[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67264-67265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26461]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC19-29-000]


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

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission 
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved 
information collection FERC-550 (Oil Pipeline Rates-Tariff Filings) 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 January 8, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902-
0089, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected] Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in 
Docket No. IC19-29-000, by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Website: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.

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     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: All 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), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
    Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of 
activity in this docket or 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], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 
273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FERC-550, Oil Pipeline Rates--Tariff Filings.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0089.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-550 information 
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting 
requirements.
    Abstract: On July 30, 2019 (84 FR 36915), the Commission published 
a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No. IC19-29-000 requesting 
public comments. The Commission received no public comments and is 
indicating that in the related submittal to OMB.
    FERC-550 is required to implement sections of the Interstate 
Commerce Act (ICA) (49 U.S.C. 1, et seq., 49 App. U.S.C. 1-85). The 
Commission's regulatory jurisdiction over oil pipeline includes:
     Regulation of rates and practices of oil pipeline 
companies engaged in interstate transportation;
     establishment of equal service conditions to provide 
shippers with equal access to pipeline transportation;
     establishment of reasonable rates for transporting 
petroleum and petroleum products by pipeline.
    The FERC-550 filing requirements for oil pipeline tariffs and rates 
\1\ provide the Commission with the information it needs to analyze 
proposed tariffs, rates, fares, and charges of oil pipeline and other 
carriers in connection with the transportation of crude oil and 
petroleum products. The Commission uses this information to determine 
whether the proposed tariffs and rates are just and reasonable.
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    \1\ 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 341-348.
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    Type of Respondent: Oil Pipeline.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden and cost \3\ for the FERC-550 information 
collection as follows:
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    \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.
    \3\ The Commission staff thinks that the hourly cost (for wages 
and benefits) for industry staff completing the FERC-550 is similar 
to the cost of FERC employees. The cost figure is the FY2019 FERC 
average annual salary plus benefits ($167,091/year or $80/hour).

                                  FERC-550: Oil Pipeline Rates--Tariff Filings
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                                                                                   Total annual
                                Annual number   Total number    Average burden    burden hours &     Cost per
    Number of respondents       of responses   of responses 4   hrs. & cost ($)    total annual   respondent ($)
                               per respondent                    per response        cost ($)
(1)                                       (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).............  (3) * (4) = (5)       (5) / (1)
                                                          (3)
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219..........................            3.24             710  7 hrs.; $560....  4,970 hrs.;           $1,815.52
                                                                                  $397,600.
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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; (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.
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    \4\ This figure is rounded.

    Dated: December 3, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-26461 Filed 12-6-19; 8:45 am]
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