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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2021 / Notices must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commissions Regulations 18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214 on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: http www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call 866 2083676
toll free. For TTY, call 202 5028659.
Dated: December 29, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Docket No. IC214000

Commission Information Collection Activities FERC549B; Comment Request; Extension Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
AGENCY:

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 collection FERC
549B Gas Pipeline Rates: Annual Capacity Reports and Index of Customers, and is submitting the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget OMB for review. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due February 4, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments on FERC549B to OMB
through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Please identify the OMB control number 19020169 in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

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Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission identified by Docket No. IC214000
by any of the following methods:
eFiling at Commissions Website:
http www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Effective July 1, 2020, delivery of filings other than by eFiling or the U.S.
Postal Service should be delivered to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Instructions:
OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain; Using the search function under the Currently Under Review field, select Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click submit and select comment to the right of the subject collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission guidelines at: http www.ferc.gov. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at: 866 2083676
toll-free.
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and issuances in this docket may do so at http www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email at DataClearance@FERC.gov and telephone at 202 5028663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 26, 2020, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments for 60 days on this information collection 85 FR 67732. The public comment period expired on December 28, 2020.
The Commission received no public comments in response. As described above, the Commission now invites public comments for a period of 30
days.
Title: FERC549B Gas Pipeline Rates:
Capacity Reports and Index of Customers.
OMB Control No.: 19020169.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC549B information collection requirements with no program changes.
Abstract: The requirements of FERC
549B consist of an Index of Customers IOC report and two capacity reports.
This information collection is
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authorized by 15 U.S.C. 717, 717c, and 717d, and by 18 CFR 284.13.
Reports on Firm and Interruptible Services and on Capacity and Flow Information Under 284.13b and 284.13d1
On April 4, 1992, in Order No. 636
RM9111000, the Commission established a capacity release mechanism under which shippers could release firm transportation and storage capacity on either a shortor long-term basis to other shippers wanting to obtain capacity. Pipelines posted available firm and interruptible capacity information on their electronic bulletin boards EBBs to inform potential shippers.
On August 3, 1992, in Order No. 636
A RM9111002, the Commission determined through staff audits, that the efficiency of the capacity release mechanism could be enhanced by standardizing the content and format of capacity release information and the methods by which shippers accessed this information, which pipelines posted to their EBBs.
On March 29, 1995, through Order 577 RM955000, the Commission amended 284.243h of its regulations to allow shippers the ability to release capacity without having to comply with the Commissions advance posting and bidding requirements.
On February 9, 2000, in Order No. 637
RM9810000, to create greater substitution between different forms of capacity and to enhance competition across the pipeline grid, the Commission revised its capacity release regulations regarding scheduling, segmentation and flexible point rights, penalties, and reporting requirements.
This resulted in more reliable capacity information availability and price data that shippers needed to make informed decisions in a competitive market as well as to improve shippers and the Commissions ability to monitor the market for potential abuses.
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report Under 284.13d2
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13d2
requires an annual peak day capacity report of all interstate pipelines, including natural gas storage only companies. This report is generally a short report showing the peak day design capacity or the actual peak day capacity achieved, with a short explanation, if needed. The regulation provides that an interstate pipeline must make an annual filing by March 1 of each year showing the estimated peak day capacity of the pipelines system, and the estimated storage capacity and maximum daily delivery capability of
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