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1Accounting and Reporting Requirements For 

Nonoperating Public Utilities and Licensees, 72 FR 

922 (Jan. 9, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 32,610 

(2006). 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 57: Wings. 

Reason 

(e) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

During maintenance, cracks have been 

discovered about the left and right rib at the 

connection of the center wing and the 

fuselage localized at the fuselage station 

FS160.80. Cracks spread in the rib could 

result in structural failure. 

Actions and Compliance 

(f) Unless already done, do the following 

actions: 

(1) Within the next 600 hours time-inservice or the next 12 months after the 

effective date of this AD, whichever occurs 

first, and thereafter repetitively during a 

period not to exceed 12 months, inspect the 

ribs in accordance with REIMS AVIATION 

INDUSTRIES Service Bulletin No. F406–54 

REV 1, dated November 9, 2004. 

(2) If cracks are found during any 

inspection required by this AD, before further 

flight, do the actions prescribed in chapters 

1D and 2E of the REIMS AVIATION 

INDUSTRIES Service Bulletin No. F406–54 

REV 1, dated November 9, 2004. 

Note 1: We have established the repetitive 

inspection times of this AD so that they may 

coincide with annual inspections. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note 2: This AD differs from the MCAI 

and/or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(g) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Staff, 

FAA, ATTN: Mike Kiesov, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; telephone: (816) 329–4144; fax: (816) 

329–4090, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved the information collection 

requirements and has assigned OMB Control 

Number 2120–0056. 

Related Information 

(h) Refer to MCAI Direction ge ́ne ́rale de 

l’aviation civile (DGAC), which is the 

aviation authority for France, AD No. F–

2004–114 R1, dated January 5, 2005; and 

REIMS AVIATION INDUSTRIES Service 

Bulletin No. F406–54 REV 1, dated 

November 9, 2004, for related information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

You must use REIMS AVIATION 

INDUSTRIES Service Bulletin No. F406–54 

REV 1, dated November 9, 2004, to do the 

actions required by this AD, unless the AD 

specifies otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact REIMS AVIATION 

INDUSTRIES, 51360 PRUNAY–FRANCE. 

(3) You may review copies at the FAA, 

Central Region, Office of the Regional 

Counsel, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; or at the National Archives 

and Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go 

to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/ 

cfr/ibr-locations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 

13, 2007. 

Charles L. Smalley, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7641 Filed 4–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Parts 101 and 141 

[Docket No. RM07–2–000; Order No. 694] 

Accounting and Reporting 

Requirements for Nonoperating Public 

Utilities and Licensees 

2007. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this Final Rule, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) is amending its 

accounting and reporting regulations to 

require public utilities and licensees to 

continue to follow the Commission’s 

Uniform System of Accounts (USofA) 

and to file annual and quarterly 

financial reports when they have ceased 

making jurisdictional sales of electric 

energy, or providing jurisdictional 

transmission service, but continue 

collecting amounts pursuant to a 

Commission-accepted tariff or rate 

schedule, or a Commission order. The 

Final Rule will close a gap in the 

Commission’s regulations which apply 

now only to operating public utilities 

and licensees, and which provide 

information necessary to the 

Commission’s regulatory 

responsibilities. 

DATES: Effective Date: The rule will 

become effective May 29, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane 

Stelck, Office of Enforcement, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–6648, jane.stelck@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Before Commissioners: Joseph T. 

Kelliher, Chairman; Suedeen G. Kelly; 

Marc Spitzer; Philip D. Moeller; and 

Jon Wellinghoff. 

I. Introduction 

1. On December 21, 2006, the 

Commission issued a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) that 

proposed to amend its accounting and 

reporting regulations, in Parts 101 and 

141, to require public utilities and 

licensees to continue to follow the 

Commission’s Uniform System of 

Accounts (USofA) and to file annual 

and quarterly financial reports when 

they have ceased making jurisdictional 

sales of electric energy, or providing 

jurisdictional transmission service, but 

continue collecting amounts pursuant to 

a Commission-accepted tariff or rate 

schedule, or a Commission order.1 The 

NOPR also sought comments regarding 

the applicability of Part 125, 

Preservation of Records of Public 

Utilities and Licensees, to public 

utilities or licensees which have ceased 

operations, but continue to collect 

amounts pursuant to a Commissionapproved tariff or rate schedule, or a 

Commission order. 

2. The Final Rule adopts the proposed 

revisions to Parts 101 and 141 contained 

in the NOPR. The Final Rule requires 

that companies who cease operating but 

continue collecting amounts pursuant to 

a Commission-accepted tariff or rate 

schedule, or a Commission order, 

continue to comply with Parts 101 and 

141. The Final Rule finds that there is 

no need to adopt changes to Part 125 of 

the Commission’s regulations. 

