The Public Utility Holding Co. Act of 1935 (PUHCA), which is administered by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), subjects public utility holding companies to federal regulation. Some recent events have raised concerns about SEC's administration of the act. This report reviews SEC's administration of PUHCA. The report's objectives included: 1. determining the nature & the extent to which SEC regulates registered holding companies & the results of its regulation; 2. the extent to which SEC reviews claims of exemption & the results of these reviews; & 3. how SEC determines whether companies have a controlling influence over public utilities or holding companies. Charts & tables.

Financial Accounting, Reporting and Records Retention Requirements Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Regulation) (FERC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Financial Accounting, Reporting and Records Retention Requirements Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Regulation) (FERC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In this Final Rule, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is amending its regulations to further implement the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005). Specifically, the Commission is adding a Uniform System of Accounts (USofA) for Centralized Service Companies, adding preservation of records requirements for holding companies and service companies, revising FERC Form No. 60, Annual Report of Centralized Service Companies, to provide for financial reporting consistent with the new USofA and providing for electronic filing of the revised FERC Form No. 60. The Final Rule will provide for greater accounting transparency for centralized service company operations, and uniform records retention by holding companies and service companies subject to PUHCA 2005. This transparency will protect ratepayers from pass-through of improper service company costs. This book contains: - The complete text of the Financial Accounting, Reporting and Records Retention Requirements Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Regulation) (FERC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section