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1The 60-day notice published on November 9, 

2023, inadvertently contained a burden table that 

did not reflect 2023 updates. However, the 

estimates contained in the instant 30-day notice 

accurately reflect these updates. Parties should 

inform the Commission should they need 

additional time to respond to this notice beyond the 

30 days provided. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members, and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595, or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

n. Anyone may submit a protest or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 

385.211, and 385.214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests 

filed, but only those who file a motion 

to intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any protests or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified deadline date 

for the particular application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set 

forth in the heading the name of the 

applicant and the project number of the 

application to which the filing 

responds; (3) furnish the name, address, 

and telephone number of the person 

protesting or intervening; and (4) 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 

Agencies may obtain copies of the 

application directly from the applicant. 

A copy of any protest or motion to 

intervene must be served upon each 

representative of the applicant specified 

in the particular application. 

o. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. 

Issue Scoping Document 1 for 

comments—March 2024 

Hold Scoping Meeting—April 2024 

Scoping Document 1 comments due— 

May 2024 

Request Additional Information (if 

necessary)—June 2024 

Issue Scoping Document 2 (if 

necessary)—June 2024 

Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental 

Analysis—June 2024 

Dated: January 24, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01837 Filed 1–30–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC24–01–000] 

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), which will be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due March 1, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

FERC Form Nos. 2 and 2–A to OMB 

through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. 

Please identify the OMB Control 

Number (1902–0303) in the subject line 

of your comments. Comments should be 

sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. 

Please submit copies of your 

comments to the Commission. You may 

submit copies of 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, Secretary of the 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 20852. 

Instructions: OMB submissions must 

be formatted and filed in accordance 

with submission guidelines at 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Using the search function under the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ field, select 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 

click ‘‘submit,’’ and select ‘‘comment’’ 

to the right of the subject collection. 

FERC 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/ferconline/overview. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 

Sonneman may be reached by email at 

DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at 

(202) 502–6362. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No 

comments were received on the 60-day 

notice published on November 9, 2023 

at 88 FR 77297.1

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 Nos.: 1902–0028, 1902– 

0030. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC Form Nos. 2 and 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, 717i, and 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 


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2See 18 CFR part 201 (Uniform System of 

Accounts Prescribed for Natural Gas Companies 

Subject to the Provisions of the Natural Gas Act). 

3Burden 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. 

4The 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. 

5Every figure in this column is rounded to the 

nearest dollar. 

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 (USofA).2 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 exceed 

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, 

Statement of 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: 3 The 

Commission estimates the annual public 

reporting burden and cost 4 for the 

information collection as shown in the 

following table: 

RENEWAL FOR FERC FORM NOS. 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) 5

2 .................... 106 1 106 1,643 hrs.; $157,728 174,158 hrs.; 

$16,719,168.

157,728 

2–A ................ 78 1 78 267 hrs.; $25,632 ..... 20,826 hrs.; 

$1,999,296.

25,632 

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. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: January 24, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01841 Filed 1–30–24; 8:45 am] 

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