FERC Form No. 6-Q, Quarterly Report of Oil Pipeline Companies

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 6Q Quarterly Financial Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Financial Forms NOPR - 6Q supporting statement 2026.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-07-06	Available
STATUTE-PL 60502.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-04-08	Available
6_6-Q_eCFR 3-25-22.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-03-29	Available
Interstate Commerce Act.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-06-14	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
23251	FERC Form No. 6-Q, Quarterly Report of Oil Pipeline Companies	Form and Instruction	Modified	Quarterly Financial Report

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0206	ICR Reference No: 202607-1902-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202505-1902-004
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC Form 6-Q
Title: FERC Form No. 6-Q, Quarterly Report of Oil Pipeline Companies
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/07/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2028	12/31/2028
Responses	720	741
Time Burden (Hours)	78,480	111,150
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Interstate Commerce Act (ICA) authorizes the Commission to make investigations, collect, and record data in order to carry out certain necessary and useful provisions. The information collected from oil pipeline companies under the requirements of the FERC Form No. 6-Q provide the Commission the ability to implement the statutory provisions of the ICA including the authority to prescribe rules, regulations concerning accounts, records, memoranda as necessary. The ICA also allows the Commission to prescribe a system of accounts for jurisdictional companies and (after notice) and opportunity for hearing to determine the accounts in which particular outlays and receipts can be entered, charged, or credited. The financial accounting and reporting provides needed information concerning a FERC Form No. 6-Q company’s past performance and its future prospects. Without reliable financial statements (prepared in accordance with the Commission’s Uniform Systems of Accounts), the Commission would be unable to accurately determine the costs that related to a particular time period, service, or line of business. Additionally, it would be more difficult for the Commission to determine if a certain entity was previously provided the opportunity to recover its costs via rates or to compare how the financial performance of one regulated entity relates to another. The FERC Form No. 6-Q assists the Commission in overseeing and policing the regulated oil pipeline markets to assist in enforcing the ICA. The Commission proposes to clarify that small oil pipeline companies with annual jurisdictional operating revenues of less than $500,000 and that do not file an annual FERC Form No. 6 are exempt from reporting FERC Form No. 6-Q. This proposed clarification would confirm that the second and third reporting tiers do not file FERC Form No. 6-Q. In addition, the Commission conducted a comprehensive review of the information collected in FERC Form No. 6-Q and proposes to delete three schedules from that form. In this NOPR, the Commission seeks comment on whether the data reported on the indicated schedules is helpful to the public and, if so, how this data is used. The Commission also seeks comment on whether there may be a better way for the public to access the data rather than through the quarterly financial forms. The Commission also proposes to update the general filing instructions and certain schedule instructions to reflect current reporting requirements and correct discrepancies.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC Sections 1, 20, 54 Name of Law: Interstate Commerce Act
   PL: Pub.L. 103 - 272 60101 Name of Law: Public Law 103-272 103rd Congress
   US Code: 42 USC 701
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AG49	Proposed rulemaking	91 FR 37881	06/24/2026

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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: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FERC Form No. 6-Q, Quarterly Report of Oil Pipeline Companies	6Q	Quarterly Financial Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	720	741	0	-21	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	78,480	111,150	0	-32,670	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: This proposed rule would reduce the number of required schedules that need to be completed by oil pipeline companies by removing 3 of 11 schedules with an estimated 27% reduction in burden per respondent. It would also clarify that oil pipelines with annual jurisdictional operating revenues below $500,000 are exempt from filing the quarterly form, which the Commission estimates would decrease the number of respondents by 7, which results in a decrease of 21 responses.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $115,451

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: 07/07/2026

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