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Common Access Card (CAC) and 

passwords. Users are limited according 

to their assigned duties to appropriate 

access on a need-to-know basis. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Files that grant access to records are 

held in current status for two years after 

the end of the calendar year in which 

created, then destroyed. Files pertaining 

to denials of requests are destroyed 5 

years after final determination. Appeals 

are retained for 3 years after final 

determination. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Chief, Records and Declassification 

Division, Executive Services Directorate, 

4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 02F09, 

Alexandria, VA 20350–3200. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system of records 

should address written inquiries to 

Chief, Records and Declassification 

Division, Executive Services Directorate, 

4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 02F09, 

Alexandria, VA 20350–3200. 

Written requests should include the 

individual’s name and address of the 

individual at the time the record would 

have been created. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system of records should address 

written inquiries to the Office of the 

Secretary of Defense/Joint Staff, 

Freedom of Information Act Requester 

Service Center, Office of Freedom of 

Information, 1155 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1155. 

Written requests should include the 

name and number of this system of 

records notice along with the 

individual’s name and address of the 

individual at the time the record would 

have been created and be signed. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The Office of the Secretary of Defense 

rules for accessing records, for 

contesting contents and appealing 

initial agency determinations are 

published in Office of the Secretary of 

Defense Administrative Instruction 81; 

32 CFR part 311; or may be obtained 

from the system manager. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The individual. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Idaho 

National Laboratory 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National 

Laboratory. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, November 14, 2011; 

8 a.m.–5: p.m. 

Opportunities for public participation 

will be from 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 

from 2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

These times are subject to change; 

please contact the Federal Coordinator 

(below) for confirmation of times prior 

to the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Hilton Garden Inn, 700 

Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho Falls, Idaho 

83402. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert L. Pence, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy, Idaho Operations 

Office, 1955 Fremont Avenue, MS– 

1203, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415. Phone 

(208) 526–6518; Fax (208) 526–8789 or 

email: pencerl@id.doe.gov or visit the 

Board’s Internet home page at: http:// 

inlcab.energy.gov/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Topics (agenda topics may 

change up to the day of the meeting; 

please contact Robert L. Pence for the 

most current agenda): 

• Recent Public Involvement and 

Outreach 

• Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment 

Project (AMWTP) Contract 

• Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) 

Contract Extension 

• Idaho-EM Funding 

• Status of Greater-Than-Class C Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

• Fiscal Year 2012 Planning 

• Accelerated Retrieval Project Status 

• Tribal Agreements 

• Calcine and Sodium Bearing Waste 

Status 

• Remote-Handled Low-Level Waste 

Disposal Project Environmental 

Assessment 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Idaho National Laboratory, welcomes 

the attendance of the public at its 

advisory committee meetings and will 

make every effort to accommodate 

persons with physical disabilities or 

special needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Robert L. Pence at least 

seven days in advance of the meeting at 

the phone number listed above. Written 

statements may be filed with the Board 

either before or after the meeting. 

Individuals who wish to make oral 

presentations pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Robert L. Pence at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. The request must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Robert L. Pence, 

Federal Coordinator, at the address and 

phone number listed above. Minutes 

will also be available at the following 

Web site: http://inlcab.energy.gov/ 

pages/meetings.php. 

Issued at Washington, DC on October 24, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Privacy Act of 1974; Notice To Amend 

an Existing System of Records 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy 

Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Circular A–130, the Department 

of Energy (DOE) is publishing notice of 

a proposed amendment to an existing 

system of records. DOE proposes to 

amend the system of records DOE–43 

‘‘Personnel Security Files.’’ This notice 

will create a new routine use to permit 

the disclosure of certain information to 

federal agencies for studies and analyses 

in support of evaluating and improving 

the effectiveness and efficiency of the 

agencies’ investigative and adjudicative 

methodologies. 

