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Qualifying Facility (QF) Compliance Review Initiative. Office of Markets Tariffs and Rates-South March 22, 2005. Information Required From the QF in an Affidavit Reviewed by Staff. Current accuracy of ownership Affirm the QF meets Commission regulations and statutes
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Qualifying Facility (QF) Compliance Review Initiative Office of Markets Tariffs and Rates-South March 22, 2005
Information Required From the QF in an Affidavit Reviewed by Staff • Current accuracy of ownership • Affirm the QF meets Commission regulations and statutes • Affirm transfers of ownership occurred as reported
Compliance Review Outcomes • 9 withdrew QF self-certification • QFs not built or facilities no longer operate as QFs • Discovered numerous undisclosed changes in ownership structure
Present and Continuing Efforts • 20 compliance review letters issued in 2005; intend to issue 50 • Increased scrutiny of self-certifications
Present and Continuing Efforts • Increase in number of self re-certifications (270 in ’03 & 414 in ’04) • Increase in data requests/deficiency letters • Ruled 3 QFs’ self-certifications can no longer be relied upon
Team Members Paul Singh Esref Bilgihan John Buckley James Eason Thomas Dautel Darrel Pierce Marka Shaw Deborah Wyrick Samuel Higginbottom (OGC)