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accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
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appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
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and interventions in lieu of paper using
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proceedings should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on December 12, 2022.
Dated: November 15, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14867–003]
Scott’s Mill Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Technical Conference
On Thursday, December 1, 2022,
Commission staff will hold a technical
conference to provide clarification to
Scott’s Mill Hydro, LLC regarding
deficiencies in the final license
application and additional information
needs identified by Commission staff for
the proposed Scott’s Mill Hydroelectric
Project No. 14867.1
The technical conference will begin at
9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The
conference will be held at the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
headquarters building located at 888 1st
Street NE, Washington, DC, and will
include teleconference capabilities.
Discussion topics for the technical
conference are included in Appendix A.
All local, state, and federal agencies,
Indian tribes, and other interested
parties are invited to participate. There
will be no transcript of the conference,
but a summary of the meeting will be
prepared for the project record. If you
are interested in participating in the
meeting you must contact Jody Callihan
at (202) 502–8278 or jody.callihan@
ferc.gov by November 28, 2022 to
receive specific instructions on how to
participate.
Dated: November 15, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–25559 Filed 11–22–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–34–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities; (FERC–550); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
SUMMARY:
1 Commission staff’s letter identifying
deficiencies and requesting additional information
is available at: https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/
docinfo?accession_number=20221020-3051.
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Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
550 (Oil Pipeline Rates—Tariff Filings
and Depreciation Studies), which will
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review. The Commission received no
comments on the 60 Day Notice.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–550 to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
1902–0089 (Oil Pipeline Rates—Tariff
Filings and Depreciation Studies) in the
subject line. Your comments should be
sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC22–34–000 and FERC–550) to the
Commission as noted below. Electronic
filing through https://www.ferc.gov is
preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery:
D Mail via U.S. Postal Service only,
addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
D Hand (including courier) delivery to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD
20852.
Please reference the specific
collection number(s) (FERC–550) and/or
title(s) (Oil Pipeline Rates—Tariff
Filings and Depreciation Studies) in
your comments.
Instructions: OMB submissions must
be formatted and filed in accordance
with submission guidelines at:
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Using the search function under the
‘‘Currently Under Review field,’’ select
‘‘Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission,’’ click ‘‘submit,’’ and
select ‘‘comment’’ to the right of the
subject collection. FERC submissions
must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines
at: https://www.ferc.gov. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by email at ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at (866) 208–3676
(toll-free).
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Ellen Brown
may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–550, Oil Pipeline Rates—
Tariff Filings and Depreciation Studies.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0089.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–550 information collection
requirements with no revisions to the
collection, but with adjustments in the
burden estimates.
Abstract: FERC–550 is required to
assist the Commission in implementing
the duties and powers that were vested
on October 1, 1977, in the Interstate
Commerce Commission (49 U.S.C.
60502). The Commission’s regulatory
jurisdiction over oil pipelines includes:
• Regulation of rates and practices of
oil pipeline companies engaged in
interstate transportation;
• Establishment of equal service
conditions to provide shippers with
equal access to pipeline transportation;
and
• Establishment of reasonable rates
for transporting petroleum and
petroleum products by pipeline.
Oil Pipeline Tariffs and Rates
The filing requirements for oil
pipeline tariffs and rates 1 put in place
by the FERC–550 data collection
provide the Commission with the
information it needs to analyze
proposed tariffs, rates, fares, and charges
of oil pipelines and other carriers in
connection with the transportation of
crude oil and petroleum products.
Specifically, these filings typically
include indexing, market-based rates, or
initial rate filings. The Commission uses
this information to determine whether
the proposed tariffs and rates are just
and reasonable.
The Commission’s regulations at 18
CFR parts 341 through 348 provide that
letters of transmittal must describe the
filings and explain any changes to the
carrier’s rates, rules, terms or conditions
of service; state if a waiver is being
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requested, and specify the statute,
section, regulation, policy, or order
requested to be waived; and identify the
tariffs supplemental numbers, or tariff
sections and the proposed effective date
of the tariff publication. The letter of
transmittal must certify that the filing
has been sent to each subscriber of the
tariff publication. A carrier may file to
amend or modify a tariff contained in a
tariff filing at any time during the
pendency of the filing. Carriers must
cancel tariffs when the service or
transportation movement is terminated.
