[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 14, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34343-34348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11550]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Parts 347 and 357

[Docket No. RM05-14-000; Order No. 656]


Revision of FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Data Filing 
Instructions

Issued May 27, 2005.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is 
amending the FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Service Life Data to allow 
for filing in an Excel spreadsheet, eliminate the filing requirement 
for utility codes, which are no longer used by the Commission, and 
update the filing instructions to delete references to outdated filing 
formats. These modifications resulted from a review conducted by the 
Commission's FERC Information Assessment Team (FIAT) of the 
Commission's current reporting and information collection requirements 
to evaluate their original purposes and current uses and to propose 
ways to reduce the reporting burden on industry through the 
elimination, reduction, streamlining or reformatting of current 
collections. The information collected on FERC Form No. 73 assists the 
Commission in the selection of appropriate oil pipeline service lives 
and book depreciation rates. Some oil pipeline companies use the book 
depreciation rates to compute their operating expenses for accounting 
and cost of service purposes.

DATES: Effective: The rule will become effective August 15, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward J. Fowlkes (Technical 
Information), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8772.
    Joseph C. Athey (Technical Information), Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8138.
    Andrew L. Lyon (Legal Information), Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8637.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Before Commissioners: Pat Wood, III, Chairman; Nora Mead Brownell, 
Joseph T. Kelliher, and Suedeen G. Kelly.

Introduction

    1. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is 
revising the ``FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Service Life Data'' which 
is used to collect service life depreciation data from oil pipeline 
companies.\1\ This final rule will allow for filing in an Excel 
spreadsheet, eliminate the filing requirement for utility codes, which 
are no longer used by the Commission, and update the filing 
instructions to delete references to outdated filing formats. These 
modifications resulted from a review conducted by the Commission's FERC 
Information Assessment Team (FIAT) of the Commission's current 
reporting and information collections to evaluate their original 
purposes and current uses and to propose ways to reduce the reporting 
burden on industry through the elimination, reduction, streamlining or 
reformatting of current collections. The Commission's objectives in 
issuing this rule are to reduce the reporting burden on oil pipeline 
companies and to make it easier for the Commission to process the data 
used in the analysis of oil pipeline depreciation rates and service 
lives.
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    \1\ The revised format for FERC Form No. 73 will not be printed 
in the Federal Register or the Code of Federal Regualtions. A copy 
of the revised form, including all instructions to the form, is 
available for request and review at the Public Reference Room during 
normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time), Room 2A, 
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
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Background

    2. Commission jurisdiction over oil pipelines was transferred from 
the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) pursuant to sections 305 and 
402 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (DOE Act) \2\ and 
Executive Order No. 12,009.\3\ The scope of this Commission's 
jurisdiction over oil pipelines includes the authority to regulate 
their rates and charges for the transportation of oil in interstate 
commerce, and the authority to establish valuations. Section 705(a) of 
the DOE Act provides that the rules and regulations relating to 
functions transferred to this Commission will continue in effect until 
modified by the Commission. Commission regulations

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governing oil pipeline depreciation accounting for carrier property are 
set forth in the General Instructions to Title 18 CFR Part 352.\4\
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    \2\ 42 U.S.C. 7155 nad 7172 (2000).
    \3\ Providing for the Effectuation of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act, 42 FR 46267 (Sept. 13, 1977).
    \4\ Uniform System of Accounts Prescribed for Oil Pipeline 
Companies Subject to the Provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act.
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    3. Oil pipeline companies are required to submit depreciation 
information to the Commission pursuant to 1-8(b)(2) and 1-8(b)(3) of 
the General Instructions found at 18 CFR Part 352. These instructions 
require oil pipeline carriers to compute percentage rate studies for 
their depreciable property accounts, and to maintain records as to the 
service life and net salvage value of their property and property 
retirements.
    4. The Commission uses the information reported via FERC Form No. 
73 to conduct depreciation rate investigations of oil pipelines. The 
Commission also uses the information to determine appropriate oil 
pipeline service lives and book depreciation rates.\5\ Oil pipeline 
companies use book depreciation rates to compute the depreciation 
portion of their operating expenses when determining their cost of 
service.
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    \5\ The definitions for ``depreciation'' and ``service life'' 
are set forth in 18 CFR Part 352.
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    5. This rule eliminates certain data currently collected from oil 
pipeline companies by modifying the Filing Instructions to conform to 
modern data automation formats and oil pipeline identification 
protocols. The changes associated with FERC Form No. 73 will reduce the 
amount of time required by Commission Staff to process the data and 
reduce the reporting burden on affected pipelines.

