

[Federal Register: April 5, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 65)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC07-6-001, FERC FORM 6]

 
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Extension

March 30, 2007.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and extension of this information collection requirement. 
Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should 
address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. 
The Commission received comments from one entity in response to an 
earlier Federal Register notice of December 15, 2006 (71 FR 75522-
75523) and has provided a response to the commenters in its submission 
to OMB. Copies of the submission were also submitted to the commenter.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 4, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information to the 
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. 
Comments to OMB should be filed electronically, c/o 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and include the OMB Control No. as a point of 

reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at 202-395-
4650. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Executive Director, ED-34, 
Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 
Comments may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those 
persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For 
paper filings an original and 14 copies, of such comments should be 
submitted to the Secretary of the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and should 
refer to Docket No. IC07-6-001.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in 
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To 
file the document, access the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
 and click on ``Make an E-Filing,'' and then follow the 

instructions for each screen. First time users will have to establish a 
user name and password. The Commission will send an automatic 
acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt of 
comments. User assistance for electronic filings is available at 202-
502-8258 or by e-mail to efiling@ferc.gov. Comments should not be 
submitted to this e-mail address.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's homepage using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field to access the document. For user assistance, contact 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502-8659.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by 
telephone at (202)502-8415, by fax at (202)273-0873, and by e-mail at 
michael.miller@ferc.gov.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description

    The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the 
following:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC 6 ``Annual Report of Oil 
Pipeline Companies.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0022.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve and extend the 
expiration date for an additional three years with no changes to the 
existing collection. The information filed with the Commission is 
mandatory.
    4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the

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statutory provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA), (49 U.S.C.). 
The ICA authorizes the Commission to make investigations and to collect 
and record data and to prescribe rules and regulations concerning 
accounts, records and memoranda as necessary or appropriate for 
purposes of administering the ICA. The Commission may prescribe a 
system of accounts for jurisdictional companies and, after notice and 
opportunity for hearing may determine the accounts in which particular 
outlays and receipts will be entered, charged or credited. Every 
pipeline carrier subject to the provisions of Section 20 of the ICA 
must electronically file with the Commission through Commission-
provided software.
    The Commission's Office of Enforcement uses the collected FERC Form 
6 data to assist in the implementation of its financial audits and 
investigation programs, in the continuous review of the financial 
condition of regulated companies and in the assessment of energy 
markets. The Office of Energy Markets and Reliability (OEMR) uses the 
data collected for its various rate proceedings and economic analyses. 
The Office of Administrative Litigation (OAL) uses the data collected 
for background research for use in litigation. The Office of General 
Counsel uses the data in its programs relating to the administration of 
the ICA. Additionally, the Office of the Executive Director (OED) uses 
the data contained on certain schedules of the FERC Form 6 to compute 
annual charges which are then assessed against oil pipeline companies 
to recover the Commission's annual costs. These annual charges are 
required by Section 3401 of the Budget Act.
    Most notably, the ICA mandates the collection of information needed 
by the Commission to perform it regulatory responsibilities in the 
setting of the just and reasonable rates. The Commission could be held 
in violation of the ICA if the information was not collected.
    The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Section 357.1 and 357.2.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 155 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 28,830 total hours, 155 respondents (average), 
1 response per respondent, and 189 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 28,830 hours/2080 hours 
per years x $117,321 per year = $1,692,889. The cost per respondent is 
equal to $10,922.

    Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of 49 App. U.S.C. 
Sec. Sec.  1-85 (1988).

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-6321 Filed 4-4-07; 8:45 am]

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