98-30926. Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for Comments

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64251-64252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30926]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC99-6-001 FERC Form No. 6]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

November 13, 1998.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission for review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has 
submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions 
of Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 
104-13). Any interested person may file comments on the collection of 
information directly with OMB and should address a copy of those 
comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission received 
comments from an oil pipeline company and from a federal agency in 
response to an earlier notice issued June 19, 1998, 63 FR 34639 (June 
25, 1998). The Commission has responded to these comments in its 
submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best 
assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification.
ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Desk Officer, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Attention: Mr. Michael Miller, 888 First Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 
20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by 
telephone at [phone], by fax at [phone], and by e-mail at 
[e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 6 ``Annual Report for Oil 
Pipeline Companies''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0022. The Commission is now requesting 
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date, 
with no changes to the existing collection. There is an increase in the 
reporting burden due to an increase in the number of entities who are 
now subject to the Commission's jurisdiction and as a result must 
submit this annual report. Specifically, as a result of Order No. 571, 
59 FR 59137 (November 16, 1994), jurisdictional companies that have 
revenues in excess of $350,000 in each of the previous three years are 
required to file page 700. Currently 5 companies in addition to the 148 
respondents must file page 700 based on the earnings threshold. This is 
a mandatory information collection requirement.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the provisions of the Interstate 
Commerce Act (ICA), 49 U.S.C. The ICA authorizes the Commission to make 
investigations and to collect and record data plus prescribe rules and 
regulations concerning accounts, records and memoranda as appropriate 
for purposes of administering the ICA. The Commission may prescribe a 
system of accounts for jurisdictional companies, and after notice and 
hearing, may determine the accounts in which particular outlays and 
receipts will be entered, charged or credited. Every pipeline carrier 
subject to the provisions of Section 20 of the ICA must file with the 
Commission copies of the FERC Form 6.
    The Commission's Office of Finance, Accounting and Operations 
(formerly Office of Chief Accountant) uses the information in the 
following manner: in its audit program; for continuous review of on the 
financial condition of regulated companies; verification in various 
rate proceedings and supply programs; and for computation of annual 
charges which are then assessed against oil pipeline companies to 
recover the Commission's annual costs.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average, 153 companies subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction

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(148 who file the Form 6 plus 5 who must file page 700).
    6. Estimated Burden: 20,622 total burden hours, 153 respondents, 1 
response annually, (139 hours per response for the Form 6, 10 hours per 
response for the page 700) (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 20,572 hours  
2,080 hours per year  x  $109,888 per year = $1,086,835 (FERC Form 6), 
$2,642 (FERC Form 6--Page 700 only), total = $1,089,434 ($1,086,792 + 
$2,642) (average cost per respondent = $7,343 (Form 6), $528 (Page 
700).

    Statutory Authority: Section 20 of the Interstate Commerce Act 
(ICA), 49 U.S.C.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-30926 Filed 11-18-98; 8:45 am]
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