Discussion

    6. The current Filing Instructions request that pipelines submit 
all data on magnetic computer tape. The revised Filing Instructions 
eliminate this outdated electronic format. The Commission has 
eliminated all references to magnetic tape from the filing 
instructions. In addition, the Commission has added an option to 
provide FERC Form No. 73 data using an Excel spreadsheet format.
    7. The Commission has reduced the Filing Instructions from 20 to 14 
pages primarily as a result of the removal of the magnetic tape filing 
requirements. In addition, the Commission has revised the definitions 
code sequences for the A1 and S1 Schedule's definitions and reformatted 
the sample layouts for Schedules A1 and S1 to make them clearer and 
easier to read. Lastly, the Commission has updated the Filing 
Instruction's address for submitting completed Form 73's.
    8. The Commission is eliminating the requirement to submit utility 
codes. These codes were used in an analytical model previously used.

Information Collection Statement

    9. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations require OMB to 
approve certain information collection requirements imposed by agency 
rule.\6\ The Commission solicits comments on the Commission's need for 
this information, whether the information will have practical utility, 
the accuracy of provided burden estimates, ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected, and any 
suggested methods for minimizing respondents' burden, including the use 
of automated information techniques.
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    \6\ 5 CFR 1320.11.
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Estimated Annual Burden

    10. The Commission estimates that, on average, it will take 
respondents 40 hours per response and that approximately two percent of 
current oil pipelines would experience a change in status justifying a 
new depreciation schedule in any given year.
    11. The estimate contained in the Final Rule for the time necessary 
to comply with the reporting requirement is an average. While such a 
submission may take more than 40 hours in some cases, we believe that 
in most instances compliance will take less time.

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                                                                                   Number of
               Data collection                   Number of     Number of hours/    responses/      Total annual
                                                respondents        response        respondent         hours
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FERC Form 73................................               2               40                2               80
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    As a result of changes in the Final Rule, we anticipate a burden 
hour reduction of 30 percent.
    Title: Oil Pipeline Data for Depreciation Analysis.
    Action: Amend filing instruction requirements.
    OMB Control No. 1902-0019.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for profit.
    Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
    Necessity of Information: To satisfy the reporting requirement, the 
Commission expects respondents to submit a transmittal letter including 
a description of the oil pipeline facilities' change in status and a 
narrative explaining whether (and, if so how) this change in status 
reflects a departure from the characteristics relied upon by the 
Commission in originally granting oil pipeline companies depreciation 
schedule changes. This information assists the Commission in its 
determination of appropriate oil pipeline service lives and book 
depreciation rates.
    Internal review: The Commission has reviewed the proposed amendment 
to its regulations to establish a reporting obligation for changes in 
status of oil pipeline facilities and has determined that these 
regulations are necessary to ensure the accurate calculation of oil 
pipeline service lives and book depreciation rates. These regulations 
conform to the Commission's plan for efficient information collection, 
communication, and management within the oil pipeline industry. The 
Commission has assured itself, by means of internal review, that there 
is specific, objective support for the burden estimates associated with 
the information/data retention requirements.
    12. Interested persons may obtain information on the reporting 
requirements by contacting: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, Attention: Michael Miller, 
Office of the Executive Director, phone: (202) 502-8415, fax: (202) 
273-0873, e-mail: [email protected]. Comments on the proposed 
requirements of the subject rule may also be sent to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, phone: (202) 395-4650.

