[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 8657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2730]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Docket No. RM05-30-000]


 Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric Reliability 
Organization and Procedures for the Establishment, Approval and 
Enforcement of Electric Reliability Standards; Notice of New Docket 
Prefix ``NP'' for Notices of Penalty Filed by the North American 
Electric Reliability Corporation

February 7, 2008.
    Notice is hereby given that a new docket prefix ``NP'' has been 
established for Notices of Penalty filed by the North American Electric 
Reliability Corporation (NERC) pursuant to Order No. 672, issued 
February 3, 2006.\1\
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    \1\ Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric Reliability 
Organization; and Procedures for the Establishment, Approval, and 
Enforcement of Electric Reliability Standards (Order No. 672), III 
FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,204 (2006).
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    Regional Entities have authority under Order No. 672 to assess 
penalties for violations of Reliability Standards approved by the 
Commission. After a Regional Entity assesses a penalty, NERC reviews 
it. If appropriate, NERC will make a filing with the Commission called 
a ``Notice of Penalty.''
    Each ``Notice of Penalty'' will receive a new ``NP'' docket 
number.\2\
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    \2\ The Commission had previously indicated that a Notice of 
Penalty will receive an ``RC'' docket number. Notice of New RR, RD, 
and RC Prefixes, issued April 7, 2006. The current Notice of New 
Docket Prefix supersedes our previous designation. The ``RC'' docket 
prefix will continue to be used for other filings relating to 
compliance with Reliability Standards, including appeals of 
registration decisions made by NERC.
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    Notices of Penalty may be submitted using the Commission's 
electronic filing system (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp). 
The Commission intends to release a new version of its electronic 
filing system on February 29, 2008. The new version will greatly expand 
the documents eligible for efiling and will eliminate the need for most 
of the special filing procedures currently posted on the Commission's 
Web site. If NERC plans to file any Notices of Penalty before February 
29, 2008, NERC should contact the efiling Help Line (202-502-8258; 
[email protected]) in advance of filing to request pre-assignment of an 
NP Docket Number. If NERC plans to file any Notice of Penalty that 
includes non-public information, or an entity seeks to file an 
Application for Review that includes non-public information, contact 
the efiling Help Line.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-2730 Filed 2-13-08; 8:45 am]
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