II. Discussion 

3. Parts 101 and 141 of the 

Commission’s regulations require public 

utilities and licensees whose sales or 

transmission service exceed certain 

prescribed levels to follow the USofA 

and to file annual and quarterly 

financial reports, Forms No. 1, 1–F, and 

3–Q, respectively. Under the 

Commission’s existing regulations, 

public utilities and licensees are 


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2NOPR at P 5. 

3See, e.g., Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power 

Company, 92 FERC ¶ 61,005 (2000) (approving 

decommissioning cost collections.) 

4For example, Connecticut Yankee collected 

$16.7 million per year in decommissioning funds 

from 2000 to 2004 and $93 million in 2005 and 

2006. Id. 

5 16 U.S.C. 824 et seq. 6See NOPR at P 7. 

7 Yankee Companies have agreed to file FERC 

Form No. 1 as part of a settlement recently 

approved by the Commission. See Connecticut 

Yankee Atomic Power Co., 117 FERC ¶ 61,192 

(2006). 

8See Virginia State Corp. Comm’n v. FERC, 468 

F.3d 845, 847 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (‘‘Petitioners’ claim 

of a rate effect is belied by the proposition that 

‘[a]ccounting practices are not controlling for rate 

making purposes,’ ’’ (citing Consolidated Gas 

Supply Corp., 14 FERC ¶ 61,029 at 61,054 (1981) 

and Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., 56 FERC 

¶ 61,104 at 61,370–71 (1991)). 

9Even the Yankee Companies, who would be 

most affected because they have not been operating 

for some time, offer an estimated cost of only ‘‘at 

least $30,000 annually’’ for each Yankee company. 

Comparatively speaking, this is not a large sum. In 

fact, moreover, they also state that what they 

currently report to the Commission does ‘‘not differ 

substantially’’ from what they will now be required 

to submit to the Commission. See Yankee 

Companies’ comments at 2–3. 

10 See 44 U.S.C. 3507(d). 

11 5 CFR 1320.11. 

relieved of these accounting and 

reporting requirements when they cease 

making sales for resale or providing 

transmission. This is true even when 

these nonoperating entities continue to 

collect amounts pursuant to a 

Commission-approved tariff or rate 

schedule, or a Commission order. 

Therefore, the Commission cannot 

oversee, monitor, or audit costs that 

provide information necessary to the 

Commission’s oversight responsibilities 

and the protection of the public interest 

under the existing regulations. 

4. As discussed in the NOPR,2 in 

recent years, this accounting and 

reporting gap has been highlighted 

when, for example, nuclear generating 

plants shut down but continue to collect 

decommissioning and other 

administrative costs under a 

Commission-accepted tariff or rate 

schedule, or a Commission order.3 The 

amounts collected by these companies 

are material and may span a decade or 

longer.4 The occurrence of these and the 

potential occurrence of similar 

circumstances impede the 

Commission’s ability to collect 

information, monitor, or audit the 

underlying costs when accounting and 

reporting requirements no longer apply. 

The Commission has a continuing need 

to have access to books and records and 

to receive periodic financial reports for 

any jurisdictional entity, even when that 

entity has ceased operations but 

continues to collect amounts pursuant 

to a Commission-accepted tariff or rate 

schedule, or a Commission order. 

Without Commission oversight, 

customers and ratepayers cannot be 

assured that these billings are just and 

reasonable. For these reasons, we find 

that, nonoperating entities’ compliance 

with Part 101 and reporting information 

in these financial reports is necessary to 

enable the Commission to fulfill its 

statutory responsibilities under the 

Federal Power Act (FPA).5 In addition, 

the information, because it is publicly 

available, will allow customers, state 

commissions, and others to evaluate the 

amounts charged. 

III. The Final Rule 

6. The Final Rule adopts the proposed 

changes outlined in the NOPR. A new 

category, designated nonoperating, is 

added to the General Instructions of Part 

101, to the classification of utilities 

subject to compliance with the USofA. 

Sections 141.1, 141.2, and 141.400 of 

the Commission’s regulations are 

revised to require nonoperating public 

utilities and licensees whose operations 

have ceased but who continue to collect 

amounts pursuant to a Commission 

tariff or rate schedule, or a Commission 

order, to continue to comply with the 

Commission’s reporting requirements. 

