[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 123 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38136-38137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13717]


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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) 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 July 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-73 to OMB through 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0019) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days 
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission (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/Express Services: Persons unable to file 
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand 
delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to 
Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 
20852.
    Instructions:
    OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with 
submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain; Using the 
search function under the ``Currently Under Review field,'' select 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click ``submit'' and select 
``comment'' to the right of the subject collection.
    FERC 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).
    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.
    On April 16, 2020, the Commission published a Notice in the Federal 
Register in Docket No. IC20-12-000 requesting public comments.\1\ The 
Commission received no public comments.
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    \1\ 85 FR 21229.
    \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.
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    Type of Respondent: Oil pipeline companies.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden for the information collection as below:
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    \3\ 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.
    \4\ 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 96/3 years = 32 responses per 
year.

                                                    FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Service Life Data
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                                                   Annual  number                                                                             Cost per
                                      Number of    of  responses    Total number  of   Average burden and cost   Total annual  burden and    respondent
                                     respondents   per respondent      responses          per  response \3\         total  annual cost           ($)
                                            (1)              (2)    (1) * (2) = (3)   (4).....................  (3) * (4) = (5)...........    (5) / (1)
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Oil Pipelines Undergoing                     32                1             32 \4\   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;

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(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.

    Dated: June 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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