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MOD 272 – REVIEW OF MOD 640 VALIDATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR WHEN A CHANGE OF SHIPPER HAS OCCURED. STEFAN LEEDHAM 14 JANUARY 2010. PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW. When a change of Shipper has occurred the previous Shipper has no way of validating the Mod 640 invoice
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MOD 272 – REVIEW OF MOD 640 VALIDATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR WHEN A CHANGE OF SHIPPER HAS OCCURED STEFAN LEEDHAM 14 JANUARY 2010
PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW • When a change of Shipper has occurred the previous Shipper has no way of validating the Mod 640 invoice • Identify what information is required by the previous Shipper to support a Mod 640 invoice • Identify when this information should be provided • Identify the format for providing this information • User Pays issues • The outgoing Shipper has no way of influencing the outcome of the annual AQ Review • To identify whether a dispute process is required • To identify what the Governance of this process should be • To identify the high level business rules of a disputes process • User Pays Issues
INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED • Opening and Closing reads used for setting the AQ and read dates • Round the clock (TTZ) counts • Date of AQ change • Serial Number of the meter • Current registered Shipper • Registered AQs since last annual AQ review
INFORMATION TIMING • At initial notification of AQs by xoserve • Provides early insight for investigation and preparation by previous Shipper • Resource intensive • AQ may be amended to SSP • Does not provide real view of Mod 640 invoice • At end of AQ review • Provides more accurate view of Mod 640 invoice • Less resource intensive • Takes into account AQ amendment window • Provides early insight for investigation and preparation by previous Shipper • Would enable registered Shipper to undertake an AQ Appeal if required • As backing data in the Mod 640 invoices • Reflects Mod 640 invoice • No time for investigation and preparation by previous Shipper • No time to appeal the AQ by registered Shipper
FORMAT OF REPORT • To be guided by xoserve, however our aspirations are: • Single report delivered at M+1 after end of AQ Review • Delivered via IX file • Secure • Same format as Mod 640 invoice
USER PAYS ISSUES • This is a User Pays Service as this represents a change to an existing service • Who Pays? • Transporters: • Common practice that when an invoice is issued there is sufficient supporting information to validate and pay the invoice • Could reduce invoice queries and disputes reducing xoserve’s workload? • If the implementation costs were very low the cost of invoicing may be greater than the value of the invoice? • Shippers: • Supports their settlement and finance roles • Mod 640 designed to protect RbD Shippers