7. The NOPR also sought comments 

on the continued applicability of Part 

125 of the Commission’s regulations, 

which sets forth record retention 

requirements for public utilities and 

licensees. The NOPR stated that a 

reasonable interpretation of Part 125 is 

that the requirements of that part 

continue to apply to nonoperating 

public utilities and licensees who 

continue to collect amounts pursuant to 

a Commission-approved tariff or rate 

schedule, or Commission order.6 The 

Final Rule similarly adopts this reading 

of Part 125, and it is unnecessary to 

makes changes to Part 125. 

IV. Comments 

8. Comments on the NOPR were filed 

jointly by Yankee Atomic Electric 

Company, Connecticut Yankee Atomic 

Power Company, and Maine Yankee 

Atomic Power Company (jointly, 

Yankee Companies), and by the 

Connecticut Department of Public 

Utility Control, The Maine Public 

Utilities Commission and The Maine 

Office of Public Advocate (jointly, New 

England Parties). Neither the Yankee 

Companies nor the New England Parties 

object to the proposed regulations, but 

both parties express concern regarding 

additional costs that might be incurred 

and the effect on consumers who will 

ultimately pay the costs. The New 

England Parties state that the NOPR 

‘‘may provide needed insight into the 

expenditures of non-operating plants’’

but state that it might increase the 

companies’ operating costs. The New 

England Parties request that the 

Commission exempt the Yankee 

Companies from the instant accounting 

requirements. 

9. The Yankee Companies also state 

that they concur with the Commission’s 

interpretation of Part 125 and its 

conclusion that no revisions to that part 

are necessary. The Yankee Companies 

state that they will continue to abide by 

Part 125 as they have done since ceasing 

operations. 

10. Where a company ceases 

operations but continues to collect costs 

pursuant to a Commission-approved 

tariff or rate schedule, or a Commission 

order, it is only proper that the affected 

company be obligated to continue 

maintaining their accounts pursuant to 

the USofA, and continue filing quarterly 

and annual financial reports with the 

Commission.7 At this time, however, 

any costs associated with meeting such 

requirements are unknown; thus, only a 

potential impact on rates exists.8

Moreover, any company affected by this 

Final Rule would, at the time it ceases 

operations, already be in compliance 

with the USofA and the Commission’s 

financial reporting requirements. Thus, 

any burden imposed by this Final Rule 

is likely to be comparatively minimal.9

Finally, given the Commission’s 

regulatory responsibilities, the benefits 

of closing this regulatory gap far 

outweigh the comparatively minimal 

costs that are likely to arise from 

compliance. 

V. Information Collection Statement 

11. The collections of information 

referenced in this Final Rule have been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review under 

section 3507(d) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995.10 OMB’s 

regulations require OMB to approve 

certain information collection 

requirements imposed by agency rule.11

Upon approval of a collection of 

information, OMB will assign an OMB 

control number and expiration date. 

Respondents subject to the filing 

requirements of this Final Rule will not 

be penalized for failing to respond to 

these collections of information unless 

the collections of information display a 

valid OMB control number or the 

Commission had provided a 

justification as to why the control 

number should be displayed. 

12. Persons wishing to comment on 

the collection of information may do so 


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12See Regulations Implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act, Order No. 486, 52 FR 

47897 (Dec. 17, 1987) FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 30,783 

(1987). 

13See 18 CFR 380.4(a)(5). 

14See 18 CFR 380.4(c)(16). 15See 5 U.S.C. 601–12. 16 5 U.S.C. 801. 

by contacting the Office of Management 

and Budget, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 

20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 

phone: 202–395–4650, fax: 202–395–

7285. 

Title: FERC Form No. 1, ‘‘Annual 

report of Major electric utilities, 

licensees, and others’’; FERC Form No. 

1–F, ‘‘Annual report for Nonmajor 

public utilities and licensees’’; FERC 

Form No. 3–Q, ‘‘Quarterly financial 

report of electric utilities, licensees, and 

natural gas companies’’; and FERC–555, 

‘‘Preservation of Records of Public 

Utilities and Licensees, Natural Gas 

Companies, and Oil Pipeline 

Companies’’. 

Action: Proposed information 

collections. 

OMB Control Nos. 1902–0021; 1902–

0029; 1902–0205; and 1902–0098. 

Respondents: Business or others for 

profit. 

Frequency of responses: Annually and 

quarterly. 

Necessity of the Information: This 

Final Rule amends the Commission’s 

accounting and reporting regulations, in 

Parts 101 and 141, to require public 

utilities and licensees to continue to 

follow the Commission’s USofA and to 

file annual and quarterly financial 

reports when they have ceased making 

jurisdictional sales of electric energy, or 

providing jurisdictional transmission 

service, but continue to collect amounts 

pursuant to a Commission-accepted 

tariff or rate schedule, or Commission 

order. The Final Rule closes a gap in the 

Commission’s regulations which apply 

now only to operating public utilities 

and licensees. Without the changes 

made in the Final Rule, the Commission 

cannot oversee, monitor, or audit costs 

that provide information necessary to 

the Commission’s oversight 

responsibilities and the protection of the 

public interest. 

