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public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
Dated: May 29, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–12180 Filed 6–3–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–19–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–566); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
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,

SUMMARY:

[email protected], or by
telephone at (202) 502–6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: FERC–566: Annual Report of a
Utility’s 20 Largest Purchasers.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0114.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–566 information collection
requirements with no revisions to the
current requirements.
Abstract: Section 305(c) of the Federal
Power Act (FPA),1 mandates federal
oversight and approval of certain
electric corporate activities to ensure
that neither public nor private interests
are adversely affected. The FPA
prescribes information filing
requirements to achieve this goal. These
filing requirements are found at 18 CFR
46.3, and serve as the basis for FERC–
566.
FERC–566 implements FPA
requirements that each public utility
annually publishes a list of the 20
purchasers which purchased the largest
annual amounts of electric energy sold
by such public utility during any of the
three previous calendar years. The
public disclosure of this information
provides the information necessary to
determine whether an interlocked
position is with any of the 20 largest
purchasers of electric energy.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates 371 responses
annually, and 4 hours and $400 per
response. The total estimated burdens
per year are 1,484 hours and $148,400.
These burdens are itemized in the
following table:

Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total
number of
responses
(Column A ×
Column B)

Average burden & cost
per response 2

Total annual burden hours & total annual cost
(Column C × Column D)

Cost per
respondent
($)
(Column E ÷
Column A)

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

4 hrs.; $400 .....................

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FERC–566 (Annual Report of a Utility’s
20 Largest Purchasers).
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due August 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of
your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC24–19–000) on FERC–566 by one
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:
Deliver 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).
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: Jean
Sonneman may be reached by email at

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Comments: Please submit comments
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: May 29, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–12179 Filed 6–3–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–18–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–65, FERC–65A, and
FERC–65B) Consolidated Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
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.

SUMMARY:

Comments on the collection of
information are due August 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC24–18–000)
by either of the following methods:
Electronic filing through http://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native

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DATES:

2 Commission staff estimates that the average
industry hourly cost for this information collection
is approximated by the current FERC 2024 average
hourly costs for wages and benefits, i.e., $100.00/
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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).
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: Jean
Sonneman may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at
(202) 502–6362.
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:

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 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–65 (Notice 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.

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. 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
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)

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