Transparency Provisions of Section 23 of the Natural Gas Act; Notice of Change to Filing Instructions

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#  Transparency Provisions of Section 23 of the Natural Gas Act; Notice of Change to Filing Instructions

Take notice that the filing instructions for the *FERC Form No. 552: Annual Report of Natural Gas Transactions*[^1] have been updated to clarify what transactions must be reported in Line 2 of Page 6 of FERC Form No. 552, consistent with the revised NAESB WGQ standards [^2] incorporated by reference in Order No. 809. [^3] Specifically, the filing instructions now clarify that next-day natural gas transactions must be reported in Line 2 of Page 6 of FERC Form No. 552 using the Timely Nomination Cycle deadline for scheduling natural gas transportation of 1:00 p.m. Central Clock Time (CCT) rather than 11:30 a.m. CCT. There are no other changes to the FERC Form No. 552 filing instructions.

[^1]*See* 18 CFR 260.401 (2017).

[^2]*See* 18 CFR 284.12(a) and (b) (2017).

[^3]*Coordination of the Scheduling Processes of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines and Public Utilities,* Order No. 809, FERC Stats. & Regs. 31,368 (2015).

The updated filing instructions are available at: *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms/form-552/form-552.pdf.* For more information, please contact John Collins at (202) 502-8981, or email *[email protected].*

Dated: February 7, 2018.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.