[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations]
[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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Part LIV





Federal Energy Regulatory Commission





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)                            
  
  
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Ch. I

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with guidance issued by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voluntarily 
submits information about rulemakings under development. Of the 23 
rulemakings listed, 15 are current or projected rulemakings, and 8 are 
completed actions.

DATES: The dates provided represent goals, not commitments, and may be 
revised due to shifts in workload, changes in priorities, or extensive 
public comments. See the various dates listed for each specific 
rulemaking.

ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Person listed for each specific 
rulemaking.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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4573        Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open Access Nondiscriminatory Transmission                  
            Service by Public Utilities...........................................................    1902-AB65 
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                                                Long-Term Actions                                               
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4574        Administrative Determination of Full Avoided Costs, Sales of Power to Qualifying                    
            Facilities and Interconnection Facilities.............................................    1902-AB00 
4575        Revisions to the Certification Statement and Regulations and to the Basic Financial                 
            Statements of FERC Annual Reports for Electric Utilities, Licensees, and Natural Gas                
            Companies.............................................................................    1902-AB20 
4576        Modification of Steam-Electric Plant Schedules, Hydroelectric Plant Schedules, and                  
            Pumped Storage Plant Schedules in the FERC Form No. 1.................................    1902-AB21 
4577        Elimination of Unneeded Pages in the FERC Form No. 1..................................    1902-AB33 
4578        Revision of the Commission's Preservation of Records Regulations for Public Utilities,              
            Licensees, Natural Gas Companies, and Oil Pipeline Companies..........................    1902-AB34 
4579        Elimination of Unnecessary Filing Requirements From the Commission's Uniform System of              
            Accounts Prescribed for Public Utilities and Licensees................................    1902-AB35 
4580        Recovery of Stranded Costs by Public Utilities and Transmitting Utilities.............    1902-AB56 
4581        Treatment of Responses to FERC Form No. 580 Interrogatories...........................    1902-AB57 
4582        Revision of Fuel Cost-Adjustment Clause Regulation Relating to Fuel Purchases From                  
            Company-Owned or Controlled Source....................................................    1902-AB58 
4583        Alternative Power Pooling Institutions Under the Federal Power Act....................    1902-AB59 
4584        Filing and Reporting Requirements for Interstate Natural Gas Company Rate Schedules                 
            and Tariffs...........................................................................    1902-AB62 
4585        Revisions to Uniform System of Accounts, Forms, Statements, and Reporting Requirements              
            for Natural Gas Companies.............................................................    1902-AB64 
4586        Real-Time Information Networks; Notice of Technical Conference and Request for                      
            Comments..............................................................................    1902-AB66 
4587        Minimum Filing Requirements for FERC Form No. 6, Annual Report for Oil Pipelines......    1902-AB67 
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4588        Administrative Dispute Resolution.....................................................    1902-AB24 
4589        Streamlining of Regulations Pertaining to Parts II and III of the Federal Power Act                 
            and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978................................    1902-AB32 
4590        Charges and Fees for Hydroelectric Projects...........................................    1902-AB38 
4591        Electronic Filing of FERC Form No. 1 and Delegation to Chief Accountant...............    1902-AB48 
4592        Project Decommissioning at Relicensing................................................    1902-AB50 
4593        Inquiry Concerning the Commission's Pricing Policy for Transmission Services Provided               
            by Public Utilities Under the Federal Power Act.......................................    1902-AB54 
4594        Use of Reserved Authority in Hydropower Licenses to Ameliorate Cumulative Impacts.....    1902-AB55 
4595        Release of Firm Capacity on Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines..........................    1902-AB63 
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)         Proposed Rule Stage
  
  
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4573.  PROMOTING WHOLESALE COMPETITION THROUGH OPEN ACCESS 
NONDISCRIMINATORY TRANSMISSION SERVICE BY PUBLIC UTILITIES

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority:  16 USC 791a to 825r; 16 USC 2601 to 2645; 31 USC 
9701; 43 USC 7101 to 7352

