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February 22, 2010: FERC staff to hold a technical conference on FERC Form No. 552 on March 25, 2010 (RM07-10-02) Notice PDF | Event Details

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Form No. 1: Annual Report of Major Electric Utility
Form No. 1-F: Annual Report of Non-major Electric Utility

Form No. 3-Q: Quarterly Financial Report of Electric Utilities, Licensees, and Natural Gas Companies

Form No. 423: Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants

Form No. 516: Electric Quarterly Report
Form No. 523: Application for Authorization of the Issuance of Securities or the Assumption of Liabilities
Form No. 556: Certification of QF Status for Small Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities
Form No. 561: Interlocking Directorates
FERC-566: Twenty Largest Purchasers
FERC-580: Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices
Form No. 714: Annual Electric Control and Planning Area Report
Form No. 715: Annual Transmission Planning and Evaluation Report
FERC-730: Report of Transaction Investment Activit

Form No. 1 - Annual Report of Major Electric Utility
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The Form No. 1 is a comprehensive financial and operating report submitted for Electric Rate regulation and financial audits. Major is defined as having (1) one million Megawatt hours or more; (2) 100 megawatt hours of annual sales for resale; (3) 500 megawatt hours of annual power exchange delivered; or (4) 500 megawatt hours of annual wheeling for others (deliveries plus losses).

Form 1 Filings - 2008
Form 1 Filings - 2007
Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 141.1 External

OMB #: 1902-0021, expires 12/31/2011

Filing Date: April 18
Form No. 1-F - Annual Report of Non-major Electric Utility
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The Form No. 1-F is a comprehensive financial and operating Report submitted by Non-major Electric Utilities and Licensees. Non-major is defined as having total annual sales of 10,000 megawatt-hours or more in the previous calendar year and not classified as Major. Chapter: 18 CFR Part 141.2

OMB #: 1902-0029, expires 12/31/2011

Filing Date: April 18
Form No. 3-Q - Quarterly Financial Report of Electric Utilities, Licensees, and Natural Gas Companies
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The Form No. 3-Q is a comprehensive quarterly financial and operating report which supplements Form 1 and is submitted for all Major and Non-Major:
  • Electric Utilities;
  • Licensees; and
  • Natural Gas Companies
who engage in:
  • Generation;
  • Transmission;
  • Distribution, or
  • Sale of electric energy.
Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 141.400 External
OMB #: 1902-0205, expires 01/31/2012

Filing Dates: Thereafter, for Majors - 60 days and for Non-Majors - 70 days - after the end of the quarter.
Note: This form submission uses the Form 1 Software that has been modified to accept the quarterly data
Form No. 423 - Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants
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The Form No. 423 is a compilation of data for cost and quality of fuels delivered to electric power plants to be used for determination of electric Rates.

Note: Order No. 709 (issued March 11, 2008) eliminated this filing requirement. As of January 1, 2008 EIA began collecting this data on its form EIA-923. On March 28, 2008 FERC announced that it has terminated collection of the Form 423 ending with the December 2007 report, which was due February 15, 2008. FERC no longer maintains this data. Historical data can be found at EIA External.
Form No. 516 - EQR - Electric Quarterly Report
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All public utilities are required to electronically file Electric Quarterly Reports summarizing the contractual terms and conditions in their agreements for all jurisdictional services (including market-based power sales, cost-based power sales, and transmission service) and transaction information for short-term and long-term market-based power sales and cost-based power sales during the most recent calendar quarter. Chapter: 18 CFR 35.10b External

OMB #: 1902-0096, exp 3/31/2012

Filing Date: The last day of the first month following the end of the quarter
Form No. 523 - Application for Authorization of the Issuance of Securities or the Assumption of Liabilities
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The information filed with the Commission through Form 523 is used to make a determination to grant or deny authorization to issue securities or to assume a liability Chapter: 18 CFR Parts 34 and 131

OMB #: 1902-0043, exp 10/31/11

Filing Date: Occasionally. Note: eFiling capability coming, but no sooner than April 1, 2006
Form No. 556 - Certification of QF Status for Small Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities
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In February 1995, the Commission instituted the FERC Form No. 556 filing requirement, which should be included with any application for Commission certification/recertification or notice of self-certification/self-recertification. In December 2009, the Commission received authorization to use the fillable Form No. 556 at the link to the right side of this text.

