81 FR 38696 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form 6-Q); Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 114 (June 14, 2016)

Page Range		38696-38697
FR Document		2016-13975

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information collection FERC Form 6-Q (Quarterly Financial Report of Oil Pipeline Companies) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission previously issued a Notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 19166, 4/4/2016) requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC Form 6-Q and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC16-7-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form 6-Q); 
Comment Request

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, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information 
collection FERC Form 6-Q (Quarterly Financial Report of Oil Pipeline 
Companies) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of 
the information collection requirements. Any interested person may file 
comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments 
to the Commission as explained below. The Commission previously issued 
a Notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 19166, 4/4/2016) requesting 
public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC Form 
6-Q and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by July 14, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 
1902-0206, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in 
Docket No. IC16-7-000, by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Web site: 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 [email protected], 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 
[email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at 
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FERC Form 6-Q, Quarterly Financial Report of Oil Pipeline 
Companies.\1\
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    \1\ The renewal request in this IC docket is for the current 
FERC Form 6-Q, with no change to the reporting requirements. The 
FERC Form 6-Q is also part of the Forms Refresh effort (started in 
Docket No. AD15-11), which is a separate activity.
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    OMB Control No.: 1902-0206.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC Form 6-Q 
information collection requirements with no changes to the current 
reporting requirements.
    Abstract: Under the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA),\2\ the 
Commission is authorized and empowered to make investigations and to 
collect and record data to the extent FERC may consider to be necessary 
or useful for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the ICA. 
FERC must ensure just and reasonable rates for transportation of crude 
oil and petroleum products by pipelines in interstate commerce.
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    \2\ 49 U.S.C. part 1, section 20, 54 Stat. 916.
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    The Commission uses the information collected by FERC Form 6-Q to 
carry out its responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions 
of the ICA to include the authority to prescribe rules and regulations 
concerning accounts, records, and memoranda, as necessary or 
appropriate. Financial accounting and reporting provides necessary

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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.
    The Commission uses data from the FERC Form 6-Q to assist in:
    1. Implementation of its financial audits and programs,
    2. continuous review of the financial condition of regulated 
companies,
    3. assessment of energy markets,
    4. rate proceedings and economic analyses, and
    5. research for use in litigation.
    Financial information reported on the quarterly FERC Form 6-Q 
provides FERC, as well as customers, investors and others, an important 
tool to help identify emerging trends and issues affecting 
jurisdictional entities within the energy industry. It also provides 
timely disclosures of the impacts that new accounting standards, or 
changes in existing standards, have on jurisdictional entities, as well 
as the economic effects of significant transactions, events, and 
circumstances. The reporting of this information by jurisdictional 
entities assists the Commission in its analysis of profitability, 
efficiency, risk, and in its overall monitoring.
    Type of Respondents: Oil pipelines.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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    \3\ The Commission defines burden as 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, reference 5 Code of Federal 
Regulations 1320.3.

                           FERC Form 6-Q: Quarterly Financial Report of Oil Companies
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                                                                      Average      Total annual
                                  Annual  number   Total number    burden & cost  burden hours &     Cost per
      Number of respondents        of  responses   of responses    per response    total annual   respondent ($)
                                  per respondent                        \4\            cost
(1)                                          (2)     (1) * (2) =             (4)     (3) * (4) =       (5) / (1)
                                                             (3)                             (5)
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175.............................               3             525             150          78,750         $32,400
                                                                         $10,800      $5,670,000
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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\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the 
2015 FERC average salary plus benefits of $149,489/year (or $72.00/
hour). Commission staff finds that the work done for this 
information collection is typically done by wage categories similar 
to those at FERC.

