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[Notices]
[Pages 47643-47644]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC21-118-000.
    Applicants: Twin Eagle Resource Management, LLC.
    Description: Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Twin Eagle Resource Management, LLC.
    Filed Date: 8/20/21.
    Accession Number: 20210820-5057.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/10/21.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3125-015.
    Applicants: AL Sandersville, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of AL
Sandersville, LLC.
    Filed Date: 8/20/21.
    Accession Number: 20210820-5155.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/10/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-1837-004.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Florida, LLC,
Duke Energy Progress, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Duke Energy Florida, LLC submits
tariff filing per 35: Third Amendment to Joint OATT Order 864
Compliance Filing to be effective 1/27/2020.
    Filed Date: 8/20/21.
    Accession Number: 20210820-5140.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/10/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2108-005.
    Applicants: Great Bay Solar II, LLC.
    Description: Great Bay Solar II, LLC submits tariff filing per
35.19a(b): Reactive Refund Report to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 8/18/21.
    Accession Number: 20210818-5172.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/8/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2926-001.
    Applicants: Altamont Winds LLC.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Altamont
Winds LLC.
    Filed Date: 8/20/21.
    Accession Number: 20210820-5169.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/10/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-1191-008; ER21-1191-002; ER21-1191-003; ER21-
1191-004; ER21-1191-005; ER21-1191-007.
    Applicants: Southwestern Electric Power Company.
    Description: Answer of Southwestern Electric Power Company.
    Filed Date: 8/19/21.
    Accession Number: 20210819-5151.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/9/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-2305-002.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing: TO20 Motion for
Interim Rates--Standby Cost Allocation to be effective 8/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 8/20/21.
    Accession Number: 20210820-5102.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/10/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-2718-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Petition for Approval of Uncontested Settlement
Agreement of California Independent System Operator Corporation, et al.
    Filed Date: 8/13/21.
    Accession Number: 20210813-5244.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/3/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-2722-000.
    Applicants: E. BarreCo Corp LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Baseline new to be effective
10/20/2021.
    Filed Date: 8/20/21.
    Accession Number: 20210820-5007.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/10/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-2723-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.,
American Transmission Company LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Midcontinent Independent
System Operator, Inc. submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: 2021-
08-20_SA 3691 ATC-WPL E&P (J1305) to be effective 8/18/2021.
    Filed Date: 8/20/21.
    Accession Number: 20210820-5053.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/10/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-2725-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2021-08-20_SA 3370 ATC-Red
Barn Energy 1st Rev GIA (J855) to be effective 8/6/2021.
    Filed Date: 8/20/21.
    Accession Number: 20210820-5106.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/10/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-2727-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: PacifiCorp submits Average System Cost Filing for
Sales of Electric Power to the Bonneville Power Administration, FY
2022-2023.

    Filed Date: 8/19/21.
    Accession Number: 20210819-5211.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/9/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-2728-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2021-08-20 PLA No. 4 Time
Ext--CDWR to be effective 11/1/2021.
    Filed Date: 8/20/21.
    Accession Number: 20210820-5120.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/10/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-2729-000.
    Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Update to Schedule 2 of the
Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff to be effective 10/19/2021.
    Filed Date: 8/20/21.
    Accession Number: 20210820-5130.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/10/21.

    Docket Numbers: ER21-2730-000.
    Applicants: Unitil Energy Systems, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Interim Distribution
Wheeling Agreement with Briar Hydro to be effective 8/23/2021.
    Filed Date: 8/20/21.
    Accession Number: 20210820-5132.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/10/21.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
securities filings:

    Docket Numbers: ES21-65-000.
    Applicants: Interstate Power and Light Company.
    Description: Application Under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act
for Authorization to Issue Securities of Interstate Power and Light
Company.
    Filed Date: 8/18/21.
    Accession Number: 20210818-5170.
    Comment Date: 5 pm ET 9/8/21.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: August 20, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-82999; File No. SR-ISE-2018-28]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the
Exchange's Schedule of Fees To Clarify the Fees and Rebates for the
Complex Order Exposure Auction Pursuant to Rule 722(b)(3)(iii)