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 35

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission proposes to require public utilities to offer 
transmission access to others on a basis comparable to utilities' own 
use of transmission systems. (Docket No. RM95-8-000)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/07/95                    60 FR 17662
NPRM Comment Period End         10/04/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dave Withnell, Attorney Advisor, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-2063

RIN: 1902-AB65
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)           Long-Term Actions
  
  
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4574. ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION OF FULL AVOIDED COSTS, SALES OF 
POWER TO QUALIFYING FACILITIES AND INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 292

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            03/22/88                     53 FR 9331
NPRM Comment Period End         06/14/88                     53 FR 9331
Final Rule                      00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Daniel L. Larcamp
Phone: 202 208-2088

RIN: 1902-AB00
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4575. REVISIONS TO THE CERTIFICATION STATEMENT AND REGULATIONS AND 
TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FERC ANNUAL REPORTS FOR ELECTRIC 
UTILITIES, LICENSEES, AND NATURAL GAS COMPANIES

Priority:  Other

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 41; 18 CFR 158

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James G. Baird
Phone: 202 219-2613

RIN: 1902-AB20
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4576. MODIFICATION OF STEAM-ELECTRIC PLANT SCHEDULES, HYDROELECTRIC 
PLANT SCHEDULES, AND PUMPED STORAGE PLANT SCHEDULES IN THE FERC FORM NO. 
1

Priority:  Other

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 41

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joseph M. Harkins
Phone: 202 219-2617

RIN: 1902-AB21
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4577. ELIMINATION OF UNNEEDED PAGES IN THE FERC FORM NO. 1

Priority:  Other

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 141

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Audrey C. Wong
Phone: 202 219-3017

RIN: 1902-AB33
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4578. REVISION OF THE COMMISSION'S PRESERVATION OF RECORDS 
REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, LICENSEES, NATURAL GAS COMPANIES, AND 
OIL PIPELINE COMPANIES

Priority:  Other

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 125; 18 CFR 225; 18 CFR 356

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert J. Lynch
Phone: 202 219-3012

RIN: 1902-AB34
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4579. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY FILING REQUIREMENTS FROM THE 
COMMISSION'S UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS PRESCRIBED FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES 
AND LICENSEES

Priority:  Other

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 101

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James G. Baird
Phone: 202 219-2613

RIN: 1902-AB35
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4580. RECOVERY OF STRANDED COSTS BY PUBLIC UTILITIES AND 
TRANSMITTING UTILITIES

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 35

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/11/94                    59 FR 35274
NPRM Comment Period End         12/09/94                    59 FR 41739
Supplemental NPRM               04/07/95                    60 FR 17662
NPRM Comment Period End         08/07/95
Final Rule                      00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Deborah Leahy
Phone: 202 208-2039

RIN: 1902-AB56
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4581. TREATMENT OF RESPONSES TO FERC FORM NO. 580 INTERROGATORIES

Priority:  Other

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 141; 18 CFR 388

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/01/93                    58 FR 63312
NPRM Comment Period End         03/04/94                     59 FR 1690
Final Rule                      00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary Cohen
Phone: 202 208-2046

RIN: 1902-AB57
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4582. REVISION OF FUEL COST-ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE REGULATION RELATING 
TO FUEL PURCHASES FROM COMPANY-OWNED OR CONTROLLED SOURCE

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 35

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/01/93                    58 FR 51259
NPRM Comment Period End         11/01/93                    58 FR 51259
Final Rule                      00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Wayne W. Miller
Phone: 202 208-0466

RIN: 1902-AB58
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4583. ALTERNATIVE POWER POOLING INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL 
POWER ACT

Priority:  Other

CFR Citation:  18 CFR ch 1

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Notice of Inquiry (NOI)         11/02/94                    59 FR 54851
NOI Comment Period End          03/02/95                    59 FR 54851
NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Janice MacPherson
Phone: 202 208-0921

RIN: 1902-AB59
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4584. FILING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS 
COMPANY RATE SCHEDULES AND TARIFFS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 154

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            01/13/95                     60 FR 3111
NPRM Comment Period End         04/13/95                     60 FR 3111
Final Rule                      00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard A. White
Phone: 202 208-0491