DATES: The proposed amendment to this 

existing system of records will become 

effective without further notice on 


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December 12, 2011 unless DOE receives 

adverse comments and determines that 

this amendment should not become 

effective on that date. Comments 

regarding this amendment must be 

received on or before November 28, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be directed to Mr. James L. Packett, 

Field Assistance Program Manager, 

Office of Departmental Personnel 

Security (HS–53), Office of Health, 

Safety and Security, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James L. Packett, Field Assistance 

Program Manager, Office of 

Departmental Personnel Security (HS– 

53), Office of Health, Safety and 

Security, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–3249 

or Isiah Smith, Deputy Assistant 

General Counsel for Administrative 

Litigation and Information Law (GC–77), 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–1522. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice proposes one amendment to 

DOE–43 Personnel Security Files. This 

amendment creates a new Routine Use 

# 9, which will permit DOE to disclose 

to the Department of Defense (DOD) and 

other Federal agencies certain Privacy 

Act information contained in an 

employee’s personnel security file 

(PSF). DOE will analyze the information 

in the PSFs and use the results to decide 

whether to adopt DOD’s Case 

Adjudication Tracking System (CATS). 

The CATS is an electronic 

adjudicative case management and 

tracking system developed jointly by the 

U.S. Army Central Clearance Facility 

(CCF) and the Department of Defense 

Business Transformation Agency (BTA). 

Sharing the aforementioned files with 

DOD would permit the DOE to evaluate 

whether the CATS provides accurate 

analyses. If so, it may be more efficient 

to replace DOE’s manual system for 

evaluating the information the 

Department gathers during Personnel 

Security Investigations (PSIs). Because 

the CATS analyses are potentially more 

efficient in analyzing data, the DOE may 

adopt the electronic adjudication system 

for personnel security investigations for 

all future PSF analyses. 

DOE is submitting the report required 

by OMB Circular A–130 concurrently 

with the publication of this notice. The 

text of this notice contains information 

required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 

552a(e)(4). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

30, 2011. 

William A. Eckroade, 

Principal Deputy Chief for Mission Support 

Operations, Office of Health, Safety and 

Security. 

DOE–43 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Personnel Security Files. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION(S): 

U.S. Department of Energy, 

Headquarters, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA 

Service Center Albuquerque, P.O. Box 

5400, Albuquerque, NM 87185–5400. 

U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA Naval 

Reactors Field Office, Pittsburgh Naval 

Reactors, P.O. Box 109, West Mifflin, PA 

15122–0109. U.S. Department of Energy, 

NNSA Naval Reactors Field Office, 

Schenectady Naval Reactors, P.O. Box 

1069, Schenectady, NY 12301. U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Science, 

Chicago Office, 9800 South Cass 

Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439. U.S. 

Department of Energy, Idaho Operations 

Office, 1955 Fremont Avenue, Idaho 

Falls, ID 83415. U.S. Department of 

Energy, NNSA Nevada Site Office, P.O. 

Box 98518, Las Vegas, NV 89193–8518. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 

Science, Oak Ridge Office, P.O. Box 

2001, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. U.S. 

Department of Energy, Richland 

Operations Office, P.O. Box 550, 

Richland, WA 99352. U.S. Department 

of Energy, Savannah River Operations 

Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29801. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Applicants for DOE including 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration (NNSA) employment; 

DOE employees including assignees and 

detailees, agents and consultants with 

the DOE, DOE contractors and 

subcontractors, and DOE access 

permittees processed for DOE access 

authorizations for access to classified 

matter or special nuclear materials; 

other Federal agency contractor and 

subcontractor applicants for 

employment, and their employees, 

detailees, agents, and consultants 

processed for DOE access 

authorizations; and other individuals 

processed for DOE access authorizations 

as determined by the Secretary. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Name, date and place of birth, social 

security number, citizenship status, 

grade, organization, employer(s), initial 

investigation and reinvestigation 

history; and access authorization 

history; the formal request(s) and 

justification(s) for access authorization 

processing; security forms, fingerprint 

cards, and acknowledgments completed 

by the individual for both the initial 

investigation and reinvestigation; results 

of pre-employment checks (if required); 

