Application for Sale, Lease or Disposition, Merger or Consolidation of Facilities or for Purchase or Acquisition of Securities

Forms and Documents

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IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
23026	Application for Sale, Lease or Disposition, Merger or Consolidation of Facilities or for Purchase or Acquisition of Securities	Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0082	ICR Reference No: 200410-1902-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200011-1902-001
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Sale, Lease or Disposition, Merger or Consolidation of Facilities or for Purchase or Acquisition of Securities
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/03/2004
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/25/2004
Terms of Clearance: OMB approves this collection for three years. It is OMB's understanding that the significant drop in burden hours in this collection is due to a reduction in the number of complex merger applications processed by FERC. However, should the agency receive a complex merger application in the next three years, the agency shall submit a change worksheet to OMB reflecting the additional burden.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2007	12/31/2007	12/31/2004
Responses	134	0	1
Time Burden (Hours)	52,930	0	108,199
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,141,000	0	1,241,000

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Abstract: FERC-519 information issued by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Section 203 of the Federal Power Act. Under Section 203 of the FPA, FERC must review proposed mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of jurisdictional facilities of public utilities, if the value of the facilities exceeds $50,000 and must approve these transactions if they are consistent with the public interest. Section 203 authorizes the Commission to grant approval for transactions in which a public utility dispose of jurisdictional facilities, merges such facilities with the facilities owned by another person or acquires the facilities....

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Sale, Lease or Disposition, Merger or Consolidation of Facilities or for Purchase or Acquisition of Securities	FERC-519

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	134	1	0	133	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	52,930	108,199	0	-55,269	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,141,000	1,241,000	0	4,900,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/25/2004

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