RIN: 1902-AB62
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4585. REVISIONS TO UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS, FORMS, STATEMENTS, 
AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS COMPANIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 158; 18 CFR 201; 18 CFR 250; 18 CFR 260; 18 CFR 
284

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            01/13/95                     60 FR 3141
NPRM Comment Period End         04/13/95                     60 FR 3141
Final Rule                      00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeffrey A. Braunstein
Phone: 202 208-2114

RIN: 1902-AB64
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4586.  REAL-TIME INFORMATION NETWORKS; NOTICE OF TECHNICAL 
CONFERENCE AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

Priority:  Other

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301 to 305; 5 USC 551 to 557; 15 USC 79; 16 USC 
791a to 828c; 16 USC 2601 to 2645; 31 USC 9701; 42 USC 7101 to 7352

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 141; 18 CFR 388

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission held a technical conference and requested 
comments on real-time information networks to ensure transmission 
customers access to the same information on transmission system use as 
public utilities. (Docket No. RM95-9-000)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           04/07/95                    60 FR 17726
ANPRM Comment Period End        07/06/95                    60 FR 31428
NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary Cohen, Attorney Advisor, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-0321

RIN: 1902-AB66
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4587.  MINIMUM FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR FERC FORM NO. 6, 
ANNUAL REPORT FOR OIL PIPELINES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 551 to 557; 15 USC 717 to 717w; 15 USC 3301 to 
3432; 16 USC 791a to 825r; 16 USC 2601 to 2645; 42 USC 7101 to 7352; 49 
USC 60502; 49 USC 1 to 85 (app)

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 357; 18 CFR 382

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission proposes to exempt from Filing Form No. 6, 
Annual Report of Oil Pipelines, those pipelines whose jurisdictional 
operating revenues are at or below $100,000 for each of the preceding 
calendar years, and to exempt certain oil pipelines from paying annual 
charges. (Docket No. RM95-12-000)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            06/14/95                    60 FR 31262
NPRM Comment Period End         07/14/95                    60 FR 31262
Final Rule                      00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Harris S. Wood, Attorney Advisor, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-0224

RIN: 1902-AB67
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)           Completed Actions
  
  
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4588. ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 551 to 557; 5 USC 571 to 583; 15 USC 717 to 
717z; 15 USC 3301 to 3432; 16 USC 791a to 825r; 16 USC 2601 to 2645; 31 
USC 9701; 42 USC 7101 to 7352; 49 USC 60502; 49 USC 1 to 85 (app)

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 343; 18 CFR 385

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission has amended its regulations to implement the 
Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1990 (ADRA). The Commission 
adopted a policy endorsing the use of alternative dispute resolution 
methods in its proceedings under the provisions of the ADRA. Such 
methods will be used in lieu of litigation to resolve disputes in 
Commission proceedings. (Docket No. RM91-12-000.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Notice of Inquiry               04/24/91                    56 FR 18789
Notice of Inquiry Comment Period 
End                             06/24/91                    56 FR 18789
NPRM                            11/18/94                    59 FR 59715
NPRM Comment Period End         02/01/95                    59 FR 59715
Final Action Final Rule         04/19/95                    60 FR 19494
Final Action Effective          05/19/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: David N. Cook, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the 
General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North 
Capitol Street NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-0955

RIN: 1902-AB24
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4589. STREAMLINING OF REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO PARTS II AND III OF 
THE FEDERAL POWER ACT AND THE PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT OF 
1978

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 551 to 557; 15 USC 717 to 717w; 15 USC 3301 to 
3432; 16 USC 791a to 825r; 16 USC 830 to 837h; 16 USC 2601 to 2645; 31 
USC 9701; 42 USC 4321 to 4361; 42 USC 7101 to 7352; 49 USC 60502; 49 
USC 1 to 85 (app)

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 2; 18 CFR 34; 18 CFR 35; 18 CFR 41; 18 CFR 131; 
18 CFR 292; 18 CFR 294; 18 CFR 382; 18 CFR 385

