Review of Cost Submittals by Other Federal Agencies for Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act; Notice Requesting Questions and Comments on Fiscal Year 2019 Other Federal Agency Cost Submissions, 23955 [2020-09191]
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prepared in accordance with the
Commission’s USofA and related
regulations, and provide data that
enables the Commission to develop and
monitor cost-based rates, analyze costs
of different services and classes of
assets, and compare costs across lines of
business. The use of the USofA permits
natural gas companies to account for
similar transactions and events in a
consistent manner, and to communicate
those results to the Commission on a
periodic basis. Comparability of data
Information
collection
(FERC Form
No.)
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden & cost
per response
Total annual burden hours &
cost 5
Annual
cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1)*(2)=(3)
(4)
(3)*(4)=(5)
(5)÷(1)
1,671.66 hrs.; $133,733 ......
296 hrs.; $23,680 ................
167,166 hrs.; 13,373,280 ....
23,976 hrs.; 1,918,080 ........
100
81
1
1
100
81
133,733
23,680
figure in this column is rounded to the nearest dollar.
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 24, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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pipeline’s rates remain just and
reasonable, respond to Congressional
and outside inquires, and make
decisions in a timely manner.
Type of Respondent: Major and NonMajor Natural Gas Companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden 3: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 4 for the
information collection as shown in the
following table:
Number of
respondents
2 ...................
2–A ..............
5 Every
and financial statement analysis for a
particular entity from one period to the
next, or between entities, within the
same industry, would be difficult to
achieve if each company maintained its
own accounting records using dissimilar
accounting methods and classifications
to record similar transactions and
events.
In summary, without the information
collected in the forms, it would be
difficult for the Commission to ensure,
as required by the NGA, that a
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3 Burden is defined 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD20–3–000]
Review of Cost Submittals by Other
Federal Agencies for Administering
Part I of the Federal Power Act; Notice
Requesting Questions and Comments
on Fiscal Year 2019 Other Federal
Agency Cost Submissions
In its Order On Rehearing
Consolidating Administrative Annual
Charges Bill Appeals And Modifying
Annual Charges Billing Procedures, 109
FERC ¶ 61,040 (2004) (October 8 Order),
the Commission set forth an annual
process for Other Federal Agencies
(OFAs) to submit their costs related to
Administering Part I of the Federal
Power Act. Pursuant to the established
process, the Chief of Financial
Operations, Financial Management
Division, Office of the Executive
Director, on October 4, 2019, issued a
letter requesting the OFAs to submit
their costs by December 31, 2019 using
the OFA Cost Submission Form.
Upon receipt of the agency
submissions, the Commission posted
the information in eLibrary, and issued,
on March 12, 2020, a notice announcing
the date for a technical conference to
review the submitted costs. On March
26, 2020 the Commission held the
technical conference. Technical
conference transcripts, submitted cost
collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
4 The Commission staff believes the FERC FTE
(full-time equivalent) average cost for wages plus
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forms, and detailed supporting
documents are all available for review
under Docket No. AD20–3. These
documents are accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. At this time, the Commission
has suspended access to the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
due to the proclamation declaring a
National Emergency concerning the
Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19),
issued by the President on March 13,
2020. For assistance, contact the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Interested parties may file specific
questions and comments on the FY 2019
OFA cost submissions with the
Commission under Docket No. AD20–3,
no later than May 8, 2020. Once filed,
the Commission will forward the
questions and comments to the OFAs
for response.
Anyone with questions pertaining to
the technical conference or this notice
should contact Raven A. Rodriguez at
(202) 502–6276 (via email at
raven.rodriguez@ferc.gov).
Dated: April 24, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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benefits is representative of the corresponding cost
for the industry respondents.. Based upon the
FERC’s 2019 average cost for salary plus benefits,
the average hourly cost is $80/hour.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD20-3-000]
Review of Cost Submittals by Other Federal Agencies for
Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act; Notice Requesting
Questions and Comments on Fiscal Year 2019 Other Federal Agency Cost
Submissions
In its Order On Rehearing Consolidating Administrative Annual
Charges Bill Appeals And Modifying Annual Charges Billing Procedures,
109 FERC ] 61,040 (2004) (October 8 Order), the Commission set forth an
annual process for Other Federal Agencies (OFAs) to submit their costs
related to Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act. Pursuant to
the established process, the Chief of Financial Operations, Financial
Management Division, Office of the Executive Director, on October 4,
2019, issued a letter requesting the OFAs to submit their costs by
December 31, 2019 using the OFA Cost Submission Form.
Upon receipt of the agency submissions, the Commission posted the
information in eLibrary, and issued, on March 12, 2020, a notice
announcing the date for a technical conference to review the submitted
costs. On March 26, 2020 the Commission held the technical conference.
Technical conference transcripts, submitted cost forms, and detailed
supporting documents are all available for review under Docket No.
AD20-3. These documents are accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov,
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this
time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
Interested parties may file specific questions and comments on the
FY 2019 OFA cost submissions with the Commission under Docket No. AD20-
3, no later than May 8, 2020. Once filed, the Commission will forward
the questions and comments to the OFAs for response.
Anyone with questions pertaining to the technical conference or
this notice should contact Raven A. Rodriguez at (202) 502-6276 (via
email at [email protected]).
Dated: April 24, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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