UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 

Extension of Non-Statutory Deadlines Docket No. AD20-11-000 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME FOR NONSTATUTORY DEADLINES, WAIVING REGULATIONS, AND SHORTENING 

ANSWER PERIOD

(April 2, 2020)

On March 19, 2019, the Secretary of the Commission issued a notice granting, 

among other things, an extension of time, until May 1, 2020, of deadlines to make nonstatutory filings required by the Commission that occur on or before May 1, 2020, for 

those entities that are unable to meet certain deadlines due to steps they have taken to 

meet the emergency conditions caused by the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

(March 19 Notice). Today’s Supplemental Notice clarifies that the March 19 Notice

includes the following categories of non-statutory filings and, therefore, the deadlines for 

such filings were extended to May 1, 2020 for those entities that are unable to meet 

deadlines due to steps they have taken to meet the emergency conditions caused by 

COVID-19: (1) answers to complaints and orders to show cause with deadlines that occur 

on or before May 1, 2020; and (2) initial and reply briefs in paper hearings before the 

Commission with deadlines that occur on or before May 1, 2020.1 

Moreover, pursuant to sections 385.101(e) and 385.2008 of the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 C.F.R. §§ 385.101(e) and 385.2008 (2019), and given 

the emergency conditions caused by COVID-19, there is good cause to extend until May 

1, 2020 the following additional deadlines that occur on or before May 1, 2020 for those 

entities that are unable to meet deadlines due to steps they have taken to meet the 

emergency conditions caused by COVID-19: (1) interventions, protests, or comments to a 

complaint; and (2) briefs on and opposing exceptions to an initial decision. Additionally,

there is good cause to waive through May 1, 2020 the Commission’s regulations that 

 

1 This Supplemental Notice and March 19 Notice do not apply to proceedings 

currently before Administrative Law Judges.

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govern the form of filings submitted to the Commission to the extent entities are unable to 

meet those requirements due to the emergency conditions caused by COVID-19.

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Also, there is good cause to shorten the answer period to motions filed with the 

Commission requesting an extension of time due to the emergency conditions caused by 

COVID-19 from 5 days (as set forth in the Commission’s regulations)3to 3 business days.

Finally, we will consider requests to shorten the comment period for motions seeking 

waiver of requirements set forth in Commission orders, regulations, tariffs, rate schedule, 

and service agreements in response to the emergency conditions from 21 days to as short 

as 5 days.

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 Entities may seek waiver of Commission orders, regulations, tariffs, rate 

schedules, and service agreements, as appropriate, to address needs resulting from steps 

they take in response to the emergency conditions caused by COVID-19. Action on all 

such motions will be taken as expeditiously as possible.5

As stated in the March 19 Notice, the Commission’s regulations allow for 

extension of other types of filings. Entities seeking extensions of other deadlines, as well 

as further extensions for the required filings identified above, may file motions seeking 

extensions in such proceedings, as appropriate. 

 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary.

 

2 For example, Commission regulations require certain filings with the 

Commission be supported by a sworn declaration, and we recognize that steps an entity 

has taken to address the emergency conditions caused by COVID-19 may prevent the 

filing from containing such a sworn declaration. See, e.g., 18 C.F.R. § 45.7 (2019). 

3 18 C.F.R. § 385.213(d)(1)(i) (2019).

4 The Office of the Secretary will indicate such shortened comment periods in the 

notices it issues to process those filings.

5 See also Order Temporarily Delegating Further Authority, 171 FERC ¶ 61,006

(2020) (temporarily delegating authority to the Director of the Office of Energy Market 

Regulation to take appropriate action on uncontested waiver requests).

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