Electronic Filing of FERC Form Nos. 423, 714 and 715; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Résumé

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is proposing to amend its regulations under the Federal Power Act (FPA) to provide for the electronic filing of FERC Form Nos. 423, 714 and 715 (collectively, Forms). Commencing with filings for the year 2000, filings would be required to be made electronically over the Commission's web site thereby eliminating the need for paper copies. The Commission is developing the capacity to accept such filings electronically and will conduct tests of the software and related elements of the electronic filing mechanism for each of the forms prior to formal implementation. The automation of the Forms will yield significant benefits to the Commission, the respondents, and to the electric industry as a whole. These benefits include more timely analysis and publication of data, increased data analysis capability, reduced cost of data entry and retrieval, simplification of form design and an eventual overall reduction in filing burden.