April 5, 2018.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on March 23, 2018, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed
rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been
prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend the Exchange's Schedule of Fees to
provide greater clarity as to how the Exchange currently charges
complex orders executed during an exposure auction pursuant to Rule
722(b)(3)(iii) (``Exposure Auction'').
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at http://ise.cchwallstreet.com/, at the principal office of
the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to amend the Exchange's
Schedule of Fees to provide greater clarity as to how the Exchange
currently charges complex orders executed during an Exposure Auction
pursuant to Rule 722(b)(3)(iii). An Exposure Auction is automatically
initiated when a member submits an eligible complex order that is
marked for price improvement.\3\ Because Exposure Auctions are
initiated by complex orders entered on the complex order book, they are
charged based on the same maker/taker scheme as is applicable to other
complex orders that are executed on the complex order book rather than
the separate pricing defined for Crossing Orders.\4\ Specifically, the
Exchange treats the originating side of Exposure Auction orders as
adding liquidity, and the contra side as taking liquidity, for the
purpose of determining applicable fees and rebates. Since the Schedule
of Fees does not currently indicate the manner in which the Exchange
treats the originating or contra side of Exposure Auction orders, the
Exchange proposes to add the following language in Section II: ``During
an ``exposure'' auction pursuant to Rule 722(b)(3)(iii), the
originating side of the auction order will be assessed the applicable
maker fee or rebate, and the contra side will be assessed the
applicable taker fee or rebate.''
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    \3\ Pursuant to Rule 722(b)(3)(iii), the marked complex order is
exposed for a period of up to one-second. When the Exchange first
adopted Rule 722(b)(3)(iii), it indicated that this exposure period,
which provided members an opportunity for price improvement, was not
considered an ``auction.'' See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
57706 (April 24, 2008), 73 FR 23517 (April 30, 2008) (SR-ISE-2007-
77) (``2007 Filing''). Notwithstanding the 2007 Filing, this feature
would be considered an auction today.
    \4\ A ``Crossing Order'' is an order executed in the Exchange's
Facilitation Mechanism, Solicited Order Mechanism, Price Improvement
Mechanism (PIM) or submitted as a Qualified Contingent Cross order.
For purposes of the Fee Schedule, orders executed in the Block Order
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    Thus, based on current rates, the Exchange charges the originating
side of Non-Priority Customer \5\ Exposure Auction orders that trade
against other Non-Priority Customer orders a maker fee of $0.10 per
contract in Select