    Dated: June 8, 2016.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
information relating to filing 20426. Commission Desk Officer.
requirements, interventions, protests, This filing is accessible on-line at A copy of the comments should also
service, and qualifying facilities filings http://www.ferc.gov, using the be sent to the Commission, in Docket
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for No. IC16–7–000, by either of the
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For electronic review in the Commission’s following methods:
other information, call (866) 208–3676 Public Reference Room in Washington, • eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Dated: June 8, 2016. the Web site that enables subscribers to efiling.asp.
receive email notification when a • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
document is added to a subscribed Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Deputy Secretary.
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
[FR Doc. 2016–13980 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am] Online service, please email Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call Instructions: All submissions must be
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call formatted and filed in accordance with
(202) 502–8659. submission guidelines at: http://
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern www.ferc.gov/help/submission-
Federal Energy Regulatory Time on June 29, 2016. guide.asp. For user assistance contact
Commission Dated: June 8, 2016. FERC Online Support by email at
Kimberly D. Bose, ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
[Docket No. RA16–1–000] at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
Secretary.
502–8659 for TTY.
Tektronix, Inc.; Notice of Filing [FR Doc. 2016–13974 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am]
Docket: Users interested in receiving
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P automatic notification of activity in this
Take notice that, on May 20, 2016,
Tektronix, Inc. (Tektronix) filed a docket or in viewing/downloading
Petition for Review of Denial of comments and issuances in this docket
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Adjustment Request, pursuant to section may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
504(b) of the Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory filing/docs-filing.asp.
Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7194(b), and Commission FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
section 385.1004 of the Federal Energy Ellen Brown may be reached by email
[Docket No. IC16–7–000] at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
Regulatory Commission’s (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR 385.1004. Commission Information Collection telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
Tektronix’s petition requests review of Activities (FERC Form 6–Q); Comment at (202) 273–0873.
the April 20, 2016 Decision and Order Request SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
issued in Case Number EXC–16–007 by Title: FERC Form 6–Q, Quarterly
the Department of Energy’s Office of AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Financial Report of Oil Pipeline
Hearings and Appeals. In addition, Commission, DOE. Companies.1
Tektronix is concurrently requesting a ACTION: Comment request. OMB Control No.: 1902–0206.
hearing in accordance with section Type of Request: Three-year extension
385.1006 of the Commission’s Rules of SUMMARY: In compliance with the of the FERC Form 6–Q information
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR requirements of the Paperwork collection requirements with no changes
385.1006. Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. to the current reporting requirements.
Any person desiring to intervene or to 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Abstract: Under the Interstate
protest this filing must file in Regulatory Commission (Commission or Commerce Act (ICA),2 the Commission
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of FERC) is submitting its information is authorized and empowered to make
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and collection FERC Form 6–Q (Quarterly investigations and to collect and record
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Financial Report of Oil Pipeline data to the extent FERC may consider to
Protests will be considered by the Companies) to the Office of be necessary or useful for the purpose
Commission in determining the Management and Budget (OMB) for of carrying out the provisions of the
appropriate action to be taken, but will review of the information collection ICA. FERC must ensure just and
not serve to make protestants parties to requirements. Any interested person reasonable rates for transportation of
the proceeding. Any person wishing to may file comments directly with OMB crude oil and petroleum products by
become a party must file a notice of and should address a copy of those pipelines in interstate commerce.
intervention or motion to intervene, as comments to the Commission as The Commission uses the information
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or explained below. The Commission collected by FERC Form 6–Q to carry
protests must be filed on or before the previously issued a Notice in the out its responsibilities in implementing
comment date. On or before the Federal Register (81 FR 19166, 4/4/ the statutory provisions of the ICA to
comment date, it is not necessary to 2016) requesting public comments. The include the authority to prescribe rules
serve motions to intervene or protests Commission received no comments on and regulations concerning accounts,
on persons other than the Applicant. the FERC Form 6–Q and is making this records, and memoranda, as necessary
The Commission encourages notation in its submittal to OMB. or appropriate. Financial accounting
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electronic submission of protests and DATES: Comments on the collection of and reporting provides necessary
interventions in lieu of paper using the information are due by July 14, 2016.
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, 1 The renewal request in this IC docket is for the

Persons unable to file electronically identified by the OMB Control No. current FERC Form 6–Q, with no change to the
reporting requirements. The FERC Form 6–Q is also
should submit an original and 5 copies 1902–0206, should be sent via email to part of the Forms Refresh effort (started in Docket
of the protest or intervention to the the Office of Information and Regulatory No. AD15–11), which is a separate activity.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. 2 49 U.S.C. part 1, section 20, 54 Stat. 916.

