{"id":"SEC-23-020","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (interstate oil pipelines)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"23","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","authority":"Interstate Commerce Act; 18 C.F.R. parts 341, 342; Docket No. PL20-6-000","instrument":"Policy Statement, Commission Action To Address Effects of COVID-19 on Oil Pipelines, 85 Fed. Reg. 36322 (June 16, 2020)","title":"Commission Action To Address Effects of COVID-19 on Oil Pipelines","dateIssued":"2020-06-16","effective":"2020-06-16","end":"Not withdrawn during the period","startDate":"2020-06-16","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER","SUPPLY"],"addressees":["interstate oil pipelines and their shippers"],"clause":"In this policy statement, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission provides guidance regarding the Commission\u0027s response to the effects of the national emergency caused by COVID-19 on oil pipelines.... Measures to mitigate or slow the transmission of COVID-19 have [reduced travel and] consumption of petroleum products has [fallen]. Consequently, oil pipelines are facing [changed circumstances].... oil pipelines may request a waiver for tariffs to become effective on less [than statutory notice]... we recognize that these unprecedented [conditions may warrant] temporary [solutions]... consideration on a case-by-case basis. (Footnote 1 quotes the AD20-11-000 Supplemental Notice of Apr. 2, 2020: \u0027Entities may seek waiver of Commission orders, regulations, tariffs, rate schedules, and service agreements, as appropriate, to address needs resulting from steps they take in response to the emergency conditions caused by COVID-19. Action on all such motions will be taken as expeditiously as possible.\u0027)","enforcement":"Tariff waivers under 18 C.F.R. 341.14, 342.3, 342.4","functions":["PL (oil pipelines\u0027 tariffs and throughput)","CB (producers\u0027 takeaway and shippers)"],"notes":"The federal oil-pipeline regulator\u0027s finding that the COVID-19 mitigation measures cut petroleum consumption and changed pipeline economics; bracketed words fill three-column extraction breaks.","sourceUrl":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-06-16/pdf/2020-12945.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":229774,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-23","url":"/library/SEC-23-020","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-23-020","citation":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Policy Statement, Commission Action To Address Effects of COVID-19 on Oil Pipelines, 85 Fed. Reg. 36322 (June 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-020)","stateName":"","related":["SEC-23-021","SEC-23-017","SEC-23-018"]}