FERC-576, Report of Service Interruptions or Damage to Facilities

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
FERC-567 and FERC-576 Consolidated 60-day Notice_Issued.docx Supplementary Document	2021-07-21
FERC-567_576_30 Day Notice_Final_Issued.docx Supplementary Document	2021-07-21
2021-09935 FERC-567_576_60day_Published.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-21
2021-15409 FERC-567_576_30-day_Published.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-21
FERC-576 Supporting Statement Final 7.15.21.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-07-21
cfr260-9.docx Supplementary Document	2018-09-27
49 USC 60105(c)(B).pdf Supplementary Document	2012-08-02
15 USC 717 a-z.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-07-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43996	FERC-576, Report of Service Interruptions	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0004	ICR Reference No: 202107-1902-015
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201809-1902-016
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-576
Title: FERC-576, Report of Service Interruptions or Damage to Facilities
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/22/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2021
Responses	82	147
Time Burden (Hours)	58	84
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: A natural gas company must obtain Commission authorization to engage in the transportation, sale, or exchange of natural gas in interstate commerce under the Natural Gas Act (NGA). The NGA also empowers the Commission to oversee continuity of service in the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce. The information collected under FERC-576 notifies the Commission of actual or potential problems, which create the potential for serious delivery problems on the pipeline’s own system or the pipeline grid. These problems include: • damage to jurisdictional natural gas facilities due to natural disaster (e.g., hurricane, earthquake, or other natural disaster) or terrorist activity; and • serious interruptions to service. In cases of emergency and pending the determination of any application on file with the Commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, application may be made for a temporary certificate authorizing the construction and operation of extensions of existing facilities, interconnections of pipeline systems, or sales of natural gas that may be required to assure maintenance of adequate service, or to service particular customers. The consequence of not collecting or collecting the information of FERC-576 less frequently would be the Commission’s inability to fulfill its statutory mandates under the NGA and its Rules of Practice and Procedure. Further, if the Commission did not collect this information under FERC-576, it would lose a data point that assists in the monitoring of transactions, operations, and reliability of interstate pipelines.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 60105(c)(B) Name of Law: Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act
   US Code: 15 USC 717-717w Name of Law: Natural Gas Act (NGA)
  

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:
	86 FR 25852	05/11/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 38335	07/20/2021
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
FERC-576, Report of Service Interruptions

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	82	147	0	0	-65	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	58	84	0	0	-26	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: For FERC-576, there is a decrease from 147 respondents to 82 respondents. The change in burden hours and number responses for FERC-576 is based on the average number of respondents over the past three years which provides a more accurate estimate based on agency adjustment. As this is based on historical data, the agency could revise these burdens up or down in subsequent reporting.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $13,368

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 07/22/2021

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