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1This Notice in Docket No. IC10–60 is a separate 

proceeding from the recent Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NOPR) that FERC issued on September 

17, 2009, in Docket No. RM09–21–000 (‘‘Revised 

Filing Requirements for Centralized Service 

Companies Under the Public Utility Holding 

Company Act of 2005, the Federal Power Act, and 

the Natural Gas Act’’). The NOPR in Docket No. 

RM09–21–000 proposes some clarifications related 

to the FERC Form 60. Docket No. RM09–21 is not 

a subject of this Notice in Docket No. IC10–60. 

Comments on Docket No. RM09–21–000 should be 

submitted in Docket No. RM09–21–000, and not in 

Docket No. IC10–60. 

practical utility; (b) the information 

contained in the data policy. 

Comments on the proposed policy 

should be submitted electronically to 

HAVAinfo@eac.gov. Written comments 

on the proposed policy can also be sent 

to the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1225 New York Avenue, 

NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 

20005, ATTN: Election Administration 

and Voting Survey Data Policy. 

Obtaining a Copy of the Policy: To 

obtain a free copy of the policy: (1) 

Access the EAC Web site at http:// 

www.eac.gov; (2) write to the EAC 

(including your address and phone 

number) at U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1225 New York Avenue, 

NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 

20005, ATTN: Election Administration 

and Voting Survey Data Policy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Karen Lynn-Dyson or Ms. Shelly 

Anderson at (202) 566–3100. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. IC10–60–000, IC10–61–000, 

and IC10–555A–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC Form 60, FERC–61, 

and FERC–555A); Comment Request; 

Extensions 

October 8, 2009. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collections and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is soliciting public comment on 

the specific aspects of the information 

collections described below. 

DATES: Comments in consideration of 

the collections of information are due 

December 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed 

either electronically or in paper format, 

and should refer to Docket Nos. IC10– 

60–000, IC10–61–000, and IC10–555A– 

000. (If comments apply to only one or 

two of the collections, indicate the 

corresponding docket numbers.) 

Documents must be prepared in an 

acceptable filing format and in 

compliance with the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission submission 

guidelines at http://www.ferc.gov/help/ 

submission-guide.asp. 

Comments may be filed electronically 

via the eFiling link on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. First 

time users will have to establish a user 

name and password (http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

eregistration.asp) before eFiling. The 

Commission will send an automatic 

acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail 

address upon receipt of comments 

through eFiling. 

Commenters filing electronically 

should not make a paper filing. 

Commenters that are not able to file 

electronically must send an original and 

14 copies of their comments to: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

All comments and FERC issuances 

may be viewed, printed or downloaded 

remotely through FERC’s Web site using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and searching on 

Docket Nos. IC10–60–000, IC10–61–000, 

and IC10–555A–000. For user 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support (e-mail at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or call tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Ellen Brown 

may be reached by telephone at (202) 

502–8663, by fax at (202) 273–0873, and 

by e-mail at ellen.brown@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

Control Number 1902–0215 currently 

includes three information collections: 

• FERC Form 60, ‘‘Annual Report of 

Centralized Service Companies’’,1

pursuant to 18 CFR 369.1 and 366.23, 

with details at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/eforms/form-60/form-60.pdf, 

• FERC–61 (‘‘Narrative Description Of 

Service Company Functions’’), pursuant 

to 18 CFR 366.23, and 

• FERC–555A (‘‘Preservation of 

Records of Holding Companies and 

Service Companies Subject to PUHCA’’ 

[Public Utility Holding Company Act of 

2005]), record retention requirements, 

pursuant to 18 CFR 366.22, and Parts 

367 and 368. 

On August 8, 2005, the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 was signed into law, 

repealing the Public Utility Holding 

Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA 1935) 

and enacting the Public Utility Holding 

Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005). 

Section 1264 (federal books and records 

access provision) and Section 1275 

(non-power goods and services 

provision) of PUHCA 2005 

supplemented FERC’s existing 

ratemaking authority under the Federal 

Power Act (FPA) to protect customers 

against improper cross-subsidization or 

encumbrances of public utility assets, 

and similarly, FERC’s ratemaking 

authority under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA). These provisions of PUHCA 

2005 supplemented the FERC’s broad 

authority under FPA Section 301 and 

NGA Section 8 to obtain the books and 

records of regulated companies and any 

person that controls or is controlled by 

such companies if relevant to 

jurisdictional activities. 

FERC Form 60. Form No. 60 is an 

annual reporting requirement under 18 

CFR 366.23 for centralized service 

companies. The report is designed to 

collect financial information (including 

balance sheet, assets, liabilities, billing 

and charges for associated and nonassociated companies) from centralized 

service companies subject to the 

jurisdiction of the FERC. Unless the 

holding company system is exempted or 

granted a waiver by Commission rule or 

order pursuant to 18 CFR 366.3 and 

366.4, every centralized service 

company in a holding company system 

must prepare and file electronically 

with the FERC the Form No. 60, 

pursuant to the General Instructions in 

the form. 

