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OMB Control No: 1902-0082	ICR Reference No: 201810-1902-008
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201604-1902-002
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-519
Title: FERC-519, (NOPR in RM19-4-000) Application Under Federal Power Act Section 203
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 02/08/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/07/2018
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR--to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage--a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2019
Responses	141	0	141
Time Burden (Hours)	56,055	0	56,055
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: IThe information collected under the FERC-519 enables the Commission to meet its statutory responsibilities regarding public utility disposition, merger, consolidation of facilities, purchase, or acquisition oversight and enforcement in accordance with the FPA as referenced above. Without this information, FERC would be unable to meet these responsibilities. FERC's regulations require jurisdictional companies to maintain the following types of records: Corporate, Information Technology Management, General Accounting, Personnel and Payroll, Transportation, Tariffs and Rates, Insurance, Operations and Maintenance, Plant and Depreciation, Purchase and Stores, Revenue Accounting and Collection, Tax, Treasury, Miscellaneous. The required information includes descriptions of corporate attributes of the party or parties to the proposed transaction (e.g. a sale, lease, or other disposition, merger, or consolidation of facilities, or purchase of other acquisition of the securities of a public utility and the facilities or other property involved in the transaction), statements about effect of the transaction, and the applicant's proof that the transaction will be consistent with the public interest. On September 28, 2018, the President signed into law the Act to amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act which includes an amendment to section 203 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) implementing the following two changes that: • Revise Section 203(a)(1)(B) to establish a $10 million threshold for transactions requiring Commission approval under that section; and • Require the Commission to promulgate a rule, “[n]ot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph,” that establishes a notification requirement for transactions valued between $1 million and $10 million that would have been subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction under Section 203(a)(1)(B) absent the newly implemented $10 million threshold.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824b Name of Law: Federal Power Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 115 - 247 132 Stat 3152 Name of Law: Act to amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AF56	Proposed rulemaking	83 FR 61338	11/29/2018

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: On September 28, 2018, the President signed into law an amendment to Section 203 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) implementing the following two changes: (1) Revising Section 203(a)(1)(B) to establish a $10 million threshold for transactions requiring Commission approval under that section, and (2) Requiring the Commission to promulgate a rule, “[n]ot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph,” that establishes a notification requirement for transactions valued between $1 million and $10 million that would have been subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction under 203(a)(1)(B) absent the newly implemented $10 million threshold. There are an estimated 26 respondents who could file full applications over the course of a year, but will now only submit notification filings. Each of those filers (regardless of size) is estimated to submit one response annually, with an estimated burden of 1 hour/response.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,193

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Eric Olesh 202 502-6524 eric.olesh@ferc.gov

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