Symbols \6\ for Market Maker,\7\ Firm Proprietary \8\/Broker-Dealer,\9\
and Professional Customer \10\ orders, and $0.20 per contract in Select
Symbols for Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker \11\ orders. In Non-Select
Symbols,\12\ the originating side is charged a $0.20 per contract maker
fee for all Non-Priority Customer orders. The contra side Non-Priority
Customer order is charged a taker fee of $0.50 per contract in Select
Symbols for Market Maker (or $0.44 per contract for Market Makers with
total affiliated Priority Customer Complex ADV of 150,000 or more
contracts),\13\ Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker, Firm Proprietary/Broker-
Dealer, and Professional Customer orders. In Non-Select Symbols, the
contra side Non-Priority Customer order is charged a $0.86 per contract
taker fee for Market Maker orders,\14\ and a $0.88 per contract taker
fee for Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker, Firm Proprietary/Broker-Dealer,
and Professional Customer orders.\15\
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    \5\ Non-Priority Customer includes Market Maker, Non-Nasdaq ISE
Market Maker, Firm Proprietary, Broker-Dealer, and Professional
Customer.
    \6\ ``Select Symbols'' are options overlying all symbols listed
on ISE that are in the Penny Pilot Program.
    \7\ The term ``Market Makers'' refers to ``Competitive Market
Makers'' and ``Primary Market Makers'' collectively.
    \8\ A ``Firm Proprietary'' order is an order submitted by a
member for its own proprietary account.
    \9\ A ``Broker-Dealer'' order is an order submitted by a member
for a broker-dealer account that is not its own proprietary account.
    \10\ A ``Professional Customer'' is a person or entity that is
not a broker/dealer and is not a Priority Customer.
    \11\ A ``Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker'' is a market maker as
defined in Section 3(a)(38) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, registered in the same options class on another options
exchange.
    \12\ ``Non-Select Symbols'' are options overlying all symbols
excluding Select Symbols.
    \13\ Further, Nasdaq ISE Market Makers making or taking
liquidity receive a discount of $0.02 when trading against Priority
Customer orders preferenced to them in the Complex Order Book in
equity options that are able to be listed and traded on more than
one options exchange. This discount does not apply to FX Options
Symbols or to option classes designated by the Exchange to receive a
guaranteed allocation pursuant to Nasdaq ISE Rule 722(b)(3)(i)(B).
    \14\ Id.
    \15\ The Exchange also currently charges a $0.03 per contract
complex surcharge for Non-Priority Customer complex orders in Non-
Select Symbols that take liquidity from the complex order book,
excluding complex orders executed in the Facilitation Mechanism,
Solicited Order Mechanism, Price Improvement Mechanism and Exposure
Auctions. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82644 (February 6,
2018), 83 FR 6069 (February 12, 2018) (SR-ISE-2018-10).
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    When Non-Priority Customer orders trade against Priority Customer
\16\ orders in Exposure Auctions and the originating side is a Non-
Priority Customer order, the originating side is charged a maker fee of
$0.47 per contract in Select Symbols for Market Maker orders (or $0.44
per contract for Market Makers with total affiliated Priority Customer
Complex ADV of 150,000 or more contracts),\17\ and $0.48 per contract
for Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker, Firm Proprietary/Broker-Dealer, and
Professional Customer orders. In Non-Select Symbols, the originating
side is charged a $0.86 per contract maker fee for Market Maker
orders,\18\ and a $0.88 per contract maker fee for Non-Nasdaq ISE
Market Maker, Firm Proprietary/Broker-Dealer, and Professional Customer
orders. The contra side Priority Customer order is paid a volume-based
tiered rebate,\19\ which currently ranges from $0.26 per contract in
Select Symbols (if the member executes Priority Customer Complex ADV of
0 to 14,999 contracts in a given month) to $0.50 per contract in Select
Symbols (if the member executes Priority Customer Complex ADV of
225,000 or more contracts in a given month). In Non-Select Symbols, the
tiered rebate paid to the contra side Priority Customer order currently
ranges from $0.40 per contract (if the member executes Priority
Customer Complex ADV of 0 to 14,999 contracts in a given month) to
$0.85 per contract (if the member executes Priority Customer Complex
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    \16\ A ``Priority Customer'' is a person or entity that is not a
broker/dealer in securities, and does not place more than 390 orders
in listed options per day on average during a calendar month for its
own beneficial account(s), as defined in Nasdaq ISE Rule
100(a)(37A).
    \17\ See note 13 above.
    \18\ Id.
    \19\ The Exchange provides rebates to members for adding and
taking liquidity based on tiers that reflect their Priority Customer
Complex average daily volume (``ADV'') executed during a given
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    When Non-Priority Customer orders trade against Priority Customer
orders in Exposure Auctions and the originating side is a Priority
Customer order, the originating side receives the tiered rebate in
Select and Non-Select Symbols, as discussed above. The contra side Non-
Priority Customer is charged the taker fee in Select and Non-Select
Symbols, as discussed above.\20\ Lastly, when Priority Customer orders
trade against Priority Customer orders in Exposure Auctions, neither
the originating side nor the contra side is charged a fee or given a
rebate because the Exchange currently does not charge a maker or taker
fee for Priority Customer complex orders, and provides a rebate only if
the Priority Customer complex order trades against a Non-Priority
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    While the proposed change discussed above is consistent with
current practice, the Exchange believes that the clarifications will
eliminate any potential confusion around how Exposure Auction orders
are charged today.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\21\ in general, and furthers the objectives of
Sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act,\22\ in particular, in that it
provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and
other charges among members and issuers and other persons using any
facility, and is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. The Exchange believes that it
is reasonable, equitable and not unfairly discriminatory to clarify in
Section II of the Schedule of Fees as to how the Exchange currently
charges Exposure Auction orders, as further discussed above. The
Exchange believes that the proposed change will eliminate any potential
confusion around how Exposure Auction orders are charged today, and
will make the Schedule of Fees more transparent to members and
investors.
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    \21\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \22\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed change is not
intended to address any competitive issues but rather to provide more
clarity and transparency regarding how Exposure Auction orders are
charged today. The Exchange operates in a highly competitive market in
which market participants can readily favor competing venues if they
deem fee levels at a particular venue to be excessive, or rebate
opportunities available at other venues to be more favorable. In such
an environment, the Exchange must continually adjust its fees to remain
competitive with other exchanges. Because competitors are free to
modify their own fees in response, and because market participants may
readily adjust their order routing practices, the Exchange believes
that the degree to which fee changes in this market may

