[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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Part LI





Federal Energy Regulatory Commission





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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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 14 
rulemakings listed, 12 are current or projected rulemakings, and 2 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, 888 First 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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4564        Secondary Market Transactions on Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines.....................    1902-AB68 
4565        Capacity Reservation Open Access Transmission Tariffs.................................    1902-AB69 
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4566        Administrative Determination of Full Avoided Costs, Sales of Power to Qualifying                    
            Facilities and Interconnection Facilities.............................................    1902-AB00 
4567        Revisions to the Certification Statement and Regulations and to the Basic Financial                 
            Statements of FERC Annual Reports for Electric Utilities and Licensees................    1902-AB20 
4568        Modification of Steam-Electric Plant Schedules, Hydroelectric Plant Schedules, and                  
            Pumped Storage Plant Schedules in the FERC Form No. 1.................................    1902-AB21 
4569        Elimination of Unneeded Pages in the FERC Form No. 1..................................    1902-AB33 
4570        Revision of the Commission's Preservation of Records Regulations for Public Utilities,              
            Licensees, Natural Gas Companies, and Oil Pipeline Companies..........................    1902-AB34 
4571        Elimination of Unnecessary Filing Requirements From the Commission's Uniform System of              
            Accounts Prescribed for Public Utilities and Licensees................................    1902-AB35 
4572        Treatment of Responses to FERC Form No. 580 Interrogatories...........................    1902-AB57 
4573        Revision of Fuel Cost-Adjustment Clause Regulation Relating to Fuel Purchases From                  
            Company-Owned or Controlled Source....................................................    1902-AB58 
4574        Alternative Power Pooling Institutions Under the Federal Power Act....................    1902-AB59 
4575        Inquiry Concerning Commission's Merger Policy Under The Federal Power Act.............    1902-AB70 
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4576        Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open Access Non- discriminatory Transmission                
            Service by Public Utilities; Recovery of Stranded Costs by Public Utilities and                     
            Transmitting Utilities................................................................    1902-AB65 
4577        Open Access Same-Time Information System (Formerly Real-Time Information Networks) and              
            Standards of Conduct..................................................................    1902-AB66 
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)         Proposed Rule Stage


  



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4564.  SECONDARY MARKET TRANSACTIONS ON INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS 
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:  15 USC 717 to 717w; 15 USC 3301 to 3432; 42 USC 7101 
to 7352; 42 USC 7651 to 7651o; 43 USC 1331 to 1356

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 284

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission proposes to revise its regulations to improve 
the efficiency of its capacity release mechanism and encourage greater 
use of this mechanism. (Docket No. RM96-14-000.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/07/96                    61 FR 41046
NPRM Comment Period End         10/07/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael Goldenberg, Attorney Advisor, Office of the 
General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-2294

RIN: 1902-AB68
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4565.  CAPACITY RESERVATION OPEN ACCESS TRANSMISSION TARIFFS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Major: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 791a to 825r; 16 USC 2601 to 2645; 31 USC 
9701; 42 USC 7101 to 7352

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 35

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission is proposing a rule for transmission tariff 
filings based on capacity reservations for all transmission users. 
(Docket No. RM96-11-000.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/10/96                    61 FR 21847
NPRM Comment Period Extended    07/25/96                    61 FR 38663
NPRM Comment Period End         08/01/96
Comment Period Extended to      10/21/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dave Withnell, Attorney Advisor, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-2063

RIN: 1902-AB69
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4566. ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION OF FULL AVOIDED COSTS, SALES OF POWER 
TO QUALIFYING FACILITIES AND INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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
Final Rule                      00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1902-AB00
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4567. REVISIONS TO THE CERTIFICATION STATEMENT AND REGULATIONS AND TO 
THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FERC ANNUAL REPORTS FOR ELECTRIC 
UTILITIES AND LICENSEES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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: James G. Baird
Phone: 202 219-2613

RIN: 1902-AB20
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4568. MODIFICATION OF STEAM-ELECTRIC PLANT SCHEDULES, HYDROELECTRIC 
PLANT SCHEDULES, AND PUMPED STORAGE PLANT SCHEDULES IN THE FERC FORM NO. 
1

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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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4569. ELIMINATION OF UNNEEDED PAGES IN THE FERC FORM NO. 1

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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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4570. REVISION OF THE COMMISSION'S PRESERVATION OF RECORDS REGULATIONS 
FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, LICENSEES, NATURAL GAS COMPANIES, AND OIL PIPELINE 
COMPANIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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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4571. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY FILING REQUIREMENTS FROM THE 
COMMISSION'S UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS PRESCRIBED FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES 
AND LICENSEES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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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4572. TREATMENT OF RESPONSES TO FERC FORM NO. 580 INTERROGATORIES

Priority:  Info./Admin./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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4573. REVISION OF FUEL COST-ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE REGULATION RELATING TO 
FUEL PURCHASES FROM COMPANY-OWNED OR CONTROLLED SOURCE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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
Final Rule                      00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1902-AB58
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4574. ALTERNATIVE POWER POOLING INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT

Priority:  Info./Admin./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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4575.  INQUIRY CONCERNING COMMISSION'S MERGER POLICY UNDER THE 
FEDERAL POWER ACT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Major: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 824c

CFR Citation:  18 CFR ch 1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission issued a Notice of Inquiry requesting comments 
on whether it should revise its criteria and policies for evaluating 
public utility mergers in light of fundamental changes in the electric 
industry and the regulation of that industry. (Docket No. RM96-6-000.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Notice of Inquiry (NOI)         02/07/96                     61 FR 4596
Notice of Inquiry Comment Period 
End                             05/07/96
NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Janice Macpherson, Supervisory Attorney, Office of the 
General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-0921

RIN: 1902-AB70

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4576. PROMOTING WHOLESALE COMPETITION THROUGH OPEN ACCESS NON- 
DISCRIMINATORY TRANSMISSION SERVICE BY PUBLIC UTILITIES; RECOVERY OF 
STRANDED COSTS BY PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TRANSMITTING UTILITIES

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 551 to 557; 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 app 1 to 85

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 35; 18 CFR 385

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission has amended its regulations to require public 
utilities to offer transmission access to others on a basis comparable 
to utilities' own use of transmission systems. The Commission also has 
established provisions concerning the recovery of stranded costs by 
public utilities and transmitting utilities. (Docket Nos. RM95-8-000 
and RM94-7-000.)

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
Final Action                    05/10/96                    61 FR 21540
Final Action Effective          07/09/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dave Withnell, Attorney Advisor, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-2063

RIN: 1902-AB65
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4577. OPEN ACCESS SAME-TIME INFORMATION SYSTEM (FORMERLY REAL-TIME 
INFORMATION NETWORKS) AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

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

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 37

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission has amended its regulations to establish rules 
governing real-time information networks and standards of conduct to 
ensure customers have information on transmission capacity and pricing. 
(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                            12/21/95                    60 FR 66182
NPRM Comment Period End         02/05/96
Final Action                    05/10/96                    61 FR 21737
Final Action Effective          07/09/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary Cohen, Attorney Advisor, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-0321

RIN: 1902-AB66
[FR Doc. 96-24935 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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