Notice2022-01521
Revisions to Oil Pipeline Regulations Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 1992; Notice of Change in Oil Pipeline Index Figure
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January 26, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 4008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01521]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RM93-11-000]
Revisions to Oil Pipeline Regulations Pursuant to the Energy
Policy Act of 1992; Notice of Change in Oil Pipeline Index Figure
On January 20, 2022, the Commission determined that the appropriate
oil pricing index factor for pipelines to use for the current five-year
period is Producer Price Index for Finished Goods minus point two one
percent (PPI-FG-0.21%).\1\
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\1\ Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline Index, 178 FERC ]
61,023, at P 105 (2022) (Order on Rehearing).
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In accordance with the Order on Rehearing, oil pipelines must
multiply their July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 index ceiling levels
by positive 0.984288 to recompute their July 1, 2021 through June 30,
2022 index ceiling levels, to be effective March 1, 2022. The index
figure published by the Commission reflects the final change in the
PPI-FG published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The annual average
PPI-FG index figures were 205.7 for 2019 and 202.9 for 2020.\2\ Thus,
the percent change (expressed as a decimal) in the annual average PPI-
FG from 2019 to 2020, minus 0.21%, is negative 0.015712.\3\
Accordingly, the index multiplier is 0.984288.\4\
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\2\ Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes the final figure
in mid-May of each year. This figure is publicly available from the
Division of Industrial Prices and Price Indexes of the BLS, at 202-
691-7705, and in print in August in Table 1 of the annual data
supplement to the BLS publication Producer Price Indexes via the
internet at <a href="http://www.bls.gov/ppi/home.htm">http://www.bls.gov/ppi/home.htm</a>. To obtain the BLS data,
scroll down to ``PPI Databases'' and click on ``Top Picks'' of the
Commodity Data including ``headline'' FD-ID indexes (Producer Price
Index--PPI). At the next screen, under the heading ``PPI Commodity
Data,'' select the box, ``Finished goods--WPUFD49207,'' then scroll
to the bottom of this screen and click on Retrieve data.
\3\ [202.9-205.7]/205.7 = (-0.013612)--0.0021 = (-0.015712).
\4\ 1-0.015712 = 0.984288.
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Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print this Notice via the internet through
FERC's Home Page (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>) using the eLibrary link. To
access this document in eLibrary, type the docket number excluding the
last three digits of this document in the docket number field and
follow other directions on the search page. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference
Room due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) issued by the President on
March 13, 2020.
User assistance is available for eLibrary and other aspects of
FERC's website during normal business hours. For assistance, please
contact the Commission's Online Support at 1-866-208-3676 (toll free)
or 202-502-6652 (email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e585b4c5d51707277707b4d6b6e6e716c6a5e787b6c7d30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="65232037262a0b090c0b00361015150a171125030017064b020a13">[email protected]</span></a>), or the Public
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Dated: January 20, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-01521 Filed 1-25-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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