{"id":"SEC-23-019","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States","state":"","metro":"","industry":"23","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Secretary Kimberly D. Bose)","authority":"Federal Power Act § 204, 16 U.S.C. 824c; 18 C.F.R. 385.210; Docket No. AD20-16-000 (with the AD20-11-000 Extension of Non-Statutory Deadlines lineage of Mar. 19 and Apr. 2, 2020)","instrument":"Notice Shortening Comment Period for Federal Power Act Section 204 Filings (May 5, 2020), 85 Fed. Reg. 27736 (May 11, 2020)","title":"Shortening Comment Period for Federal Power Act Section 204 Filings","dateIssued":"2020-05-05","effective":"2020-05-05","end":"2020-09-01 (\u0027This shortened comment period will be in effect up to and including September 1, 2020\u0027)","startDate":"2020-05-05","endDate":"2020-09-01","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["public utilities filing under FPA § 204 (securities issuances)"],"clause":"On March 13, 2020, the President issued a proclamation declaring a National Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Entities regulated by the Commission have had to take unprecedented actions in response to the emergency conditions, including directing staff to work remotely for an extended period, which may disrupt, complicate, or otherwise change their normal course of business operations. To expedite the Commission\u0027s review of filings that may be necessary to ensure regulated entities\u0027 liquidity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the period for filing interventions and protests to filings submitted pursuant to the Federal Power Act, section 204, 16 U.S.C. 824c (2018), is hereby shortened from 21 days to 5 business days. This shortened comment period will be in effect up to and including September 1, 2020.","enforcement":"Commission procedure","functions":["CB (utilities\u0027 liquidity filings)","PL"],"notes":"The regulator\u0027s finding that utilities needed emergency liquidity measures \u0027in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic\u0027; the FR page also carries the Jordan Cove/Pacific Connector petition notice.","sourceUrl":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-11/pdf/2020-09997.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":172205,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-23","url":"/library/SEC-23-019","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-23-019","citation":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Secretary Kimberly D. Bose), Notice Shortening Comment Period for Federal Power Act Section 204 Filings (May 5, 2020), 85 Fed. Reg. 27736 (May 11, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-019)","stateName":"","related":[]}