request(s) and approval(s) for issuance 

of a security badge(s); report of 

investigation provided by an agency 

which has previously conducted an 

investigation of the individual for 

employment or security clearance 

purposes; approvals for classified visits; 

photographs; security infraction reports; 

security termination statement(s), 

foreign travel document; letters of 

interrogatory, personnel security 

interview transcripts or summaries, 

and/or audio tapes of the interviews, 

and evaluations of the interviews; 

reports of hospitalization or treatment 

for a mental condition or substance 

abuse, including information provided 

by an Employee Assistance Program 

provider; reports of DOE-sponsored 

mental evaluations conducted by 

competent medical authorities; reports 

of security violations; public record 

information to include law enforcement, 

financial, divorce, bankruptcy, name 

change and other court information or 

reports and copies of information 

appearing in the media; security 

advisory letters; information concerning 

citizenship status, foreign contacts, and 

spouse and/or individual(s) with whom 

the individual resides; administrative 

review processing data; justifications for 

participation in sensitive DOE activities 

and/or for Sensitive Compartmented 

Information access approval; results of 

required testing for participation in 

sensitive DOE activities; documents 

concerning Interim Access 

Authorization processing or processing 

under Section 145b of the Atomic 

Energy Act of 1954, as amended; written 

evaluations of reported derogatory 

information; credit check results; copies 

of correspondence to and from the 

individual concerning the items above 

and copies of inter- and intra-agency 

correspondence concerning the items 

above; and any other material relevant 

to the individual’s DOE access 

authorization or special authorization 

eligibility or processing and, for DOE 

employees, suitability for Federal 

employment. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 

et seq.; 10 CFR Part 710, Subpart A; 

Executive Orders 10450 and 12968; 5 

CFR Part 732; DOE O 474.4 Safeguards 


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and Security Program of 8–26–05; DOE 

M 470.4–5, Personnel Security, of 08– 

26–05 and Director of Central 

Intelligence Directive 6/14 of 6–20–00. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by name and/or 

assigned DOE file number 

(alphanumeric code). 

PURPOSE(S): 

For those records described in 

Categories of Records in the System, 

such records are maintained and used 

by the Department as an official record 

of all information gathered and 

evaluated to determine an individual’s 

initial and continued DOE access 

authorization eligibility and, if 

applicable, an individual’s eligibility for 

participation in DOE sensitive activities 

or for access to Sensitive 

Compartmented Information. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES USERS AND THE

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

1. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to competent 

medical authority who, under a formal 

agreement for payment of services with 

the local DOE personnel security 

element, conducts evaluations under 

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, 

Part 710, to determine whether an 

individual has an illness or mental 

condition of a nature which causes, or 

may cause, a significant defect in 

judgment or reliability, or is alcohol 

dependent or suffering from alcohol 

abuse. 

2. A record from the system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to a federal, 

state, or local agency to obtain 

information relevant to a Departmental 

decision concerning the hiring or of a 

security clearance, the letting of a 

contract, or the issuance of a license, 

grant, or other benefit. The Department 

must deem such disclosure to be 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the Department collected the 

information. 

3. A record from this system may be 

disclosed to a federal agency to facilitate 

the requesting agency’s decision 

concerning the hiring or retention of an 

employee, the issuance of a security 

clearance, the reporting of an 

investigation of an employee, the letting 

of a contract, or the issuance of a 

license, grant, or other benefit, to the 

extent that the information is relevant 

and necessary to the requesting agency’s 

decision on the matter. The Department 

must deem such disclosure to be 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the Department collected the 

information. 

4. A record from the system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to the 

appropriate local, state or federal agency 

when records alone or in conjunction 

with other information, indicates a 

violation or potential violation of law 

whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in 

nature, and whether arising by general 

statute or particular program pursuant 

thereto. 

