FERC-550, Oil Pipeline Rates - Tariff Filings

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
FERC-550 Supporting Statement 2-24-2020.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-02-24
CFR-2019-title18-vol1-chapI-subchapP.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-12-12
FERC-550 30-day notice (published).pdf Supplementary Document	2019-12-10
FERC-550 30-day notice (Issued).docx Supplementary Document	2019-12-10
FERC-550 (Published).pdf Supplementary Document	2019-11-27
FERC-550 (Issued).docx Supplementary Document	2019-11-27
Historical Background of Oil Pipeline Ratemaking.doc Supplementary Document	2012-03-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23053	FERC-550: Oil Pipeline Rates - Tariff Filings	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0089	ICR Reference No: 201903-1902-008
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201608-1902-005
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-550
Title: FERC-550, Oil Pipeline Rates - Tariff Filings
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 02/25/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/12/2019
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2023	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2020
Responses	710	0	765
Time Burden (Hours)	5,538	0	5,978
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Commission's regulatory jurisdiction over oil pipelines includes: (a)the regulation of rates and practices of oil pipeline companies engaged in interstate transportation; (b)the establishment of equal service conditions to provide shippers with equal access to pipeline transportation; and (c)the establishment of reasonable rates for transporting petroleum and petroleum products by pipeline. Order No. 561 (issued 10/22/1993 in Docket No. RM93-11) revised the Commission’s “regulations of oil pipelines in order to implement the requirements of Title XVIII of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The revisions provide a simplified and generally applicable method for regulating oil pipeline rates by use of an index for setting rate ceilings for such rates. In certain circumstances, an oil pipeline would be permitted to establish rates using a traditional cost of service or other methods of ratemaking.” As discussed further in Order No. 650 (issued 8/27/2004 in Docket RM93-11-002), “[a]mong other things, Order No. 561 established a price cap for oil pipeline rates, to be adjusted annually based upon changes in the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods (published each May by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics) minus one percent (PPI-1). Order No. 561 recognized that its responsibilities under the Interstate Commerce Act, to both shippers and pipelines, required monitoring of the relationship between the change in the selected index and the actual cost changes experienced by the industry. Therefore, the Commission stated that it would review the choice of index every 5 years. ” The filing requirements for oil pipeline tariffs and rates under the FERC-550 data collection provide the Commission with the information it needs to analyze the rates, practices, and service conditions of oil pipelines. As a result, the Commission can implement statutory directives for the federal regulation of these carriers to determine whether the proposed tariffs and rates are just and reasonable.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 1 Name of Law: Interstate Commerce Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 36915	07/30/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 67264	12/09/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FERC-550: Oil Pipeline Rates - Tariff Filings

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	710	765	0	0	-55	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,538	5,978	0	0	-440	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The reporting requirements and estimated average burden hours per response (or filing) have not changed. While the number of filings fluctuates from year to year, recent data on the actual number of filings is representative of the number of filings for the next three years, as the Commission received a record number of filings in 2018. The decrease in number of respondents is due to an actual count of respondents. Thus, the total number of responses has decreased and the total estimated annual burden hours has also appropriately decreased due to actual filings.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,341,560

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 12/12/2019

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