Oil Pipeline Affiliate Committed Service

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PL23-1-000] AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Proposed policy statement. SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to revise its policy for evaluating whether contractual committed transportation service complies with the Interstate Commerce Act where the only shipper to obtain the contractual committed service is the pipeline's affiliate. Specifically, in addition to those factors the Commission has considered in the past, the Commission proposes to evaluate the rate and non-rate terms offered in the open season to ensure they were not structured to favor the pipeline's affiliate and to exclude nonaffiliates. DATES: Initial Comments are due on or before February 13, 2023, and Reply Comments are due on or before March 30, 2023. ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by docket number, may be filed in the following ways. Electronic filing through http://www.ferc.gov , is preferred. Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture format. For those unable to file electronically, comments may be filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery. ○ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. ○ Hand (including courier) delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulat…