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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
18 CFR Part 375
[Docket No. RM12–20–000; Order No. 766]
Delegation of Authority Regarding
Electric Reliability Organization’s
Budget, Delegation Agreement, and
Policy and Procedure Filings
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Final rule.
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AGENCY:
The Commission is issuing
this Final Rule to revise its delegations
of authority to align with an internal
Commission reorganization, which
reassigned certain responsibilities for
specific Electric Reliability Organization
(ERO) filings. In particular, this Final
Rule transfers delegated authority, from
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the Director of the Commission’s Office
of Electric Reliability to the Director of
the Commission’s Office of Energy
Market Regulation, to act on ERO filings
pertaining to ERO annual budgets, ERO
delegation agreements, and ERO
policies and procedures.
DATES: This rule is effective October 1,
2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine A. Powell, Office of the
General Counsel, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Room 104–04,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426, 202–502–6608.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
140 FERC ¶ 61,202
Before Commissioners: Jon Wellinghoff,
Chairman; Philip D. Moeller, John R.
Norris, Cheryl A. LaFleur, and Tony T.
Clark.
(Issued September 20, 2012)
I. Background
1. The Energy Policy Act of 2005
added section 215 to the Federal Power
Act (FPA), which requires a
Commission-certified Electric
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Reliability Organization (ERO) to
develop mandatory and enforceable
Reliability Standards, subject to
Commission review and approval.1
Under this section, the ERO must,
among other things, ‘‘allocate equitably
reasonable dues, fees, and other charges
among end users for all activities under
this section,’’ 2 and the Commission also
must issue regulations authorizing the
ERO to enter into an agreement to
delegate authority to a Regional Entity if
the Regional Entity meets certain
conditions.3
2. In Order No. 672, the Commission
adopted regulations in accordance with
FPA sections 215(c)(2)(B) and 215(e)(4):
39.4, Funding of the Electric Reliability
Organization; 39.8, Delegation to a
Regional Entity; and 39.10, Changes to
an Electric Reliability Organization Rule
or Regional Entity Rule.4
3. Section 39.4 of the Commission’s
regulations requires the ERO to file with
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U.S.C. 824o.
824o(c)(2)(B).
3 Id. 840o(e)(4).
4 Id.
2 Id.
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the Commission its proposed annual
budget for statutory and non-statutory
activities 130 days before the beginning
of its fiscal year.5 This filing must also
contain the line item budgets of each
Regional Entity for statutory and nonstatutory activities, and include
supporting materials, including the
ERO’s and each Regional Entity’s
complete business plan and
organization chart, and an explanation
of the proposed collection of all dues,
fees and charges and the proposed
expenditure of funds collected.6 After
notice and opportunity for hearing, the
Commission will issue an order
accepting, rejecting, remanding or
modifying the ERO’s proposed budget
and business plan no later than sixty
days in advance of the beginning of the
ERO’s fiscal year.7 If the ERO requires
additional funding before or after the
fiscal budget review process, it may file
with the Commission for authority to
collect a special assessment; it must
demonstrate that the request is pursuant
to an unforeseen, extraordinary
circumstance.8
4. Section 39.8 of the Commission’s
regulations requires the ERO to submit
to the Commission for Commission
approval any proposal to delegate the
ERO’s authority to a Regional Entity for
the purpose of proposing or enforcing
Reliability Standards.9 Alternatively, if
a Regional Entity is unable to negotiate
a delegation agreement with the ERO
within a reasonable amount of time, it
may apply to the Commission to assign
to it the ERO’s authority.10
5. Section 39.10 of the Commission’s
regulations requires the ERO to file with
the Commission for Commission
approval any proposed organization rule
or rule change, including any Regional
Entity rule or rule change.11
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II. Discussion
6. Due to an internal Commission
reorganization, the Office of Energy
Market Regulation (OEMR) will be
responsible to review ERO filings made
pursuant to sections 39.4, 39.8, and
39.10 of the Commission’s regulations.
Accordingly, this Final Rule revises the
delegations to the Director of OEMR,
contained in section 375.307, to add
authority to act pursuant to delegated
authority on filings made pursuant to
the aforementioned sections; thus, it
reassigns from the Director of the Office
5 18
CFR 39.4(b).
IV. Environmental Analysis
12. The Commission is required to
prepare an Environmental Assessment
or an Environmental Impact Statement
for any action that may have a
significant adverse effect on the human
environment.13 Excluded from this
requirement are rules that are
procedural, ministerial, or internal
administrative and management actions,
programs or decisions.14 This Rule falls
within this exception; consequently, no
environmental consideration is
necessary.
