[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17420-17421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07241]
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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: http://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: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at [email protected], 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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], 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 http://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.
[FR Doc. 2017-07241 Filed 4-10-17; 8:45 am]
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