UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Revisions to Procedural Regulations Governing 

Transportation by Intrastate Pipelines

Docket No. RM12-17-000

Electronic Tariff Filings Docket No. RM01-5-000

NOTICE OF CHANGES TO ETARIFF PART 284 TYPE OF FILING CODES

(September 6, 2016)

As the Commission recently stated in Atmos Pipeline – Texas1 and Narragansett 

Electric Company,

2 all filings that invoke Part 284 of the Commission’s regulations must 

be made via eTariff. Take notice that, effective November 7, 2016, the list of available 

eTariff Type of Filing Codes (TOFC)3 will be modified as per the Appendix to this 

notice.4

 

For a more complete guide on filings under Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 

section 311and Natural Gas Act section 1(c), see http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/geninfo/intrastate-trans.asp . For further information, contact James Sarikas, Office of 

Energy Market Regulation at (202) 502-6831 or James.Sarikas@ferc.gov .

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

 1 156 FERC ¶ 61,094 (2016). State Rate Certification filings should use TOFC

1360, or TOFC 1260 for the optional filing procedures under section 284.123(g). 

2 155 FERC ¶ 61,159 (2016). A Hinshaw pipeline filing a cost and throughput 

study should use TOFC 790, or TOFC 1370 for the optional filing procedures under 

section 284.123(g). 

3 The type of filing business process categories are described in the 

Implementation Guide for Electronic Filing of Parts 35, 154, 284, 300, and 341 Tariff 

Filings (August 12, 2013), found on the Commission’s website, 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/etariff/implementation-guide.pdf. 4 These TOFC were most recently modified in Order No. 781, effective September 

30, 2013, which revised Part 284 to provide optional notice procedures. Revisions to 

Procedural Regulations Governing Transportation by Intrastate Pipelines, 144 FERC ¶ 

61,034 (2013).

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Appendix

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TOFC

Type Of 

Filing 

Code

Filing Title Citation

New, 

Revised,

Deleted, or 

Unchanged

Description of Change

Filing with changes to Rates and / or to the Statement of Operating Conditions (SOC)

1300 OPT-State Election, 

Fuel filing or SOC chg 

w/o rate chg

284.123(b),(e)+(g)/.224 R Optional Notice Procedures. Combines 

TOFC 1280 into 1300. Clarifies all non-fee 

based; State Rate Election filings, Fuel 

filings, and / or changes to the Statement of 

Operating Conditions, should be made using 

this TOFC. Revised Filing Title and Citation.

1310 OPT-FEE-New or chg 

in Cost Based Rate

284.123(b)(2)+(e)+(g)/.

224

R Optional Notice Procedures. Clarifies that all 

fee based, 60 day statutory Cost Based Rate 

filings, with or without changes to a 

Statement of Operating Conditions, should be 

made using this TOFC. Revised Filing Title 

and Citation.

980 State Election, Fuel 

filing or SOC chg w/o 

rate chg

284.123(b),(e)/.224 R Combines TOFC 770 into 980. Clarifies all 

non-fee based; State Rate Election filings, 

Fuel filings, and / or changes to the Statement 

of Operating Conditions, should be made 

using this TOFC. Revised Filing Title and 

Citation.

760 FEE-New or chg in 

Cost Based Rate

284.123(b)(2)+(e)/.224 R Clarifies that all fee based, 150 day statutory 

Cost Based Rate filings, with or without 

changes to a Statement of Operating 

Conditions, should be made using this TOFC. 

Revised Filing Title and Citation.
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Appendix

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TOFC

Type Of 

Filing 

Code

Filing Title Citation

New, 

Revised,

Deleted, or 

Unchanged

Description of Change

Filing Amendments

1270 OPT-Amendment 

using optional notice 

procedure filing

284.123(b),(e)+(g)/.224 R Optional Notice Procedures. Clarifies that the 

initial filing and all subsequent filings must 

have been made as a statutory filing to use 

this TOFC, e.g., the initial filing must have 

been made using TOFC 760, 1300, or 1310 

and any amendments made using TOFC 1270 

or 1350. Revised Filing Title.

1000 Amendment to nonstatutory filings284.123(b),(e)/.224 R Clarifies that all amendments to non-statutory 

Rate filings, Fuel filings, and / or changes to 

the Statement of Operating Conditions, 

should be made using this TOFC. Revised 

Filing Title and Citation. 