impose any burden on competition is extremely limited.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act,\23\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) \24\ thereunder.
At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change,
the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is: (i) Necessary or
appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the protection of
investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the
Act. If the Commission takes such action, the Commission shall
institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule should be
approved or disapproved.
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    \23\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \24\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-ISE-2018-28 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2018-28. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2018-28 and should be submitted on
or before May 2, 2018.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\25\
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    \25\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3225]

Wesley A. McQuerry: Debarment Order

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is
issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the
FD&C Act) permanently debarring Wesley A. McQuerry from providing
services in any capacity to a person that has an approved or pending
drug product application. FDA bases this order on a finding that Mr.
McQuerry was convicted of a felony under Federal law for conduct
relating to the development or approval, including the process for
development or approval, of a drug product and otherwise relating to
the regulation of a drug product under the FD&C Act. Mr. McQuerry was
given notice of the proposed permanent debarment and an opportunity to
request a hearing within the timeframe prescribed by regulation. Mr.
McQuerry failed to respond. Mr. McQuerry's failure to respond
constitutes a waiver of his right to a hearing concerning this action.

DATES: This order is effective March 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications for special termination of debarment to
the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenny Shade, (ELEM-4144), Division of
Enforcement, Office of Enforcement and Import Operations, Office of
Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr.,
Rockville, MD 20857,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 306(a)(2)(A) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 335a(a)(2)(A))
requires debarment of an individual if FDA finds that the individual
has been convicted of a felony under Federal law for conduct relating
to the development or approval, including the process for development
or approval, of any drug product. Section 306(a)(2)(B) of the FD&C Act
requires debarment of an individual if FDA finds that the individual
has been convicted of a felony under Federal law for conduct otherwise
relating to the regulation of any drug product under the FD&C Act. On
February 10, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois entered judgment against Mr. McQuerry for one count of
falsifying a material fact, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001(a)(1).
    The factual basis for this conviction is as follows: Mr. McQuerry
was the study coordinator for a drug clinical trial at an institution
in the Northern District of Illinois. The clinical trial occurred under
the authority of FDA, and clinical trial data was required to be
submitted to FDA before the drug could be approved for sale in the
United States.
    As study coordinator, Mr. McQuerry's responsibilities for
administering the clinical trial included, among other things,
coordinating patient visits, maintaining patient files, ensuring that
administrative procedures were followed regarding the collection of
patient data, disbursing American Express gift checks to trial
participants, and transmitting clinical trial data from the institution
to the administrator, which was administering the clinical trial on
behalf of the pharmaceutical company. Mr. McQuerry knew that the
results of the clinical trial would be reported to FDA, and he knew it
was unlawful to provide false information to the pharmaceutical
company.
    Beginning no later than January 2008, and continuing through at
least October 2008, in the Northern District of Illinois, Mr. McQuerry
knowingly and willfully falsified, concealed, and covered up by trick,
scheme, and device material facts in a matter within the jurisdiction
of FDA, namely that at least four patients and others were
participating in the drug clinical trial, when in fact these patients
did not participate in that clinical trial. Specifically, between
January and October 2008, Mr. McQuerry created fifteen to twenty
fictional patients, whom he claimed were participants in the clinical
trial. Mr. McQuerry falsified signatures of those patients on consent
forms and falsified doctors' signatures on medical evaluations for
those patients. He provided his own blood, stool, and EKG results,
which he claimed were provided by the fictional patients. He also
transmitted false data and information to the administrator regarding
these fictional patients and made and caused to be made false
statements regarding their participation in the study and attendance at
office visits, all of which he knew would be provided to the
pharmaceutical company and to FDA.
    Mr. McQuerry made false statements to the administrator about the
whereabouts of the fictitious trial participants. In particular, on
August 28, 2008, he provided false and fraudulent statements to the
administrator regarding the attendance of two patients at study visits,
knowing that the two patients were not in fact enrolled in the study
and did not attend a single study visit.
    As study coordinator, Mr. McQuerry was responsible for disbursing
gift checks, which were provided by the pharmaceutical company to
patients at various points during the patients' participation in the
clinical trial. Mr. McQuerry falsely and fraudulently claimed to have
disbursed gift checks when, in fact, no checks were disbursed

