[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 74 (Thursday, April 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21229-21230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08035]


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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).

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 15, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (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/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 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.
    Type of Respondent: Oil pipeline companies.
    Estimate of Annual Burden \1\: The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden for the information collection as below:
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    \1\ ``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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                                                    FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Service Life Data
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                                                 Annual  number
                                  Number of      of  responses     Total number    Average  burden & cost     Total annual  burden &         Cost per
                                 respondents    per  respondent    of responses       per response \2\           total annual cost       respondent  ($)
                                          (1)              (2)    (1) * (2) = (   (4)....................  (3) * (4) = (5).............       (5) / (1)
                                                                             3)
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Oil Pipelines Undergoing                   32                1           \3\ 32   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; (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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    \2\ 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.

    \3\ 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 96/3years = 32 responses per 
year.

    Dated: April 10, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-08035 Filed 4-15-20; 8:45 am]
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