1350 Amendment to 

statutory filings

284.123(b)(2),(e)/.224 R Clarifies that the initial filing and all 

subsequent filings must have been made as a 

statutory filing to use this TOFC, e.g., the 

initial filing must have been made using 

TOFC 760, 1300, or 1310. Revised Filing 

Title and Citation.

Miscellaneous Filings

780 Data Response or 

Supplement to the 

record

284.123(b),(e)/.224 R Revised Filing Title and added a Citation.
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TOFC

Type Of 

Filing 

Code

Filing Title Citation

New, 

Revised,

Deleted, or 

Unchanged

Description of Change

790 Compliance filing 284.123(b),(e)/.224 R Clarifies this TOFC is for making a 

compliance filing in response to a 

Commission order, for making a filing 

without a Tariff Record, or for a Hinshaw 

pipeline filing a cost and throughput study. 

Revising the Citation. 

1370 OPT-Compliance filing 284.123(b),(e)+(g)/.224 N Optional Notice Procedures. New TOFC for 

filing a compliance filing in response to a 

Commission order, for making a filing 

without a Tariff Record, or for a Hinshaw

pipeline filing a cost and throughput study. A 

non-statutory filing may not be made 

statutory by using this TOFC.

1200 Refund Report 284.123(b),(h)/.224 R Revised the Citation to include refunds that 

may be required from the withdrawal of an 

entire filing.

1260 OPT-Certification of 

Unchg State Rate 

Election

284.123(b)(1)+(g)(9)(ii

)/.224

R Optional Notice Procedures. Clarifies this is 

for filing a state rate certification that the 

pipeline's currently effective rates are based 

upon its current state approved rates. Revised 

Filing Title.

1360 Certification of Unchg 

State Rate Election

284.123(b)(1)/.224 N New TOFC. This is for filing a state rate 

certification that the pipeline's currently 

effective rates are based upon its current state 

approved rates without a statutory deadline.
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TOFC

Type Of 

Filing 

Code

Filing Title Citation

New, 

Revised,

Deleted, or 

Unchanged

Description of Change

1340 FEE-Blanket 

Certificate Application 

including a live SOC

284.224/.123 R Clarifies the filing must include a live 

baseline Statement of Operating Conditions 

including a rate election pursuant to §§ 

284.123(b) and (e). The rate election may 

either be a state rate (§284.123(b)(1)) or a 

cost based rate (§284.123(b)(2)). Revised 

Filing Title and Citation.

770 Deleted Deleted D TOFC is deleted. Use TOFC 980.

1280 Deleted Deleted D TOFC is deleted. Use TOFC 1300.

Baseline Filings only - either an Initial Filing of Statement of Operating Conditions (SOC) or a filing a new (revised) 

Tariff Title and Tariff ID

1330 OPT-Baseline SOC-w/ 

State Rate Election or 

no rate chg

284.123(b),(e)+(g)/224 R Optional Notice Procedures. Clarifies that all 

non-fee based, non-statutory Baseline tariff 

filings using the optional notice procedures 

should use this TOFC. Revised Filing Title 

and Citation.

1320 OPT-FEE-Baseline 

SOC-w/ Cost Based 

Rate

284.123(b)(2),(e)+(g)/.

224

R Optional Notice Procedures. This is for filing 

a new baseline Statement of Operating 

Conditions with a cost based rate. Revised 

Filing Title and Citation.

990 Baseline SOC-w/ State 

Rate election or no rate 

chg

284.123(b),(e)/.224 R Clarifies that all non-fee based, non-statutory 

Baseline tariff filings should use this TOFC. 

Revised Filing Title and Citation.
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TOFC

Type Of 

Filing 

Code

Filing Title Citation

New, 

Revised,

Deleted, or 

Unchanged

Description of Change

820 FEE-Baseline SOC-w/ 

Cost Based Rate

284.123(b)(2),(e)/.224 R Clarifies that all fee based, 150 day statutory 

Baseline tariff filings should use this TOFC. 

Revised Filing Title and Citation.

Withdrawal of Filing / Termination of Statement of Conditions (SOC) and / or Blanket Certificate

810 Withdrawal of entire 

filing

284.123(h) U No Change.

1290 OPT-Termination of 

SOC and/or Blanket 

Certificate

284.123(e)+(g)/.224 R Optional Notice Procedures. Revised Filing 

Title and Citation.

800 Termination of SOC 

and/or Blanket 

Certificate

284.123(e)/.224 R Revised Filing Title.
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