FERC-65, 65A, 65B 60-day Published

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 5, 2021 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–27–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities; (FERC–65, FERC–65A, AND
FERC–65B); Consolidated Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collections,
FERC–65 (Notice of Holding Company
Status), FERC–65A (Exemption
Notification of holding Company
Status), and FERC–65B (Waiver
Notification of Holding Company
Status), which will be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a review of the information
collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 6, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC21–27–000)
by either of the following methods:
Electronic filing through http://
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
to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: http://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at [email protected], or by
phone at (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
SUMMARY:

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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–65 (Notice of Holding
Company Status), FERC–65A
(Exemption Notification of Holding
Company Status), and FERC–65B
(Waiver Notification of Holding
Company Status).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0218.
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 (Notice of Holding Company
Status)
The Pursuant to section 366.4 of the
Commission’s rules and regulations,
persons who meet the definition of a
holding company shall provide the
Commission notification of holding
company status. The FERC–65 is a onetime 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.1
While the Commission does not require
the information to be reported in a
specific format, the filing needs to
consist 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. In
addition, the Commission requires the
filing to include the names of specialpurpose 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.
1 Persons that meet the definition of a holding
company as provided by § 366.1 as of February 8,
2006 shall notify the Commission of their status as
a holding company no later than June 15, 2006.
Holding companies formed after February 8, 2006
shall notify the Commission of their status as a
holding company, no later than the latter of June
15, 2006 or 30 days after they become holding
companies.

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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. Persons seeking
this exemption file the FERC–65A,
which must include a form of notice
suitable for publication in the Federal
Register. Those who file a FERC–65A in
good faith will have a temporary
exemption upon filing, after 60 days if
the Commission has taken no action, the
exemption will be deemed granted.
Commission regulations within 18 CFR
366.3 describe the criteria in more
specificity.
FERC–65B (Waiver Notification of
Holding Company Status)
If an entity meets the requirements in
18 CFR 366.3(c), they may file a FERC–
65B waiver notification pursuant to the
procedures outlined in 18 CFR 366.4.
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 website.
Type of Respondent: Public utility
companies, natural gas companies,
electric wholesale generators, foreign
utility holding companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
2 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. Refer to 5
CFR 1320.3 for additional information.

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

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average
burden &
cost per
response 3

Total annual
burden hours
& total annual
cost
($)

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

FERC–65 .................................................
FERC–65A ...............................................
FERC–65B ...............................................

12
4
4

1
1.25
1.75

12
5
7

3; $249.00
1; $83.00
1; $83.00

36; $2,988
5; $415.00
7; $581.00

$249.00
103.75
145.25

Total ..................................................

........................

........................

24

........................

48; 3,984.00

........................

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: April 29, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–09517 Filed 5–4–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Docket Numbers: RP95–408–088.
Applicants: Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Description: Annual Report on
Sharing Profits from Base Gas Sales with
Customers of Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Filed Date: 4/26/21.
Accession Number: 20210426–5152.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–752–000.
Applicants: ANR Storage Company.
3 The Commission staff estimates that the average
respondent for this collection is similarly situated
to the Commission, in terms of salary plus benefits.
Based on FERC’s 2020 annual average of $172,329
(for salary plus benefits), the average hourly cost is
$83/hour.

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Description: Compliance filing 2021
Operational Purchases and Sales Report.
Filed Date: 4/27/21.
Accession Number: 20210427–5094.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–753–000.
Applicants: Discovery Gas
Transmission LLC.
Description: Imbalance Cash-out
Report for 2020 Annual Fuel Activity
for Discovery Gas Transmission LLC.
Filed Date: 4/27/21.
Accession Number: 20210427–5138.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–754–000.
Applicants: Carolina Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Description: Compliance filing CGT—
April 28, 2021 Service Agreement
Termination Notice.
Filed Date: 4/28/21.
Accession Number: 20210428–5032.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–755–000.
Applicants: Cameron Interstate
Pipeline, LLC.
Description: Annual Report of Penalty
Revenues of Cameron Interstate
Pipeline, LLC.
Filed Date: 4/28/21.
Accession Number: 20210428–5293.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–756–000.
Applicants: Cameron Interstate
Pipeline, LLC.
Description: Annual Report of
Transportation Imbalances and CashOut Activity of Cameron Interstate
Pipeline, LLC.
Filed Date: 4/28/21.
Accession Number: 20210428–5294.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/21.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s

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Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: April 29, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–09482 Filed 5–4–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. IC21–19–000, RD21–4–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725A); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.

AGENCY:

Notice of information collection
and request for comments.

ACTION:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
725A (Mandatory Reliability Standards
for the Bulk-Power System). This notice
includes the burden totals for proposed
Reliability Standard FAC–008–5.

SUMMARY:

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