V. Regulatory Flexibility Act
13. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of
1980 (RFA) 15 generally requires a
description and analysis of final rules
that will have significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. This Final Rule concerns a
matter of internal agency procedure and
CFR 1320.
13 Regulations Implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Order No. 486,
52 FR 47897 (Dec. 17, 1987), FERC Stats. & Regs.
¶ 30,783 (1987).
14 18 CFR 380.4(a)(1).
15 5 U.S.C. 601–612.
7 Id.
39.4(c).
39.4(d).
9 18 CFR 39.8.
10 Id. 39.8(f).
11 Id. 39.10(b).
8 Id.
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III. Information Collection Statement
11. Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations require OMB to
approve certain information collection
requirements imposed by agency rule.12
This Final Rule contains no new or
revised information collections.
Therefore, OMB review of this Final
Rule is not required.
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6 Id.
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of Electric Reliability (OER) to the
Director of OEMR the delegations
authorizing OER to act pursuant to
sections 39.4, 39.8, and 39.10.
7. New section 375.307(a)(2)(v)
delegates to the Director of OEMR the
authority to take appropriate action on
budget, business plan, and special
assessment filings made pursuant to
section 39.4.
8. New section 375.307(a)(2)(vi)
delegates to the Director of OEMR the
authority to take appropriate action on
proposed ERO or Regional Entity
organization rules or rule changes made
pursuant to section 39.10.
9. New section 375.307(a)(2)(vii)
delegates to the Director of OEMR the
authority to take appropriate action on
delegation agreement filings by the ERO
or a Regional Entity made pursuant to
section 39.8.
10. This Final Rule also revises that
portion of section 375.303(a)(2)(i)
stating that OER has the authority to
approve revisions to ERO and Regional
Entity rules or procedures, to reflect the
change in Commission organization.
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it will not have such an impact. An
analysis under the RFA is therefore not
required.
VI. Document Availability
14. In addition to publishing the full
text of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the Internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
www.ferc.gov) and in the Commission’s
Public Reference Room during normal
business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Eastern time) at 888 First Street NE.,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
15. From the Commission’s Home
Page on the Internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of
this document is available on eLibrary
in PDF and Microsoft Word format for
viewing, printing, and/or downloading.
To access this document in eLibrary,
type the docket number excluding the
last three digits of this document (i.e.,
the sub docket number, 000) in the
docket number field.
16. User assistance is available for
eLibrary and the Commission’s Web site
during normal business hours from
FERC Online Support at (202) 502–6652
(toll free at (866) 208–3676) or email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the
Public Reference Room at (202) 502–
8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the
Public Reference Room at
public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.
VII. Effective Date and Congressional
Notification
17. The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 801
regarding Congressional review of Final
Rules do not apply to this Final Rule
because the rule concerns internal
agency procedure and practice and will
not substantially affect the rights of nonagency parties.
18. These regulations are effective on
October 1, 2012. The Commission finds
that notice and public comments are
unnecessary because this Rule concerns
only internal agency procedure and
practice. Therefore the Commission
finds good cause to waive the notice
period otherwise required before the
effective date of this Final Rule.
List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 375
The Commission.
By the Commission.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Commission amends Part 375, Chapter I,
Title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, as
follows:
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§ 375.303 Delegations to the Director of
the Office of Electric Reliability.
This document repeals
FinCEN’s final rule, ‘‘Imposition of
Special Measures Against Myanmar
Mayflower Bank and Asia Wealth Bank’’
of April 12, 2004, and withdraws the
findings of Myanmar Mayflower Bank
and Asia Wealth Bank as Financial
Institutions of Primary Money
Laundering Concern of November 25,
2003, issued pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
5318A of the Bank Secrecy Act (the
‘‘BSA’’).
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DATES:
SUMMARY:
PART 375—THE COMMISSION
1. The authority citation for part 375
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 551–557; 15 U.S.C.
717–717w, 3301–3432; 16 U.S.C. 791–825r,
2601–2645; 42 U.S.C. 7101–7352.
2. In § 375.303, paragraph (a)(2)(i) is
revised to read as follows:
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(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(i) Approve uncontested applications.
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■ 3. Section 375.307 is amended by
revising (a)(2)(iv) and adding paragraphs
(a)(2)(v), (vi), and (vii) to read as
follows:
§ 375.307 Delegations to the Director of
the Office of Energy Market Regulation.