Environmental Analysis

    13. The Commission is required to prepare an Environmental 
Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement for any action that may 
have a

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significant adverse effect on the human environment.\7\ The Commission 
has categorically excluded certain actions from this requirement as not 
having a significant effect on the human environment. Included in the 
exclusion are rules that are clarifying, corrective, or procedural or 
that do not substantially change the effect of the regulations being 
amended.\8\ This final rule is procedural in nature and therefore falls 
under this exception; consequently, no environmental assessment has 
been prepared for this rulemaking.
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    \7\ Regulations Implementing the National Environmental Policy 
Act, 52 FR 47897 (Dec. 17, 1987), Order No. 486, FERC Stats. & Regs. 
] 30,783 (1987).
    \8\ 18 CFR 380.4(a)(2)(ii).
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Regulatory Flexibility Act

    14. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) \9\ generally 
requires a description and analysis of final rules that will have 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
The Commission is not required to make such analyses if a rule would 
not have such an effect.
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    \9\ 5 U.S.C. 601-612 (2000).
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    15. The Commission concludes that the final rule would not have 
such an impact on small entities. Based on past experience, most of the 
oil pipelines having changes in status that would likely trigger a 
filing under the amended regulations would be entities that do not meet 
the RFA's definition of a small entity.\10\ Therefore, the Commission 
certifies that this final rule will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities.
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    \10\ The RFA definition of ``small entity'' refers to the 
definition provided in the Small Business Act, which defines a 
``small business concern'' as a business that is independently owned 
and operated and that is not dominant in its field of operation. 15 
U.S.C. 632 (2000). The Small Business Size Standards component of 
the North American Industry Classification System defines a small 
pipeline for the transportation of crude oil or refined petroleum 
products as one that, including its affiliates, for the preceding 
fiscal year had fewer than 1,500 employees per entity. 13 CFR 
121.201 (Section 486, Utilities, North American Industry 
Classification System, NAICS) (2004).
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Document Availability

    16. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and print the contents of this document via the 
Internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) and 
in the Commission's Public Reference Room during normal business hours 
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    17. From the Commission's Home Page on the Internet, this 
information is available in eLibrary. The full text of this document is 
available in eLibrary both in PDF and Microsoft Word format for 
viewing, printing, and/or downloading. To access this document in 
eLibrary, type the docket number excluding the last three digits of 
this document in the docket number field.
    18. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's 
Web site during our normal business hours. For assistance contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. E-mail the Public Reference 
Room at [email protected] or 202-502-8371.

Administrative Findings and Effective Date

    19. The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) \11\ requires 
rulemakings to be published in the Federal Register. The APA also 
mandates that an opportunity for comment be provided when an agency 
promulgates regulations. However, notice and comment are not required 
under the APA when the agency for good cause finds that notice and 
public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to 
the public interest.\12\ The Commission finds that notice and comment 
are unnecessary to this rulemaking. As explained above, the Commission 
is merely clarifying the scope of its regulations regarding the 
reporting of information on oil pipeline facility service life. This 
clarification does not change existing law or policy. It merely 
interprets an existing regulation in order to reduce a filing 
requirement thereby reducing the reporting burden on the oil pipeline 
industry. Accordingly, this rule is effective August 15, 2005.
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    \11\ 5 U.S.C. 551-559 (2000).
    \12\ 5 U.S.C. 553b(B) (2000).
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Congressional Notification

    20. The Commission has determined, with the concurrence of the 
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the 
Office of Management and Budget, that this rule is not a ``major rule'' 
within the meaning of section 251 of the Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996.\13\ The Commission will submit this 
Final Rule to both houses of Congress and the General Accounting 
Office.\14\
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    \13\ 5 U.S.C. 804(2) (2000).
    \14\ 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A) (2000).
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    21. These regulations are effective August 15, 2005.