Note that until February 8, 2010, the Commission will accept applications for certification/recertification or notices of self-certification/self-recertification that use the previous version posted at this site. Beginning February 8, 2010, the Commission will only accept filings that use the currently posted version of the form.

The Commission will continue to accept both electronic and hardcopy submissions of the Form No. 556.
Chapter: 18 C.F.R. § 131.80

OMB #: 1902-0075, exp 12/31/2012

Filing Date: As needed
Form No. 561 - Interlocking Directorates
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The Form 561 is an annual report of information detailing electric public utility officer and board of director positions that officers and directors held within and outside their affiliated public utility at any point during the preceding year. The reports on last year's information are filed on April 30th. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 131.31 & Part 46
Rulemaking RM05-6 PDF

OMB #: 1902-0099, exp 7/31/2011

Filing Date: April 30, 2010 for 2009 data.
Send any questions or concerns to Form561@ferc.gov
FERC-566 - Twenty Largest Purchasers
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List customers and their business addresses if they were one of the top twenty largest purchasers of electric energy, measured in kilowatt hours sold, for purposes other than resale, during any of three preceding calendar years. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 46.3

OMB #: 1902-0114, exp 7/31/2011

Filing Date: January 31

*Any requests for privileged treatment of FERC-566 information will be denied per 18 CFR 46.3, Part 305 of the Federal Power Act and as approved by the Office of Management and Budget under 1902-0114.
Send any questions or concerns to FERC-566@ferc.gov
FERC-580 - Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices
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This biennial data collection gathers information (under Docket IN79-6) on utility fuel supply contracts and other costs recovered through wholesale fuel adjustment clauses. Docket No. IN79-6 issued 04/26/79, Section 205(f)(2) of the Federal Power Act

OMB #: 1902-0137, exp 08/31/2010

Filing Date: Even numbered years on Sept 15
Materials for the 2010 filing cycle are under development. Please check this link again in May 2010. Send any questions or concerns to FERC-580@ferc.gov
Form No. 714 - Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report
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Electric transmitting utilities operating balancing authority areas and planning areas (with annual peak demand over 200MW) are required to electronically file Form 714, reporting among other things, balancing authority area generation, actual and scheduled inter-balancing authority area power transfers, and net energy for load, summer-winter generation peaks and system lambda. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 141.51 External

OMB #: 1902-0140, exp 01/31/13

Filing Date: June 1
Form No. 715 - Annual Transmission Planning and Evaluation Report
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Annual report by transmitting utilities on transmission planning, constraints and available transmission capacity. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 141.300 External

OMB #: 1902-0171, exp 01/31/13

Filing Date: April 1
FERC-730 - Report of Transaction Investment Activity
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FERC-730 is used by the Commission to determine the effectiveness of its rules and to provide it with an accurate assessment of the state of transmission investment by public utilities. This annual report includes projections, information that details the level and status of transmission investment, and the reason for delay, if any. Public utilities that have been granted incentive based rate treatment for specific transmission projects under provisions of 18 CFR 35.35 must file FERC-730. The report must conform to the format prescribed in Order No. 679, Appendix A. Filers are strongly encouraged to submit the FERC-730 electronically via eFiling. Chapter: 18 CFR 35.35

OMB #: 1902-0239, exp 05/31/2010

Filing Date: Initial filing is on April 18th of the year following issuance of the incentive-based rate, and subsequent filings are due each April 18th thereafter
Forms Additional Information:
Form No. 2: Major Natural Gas Pipeline Annual Report
Form No. 2A: Non-major Natural Gas Pipeline Annual Report
Form No. 3-Q: Quarterly Financial Report of Electric Utilities, Licensees, and Natural Gas Companies
Form No. 11: Quarterly Statement of Monthly Data

Form No. 537: Annual Certificate Report
Form No. 537: Annual Report of 311 Facility Activities
Form No. 537: Notice of Bypass
Form No. 537: Semi-annual Storage Report

Form No. 549: Intrastate Pipeline Annual Transportation Report
Form No. 549B: Index of Customers
Form No. 549B: Capacity Report Under Section 284.13

Form No. 552: Annual Report of Natural Gas Transactions
Form No. 567: System Flow Diagrams
Form No. 576: Report of Service Interruptions
Form No. 577: Annual Report of Replacement of Certificated Facilities
Form No. 592: Marketing Affiliates of Interstate Pipelines
Form No. 2 - Major Natural Gas Pipeline Annual Report
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The Form No. 2 is a compilation of financial and operational information from major interstate natural gas pipelines subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC. The form contains data for a calendar year. Among other things, the form contains a Comparative Balance Sheet, Statement of Income, Statement of Retained Earnings, Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to Financial Statements.

