Document ID: FERC-2015-0546-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules
Posted Date: 2015-05-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 25633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10310]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 352

[Docket No. AD12-6-001]

Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules

AGENCY:  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION:  Notice of staff memorandum.

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SUMMARY:  In this document, the Commission is seeking public comment on 
whether the existing regulations concerning the Uniform Systems of 
Accounts prescribed for oil pipeline companies and hydropower prefiling 
requirements, and a requirement imposed in 2001 that Western public and 
non-public utilities offer available real-time electric energy capacity 
into the markets and post the availability on their Web sites and the 
WSPP Web site, warrant a formal public review.

DATES:  Comments are due by May 26, 2015.

ADDRESSES:  Comments, identified by docket number, may be filed in the 
following ways:
     Electronic Filing through http://www.ferc.gov. Documents 
created electronically using word processing software should be filed 
in native applications or print-to-PDF format and not in a scanned 
format.
     Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable to file electronically 
may mail or hand-deliver comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and 
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Comment 
Procedures Section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Christy Walsh, Office of the General 
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, 202-502-6523, Christy.Walsh@ferc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Take notice that the Commission staff is 
issuing a memorandum seeking public comment on whether the existing 
regulations concerning the Uniform Systems of Accounts prescribed for 
oil pipeline companies and hydropower prefiling requirements, and a 
requirement imposed in 2001 that Western public and non-public 
utilities offer available real-time electric energy capacity into the 
markets and post the availability on their Web sites and the WSPP Web 
site, warrant a formal public review. The memorandum is being issued 
pursuant to the November 8, 2011 Plan for Retrospective Analysis of 
Existing Rules prepared in response to Executive Order 13579, which 
requested independent regulatory agencies issue plans for periodic 
retrospective analysis of their existing regulations.
    The Staff Memorandum is being placed in the record in the above-
referenced administrative docket. The Staff Memorandum will also be 
available on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov.
    Comments on the Staff Memorandum should be filed within 30 days of 
the issuance of this document. The Commission encourages electronic 
submission of comments in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at 
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original of the comment to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    All filings in this docket are accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. There is an 
``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables subscribers to 
receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed 
docket. For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Questions regarding this document should be directed to: Christy 
Walsh, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 202-502-6523, 
Christy.Walsh@ferc.gov.

    Issued: April 23, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-10310 Filed 5-4-15; 8:45 am]
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