FERC-551, Reporting of Flow Volume and Capacity by Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines

The Commission has a statutory requirement to facilitate price transparency in markets for the sale or transportation of physical natural gas in interstate commerce, having due regard for the public interest, the integrity of those markets, fair competition, and the protection of consumers. FERC-551 uses the information provided by pipelines to as part of its overall implementation the statutory provisions of sections 23(a) (1) of the Natural Gas Act, 16 USC sections 717t-2(a)(1); section 220 of the Federal Power Act; Section 316 of EPAct 2005; section 23 to the Natural Gas Act; section 1281 of EPAct 2005. More specifically, the Commission uses the pipelines’ FERC-551 postings as part of fulfilling the transparency provisions of section 23 (a) (1) of the Natural Gas Act as mandated by Congress. FERC relies is part on section 23(a) (1) of the Natural Gas Act, for authority to collect this information. The data requirements for pipelines are in listed the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part 284.13, reporting requirements for interstate pipelines.: The Commission has directed the data requirements under FERC-551 are to be posted on interstate pipeline websites and not filed on formatted/printed forms.

The latest form for FERC-551, Reporting of Flow Volume and Capacity by Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines expires 2023-04-30 and can be found here.