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Electronic FERC Tariffs

Electronic FERC Tariffs. File Formats for Tariff Content. File Format Requirements. Practical …must lend itself to tariff content Accurate Reproduction …must look the same to everyone Ease of Production …must be producible using readily available tools Assembly

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Electronic FERC Tariffs

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  1. Electronic FERC Tariffs File Formats for Tariff Content

  2. File Format Requirements • Practical • …must lend itself to tariff content • Accurate Reproduction • …must look the same to everyone • Ease of Production • …must be producible using readily available tools • Assembly • …must be combinable and lend itself to the programmatic insertion of content • National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) • …must adhere to NARA standards: 36 CFR 1228.270

  3. File Formats • Microsoft Word Document (DOC) • Adobe Acrobat PDF • Rich Text Format (RTF) • Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) • Plain Text (TXT)

  4. Ratings • Evaluate how well each file format satisfies each requirement •  – does not satisfy requirement •  – partly/mostly satisfies requirement •  – fully satisfies requirement

  5. Practical • Microsoft Word Document  • Adobe Acrobat PDF  • Rich Text Format  • Hypertext Markup Language  • lacks rich content capabilities • Plain Text  • no formatting • lacks rich content capabilities

  6. Accurate Reproduction • Microsoft Word Document  • issues: printer drivers, non-standard fonts • Adobe Acrobat PDF  • Rich Text Format  • rendering differences common across variety of tools • Hypertext Markup Language  • rendering differences common across variety of tools • Plain Text  • issues: character sets, tab interpretation

  7. Ease of Production • Microsoft Word Document  • Adobe Acrobat PDF  • requires additional step • Rich Text Format  • Hypertext Markup Language  • Plain Text  • issues: tables, tab stops, formulas

  8. Assembly • Microsoft Word Document  • complex software required • Adobe Acrobat PDF  • complex software required • Rich Text Format  • complex software required • Hypertext Markup Language  • Plain Text 

  9. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) • Microsoft Word Document  • not on NARA list • Adobe Acrobat PDF  • Rich Text Format  • not on NARA list • Hypertext Markup Language  • unclear if this is a NARA-compliant; plus, it is argued by some that HTML is not truly valid SGML • Plain Text 

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