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The Department of Energy
(DOE) has submitted an information
collection request to the OMB for
extension under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection requests a threeyear extension of its collection, titled
Technology Partnerships Ombudsmen
Reporting Requirements, OMB Control
Number 1910–5118. The proposed
collection will identify the number and
nature of complaints received and
resolved by technology partnership
ombuds related to technology
partnerships, patents, and licenses.
DATES: Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
June 16, 2025. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting comments but find it
difficult to do so within the period
allowed by this notice, please advise the
OMB Desk Officer of your intention to
make a submission as soon as possible.
The Desk Officer may be telephoned at
(202) 881–8585.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Phillip Harmonick, Office of Hearings
and Appeals, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 287–
1566, Phillip.Harmonick@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1910–5118;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Technology Partnerships
Ombudsmen Reporting Requirements;
(3) Type of Request: Extension;
(4) Purpose: DOE’s Alternative
Dispute Resolution Office is one of four
entities that collects reports required by
the Technology Transfer
Commercialization Act of 2000 from
technology partnership ombuds at each
DOE national laboratory. These reports
are intended to demonstrate the extent
to which each national laboratory has
incorporated alternative dispute
resolution techniques into its respective
technology transfer program;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 17;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 68;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 23;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $3,220.

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Statutory Authority: Section 11 of the
Technology Transfer Commercialization
Act of 2000, Public Law 106–404,
codified at 42 U.S.C. 7261c(c)(3)(C).
Signing Authority: This document of
the Department of Energy was signed on
May 9, 2025, by Poli A. Marmolejos,
Director, Office of Hearings and
Appeals, pursuant to delegated
authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document with the original
signature and date is maintained by
DOE. For administrative purposes only,
and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register
Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in
electronic format for publication, as an
official document of the Department of
Energy. This administrative process in
no way alters the legal effect of this
document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC on May 12,
2025.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer,
U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2025–08638 Filed 5–14–25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC25–6–000]

Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC;
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC Form No. 60, FERC–
61, and FERC–555A); Consolidated
Comment Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collections, FERC
Form No. 60 (Annual Report of
Centralized Service Companies), FERC–
61 (Narrative Description of Service
Company Functions), and FERC–555A
(Preservation of Records of Holding
Companies and Service Companies
Subject to PUHCA 2005). No comments
were received on the 60-day notice that
was published on February 7, 2025.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due June 16, 2025.
SUMMARY:

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Send written comments on
FERC Form No. 60 (Annual Report of
Centralized Service Companies), FERC–
61 (Narrative Description of Service
Company Functions), and FERC–555A
(Preservation of Records of Holding
Companies and Service Companies
Subject to PUHCA 2005) to OMB
through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_
nbr=202504-1902-007. You can also
visit https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain and use the drop-down under
‘‘Currently under Review’’ to select the
‘‘Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’’ where you can see the
open opportunities to provide
comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice.
Please submit a copy of your
comments to the Commission via email
to DataClearance@FERC.gov. You must
specify the Docket No. (IC25–6–000)
and the FERC Information Collection
number (FERC–60, FERC–61, FERC–
555A) in your email. If you are unable
to submit via email, comments may be
sent by USPS mail or by hand
(including courier) delivery:
• Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• All other delivery methods: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Docket: To view comments and
issuances in this docket, please visit
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search.
Once there, you can also sign-up for
automatic notification of activity in this
docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kayla Williams, (202) 502–6468.
DataClearance@FERC.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the information collection
requirements for FERC Form No. 60,
FERC–61, and FERC–555A with no
changes to the current reporting
requirements.
OMB Control Nos. and Titles: 1902–
0215 ((FERC Form No. 60 (Annual
Report of Centralized Service
Companies), FERC–61 (Narrative
Description of Service Company
Functions), and FERC–555A
(Preservation of Records of Holding
Companies and Service Companies
Subject to PUHCA)).
Abstract: In accordance with the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005),
the Commission implemented the repeal
of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935 (PUHCA 1935) and
ADDRESSES:

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implemented the provisions of a newly
enacted Public Utility Holding
Company Act 2005 (PUHCA 2005).
Pursuant to PUHCA 2005, the
Commission requires centralized service
companies to file FERC Form No. 60 or
FERC–61, and to comply with FERC–
555A’s requirements unless the
company is exempted or granted a
waiver pursuant to the Commission’s
regulations. The information collected
in FERC Form No. 60 and FERC–61
enables better monitoring for crosssubsidization and aids the Commission
in carrying out its statutory
responsibilities. In addition, centralized
service companies are required to follow
the Commission’s preservation of
records requirements for centralized
service companies.
FERC Form No. 60
FERC Form No. 60 is an annual
reporting requirement for centralized
service companies set forth in 18 CFR
366.23. The report’s function is to
collect financial information (including
balance sheet, assets, liabilities, billing
and charges for associated and nonassociated companies) from centralized
service companies subject to the
Commission’s jurisdiction. Unless the
Commission exempts or grants a waiver
pursuant to 18 CFR 366.3 and 366.4 to
the holding company system, every

centralized service company in a
holding company system must prepare
and file FERC Form No. 60
electronically with the Commission,
pursuant to the General Instructions in
the form.
FERC–61
FERC–61 is a filing requirement for
service companies in holding company
systems (including special purpose
companies) that are currently exempt or
granted a waiver of FERC’s regulations
and would not have to file FERC Form
No. 60. Instead, those service companies
are required to annually file a narrative
description of the service company’s
functions during the prior calendar year
(FERC–61). In complying, a holding
company may make a single filing on
behalf of all its service company
subsidiaries.
FERC–555A
The Commission’s regulations
prescribe a mandated preservation of
records requirement for holding
companies and service companies
(unless otherwise exempted by FERC).
This requires them to maintain and
make available to FERC, their books and
records. The preservation of records
requirement provides for uniform
records retention by holding companies

and centralized service companies
subject to PUHCA 2005.
Data from FERC Form No. 60, FERC–
61, and FERC–555A provide a level of
transparency that: (1) helps protect
ratepayers from pass-through of
improper service company costs, (2)
enables the Commission to review and
determine cost allocations (among
holding company members) for certain
non-power goods and services, (3) aids
the Commission in meeting its oversight
and market monitoring obligations, and
(4) benefits the public, both as
ratepayers and investors. In addition,
the Commission’s audit staff uses these
records during compliance audits,
reviews, and special analyses.
If data from FERC Form No. 60,
FERC–61, and FERC–555A were not
available, it would be difficult for the
Commission to meet its statutory
responsibilities under EPAct 1992,
EPAct 2005, and PUHCA 2005, and the
Commission would have fewer of the
regulatory mechanisms necessary to
ensure transparency and protect
ratepayers.
Type of Respondent: Centralized
service companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost (rounded in
the tables) for the information
collections as: 2

FERC–60 ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATE
C.
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

B.
Number of
respondents

D.
Total number
of responses

E.
Average burden hours &
cost per response

F.
Total annual burden hours
& cost

G.
Cost per
respondent

(column D × column E)

(column F ÷ column B)

(column B × column C)
37 ........................

1

37

78 hrs.; $7,800 ...............................

2,886 hrs.; $288,600 ......................

$7,800

FERC–61 ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATE
C.
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

B.
Number of
respondents

D.
Total number
of responses

E.
Average burden hours &
cost per response

F.
Total annual burden hours
& cost

G.
Cost per
respondent

(column D × column E)

(column F ÷ column B)

(column B × column C)

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1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
information to or for a federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
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0.5 hrs.; $50 ...................................

7 hrs.; $700 ....................................

Regulations 1320.3. The burden hours and costs are
rounded for ease of presentation.
2 The cost for the FERC Form No. 60 and FERC–
61 is based on FERC’s 2024 Commission-wide
average salary cost (salary plus benefits) of $100/
hour. The Commission staff believes the FERC FTE
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benefits is representative of the corresponding cost
for the industry respondents. For the FERC–555A,
the $39.53 hourly cost figure comes from the
average cost (wages plus benefits) of a file clerk
(Occupation Code 43–4071) as posted on the BLS
website (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_
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FERC–555A ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATE
C.
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

B.
Number of
respondents

D.
Total number
of responses

E.
Average burden hours &
cost per response

(column B × column C)
51 ........................