Effective Date: October 1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regulatory Policy and Programs
Division, Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network, (800) 949–2732 and select
Option 1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. Statutory Provisions
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(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(iv) Sign and issue deficiency letters
for filings under Federal Power Act
sections 203, 204, 215, and 305(b).
(v) Take appropriate action on
uncontested Electric Reliability
Organization budget, business plan, and
special assessment filings made
pursuant to § 39.4 of this chapter.
(vi) Take appropriate action on
uncontested filings proposing Electric
Reliability Organization or Regional
Entity organization rules or rule changes
made pursuant to § 39.10 of this
chapter.
(vii) Take appropriate action on
uncontested delegation agreement
filings by the Electric Reliability
Organization or Regional Entity made
pursuant to section 39.8 of this chapter.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
31 CFR Part 1010
On October 26, 2001, the President
signed into law the Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001,
Public Law 107–56 (‘‘USA PATRIOT
Act’’). Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act
amends the anti-money laundering
provisions of the BSA, codified at 12
U.S.C. 1829b, 12 U.S.C. 1951–1959, and
31 U.S.C. 5311–5314 and 5316–5332, to
promote the prevention, detection, and
prosecution of money laundering and
the financing of terrorism. Regulations
implementing the BSA appear at 31 CFR
Chapter X.1 The Secretary of the
Treasury (the ‘‘Secretary’’) has delegated
his authority to administer the BSA and
its implementing regulations to the
Director of the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network.2
Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act
(‘‘section 311’’) added Section 5318A to
the BSA, granting the Secretary the
authority, upon finding that reasonable
grounds exist for concluding that a
foreign jurisdiction, foreign financial
institution, class of international
transactions, or type of account is of
‘‘primary money laundering concern,’’
to require domestic financial
institutions and domestic financial
agencies to take certain ‘‘special
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Repeal of the Final Rule Imposing
Special Measures and Withdrawal of
the Findings of Primary Money
Laundering Concern Against Myanmar
Mayflower Bank and Asia Wealth Bank
Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network (‘‘FinCEN’’), Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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1 On
October 26, 2010, FinCEN issued a final rule
creating a new Chapter X in Title 31 of the Code
of Federal Regulations for the BSA regulations. See
75 FR 65806 (October 26, 2010) (Transfer and
Reorganization of Bank Secrecy Act Regulations
Final Rule) (referred to herein as the ‘‘Chapter X
Final Rule’’). The Chapter X Final Rule became
effective on March 1, 2011.
2 Therefore, references to the authority of the
Secretary under section 311 of the USA PATRIOT
Act apply equally to the Director of the Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network.
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measures’’ against the primary money
laundering concern.3
Taken as a whole, Section 5318A
provides the Secretary with a range of
options that can be adapted to target
specific money laundering and terrorist
financing concerns most effectively.
These options provide the authority to
bring additional and useful pressure on
those jurisdictions and institutions that
pose money-laundering threats and the
ability to take steps to protect the U.S.
financial system. Through the
imposition of various special measures,
FinCEN can: Gain more information
about the concerned jurisdictions,
financial institutions, transactions, and
accounts; monitor more effectively the
respective jurisdictions, financial
institutions, transactions, and accounts;
and, ultimately, protect U.S. financial
institutions from involvement with
jurisdictions, financial institutions,
transactions, or accounts that pose a
money laundering concern.
B. Myanmar Mayflower Bank and Asia
Wealth Bank
Myanmar Mayflower Bank was
incorporated in 1996 as a full-service
commercial bank in Rangoon, Burma. At
the time of the final rule, the bank
maintained 25 branches and had 1,153
employees. The Banker’s Almanac and
Dun and Bradstreet reports indicated
that Mayflower Bank was incorporated
in 1994.
Asia Wealth Bank started its banking
operation in 1995, was one of the largest
private banks in Burma, and offered a
wide variety of banking services. In
August 2000, Asia Wealth Bank held 52
percent of the market share in fixed
deposits of Burmese banks (over U.S.
$23 billion). At the end of March 2001,
it had 39 branches with a total of 3,200
employees (in December 2002, Dun and
Bradstreet indicated only 2,200
employees).
