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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules verification as specified by the Official State Agency. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS § 147.52 Approved tests. (a) The procedures for the bacteriological examination of poultry and poultry environments described in this part are approved tests for use in the NPIP. In addition, all tests that use veterinary biologics (e.g., antiserum and other products of biological origin) that are licensed or produced by the Service and used as described in this part are approved for use in the NPIP. (b) Diagnostic test kits that are not licensed by the Service (e.g., bacteriological culturing kits) may be approved through the following procedure: (1) The sensitivity of the kit will be estimated in at least three authorized laboratories selected by the Service by testing known positive samples, as determined by the official NPIP procedures found in Subparts A, B, C, and D of this part. If certain conditions or interfering substances are known to affect the performance of the kit, appropriate samples will be included so that the magnitude and significance of the effect(s) can be evaluated. (2) The specificity of the kit will be estimated in at least three authorized laboratories selected by the Service by testing known negative samples, as determined by the official NPIP procedures found in this part. If certain conditions or interfering substances are known to affect the performance of the kit, appropriate samples will be included so that the magnitude and significance of the effect(s) can be evaluated. (3) The kit will be provided to the cooperating laboratories in its final form and include the instructions for use. The cooperating laboratories must perform the assay exactly as stated in the supplied instructions. Each laboratory must test a panel of at least 25 known positive clinical samples supplied by the manufacturer of the test kit. In addition, each laboratory will be asked to test 50 known negative clinical samples obtained from several sources, to provide a representative sampling of the general population. The identity of the samples must be coded so that the cooperating laboratories are blinded to identity and classification. Each sample must be provided in duplicate or triplicate, so that error and repeatability data may be generated. (4) Cooperating laboratories will submit to the kit manufacturer all raw data regarding the assay response. Each sample tested will be reported as positive or negative, and the official NPIP procedure used to classify the VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:27 May 27, 2008 Jkt 214001 sample must be submitted in addition to the assay response value. (5) The findings of the cooperating laboratories will be evaluated by the NPIP technical committee, and the technical committee will make a recommendation regarding whether to approve the test kit to the General Conference Committee. If the technical committee recommends approval, the final approval will be granted in accordance with the procedures described in §§ 147.46 and 147.47. Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of May 2008. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. E8–11739 Filed 5–27–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Part 35 [Docket No. RM01–8–010] Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric Quarterly Reports May 19, 2008. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice seeking comments on proposed revisions to Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) data dictionary. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In this notice, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to revise the EQR Data Dictionary to clarify the definition of Contract Commencement date. If adopted, this proposal will make reporting this information less burdensome and more accessible. DATES: Comments on the proposal are due June 27, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the proposal, identified by Docket No. RM01–8–010, by one of the following methods: • Agency Web Site: https:// www.ferc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments via the eFiling link found in the Comment Procedures Section of the preamble. • Mail: Commenters unable to file comments electronically must mail or hand deliver an original and 14 copies of their comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please refer to the Comment Procedures Section of the PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 30543 preamble for additional information on how to file paper comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Veloso (Technical Information), Office of Enforcement, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 8363. Gary D. Cohen (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8321. SUPPLEMENTARY INFROMATION: 1. The Commission is proposing to revise the Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) Data Dictionary to clarify the definition of Contract Commencement Date in Field 22. Background 2. On April 25, 2002, the Commission issued Order No. 2001, a Final Rule establishing revised public utility filing requirements.1 This rule revised the Commission’s filing requirements to require companies subject to the Commission’s regulations under section 205 of the Federal Power Act 2 to file quarterly reports that: (1) Provide data identifying the utility on whose behalf the report is being filed (ID Data); (2) summarize pertinent data about the utility’s currently effective contracts (Contract Data); and (3) summarize data about wholesale power sales the utility made during the reporting period (Transaction Data). The requirement to file EQRs replaced the requirement to file quarterly transaction reports summarizing a utility’s market-based rate transactions and sales agreements that conformed to the utility’s tariff. 3. In Order No. 2001, the Commission also adopted a new section in its regulations, 18 CFR 35.10b, which requires that the EQRs are to be prepared in conformance with the Commission’s software and guidance posted and available from the Commission website. This obviates the need to revise 18 CFR 35.10b to implement revisions to the software and 1 Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements, Order No. 2001, 67 FR 31043 (May 8, 2002), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,127 (Apr. 25, 2002), reh’g denied, Order No. 2001–A, 100 FERC ¶ 61,074, reconsideration and clarification denied, Order No. 2001–B, 100 FERC ¶ 61,342, order directing filings, Order No. 2001–C, 101 FERC ¶ 61,314 (2002), Order No. 2001–D, order directing filings, 102 FERC 61,334, Order No. 2001–E, order refining filing requirements, 105 FERC ¶ 61,352 (2003), clarification order, Order No.2001–F, 106 FERC ¶ 61,060 (2004), order adopting EQR Data Dictionary, Order No. 2001–G, 120 FERC ¶ 61,270 (2007), order on reh’g and clarification, Order No. 2001–H, 121 FERC ¶ 61,289 (2007). 