VI. Environmental Analysis 

13. The Commission is required to 

prepare an Environmental Assessment 

or an Environmental Impact Statement 

for any action that may have a 

significant adverse effect on the human 

environment.12 No environmental 

consideration is necessary for the 

promulgation of a rule that addresses 

information gathering, analysis, and 

dissemination,13 and, also, that 

addresses accounting.14 This Final Rule 

addresses information gathering, 

analysis, and accounting requirements. 

Therefore, the Final Rule falls within 

categorical exemptions provided in the 

Commission’s regulations. 

Consequently, neither an Environmental 

Impact Statement nor an Environmental 

Assessment is required. 

VII. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

14. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 

1980 (RFA) 15 generally requires a 

description and analysis of the effect 

that a Final Rule will have on small 

entities or a certification that a rule will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

15. The Commission concludes that 

this Final Rule will not have such an 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. Because most public utilities 

and licensees do not fall within the 

definition of ‘‘small entity,’’ the 

Commission certifies that this Final 

Rule will not have a significant impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

VIII. Document Availability 

16. In addition to publishing the full 

text of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the Internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) and in the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room during normal 

business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., 

Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. 

17. From the Commission’s Home 

Page on the Internet, this document is 

available in the Commission’s document 

management system, e-Library. The full 

text of this document is available on eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word 

format for viewing, printing, and/or 

downloading. To access this document 

in e-Library, type the docket number 

excluding the last three digits of this 

document in the docket number field. 

18. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission’s Web site 

during normal business hours. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 1–866–208–3676 (toll free) or 

202–502–6652 (e-mail at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov) or the Public 

Reference Room at 202–502–8371, TTY 

202–502–8659 (e-mail at 

public.reference@ferc.gov). 

IX. Effective Date and Congressional 

Notification 

19. This Final Rule will take effect 

May 29, 2007. 

20. The Commission has determined 

with the concurrence of the 

Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs of 

OMB Final Rule is not a major rule 

within the meaning of section 251 of the 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996.16 The Commission 

will submit the Final Rule to both 

houses of Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office. 

List of Subjects 

18 CFR Part 101 

Electric power, Electric utilities, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Uniform System of 

Accounts. 

18 CFR Part 141 

Electric power, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

By the Commission. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Deputy Secretary. 

■ In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Commission amends parts 101 and 141 

of Title 18 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, as set forth below: 

PART 101—UNIFORM SYSTEM OF 

ACCOUNTS PRESCRIBED FOR 

PUBLIC UTILITIES AND LICENSEES 

SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 

THE FEDERAL POWER ACT 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 101 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r, 2601–

2645; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101–7352, 

7651–7615o. 

■ 2. Amend part 101, General 

Instructions, 1. Classification of 

Utilities, to add a new paragraph A.(3) 

and to revise the first sentence in 

paragraph B to read as follows: 

General Instructions 

Classification of Utilities 

A. * * * 

(3) Nonoperating. Utilities and 

licensees formerly designated as Major 

or Nonmajor that have ceased operation 

but continue to collect amounts 

pursuant to a Commission-accepted 

tariff or rate schedule, or a Commission 

order. 

B. This system applies to Major, 

Nonmajor, and Nonoperating utilities 

and licensees. * * * 

* * * * * 


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1See 18 CFR 141.51. 

PART 141—STATEMENTS AND 

REPORTS (SCHEDULES) 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 141 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 79; 16 U.S.C. 791a–

828c, 2601–2645; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 

7101–7352. 

■ 4. Revise § 141.1(b)(1)(i) to read as 

follows: 

§ 141.1 FERC Form No. 1, Annual report of 

Major electric utilities, licensees and others. 

* * * * * 

(b) Filing requirements—(1) Who must 

file—(i) Generally. Each Major and each 

Nonoperating (formerly designated as 

Major) electric utility (as defined in part 

101 of Subchapter C of this chapter) and 

other entity, i.e., each corporation, 

person or licensee as defined in section 

3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 

792 et seq.), including any agency, 

authority, or other legal entity or 

instrumentality engaged in generation, 

transmission, distribution, or sale of 

electric energy, however produced, 

throughout the United States and its 

possessions, having sales or 

transmission service equal to Major or 

Nonoperating (formerly designated as 

Major) as defined above, whether or not 

the jurisdiction of the Commission is 

otherwise involved, shall prepare and 

file electronically with the Commission 

the FERC Form No. 1 pursuant to the 

General Instructions set out in that form. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Revise § 141.2(b)(1)(i) to read as 

follows: 

§ 141.2 FERC Form No. 1–F, Annual report 

for Nonmajor public utilities and licensees. 

