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Electronic Tariff Filings

Electronic Tariff Filings. Docket No. RM01-5-000 NOI issued March 14, 2001 NOPR issued July 8, 2004 Comments on Proposed Regulations August 1, 2005 Comments on Software not set Target Implementation date not established. Agenda. 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks, Introduction

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Electronic Tariff Filings

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  1. Electronic Tariff Filings • Docket No. RM01-5-000 • NOI issued March 14, 2001 • NOPR issued July 8, 2004 • Comments on Proposed Regulations August 1, 2005 • Comments on Software not set • Target Implementation date not established RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  2. Agenda • 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks, Introduction • Pat Wood, Chairman, FERC • Reasons for requiring electronic tariffs and tariff filings • Process of eTariff software development • Current status of the software • Guidelines for technical conference/ issues to be discussed • Introduction of staff members RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  3. Agenda • 9:30 – 12:30 p.m. eTariff Software Demonstration Items to be discussed during software demonstration: • Importing electronic documents into eTariff (demonstration) • The use of tariff sections rather than sheet numbers • Tariff text format • Meta data • Redline strike-out • Interface • Confidential information • The electronic tariff filing process • Public Viewer • 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  4. Agenda • 1:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Additional Issues and Comments: • Scope of tariff filings to be filed electronically • Transition to electronic tariff filing • Additional Comments from interested parties • 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  5. Why Electronic Tariffs and Tariff Filings • Government Paper Work Elimination Act • Benefits of electronic filing • Speed • Reduced filing costs • Improved FERC maintenance of tariffs • Improved ability to search and manipulate • Improved public access to tariffs RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  6. Tariff Data Format • Tariffs are a Data Base • NOT a text document • Example tariff section data • Company name • Docket number • Proposed effective date • Tariff section • Filing type RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  7. Text Spreadsheet PDF HTML XML Each format offers specific benefits, such as editing, linking to billing, posting on web, legibility No single format satisfies all business req’mnts XML Staff’s NOI suggestion; no industry support Other Formats RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  8. eTariff Field Software • What is it? • Standard Windows application • Consists of a ‘program’ and a ‘database’. • General Items • Database approach allows for rules checking, searches, data organization, distributed processing and distributed database • Local application: reliance on FERC servers and Internet communication is minimized, best system responsiveness, flexible user interface options. • Internet used to file and to receive updates to the program and data • Multi-user access • Uses standard protocols (HTTP/FTP) for communication • Many filing rules and restrictions are table-driven in order to ease maintenance and expansion RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  9. eTariff Development Process • Started July 2004 • Release-review/test-update-release • Spiral development • Volunteer companies for extensive testing and feedback • Anyone with an interest in testing the software was invited to do so and make comments and suggestions to the team • Occasional discussions with companies and organizations RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  10. Volunteer Test Companiesas of November 19, 2004 • Electric - Arizona Public Service • Electric - MISO • Electric - SCE • Electric - Westar Resources • Electric and Gas - Duke Energy • Gas - NiSource • Gas - Northern Natural • Gas - Williams • Gas/311 – DTE Energy • Oil - Buckeye Pipe Line Company • Oil - Shell Pipeline Company • Oil – BP Pipeline Company RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  11. Current Status of Software • Software in prototype and testing • ~ 60 updates since initial prototype • Major Field functionalities are mostly functional • additional enhancements based on user feedback being implemented • The FERC-side software is in design phase • Changes to Field have domino impact • Requirements in near future releases include • amendments • cancellations of sections and tariffs RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  12. When will eTariff be deployed? • Not ready yet. • Staff will not recommend its deployment until we are convinced that it is operational. RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  13. FERC Team • Project Leader: Keith Pierce, OMTR • Legal: Jamie Chabinsky, OGC • Software: Bo Pierce, OMTR RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  14. OMTR Testers • Bea Williams - FASTR • Dora Harley – Central • Keith Herbert – West • Vincent Musco - East • Kimberly Vendryes – South RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

  15. Software • Charlie Coleman • eTariff Field and Client • Quentin Robinson/Richard Wainwright • Web-based Public Viewer • Casey Nutsch – OMTR • FASTR • Extraction Applications RM01-5-000 June 1, 2005

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