2 16 U.S.C. 824d. E:\FR\FM\28MYP1.SGM 28MYP1 30544 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules guidance. Since the issuance of Order No. 2001, as need has arisen, the Commission has issued orders to resolve questions raised by EQR users and has directed Staff to issue additional guidance. 4. On September 24, 2007, the Commission issued Order No. 2001–G, adopting an EQR Data Dictionary that collected in one document the definitions of certain terms and values used in filing EQR data (previously provided in Commission orders and in guidance materials posted at the Commission’s website) and providing formal definitions for fields that were previously undefined. On December 20, 2007, the Commission issued Order No. 2001–H, which addressed a pending request for rehearing and clarifying the information to be reported in several EQR data fields. 5. In Order 2001–H, the Commission defined Contract Commencement Date, (Field 22 in the Contract Data section of the EQR), as: The date the terms of the contract reported in the EQR were effective. If the terms reported in the Contract Data section of the EQR became effective or if service under those terms began on multiple dates (i.e.: due to an amendment), the date to be reported as the Commencement Date is the date when service began pursuant to the most recent amendment to the terms reported in the Contract Data section of the EQR.3 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS 6. On February 26, 2008, the Commission held an EQR Technical Conference to ‘‘review the EQR Data Dictionary and address questions from EQR users.’’ 4 During this technical conference, Contract Commencement Date was a topic of considerable discussion. 7. On March 3, 2008, the Commission issued notice of a proposal to revise the EQR Data Dictionary to clarify the requirement to report all ancillary service transactions, consistent with the Commission’s decision in Order No. 697 5 that information about third party sales of ancillary services at marketbased rates should be reported in EQR filings, rather than being reported on a separate OASIS-like Internet site.6 3 Order 2001–H, Data Dictionary at Field 22. There were no requests for rehearing or appeal filed in response to Order No. 2001–H. 4 See Notice of Electric Quarterly Reports Technical Conference, January 7, 2008 (https:// www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/Files/ 20080108075834-RM01–8–000TC.pdf). 5 Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities, Order No. 697, 72 FR 39904 (July 20, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,252 (June 21, 2007), clarifying order, 121 FERC ¶ 61,260 (2007). 6 Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric Quarterly Reports, 73 FR 12983 (Mar. 11, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 35,557 (Mar. 3, 2008) (March 2008 Notice). VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:27 May 27, 2008 Jkt 214001 8. On April 10, 2008, in its response to the March 2008 Notice, Edison Electric Institute (EEI) included comments related to the definition of Commencement Date in Field 22.7 Those issues are more pertinent to the notice we are issuing in the instant subdocket (i.e., RM08–1–010) than to the March 2008 Notice. We address those comments here. Discussion 9. In Order No. 2001–H, the Commission clarified the information that should be reported in the Contract Execution Date and Contract Commencement Date fields. The Commission’s findings on the information that should be reported in the Contract Execution Date and Contract Commencement Date fields was based on commenters’ argument that Contract Execution Date (Field No. 21) should reflect the date the contract was originally signed. 10. In Order No. 2001–G, the Commission determined that the date a contract was ‘‘materially amended’’ was to be reported as the Contract Execution Date. Commenters argued that it would be helpful if, despite contract revisions, the Contract Execution Date would remain the date the contract was first executed, for the entire life of the contract.8 It was argued that this would help EQR users understand exactly what contract was being referenced. In response to these concerns, in Order No. 2001–H, the Commission was persuaded to have the Contract Execution Date stay unchanged for the life of the contract.9 In addition, given the Commission’s interest in tracking the date of contract revisions, Order No. 2001–H provided that amendment dates would be reported in the Contract Commencement Date field. Thus, the Commission determined in Order No. 2001–H that Contract Commencement Date should report ‘‘[t]he date the terms of the contract reported in the EQR were effective.’’ 10 The terms of each contract reported in the EQR are represented by the thirty-one fields in each record of the Contract Data Section. The Commission determined that any changes in the reporting of these thirtyone fields would require a change in the Contract Commencement Date field. 11. At the February 2008 Technical Conference, Commission staff highlighted for EQR users the import of the changes adopted by the Commission 7 EEI Comments, Docket No. RM08–1–009 (filed April 10, 2007). 8 See Order No. 2001–H at P 8–9. 9 Id. at P 10. 10 Id. at Data Dictionary, Field 22. PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 in Order Nos. 2001–G and 2001–H. Although Order No. 2001–H was unchallenged when issued, some filers expressed concern at the February 2008 Technical Conference about the portion of the definition of Contract Commencement Date that describes using ‘‘the date when service began pursuant to the most recent amendment.’’ In addition, several participants were concerned that it would be difficult to identify the exact date when ‘‘service’’ begins. 