FERC Seeks Public Comment on Natural Gas Reporting and Price Index Data Collections (FERC-552, FERC-549E)

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is conducting a consolidated comment request under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) to renew two existing, approved information collections: FERC-552 (Annual Report of Natural Gas Transactions) and FERC-549E (Price Index Data Providers and Developers). This notice represents the standard 30-day public comment window following an earlier 60-day notice period. FERC-552 requires natural gas companies to annually report transaction data, providing the Commission with market transparency on gas trading activity. FERC-549E requires entities that develop or provide price index data for natural gas and electricity markets to submit information enabling FERC to monitor the integrity of those indexes. Critically, the Commission is not proposing any changes to the existing requirements for either collection — this is a routine Paperwork Reduction Act renewal to maintain OMB authorization for continued data collection. One public comment was received during the prior 60-day notice period. Stakeholders — including natural gas companies, price index publishers, and energy market participants — may submit comments on the necessity, accuracy, or burden of these information collections before the 30-day comment window closes.

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