If the service in connection with the
tariff is no longer in interstate
commerce, the tariff publication must
state so. Whenever the tariff of a carrier
on file with the Commission is to be
adopted by another carrier as a result of
an acquisition, merger, or name change,
the succeeding company must file with
the Commission, and post within 30
days after such succession, the tariff, or
portion thereof, that has been adopted
in the electronic format required by
§ 341.1 bearing the name of the
successor company.
Oil Pipeline Depreciation Studies
The Commission’s regulation at 18
CFR 347.1 provides that oil pipelines
must file material to support requests
for newly established or changed
property account depreciation studies. It
requires an applicant to file
electronically, and the transmittal letter
must give a general description of the
change in depreciation rates, certify that
the transmittal also has been sent to
each shipper and to each subscriber,
and state if there are no subscribers. The
proposed depreciation rates being
established must be used until they are
either accepted or modified by the
Commission. Rates in effect at the time
of the proposed revision must continue
to be used until the proposed revised
rates are approved or modified by the
Commission. The oil pipeline must
provide information in sufficient detail
to fully explain and justify the proposed
rates. Modifications, additions, and
deletions to data elements should be
made to reflect the individual
circumstances of the carrier’s properties
and operations.
Type of Respondent: Oil Pipelines.
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Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
burden related to this collection now
includes a new line item, Depreciation
Studies, which is currently approved by
OMB under the FERC collection FERC–
550 (1902–0089), but historically was
combined with other requirements
outlined in 18 CFR parts 341 through
348. Depreciation studies are required if
an oil pipeline seeks to modify the
depreciation rates they have in their
existing tariffs. Since these filings are
submitted only for pipelines seeking
modification and are not as common
(<10% of filings) than other reporting
requirements such as indexing. Staff is
correcting the estimates by adding a
new line item specific to depreciation
studies. Based on recent experience
with this collection, staff estimates that
approximately 22 respondents will file
a depreciation study each year. By
separating depreciation studies from
tariff filings, this adjustment will
allocate 880 total burden hours to the
depreciation studies line item now
being added.
In another adjustment, the number of
hours for Oil Rates and Tariff Filings
will decrease from 7.8 hours to 7 hours
per respondent due to the hour
allocation going to the second line
(Depreciation Studies) in the table
below. Additionally, since the previous
renewal, the number of respondents to
Oil Rates and Tariff filings also
increased from 219 to 258 based on the
number of filings received by the
Commission. The overall revised burden
estimates result to an increase of 61
respondents from 219 to 280, 86
responses from 710 to 796, and 760
hours from 5,538 to 6,298.
The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost 3 for
the FERC–550 information collection as
follows:
2 ‘‘Burden’’ is 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, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
3 The Commission staff thinks that the hourly cost
(for wages and benefits) for industry staff
completing the FERC–550 is similar to the cost of
FERC employees. FERC staff estimates that industry
costs for salary plus benefits are similar to
Commission costs. The cost figure is the FY2022
FERC average annual salary plus benefits
($188,992/year or $91/hour).
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FERC–550—OIL PIPELINE RATES—TARIFF FILINGS AND DEPRECIATION STUDIES
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses 4
Average burden
hrs. & cost ($)
per response
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
($)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1)* (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Oil Rates and Tariff
Filings.
Depreciation 5 Studies.
Total ..................
258
3
774
7 hrs.; $637 .............
5,418 hrs.; $493,038 ................
$1,911
22
1
22
40 hrs.; $3,640 ........
880 hrs.; $80,080 .....................
3,640
280
........................
796
.................................
6,298 hrs.; $573,118 ................
....................
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: November 16, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 5867–054]
Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice
Soliciting Scoping Comments
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 5867–054.
c. Date filed: September 29, 2021.
d. Applicant: Alice Falls Hydro, LLC
(Alice Falls Hydro).
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figure is rounded.
Studies previously was included
under Oil Rates and Tariff Filings in the OMB
inventory under OMB Control No. 1902–0089.
However, for a more accurate estimate of burden a
new row was added for Depreciation Studies (18
CFR 347.1). This new row will properly account for
the differences in burden hours and type of filing
with the Oil Rates and Tariff filings (18 CFR Parts
341 through 348).
e. Name of Project: Alice Falls
Hydroelectric Project (Alice Falls
Project or project).
f. Location: The existing project is
located on the Ausable River in the
Town of Chesterfield, Clinton and Essex
Counties, New York. The project does
not occupy federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jody Smet, Vice
President, Regulatory Affairs, Eagle
Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 7315
Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814; (804) 739–
0654 or jody.smet@eaglecreekre.com.
i. FERC Contact: Chris Millard at
(202) 502–8256, or email at
christopher.millard@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing scoping
comments: December 17, 2022.1
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file scoping
comments using the Commission’s
eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/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 via U. S. Postal
Service to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions
sent via any other carrier must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
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1 The Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure provide that if a deadline falls on a
Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or other day when the
Commission is closed for business, the deadline
does not end until the close of business on the next
business day. 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2). Because the
30-day deadline falls on a Saturday (i.e., December
17, 2022), the deadline is extended until the close
of business on Monday, December 19, 2022.
