[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 3277] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-1508] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. RM95-3-000 and Docket No. RM95-4-000] Filing and Reporting Requirements for Interstate Natural Gas Companies Rate Schedules and Tariffs; Revisions to Uniform System of Accounts Forms, Statements, and Reporting Requirements for Natural Gas Companies; Notice of Data Availability for Working Groups January 10, 1997. Take notice that the draft specifications for filing rate cases electronically is available on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission's) bulletin board system (BBS) for review by the Working Group--Filings. The draft rate case filing instructions are available under the Gas Pipeline Data (GPD) option of the BBS under the Order 581/582 Working Group Menu under the topic, ``Rate Filings-- Working Group'' in a file entitled RATESJ.EXE. The Commission invites comments on the draft specifications for filing rate cases. Such comments may be uploaded to the Commission's BBS or addressed to Richard A. White, Office of General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, D.C. 20426. Comments may also be e-mailed to [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] or uploaded to the GPD portion of the BBS. Comments should be received by January 22, 1997. We encourage commenters to submit written comments also on a 3\1/2\'' diskette in ASCII so they can be posted on the Commission's bulletin board. It is preferable for comments uploaded to the Commission's BBS to be in ASCII format so files may be viewed on-line and easily converted to other software formats. The upload option, available under the Order No. 581/582 Working Group Menu, is designed to permit members of the public to upload a file to the BBS. To do so, select upload from the Working Group menu. You will be prompted for the File Mask. Enter the Drive, directory, if applicable, and the filename. For example: File Mask? C:FERC Rate__com.txt You will be prompted to enter a file description. A file description must accompany every file. The basic file description can be no more than 70 characters. An option exists which permits you to enter a more detailed description. After typing the detailed description, select send to associate it with your file. Other menu features are explained under the help option. The system will not allow you to upload a file with the same name as a file already on the bulletin board. It is preferable to incorporate your company initials or some other unique identifier in the file name to distinguish your files from others' files. Files uploaded to the Commission's bulletin board will not be immediately available for download. The party uploading the file may, however, check the file list to ensure the file uploaded properly. This document is available for inspection or copying by accessing the Commission Issuance Posting System (CIPS). CIPS and GPD are part of the Commission's electronic bulletin board service providing access to documents issued by or available electronically from the Commission. CIPS and GPD are available at no charge to the user and may be accessed using a personal computer with a modem by dialing (202) 208-1397, if local, or 1-800 856-3920, if long distance. To access the Commission's bulletin board system, set your communications software to 19200, 14400, 12000, 9600, 7200, 4800, 2400, 1200, or 300 bps, full duplex, no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. The full text of this document will be available on CIPS for 60 days from the date of issuance in ASCII and WordPerfect 5.1 format. The Commission's bulletin board system can also be accessed through the FedWorld system directly by modem or through the Internet. By modem: Dial (703) 321-3339 and logon to the FedWorld system. After logging on, type: /go FERC Through the Internet: Telnet to: fedworld.gov Select the option: [1] FedWorld Logon to the FedWorld system Type: /go FERC Or: Point your Web Browser to: http://www.fedworld.gov Scroll down the page to select FedWorld Telnet Site Select the option: [1] FedWorld Logon to the FedWorld system Type: /go FERC Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 97-1508 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M