FERC Form 6, [RM11-21, NOPR] Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FERC Form 6 FERC Form 6, Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies Form and Instruction	Modified
Form FERC Form 6, Page RM11-21 (one-time change), pg 700 revised filing/refiling Form	New
Form_6_(RM11-21)_Just_Final v5.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-09-21
Revised Form 6 Page 700.doc Supplementary Document	2011-08-08
existingform-6_preRM11_21.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-08-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22933	FERC Form 6, Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies Form and Instruction	Modified
199356	RM11-21 (one-time change), pg 700 revised filing/refiling Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0022	ICR Reference No: 201108-1902-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201004-1902-009
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC Form 6
Title: FERC Form 6, [RM11-21, NOPR] Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 10/04/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/10/2011
Terms of Clearance: Terms of the previous clearance remain in effect. The requested revision is not approved at this time, so that the agency may consider and respond to public comments on the associated proposed rule.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2013	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2013
Responses	166	0	166
Time Burden (Hours)	26,657	0	26,657
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,767,092	0	1,767,092

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Abstract: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in RM11-21, FERC proposes to amend the instructions on page 700 of FERC Form No. 6 (Form 6) to ensure that pipelines report interstate-only barrel and barrel-mile data and not a combination of interstate and intrastate throughput. The Commission also proposes to direct pipelines that reported combined interstate and intrastate data on lines (1) through (12) of page 700 of their 2010 Form 6 to file a revised page 700 containing only interstate data for the years 2009 and 2010. These revisions affect all Form 6 filers. In general, under the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA), (49 U.S.C. §§ 1, 20, 54 Stat. 916), the Commission is authorized and empowered to make investigations and to collect and record data to the extent the Commission may consider to be necessary or useful for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA). The information collected under the requirements of the FERC Form No. 6 is used by the Commission to carry out its responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of the ICA including the authority to prescribe rules and regulations concerning accounts, records and memoranda as necessary or appropriate. 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. Financial accounting and reporting provides needed information concerning a company's past performance and its future prospects. Without reliable financial statements prepared in accordance with the Commission's Uniform System of Accounts and related regulations, the Commission would be unable to accurately determine the costs that relate to a particular time period, service or line of business. Additionally, it would be difficult to determine whether a given entity has previously been given the opportunity to recover its costs through rates, or to compare how the financial performance and results of the operations of one regulated entity relates to another. The FERC Form No. 6 assists the Commission in overseeing and policing the regulated oil pipeline markets to assist in enforcing the ICA.

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Authorizing Statute(s): Statute at Large: 54 Stat. 916 Name of Statute: Interstate Commerce Act (amendments)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AE37	Proposed rulemaking	76 FR 46668	08/03/2011

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FERC Form 6, Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies	FERC Form 6	FERC Form 6, Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies
RM11-21 (one-time change), pg 700 revised filing/refiling	FERC Form 6, Page 700, prop. in RM11-21	FERC Form 6

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Commission estimates there will be a one-time increased burden involved in the initial implementation associated with: (a) using only interstate figures for lines 1-12 of page 700, and (b) re-filing of revised data for lines (1) through (12) of page 700 for 2009 and 2010. For the recurring effort involved in filing interstate data on lines (1) through (12) of page 700 for 2011 and future years, we estimate that the change in burden is negligible (after the initial implementation). The additional one-time burden of 166 hours is being spread over the three years for the purposes of submittal to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), giving an average additional annual burden of 55.33 hours. In the last submission to OMB under this control number the Commission included the annual cost figure in the ROCIS metadata. However, the Commission currently only includes in ROCIS the costs not associated with burden hours and wages for employees and has therefore removed the cost figure previously reported in ROCIS as it corresponded to wages paid to employees in completing this collection (burden hour costs are still reported in question 13).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $72,761

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/10/2011

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