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1See 18 CFR part 201 (Uniform System of 

Accounts Prescribed for Natural Gas Companies 

Subject to the Provisions of the Natural Gas Act). 

2Burden 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. 

3The 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 

Continued 

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. 

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: 

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. 

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 ‘‘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 

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 


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FERC’s 2023 average cost for salary plus benefits, 

the average hourly cost is $96/hour. 

4Every figure in this column is rounded to the 

nearest dollar. 

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 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 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24832 Filed 11–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

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 

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 120- 

foot-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 1.7- 

mile-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 

(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 http://

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 http://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 

http://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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24733 Filed 11–8–23; 8:45 am] 

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