[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36915-36916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16118]


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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, DOE.

ACTION: Comment request.

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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-550 (Oil Pipeline Rates--Tariff Filings).

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by September 
30, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC19-29-
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 ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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 
DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at 
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FERC-550, Oil Pipelines 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: FERC-550 is required to implement the 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 pipelines 
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 filing requirements for oil pipeline tariffs and rates \1\ put 
in place by the FERC-550 data collection provide the Commission with 
the information it needs to analyze proposed tariffs, rates, fares, and 
charges of oil pipelines 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 Pipelines.

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    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. FERC staff estimates that industry 
costs for salary plus benefits are similar to Commission costs. The 
cost figure is the FY2019 FERC average annual salary plus benefits 
($167,091/year or $80/hour).

                                  FERC-550--Oil Pipelines 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    hours & cost ($)    total annual cost  respondent ($)
                          per respondent        \4\          per response             ($)
(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: July 23, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-16118 Filed 7-29-19; 8:45 am]
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