Major is defined as having combined gas transported or stored for a fee that exceeds 50 million dekatherms.
Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 260.1 External

OMB #: 1902-0028, exp 06/30/11

Filing Date: April 18
Form No. 2A - Non-major Natural Gas Pipeline Annual Report
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Form No. 2-A is an abbreviated Form No. 2 filed by non-major interstate natural gas pipelines subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC.

Non-major is defined as having total gas sales or volume transactions exceeding 200,000 dekatherms.
Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 260.2 External

OMB #: 1902-0030, exp 06/30/2011

Filing Date: April 18
Form No. 3-Q - Quarterly Financial Report of Electric Utilities, Licensees, and Natural Gas Companies
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The Form No. 3-Q is a comprehensive quarterly financial and operating report which supplements Annual Report Forms 2 and 2-A and is submitted for each Major and Non Major Natural Gas Company. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 260.300 External

OMB #:
1902-0205, expires 01/31/2012

Filing Dates: Thereafter, for Majors - 60 days and for Non-Majors - 70 days - after the end of the quarter.
Note: This form submission uses the Form 2 Software that has been modified to accept the quarterly data.
Form No. 11 - Quarterly Statement of Monthly Data
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Form No. 11 was filed quarterly by interstate natural gas pipeline companies meeting the criteria set forth in the form. For each month of the quarter the respondent reported quantities shipped or stored and revenues received under each rate schedule.

Note: Form 11 was discontinued 2/28/2009 (per Orders 710 and 710-A, in Docket No. RM07-9), with similar data incorporated into Forms 2 and 3Q.


Form No. 537 - Annual Certificate Report
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These reports are assigned a CP docket number. A report detailing various activities undertaken under blanket certificate authority. A complete list of the types of activities which must be reported are listed at the referenced regulation. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 157.207 External

OMB #: 1902-0060, exp 5/31/2010

Filing Date: May 1
Form No. 537 - Annual Report of 311 Facility Activities
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The pipeline must file an annual report of each activity involving the construction of, or the abandonment with removal of, facilities authorized pursuant to Section 284.3(c) and Subpart B or C of Part 284. These reports are assigned a CP docket number. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 284.11(d) External

OMB #: 1902-0060, exp 5/31/2010

Filing Date: May 1
Form No. 537 - Notice of Bypass
Summary Information  
In the event of a bypass of a local distribution company (LDC), the pipeline must file a statement with FERC that the pipeline has notified the LDC and the LDC s regulatory agency in writing of the bypass prior to commencement of service. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 284.106(a), 18 CFR Sec. 284.126(a), & 18 CFR Sec. 284.223(b)

OMB #: 1902-0060, exp 3/31/2011

Filing Date: 30 days after commencing transportation
 
Form No. 537 - Semi-annual Storage Report
Summary Information  
The pipelines must file a summary of storage injection and withdrawal activities over six month injection or withdrawal seasons for storage activity provided under the authority of sections 284.102 or 284.223. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 18 CFR Sec. 284.126(c)

OMB #: 1902-0060, exp 3/31/2011

Filing Date: 30 days after completion of each storage injection and withdrawal season
 
Form No. 549 - Intrastate Pipeline Annual Transportation Report
Summary Information  
Each intrastate pipeline transporting natural gas under section 311(a)(2) must submit an annual report of transportation transactions. The report must provide the name of the shipper, the type of transaction, the quantity shipped and the revenues received. The Commission considers this to be public information. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 284.126(b)

OMB #: 1902-0086, exp 12/31/2011

Filing Date: March 31

» Preferred Filing Format DOC
 
Form No. 549B - Index of Customers
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On the first business day of each calendar quarter interstate pipelines engaged in transactions under a blanket certificate must file with the Commission a list of all firm transportation and storage customers under contract as of the first day of the calendar quarter. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec 284.13(c) External

OMB #: 1902-0169, exp 10/31/2011

Filing Date: First business day of each calendar quarter
Form No. 549B - Capacity Report Under Section 284.13
Summary Information  
A report by interstate pipelines operating under a blanket certificate showing the pipeline's peak day capacity and the estimated storage capacity and maximum daily delivery capability of its storage facilities. The report must also show the respective assignments of that capacity to the various firm services provided by the pipeline. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 284.13

OMB #: 1902-0169, exp 10/31/2011

Filing Date: March 1
 
Form No. 552 - Annual Report of Natural Gas Transactions
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Form No. 552 collects transactional information from natural gas market participants.