II. The Finding, Final Rule, and
Subsequent Developments
A. The Finding and Final Rule
Based upon review and analysis of
relevant information, consultations with
relevant Federal agencies and
departments, and after consideration of
3 Available special measures include requiring:
(1) Recordkeeping and reporting of certain financial
transactions; (2) collection of information relating to
beneficial ownership; (3) collection of information
relating to certain payable-through accounts; (4)
collection of information relating to certain
correspondent accounts; and (5) prohibition or
conditions on the opening or maintaining of
correspondent or payable-through accounts. 31
U.S.C. 5318A(b)(1)–(5). For a complete discussion
of the range of possible countermeasures, see 68 FR
18917 (April 17, 2003) (proposing to impose special
measures against Nauru).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 375
[Docket No. RM12-20-000; Order No. 766]
Delegation of Authority Regarding Electric Reliability
Organization's Budget, Delegation Agreement, and Policy and Procedure
Filings
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is issuing this Final Rule to revise its
delegations of authority to align with an internal Commission
reorganization, which reassigned certain responsibilities for specific
Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) filings. In particular, this
Final Rule transfers delegated authority, from the Director of the
Commission's Office of Electric Reliability to the Director of the
Commission's Office of Energy Market Regulation, to act on ERO filings
pertaining to ERO annual budgets, ERO delegation agreements, and ERO
policies and procedures.
DATES: This rule is effective October 1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine A. Powell, Office of the
General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Room 104-04, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 202-502-6608.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
140 FERC ] 61,202
Before Commissioners: Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman; Philip D. Moeller,
John R. Norris, Cheryl A. LaFleur, and Tony T. Clark.
(Issued September 20, 2012)
I. Background
1. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 added section 215 to the Federal
Power Act (FPA), which requires a Commission-certified Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO) to develop mandatory and enforceable
Reliability Standards, subject to Commission review and approval.\1\
Under this section, the ERO must, among other things, ``allocate
equitably reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among end users for
all activities under this section,'' \2\ and the Commission also must
issue regulations authorizing the ERO to enter into an agreement to
delegate authority to a Regional Entity if the Regional Entity meets
certain conditions.\3\
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 824o.
\2\ Id. 824o(c)(2)(B).
\3\ Id. 840o(e)(4).
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2. In Order No. 672, the Commission adopted regulations in
accordance with FPA sections 215(c)(2)(B) and 215(e)(4): 39.4, Funding
of the Electric Reliability Organization; 39.8, Delegation to a
Regional Entity; and 39.10, Changes to an Electric Reliability
Organization Rule or Regional Entity Rule.\4\
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3. Section 39.4 of the Commission's regulations requires the ERO to
file with
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the Commission its proposed annual budget for statutory and non-
statutory activities 130 days before the beginning of its fiscal
year.\5\ This filing must also contain the line item budgets of each
Regional Entity for statutory and non-statutory activities, and include
supporting materials, including the ERO's and each Regional Entity's
complete business plan and organization chart, and an explanation of
the proposed collection of all dues, fees and charges and the proposed
expenditure of funds collected.\6\ After notice and opportunity for
hearing, the Commission will issue an order accepting, rejecting,
remanding or modifying the ERO's proposed budget and business plan no
later than sixty days in advance of the beginning of the ERO's fiscal
year.\7\ If the ERO requires additional funding before or after the
fiscal budget review process, it may file with the Commission for
authority to collect a special assessment; it must demonstrate that the
request is pursuant to an unforeseen, extraordinary circumstance.\8\
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\5\ 18 CFR 39.4(b).
\6\ Id.
\7\ Id. 39.4(c).
\8\ Id. 39.4(d).
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4. Section 39.8 of the Commission's regulations requires the ERO to
submit to the Commission for Commission approval any proposal to
delegate the ERO's authority to a Regional Entity for the purpose of
proposing or enforcing Reliability Standards.\9\ Alternatively, if a
Regional Entity is unable to negotiate a delegation agreement with the
ERO within a reasonable amount of time, it may apply to the Commission
to assign to it the ERO's authority.\10\
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\9\ 18 CFR 39.8.
\10\ Id. 39.8(f).
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5. Section 39.10 of the Commission's regulations requires the ERO
to file with the Commission for Commission approval any proposed
organization rule or rule change, including any Regional Entity rule or
rule change.\11\
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II. Discussion
6. Due to an internal Commission reorganization, the Office of
Energy Market Regulation (OEMR) will be responsible to review ERO
filings made pursuant to sections 39.4, 39.8, and 39.10 of the
Commission's regulations. Accordingly, this Final Rule revises the
delegations to the Director of OEMR, contained in section 375.307, to
add authority to act pursuant to delegated authority on filings made
pursuant to the aforementioned sections; thus, it reassigns from the
Director of the Office of Electric Reliability (OER) to the Director of
OEMR the delegations authorizing OER to act pursuant to sections 39.4,
39.8, and 39.10.
