[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 211 (Thursday, October 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64613-64614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25918]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM01-5-000]


Electronic Tariff Filings; Notice of Technical Conference 
Regarding Electronic Tariff Filing

October 24, 2008.
    Take notice that on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, a technical 
conference will be held to discuss the implementation of electronic 
tariff filing. In Order No. 714,\1\ the Commission adopted regulations 
requiring that, as of April 10, 2010, tariff and tariff related filings 
must be made electronically. The Commission adopted a set of protocols 
and standards developed through a consensus process under the auspices 
of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) to govern the 
manner and format in which such filings must be made. NAESB developed 
these standards and protocols to provide each filing company with the 
``flexibility to develop software to better integrate tariff filings 
with their individual tariff maintenance and business needs.'' \2\ As 
part of the compliance process, the Commission authorized Commission 
staff to continue their dialog with ``the industries involved to help 
the industries better understand the use of the code values as well as 
to discuss issues that may arise regarding methods of implementing the 
standards.'' \3\
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    \1\ Electronic Tariff Filings, Order No. 714, 73 FR 57,515 (Oct. 
3, 2008), 124 FERC ] 61,270 (Sept. 19, 2008).
    \2\ Order No. 714, at P 9. The Commission also recognized that 
``these standards and protocols also will provide an open platform 
permitting third-party software developers to create more efficient 
tariff filing and maintenance applications, which will spread the 
development costs over larger numbers of companies.'' Id.
    \3\ Order No. 714, at P 88.
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    This first technical conference is designed to provide tariff 
filers and third-party software developers with an opportunity to 
obtain technical information about the requirements of the standards to 
assist companies in developing software and in determining whether 
developing or purchasing software would best fit their tariff 
maintenance needs. The conference also will consider the schedule for 
future conferences and the subjects to be discussed at those 
conferences.
    The format of the conference will be interactive, and companies are 
encouraged to ask questions about the technical aspects of the 
standards. To help Commission staff in planning the conference so that 
it will provide as much assistance to the industries as possible, 
participants are encouraged to submit by e-mail in advance of the 
meeting the topics or questions they would like discussed. Emails 
should be directed to [email protected] and should include ``Discussion 
Topic'' in the subject line.
    Background material on the standards and requirements can be found 
on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov; click on eTariff under the 
Documents and Filings Heading).
    The technical conference is open to the public. The conference will 
be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. (EDT) at the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. In 
addition, the conference will be accessible via WebEx and telephone.
    Those wishing to participate via a WebEx (http://www.webex.com) 
computer connection and telephone must submit by no later than November 
24, 2008, a request to [email protected]. The e-mail must include 
Registration in the subject line and the requester's name, e-mail 
address, and telephone number in the body of the e-mail. Only the first 
50 requests to use the WebEx computer connection to view documents can 
be honored. All telephonic connection requests can be honored. We will 
notify WebEx requesters if their request to use WebEx computer 
connections can be granted and will provide the appropriate Logon 
information by e-mail prior to the conference. We anticipate that most 
of the material to be referenced on WebEx during the conference is 
posted on the Commission's Web site, so even those without the WebEx 
computer connection should be able to follow most of the discussion.
    For more information, contact Keith Pierce, Office of Energy 
Markets and

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Reliability at (202) 502-8525 or [email protected].

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
 Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-25918 Filed 10-29-08; 8:45 am]
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