1

51

1,080 hrs.; $42,692 ........................

F.
Total annual burden hours
& cost

G.
Cost per
respondent

(column D × column E)

(column F ÷ column B)

55,080 hrs.; 2,177,312 ...................

42,692

FERC–555A RECORD RETENTION

Electronic Storage .......................................................................................................................

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Total Annual Cost: $2,466,612
[$288,600 (FERC Form No. 60) + $700
(FERC–61) + $2,177,312 (FERC–555A)]
(Labor Cost) + $510 (Record Retention
storage cost) = $2,466,612.4
A more granular breakdown of the
FERC–60/61/555A cost categories
follows:
Labor Cost: The total estimated
annual cost for labor burden to
respondents is $2,466,612 [$288,600
(FERC Form No. 60) + $700 (FERC–61)
+ $2,177,312 (FERC–555A)].
FERC Form No. 60: 37 respondents ×
$7,800 per respondent = $288,600.
FERC–61: 14 respondents × $50 per
respondent = $700.
FERC–555A: 51 respondents ×
$42,692 per respondent = $2,177,312.
We expect the labor cost of FERC–
555A record keeping to trend downward
over time as companies move their
records almost entirely to electronic
record keeping and storage.
Storage Cost: 5 In addition to the
FERC–555A labor (burden cost provided
above), there are additional costs that
represent record retention and storage
costs. Previously, the estimate included
paper storage costs, but firms no longer
rely on paper storage to maintain the
majority of their records, therefore the
Commission is removing the costs for
3 Previously, the Commission estimated the
number of FERC–61 respondents by including the
potential for a holding company to file for a group
of companies. In contrast, the current estimate is
updated to instead reflect the actual number of
filers filing the FERC–61, as opposed to the
potential number of companies represented by the
population of filers. The current approach is more
precise as it can be confirmed by reviewing the
most recent number of FERC–61 filers. It is also
consistent with the way the number of respondents
is estimated for other Commission collections. The
varying corporate sizes and complexities inherent
in the filing community is already taken into
account via the burden hours estimate that is based
on average filer burden.
4 On the 60-day notice (90 FR 9144), there was a
mathematical error that stated $2,468,472.40, which
we are correcting in this notice.
5 Internal analysis assumes 100% electronic
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paper storage. For electronic storage, the
Commission estimates $10 per
respondent annually. Total annual
electronic storage cost to industry ($10
× 51 respondents): $510. This
calculation estimates storage of 1GB per
year at $10. We expect that this estimate
should continue to trend downward
over time as the cost of electronic
storage technology, including cloud
storage, continues to decrease. For
example, external hard drives of
approximately 1000GB are available for
approximately $75. In addition, cloud
storage plans from multiple providers
for 1TB of storage (with a reasonable
amount of requests and data transfers)
are available for less than $7 per month.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collections of
information are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collections; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections
of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Dated: May 9, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025–08652 Filed 5–14–25; 8:45 am]
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of responses

Cost per
respondent

Total annual
cost

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$510

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3255–016]

Lyonsdale Associates, LLC; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 3255.
c. Date Filed: May 29, 2024.
d. Applicant: Lyonsdale Associates,
LLC (Lyonsdale Associates).
e. Name of Project: Lyonsdale
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Moose River in
Lewis County, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: David H. Fox,
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs,
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC,
7315 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1100W,
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone at (201)
306–5616; email at david.fox@
eaglecreekre.com.
i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott,
Project Coordinator, Great Lakes Branch,
Division of Hydropower Licensing;
telephone at (202) 502–6480; email at
kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: July 8,
2025 by 5:00 p.m. (EST) (60 days from
the issuance date of this notice); reply
comments are due August 22, 2025 by
5:00 p.m. (EST) (105 days from the
issuance date of this notice).

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