See FERC in action. 

You can view Commission Meetings 

on-line through our free web casts. 

http://www.ferc.gov/media/webcast.asp 

If you do not have Internet access: 

Persons without Internet access may send an 

original copy of their comments and/or a motion 

to intervene to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20426 

FERC Online Support 

(Technical assistance) 

1-202-502-6652 

1-866-208-3676 (Toll-free) 

1-202-502-8659 (TTY) 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov 

August 2014 

Your Docket Number(s): 

For further assistance please 

use the following contact 

information: 

Public Inquiries 

1-202-502-6088 (local) 

1-866-208-3372 (Toll-free) 

1-202-502-8659 (TTY) 

customer@ferc.gov 

Your Guide to Electronic 

Information at FERC

Welcome to www.FERC.gov
 

The amount of information from FERC can be overwhelming. 

We offer several comprehensive and easy-to-use online tools to 

access project information and view documents. 

The FERC Online link on www.ferc.gov is your gateway for 

electronic access to documents and filings via the Internet. 

You must have an eRegistration account in order to eFile. After 

you’ve prepared your comments, go to www.ferc.gov and select 

the eFiling link. After you log in, select the “Comment on Filing” 

filing type. Be sure to reference the appropriate docket number(s) 

for your submission. You can record your docket number(s) on 

the back of this brochure. 

After you upload the file(s) or document(s) you’re submitting, 

be sure to complete the remaining screens and click on “Submit 

Filing” to complete the submission process . You will receive 

immediate email confirmation of your submission. 

eComment 

eFiling also includes an option that allows you to file 

eComments about an energy project (dockets that begin in P, 

PF, PT, ET or CP) without preparing an attachment or formally 

registering. Comments can be up to 6,000 characters in length. 

documents on other parties and will be served copies of 

all subsequent filings by other parties. The Commission’s 

Secretary uses the eService system to serve Commission 

issuances and decisions to participants. 

To become a party, select “Motion/Notice of Intervention” 

when eFiling. (“PF” dockets are in the pre-filing stage and the 

Commission does not allow intervention until the application 

is officially filed .) 

Go to eFiling and click on “eComment.” Fill in your name and 

email account and click “enter.” An email will be sent to you 

with a link that will allow you to submit comments. Click on 

the link, and fill in the docket number(s). 

You will be asked to select the docket 

number(s). Then type in your comments and 

click “submit.” You will receive immediate 

confirmation of your submission. 

Keep Informed – Subscribe to 

a Proceeding 

You can be emailed a link to other documents 

that become part of the proceeding. You 

must also have an eRegistration account 

to eSubscribe. Once you eSubscribe to a 

docket you will be notified via email when 

FERC issues a document in the proceeding 

and when others file documents in the 

proceeding. 

Take Action – Become a Legal Party to 

a Proceeding 

You may eFile a motion to intervene and become a “party” to 

a proceeding. 

Remember that parties incur a legal obligation to serve 

FERC Online consists of: 

1) eLibrary—the Commission’s online 

document information system; 

2) eFiling—a system for electronic 

submission of most documents; 

3) eSubscription—a service that notifies 

subscribers to a docket (proceeding) 

when there are new documents added 

to the record for that docket; 

4) eService—a system that enables the 

Commission’s Secretary and filing parties 

to send electronic copies of Commission 

issuances and decisions to parties in a 

proceeding; 

5) eTariff—a system for electronic submission 

of tariff documents. 

There is also a link on www.ferc.gov called “For 

Citizens” with information on energy projects in your area . 

Be Heard – Comment on a Proceeding 

You may file comments that will be added to the record and 

considered in the proceeding. The Commission encourages 

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eLibrary
 

eLibrary is the Commission’s on-line records information 

system. Anyone with internet access can open the public 

documents in eLibrary and a description of non-public records 

– no registration or login is required. eLibrary contains 

most of the Commission’s documents, including microfilm 

records, from 1981 forward. Most of the records after 1989 are 

in PDF form, which can be opened, copied and downloaded 

to your computer. Documents available only in microfilm 

form, as well as older files, can be requested from the Public 

Reference Room at 202-502-8371. 

To Use eLibrary: 

1) Point your browser to www.ferc.gov.
 

2) Use the drop-down menu from the
 

Documents & Filing tab and select eLibrary. 

3) If you know the docket number, select “general search.” 

4) The default dates will search the past 30 days, so you 

may need to change the date range to capture the 

documents you need. 

5) Type in the docket number in the appropriate block. 

6) Other fields on this page can help to focus your search. 

Click on “submit” at the bottom to find documents. 

7) If files are available they will appear in a table format in 

columns, including a description of the document. To 

open the file, instead of clicking on the description, go 

to the right and double click on “FERC generated PDF” 

or another format. 

If you don’t know the docket number, or are looking for a 

form that has been submitted without a docket number, 

the “Advanced Search” option includes a text search for the 

company name or other key words, and also allows searches 

for specific FERC forms under “document type.” 

Help is available, toll-free, by calling FERC Online Support at 

1-866-208-3676. 

Your User ID: 

Always keep your user ID and password private and secure. 

Certain FERC Online systems require that you create a 

password-protected login account prior to accessing them. 

Use eRegistration to create an account for your email address. 

An eRegistration account is required to: 

•	 submit a document through FERC’s efiling system

(see eFiling); 

•	 be a signatory to a document submitted via efiling;

•	 be listed as a contact for a party on a FERC service list

for a docket; 

•	 access the email addresses for the contacts on a service

list in order to serve them electronically (see Web 

Service List); 

•	 subscribe to a docket (see eSubscription).

To eRegister: 

1) Point your browser to www.ferc.gov. 

2) Use the drop-down menu from the 

Documents & Filing tab and select eRegistration. 

3) Select the New User option and follow the screen 

prompts. 

4) After you submit the registration information, you 

must validate the email address and activate the 

account by clicking on the hyperlink in an email sent 

by the eRegistration system. 

Be sure to record your password in a safe place, particularly 

if you only periodically use FERC Online systems. You can 

use the box provided below to record your user ID. 

eRegistration accounts should be maintained by the 

account holder to reflect changes in address or other 

contact information. 

eRegistration eSubscription Map of

Projects 

eSubscription makes it easy to keep track of individual 

proceedings at FERC. Users with an eRegistration account may 

subscribe to specific dockets and receive email notification 

whenever a document is added to eLibrary for the subscribed 

docket. You will also be able to access the document through a 

link in the email. 

(Note: You will not be emailed correspondence filed or issued prior 

to the date you subscribe to a particular docket). 

To eSubscribe (You must eRegister before eSubscribing): 

1) Point your browser to www.ferc.gov. 

2) Use the drop-down menu from the 

Documents and Filings tab, and select eSubscription. 

3) Login using your user id and password. 

4) Select “Add New Subscription.” 

5) Enter the docket number and follow the screen 

prompts. 

The Projects database allows users to search and learn about 

energy developments and proposals in their geographic 

region of the country. Basic information on what company 

or companies are involved, as well as the overall scope of the 

project are provided. 

The docket number associated with each of the following 

listings will enable you to go to FERC’s eLibrary, and view the 

correspondence and documents in the project record. 

To access the Projects Database: 

1) Point your browser to www.ferc.gov. 

2) Use the drop down menu from the Resources tab, 

and select Projects Near You. 

3) Identify the location of the project in which you are 

interested on the map and click on that quadrant. 

Or, use the search box and enter the company name 

or docket number. 

4) A table will appear of all projects in that location 

of the country. The fields at the top of the table 

are sortable; if you click on them they will become 

alphabetically or numerically ordered.