List of Subjects in 18 CFR Parts 347 and 357

    Oil pipeline depreciation studies, Data for depreciation studies.

By the Commission.
Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[Note: This Appendix will not appear in the Code of Federal 
Regulations.]

Appendix

Form Approved

OMB No. 1920-0019

(Expires 03/31/05)

Instructions for Filing FERC Form No. 73--Oil Pipeline Service Life 
Data

    The term ``Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)'' refers 
to the FERC or its predecessor the Federal Power Commission (FPC).
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20426 (Form 
approved: OMB No. 1902-0019, expires 03/31/05).

FERC Form No. 73 Table of Contents

General Information
General Instructions
Schedule A1--Specific Instructions
    --Sample Schedule A1
    --Definitions
Schedule S1--Specific Instructions
    --Sample Schedule S1
    --Definitions
Appendix--Transaction Codes

Instructions for Filing Service Life Data--General Information

I. Purpose

    During an investigation of an oil pipeline company's book 
depreciation rates, the Commission requests service life data as a 
part of its data request. This service life data, which may be 
initial data or an update to previously existing data, is collected 
on FERC Form No. 73. The information collected on FERC Form No. 73 
is used as an input to assist the Commission in the selection of 
appropriate oil pipeline company service lives and book depreciation 
rates.

II. Who Must File

    Any oil pipeline company who is directed by the Commission to 
file service life data during an investigation of the 
appropriateness of its book depreciation rates.

III. When To Submit

    Service life data is reported to the Commission by an oil 
pipeline company only during a depreciation rate investigation.

IV. What To Submit

    The Form No. 73 requires that actuarial or simulation service 
life data be set forth in a standardized format.
    1. If you are not submitting this report in an electronic media 
format, submit an original and three (3) copies of this report. An 
Excel spreadsheet is an acceptable format.

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    2. Upon request of the Commission, the company must submit such 
additional supporting and clarifying data and information as may be 
specified.

V. Where To Submit

    1. Submit this report to: Office of the Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    2. Hand deliveries can be made to: Office of the Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Room 1A, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426.

General Instructions

    1. Each reporting company may file either actuarial or 
simulation service life data. If a respondent chooses to file 
actuarial data, Schedule A1 would be filed. If a respondent chooses 
to file simulation data, Schedule S1 would be filed. The first or 
initial filing of service life data by a pipeline company with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (whether simulation data or 
actuarial data) should begin with the first year of company 
operations or 1940 whichever is later. Subsequent filings of service 
life data by a respondent pipeline company may contain the 
transaction data only from the year of the last report to the 
present.
    2. Report all dollar items rounded to the nearest dollar. 
Commas, decimal points, and special characters should not be used.
    3. The ``Account Number'' as used in this Form No. 73 consists 
of the three digit account number specified in the Uniform System of 
Accounts with a suffix of ``P'' for Product Lines, ``C'' for Crude 
Lines, or some other character, specified by the Commission, to 
designate a system or division of the respondent company. Thus, an 
account number for purposes of filing the Form No. 73 consists of 
four characters, three digits followed by one alphabetic character.
    The Commission may provide additional special instructions for 
filing the Form No. 73 requesting a respondent to report service 
life data in greater detail than specified in the Uniform System of 
Accounts. In such instances, the respondent will add a one letter 
suffix, specified by the Commission, to the account number.
     For example, a respondent may be asked to report for 
its Product Line ``Vehicles and Other Work Equipment'', Account 165, 
by ``Vehicles'', with an account designator, ``165PV'', and ``Other 
Work Equipment'', with an account designator, ``165PE''.

Sources for Codes Used

    1. Uniform System of Accounts for Oil Pipeline Companies--See 
Part 352--Uniform System of Accounts Prescribed for Oil Pipeline 
Companies, Chapter 1--Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Title 
18, ``Code of Federal Regulations''.
    2. Transaction Codes--Transaction Codes are listed in the 
Appendix.

