FERC-545, Gas Pipeline Rates:
Rate Change (Non-formal) (Modification from RM21-18-000)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
06/02/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2025
1,371
1,363
306,612
305,812
0
0
FERC-545 is required to implement
sections 4, 5, and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (15 U.S.C. 717c,
717d, and 717o). NGA Sections 4, 5, and 16 authorize the Commission
to inquire into rate structures and methodologies and to set rates
at a just and reasonable level. Specifically, a natural gas company
must obtain Commission authorization for all rates
https://www.rocis.gov/rocis/LoadICR.do?menu=currentICRPackage&requestId=419022&recordOwnerFlag=A#and
charges made, demanded, or received in connection with the
transportation or sale of natural gas in interstate commerce. Under
the NGA, a natural gas company’s rates must be just and reasonable
and not unduly discriminatory or preferential. The Commission may
act under different sections of the NGA to effect a change in a
natural gas company’s rates. When the Commission reviews changes in
rates that a natural gas company has proposed, it is subject to the
requirement of section 4(e) of the NGA. Under section 4(e), the
natural gas company bears the burden of proving that its proposed
rates are just and reasonable. For example, when a pipeline files
to increase its rates, it makes a filing with the Commission under
section 4 of the NGA. These types of filings are referred to as
general section 4 rate cases. In the proceedings, the Commission
reviews all of a pipeline’s rates and services. A pipeline can file
a general section 4 rate case anytime it wishes, provided the
pipeline did not agree otherwise in a settlement. A pipeline must
demonstrate that the new rates it proposes to charge are just and
reasonable. When a rate increase filing is made pursuant to section
4, the application is typically suspended and set for hearing by a
Commission Order. On the other hand, when the Commission seeks to
impose its own rate determination, it must do so in compliance with
section 5(a) of the NGA. Under section 5, the Commission must first
establish that its alternative rate proposal is both just and
reasonable. Docket No. RM21-18-000 revises the implementation of
section 4 rate cases. The proposed rule in RM21-18-000 proposes
updating and revising the regulations implementing section 4 rate
cases to be filed in native format with all links and formulas
intact.
The estimated burden of FERC
545 increased by 800 hours due to the proposed rule in Docket No.
RM21-18-000. The proposed rule modifies the existing collection to
require entities seeking a rate change under section 4 of the NGA
to submit their calculations (for a rate case) in native format,
including all links and formulas.
$143,806
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Tracy DeMarr 202
502-8187
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 FERC-545 Tariff Filings
Modified FERC-545 supporting statement_RM21-18_Final (1).docx
20220519-3093_RM21-18-000 Press Release.pdf
Negotiated Rates and Non-Conforming Agreement Filings