[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 3289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-608]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM05-32-000]


Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and 
Enactment of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005; Notice of 
New Docket Prefixes ``HC'' and ``PH''

January 13, 2006.
    Notice is hereby given that new docket prefixes ``HC'' and ``PH'' 
have been established for certain filings under the Public Utility 
Holding Company Act of 2005.
    An ``HC'' docket prefix will be assigned to filings that, pursuant 
to 18 CFR 366.4(a), notify the Commission that a company meets the 
definition of a holding company. Thus, an ``HC'' docket prefix will be 
assigned to FERC-65 filings, ``Notification of Holding Company 
Status.''
    A ``PH'' docket prefix will be assigned to filings that, pursuant 
to 18 CFR 366.4(b)(1), (c)(1), seek exemption from the requirements of 
the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, or waiver of the 
Commission's regulations under the Public Utility Holding Company Act 
of 2005. Thus, a ``PH'' docket prefix will be assigned to FERC-65A 
filings, ``Exemption Notification,'' and to FERC-65B filings, ``Waiver 
Notification.''
    Petitions for declaratory order made pursuant to 18 CFR 
366.4(b)(2), (c)(2), however, will be assigned an ``EL'' docket prefix, 
as the Commission has traditionally done for petitions for declaratory 
orders under the Federal Power Act.
    The ``HC'' and ``PH'' docket prefix formats will be HCFY-NNN-000 
and PHFY-NNN-000, where ``FY'' is the fiscal year in which the 
proceeding commenced, and ``NNN'' is a sequential number. For ``HC'' 
filings, a single docket number will be assigned to all Notification of 
Holding Company Status filings made within a fiscal year. For example, 
``HC06-1-000'' will be assigned to all such filings made in fiscal year 
2006; ``HC07-1-000'' to all such filings made in fiscal year 2007. 
``PH'' filings, however, will be docketed individually.
    Filing guidelines for ``HC'' and ``PH'' filings are attached to 
this notice and will be posted on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/help/how-to.asp.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.

Filing Guidelines for ``HC'' and ``PH'' Filings Under the Public 
Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 and 18 CFR 366

FERC-65, Notification of Holding Company Status

    These notification filings should be submitted using the 
Commission's eFiling system. Do not include waiver or exemption 
notifications with these filings. The document you submit should 
include HC06-1-000 in the caption or heading of the document, for 
filings made on or before September 30, 2006. During the eFiling 
submission process:
    1. Select the filing type ``Production of Document.''
    2. On the Select Docket screen, enter HC06-1 in the docket number 
search block and select HC06-1-000 from the results.
    3. Before you browse, select, and attach the file, make sure that 
the file name is less than 25 characters and contains no spaces or 
special characters.
    4. On the Submission Description screen, edit the description by 
replacing ``Production of Document'' with ``Notification of Holding 
Company Status.''
    If you are unable to file electronically, you must submit an 
original and 14 paper copies of the filing to the address below. It is 
not necessary to include a form of notice for the Federal Register.

FERC-65A, Exemption Notification, and FERC-65B, Waiver Notification

    These filings must be submitted on paper at this time. The document 
you submit should include PH06------000 in the caption or heading of 
the document, for filings made on or before September 30, 2006.
    Submit an original and 14 copies of all ``PH'' filings, with a form 
of notice of the ``PH'' filing suitable for publication in the Federal 
Register on a 3\1/2\'' diskette, to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Forms of notice for ``PH'' exemption and waiver requests are 
available on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/not-form.asp.
    Please be advised that the United States Postal Service scans all 
documents addressed to the Commission with a heat-treatment process 
that may corrupt diskettes and render filings unusable. You are 
recommended to use express mail or courier delivery services.
[FR Doc. E6-608 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]
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