Federal Oversight and State Concerns (cont.)

50.

With the changes from EPACT 2005, will there be a change in the number of FTEs you estimate your commission will have to spend reviewing holding company/utility activities? (A full-time equivalent (FTE) is a unit that measures the number 40-hour per week staff persons over the course of a year. For instance, if four staff work full time for three months, that would be one FTE (4 staff X 3 months of full-time work = 12 months)

Enter a number in each row.

	a. Estimated necessary additional staff days
	b. None anticipated
	c. Unknown

51.	What does your commission see as the key challenges in your state in overseeing utilities since the passage of EPAct 2005?

52.	To what extent do current state authorities protect ratepayers for each of the following?
	Check one for each row.

		Very Great Extent	Great Extent	Moderate Extent	Some Extent	Little or No Extent	No Opinion
	a. Oversight of Mergers
	b. Oversight of affiliate transactions
	c. Protection over potential financial abuse
	d. Access to Books and Records

53.	To what extent do federal authorities protect ratepayers for the following?
	Check one for each row.

		Very Great Extent	Great Extent	Moderate Extent	Some Extent	Little or No Extent	No Opinion
	a. Oversight of Mergers
	b. Oversight of affiliate transactions
	c. Protection over potential financial abuse
	d. Access to Books and Records

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Full Report: GAO-08-289

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