FERC–61. FERC–61 is a filing 

requirement for service companies in 

holding company systems (including 

special purpose companies) that are 

currently exempt or granted a waiver of 

FERC’s regulations and would not have 

to file FERC Form 60. Instead, those 

service companies are required to file, 

on an annual basis, a narrative 

description of the service company’s 

functions during the prior calendar year 

(FERC–61). In complying, a holding 

company may make a single filing on 

behalf of all of its service company 

subsidiaries. 

FERC–555A. FERC prescribed a 

mandated preservation of records 

requirement for holding companies and 

service companies (unless otherwise 

exempted by FERC). This requires them 

to maintain and make available to FERC 

their books and records. The 

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2Employees work an average of 2,080 hours per 

year and cost an estimated $128,297 per year. The 

average hourly cost is $61.68125/hour [($128,297/ 

year)/(2080 hours/year)]. 3Based on an estimated 120 cubic feet of paper 

records per respondent, the total estimated annual 

cost to all respondents is $1,912,341.25 [$1,836,000 

(for staffing), plus $76,341.25 (for storage)]. 

However, the storage of paper (and related record 

retention and access) is more expensive than 

electronic storage, so savings are accomplished 

when documents are stored electronically (e.g., by 

using on-line electronic storage or removable 

storage media like CD–ROM or thumb drives). It 

would appear that these records are likely stored 

electronically, so the estimated cost ($1,912,341.25) 

of storage for paper only is the worst case estimate. 

provides for uniform records retention 

by holding companies and centralized 

service companies subject to PUHCA 

2005. 

Data from the FERC Form 60, FERC– 

61, and FERC–555A provide a level of 

transparency that: (1) Helps protect 

ratepayers from pass-through of 

improper service company costs, (2) 

enables FERC to review and determine 

cost allocations (among holding 

company members) for certain nonpower goods and services, (3) aids FERC 

in meeting its oversight and market 

monitoring obligations, and (4) benefits 

the public, both as ratepayers and 

investors. In addition, the records are 

used by the FERC’s audit staff during 

compliance reviews and special 

analyses. 

If data from the FERC Form 60, FERC– 

61, and FERC–555A were not available, 

FERC would not be able to meet its 

statutory responsibilities, under EPAct 

1992, EPAct of 2005, and PUHCA 2005, 

and FERC would not have all of the 

regulatory mechanisms necessary to 

ensure customer protection. 

ACTION: The Commission is requesting a 

three-year extension of the current FERC 

Form 60, FERC–61, and FERC–555A 

requirements, with no changes. 

Burden Statement: The estimated, 

average annual public reporting 

burden 2 follows. 

FERC information collection 

Annual no. of 

respondents 

(1) 

Average no. of 

responses per 

respondent 

(2) 

Average burden hours per 

response 

(3) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(1) × (2) × (3) 

FERC Form 60 ................................................................................................ 34 1 32.718 1,112 

FERC–61 ......................................................................................................... 22 1 .500 11 

FERC–555A ..................................................................................................... 100 1 1,080.000 108,000 

Totals ........................................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 109,123 

[Note: The figures may not be exact, due to rounding.] 

The total estimated annual cost 

burdens to respondents follow. 

FERC information collection 

Annual burden 

(Hrs.) 

(1) 

Average cost ($) per hour 

(2) 

Total annual cost 

($) 

(1) × (2) 

FERC Form 60 2 ..................................................... 1,112 $61.68125/hour ...................................................... $68,589.55 

FERC–61 2 .............................................................. 11 $61.68125/hour ...................................................... $678.49 

FERC–555A3 .......................................................... 108,000 ................................................................................. $1,912,341.25 3

Totals ............................................................... .............................. ................................................................................. $1,981,609.29 

The reporting burden includes the 

total time, effort, or financial resources 

expended to generate, maintain, retain, 

disclose, or provide the information 

including: (1) Reviewing instructions; 

(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and 

utilizing technology and systems for the 

purposes of collecting, validating, 

verifying, processing, maintaining, 

disclosing and providing information; 

(3) adjusting the existing ways to 

comply with any previously applicable 

instructions and requirements; (4) 

training personnel to respond to a 

collection of information; (5) searching 

data sources; (6) completing and 

reviewing the collection of information; 

and (7) transmitting, or otherwise 

disclosing the information. 

The estimates of cost for respondents 

is based upon salaries for professional 

and clerical support, as well as direct 

and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs 

include all costs directly attributable to 

providing this information, such as 

administrative costs and the cost for 

information technology. Indirect or 

overhead costs are costs incurred by an 

organization in support of its mission. 

These costs apply to activities which 

benefit the whole organization rather 

than any one particular function or 

activity. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collections of information 

are 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 

estimates of the burden of the proposed 

collections of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burdens of the 

collections of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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