[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76702-76703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31515]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC12-2-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection 
(FERC-550); Comment Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection and Request for 
Comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506 (c)(2)(a) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is soliciting public 
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described 
below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by February 6, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically (eFiled) or in 
paper format. The comments should refer to Docket No. IC12-2-000. 
Documents must be prepared in an acceptable filing format and in 
compliance with Commission submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. eFiling instructions are 
available at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. First time 
users must follow eRegister instructions at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp, to establish a user name and password before 
eFiling. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the 
sender's email address upon receipt of eFiled comments. Commenters 
making an eFiling should not make a paper filing. Commenters that are 
not able to file electronically must send an original of their comments 
to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in 
this docket may do so through eSubscription at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. All comments and FERC issuances may be 
viewed, printed or downloaded remotely through FERC's eLibrary at: 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp, by searching on Docket 
No. IC12-2-000. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support by 
email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at 
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, by fax at (202) 
273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission uses the information 
collected under the requirements of FERC-550, ``Oil Pipeline Rates: 
Tariff Filings'' (OMB No. 1902-0089), to implement the statutory 
provisions of Parts 1, 6, and 15 of the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA) 
(Pub. L. 337, 34 Stat. 584). Jurisdiction over oil pipelines as it 
relates to the establishment of valuations for pipelines was 
transferred from the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to FERC, 
pursuant to sections 306 and 402 of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (DOE Act), 42 U.S.C. 7155 and 7172, and Executive 
Order No. 12009, 42 FR 46267 (September 17, 1977).
    18 CFR Parts 341-348 specifies the filing requirements for proposed 
oil pipeline rates. The data that oil pipelines file is the basis for 
Commission analyses of the rates they plan to charge to transport crude 
oil and petroleum products. The Commission uses its analyses: (1) To 
determine if the proposed charges result in just and reasonable rates 
for the oil pipeline's transportation services and (2) to help the 
Commission decide whether it should suspend, accept or reject the 
proposed rates.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current expiration date with no changes to the existing collection. The 
information filed with the Commission is mandatory.
    Burden Statement: Public Reporting Burden for this information 
collection is estimated as:

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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden    Total annual
              Number of respondents annually (1)                responses  per     hours  per      burden hours
                                                                respondent (2)    response (3)         (4)
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128..........................................................               4               11             5632
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    The total annual cost of filing FERC-550 is: 5,632 hours/2080 hours 
\1\ x $142,372 \2\ equals $385,500. The annual cost of filing FERC-550 
per respondent is $3,012.
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    \1\ Number of hours an employee works in a year.
    \2\ Average annual salary per employee.
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    The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide 
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing, 
acquiring, installing, using technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining, disclosing 
and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways to comply 
with any previously applicable filing instructions and requirements; 
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5) 
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of 
information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the 
information.
    The Commission bases the cost estimate for respondents upon 
salaries within the Commission for professional and clerical support. 
This cost estimate includes respondents' total salary and employment 
benefits.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of 
responses.

    Dated: December 2, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-31515 Filed 12-7-11; 8:45 am]
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