Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-519); Comment Request; Extension, 30598-30599 [2014-12195]
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Dated: May 20, 2014.
Steven G. Chalk,
Deputy Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC14–14–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–519); 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, 44 USC
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, Application under Federal
Power Act Section 203.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 28, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC14–14–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
https://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
SUMMARY:
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submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–519, Application under
Federal Power Act Section 203.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0082.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–519 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–519,
‘‘Application under Federal Power Act
Section 203,’’ is necessary to enable the
Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the
statutory provisions of Section 203 of
the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C.
824b. Section 203 authorizes the
Commission to grant approval of
transactions in which a public utility
disposes of jurisdictional facilities,
merges such facilities with the facilities
owned by another person or acquires
the securities of another public utility.
Under this statute, the Commission
must find that the proposed transaction
will be consistent with the public
interest.
Under section 203 of the FPA, FERC
must review proposed mergers,
acquisitions and dispositions of
jurisdictional facilities by public
utilities, if the value of the facilities
exceeds $10 million, and must approve
these transactions if they are consistent
with the public interest. One of FERC’s
overarching goals is to promote
competition in wholesale power
markets, having determined that
effective competition, as opposed to
traditional forms of price regulation, can
best protect the interests of ratepayers.
Market power, however, can be
exercised to the detriment of effective
competition and customers, making it
necessary for FERC to review and
approve or disapprove all jurisdictional
mergers, dispositions and acquisitions.
The Commission implements these
filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR
part 33.
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Type of Respondents: Public utilities
subject to the FPA.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the total Public
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Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
FERC–519
[Application under Federal Power Act Section 203]
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden &
cost per
response 2
Total annual
burden hours
& total
annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1)*(2)=(3)
(4)
(3)*(4)=(5)
(5)÷(1)
FERC–519 ...............................................
141
1
141
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.
Authorization for Issuance of Securities
or the Assumption of Liabilities.
Dated: May 19, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC14–12–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–523); 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, 44 USC
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, FERC–523, Applications for
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SUMMARY:
1 The Commission defines burden 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. For
further explanation of what is included in the
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$3,926,498
$27,847.5
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Comments on the collections of
information are due July 28, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC14–12–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
https://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: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Applications for Authorization
for Issuance of Securities or the
Assumption of Liabilities
OMB Control No.: 1902–0082.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–523 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Under Federal Power Act
(FPA) section 204, 16 U.S.C. 824c, no
public utility or licensee shall issue any
security, or assume any obligation or
liability as guarantor, endorser, surety,
or otherwise in respect of any security
of another person, until the public
utility applies for and receives
Commission approval by order
authorizing the issue or assumption of
the liability. The Commission issues an
order if it finds that such issue or
assumption (a) is for lawful object,
within the corporate purposes of the
applicant and compatible with the
public interest, which is necessary or
appropriate for or consistent with the
proper performance by the applicant as
a public utility, and which will not
impair its ability to perform that service,
and (b) is reasonably necessary or
appropriate for such purposes.
The Commission uses the information
contained in filings to determine its
acceptance and/or rejection of
applications for authorization to either
issue securities or to assume an
obligation or liability by the public
utilities and their licensees who submit
these applications.
The specific application requirements
and filing format are found at 18 CFR
Part 34; and 18 CFR 131.43 and 131.50.
The information is filed electronically.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities
subject to the FPA.
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.
2 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $70.50 per Hour = Average Cost per
Response. The hourly cost figure of $70.50 is the
average FERC employee wage plus benefits. We
assume that respondents earn at a similar rate.
Note: This 60-day notice is correcting an
erroneous burden estimate that was
published in the Federal Register on 5/14/
2014 (79 FR 27589). That published notice
contained data concerning two other FERC
collections: FERC Form 2 (OMB Control No.
1902–0028) and FERC Form 2A (OMB
Control No. 1902–0030). These collections
are also being renewed, but they are
completely unrelated to the FERC–523. The
burden estimations for the FERC Form 2 and
Form 2A are unaffected by this notice. Please
see the Estimate of Annual Burden section
below for the corrected burden estimate for
FERC–523. Comments for all three
collections will be due by the date listed in
this notice.
DATES:
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC14-14-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-519); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: 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 collection, Application under Federal
Power Act Section 203.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 28, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC14-14-
000) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Web site: https://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: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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 comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-519, Application under Federal Power Act Section 203.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0082.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-519 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The FERC-519, ``Application under Federal Power Act
Section 203,'' is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of Section
203 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824b. Section 203
authorizes the Commission to grant approval of transactions in which a
public utility disposes of jurisdictional facilities, merges such
facilities with the facilities owned by another person or acquires the
securities of another public utility. Under this statute, the
Commission must find that the proposed transaction will be consistent
with the public interest.
Under section 203 of the FPA, FERC must review proposed mergers,
acquisitions and dispositions of jurisdictional facilities by public
utilities, if the value of the facilities exceeds $10 million, and must
approve these transactions if they are consistent with the public
interest. One of FERC's overarching goals is to promote competition in
wholesale power markets, having determined that effective competition,
as opposed to traditional forms of price regulation, can best protect
the interests of ratepayers. Market power, however, can be exercised to
the detriment of effective competition and customers, making it
necessary for FERC to review and approve or disapprove all
jurisdictional mergers, dispositions and acquisitions. The Commission
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) under 18 CFR part 33.
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Type of Respondents: Public utilities subject to the FPA.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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\1\ The Commission defines burden as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain,
retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal
agency. For further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
FERC-519
[Application under Federal Power Act Section 203]
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Total annual
Number of Annual number Total number of Average burden burden hours & Cost per
respondents of responses responses & cost per total annual respondent
per respondent response \2\ cost ($)
(1) (2) (1)*(2)=(3) (4) (3)*(4)=(5) (5)/(1)
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FERC-519............................................. 141 1 141 395 55,695 $27,847.5
$27,847.5 $3,926,498 ..............
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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.
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\2\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $70.50 per
Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure of $70.50
is the average FERC employee wage plus benefits. We assume that
respondents earn at a similar rate.
Dated: May 19, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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