60-day notice Issued

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. IC20-12-000]
COMMISSION INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES (FERC-73);
COMMENT REQUEST; EXTENSION
(April 10, 2020)
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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-73 (Oil Pipeline
Service Life Data).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due [INSERT DATE 60
DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC20-12-000) 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 e-mail at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone at:
(866) 208-3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.

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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
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at DataClearance@FERC.gov, and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Service Life Data
OMB Control No.: 1902-0019
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC Form No. 73 information collection
requirements with no changes to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission collects FERC Form No. 73 information as part of its
authority under the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. 60501, et al. FERC Form No. 73
contains necessary information for the review of oil pipeline companies’ proposed
depreciation rates, as regulated entities are required to provide service life data
illustrating the remaining physical life of an oil pipeline’s properties, in order to calculate
the company’s cost of service and its transportation rates to access customers. The
Commission implements these filing reviews under the purview of 18 CFR Part 357.3,
FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Data for Depreciation Analysis, and 18 CFR Part 347.
Parts 357.3 and 347 require an oil pipeline company to submit information under FERC
Form No. 73 when: (1) requesting approval for new or changed depreciation rates of an
oil pipeline; or (2) being directed by the Commission to file the service life data during an
investigation of its book depreciation rates.

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Type of Respondent: Oil pipeline companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden1: The Commission estimates the annual public reporting
burden for the information collection as below:
FERC Form No. 73, Oil Pipeline Service Life Data

Oil Pipelines
Undergoing
Investigation or
Review

Number of
Respondents
(1)
32

Annual
Number of
Responses per
Respondent
(2)
1

Total
Number of
Responses
(1)*(2)=(3)
323

Average
Burden &
Cost Per
Response2
(4)
40 hrs.;
$3,200

Total
Annual
Burden &
Total
Annual Cost
(3)*(4)=(5)
1,280 hrs.;
$102,400

Cost per
Respondent
($)
(5)÷(1)
$3,200

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

“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.
1

2

The Commission staff estimates the average cost in salary and benefits for the average
respondent based on the Commission’s 2019 average cost for salary plus benefits at
$80/hour.
3

The total number of responses entailing the submittal of a depreciation study in the past
three years was 96. The average response from those three years is 96/3years = 32
responses per year.

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collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

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