Specific Instructions

Service Life Data (Actuarial) Schedule A1

    This schedule is sequenced by Account Number. A new page is 
started when a change in account occurs and the account name and 
account number is displayed as the top line in the body of the 
report.
    Data for actuarial analysis of property accounts 102-186 is 
reported by vintage year from the date of initial operations to the 
present date. All activity (additions, retirements, transfers, and 
balances) is reported by Installation Year, Transaction Year, 
Transaction Code, and Ledger Value. Number of units, gross salvage, 
and cost of removal should be included where applicable.
    Extreme care should be exercised in assigning Transaction Codes 
to each transaction in order that the analysis of data will produce 
meaningful results.
    Every vintage year must begin with a Transaction Code ``00'', 
``11'', ``12'', ``13'', ``30'', or ``51''. An entry will be made for 
each year following the vintage year in which some activity occurred 
for this account, (e.g., addition, retirement, etc.) listing the 
appropriate Transaction Code for the activity. Every vintage year 
must terminate with a Transaction Balance Code, ``99''.
    In reporting Installation Year, Transaction Year, and Corrected 
Transaction Year, no date prior to 1940 is acceptable. For a 
respondent's initial report, a 1940 transaction year, ``00'' 
Transaction Code, may be used to report the net balance of property 
in service as of December 31, 1939. If a respondent commenced 
operations after 1940, in the initial filing of the Form No. 73, the 
respondent should report a Transaction Code ``00'' for the net 
balance of property in service as December 31 of the year preceding 
the year of commencement of operations. For a respondent's Update 
Report, each vintage will begin with an initial balance, Transaction 
Code ``00'', which should correspond to the ending balance, Balance 
Code ``99'', reported on the previous filing of the Form No. 73.
    Installation Year, Transaction Year, Transaction Code, and 
Ledger Value must be reported for each transition. Unreported fields 
should be left blank.
    Negative numbers must not be used except when ``Corrected 
Transaction Year'' field is used. If the ``Corrected Transaction 
Year'' field is used, Units, Ledger Value, Gross Salvage Value, and 
Cost of Removal may be negative as necessary to make corrections.

                                         Schedule A1.--Service Life Data
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                                  (a) Pipeline Company Name: xxxxxxxxxxx            (b)
                                                                               Schedule
                                                                                     A1
                                                                               (c) Page
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                                         (d) From January 1, xxxx (e) to December 31, xxxx
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(f) Account Number: xxxx                         (g) Account Name: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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      Installation Year       Transactio           CorTransactio  Number of      Ledger       Gross            Cost of
                                      n   Transactio          n       Units       Value     Salvage     Removal
                                   Year           n            Code
                                               Year
             (h)                    (i)         (j)         (k)         (l)         (m)         (n)         (o)
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            xxxx                   xxxx        xxxx          xx    xxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxx      x xxxx    xxxxxxxx
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              Definitions of Items Contained on Schedule A1
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   Schedule
  reference       Item name              Definition--Description
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(a)..........  Pipeline         Name of pipeline filing report.
                Company Name.
(b)..........  Schedule ID....  Form Number A1.
(c)..........  Page Number....  Sequential page numbers as needed.
(d)..........  Start Date.....  The beginning year for the service life
                                 data reported. The year will be
                                 reported as a four digit number and
                                 will be 1940 or later.
(e)..........  End Date.......  The ending year for the service life
                                 data being reported. The year will be
                                 reported as a four digit number.
(f)..........  FERC Account     Uniform System of Accounts number
                Number.          associated with the service life data
                                 reported on this page with appropriate
                                 suffix as specified in the general
                                 instructions.
(g)..........  FERC Account     Uniform System of Accounts name
                Name.            associated with the service life data
                                 reported on this page.

