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OMB Control No:
1902-0206
ICR Reference No:
202202-1902-010
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201905-1902-003
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC Form 6-Q
Title:
FERC Form No. 6-Q, Quarterly Report of Oil Pipeline Companies
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
08/31/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/08/2022
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. Following approval of this combined package, FERC will submit a request to discontinue FERC Form 6QT as that temporary information collection is now merged with FERC Form 6Q.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
08/31/2025
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2022
Responses
786
0
732
Time Burden (Hours)
117,900
0
109,800
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Interstate Commerce Act (ICA) authorizes the Commission to make investigations, collect, and record data in order to carry out certain necessary and useful provisions. The information collected from oil pipeline companies under the requirements of the FERC Form No. 6-Q provide the Commission the ability to implement the statutory provisions of the ICA including the authority to prescribe rules, regulations concerning accounts, records, memoranda as necessary. The ICA also allows the Commission to prescribe a system of accounts for jurisdictional companies and (after notice) and opportunity for hearing to determine the accounts in which particular outlays and receipts can be entered, charged, or credited. The financial accounting and reporting provides needed information concerning a FERC Form No. 6-Q company’s past performance and its future prospects. Without reliable financial statements (prepared in accordance with the Commission’s Uniform Systems of Accounts), the Commission would be unable to accurately determine the costs that related to a particular time period, service, or line of business. Additionally, it would be more difficult for the Commission to determine if a certain entity was previously provided the opportunity to recover its costs via rates or to compare how the financial performance of one regulated entity relates to another. The FERC Form No. 6-Q assists the Commission in overseeing and policing the regulated oil pipeline markets to assist in enforcing the ICA.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
49 USC Sections 1, 20, 54
Name of Law: Interstate Commerce Act
PL:
Pub.L. 103 - 272 60101
Name of Law: Public Law 103-272 103rd Congress
US Code:
42 USC 701
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 67052
11/24/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 20838
04/08/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
FERC Form No. 6-Q, Quarterly Report of Oil Pipeline Companies
6Q
Quarterly Financial Report
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
786
732
0
0
54
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
117,900
109,800
0
0
8,100
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The increase of 54 responses (from 732 to 786) for the FERC Form No. 6-Q is due to normal fluctuations in the industry (e.g., companies merging, splitting, entering in to and exiting the industry). There are no program changes or changes to the reporting or recordkeeping requirements. However, since the transition to XBRL has been completed the costs of developing and implementing new processes are no longer applicable, thus those costs have been removed.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$87,341
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Christopher Kozler 734 239-3294 christopher.kozler@ferc.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
04/08/2022
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