FERC Form 6, (PL19-4) Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FERC Form NO. 6 FERC Form 6 & ROE--PL19-4 (one-time refiling of page 700, in Year 1) Form and Instruction	New
Form FERC FOrm 6 FERC Form 6, Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies Form and Instruction	Unchanged
6_PL19-4_5-26-2020final.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-05-27
6_PL19-4_FedReg_2020-11406.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-05-27
PL19-4News Release5-21-2020_form6.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-05-26
PL19-4_20200521-3108.docx Supplementary Document	2020-05-26
pl19-4 regs.docx Supplementary Document	2020-05-19
PL19-4NOI_2019-05893.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-05-19
pl19-4NOI_20190321-3113.docx Supplementary Document	2020-05-19
pl19-4news release20190321-3140.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-05-19
Interstate Commerce Act, Section 20.docx Supplementary Document	2012-09-13

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
241891	FERC Form 6 & ROE--PL19-4 (one-time refiling of page 700, in Year 1) Form and Instruction	New
22933	FERC Form 6, Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0022	ICR Reference No: 202005-1902-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201905-1902-002
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC Form 6
Title: FERC Form 6, (PL19-4) 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OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 07/06/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/27/2020
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8(d), this information collection is withdrawn because the agency did not publish an accompanying 60-day notice in the Federal Register. FERC sought approval for this request separately as a emergency clearance pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.13.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2022	11/30/2022	11/30/2022
Responses	244	0	244
Time Burden (Hours)	39,284	0	39,284
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Form No. 6 is designed to collect financial and operational information from oil pipeline companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission. PL19-4. On 3/21/2019, FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking information and stakeholder views to help the Commission explore whether, and if so how, it should modify its policies concerning the determination of the return on equity (ROE) to be used in designing jurisdictional rates charged by public utilities. The Commission also sought comment on whether any changes to its policies concerning public utility ROEs should be applied to interstate natural gas and oil pipelines. On November 21, 2019, the Commission issued Opinion No. 569 establishing a revised methodology for determining just and reasonable base ROEs for public utilities under the Federal Power Act (FPA). Concurrently with the issuance of this Policy Statement, the Commission is issuing Opinion No. 569-A adopting changes to the base ROE methodology established in Opinion No. 569. As explained below, we revise our policy for analyzing interstate natural gas and oil pipeline ROEs to adopt the methodology established for public utilities in Opinion Nos. 569 and 569-A, with certain exceptions to account for the statutory, operational, organizational and competitive differences among the industries. Specifically, we will determine just and reasonable natural gas and oil pipeline ROEs by averaging the results of Discounted Cash Flow model (DCF) and Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) analyses, according equal weight to both models. In contrast to our methodology for public utilities, we retain the existing two-thirds/one-third weighting for the short-term and long-term growth projections in the DCF and will not use the risk premium model discussed in Opinion No. 569 and modified in Opinion No. 569-A (Risk Premium). In addition, we clarify our policies governing the formation of proxy groups and the treatment of outliers in natural gas and oil pipeline proceedings. Finally, as discussed below, we encourage oil pipelines to file updated FERC Form No. 6, page 700 data for 2019 to reflect the revised ROE policy established herein.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 20 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 11769	03/28/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 31760	05/27/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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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	ANNUAL REPORT OF OIL PIPELINE COMPANIES
FERC Form 6 & ROE--PL19-4 (one-time refiling of page 700, in Year 1)	FERC Form NO. 6	Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies

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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: Program Changes. These are one-time voluntary program changes expected to be completed in Year 1. The Commission is requesting that the oil pipeline industry voluntarily update the ROE and total cost-of-service information on page 700 of FERC Form No. 6 for 2019 to reflect the policy changes adopted in the ROE Policy Statement. The total burden to the oil pipeline industry is estimated to be less than $4 million for the one-time filing. A review of the page 700s for 2019 filed by oil pipelines shows total revenues of nearly $23 billion and an average real ROE of 11%. The effect of a 50 basis point change in ROE upon the 2020 five-year review may result in a Year 1 change in total industry revenues of approximately $300 million. As the Commission recognized in the ROE Policy Statement, reflecting the ROE policy changes in page 700 data for 2019 may help the Commission better estimate industry-wide cost changes for purposes of the five-year review.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $169,072

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? No

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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: 05/27/2020

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