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information concerning a company’s 2. continuous review of the financial existing standards, have on
past performance and its future condition of regulated companies, jurisdictional entities, as well as the
prospects. Without reliable financial 3. assessment of energy markets, economic effects of significant
statements prepared in accordance with 4. rate proceedings and economic transactions, events, and circumstances.
the Commission’s Uniform System of analyses, and The reporting of this information by
Accounts and related regulations, the 5. research for use in litigation. jurisdictional entities assists the
Commission would be unable to Financial information reported on the Commission in its analysis of
accurately determine the costs that quarterly FERC Form 6–Q provides profitability, efficiency, risk, and in its
relate to a particular time period, FERC, as well as customers, investors overall monitoring.
service, or line of business. and others, an important tool to help
identify emerging trends and issues Type of Respondents: Oil pipelines.
The Commission uses data from the affecting jurisdictional entities within Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
FERC Form 6–Q to assist in: the energy industry. It also provides Commission estimates the annual public
1. Implementation of its financial timely disclosures of the impacts that reporting burden for the information
audits and programs, new accounting standards, or changes in collection as:

FERC FORM 6–Q: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT OF OIL COMPANIES
Annual Total annual
Average Cost per
number of Total number burden hours
Number of respondents burden & cost respondent
responses per of responses & total annual
per response 4 ($)
respondent cost

(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)

175 ....................................................................................... 3 525 150 78,750 $32,400
$10,800 $5,670,000

Comments: Comments are invited on: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202)
(1) Whether the collection of 502–8735, patricia.gillis@ferc.gov.
information is necessary for the proper Federal Energy Regulatory
Deadline for filing comments, motions
performance of the functions of the Commission
to intervene, and protests: 30 days from
Commission, including whether the the date that the Commission issues this
information will have practical utility; [Project No. 2816–048] notice. The Commission strongly
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate encourages electronic filing. Please file
of the burden and cost of the collection North Hartland, LLC—New Hampshire,
North Hartland, LLC—Vermont; Notice comments, motions to intervene, and
of information, including the validity of protests using the Commission’s eFiling
the methodology and assumptions used; of Application for Transfer of License
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
Intervene, and Protests
and clarity of the information collection; submit brief comments up to 6,000
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of On May 25, 2016, North Hartland, characters, without prior registration,
the collection of information on those LLC—New Hampshire (transferor) and using the eComment system at http://
who are to respond, including the use North Hartland, LLC—Vermont www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
of automated collection techniques or (transferee) filed an application for the ecomment.asp. You must include your
other forms of information technology. transfer of license of the North Hartland name and contact information at the end
Dated: June 8, 2016. Project No. 2816. The project is located of your comments. For assistance,
at the existing U.S. Army Corps of please contact FERC Online Support at
Kimberly D. Bose,
Engineers’ North Hartland Dam on the FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
Secretary. Ottauquechee River in Windsor County,
[FR Doc. 2016–13975 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am]
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
Vermont.
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P The applicants seek Commission send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
approval to transfer the license for the Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
North Hartland Project from the
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
transferor to the transferee. This transfer
The first page of any filing should
of license reflects an internal corporate
include docket number P–2816–048.
reorganization. The transferor will be
merged into newly created transferee. Dated: June 8, 2016.
Applicants Contact: Mr. Andrew Kimberly D. Bose,
Locke, Messalonskee Stream Hydro, Secretary.
LLC, c/o Essex Hydro Assets, 55 Union [FR Doc. 2016–13972 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am]
Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108,
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Phone: 617–367–0032, Email: alocke@
essexhydro.com.
3 The Commission defines burden as the total information collection burden, reference 5 Code of $149,489/year (or $72.00/hour). Commission staff
time, effort, or financial resources expended by Federal Regulations 1320.3. finds that the work done for this information
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or 4 The estimates for cost per response are derived collection is typically done by wage categories
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For similar to those at FERC.
using the 2015 FERC average salary plus benefits of
further explanation of what is included in the

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Comment request.
Dates		Comments on the collection of information are due by July 14, 2016.
Contact		Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at (202) 273-0873.
FR Citation		81 FR 38696

81 FR 38696 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form 6-Q); Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 114 (June 14, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission