[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41557-41558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16303]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC25-15-000]
Commission Information Collection Activity (Ferc-592); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collections, FERC-592 (Standards of Conduct for
Transmission Providers and Marketing Affiliates of Interstate
Pipelines).\1\ There are no changes to the reporting requirements for
this information collection.
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\1\ The Standards for Business Practices and Communications
Protocols for Public Utilities, FERC-717, is reflected in a separate
and currently approved information collection (OMB Control No. 1902-
0173).
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due October 27,
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2025.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments via email to [email protected].
You must specify the Docket No. (IC25-15-000) and the FERC Information
Collection number (FERC-592) in your email. If you are unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed by USPS mail or by hand
(including courier) delivery:
Mail via U.S. Postal Service only, addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Hand (including courier) delivery to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Docket: To view comments and issuances in this docket, please visit
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. Once there, you can also
sign-up for automatic notification of activity in this docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kayla Williams, (202) 502-6468.
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Standards of Conduct for Transmission Provider and Marketing
Affiliates of Interstate Pipelines.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0157.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-592 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the information maintained and posted
by the respondents to monitor the pipeline's transportation, sales, and
storage activities for its marketing affiliate to deter undue
discrimination by pipeline companies in favor of their marketing
affiliates. Non-affiliated shippers and other entities (e.g. state
commissions) also use the information to determine whether they have
been harmed by affiliate preference and to prepare submissions and
formulate positions in rate cases and other proceedings.
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18 CFR Part 358 (Standards of Conduct)
Respondents maintain and provide the information required by 18 CFR
part 358 on their public websites. This requirement ensures that non-
affiliated shippers obtain comparable access to non-public
transportation information which allows them to compete with marketing
affiliates on a more equal basis.
18 CFR 250.16, and the FERC-592 Log/Format
This form (log/format) provides the electronic formats for
maintaining information on discounted transportation transactions and
capacity allocation to support monitoring of activities of interstate
pipeline marketing affiliates.
Without this information collection:
the Commission would have difficulty effectively
monitoring whether pipelines are giving discriminatory preference to
their marketing affiliates; and
non-affiliated shippers, state commissions, and others
have difficulty determining whether they have been harmed by affiliate
preference, preparing submissions for rate cases and other proceedings.
Type of Respondents: Natural gas pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
reporting burden and cost for the information collection as shown in
the following table:
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\2\ ``Burden'' is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain,
retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal
agency. For further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 CFR 1320.3.
FERC-592--Estimated Annual Burdens
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Total annual
Annual number Total number Average burden & burden hours & Cost per
Number of respondents of responses of responses cost per total annual respondent ($)
per respondent response \3\ cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)............. (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1)
(3)
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85........................... 1 85 117 hrs.; 9,945 hrs.; $12,051
$12,051. $1,024,335.
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Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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\3\ The cost is based on FERC's 2025 Commission-wide average
salary cost (salary plus benefits) of $103.00/hour. The Commission
staff believes the FERC FTE (full-time equivalent) average cost for
wages plus benefits is representative of the corresponding cost for
the industry respondents.
Dated: August 20, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-16303 Filed 8-25-25; 8:45 am]
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