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Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings
must clearly identify the project name
and docket number on the first page:
Alice Falls Hydroelectric Project (P–
5867–054).
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The project consists of: (1) a stone
masonry dam, 88 feet long and 63 feet
high; (2) a 110-foot-long section of rock
ledge adjacent to the dam with 2.5-foothigh pipe-supported flashboards; (3) a
reservoir with a surface area of 4.8 acres
at the normal water surface elevation of
350 feet; 2 (4) a 110-foot-wide, 150-footlong intake structure with a 41-footwide by 14-foot-high trash rack opening
and fitted with a trash rack with 1-inch
clear bar spacing; (5) a divided, 45-footlong, reinforced concrete penstock,
where the Unit 1 penstock is 18 feet
wide by 12 feet high and the Unit 2
penstock is 10 feet wide by 12 feet high;
(6) a powerhouse, approximately 34 feet
wide and 26 feet long, containing two
turbine-generator units of 1.5 megawatts
(Unit 1) and 0.6 megawatt (Unit 2); (7)
a substation, 51 feet wide and 88 feet
long; (8) a 745-foot-long, 5-kilovolt (kV)
buried generator lead and a 700-footlong, 46-kV buried transmission line;
and (9) appurtenant facilities.
The project is operated in a run-ofriver mode, whereby outflow from the
project approximates inflow. Project
operation occurs remotely in an
automatic control mode using a
2 Elevation data are presented using the National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC22-34-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities; (FERC-550); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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-550 (Oil Pipeline Rates--Tariff Filings
and Depreciation Studies), which will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The Commission received no
comments on the 60 Day Notice.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 23,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-550 to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number 1902-0089 (Oil Pipeline Rates--Tariff
Filings and Depreciation Studies) in the subject line. Your comments
should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No.
IC22-34-000 and FERC-550) to the Commission as noted below. Electronic
filing through https://www.ferc.gov is preferred.
Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery:
[ssquf] Mail via U.S. Postal Service only, addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[ssquf] Hand (including courier) delivery to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Please reference the specific collection number(s) (FERC-550) and/
or title(s) (Oil Pipeline Rates--Tariff Filings and Depreciation
Studies) in your comments.
Instructions: OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Using the search function under the ``Currently Under Review
field,'' select ``Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,'' click
``submit,'' and select ``comment'' to the right of the subject
collection. FERC submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance
with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at
[email protected], or by phone at (866) 208-3676 (toll-free).
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected] and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-550, Oil Pipeline Rates--Tariff Filings and
Depreciation Studies.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0089.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-550 information
collection requirements with no revisions to the collection, but with
adjustments in the burden estimates.
Abstract: FERC-550 is required to assist the Commission in
implementing the duties and powers that were vested on October 1, 1977,
in the Interstate Commerce Commission (49 U.S.C. 60502). The
Commission's regulatory jurisdiction over oil pipelines includes:
Regulation of rates and practices of oil pipeline
companies engaged in interstate transportation;
Establishment of equal service conditions to provide
shippers with equal access to pipeline transportation; and
Establishment of reasonable rates for transporting
petroleum and petroleum products by pipeline.
Oil Pipeline Tariffs and Rates
The filing requirements for oil pipeline tariffs and rates \1\ put
in place by the FERC-550 data collection provide the Commission with
the information it needs to analyze proposed tariffs, rates, fares, and
charges of oil pipelines and other carriers in connection with the
transportation of crude oil and petroleum products. Specifically, these
filings typically include indexing, market-based rates, or initial rate
filings. The Commission uses this information to determine whether the
proposed tariffs and rates are just and reasonable.
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\1\ 18 CFR parts 341 through 348.