to patients. Instead, between approximately July 11, 2008 and September
3, 2008, Mr. McQuerry deposited over $2,300 of gift checks into his
personal bank account. He additionally used the gift checks to make
direct purchases at various retailers. Mr. McQuerry's fraud resulted in
a loss of approximately $200,098 to the pharmaceutical company.
    As a result of this conviction, FDA sent Mr. McQuerry by certified
mail on October 30, 2015, a notice proposing to permanently debar him
from providing services in any capacity to a person that has an
approved or pending drug product application. The proposal was based on
a finding, under section 306(a)(2)(A) and (a)(2)(B) of the FD&C Act,
that Mr. McQuerry was convicted of a felony under Federal law for
conduct relating to the development or approval, including the process
for development or approval, of a drug product, and conduct otherwise
relating to the regulation of a drug product under the FD&C Act. The
proposal also offered Mr. McQuerry an opportunity to request a hearing,
providing him 30 days from the date of receipt of the letter in which
to file the request, and advised him that failure to request a hearing
constituted a waiver of the opportunity for a hearing and of any
contentions concerning this action. Mr. McQuerry did not request a
hearing and has, therefore, waived his opportunity for a hearing and
any contentions concerning his debarment (21 CFR part 12).

II. Findings and Order

    Therefore, the Director, Office of Enforcement and Import
Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, under sections 306(a)(2)(A)
and (a)(2)(B) of the FD&C Act, under authority delegated to him (Staff
Manual Guide 1410.35), finds that Wesley A. McQuerry has been convicted
of a felony under Federal law for conduct relating to the development
or approval, including the process for development or approval, of a
drug product and conduct otherwise relating to the regulation of a drug
product under the FD&C Act.
    As a result of the foregoing finding, Wesley A. McQuerry is
permanently debarred from providing services in any capacity to a
person with an approved or pending drug product application under
sections 505, 512, or 802 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360b, or
382), or under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
262), effective (see DATES) (see section 201(dd), 306(c)(1)(B), and
306(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the FD&C Act, (21 U.S.C. 321(dd), 335a(c)(1)(B),
and 335a(c)(2)(A)(ii)). Any person with an approved or pending drug
product application who knowingly employs or retains as a consultant or
contractor, or otherwise uses the services of Wesley A. McQuerry, in
any capacity during his debarment, will be subject to civil money
penalties (section 307(a)(6) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 335b(a)(6))).
If Mr. McQuerry provides services in any capacity to a person with an
approved or pending drug product application during his period of
debarment, he will be subject to civil money penalties (section
307(a)(7) of the FD&C Act). In addition, FDA will not accept or review
any abbreviated new drug applications from Wesley A. McQuerry during
his period of debarment (section 306(c)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act.
    Any application by Mr. McQuerry for special termination of
debarment under section 306(d)(4) of the FD&C Act should be identified
with Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3225 and sent to the Division of Dockets
Management (see ADDRESSES). All such submissions are to be filed in
four copies. The public availability of information in these
submissions is governed by 21 CFR 10.20.
    Publicly available submissions may be seen in the Division of
Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

    Dated: March 11, 2016.
Armando Zamora,
Deputy Director, Office of Enforcement and Import Operations, Office of
Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ID-7274-000]

Harmon, Steven A.; Notice of Filing

    Take notice that on November 27, 2013, Steven A. Harmon submitted
for filing, an application for authority to hold interlocking
positions, pursuant to section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
16 U.S.C. 825d(b), Part 45 of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR Part
45, and Order No. 664.\1\
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    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 18, 2013.

