers of Form No. 1-F to file
their report in electronic media pursuant to 18 CFR 385.2011.
General. The FERC Form No. 2-A is a financial and operating report
for natural gas rate regulation for non-major pipelines. Form No.
2-A is filed by "Non-Major" natural gas pipeline companies that
have combined sales for resale and gas transported or stored that
is less than 50 million Dekatherms but exceeds 200,000 Dekatherms
in each of three previous calendar years. The Commission collects
Form No. 2-A information as prescribed in 18 CFR 260.2.
Under the Commission’s
regulations, certain entities are required to report information to
the Commission by filing one or more forms. Currently, these
entities use a Commission-distributed software application called
Visual FoxPro. Each entity is required to gather its relevant
financial and other data and enter the data into Visual FoxPro,
which the entity maintains on its own computer system. The entity
then uses the Visual FoxPro software to transmit the information to
the Commission. However, Microsoft Corporation, the developer of
Visual FoxPro, no longer supports this product. Recognizing that
Microsoft Corporation no longer supports Visual FoxPro, on April
25, 2015, the Commission issued an order announcing its intention
to replace the current Visual FoxPro filing format for Form Nos. 1,
1-F, 2, 2-A, 3-Q electric, 3-Q natural gas, 6, 6-Q, 60, and 714
(collectively, the VFP Forms) with an XML-based filing format. The
Commission stated that XML is the current industry standard for
submission of electronic data, such as that captured in its forms,
and that the XML data format has significant advantages over other
approaches because it is non-proprietary, and would establish a
single standard for nearly all Commission forms while also
providing consistency with the Commission’s current electronic
tariff (eTariff) filings and the Electric Quarterly Report (EQR)
systems. The XML format facilitates the sharing of data across
different information systems, particularly via the Internet, by
structuring the data using tags to identify particular data
elements.
$100,526
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Robert Hudson 202
502-6620
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.
Form Form 2-A FERC Form No 2-A, Annual Report of Non-Major Natural Gas Companies
RM19-12NOPR consolid supp state_final3-14-19clean.docx
Form 2_2A Statute.doc
FERC Form No 2-A, Annual Report of Non-Major Natural Gas Companies