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comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. IC12–5–000]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 USC
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collections, FERC–65, FERC–65A, and
FERC–65B (Notification of Holding
Company Status, Exemption
Notification of Holding Company
Status, and Waiver Notification of
Holding Company Status).
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due April 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by 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/submissionguide.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
SUMMARY:

Title: 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 No.: 1902–0218 (FERC–
65), 1902–0216 (FERC–65A), and 1902–
0217 (FERC–65B).1
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
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 transmissiononly companies. Filings may be made in
hardcopy or electronically through the
Commission’s Web site.
Type of Respondents: Public utility
companies, natural gas companies,
electric wholesale generators, foreign
utility holding companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden 2: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

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FERC–65, FERC–65A, AND FERC–65B (IC12–5–000): NOTIFICATION OF HOLDING COMPANY STATUS, EXEMPTION
NOTIFICATION, AND WAIVER NOTIFICATION
Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total number of
responses

Average burden
hours per
response

Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)

(A)

(B)

(A) × (B) = (C)

(D)

(C) × (D)

FERC–65 Notification of Holding Company
Status ...........................................................
FERC–65A Exemption Notification ..................
1 In conjunction with the renewal process, the
Commission intends to request OMB approval to
combine all three collections under one OMB
Control Number. This should simplify the FERC

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administrative burden of processing these
information collection requirements.
2 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to

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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 CFR 1320.3.

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FERC–65, FERC–65A, AND FERC–65B (IC12–5–000): NOTIFICATION OF HOLDING COMPANY STATUS, EXEMPTION
NOTIFICATION, AND WAIVER NOTIFICATION—Continued
Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total number of
responses

Average burden
hours per
response

Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)

(A)

(B)

(A) × (B) = (C)

(D)

(C) × (D)

FERC–65B Waiver Notification ........................
Total ..........................................................

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $1,725.35. [25
hours ÷ 2080 4 hours/year = 0.01202
years * $143,540/year 5 = $1,725.35]
The estimated annual cost of filing the
FERC–65, FERC–65A, and FERC–65B
per response is $191.71. [$1725.31 ÷ 9
responses = $191.71/response]
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: February 8, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–3407 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 349–173]

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Alabama Power Company; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
and Conditions, and Preliminary
Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
3 Not

applicable.
hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year).
5 Average annual salary per employee.
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a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 349–173.
c. Date filed: June 8, 2011.
d. Applicant: Alabama Power
Company (Alabama Power)
e. Name of Project: Martin Dam
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing Martin Dam
Project is located on the Tallapoosa
River in northeast Alabama, in
Tallapoosa, Coosa, and Elmore
Counties, Alabama, near the cities of
Alexander City and Dadeville, Alabama.
The project occupied 1.36 acres of
federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r)
h. Applicant Contacts: Theodore J.
McCullough, Senior Vice President and
Senior Production Officer, Alabama
Power Company, 600 North 18th Street,
P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291,
telephone (205) 257–8180; James F.
Crew, Manager, Hydro Services,
Alabama Power Company, 600 North
18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham,
AL 35291, telephone (205) 257–4265.
i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams,
(202) 502–8087 or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance
date of this notice; reply comments are
due 105 days from the issuance date of
this notice.
Motions to intervene, protests,
comments, recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and
preliminary fishway prescriptions may
be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site 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,

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please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and seven copies to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. Project Description: The existing
Martin Dam Project is located at river
mile 420.0 on the Tallapoosa River near
the cities of Alexander City and
Dadeville, Alabama. Martin dam
impounds about 31 miles of the
Tallapoosa River, forming Martin
reservoir (or Lake Martin), a 41,150-acre
reservoir with (a) 880 miles of shoreline,
(b) a gross storage capacity of 1,622,000
acre-feet, and (c) active storage of
1,381,077 acre-feet at a 45.5-foot
drawdown.
The Martin Dam Project consists of:
(1) A 2,000-foot-long, 168-foot-high
concrete gravity dam and an earth dike
section, and includes (a) a 720-foot-long
gated spillway section with 20 vertical
lift spillway gates, each measuring 30
feet wide by 16 feet high; (b) a 250-footlong concrete gravity intake structure,
(c) a 255-foot-long concrete gravity nonoverflow section, and (d) an
approximately 1,000-foot-long earth
embankment; (2) a reservoir with a
surface area of 41,150 acres at normal
full pool elevation of 491 feet mean sea
level (msl); (3) headworks containing
four steel penstocks and 12 intake gates,

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