[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 11614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3208]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM01-5-000]


Electronic Tariff Filings; Notice of Technical Conference, 
Comment Deadline and Electronic Format Manual

March 1, 2006.
    Take notice that on March 28, 2006, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) staff will host a technical conference to 
discuss the electronic tariff and rate case filing software that has 
been developed in connection with the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NOPR) requiring electronic tariff filings. Electronic Tariff Filings, 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 69 FR 43929 (July 23, 2004) FERC Stats. 
& Regs., Proposed Regulations ] 32,575 (July 8, 2004). The technical 
conference will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. (EDT) at the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426, in the Commission Meeting Room. The agenda shall include a 
demonstration of the electronic tariff filing software. Topics to be 
discussed include the tariff conversion process and the electronic 
tariff filing process.
    The Commission hereby establishes May 30, 2006 as the final date 
for comments on the July 8, 2004 NOPR. See Electronic Tariff Filings, 
Notice of Additional Proposals and Procedures, 70 FR 40941 (July 15, 
2005) FERC Stats. & Regs., ] 35,551 (July 6, 2005).
    Information related to this conference is available on the 
Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov; click on eTariff under the 
Documents and Filings Heading). The software is available to download 
and test at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/etariff.asp. An updated 
draft electronic format manual for electronic tariff and rate filings 
to be made in conformance with the NOPR describes the specific 
requirements for making electronic filings (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/etariff/fil-soft-help/electronic-manual.pdf). An early prototype 
of a viewer to be used by the public to access tariffs is being made 
available (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/etariff/tariff-public-viewer.asp). This public viewer is expected to be enhanced 
significantly by the time the electronic tariff filing is implemented. 
Further, the company registration window is available for viewing on 
the FERC Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/images/docs-filing/etariff_init_reg.gif). The registration window is not yet functional, but is 
presented to show the information that will be required for 
jurisdictional companies to provide when they register and obtain a 
``Company Identification Number'' for the purpose of electronically 
submitting tariff filings with the Commission.
    A free webcast of this event is available through http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this 
event can do so by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of 
Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain 
a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical 
support for the free webcasts. It also offers access to this event via 
television in the DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. If you have 
any questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact 
Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at 703-993-3100.
    The conference is open to the public to attend, and pre-
registration is not required.
    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For more information about this conference, please contact Keith 
Pierce, Office of Energy Markets and Reliability at (202) 502-8525 or 
[email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-3208 Filed 3-7-06; 8:45 am]
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