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42 U.S.C. § 16455 — Exemption authority

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42 U.S.C. § 16455 — Exemption authority

**(a) Rulemaking** Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this part, the Commission shall issue a final rule to exempt from the requirements of [section 16452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16452&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to Federal access to books and records) any person that is a holding company, solely with respect to one or more— (1) qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ([16 U.S.C. 2601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); (2) exempt wholesale generators; or (3) foreign utility companies. **(b) Other authority** The Commission shall exempt a person or transaction from the requirements of [section 16452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16452&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to Federal access to books and records) if, upon application or upon the motion of the Commission— (1) the Commission finds that the books, accounts, memoranda, and other records of any person are not relevant to the jurisdictional rates of a public utility or natural gas company; or (2) the Commission finds that any class of transactions is not relevant to the jurisdictional rates of a public utility or natural gas company.

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**(a) Rulemaking** Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this part, the Commission shall issue a final rule to exempt from the requirements of [section 16452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16452&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to Federal access to books and records) any person that is a holding company, solely with respect to one or more— (1) qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ([16 U.S.C. 2601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); (2) exempt wholesale generators; or (3) foreign utility companies. **(b) Other authority** The Commission shall exempt a person or transaction from the requirements of [section 16452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16452&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to Federal access to books and records) if, upon application or upon the motion of the Commission— (1) the Commission finds that the books, accounts, memoranda, and other records of any person are not relevant to the jurisdictional rates of a public utility or natural gas company; or (2) the Commission finds that any class of transactions is not relevant to the jurisdictional rates of a public utility or natural gas company.

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16 U.S.C. § 2601 — Gathering information on costs of service

**(a) Information required to be gathered** Each electric utility shall periodically gather information under such rules (promulgated by the Commission) as the Commission determines necessary to allow determination of the costs associated with providing electric service. For purposes of this section, and for purposes of any consideration and determination respecting the standard established by [section 2621(d)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2621/d/2&num=0&edition=prelim), such costs shall be separated, to the maximum extent practicable, into the following components: customer cost component, demand cost component, and energy cost component. Rules under this subsection shall include requirements for the gathering of the following information with respect to each electric utility— (1) the costs of serving each electric consumer class, including costs of serving different consumption patterns within such class, based on voltage level, time of use, and other appropriate factors; (2) daily kilowatt demand load curves for all electric consumer classes combined representative of daily and seasonal differences in demand, and daily kilowatt demand load curves for each electric consumer class for which there is a separate rate, representative of daily and seasonal differences in demand; (3) annual capital, operating, and maintenance costs— (A) for transmission and distribution services, and (B) for each type of generating unit; and (4) costs of purchased power, including representative daily and seasonal differences in the amount of such costs. Such rules shall provide that information required to be gathered under this section shall be presented in such categories and such detail as may be necessary to carr

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42 U.S.C. § 16451 — Funding new interconnection and transmission upgrades

The Commission may approve a participant funding plan that allocates costs related to transmission upgrades or new generator interconnection, without regard to whether an applicant is a member of a Commission-approved Transmission Organization, if the plan results in rates that— (1) are just and reasonable; (2) are not unduly discriminatory or preferential; and (3) are otherwise consistent with sections 824d and 824e of title 16.

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42 U.S.C. § 16452 — Definitions

For purposes of this part: (1) **Affiliate** — The term “affiliate” of a company means any company, 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of which are owned, controlled, or held with power to vote, directly or indirectly, by such company. (2) **Associate company** — The term “associate company” of a company means any company in the same holding company system with such company. (3) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (4) **Company** — The term “company” means a corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company, business trust, or any organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not, or a receiver, trustee, or other liquidating agent of any of the foregoing. (5) **Electric utility company** — The term “electric utility company” means any company that owns or operates facilities used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy for sale. (6) **Exempt wholesale generator and foreign utility company** — The terms “exempt wholesale generator” and “foreign utility company” have the same meanings as in sections 79z–5a and 79z–5b of title 15, as those sections existed on the day before the effective date of this part. (7) **Gas utility company** — The term “gas utility company” means any company that owns or operates facilities used for distribution at retail (other than the distribution only in enclosed portable containers or distribution to tenants or employees of the company operating such facilities for their own use and not for resale) of natural or manufactured gas for heat, light, or power. (8) **Holding company** (A) *In general* — The term “holding company” means— (i) any company that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds, with power to

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16 U.S.C. § 2601 — Findings

Page 2195 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 2602 § 2513. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 Section, Pub. L. 95–625, title X, § 1014, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3544, related to limitation of use of funds. See sec- tion 200511(e) of Title 54, National Park Service and Re- lated Programs. § 2514. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 Section, Pub. L. 95–625, title X, § 1015, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3544; Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VIII, § 814(d)(1)(M), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4196, related to sun- set and reporting provisions. CHAPTER 46—PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES Sec. 2601. Findings. 2602. Definitions. 2603. Relationship to antitrust laws. SUBCHAPTER I—RETAIL REGULATORY POLICIES FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES 2611. Purposes. 2612. Coverage. 2613. Federal contracts. SUBCHAPTER II—STANDARDS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES 2621. Consideration and determination respecting certain ratemaking standards. 2622. Obligations to consider and determine. 2623. Adoption of certain standards. 2624. Lifeline rates. 2625. Special rules for standards. 2626. Reports respecting standards. 2627. Relationship to State law. SUBCHAPTER III—INTERVENTION AND JUDICIAL REVIEW 2631. Intervention in proceedings. 2632. Consumer representation. 2633. Judicial review and enforcement. 2634. Prior and pending proceedings. SUBCHAPTER IV—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 2641. Voluntary guidelines. 2642. Responsibilities of Secretary. 2643. Gathering information on costs of service. 2644. Relationship to other authority. 2645. Utility regulatory institute. § 2601. Findings The Congress finds that the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare, the preserva- tion of national security, and the proper ex

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42 U.S.C. § 16455 — Affiliate transactions

Page 8903 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 16457 Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 95–617, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3117. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2601 of Title 16, Conservation, and Tables. § 16454. Exemption authority (a) Rulemaking Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this part, the Commission shall issue a final rule to exempt from the requirements of section 16452 of this title (relating to Federal access to books and records) any person that is a holding company, solely with respect to one or more— (1) qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.); (2) exempt wholesale generators; or (3) foreign utility companies. (b) Other authority The Commission shall exempt a person or transaction from the requirements of section 16452 of this title (relating to Federal access to books and records) if, upon application or upon the motion of the Commission— (1) the Commission finds that the books, ac- counts, memoranda, and other records of any person are not relevant to the jurisdictional rates of a public utility or natural gas com- pany; or (2) the Commission finds that any class of transactions is not relevant to the jurisdic- tional rates of a public utility or natural gas company. (Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, § 1266, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 975.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT For the effective date of this part, referred to in sub- sec. (a), see Effective Date note set out under section 16451 of this title. The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Pub.

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