Document ID: FERC-2011-0443-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Technical Workshops: Contract Reporting Requirementsof Intrastate Natural Gas Companies; Form 549D
Posted Date: 2011-03-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17413-17414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7280]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM09-2-001]

Contract Reporting Requirements of Intrastate Natural Gas 
Companies; Notice of Technical Workshop on Form No. 549D

    On March 9, 2011, the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) approved 
Form No. 549D.\1\ Take notice that on April 12, 2011, a technical 
workshop will be convened to acquaint and assist filers in using the 
fillable Form No. 549D PDF and XML to file data \2\ pursuant to Order 
Nos. 735 and 735-A.\3\

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The technical workshop will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at 
the headquarters of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (ET). The workshop 
will be open to the public. Although there is no registration to 
attend, staff is requesting some information from potential attendees 
to help prepare for the workshop.
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    \1\ Form No. 549D was assigned OMB : 1902-0253. The OMB 
clearance expires on 03/31/2014.
    \2\ Unless changed by the Commission, the first reporting 
deadline is June 1, 2011, covering transactions in the first quarter 
of calendar year 2011.
    \3\ Contract Reporting Requirements of Intrastate Natural Gas 
Companies, Order No. 735, 75 FR 29,404, 131 FERC ] 61,150 (2010), 
order on reh'g, Order No. 735-A, 75 FR 80,685, 133 FERC ] 61,216 
(2010).
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    The workshop will focus only on technical issues related to 
completing and filing the Form No. 549D, ``Quarterly Transportation and 
Storage Report for Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines'' using 
either a fillable Form PDF (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms/form-549d/form-549d.pdf) or XML (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms/form-549d/form-549d-schema.xsd) file. This workshop is not intended to lead 
to any type of further order in the proceeding. In addition, the 
workshop will not address any aspect of the Notice of Inquiry under 
Docket No. RM11-4-000. Any future clarifications regarding the use of 
the fillable Form, XML, and further instructions that result from 
discussions at the workshop will be communicated via the FERC Web site 
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#549d.
    Attendees and their staff who will use the fillable Form No. 549D 
PDF or XML are requested to download and familiarize themselves with 
the following:
    (1) Blank fillable Form 549D, at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms/form-549d/form-549d.pdf
    (2) Data dictionary and instructions in the Appendix of Order 735-A
    (3) XML Schema (Form549D--XSD.xsd file),\4\ at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms/form-549d/form-549d-schema.xsd
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    (4) eFiling Procedures that pertain to the fillable Form and XML 
files.
    Examples of a completed fillable Form 549D and XML file will also 
be posted on the FERC Web site at a later date.
    Commission staff is requesting that potential filers send an e-mail 
to form549D@ferc.gov by March 31, 2011, informing the Commission staff 
of their preferences for using either the PDF or XML version of Form 
No. 549D as a method to eFile quarterly data and whether they intend on 
attending the workshop. This information will assist Staff in preparing 
for the Technical Workshop, but will not bind filers to a specific 
filing method in the future.
    An agenda for the workshop will be issued in a later notice. This 
technical workshop will not be webcast and will not be transcribed. 
Those that are unable to attend in person may send questions at any 
time to form549d@ferc.gov. Because of ex parte concerns and pursuant to 
18 CFR 3c.2 (2010), questions are subject to the same procedures and 
restrictions for all informal communications between regulated entities 
and Commission Staff.
    Commission workshops and meetings are accessible under section 508 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations 
please send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 866-
208-3372 (voice) or 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 
with the required accommodations.
    For additional information, please contact James Sarikas at 202-
502-6831 or James.Sarikas@ferc.gov of FERC's Office of Energy Market 
Regulation and Thomas Russo at 202-502-8792 or Thomas.Russo@ferc.gov of 
FERC's Office of Enforcement.

    Dated: March 22, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-7280 Filed 3-28-11; 8:45 am]
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