FPC
American-
Federal Power Commission: a board of five members established chiefly to regulate the natural gas and electric power industries engaged in interstate commerce: replaced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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The decision to create the FPC followed engagement with the Treasury and the minister of finance on ways to apply greater expertise and experience to financial policy decisions, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
Like other federal prison camps, inmates at FPC Bryant are housed in dormitories, with a low staff-to-inmate ratio compared to other, more secure federal prisons.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025
He was walking through FPC Pensacola when someone stopped him and told him he just got pardoned.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
Federal prison camps like FPC Bryan are minimum-security institutions.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2023
A crochet needle costs $1.30 and yarn is $3.55 at FPC Bryan’s commissary, according to the handbook.
From New York Times • May 30, 2023
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