Intrastate Gas Operators Get Three More Years of Paperwork
Published Date: 7/7/2026
Notice
Summary
FERC is extending the deadline for collecting quarterly reports from intrastate natural gas and Hinshaw pipeline operators for three more years, with no changes to the current rules. If you run one of these pipelines, you’ll keep sending the same info to help keep energy flowing smoothly. Comments on this extension are due by September 8, 2026, so don’t miss your chance to speak up!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Quarterly Form‑549D Reporting Continues
If you operate an intrastate natural gas or Hinshaw pipeline, you must keep filing the FERC-549D (Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report) on a quarterly basis. The Commission approved a three-year extension of the FERC-549D information collection with no changes to the current reporting requirements.
Estimated Annual Filing Burden and Cost
FERC estimates 134 respondents will submit a total of 268 PDF filings annually, with each response averaging 12.5 hours. The total annual burden is 3,350 hours and an estimated $341,700 in industry cost, about $2,550 per respondent.
Stakeholder Comment Deadline: Sept 8, 2026
Stakeholders may submit comments on the FERC-549D extension by September 8, 2026, via FERC's electronic filing system or by mail/hand delivery to the Commission addresses provided. This is the opportunity for pipeline operators to respond to the Paperwork Reduction Act notice.
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