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OMB Control No:
1902-0070
ICR Reference No:
201303-1902-009
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201012-1902-001
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-542
Title:
FERC-542 (RM12-14, Final Rule) Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Tracking
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
05/29/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/02/2013
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
05/31/2016
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2014
Responses
653
0
333
Time Burden (Hours)
20,397
0
13,300
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The FERC-542 contains the following information collections: (1) Research, development, and deployment expenditures; (2) annual charge adjustments (ACA) and (3) periodic rate adjustments. This Information Collection Request only deals with number 2, annual charge adjustments. The Commission does not propose any changes to the other information collection requirements and in this package only provides details on the annual charge adjustments. The Commission is required to
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
15 USC 717c, 717d, 717o
Name of Law: Natural Gas Act
US Code:
15 USC 3301-3432
Name of Law: Natural Gas Policy Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1902-AE59
Final or interim final rulemaking
78 FR 19409
04/01/2013
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
FERC-542, Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Tracking
FERC-542: One-Time Burden from RM12-14 (3 year span)
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
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
653
333
0
0
320
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
20,397
13,300
0
97
7,000
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
We are adjusting the existing burden inventory to account for estimating 145 filers instead of the previous number of 95. The difference of 50 filers is due to Commission error in previous estimates and is the reason for the additional 7,000 hours shown in the table above. We also reduce the annual hours by 2 hours per filer to account for the reduced number of filings. We are averaging the one-time filing burden contained in the proposed rule over three years, leading to 97 hours per company. There is a one-time increase in burden (averaged over three years) which is necessary to implement the burden reduction measures (reduced number of required filings in future years) adopted in the final rule.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$575,748
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
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?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Keith Pierce 2025028525 keith.pierce@ferc.gov
Common Form ICR:
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:
(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:
04/02/2013
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