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission revised and clarified regulations regarding: 
rate filings by public utilities; issuances of securities and 
assumptions of liabilities; and procedural and technical rules 
governing qualifying facilities. The final rule streamlines the 
Commission's processing of its workload and reduces regulatory burdens 
on the electric utility and qualifying facility industries. (Docket No. 
RM92-12-000.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/24/92                    57 FR 55176
NPRM Comment Period End         01/15/93                    57 FR 55176
Final Rule                      01/25/95                     60 FR 4831
Final Rule Effective            02/24/95
Final Action Effective          05/02/95
Final Action Order on Rehearing 
and Clarification               05/08/95                    60 FR 22503

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andre Goodson, Attorney Advisor, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-2167

RIN: 1902-AB32
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4590. CHARGES AND FEES FOR HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  15 USC 717 to 717w; 16 USC 791 to 828c; 16 USC 2601 
to 2645; 31 USC 9701; 42 USC 7101 to 7352; 49 USC 60502; 49 USC 1 to 85 
(app)

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 11; 18 CFR 381

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission revised its regulations governing the 
assessment of annual charges for the administration of Part I of the 
Federal Power Act. (Docket No. RM93-7-000.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            02/03/94                     59 FR 5142
NPRM Comment Period End         04/04/94                     59 FR 5142
Final Action Final Rule, Order 
No. 576                         03/22/95                    60 FR 15040
Final Action Effective          04/21/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Barry Smoler, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Office 
of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North 
Capitol Street NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-1269

RIN: 1902-AB38
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4591. ELECTRONIC FILING OF FERC FORM NO. 1 AND DELEGATION TO CHIEF 
ACCOUNTANT

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 551 to 557; 15 USC 79; 15 USC 717 to 717z; 15 
USC 3301 to 3432; 16 USC 791 to 828c; 16 USC 2601 to 2645; 31 USC 9701; 
42 USC 7101 to 7352; 49 USC 60502; 49 USC 1 to 85 (app)

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 141; 18 CFR 375; 18 CFR 385

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission amended its regulations to provide for 
delegations to the Chief Accountant of authority to act on requests for 
waiver of the FERC Form No. 1 and the FERC Form No. 1-F filing 
requirements. In addition, the Commission amended its regulations to 
provide for the electronic filing of FERC Form No. 1. (Docket No. RM93-
20-000.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/29/93                    58 FR 40606
Final Rule, Order 564           01/13/94                     59 FR 1917
Final Rule Effective            02/14/94                     59 FR 1917
Final Rule, Order 574           01/05/95                     60 FR 1716
Final Rule Effective            02/06/95                     60 FR 1716
Final Action Effective          03/23/95
Final Action Order on 
Reconsideration                 03/28/95                    60 FR 15868

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard Mattingly, Attorney Advisor, Office of the 
General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North 
Capitol Street NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-2070

RIN: 1902-AB48
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4592. PROJECT DECOMMISSIONING AT RELICENSING

Priority:  Other

Legal Authority:  15 USC 717 to 717w; 15 USC 3301 to 3432; 16 USC 792 
to 825y; 16 USC 2601 to 2645; 42 USC 4321 to 4361; 42 USC 7101 to 7352

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission adopted a policy statement that addresses its 
authority to issue or deny new hydropower licenses at the time of 
relicensing, and its authority over the decommissioning of a licensed 
project when no new license is sought or a new license is rejected or 
denied, as well as pre-retirement planning and funding. The Commission 
stated that it has the authority to deny new licenses to hydroelectric 
projects when existing licenses expire. Such action would occur if the 
Commission concluded that the project, no matter how conditioned, could 
no longer meet the comprehensive development standard of the Federal 
Power Act. In the great majority of cases, decommissioning is likely to 
result from a license holder's desire to abandon an uneconomical 
facility rather than the Commission deciding it should be closed. The 
Commission also concluded that its authority over decommissioning 
extends to determining what project features, beyond the turbines and 
generators, should be removed, if the project is decommissioned. In 
issuing future licenses, the Commission may require that funding for 
decommissioning be provided in certain circumstances. (Docket No. RM93-
23-000.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Notice of Inquiry               09/21/93                    58 FR 48991
NOI Comment Period End          02/18/94                    58 FR 59423
Policy Statement                01/04/95                      60 FR 339
Policy Statement Effective      01/09/95
Final Action Effective          02/09/95
Final Action Order on Request 
for Reconsideration and 
Rehearing                       02/23/95                    60 FR 10015

