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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC17–10–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC Form No. 2 and FERC
Form No. 2A) Comment Request;
Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC
Form No. 2 (Major Natural Gas Pipeline
SUMMARY:
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Annual Report) and FERC Form No. 2A
(Non-major Natural Gas Pipeline
Annual Report).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due June 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC17–10–000)
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, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form No. 2 (Annual
Report of Major Natural Gas Companies)
& FERC Form No. 2A (Annual Report of
Non-major Natural Gas Companies).1
OMB Control No.: 1902–0028 (FERC
Form No. 2) and 1902–0030 (FERC Form
No. 2A).
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC Form No. 2 and FERC Form
No. 2A information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Pursuant to sections 8, 10
and 14 of the National Gas Act (NGA),
(15 U.S.C. 717g–717m, Pub. L. 75–688),
the Commission is authorized to make
investigations and collect and record
data, to prescribe rules and regulations
concerning accounts, records and
memoranda as necessary or appropriate
for purposes of administering the NGA.
The Commission includes the filing
requirements in 18 CFR parts 260.1 and
260.2.
The forms provide information
concerning a company’s past
1 The FERC Form No. 2 and Form 2A are also part
of the Forms Refresh effort (started in Docket No.
AD15–11), which is a separate activity and not
addressed in this Notice. In addition, there is a
pending Docket No. RM15–19 which is a separate
activity and is not addressed in this Notice.
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performance. The information is
compiled using a standard chart of
accounts contained in the Commission’s
Uniform System of Accounts (USofA).2
The forms contain schedules which
include a basic set of financial
statements: Comparative Balance Sheet,
Statement of Income and Retained
Earnings, Statement of Cash Flows, and
the Statement of Comprehensive Income
and Hedging Activities. Supporting
schedules containing supplementary
information are filed, including
revenues and the related quantities of
products sold or transported; account
balances for various operating and
maintenance expenses; selected plant
cost data; and other information.
The information collected in the
forms is used by Commission staff, state
regulatory agencies and others in the
review of the financial condition of
regulated companies. The information is
also used in various rate proceedings,
industry analyses and in the
Commission’s audit programs and, as
appropriate, for the computation of
annual charges based on Page 520 of the
forms. The Commission provides the
information to the public, interveners
and all interested parties to assist in the
proceedings before the Commission.
Print versions of the Forms No. 2 and
2A are located on the Commission’s
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/forms.asp#2.
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Type of Respondent: Each natural gas
company whose combined gas
transported or stored for a fee exceed 50
million dekatherms in each of the
previous three years must file the Form
2. Each natural gas company not
meeting the filing threshold for the
Form 2 but having total gas sales or
volume transactions exceeding 200,000
dekatherms in each of the previous
three calendar years must submit the
Form 2A.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC FORM NO. 2: ANNUAL REPORT OF MAJOR NATURAL GAS COMPANIES AND FERC FORM NO. 2A: ANNUAL REPORT
OF NON-MAJOR NATURAL GAS COMPANIES
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden
hours and
cost per
response 4
Total annual
burden hours
and total
annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
FERC Form No. 2 ................................
92
1
92
FERC Form No. 2A .............................
66
1
66
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: April 5, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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2 See
18 CFR part 201.
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
3 The
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14802–000]
Magnolia Water, LLC; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments and Motions To Intervene
On September 23, 2016, Magnolia
Water, LLC filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
proposing to study the feasibility of the
Magnolia Water Pumped Storage
Hydroelectric Project (project) to be
located on Long Creek and the Kiamichi
River in Pushmataha County,
Oklahoma. The sole purpose of a
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
the permit holder priority to file a
license application during the permit
term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform
any land-disturbing activities or
otherwise enter upon lands or waters
further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.
4 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: 2017 Average Burden
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1,629
$124,619
253.39
$19,384
149,868
$11,464,902
16,724
$1,279,366
$124,619
19,384
owned by others without the owners’
express permission.
