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OMB Control No: 1902-0218	ICR Reference No: 202107-1902-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201805-1902-007
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-65, 65A, & 65B
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)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/08/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/14/2021
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. OMB notes for the record that the ICR package reviewed was for an extension rather than a revision to the existing collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2024	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2021
Responses	24	0	24
Time Burden (Hours)	48	0	48
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The FERC-65, FERC-65A and FERC-65B collections tell the Commission which entities (within holding company systems) are within Commission jurisdiction. Those entities meeting the definition of a holding company found in 18 CFR 366.1 submit the FERC-65. The Commission collects the following information in the FERC-65: the identity of the holding company and of the public utilities/natural gas companies in the holding company system, the identity of service companies, including special-purpose subsidiaries providing non-power goods and services, and the identity of all affiliates and subsidiaries as well as their corporate relationship to each other. The Commission needs the information in FERC-65 to have assurance that the actions of all jurisdictional entities within holding company systems would receive the required regulatory oversight. Section 1264 of Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA) generally provides that holding companies and associated entities are required to give the Commission access to books and records relevant to costs incurred by a public utility that are necessary or appropriate for the protection of utility customers with respect to jurisdictional rates The Commission uses the information from the FERC-65 to track changes in the corporate identities of public utility and natural gas companies as well as the organizational structure of business unit constituents in current and new holding company systems. The Commission needs this information to discern whether the reported businesses fall within its jurisdiction. Moreover, the information can provide context and background information to the Commission in its electric market-based rates work and as it analyzes and addresses other corporate activity issues. The information filed in FERC-65A would be needed to support the company's position that they qualify for PUHCA 2005. The exemption applies to those who belong to one or more of the types of entities, persons or classes of transactions which 18 CFR 366.3 specifies as exempt. The exemptions benefit many small entities. The burden on small entities would be significant without the exemption option. The FERC-65B is submitted by those entities requesting a waiver from the PUHCA 2005 Section 1264 requirements. The Commission has allowed waivers of these requirements for any holding company if they fit into one or more of the following groups: (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; and (3) investors in independent, transmission-only companies.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824d and 824e Name of Law: Federal Power Act
PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 Stat. 594, 1264 Name of Law: Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 23953	05/05/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 37144	07/14/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Notification of Holding Company Status, Exemption Notification, and Waiver Notification

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	24	24
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	48	48
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $92,639

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? No

Agency Contact: Rich Benjamin 202 502-8976

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