[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 7416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3740]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 390

[Docket No. RM02-10-000]


Electronic Registration

February 11, 2003.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final Rule: Notice of Suspension.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is suspending the 
requirement that users of its online applications register 
electronically. On December 20, 2002, the Commission issued an order 
extending the requirement's effective date from the original effective 
date of January 7, 2003. Through inadvertence, that order was not 
published in the Federal Register until January 15, 2003. The 
Commission is issuing this order, which is identical in substance to 
the December 20 order, for the sake of clarity.

DATES: 18 CFR 390.1, published on August 12, 2002 (67 FR 52410) is 
suspended as of January 7, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
Christopher Cook (information technology advisor), Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8102.
Wilbur Miller (legal advisor), Office of General Counsel, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 502-8953.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Notice of Suspension of Effective Date of Electronic Registration

    1. On August 5, 2002, the Commission issued Order No. 891, 
establishing a system of electronic registration to act as a gateway to 
its online services.\1\ The eRegistration system will allow users to 
input identifying information only once as a precursor to using 
services such as electronic filing, electronic subscription, or 
electronic service. The registration system has been available on the 
Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, since September as a 
voluntary system. Order No. 891 provided that eRegistration would 
become mandatory on January 7, 2003.\2\
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    \1\ See 18 CFR part 390 (2001).
    \2\ FERC Stats. & Regs. [para] 31,132, at p. 30,195 (2002), 
codifying requirement at 18 CFR 390.1.
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    2. Currently, eRegistration is not fully integrated with the online 
services with which it will operate, and this was expected to be the 
case on the original effective date. The Commission thus, on December 
20, 2002, issued an order extending the effective date until adequate 
integration is achieved. 68 FR 1964 (Jan. 15, 2003.). The Commission 
stated that, once the system is ready, the Secretary of the Commission 
will issue a notice of the time when the eRegistration requirement will 
become effective. In the interim, eRegistration may be a prerequisite 
for the use of some informational services, such as electronic 
subscription.
    3. Through inadvertence, the Commission's order of December 20, 
2002, was not published in the Federal Register until January 15, 2003. 
68 FR 1964. For the sake of clarity, the Commission in this order will 
suspend the effectiveness of eRegistration on the same terms as 
announced in the December 20 order.

The Commission Orders

    18 CFR 390.1 is suspended until the new effective date is announced 
by the Secretary, in a document published in the Federal Register.

    By the direction of the Commission.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-3740 Filed 2-13-03; 8:45 am]
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