Form Approved 0MB No. 1902-0157
Expires XX/XX/XXXX

FERC Form No. 592

MARKETING AFFILIATES OF INTERSTATE PIPELINES

RECORD FORMATS
(Revised August 2022)

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 117 hours per year per respondent, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden to:

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Office of Management and Budget
Washington, DC 20503
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer

You shall not be penalized for failure to respond to this collection if the collection of information does not display a valid 0MB control number.

Updated August 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION	3
I Purpose	3
II	Who must	3
III	How to Comply	3
IV	Where to Submit	4
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS	5
SCHEDULES: MARKETING AFFILIATES OF INTERSTATE PIPELINES	7
(1)	Discounted Transportation (Storage) Transaction Record	8
(2)	Capacity Allocation Log Record	11
(3)	The Footnotes Record	13

GENERAL INFORMATION

I.	PURPOSE:

The information required is to support the monitoring of activities of pipeline marketing affiliates (which includes holders of Subpart J of Part 284 blanket sales certificates) so as to deter undue discrimination by pipeline companies in favor of marketing affiliates, and to prevent any harassment of non-affiliates.

II.	WHO MUST COMPLY:

An interstate natural gas pipeline that

•	transports natural gas for others, as that term is defined in 18 CFR
§ 161.2, pursuant to Subparts B or G of Part 284 of 18 CFR Chapter I; and

•	is affiliated, as that term is defined in § 161.2 of this chapter, in any way with a natural gas marketing or brokering entity; and

•	conducts transportation transactions with its affiliate

must maintain the requisite information for transportation service as specified in the FERC Form 592 and in the manner prescribed herein. The requirements of this part also apply to pipeline sales operating units to the extent provided in § 284.286 of this chapter.

III.	HOW TO COMPLY:

An interstate pipeline must maintain the required information for both firm and interruptible transportation service, and for both pipeline affiliates and nonaffiliates, in electronic format per the specifications in the FERC Form 592. Upon request, Pipelines should submit the FERC Form 592 in the manner requested by Commission staff.  In addition, the Commission may request that the pipeline provide one paper copy of the information submitted electronically to assist Commission staff in interpreting the information.

IV.	WHERE TO SUBMIT:
(1)	Upon request by the Commission, submissions via U.S. Postal Service Only should be addressed to: 
Office of the Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20426

(2)	Hand (including courier) deliveries to: Office of the Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
12225 Wilkins Avenue 
Rockville, MD 20852

You shall not be penalized for failure to respond to this collection if the collection of information does not display a valid 0MB control number.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.	The notation f(m,n) will be used to denote a numeric string of length "m" including a decimal (".") with "n" digits following the decimal.

2.	In preparing the required flat file, the following conventions must be followed:

(A)	All volumetric data should be stated in MMBtus (rounded to the nearest MMBtu), except where noted.

(B)	All rates should be stated in cents per MMBtu fixed decimal numbers, format f(lO,2). For example, $1.5264/MMBtu should be stated as 152.64.

(C)	Negative values should be reported with a first nonzero digit reported.

“-“ sign preceding the

(D)	Commas must not be included in any numeric field.

(E)	All dates should be reported as six digit numerics (month, day, year), unless otherwise indicated.

3.	The sequence number is the sequential number assigned to a record as it is recorded on a schedule/record. The sequence number is incremented as additional records are added to a schedule/record and will be between 1 and 999,999, inclusive. (Note: the sequence number should be right justified, zero filled.)

4.	The reference number is the alphanumeric string formed by concatenation of the Schedule ID, sequence number, and beginning character position of the item footnoted. E.g., a respondent's Company ID reported in the Discounted Transportation (Storage) Transaction Record would have reference number "Dl000001008" formed by joining (concatenating) the schedule ID "D", the sequence number "000001", and the beginning character position of the item "008".

5.	Record any footnote relative to any recorded item in the "Footnotes Record", schedule ID 'F'. Each footnote should be cross referenced to the schedule and record (line) it pertains to by the appropriate reference number (see above).
1.	
6.	Source of Codes

(A)	Pipeline
Company ID

(B)	Contract ID

- Use the code for the pipeline as contained in the Buyer Seller Code List, U.S. Department of Energy's publication DOE/EIA-0176. A code may be obtained by contacting EIA at eiainfonaturalgas@eia.gov. 

- The respondent's own designation for the contract or agreement covering the transaction being reported. This identifier will either be assigned by the respondent or the party providing a service to the respondent.

7.	A pipeline blanket sales operating unit is any entity operating under a Subpart J of Part 284 blanket sales certificate, and is considered the functional equivalent of a marketing affiliate.

8.	Delivery Point ID

9.	Maximum Rate for Transportation Service

10.	Discounted Rate for Transportation Service

The point at which the pipeline company delivers the natural gas to a designated end user, local distribution company, etc. as specified by the
transportation service requested. The respondent will provide a unique 20-byte alphanumeric identifier for each delivery point on his pipeline system. This delivery point ID will be the alphanumeric
label/name which the respondent uses in conducting his daily business, (or a unique abbreviation thereof if the company identifier is more than 20 characters in length.)