Market participants must fill out the form annually if: (1) they make use of a blanket sales certificate under § 284.402 or § 284.284; (2) their reportable natural gas sales were greater than 2.2 million MMBtu in the reporting year; or (3) their reportable natural gas purchases were greater than 2.2 million MMBtu in the reporting year.

Submit FERC Form No. 552 electronically via eFiling. Paper and email filings are not accepted.
Chapter: 18 CFR 260.401

OMB #: 1902-0242, exp 12/31/2011

Filing Date:
Orders
Form No. 567 - System Flow Diagrams
Summary Information  
A diagram or diagrams reflecting operating conditions on a major interstate pipeline's main transmission system. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 260.8

OMB #: 1902-0005, exp 07/31/2012

Filing Date: June 1
 
Form No. 576 - Report of Service Interruptions
Summary Information  
A report by an interstate natural gas pipeline of serious interruptions of service to any wholesale customer involving facilities operated under certificate authorization from FERC. A natural gas pipeline company making a report of a service interruption pursuant to section 260.9 of the Commission's regulations may fax its report to 202-208-2853. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 260.9

OMB #: 1902-0004, exp 9/30/2012

Filing Date: Within 20 days of a reportable interruption of service
 
Form No. 577 - Annual Report of Replacement of Certificated Facilities
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This annual report lists for the previous year all projects representing the replacement of existing facilities that have or will soon become physically deteriorated or obsolete. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 2.55(b)(4) External

OMB #: 1902-0128, exp 5/31/2010

Filing Date: May 1
Form No. 592 - Marketing Affiliates of Interstate Pipelines
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This form provides the electronic formats for maintaining information on discounted transportation transactions and capacity allocation to support monitoring of activities of interstate pipeline marketing affiliates. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 250.16 External

OMB #: 1902-0157, exp 03/31/2013

Filing Date: 30 days after the month that any changes occur
Forms Additional Information:
Form No. 3-Q: Quarterly Financial Report of Electric Utilities, Licensees, and Natural Gas Companies

Form No. 80: Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report

Form No. 587: Federal Land Description

Other Federal Agency Cost Submission Form
Form No. 3-Q - Quarterly Financial Report of Electric Utilities, Licensees, and Natural Gas Companies
Summary Information Downloads & Links
The Form No. 3-Q is a comprehensive quarterly financial and operating report which supplements Form 1 and is submitted for all Major and Non-Major:
  • Electric Utilities;
  • Licensees; and
  • Natural Gas Companies
who engage in:
  • Generation;
  • Transmission;
  • Distribution, or
  • Sale of electric energy.
Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 141.400 External

OMB #:
1902-0205, exp 10/31/2011

Filing Dates: Thereafter, for Majors - 60 days and for Non-Majors - 70 days - after the end of the quarter.
Note: This form submission uses the Form 1 Software that has been modified to accept the quarterly data.
Form No. 80 - Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report
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The Form No. 80 is used to gather information necessary for the Commission and other agencies to know what recreational facilities are located at licensed projects, whether public recreational needs are being accommodated by the facilities, and where additional efforts could be made to meet future needs. Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 8.11 External

OMB #: 1902-0106, exp 09/30/10

Filing Date: April 1
Form No. 587 - Federal Land Description
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The Form No. 587 is used to identify those project boundary maps associated with federal lands. There are two versions of the form to account for the two different ways land is surveyed in the United States, the Public Land States and the Non-Public Land States. Completed forms must be included in applications for preliminary permits with a copy sent to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) state office where the project is located. Copies are also sent to BLM after license issuance. Chapter: 18 CFR 4.81(b)(5) External

OMB #: 1902-0145, exp 07/30/12

Filing Date: as needed
Other Federal Agency Cost Submission Form
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The Commission is required to determine the reasonableness of costs incurred by other Federal agencies (OFAs) related to the participation of those agencies in the Commission's proceedings under Federal Power Act (FPA) Part 12 when those agencies seek to include such costs in the administrative annual charges licensees must pay to reimburse the United States for the cost of administering Part 1. Chapter: 18 CFR Part 11 External;
16 U.S.C. §§ 791-82d External.