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Joanne Leveque, Attorney Advisor, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-0961

RIN: 1902-AB50
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4593. INQUIRY CONCERNING THE COMMISSION'S PRICING POLICY FOR 
TRANSMISSION SERVICES PROVIDED BY PUBLIC UTILITIES UNDER THE FEDERAL 
POWER ACT

Priority:  Other

Legal Authority:  15 USC 717 to 717w; 15 USC 3301 to 3432; 16 USC 792 
to 825y; 16 USC 2601 to 2645; 42 USC 4321 to 4361; 42 USC 7101 to 7352

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission issued a Policy Statement to announce a 
general policy on the pricing of transmission services provided by 
public utilities and transmitting utilities under the Federal Power 
Act. (Docket No. RM93-19-000.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Notice of Inquiry (NOI)         07/07/93                    58 FR 36400
NOI Comment Period End          01/24/94                    58 FR 61684
Policy Statement Effective      10/26/94                    59 FR 55031
Policy Statement                11/03/94                    59 FR 55031
Final Action Effective          05/22/95
Final Action Order on 
Reconsideration and 
Clarification                   05/26/95                    60 FR 27878

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Deborah Leahy, Attorney Advisor, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-2039

RIN: 1902-AB54
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4594. USE OF RESERVED AUTHORITY IN HYDROPOWER LICENSES TO 
AMELIORATE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS

Priority:  Other

Legal Authority:  15 USC 717 to 717w; 15 USC 3301 to 3432; 16 USC 792 
to 825y; 16 USC 2601 to 2645; 42 USC 4321 to 4361; 42 USC 7101 to 7352

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission adopted a policy statement with respect to the 
use of reserved authority in licenses for hydropower projects to 
ameliorate the cumulative impacts of such projects in the same river 
basin. The policy statement says that if it is not possible to explore 
all aspects of the cumulative environmental impact of a project at 
relicensing, the Commission will reserve the right to address them at a 
later date. The Commission will define the reserved authority as 
narrowly and precisely as possible. Licensees will be provided notice 
of any proposed use of the reserved authority and an opportunity for a 
hearing before the Commission acts. (Docket No. RM93-25-000.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Notice of Proposed Policy 
Statement                       09/21/93                    58 FR 48994
Comment Period End              01/05/94                    58 FR 59423
Policy Statement                12/28/94                    59 FR 66714
Policy Statement Effective      01/27/95                    59 FR 66714
Final Action Effective          02/09/95
Final Action Order on 
Reconsideration and Rehearing   02/23/95                    60 FR 10015

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Barry Smoler, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Office 
of General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North 
Capitol Street NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-1269

RIN: 1902-AB55
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4595. RELEASE OF FIRM CAPACITY ON INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  15 USC 717 to 717w; 15 USC 3301 to 3432; 42 USC 7101 
to 7532; 43 USC 1331 to 1356

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 284

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission amended its capacity release regulations to 
permit firm shippers of natural gas to release capacity for up to 31 
days without having to comply with the Commission's advance posting and 
bidding requirements. (Docket No. RM95-5-000.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            01/19/95                     60 FR 3783
NPRM Comment Period End         02/21/95                     60 FR 3783
Final Rule                      04/04/95                    60 FR 16979
Final Rule effective            05/04/95
Final Action Order on Rehearing 06/08/95                    60 FR 30186
Final Action Effective          07/10/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael Goldenberg, Attorney Advisor, Office of the 
General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North 
Capitol Street NE., Washington DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-2294

RIN: 1902-AB63
[FR Doc. 95-23627 Filed 11-24-95; 8:45 am]
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