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(h)..........  Installation     The year the property was first placed
                Year.            in service by the reporting carrier.
(i)..........  Transaction      The year of the particular transaction
                Year.            being recorded by this entry; must be
                                 equal to or greater than the
                                 installation year.
(j)..........  Corrected        For corrections of previous entries
                Transaction      only. The year of the correction is the
                Year.            transaction year. This field is the
                                 year that is being corrected.
                                 Appropriate corrections (+ or -) are
                                 recorded in the units, ledger value,
                                 gross salvage, and cost of removal
                                 fields to properly correct the
                                 erroneous entry. Transaction Codes must
                                 be the same as the entry corrected.
(k)..........  Transaction      The type of transaction being recorded.
                Code.            (See Transaction Codes in the
                                 Appendix).
(l)..........  Number of Units  Number of physical units associated with
                                 a transaction.
(m)..........  Ledger Value...  Ledger value of property involved in a
                                 transaction.
(n)..........  Gross Salvage..  The actual dollars of salvage recovered
                                 upon retirement or disposition of an
                                 asset, including insurance proceeds.
(o)..........  Cost of Removal  Total cost to dispose of property and to
                                 restore environment as required.
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Specific Instructions

Service Life Data (Simulation) Schedule S1

    This schedule is sequenced by Account Number. A new page is 
started when a change in account occurs and the account name and 
account number is displayed as the top line in the body of the 
report.
    Data for Simulated Plant Record (SPR) analysis of oil pipeline 
property accounts 102-186 is reported for each year from the date of 
initial operation to the present date using the appropriate 
``Transaction Codes''.
    Extreme care should be exercised in assigning Transaction Codes 
to each transaction in order that the analysis of data will produce 
meaningful results.
    In reporting activity for each account, a Transaction Year, 
Transaction Code and a Ledger Value must be reported for each 
transaction activity. A Transaction Year prior to 1940 is not 
acceptable. For a respondent's initial report, a 1940 Transaction 
Year, ``00'' Transaction Code, may be used to report the net balance 
of property in service as of December 31, 1939. If a respondent 
commenced operations after 1940, in the initial filing of the Form 
No. 73, the respondent should report a Transaction Code ``00'' for 
the balance of property in service as December 31 of the year 
preceding the year of commencement of operations. For respondent's 
initial report with a Transaction Year later than 1940, the net 
balance of property in service should be as of December 31 of the 
preceding year. For a respondent's Update Report, each account will 
begin with an initial balance, Transaction Code ``00'', which should 
correspond to the ending balance, Transaction Code ``99'', reported 
on the previous filing of the Form No. 73.
    Each account must have a transaction year with a Transaction 
Code, ``99'', which must equal the balance in the FERC Form No. 6, 
Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies.
    Negative numbers should not be used in any field. Each 
Transaction Year must have an applicable transaction installation 
code or transaction retirement code.

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                                                                        (a) Pipeline Company    (b) Schedule S1
                                                                  Name: xxxxxxxxxxxxx             (c) Page xxxx
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                                                               (d) From January 1, xxxx to (e) December 31, xxxx
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(f) Account Number: xxxx                                      (g) Account Name: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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                             (h)                                                  (i)                       (j)
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              Definitions of Items Contained on Schedule S1
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   Schedule
  reference       Item name              Definition--description
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(a)..........  Pipeline         Name of pipeline filing report.
                Company Name.
(b)..........  Schedule ID....  Form Number S1
(c)..........  Page Number....  Sequential page numbers as needed.
(d)..........  Start Date.....  The beginning year for the service life
                                 data reported. The year will be
                                 reported, as a four digit number and
                                 will be 1940 or later.
(e)..........  End Date.......  The ending year for the service life
                                 data being reported. The year will be
                                 reported as a four digit number.
(f)..........  FERC Account     Uniform System of Accounts number
                Number.          associated with the service life data
                                 reported on this page with appropriate
                                 suffix as specified in the general
                                 instructions.
(g)..........  FERC Account     Uniform System of Accounts name
                Name.            associated with the service life data
                                 reported on this page.
(h)..........  Transaction      The year of the particular transaction
                Year.            being recorded by this entry; must be
                                 equal to or greater than the
                                 installation year.
(i)..........  Transaction      The type of transaction being recorded.
                Code.            (See Transaction Codes in the
                                 Appendix).
(j)..........  Ledger Value...  Ledger value of property involved in a
                                 transaction.
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Appendix