* * * * * 

(b) Filing Requirements—(1) Who 

Must File—(i) Generally. Each Nonmajor 

and each Nonoperating (formerly 

designated as Nonmajor) public utility 

and licensee as defined by the Federal 

Power Act, which is considered 

Nonmajor as defined in Part 101 of this 

chapter, shall prepare and file with the 

Commission an original and conformed 

copies of FERC Form No. 1–F pursuant 

to the General Instructions set out in 

that form. 

* * * * * 

■ 6. In § 141.400, revise paragraphs 

(b)(1)(i), (b)(2) introductory text, and 

(b)(3) introductory text to read as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

§ 141.400 FERC Form No. 3–Q, Quarterly 

financial report of electric utilities, 

licensees, and natural gas companies. 

* * * * * 

(b) Filing Requirements—(1) Who 

must file—(i) Generally. Each electric 

utility and each Nonoperating (formerly 

designated as Major or Nonmajor) 

electric utility (as defined in part 101 of 

subchapter C of this chapter) and other 

entity, i.e., each corporation, person, or 

licensee as defined in section 3 of the 

Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et 

seq.), including any agency or 

instrumentality engaged in generation, 

transmission, distribution, or sale of 

electric energy, however produced, 

throughout the United States and its 

possessions, having sales or 

transmission service, whether or not the 

jurisdiction of the Commission is 

otherwise involved, must prepare and 

file with the Commission FERC Form 

No. 3–Q pursuant to the General 

Instructions set out in that form. 

* * * * * 

(2) Each Major and Nonoperating 

(formerly designated as Major) (as 

defined in part 101 of subchapter C of 

this chapter) public utility and licensee 

must file the quarterly financial report 

form as follows: 

* * * * * 

(3) Nonmajor and Nonoperating 

(formerly designated as Nonmajor) 

public utilities and licensees must file 

the quarterly financial report form as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Parts 141 and 385 

[Docket No. RM07–14–000; Order No. 695] 

Electronic Filing of FERC Form No. 714 

Issued April 19, 2007. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this Final Rule, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) is amending its 

regulations to provide for electronic 

filing of the FERC Form No. 714, 

Annual Electric Control and Planning 

Area Report. Paper filings will no longer 

be accepted. No substantive changes are 

being made to the information reported 

in the FERC Form No. 714; however, the 

Commission has made minor formatting 

changes to the form to facilitate the 

development of the form submission 

software. Finally, as an administrative 

revision, the term ‘‘Control Area’’ will 

be changed to ‘‘Balancing Authority 

Area,’’ in line with current industry 

practice. In a separate notice, a forty-five 

day extension, to July 16, 2007, will be 

granted this first year under the new 

system to allow additional time to file. 

DATES: Effective Date: The Final Rule 

will become effective May 29, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lawrence Greenfield (Legal 

Information), Office of the General 

Counsel—Energy Markets, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

Telephone: (202) 502–6415, E-mail: 

lawrence.greenfield@ferc.gov. 

Patricia W. Morris (Technical 

Information), Division of 

Administration, Budget and Strategic 

Planning, Office of Energy Markets and 

Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, Telephone: 

(202) 502–8730, E-mail: 

patricia.morris@ferc.gov. 

Craig Hill (Software Information), 

Division of Administration, Budget and 

Strategic Planning, Office of Energy 

Markets and Reliability, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

Telephone: (202) 502–8621, E-mail: 

craig.hill@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Before Commissioners: Joseph T. 

Kelliher, Chairman; Suedeen G. Kelly; 

Marc Spitzer; Philip D. Moeller; and 

Jon Wellinghoff. 

1. The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission is amending its regulations 

to provide for electronic filing of the 

FERC Form No. 714, Annual Electric 

Control and Planning Area Report (Form 

714).1 Paper filings will no longer be 

accepted. No substantive changes are 

being made to the information reported 

in the Form 714; however, the 

Commission has made minor formatting 

changes to the form to facilitate the 

development of form submission 

software. Finally, as an administrative 

revision, the term ‘‘Control Area’’ will 

be changed to ‘‘Balancing Authority 

Area,’’ in line with current industry 

practice. In a separate notice, a forty-five 

day extension, to July 16, 2007, will be 

granted this first year under the new 

system to allow additional time to file. 

Background 

2. Form 714 gathers utility operating 

and planning information, primarily on 


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