[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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Part LII



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 10 
rulemakings listed, 9 are current or projected rulemakings, and 1 is a 
completed action.

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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4116        Administrative Determination of Full Avoided Costs, Sales of Power to Qualifying                    
            Facilities and Interconnection Facilities.............................................    1902-AB00 
4117        Elimination of Unneeded Pages in the FERC Form No. 1..................................    1902-AB33 
4118        Elimination of Unnecessary Filing Requirements From the Commission's Uniform System of              
            Accounts Prescribed for Public Utilities and Licensees................................    1902-AB35 
4119        Treatment of Responses to FERC Form No. 580 Interrogatories...........................    1902-AB57 
4120        Revision of Fuel Cost-Adjustment Clause Regulation Relating to Fuel Purchases From                  
            Company-Owned or Controlled Source....................................................    1902-AB58 
4121        Alternative Power Pooling Institutions Under the Federal Power Act....................    1902-AB59 
4122        Secondary Market Transactions on Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines.....................    1902-AB68 
4123        Capacity Reservation Open Access Transmission Tariffs.................................    1902-AB69 
4124        Regulations for the Relicensing of Hydroelectric Projects.............................    1902-AB71 
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4125        Inquiry Concerning Commission's Merger Policy Under The Federal Power Act.............    1902-AB70 
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4116. 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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4117. 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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4118. 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

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Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1902-AB35
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4119. 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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4120. 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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4121. 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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4122. 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.

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 284

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
Final Rule                      00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael Goldenberg
Phone: 202 208-2294

RIN: 1902-AB68
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4123. CAPACITY RESERVATION OPEN ACCESS TRANSMISSION TARIFFS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Major: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 35

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
Final Rule                      00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dave Withnell
Phone: 202 208-2063

RIN: 1902-AB69
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4124.  REGULATIONS FOR THE RELICENSING OF HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  5 USC 551 to 557; 15 USC 717 to 717w; 15 USC 3301 to 
3432; 16 USC 791 to 825r; 16 USC 2601 to 2645; 42 USC 7101 to 7352

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 4; 18 CFR 375

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission proposes to revise its procedural regulations 
governing applications for licenses for hydroelectric projects. The 
proposed regulations respond to a petition for rulemaking filed by the 
National Hydropower Association and are intended to offer an 
alternative administrative process whereby in appropriate circumstances 
the pre-filing consultation process and the environmental review 
process can be integrated. This alternative process is designed to be 
tailored to the facts and circumstances of the particular proceeding. 
The proposed regulations would not delete or replace any existing 
regulations. (Docket No. RM95-16-000.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           11/08/95                    60 FR 56278
NPRM                            12/03/96                    61 FR 64031
NPRM Comment Period End         03/03/97
NPRM Comment Period Extended to 05/05/97                     62 FR 4494
Final Rule                      00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Merrill Hathaway, Attorney Advisor, Office of the 
General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-0825

RIN: 1902-AB71

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4125. INQUIRY CONCERNING COMMISSION'S MERGER POLICY UNDER THE FEDERAL 
POWER ACT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

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

CFR Citation:  18 CFR 2.26

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission issued a Policy Statement on 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
Final Action Effective          12/18/96                    61 FR 68595
Policy Statement                12/30/96                    61 FR 68595

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

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
Kimberly Bose, Attorney Advisor, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 208-2284

RIN: 1902-AB70
[FR Doc. 97-6700 Filed 04-24-97; 8:45 am]
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