5. A record from this system of 

records may be disclosed to a member 

of Congress submitting a request 

involving the constituent when the 

constituent has requested assistance 

from the member with respect to the 

subject matter of the record. The 

member of Congress must provide a 

copy of the constituent’s request for 

assistance. 

6. A record from this system of 

records may be disclosed to foreign 

governments or international 

organizations in accordance with 

treaties, international conventions, or 

executive agreements. 

7. A record from the system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to DOE 

contractors in performance of their 

contracts, and their officers and 

employees who have a need for the 

record in the performance of their 

duties. Those provided information 

under this routine use are subject to the 

same limitations applicable to 

Department officers and employees 

under the Privacy Act. 

8. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use when (1) it is 

suspected or confirmed that the security 

or confidentiality of information in the 

system of records has been 

compromised; (2) the Department has 

determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed compromise 

there is a risk of harm to economic or 

property interests, identity theft or 

fraud, or harm to the security integrity 

if this system or other systems or 

programs (whether maintained by the 

Department or another agency or entity) 

that rely upon the compromised 

information; and (3) the disclosure is 

made to such agencies, entities, and 

persons who are reasonably necessary to 

assist in connection with the 

Department’s efforts to respond to the 

suspected or confirmed compromise 

and prevent, minimize, or remedy such 

harm. 

9. A record from this system may be 

disclosed to a federal agency for studies 

and analyses in support of evaluating 

and improving the effectiveness and 

efficiency of the investigative and 

adjudicative methodologies. The 

findings of any such studies or analyses 

shall not be released to the general 

public until all personal identifiers such 

as name, social security number, and 

date and place of birth have been 

deleted from them. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

A record may be stored as paper 

records, microfiche, and electronic 

media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by name and/or 

assigned DOE file number 

(alphanumeric code). 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Paper records are maintained in 

locked cabinets and desks. Electronic 

records are controlled through 

established DOE computer center 

procedures (personnel screening and 

physical security), and they are 

password protected. Access is limited to 

those whose official duties require 

access to the records. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records retention and disposal 

authorities are contained in the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA) General Records Schedule and 

DOE record schedules that have been 

approved by NARA. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Headquarters: Director, Office of 

Security Operations, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. Field 

Offices: The Security Officers of the 

‘‘System Locations’’ listed above are the 

system managers for their respective 

portions of this system. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

In accordance with the DOE 

regulation implementing the Privacy 

Act, at Title 10, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 1008, a request by an 

individual to determine if a system of 

records contains information about him/ 

her should be directed to the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Headquarters, 

Privacy Act Officer, or the Privacy Act 

Officer at the appropriate address 

identified above under ‘‘System 

Locations.’’ For records maintained by 

Laboratories or Field Site Offices, the 

request should be directed to the 

Privacy Act Officer for the site that has 

jurisdiction over the ‘‘System Location’’ 

as listed in the Correlation. The request 

should include the requester’s complete 

name, time period for which records are 

sought, and the office location(s) where 

the requester believes the records are 

located. 


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1On September 15, 2011 the Commission issued 

a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in docket no. 

RM11–4 proposing to delete the semi-annual 

storage report for interstate and intrastate pipelines. 

OMB has reviewed the proposal and is withholding 

final approval until the final rule. Because the 

FERC–549 collection (including the semi-annual 

storage report for interstate pipelines) has an 

expiration date of 12/31/2011 the Commission 

seeking for renewal of the collection expecting that 

this collection will likely be modified by a final rule 

at a later date. 

RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Same as Notification Procedures 

above. Records are generally kept at 

locations where the work is performed. 

In accordance with DOE’s Privacy Act 

regulation, proper identification is 

required before a request is processed. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Same as Notification Procedures 

above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Documents completed and/or 

furnished by subject; Department of 

Energy; Office of Personnel 

Management; Federal Bureau of 

Investigation; Defense Security Service; 

medical professionals; and confidential 

sources. 