The proposed project would consist of
the following: (1) A 1,970-foot-long,
360-foot-high earthen upper dam across
Tombstone Creek; (2) a 100-foot-long,
3,400-foot-wide rock-lined upper
emergency spillway connecting to the
lower reservoir; (3) a 190-acre upper
reservoir having a total storage capacity
of 22,800 acre-feet; (4) an intake/outlet
structure in the upper reservoir; (5) four
3,500-foot-long, 22-foot-diameter steel
and reinforced concrete, tunneled
penstocks extending to the powerhouse;
(6) a 250-foot-long, 120-foot-wide
powerhouse, containing four pumpturbine generating units, with a total
generating capacity of 1,200 megawatts;
(7) four 30-foot-long, 400-foot-wide
tailrace pipes; (8) a 9,800-foot-long, 80foot-high earthen lower dam; (9) a 375acre lower reservoir having a total
storage capacity of 22,500 acre-feet; (10)
a 100-foot-long, 3,400-foot-wide rocklined lower emergency spillway
connecting to a creek flowing into the
Kiamichi River; (11) a 200-foot-long, 5foot-high concrete overflow diversion
Hours per Response * $76.50 per Hour = Average
Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure of $76.50
is the average FERC employee wage plus benefits.
We assume that respondents earn at a similar rate.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC17-10-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form No. 2 and
FERC Form No. 2A) Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC Form No. 2 (Major Natural Gas Pipeline
Annual Report) and FERC Form No. 2A (Non-major Natural Gas Pipeline
Annual Report).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC17-10-
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, telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form No. 2 (Annual Report of Major Natural Gas
Companies) & FERC Form No. 2A (Annual Report of Non-major Natural Gas
Companies).\1\
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\1\ The FERC Form No. 2 and Form 2A are also part of the Forms
Refresh effort (started in Docket No. AD15-11), which is a separate
activity and not addressed in this Notice. In addition, there is a
pending Docket No. RM15-19 which is a separate activity and is not
addressed in this Notice.
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OMB Control No.: 1902-0028 (FERC Form No. 2) and 1902-0030 (FERC
Form No. 2A).
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC Form No. 2 and
FERC Form No. 2A information collection requirements with no changes to
the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Pursuant to sections 8, 10 and 14 of the National Gas Act
(NGA), (15 U.S.C. 717g-717m, Pub. L. 75-688), the Commission is
authorized to make investigations and collect and record data, to
prescribe rules and regulations concerning accounts, records and
memoranda as necessary or appropriate for purposes of administering the
NGA. The Commission includes the filing requirements in 18 CFR parts
260.1 and 260.2.
The forms provide information concerning a company's past
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performance. The information is compiled using a standard chart of
accounts contained in the Commission's Uniform System of Accounts
(USofA).\2\ The forms contain schedules which include a basic set of
financial statements: Comparative Balance Sheet, Statement of Income
and Retained Earnings, Statement of Cash Flows, and the Statement of
Comprehensive Income and Hedging Activities. Supporting schedules
containing supplementary information are filed, including revenues and
the related quantities of products sold or transported; account
balances for various operating and maintenance expenses; selected plant
cost data; and other information.
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\2\ See 18 CFR part 201.
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The information collected in the forms is used by Commission staff,
state regulatory agencies and others in the review of the financial
condition of regulated companies. The information is also used in
various rate proceedings, industry analyses and in the Commission's
audit programs and, as appropriate, for the computation of annual
charges based on Page 520 of the forms. The Commission provides the
information to the public, interveners and all interested parties to
assist in the proceedings before the Commission.
Print versions of the Forms No. 2 and 2A are located on the
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#2.
Type of Respondent: Each natural gas company whose combined gas
transported or stored for a fee exceed 50 million dekatherms in each of
the previous three years must file the Form 2. Each natural gas company
not meeting the filing threshold for the Form 2 but having total gas
sales or volume transactions exceeding 200,000 dekatherms in each of
the previous three calendar years must submit the Form 2A.
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.
\4\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: 2017 Average Burden Hours per Response * $76.50
per Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure of
$76.50 is the average FERC employee wage plus benefits. We assume
that respondents earn at a similar rate.
FERC Form No. 2: Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies and FERC Form No. 2A: Annual Report of Non-Major Natural Gas Companies
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Average burden Total annual
Number of Annual number Total number hours and cost burden hours and Cost per
respondents of responses of responses per response total annual respondent ($)
per respondent \4\ cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1)
(3)
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FERC Form No. 2....................................... 92 1 92 1,629 149,868 $124,619
$124,619 $11,464,902
FERC Form No. 2A...................................... 66 1 66 253.39 16,724 19,384
$19,384 $1,279,366
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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: April 5, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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