    Dated: November 29, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF15-2-000]

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Calcasieu Pass
Project, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice
of Public Scoping Meeting

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that
will discuss the environmental impacts of the Calcasieu Pass Project
involving construction and operation of LNG export facilities by
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC (Venture Global) in Cameron Parish,
Louisiana. The Commission will use this EIS in its decision-making
process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience
and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies on the project. Your input will help the Commission staff
determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EIS. Please note
that the scoping period will close on February 19, 2015.
    You may submit comments in written form or verbally. Further
details on how to submit written comments are in the Public
Participation section of this notice. If you sent comments on this
project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on October
10, 2014, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. PF15-2-000
to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. In lieu of or
in addition to sending written comments, the Commission invites you to
attend the public scoping meeting scheduled as follows: FERC Public
Scoping Meeting, Calcasieu Pass Project, February 5, 2015/7-9 p.m. CST,
Cameron Parish School Board Educational Conference Center, 510 Marshall
Street, Cameron, LA 70631.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this planned
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    The purpose of this scoping meeting is to provide the public an
opportunity to learn more about the Commission's environmental review
process, and to verbally comment on the project. The scoping meeting
will start at 6:00 p.m. and representatives from Venture Global will be
present one hour prior to the start of the meeting to answer questions
about the project. Additionally, Venture Global has established an
Internet Web site at www.venturegloballng.com that will be updated as
the environmental review of its project proceeds.
    Affected landowners and interested groups and individuals are
encouraged to attend the scoping meetings and present comments on the
issues they believe should be addressed in the EIS. A transcript of the
meeting will be added to the Commission's administrative record to
ensure that your comments are accurately recorded.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the planned facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if
the Commission approves the project, that approval conveys with it the
right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to
produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation
proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with
state law.
    A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' is available for
viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses
a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent
domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings.

Summary of the Planned Project

    Venture Global plans to construct and operate an LNG export
facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana adjacent to the Calcasieu Ship
Channel. The facility would receive natural gas from North American
sources and would liquefy and store it for export. When constructed,
the project could process about 487.2 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/
yr) of natural gas.
    The Calcasieu Pass project would consist of the following
facilities:
     Ten (10) liquefaction blocks;
     two (2) LNG storage tanks, each with approximately 200,000
cubic meter (``m\3\'') storage capacity;
     two (2) marine berthing docks, to accommodate LNG carriers
ranging from 120,000 m\3\ to 185,000 m\3\ of carrying capacity;
     a temporary floating LNG storage vessel berthed at one of
the LNG berthing docks, which would be discontinued after the first
permanent LNG storage tank becomes operational;
     a turning basin on the Calcasieu Ship Channel;
     a utility dock;
     a gas-fired electric generation facility with generating
capacity of approximately 600 megawatts (``MW'') that will be
constructed to provide power for the project facilities;
     two natural gas pipelines to connect to existing
transmission pipelines, a 23.8-mile-long, 42-inch-diameter pipeline and
a 42-inch-diameter, 18.5-mile-long pipeline;
     a Gas Gate Station to receive gas from the two lateral
pipelines and will include pig \1\ receivers, filter/separators,
custody transfer meters, pressure regulators, emergency shutdown
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     various buildings, including administration, control
rooms, electrical equipment, workshop, and warehouse buildings and
structures;
     connection to the existing municipal water supply for
construction and potable water requirements, and the potential drilling
of groundwater wells to allow for water-cooling of the power plant;
     facilities associated with the project site's
communication system; and
     facilities associated with plant safety and security.
    The general location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix
1.\2\
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    \2\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call<PHONE_NUMBER>. For instructions on
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the planned facilities would disturb about 914.1
acres of land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline.
Following construction, Venture Global would maintain about 347.6 acres
for permanent operation of the project's facilities and pipeline.
    The Terminal facilities will occupy an approximately 203.6-acre
property

adjacent to the Calcasieu Ship Channel. Of the 203.6 acres, 86.8 acres
will support permanent operational facilities and 116.8 acres will be
used for temporary workspace. Of the 86.8 acres supporting permanent
operational facilities, 8.6 acres will be converted to open water
through excavation and dredging to create the LNG berthing area.
    Collectively, the approximately 42.3-mile long pipelines would
require 665.7 acres of construction workspace (of which 415.78 acres
will be temporary workspace and 250.0 acres will remain as the
permanent operational right-of-way).