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The Commission's regulations at 18 CFR parts 341 through 348
provide that letters of transmittal must describe the filings and
explain any changes to the carrier's rates, rules, terms or conditions
of service; state if a waiver is being requested, and specify the
statute, section, regulation, policy, or order requested to be waived;
and identify the tariffs supplemental numbers, or tariff sections and
the proposed effective date of the tariff publication. The letter of
transmittal must certify that the filing has been sent to each
subscriber of the tariff publication. A carrier may file to amend or
modify a tariff contained in a tariff filing at any time during the
pendency of the filing. Carriers must cancel tariffs when the service
or transportation movement is terminated. If the service in connection
with the tariff is no longer in interstate commerce, the tariff
publication must state so. Whenever the tariff of a carrier on file
with the Commission is to be adopted by another carrier as a result of
an acquisition, merger, or name change, the succeeding company must
file with the Commission, and post within 30 days after such
succession, the tariff, or portion thereof, that has been adopted in
the electronic format required by Sec. 341.1 bearing the name of the
successor company.
Oil Pipeline Depreciation Studies
The Commission's regulation at 18 CFR 347.1 provides that oil
pipelines must file material to support requests for newly established
or changed property account depreciation studies. It requires an
applicant to file electronically, and the transmittal letter must give
a general description of the change in depreciation rates, certify that
the transmittal also has been sent to each shipper and to each
subscriber, and state if there are no subscribers. The proposed
depreciation rates being established must be used until they are either
accepted or modified by the Commission. Rates in effect at the time of
the proposed revision must continue to be used until the proposed
revised rates are approved or modified by the Commission. The oil
pipeline must provide information in sufficient detail to fully explain
and justify the proposed rates. Modifications, additions, and deletions
to data elements should be made to reflect the individual circumstances
of the carrier's properties and operations.
Type of Respondent: Oil Pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The burden related to this
collection now includes a new line item, Depreciation Studies, which is
currently approved by OMB under the FERC collection FERC-550 (1902-
0089), but historically was combined with other requirements outlined
in 18 CFR parts 341 through 348. Depreciation studies are required if
an oil pipeline seeks to modify the depreciation rates they have in
their existing tariffs. Since these filings are submitted only for
pipelines seeking modification and are not as common (<10% of filings)
than other reporting requirements such as indexing. Staff is correcting
the estimates by adding a new line item specific to depreciation
studies. Based on recent experience with this collection, staff
estimates that approximately 22 respondents will file a depreciation
study each year. By separating depreciation studies from tariff
filings, this adjustment will allocate 880 total burden hours to the
depreciation studies line item now being added.
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\2\ ``Burden'' is 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, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
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In another adjustment, the number of hours for Oil Rates and Tariff
Filings will decrease from 7.8 hours to 7 hours per respondent due to
the hour allocation going to the second line (Depreciation Studies) in
the table below. Additionally, since the previous renewal, the number
of respondents to Oil Rates and Tariff filings also increased from 219
to 258 based on the number of filings received by the Commission. The
overall revised burden estimates result to an increase of 61
respondents from 219 to 280, 86 responses from 710 to 796, and 760
hours from 5,538 to 6,298.
The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden and
cost \3\ for the FERC-550 information collection as follows:
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\3\ The Commission staff thinks that the hourly cost (for wages
and benefits) for industry staff completing the FERC-550 is similar
to the cost of FERC employees. FERC staff estimates that industry
costs for salary plus benefits are similar to Commission costs. The
cost figure is the FY2022 FERC average annual salary plus benefits
($188,992/year or $91/hour).
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FERC-550--Oil Pipeline Rates--Tariff Filings and Depreciation Studies
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Annual number Total number Total annual burden Cost per
Number of of responses of responses Average burden hrs. & hours & total annual respondent
respondents per respondent \4\ cost ($) per response cost ($) ($)
(1) (2) (1)* (2) = (3) (4)...................... (3) * (4) = (5)......... (5) / (1)
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Oil Rates and Tariff Filings.......... 258 3 774 7 hrs.; $637............. 5,418 hrs.; $493,038.... $1,911
Depreciation \5\ Studies.............. 22 1 22 40 hrs.; $3,640.......... 880 hrs.; $80,080....... 3,640
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Total............................. 280 .............. 796 ......................... 6,298 hrs.; $573,118.... ...........
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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\ This figure is rounded.
\5\ Depreciation Studies previously was included under Oil Rates
and Tariff Filings in the OMB inventory under OMB Control No. 1902-
0089. However, for a more accurate estimate of burden a new row was
added for Depreciation Studies (18 CFR 347.1). This new row will
properly account for the differences in burden hours and type of
filing with the Oil Rates and Tariff filings (18 CFR Parts 341
through 348).
Dated: November 16, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-25464 Filed 11-22-22; 8:45 am]
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