[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25156-25157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10224]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC12-5-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-65, FERC-65A, 
and FERC-65B); Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 44 USC 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information 
collections Notification of Holding Company Status (FERC-65), Exemption 
Notification of Holding Company Status (FERC-65A), and Waiver 
Notification of Holding Company Status (FERC-65B) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection 
requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB 
and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as 
explained below. The Commission issued a Notice in the Federal Register 
(77 FR 8245, 02/14/2012) requesting public comments. FERC received no 
comments on the FERC-65, FERC-65A or FERC-65B and is making this 
notation in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 29, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB (identified by FERC-65, FERC-65A, 
and/or FERC-65B) should be sent via email to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be 
reached via telephone at 202-395-4718.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, identified by the Docket No. IC12-5-000, 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 email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
    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: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at 
[email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at 
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Titles: Notification of Holding Company Status (FERC-65), Exemption 
Notification of Holding Company Status (FERC-65A), and Waiver 
Notification of Holding Company Status (FERC-65B).
    OMB Control Nos.: 1902-0218 (FERC-65), 1902-0216 (FERC-65A), and 
1902-0217 (FERC-65B).
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-65, FERC-65A, and 
FERC-65B information collection requirements with no changes to the 
current reporting requirements.
    Abstract:

FERC-65 (Notification of Holding Company Status)

    The FERC-65 is a one-time informational filing outlined in the 
Commission's regulations at 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 366.4. 
The FERC-65 must be submitted within 30 days of becoming a holding 
company. The Commission does not require the information to be reported 
in a specific format. The filing consists of the name of the holding 
company, the name of public utilities, the name of natural gas 
companies in the holding company system, and the names of service 
companies. The Commission requires the filing to include the names of 
special-purpose subsidiaries (which provide non-power goods and 
services) and the names of all affiliates and subsidiaries (and their 
corporate interrelationship) to each other. Filings may be submitted in 
hardcopy or electronically through the Commission's eFiling system.

FERC-65A (Exemption Notification of Holding Company Status)

    While noting the previously outlined requirements of the FERC-65, 
the Commission has allowed for an exemption from the requirement of 
providing the Commission with a FERC-65 if the books, accounts, 
memoranda, and other records of any person are not relevant to the 
jurisdictional rates of a public utility or natural gas company; or if 
any class of transactions is not relevant to the

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jurisdictional rates of a public utility or natural gas company. 
Companies seeking this exemption file the FERC-65A. Commission 
regulations within 18 CFR 366.3 describe the criteria in more 
specificity.

FERC-65B (Waiver Notification of Holding Company Status)

    Entities may file a FERC-65B pursuant to the notification 
procedures contained in 18 CFR 366.4 to obtain a waiver from the 
requirement of providing the Commission with a FERC-65 if they meet the 
requirements in 18 CFR 366.3(c). Specifically, the Commission waives 
the requirement of providing it with a FERC 65 for any holding company 
with respect to one or more of the following: (1) Single-state holding 
company systems; (2) holding companies that own generating facilities 
that total 100 MW or less in size and are used fundamentally for their 
own load or for sales to affiliated end-users; or (3) investors in 
independent transmission-only companies. Filings may be made in 
hardcopy or electronically through the Commission's Web site.
    Type of Respondents: Holding company, Public utilities, natural gas 
companies, service companies.
    Estimate of Annual Burden:\1\ The Commission estimates the total 
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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    \1\ Burden 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, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.

  FERC-65, FERC-65A, and FERC-65B (IC12-5-000): Notification of Holding Company Status, Exemption Notification,
                                             and Waiver Notification
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden     Estimated
                                     Number of     responses per   Total number      hours per     total annual
                                    respondents     respondent     of responses      response     burden (hours)
                                             (A)             (B)     (A) x (B) =             (D)       (C) x (D)
                                                                             (C)
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FERC-65 Notification of Holding                8               1               8               3              24
 Company Status.................
FERC-65A Exemption Notification.               1               1               1               1               1
FERC-65B Waiver Notification....               0               1               0               1               0
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    1Total......................         \2\ N/A         \2\ N/A               9         \2\ N/A              25
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    The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $1,725.35. 
[25 hours / 2,080 \3\ hours/year = 0.01202 years * $143,540/year \4\ = 
$1,725.35]
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    \2\ Not applicable..
    \3\ 2,080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year).
    \4\ Average annual salary per employee in 2012.
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    The estimated annual cost of filing the FERC-65, FERC-65A, and 
FERC-65B per response is $191.71. [$1,725.35 / 9 responses = $191.71/
response]
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of 
information are 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 collections 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 collections of information on those 
who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: April 20, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-10224 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
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