Contact: Anton Porter
202-502-8728
Forms Additional Information:
Form No. 6: Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies
Form No. 6-Q: Quarterly Report of Oil Pipeline Companies

Form No. 73: Oil Pipeline Service Life Data
Form No. 6 - Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies
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The Form No. 6 is designed to collect financial and operational information from oil pipeline companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission. Order 620 [eLibrary] requires all jurisdictional oil pipeline companies to use the Commission's software to electronically file Form 6 commencing with reporting year 2000.

Each oil pipeline carrier whose annual jurisdictional operating revenues exceed $500,000 must file FERC Form 6 (18 C.F.R. § 357.2)

Oil pipeline carriers exempt from filing FERC Form 6 whose annual jurisdictional operating revenues have been more than $350,000 but less than $500,000 must prepare and file page 301, "Operating Revenue Accounts (Account 600), and page 700, "Annual cost of Service Based Analysis Schedule," of FERC Form 6. When submitting pages 301 and 700, each exempt oil pipeline carrier must include page 1 of the FERC Form 6, the Identification and Attestation schedules (18 C.F.R. § 357.2 (a)(2)).

Oil pipeline carriers exempt from filing FERC Form 6 and whose annual jurisdictional operating revenues were $350,000 or less for each of the three previous calendar years must prepare and file page 700, "Annual Cost of Service Based Analysis Schedule," of FERC Form 6. When submitting page 700, each exempt oil pipeline carrier must include page 1 of FERC Form 6, the Identification and Attestation schedule (18 C.F.R. § 357.2 (a)(3)).
Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 357.1 External & 357.2 External

OMB #: 1902-0022, exp 06/30/2010

Filing Date: April 18
Form No. 6-Q - Quarterly Report of Oil Pipeline Companies
Summary Information Downloads & Links
The Form No. 6-Q is to collect quarterly financial and operational information from oil pipeline companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission. Order 646 PDF requires all jurisdictional oil pipeline companies to use the Commission's software to electronically file Form 6-Q commencing with reporting year 2004.

Oil pipeline carriers submitting FERC Form 6 (annual jurisdictional operating revenues exceed $500,000) must submit FERC Form 6-Q (18 C.F.R. § 357.4(a)).
Chapter: 18 CFR Sec. 357.4 External

OMB #: 1902-0206, exp 07/31/10

Filing Dates:
70 days after end of the quarter
Note: This form submission uses the Form 6 Software that has been modified to accept the quarterly data.
Form No. 73 - Oil Pipeline Service Life Data
Summary Information Downloads & Links
During an investigation of an oil pipeline company's book depreciation rates, FERC requests service life data as a part of its data request. This service life data, which may be initial data or an update to previously existing data, is collected on FERC Form No. 73. The information collected on FERC Form No. 73 is used as an input to assist the Commission in the selection of appropriate oil pipeline company service lives and book depreciation rates. Chapter: 18 CFR Part 357.3 PDF

OMB #: 1920-0019, exp 7/31/2011

Filing Date: Only during a depreciation rate investigation
Forms Additional Information:
Form No. 60: Annual Report of Centralized Service Companies
FERC-61: Narrative Description of Service Company Functions
Form No. 60 – Annual Report of Centralized Service Companies
Summary Information Downloads & Links
Form No. 60 is an annual regulatory support requirement under 18 CFR 366.23 for centralized service companies. The report is designed to collect financial information from centralized service companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The report is considered to be a non-confidential public use form. Chapter: 18 CFR 366.23 External

OMB #: 1902-0215, exp 01/31/2013

Filing Date: May 1
FERC-61 – Narrative Description of Service Company Functions
Summary Information Downloads & Links
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 Commission's regulations and therefore would not have to file FERC Form 60. Instead, service companies will be required to file on an annual basis a narrative description of the service company's functions during the prior calendar year. In complying with this section, a holding company may make a single filing on behalf of all of its service company subsidiaries. The report is considered to be a non-confidential public use filing. Chapter: 18 CFR 366.23 External

OMB #: 1902-0215, exp 01/31/2013

Filing Date: May 1, 2007 and every May 1 thereafter



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Updated: March 17, 2010