SYSTEM EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT: 

This system is exempt under 

subsection (k)(1), (k)(2), and (k)(5) of the 

Privacy Act to the extent that 

information within the System meets 

the criteria of those subsections of the 

Act. Such information has been 

exempted from the provisions of 

subsections (c)(3), (d), and (e)(1) of the 

Act. See the Department’s Privacy Act 

regulation at Title 10, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 1008. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC11–549–001] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–549); Comment 

Request; Submitted for OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3507 of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) has submitted the information 

collection described below to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review of the information collection 

requirements. Any interested person 

may file comments directly with OMB 

and should address a copy of those 

comments to the Commission as 

explained below. The Commission 

issued a Notice in the Federal Register 

(76 FR 46783, 08/3/2011) requesting 

public comments. FERC received no 

comments on the FERC–549 and has 

made this notation in its submission to 

OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by November 28, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the 

collection of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Comments to 

OMB should be filed electronically, c/o 

oiralsubmission@omb.eop.gov and 

include OMB Control Number 1902– 

0086 for reference. The Desk Officer 

may be reached by telephone at (202) 

395–4718. 

A copy of the comments should also 

be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission and should refer to Docket 

No. IC11–549–001. Comments may be 

filed either electronically or in paper 

format. Those persons filing 

electronically do not need to make a 

paper filing. Documents filed 

electronically via the Internet must be 

prepared in an acceptable filing format 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

submission guidelines. Complete filing 

instructions and acceptable filing 

formats are available at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. To file the document 

electronically, access the Commission’s 

Web site and click on Documents & 

Filing, E-Filing (http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling.asp), and then follow 

the instructions for each screen. First 

time users will have to establish a user 

name and password. The Commission 

will send an automatic 

acknowledgement to the sender’s email 

address upon receipt of comments. 

For paper filings, the comments 

should be submitted to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and 

should refer to Docket No. IC11–549– 

001. 

Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in 

FERC Docket Number IC11–549 may do 

so through eSubscription at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp. All comments may be 

viewed, printed or downloaded 

remotely via the Internet through 

FERC’s homepage using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link. For user assistance, contact 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov or toll-free 

at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by 

telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax 

at (202) 273–0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information collected under the 

requirements of FERC–549, ‘‘Gas 

Pipeline Rates: NGPA Title III and NGA 

Blanket Certificate Transactions’’ (OMB 

Control No. 1902–0086), is used by the 

Commission to implement the statutory 

provisions of sections 311 and 312 of 

the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA) and 

section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). 

The Commission implements these 

statues in 18 CFR 284. 

Semi-Annual Storage Report for 

Interstate Pipelines 1

18 CFR 284.13(e) requires each 

interstate pipeline to file with the 

Commission a report of storage activity. 

The Commission adopted the existing 

semi-annual storage reporting 

requirements for interstate pipelines in 

their current form in 1992 as part of 

Order No. 636, and there have been only 

minor modifications in the semi-annual 

storage reporting requirements since 

that date. 

Natural gas production is relatively 

constant throughout the year, while 

many uses of natural gas, residential 

space heating for example, are seasonal. 

Natural gas storage plays a critical role 

in balancing the seasonal demand with 

relatively constant supply, and the data 

collected in the semi-annual storage 

report provides important information 

about natural gas pipelines’ ability to 

affect the prices shippers can obtain 

from consumers. 

Improved storage technology and the 

increased use of natural gas in industry 

and electric generation have helped 

transform the storage market since 1992. 

There has been a sharp increase in 

demand for natural gas outside of the 

traditional winter months. Withdrawals 

and injections, instead of occurring on 

a uniform annual schedule based on 

heating needs, now occur dynamically 

year-round in response to market forces. 

Transportation by Interstate Pipelines 

In 18 CFR 284.102(e) the Commission 

requires interstate pipelines to obtain 

proper certification in order to ship 

natural gas on behalf of intrastate 

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