[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 123 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38136-38137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13717]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC20-12-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-73); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection FERC-73 (Oil Pipeline Service Life Data) and
submitting the information collection to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review. Any interested person may file comments
directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the
Commission as explained below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-73 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0019) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission (identified
by Docket No. IC20-12-000) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Express Services: Persons unable to file
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand
delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
Instructions:
OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain; Using the
search function under the ``Currently Under Review field,'' select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click ``submit'' and select
``comment'' to the right of the subject collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at
[email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected] and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Service Life Data.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0019.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC Form No. 73
information collection requirements with no changes to the current
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission collects FERC Form No. 73 information as
part of its authority under the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.
60501, et al. FERC Form No. 73 contains necessary information for the
review of oil pipeline companies' proposed depreciation rates, as
regulated entities are required to provide service life data
illustrating the remaining physical life of an oil pipeline's
properties, in order to calculate the company's cost of service and its
transportation rates to access customers. The Commission implements
these filing reviews under the purview of 18 CFR part 357.3, FERC Form
No. 73, Oil Pipeline Data for Depreciation Analysis, and 18 CFR part
347. Parts 357.3 and 347 require an oil pipeline company to submit
information under FERC Form No. 73 when: (1) Requesting approval for
new or changed depreciation rates of an oil pipeline; or (2) being
directed by the Commission to file the service life data during an
investigation of its book depreciation rates.
On April 16, 2020, the Commission published a Notice in the Federal
Register in Docket No. IC20-12-000 requesting public comments.\1\ The
Commission received no public comments.
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\1\ 85 FR 21229.
\2\ ``Burden'' is the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
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Type of Respondent: Oil pipeline companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as below:
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\3\ The Commission staff estimates the average cost in salary
and benefits for the average respondent based on the Commission's
2019 average cost for salary plus benefits at $80/hour.
\4\ The total number of responses entailing the submittal of a
depreciation study in the past three years was 96. The average
response from those three years is 96/3 years = 32 responses per
year.
FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Service Life Data
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Annual number Cost per
Number of of responses Total number of Average burden and cost Total annual burden and respondent
respondents per respondent responses per response \3\ total annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........... (5) / (1)
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Oil Pipelines Undergoing 32 1 32 \4\ 40 hrs.; $3,200......... 1,280 hrs.; $102,400...... $3,200
Investigation or Review.
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
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(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information
collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Dated: June 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-13717 Filed 6-24-20; 8:45 am]
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