[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 67245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31997]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM95-4-000]


Electronic Filing and Public Access to Information; Notice of 
Availability of Submission Software for FERC Form Nos. 2 and 2-A: 
Annual Report of Major Natural Gas Companies and Annual Report of Non-
Major Natural Gas Companies

December 20, 2001.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) hereby gives 
notice that it is providing software to the major and non-major natural 
gas pipelines to prepare both the paper and electronic submissions of 
the FERC Form No. 2 and Form No. 2-A (Form 2 and 2-A). The software is 
free of charge and all jurisdictional Form 2 and 2-A respondents are 
required to use it starting with the 2001 submissions due on or before 
March 31, 2002, for the Form No. 2-A and April 30, 2002, for the Form 
No. 2. The Commission has not modified the forms and the data required 
on the current schedules have not changed.
    The Form 2 and 2-A submission software is Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP 
compatible and will provide benefits to the respondent, the Commission 
and users of the data. The software will facilitate data entry and 
database loading, improve data integrity, enhance consistency between 
the paper and electronic filings, and eliminate the requirement to 
physically submit the electronic file to the Commission on a diskette 
or CD. Last year a beta version of the software was used successfully 
by 47 of 110 Form 2 and 2-A respondents to prepare their year 2000 
paper submission and to upload the electronic submission to the 
Commission via the Internet.
    Software distribution, set-up, updates, and submission of the 
electronic filing will all be accomplished via the Internet. In order 
to disseminate information on the submission software and to keep 
interested parties aware of any new developments, we are creating a 
point-of-contact list for companies that file Form 2 and 2-A. Persons 
who submit FERC Form 2 and 2-A, either for their company, or as an 
agent for another company, must first register to receive a Personal 
Identification Number (PIN). The PIN is required for electronic filing.
    To register for a PIN, send an E-mail to Bolton Pierce 
([email protected]) containing the exact legal name of the respondent 
company, the respondent's address, a contact person's name, phone 
number and E-mail address. A PIN will be assigned and sent by return E-
mail. Instructions for downloading and installing the Form 2 and 2A 
Submission Software are available at http://rimsweb2.ferc.fed.us/form2/. Federal and state agencies and others who wish to access and 
use the Form 2/2A data may download it without restriction from this 
same web address.
    Respondents who submitted their year 2000 filing with the new 
software need only send in any changes to their point-of-contact 
information. If you have questions about the new software, please E-
mail them to Bolton Pierce at [email protected]. Respondents with 
questions concerning the Form Nos. 2 and 2-A may contact James M. Krug 
at (202) 208-0419 or Craig A. Hill at (202) 208-0621.
    The issuance of this software does not change the paper submission 
requirements for the forms this year. In addition to using the software 
to upload the electronic submission to the Commission via the Internet, 
Form 2-A respondents must also submit an original and two conformed 
paper copies of a completed form by March 31. Form 2 respondents must 
submit an original and four paper copies of the completed form by April 
30. The original paper version is to be produced by the software.
    The Commission has also developed, and made available via the 
Internet, Form 2 and 2-A ``viewer'' software to allow the public and 
other interested parties to download, view and print the Form 2 and 2-A 
data submitted electronically by the respondents for the years 1996 and 
later. This software was made available on December 19, 2001.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-31997 Filed 12-27-01; 8:45 am]
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