[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 36786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15426]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Removal of CIPS and RIMS From FERC Web Site

June 12, 2003.
    Take notice that on July 11, 2003, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC) will remove the Commission Issuance Posting System 
(CIPS) and the Records Information Management System (RIMS) from its 
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov.
    CIPS contains Commission issuances in both WordPerfect and Text 
format. RIMS contains most documents submitted to or issued by FERC in 
image format. Both CIPS and RIMS were custom-designed systems with 
limited enhancement potential and they were increasingly difficult to 
maintain.
    On August 2, 2002, FERC put into production the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Records Information System (FERRIS). FERRIS was designed to 
replace both CIPS and RIMS with a system based on current document 
management, database, and search engine technology.
    FERC continued to make both RIMS and CIPS available on its Web site 
while users became familiar with FERRIS. However, no new documents were 
added to CIPS or RIMS after FERRIS was put in production. User surveys 
and web statistics show that usage of both CIPS and RIMS has declined 
since the introduction of FERRIS.
    If you have questions on the termination of RIMS and CIPS, please 
contact Brooks Carter at (202) 502-8145 or [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-15426 Filed 6-18-03; 8:45 am]
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