The maximum rate contained in the respondent's currently effective tariff for the rate schedule under which the transportation service is being conducted.

A rate that is less than the maximum rate on file with the Commission.

SCHEDULES

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DEFINITIONS OF ITEMS AND FILE LAYOUT FOR THE MARKETING AFFILIATES OF INTERSTATE PIPELINES FERC FORM NO. 592

This form will consist of three record formats:

1.	Discounted Transportation (Storage) Transaction Record

2.	Capacity Allocation Log Record

3.	Footnotes Record
1.	
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Instructions:

This record is maintained for each delivery point actually used during the billing period recorded. Only transportation transactions actually discounted should be recorded.

Item No.

Item	Character Data Type Position

Comments

1	Schedule ID Enter 'D'

2	Sequence Number

3	Company ID

4	Contract ID

5	Shipper

1

2-7

8-13

14-21

22-61

character

numeric		right justified, zero filled, see general instruction 3

numeric		reporting pipeline code, from buyer/seller code list, see general instruction 6(A)

character see general instruction 6(B)

character name of the shipper receiving service

6	Pipeline	62	(blank)	The requirement to file Affiliation			information on this item was
with Shipper	deleted in Order No. 581.  It is here for historical purposes only.

7	Shipper Type	63	(blank)	The requirement to file
information on this item was deleted in Order No. 561.  It is listed here for historical purposes only.

8	Affiliate Name

9	Role of affiliate

64-103

104

character name of the pipeline affiliate involved in the transportation/storage service being provided; if more than one affiliate is involved in the service, provide name(s) in a footnote

character affiliates role in the
transportation/storage service is: code	1, shipper;
code	2, marketer;
code	3, supplier;
code	4, seller;
code	5, buyer;
code	6, agent; code	7, end user;
code	8, no affiliate involved code	 9, other, (identify role in a footnote)

10	Is Affiliate a Pipeline Blanket Sales
Operating Unit	105	character	code code	Y, yes; N, no	
	of the Respondent?					

11	
Type of Service	
106-107	
character	
code = code =	
FT, firm transportation IT, interruptible	
transportation
code  = SC, storage capacity 
code  = SI, storage injection 
code  = SW, storage withdrawal

12	Delivery Point
ID	108-127	character	See general instruction 8	

13	
Billing Period Start Date	
128 - 133	
numeric	
(mmddyy) month, day, and year for start of billing period	

14	
Billing Period End Date	
134-139	
numeric	
(mmddyy) month, day, and year for end of billing period	

15	Duration of Discount	140-141	numeric	Number of days in the billing period the discount was provided	

16	
Maximum Rate for Transportation Service	
142-151	
numeric	
(cents/MMBtu); maximum effective rate/fee currently on file with the Commission for the service provided; format f(l0,2); e.g.,
35.62 cents is reported as "35.62u;	
				see general instruction 9.	

17	
Discounted Rate for	
152-161	
numeric	
(cents/MMBtu); actual rate/fee collected for the transportation	
	Transportation Service			service rendered; format f(l0,2);
e.g., 32.15 cents is reported as "32.15”; do not report a negative	
				value; see general instruction 10.	

18	
Volume Transported	
162-172	
numeric	
(MMBtu); volume of gas transported at the discounted rate	

19	
Footnote	
173	
character	
code= Y, footnote is provided for this record;
code= N, no footnote provided	

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Item No.

Item	Character Data Type Position

Comments

1	Schedule ID Enter 'C'
1	
character
1	

2	Sequence Number

3	Company ID

4	Contract ID

5	Shipper

2-7

8-13

14-21

22-61

numeric		right justified, zero filled, see general instruction 3

numeric		reporting pipeline code, from buyer/seller code list, see general instruction 6 (A)

character see general instruction 6(B)

character name of the shipper receiving service

6	Pipeline Affiliation with Shipper
62	
character code   code

=  Y, respondent affiliated with shipper;
=  N, respondent not affiliated with shipper

7	Shipper Type
63	
character code	=	1, LDC/distributor;
code	=	2, interstate pipeline; code	=	3, intrastate pipeline; code	=	4,  end user;
code	=	5, producer;
code	=	6, marketer; 
code	=	7, pipeline sales  
 operating unit; code =   8, other, (specify in footnote)

8	Type of Service

64-65

character code = FT, firm transportation code = IT, interruptible transportation
code =	SC, storage capacity code =	SI, storage injection code =	SW, storage withdrawal

9	Text	66-197

character enter the applicable dates or other information used to allocate capacity

10	Footnote	198	character code  code

= Y, footnote is provided of this record;
= N, no footnote provided

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Item No.

Item	Character Data Type Position

Comments

1	Schedule ID	1	character Enter 'F'

2	Sequence Number

3	Company ID

4	Reference Number

5	Footnote Text

2-7

8-13

14-33

24-155

numeric

numeric

numeric

character

right justified, zero filled, see general instruction 3

R\reporting pipeline code, from buyer/seller code list, see general instruction 6(A)

reference number for record being footnoted see general instruction 4