[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 45110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16966]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM01-8-000]


Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements; Notice

July 1, 2002.
    In Order Issuing Instruction Manual for Public Utilities to Use to 
File Their Electric Quarterly Reports, issued on May 29, 2002, the 
Commission defined the specific filing instructions for complying with 
Order 2001, Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements, (67 FR 31043, 
FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,127, April 25, 2002). This notice is to 
provide a filing alternative to utilities with very large Electric 
Quarterly Report Filings.
    Several utilities have expressed concern that their Electric 
Quarterly Report filings will be too large to conform to the current 
size constraints of FERC's electronic filing system. While the ultimate 
system will be able to accommodate these large filings, the interim 
method being used for the July 31, 2002 and October 31, 2002 reports is 
limited in the size of the files it can accept. The May 29, 2002 order 
did not fully address options for parties with filings larger than the 
current size limit of five megabytes (MB). To accommodate the larger 
filings, we will increase the file size limitation for the Electric 
Quarterly Report filings to ten MB.
    All utilities filing Electric Quarterly Reports that are 10MB or 
less are required to file as instructed in the Commission's May 29, 
2002 order issued in RM01-8-000.
    Utilities filing Electric Quarterly Reports that are larger than 
ten MB shall break the Electric Quarterly Report into files that are 
each ten MB or less and electronically file each part via FERC's 
electronic filing system. The file name for each part filed must be 
identical except the last character(s) of the file name, before the 
file extension (i.e., .csv, .xls, or .xlb). That character shall 
identify each part sequentially. The first part to be filed shall end 
with the number ``1'' and be increased by one for each successive part 
filed. For example, if the first part filed is named myutilityeqr1.csv, 
the second part will be named myutilityeqr2.csv, and so on. By using 
this naming convention, staff and the public will be able to 
reconstruct the utility's Electric Quarterly Report by placing the 
parts filed in the correct order. The filings will be available in RIMS 
and/or FERRIS as multiple documents. The ten MB file size will reduce 
the adverse impact of network connection problems and PC configuration 
limitations when the public downloads the files.
    If utilities experience difficulties filing their Electric 
Quarterly Reports, FERC staff will work with filers on a case by case 
basis to resolve technical issues. For assistance or to discuss 
problems with making electronic filings, contact the Helpline at 202-
208-0258 during the Commission's business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern time) or e-mail [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-16966 Filed 7-5-02; 8:45 am]
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