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 Definition--This Item Identifies the Acceptable Transaction Codes Which
                    are Reported for Each Transaction
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 Transaction code   Transaction title    Transaction type--Description
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00...............  Initial Balance...  Installation--net balance of
                                        property in service as of
                                        December 31 of the year prior to
                                        the start date (See Definition
                                        of Items for Schedule S1 or A1).
11...............  New...............  Installation--placement of
                                        property in service. These codes
                                        distinguish the condition of the
                                        property when it is added. A
                                        vintage year must begin with one
                                        of the following codes: 00, 11,
                                        12, 13, 30 or 51.
12...............  Second Hand.......
13...............  Reconditioned.....
                   (See code 65).....
30...............  Acquisition.......  Installation--property acquired
                                        from another operation carrier
                                        to be continued in the same or
                                        similar type of service.
                                        Acquisitions may occur as the
                                        result of mergers,
                                        consolidations, pooling of
                                        interests, or purchase of
                                        another company or portion
                                        thereof.
51...............  Transfer In.......  Transfer resulting in an increase
                                        of investment in an account with
                                        a concurrent decrease in another
                                        depreciable account with the
                                        company or an affiliated
                                        company. Opposite of a Transfer
                                        Out.
52...............  Transfer Out......  Transfer--the removal of property
                                        from a depreciable account and
                                        concurrent reassignment of that
                                        property to another account in
                                        the company or an affiliated
                                        company. The reason for a
                                        Transfer Out may be a
                                        reclassification or a change in
                                        operations. No salvage entries
                                        are allowed for this code.
61...............  Regular...........  Retirement--all retirements which
                                        occur in the course of normal
                                        operations for any cause other
                                        than those listed herein.
62...............  Reimbursed........  Retirement--a retirement of
                                        property for which the company
                                        is compensated fully at the time
                                        of retirement through insurance
                                        or by public authority as a
                                        result of negotiations.
63...............  Sale..............  Retirement--a retirement in which
                                        ``going concern'' property is
                                        sold for reuse to another
                                        organization for continuation of
                                        service. Sales at the end of
                                        life or because the property is
                                        no longer useful for normal
                                        transportation purposes are
                                        Regular Retirements (Code 61).
64...............  Outlier...........  Retirement--a retirement which
                                        reflects a highly improbable
                                        occurrence should be classified
                                        as an outlier if the situation
                                        under which the retirement
                                        occurred can be documented as
                                        being exceptionally unusual.
65...............  Reconditioned.....  Retirement--retirement for the
                                        purpose of reconditioning the
                                        asset for further transportation
                                        service when the reconditioning
                                        is performed by the company or
                                        an affiliated company. The
                                        property is reentered into
                                        service coded 13
                                        (Reconditioned).
81...............  + Adjustment......  Adjustment--adjustment codes
                                        should be used only with FERC
                                        approval. Entries to correct
                                        past errors or omissions are not
                                        considered to be adjustments and
                                        should be corrected by use of
                                        the ``Corrected Transaction
                                        Year'' field.
82...............  -Adjustment.......
99...............  Balance...........  Balance--balance in service as of
                                        December 31 of the End Date (See
                                        Definitions of Items for
                                        Schedule A1 or S1). No salvage
                                        entries are permitted for this
                                        code.
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[FR Doc. 05-11550 Filed 6-13-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P