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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–1–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC Form Nos. 2 and 2–A;
Comment Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC
Form No. 2 (Annual Report for Major
Natural Gas Companies) and FERC Form
No. 2–A (Annual Report for Non-Major
Natural Gas Companies).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due January 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC24–01–000) by one of the following
methods:
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:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD
20852.
Instructions: All 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).
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 DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
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Title: FERC Form No. 2, Annual
Report for Major Natural Gas
Companies; OMB Control No. 1902–
0028.
FERC Form No. 2–A, Annual Report
for Non-Major Natural Gas Companies;
OMB Control No. 1902–0030.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0028, 1902–
0030.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC Form No. 2 and FERC Form
No. 2–A information collection
requirements without a change to the
current reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Abstract: Pursuant to sections 8, 10
and 14 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA),
(15 U.S.C. 717g–717m), the Commission
is authorized to conduct investigations
and collect and record data, and to
prescribe rules and regulations
concerning accounts, records and
memoranda as necessary or appropriate
for purposes of administering the NGA.
The Commission may prescribe a
system of accounts for jurisdictional
companies and, after notice and
opportunity for hearing, may determine
the accounts in which particular outlays
and receipts will be entered, charged or
credited.
The Commission collects FERC Form
Nos. 2 and 2–A information as
prescribed in 18 CFR 260.1 and 18 CFR
260.2. These forms provide information
concerning a company’s current
performance, compiled using the
Commission’s Uniform System of
Account (USoA).1 FERC Form No. 2 is
filed by ‘‘Major’’ natural gas companies
that have combined natural gas
transported or stored for a fee that
exceeds 50 million Dekatherms in each
of the three previous calendar years.
FERC Form No. 2–A is filed by ‘‘NonMajor’’ natural gas companies that do
not meet the filing threshold for the
FERC Form No. 2, but have total gas
sales or volume transactions that
exceeds 200,000 Dekatherms in each of
the three previous calendar years.
The forms provide information
concerning a company’s financial and
operational information. 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
1 See 18 CFR part 201 (Uniform System of
Accounts Prescribed for Natural Gas Companies
Subject to the Provisions of the Natural Gas Act).
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transported; account balances for
various operating and maintenance
expenses; selected plant cost data; and
other information.
The information collected assists the
Commission in the administration of its
jurisdictional responsibilities and is
used by Commission staff, state
regulatory agencies, customers, financial
analysts 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. The
information is made available to the
public, interveners and all interested
parties to assist in the proceedings
before the Commission. For financial
information to be useful to the
Commission, it must be understandable,
relevant, reliable and timely. The Form
Nos. 2 and 2–A financial statements are
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
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 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: 2 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 3 for the
2 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
collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
3 The Commission staff believes the FERC FTE
(full-time equivalent) average cost for wages plus
benefits is representative of the corresponding cost
for the industry respondents. Based upon the
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information collection as shown in the
following table:
RENEWAL FOR FERC FORM 2 AND 2A
Information collection
(FERC form No.)
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number of
responses
Average burden &
cost per response
Total annual burden
hours & cost
Annual
cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1) 4
2 ........................................
100
1
100
2–A ....................................
81
1
81
On July 12, 2023, Jupiter Pumped
Storage 1, 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 Mineral Run Pumped Storage
Project (Mineral Run Project or project)
to be located in Cambria County,
Pennsylvania. 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
owned by others without the owners’
express permission.
The proposed Mineral Run Project
would consist of the following: (1) a
new 9,400-foot-long, 85-foot-high rockfilled embankment dike forming an
upper reservoir having a surface area of
120 acres and a total storage capacity of
approximately 9,840 acre-feet at a
normal maximum water surface
elevation of 2,282 feet above mean sea
level (msl); (2) a new 15,200-foot-long,
85-foot-high rock-filled embankment
dike forming a lower reservoir having a
total storage capacity of approximately
9,840 acre-feet at a normal maximum
water surface elevation of 2,062 feet
msl; (3) a 32-foot-diameter, 100-footlong vertical tunnel and a 32-footdiameter, 4,500-foot-long horizontal
tunnel and/or penstock connecting the
upper and lower reservoirs; (4) a 120foot-wide, 600-foot-long powerhouse
containing six reversible turbinegenerator units with a total rated
capacity of 208 megawatts; (5) a new
pump station along the eastern bank of
Saltlick Run to convey water through a
1,300-foot-long, 2-foot-diameter steel
conduit to the lower reservoir; (6) a 1.7mile-long, 230-kilovolt transmission
line connecting the project to an
existing substation; and (7) appurtenant
facilities. Initial fill and make-up water
for the project would come from Saltlick
Run. The proposed project would have
an annual generation of 607,000
megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Nate Sandvig, Rye
Development, LLC, 830 NE Holladay
Street, Portland, OR 97232; phone: 503–
309–2496.
FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury;
phone: (202) 502–6736.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
FERC’s 2023 average cost for salary plus benefits,
the average hourly cost is $96/hour.
4 Every 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: November 3, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 15319–000]
Jupiter Pumped Storage 1, LLC; Notice
of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
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$160,479.36.
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167,166 hrs.;
$16,047,936.
23,976 hrs.;
$2,301,696.
$160,479,36
$28,416
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
and competing applications 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 to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–15319–000.
More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, can
be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of the Commission’s website at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(P–15319) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: November 2, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-1-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form Nos. 2
and 2-A; Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC Form No. 2 (Annual Report for Major
Natural Gas Companies) and FERC Form No. 2-A (Annual Report for Non-
Major Natural Gas Companies).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due January 8,
2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments (identified by Docket No. IC24-
01-000) by one of the following methods:
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:
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (including courier) delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All 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).
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], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form No. 2, Annual Report for Major Natural Gas
Companies; OMB Control No. 1902-0028.
FERC Form No. 2-A, Annual Report for Non-Major Natural Gas
Companies; OMB Control No. 1902-0030.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0028, 1902-0030.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC Form No. 2 and
FERC Form No. 2-A information collection requirements without a change
to the current reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Abstract: Pursuant to sections 8, 10 and 14 of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA), (15 U.S.C. 717g-717m), the Commission is authorized to conduct
investigations and collect and record data, and to prescribe rules and
regulations concerning accounts, records and memoranda as necessary or
appropriate for purposes of administering the NGA. The Commission may
prescribe a system of accounts for jurisdictional companies and, after
notice and opportunity for hearing, may determine the accounts in which
particular outlays and receipts will be entered, charged or credited.
The Commission collects FERC Form Nos. 2 and 2-A information as
prescribed in 18 CFR 260.1 and 18 CFR 260.2. These forms provide
information concerning a company's current performance, compiled using
the Commission's Uniform System of Account (USoA).\1\ FERC Form No. 2
is filed by ``Major'' natural gas companies that have combined natural
gas transported or stored for a fee that exceeds 50 million Dekatherms
in each of the three previous calendar years. FERC Form No. 2-A is
filed by ``Non-Major'' natural gas companies that do not meet the
filing threshold for the FERC Form No. 2, but have total gas sales or
volume transactions that exceeds 200,000 Dekatherms in each of the
three previous calendar years.
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\1\ See 18 CFR part 201 (Uniform System of Accounts Prescribed
for Natural Gas Companies Subject to the Provisions of the Natural
Gas Act).
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The forms provide information concerning a company's financial and
operational information. 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 assists the Commission in the
administration of its jurisdictional responsibilities and is used by
Commission staff, state regulatory agencies, customers, financial
analysts 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. The
information is made available to the public, interveners and all
interested parties to assist in the proceedings before the Commission.
For financial information to be useful to the Commission, it must be
understandable, relevant, reliable and timely. The Form Nos. 2 and 2-A
financial statements are 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 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 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 Non-Major Natural Gas Companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost \3\ for the
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\2\ 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
collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\3\ The Commission staff believes the FERC FTE (full-time
equivalent) average cost for wages plus benefits is representative
of the corresponding cost for the industry respondents. Based upon
the FERC's 2023 average cost for salary plus benefits, the average
hourly cost is $96/hour.
\4\ Every figure in this column is rounded to the nearest
dollar.
Renewal for FERC Form 2 and 2A
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Annual number Annual cost
Information collection (FERC Number of of responses Total number of Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours per respondent
form No.) respondents per respondent responses response & cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)....................... (3) * (4) = (5)......... (5) / (1) \4\
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2............................. 100 1 100 1,671.66 hrs.; $160,479.36 167,166 hrs.; $16,047,936 $160,479,36
2-A........................... 81 1 81 296 hrs.; $28,416......... 23,976 hrs.; $2,301,696.. $28,416
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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: November 3, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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