The EIS Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
\3\ to discover and address concerns the public may have about
proposals. This process is referred to as scoping. The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EIS on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EIS. We will
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EIS.
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    In the EIS we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the planned project under these
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     land use;
     socioeconomics;
     water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     cultural resources;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     air quality and noise;
     endangered and threatened species;
     reliability and safety; and
     cumulative impacts.
    We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the planned project
or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen
or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    Although no formal application has been filed, we have already
initiated our NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process.
The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement
of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before
the FERC receives an application. As part of our pre-filing review, we
have begun to contact some federal and state agencies to discuss their
involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EIS.
    The EIS will present our independent analysis of the issues. We
will publish and distribute the draft EIS for public comment. After the
comment period, we will consider all timely comments and revise the
document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. To ensure we have
the opportunity to consider and address your comments, please carefully
follow the instructions in the Public Participation section on the
following page.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues
related to this project to formally cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EIS.\4\ Agencies that would like to request
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public Participation section of this
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cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with the Louisiana State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested
Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on
historic properties.\5\ We will define the project-specific Area of
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as the project
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor
stations, and access roads). Our EIS for this project will document our
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status
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    \5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
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Currently Identified Environmental Issues

    We have already identified several issues that we think deserve
attention based on a preliminary review of the planned facilities and
the environmental information provided by Venture Global. This
preliminary list of issues may change based on your comments and our
analysis:
     Protected species;
     cultural resources;
     water resources;
     Coastal Zone Management Act;
     fisheries;
     site alternatives;
     ship traffic;
     public safety; and
     cumulative impacts.

Public Participation

    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project. Your comments should focus on
the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and
measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific
your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so
that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before
February 19, 2015.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
project docket number (PF15-2-000) with your submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available
to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature located on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for interested
persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically using the eFiling
feature located on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments
in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking
on ``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the

following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426.

Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. We will update the environmental mailing list
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related
to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the
planned project.
    Copies of the completed draft EIS will be sent to the environmental
mailing list for public review and comment. If you would prefer to
receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD version or would
like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the
attached Information Request (Appendix 2).

Becoming an Intervenor

    Once Venture Global files its application with the Commission, you
may want to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in
the User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web
site. Please note that the Commission will not accept requests for
intervenor status at this time. You must wait until the Commission
receives a formal application for the project.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., PF15-
2). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: January 20, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC09-65-000; FERC-65]

Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension

October 8 , 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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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) is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the information collection described below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due November 14,
2008.

ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed information
collection can be obtained from the Commission's Web site (http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/elibrary.asp) or from the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive
Director, ED-34, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments
may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those parties
filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper
filing, the original and 14 copies of such comments should be submitted
to the Secretary of the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to
Docket No. IC09-65-000.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in
an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Commission's
submission guidelines. Complete filing instructions and acceptable
filing formats are available at http://www.ferc.gov/help.
    To file the document, access the Commission's Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov, choose the Documents & Filings tab, click on eFiling,
then follow the instructions given. First time users will have to
establish a user name and password. The Commission will send an
automatic acknowledgment to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt of
comments.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through the Commission's homepage using the eLibrary link. For
user assistance, contact<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll-free at
(866) 208-3676 or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller, 888 First St., NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. He may be reached by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>,
by fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, and by e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-65 ``Notification of Holding Company Status'' (OMB
No. 1902-0218) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory
provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA
2005). Among other things, PUHCA 2005 was intended to give the
Commission access to books and records relevant to costs incurred by a
public utility or natural gas company which are necessary or
appropriate for the protection of utility customers with respect to
jurisdictional rates. For the Commission to carry out its rate
regulation responsibilities, it must know who the entities are that are
holding companies of jurisdictional public utilities and natural gas
companies. The Commission obtains this information through the FERC-65
filings.
    The FERC-65 is a one-time informational filing set out in the
Commission's regulations 18 CFR 366.4 that must be submitted within 30
days of becoming a holding company. The information is required in no
specific format and consists of the identity of the holding company and
of the public utilities and natural gas companies in the holding
company system and the identity of service companies, including
special-purpose subsidiaries providing non-power goods and services and
the identity of all affiliates and subsidiaries and their corporate
relationship to each other. Filings may be submitted in hardcopy or
electronically through the Commission's eFiling system.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:

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             30                  1                  3                90
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    The estimated total cost to respondents is $5,468. [90 hours
divided by 2080 hours \1\ per year, times $126,384 \2\ equals
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    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, using 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 filing 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 cost estimate 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 information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Commission; (2) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate of the
proposed information collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to calculate the reporting burden; and
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information
to be collected.

Kimberly Bose,
Secretary.
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