7. New section 375.307(a)(2)(v) delegates to the Director of OEMR
the authority to take appropriate action on budget, business plan, and
special assessment filings made pursuant to section 39.4.
8. New section 375.307(a)(2)(vi) delegates to the Director of OEMR
the authority to take appropriate action on proposed ERO or Regional
Entity organization rules or rule changes made pursuant to section
39.10.
9. New section 375.307(a)(2)(vii) delegates to the Director of OEMR
the authority to take appropriate action on delegation agreement
filings by the ERO or a Regional Entity made pursuant to section 39.8.
10. This Final Rule also revises that portion of section
375.303(a)(2)(i) stating that OER has the authority to approve
revisions to ERO and Regional Entity rules or procedures, to reflect
the change in Commission organization.
III. Information Collection Statement
11. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations require OMB
to approve certain information collection requirements imposed by
agency rule.\12\ This Final Rule contains no new or revised information
collections. Therefore, OMB review of this Final Rule is not required.
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\12\ 5 CFR 1320.
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IV. Environmental Analysis
12. The Commission is required to prepare an Environmental
Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement for any action that may
have a significant adverse effect on the human environment.\13\
Excluded from this requirement are rules that are procedural,
ministerial, or internal administrative and management actions,
programs or decisions.\14\ This Rule falls within this exception;
consequently, no environmental consideration is necessary.
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\13\ Regulations Implementing the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897 (Dec. 17, 1987), FERC Stats.
& Regs. ] 30,783 (1987).
\14\ 18 CFR 380.4(a)(1).
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V. Regulatory Flexibility Act
13. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) \15\ generally
requires a description and analysis of final rules that will have
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
This Final Rule concerns a matter of internal agency procedure and it
will not have such an impact. An analysis under the RFA is therefore
not required.
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\15\ 5 U.S.C. 601-612.
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VI. Document Availability
14. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
Internet through the Commission's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov) and
in the Commission's Public Reference Room during normal business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time) at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426.
15. From the Commission's Home Page on the Internet, this
information is available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is
available on eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing,
printing, and/or downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type
the docket number excluding the last three digits of this document
(i.e., the sub docket number, 000) in the docket number field.
16. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
Web site during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at (202)
502-6652 (toll free at (866) 208-3676) or email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at
public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.
VII. Effective Date and Congressional Notification
17. The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 801 regarding Congressional review
of Final Rules do not apply to this Final Rule because the rule
concerns internal agency procedure and practice and will not
substantially affect the rights of non-agency parties.
18. These regulations are effective on October 1, 2012. The
Commission finds that notice and public comments are unnecessary
because this Rule concerns only internal agency procedure and practice.
Therefore the Commission finds good cause to waive the notice period
otherwise required before the effective date of this Final Rule.
List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 375
The Commission.
By the Commission.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
In consideration of the foregoing, the Commission amends Part 375,
Chapter I, Title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:
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PART 375--THE COMMISSION
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1. The authority citation for part 375 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 551-557; 15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 16
U.S.C. 791-825r, 2601-2645; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352.
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2. In Sec. 375.303, paragraph (a)(2)(i) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 375.303 Delegations to the Director of the Office of Electric
Reliability.
* * * * *
(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(i) Approve uncontested applications.
* * * * *
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3. Section 375.307 is amended by revising (a)(2)(iv) and adding
paragraphs (a)(2)(v), (vi), and (vii) to read as follows:
Sec. 375.307 Delegations to the Director of the Office of Energy
Market Regulation.
* * * * *
(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(iv) Sign and issue deficiency letters for filings under Federal
Power Act sections 203, 204, 215, and 305(b).
(v) Take appropriate action on uncontested Electric Reliability
Organization budget, business plan, and special assessment filings made
pursuant to Sec. 39.4 of this chapter.
(vi) Take appropriate action on uncontested filings proposing
Electric Reliability Organization or Regional Entity organization rules
or rule changes made pursuant to Sec. 39.10 of this chapter.
(vii) Take appropriate action on uncontested delegation agreement
filings by the Electric Reliability Organization or Regional Entity
made pursuant to section 39.8 of this chapter.
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[FR Doc. 2012-24104 Filed 9-28-12; 8:45 am]
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