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Dated: June 8, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Dated: June 8, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[Docket No. RA16–1–000]
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Tektronix, Inc.; Notice of Filing
[FR Doc. 2016–13974 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am]
Take notice that, on May 20, 2016,
Tektronix, Inc. (Tektronix) filed a
Petition for Review of Denial of
Adjustment Request, pursuant to section
504(b) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7194(b), and
section 385.1004 of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission’s (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR 385.1004.
Tektronix’s petition requests review of
the April 20, 2016 Decision and Order
issued in Case Number EXC–16–007 by
the Department of Energy’s Office of
Hearings and Appeals. In addition,
Tektronix is concurrently requesting a
hearing in accordance with section
385.1006 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.1006.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
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888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on June 29, 2016.
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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
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
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: oira_submission@omb.gov.
SUMMARY:
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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:
https://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: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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 https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, 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
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.
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
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.
2 49 U.S.C. part 1, section 20, 54 Stat. 916.
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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
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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:
FERC FORM 6–Q: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT OF OIL COMPANIES
Number of respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden & cost
per response 4
Total annual
burden hours
& total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
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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.
Dated: June 8, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2816–048]
North Hartland, LLC—New Hampshire,
North Hartland, LLC—Vermont; Notice
of Application for Transfer of License
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
On May 25, 2016, North Hartland,
LLC—New Hampshire (transferor) and
North Hartland, LLC—Vermont
(transferee) filed an application for the
transfer of license of the North Hartland
Project No. 2816. The project is located
at the existing U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ North Hartland Dam on the
Ottauquechee River in Windsor County,
Vermont.
The applicants seek Commission
approval to transfer the license for the
North Hartland Project from the
transferor to the transferee. This transfer
of license reflects an internal corporate
reorganization. The transferor will be
merged into newly created transferee.
Applicants Contact: Mr. Andrew
Locke, Messalonskee Stream Hydro,
LLC, c/o Essex Hydro Assets, 55 Union
Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108,
Phone: 617–367–0032, Email: alocke@
essexhydro.com.
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.
4 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the 2015 FERC average salary plus benefits of
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150
$10,800
78,750
$5,670,000
$32,400
FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202)
502–8735, patricia.gillis@ferc.gov.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, and protests: 30 days from
the date that the Commission issues this
notice. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and
protests using the Commission’s eFiling
system at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–2816–048.
Dated: June 8, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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$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.
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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: oira_submission@omb.gov. 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: https://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: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, 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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