Document ID: FERC-2021-1157-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Petition for Rulemaking: American Gas Association; American Public Gas Association;American Forest and Paper Association; et al.
Posted Date: 2021-09-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 178 (Friday, September 17, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51844-51845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19771]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 154

[Docket No. RM21-18-000]

Petition for Rulemaking: American Gas Association, American 
Public Gas Association, American Forest & Paper Association, Industrial 
Energy Consumers of America, Process Gas Consumers Group, Natural Gas 
Supply Association

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Petition for rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: Take notice that, on June 24, 2021, American Gas Association, 
American Public Gas Association, American Forest & Paper Association, 
Industrial Energy Consumers of America, Process Gas Consumers Group, 
and Natural Gas Supply Association (collectively, Petitioners), 
pursuant to Rule 207(a)(4) of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, filed a 
petition requesting that the Commission revise its regulations and/or 
filing procedures for natural gas pipelines regarding the filing of 
information in native file format. Specifically, Petitioners request 
that the Commission institute a rulemaking to revise its regulations 
for electronic filings of tariffs and related materials, or 
alternatively, issue an order revising and updating the FERC 
Implementation Guide for Electronic Tariff Filings (2016), to require 
the submission of all supporting statements, schedules, and workpapers 
in native format (e.g., Excel)

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with all cells, links, and formulas intact when a natural gas pipeline 
files for a change in rates or charges.

DATES: Comments due 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on September 29, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of 
comments in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper 
copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent 
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Sherman, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8633, Jeffrey.Sherman@ferc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any person desiring to intervene or to 
protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 
385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining 
the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make 
protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a 
party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as 
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or 
before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest 
must serve a copy of that document on Petitioners. In addition to 
publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the 
Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/
or print the contents of this document via the internet through the 
Commission's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. At this time, the 
Commission has suspended access to Commission's Public Reference Room, 
due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the 
Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 
13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or 
call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.

    Issued: September 8, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-19771 Filed 9-16-21; 8:45 am]
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