12. The Contract Commencement Date is intended to reflect the effective date of either the contract or the most recent amendment. The language in question was added for clarity in two respects. First, where no effective date is provided in the contract or the amendment, the EQR filer should use the date service began under the contract as a substitute. Second, if there have been a number of amendments to the contract, the filer should use the date of the amendment that accounted for the most recent change in the terms reported in the EQR. 13. In its comments on the March 2008 Notice, EEI encouraged the Commission to confirm that Field 22 needs to be completed in conformance with the new definition only for contracts amended after January 1, 2008. EEI also suggests that the Commission should refine the definition of Contract Commencement Date so that revisions to Customer Company Name, Company DUNS Number, or Customer DUNS Number would not trigger a need for a revised Contract Commencement Date. EEI also suggests that Field 22 be given a different name that would better reflect the information that would be reported in this field.11 14. As a result of the discussions at the EQR Technical Conference and the points raised in the EEI comments in Docket No. RM01–8–009, the Commission invites comments on the following proposed definition of Contract Commencement Date: The date the terms of the contract reported in the Contract Products section of the EQR (Field Nos. 26 through 45) were effective. If the terms reported in the Contract Data section of the EQR became effective on multiple dates (i.e.: due to one or more amendments), the date to be reported as the Commencement Date is the date the most recent amendment became effective. If the contract or the most recent reported amendment does not have an effective date, the date when service began pursuant to the contract or most recent reported amendment may be used. If the terms of the contract reported in the Contract Products section 11 EEI suggests that Field 22 be labeled as ‘‘Latest Modification Date.’’ E:\FR\FM\28MYP1.SGM 28MYP1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules have not been amended since January 1, 2008, the initial date the contract became effective may be used. 15. The new definition clarifies the Commission’s intention regarding the effective date of amendment. It also limits the types of changes that would require a new date to those affecting the products and services under the contract (the terms provided in Field Nos. 26 through 45); changes in the name of the counterparties to the contract, Field Nos. 15 and 16, for example, are not included. The new definition also allows the original contract commencement date to be used if the contract has not been amended since January 1, 2008, to simplify compliance with the revised requirement. 16. The Commission also invites comments regarding renaming Field 22 to ‘‘Commencement Date of Contract Terms’’ to reflect this revised definition. Comment Procedures 17. The Commission invites interested persons to submit comments on the matters and issues proposed in this notice, including any related matters or alternative proposals that commenters may wish to discuss. Comments are due June 27, 2008. Comments must refer to Docket No. RM01–8–010, and must include the commenter’s name, the organization they represent, if applicable, and their address. Comments may be filed either in electronic or paper format. 18. Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov. The Commission accepts most standard word processing formats and commenters may attach additional files with supporting information in certain other file formats. Commenters filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. Commenters that are not able to file comments electronically must send an original and 14 copies of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 19. All comments will be placed in the Commission’s public files and may be viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely as described in the Document Availability section below. Commenters on this proposal are not required to serve copies of their comments on other commenters. Document Availability 20. 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 30545 document via the Internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// 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. 21. From the Commission’s Home Page on the Internet, this information is available in the eLibrary. The full text of this document is available in the eLibrary both in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/ or downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket number field. 22. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission’s Web site during our normal business hours. For assistance contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. By direction of the Commission. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Attachment A—Proposed Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Data Dictionary Version 1.1 (issued December 21, 2007) EQR DATA DICTIONARY Field # Field Required Value Definition ID Data Filer Unique Identifier. ............................ FR1 ........................ 1 ..................... Filer Unique Identifier. ............................ FS# (where ‘‘#’’ is an integer). 1 ..................... Filer Unique Identifier. ............................ FA1 ........................ 2 ..................... Company Name ..... ............................ Unrestricted text (100 characters). 2 ..................... mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS 1 ..................... Company Name ..... ............................ Unrestricted text (100 characters). 2 ..................... Company Name ..... ............................ Unrestricted text (100 characters). 3 ..................... Company DUNS Number. Contact Name ........ for Respondent and Seller. ............................ Nine digit number .. 4 ..................... VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:27 May 27, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Unrestricted text (50 characters). Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 (Respondent)—An identifier (i.e., ‘‘FR1’’) used to designate a record containing Respondent identification information in a comma-delimited (csv) file that is imported into the EQR filing. Only one record with the FR1 identifier may be imported into an EQR for a given quarter. (Seller)—An identifier (e.g., ‘‘FS1’’, ‘‘FS2’’) used to designate a record containing Seller identification information in a comma-delimited (csv) file that is imported into the EQR filing. One record for each seller company may be imported into an EQR for a given quarter. (Agent)—An identifier (i.e., ‘‘FA1’’) used to designate a record containing Agent identification information in a comma-delimited (csv) file that is imported into the EQR filing. Only one record with the FA1 identifier may be imported into an EQR for a given quarter. (Respondent)—The name of the company taking responsibility for complying with the Commission’s regulations related to the EQR. (Seller)—The name of the company that is authorized to make sales as indicated in the company’s FERC tariff(s). This name may be the same as the Company Name of the Respondent. (Agent)—The name of the entity completing the EQR filing. The Agent’s Company Name need not be the name of the company under Commission jurisdiction. The unique nine digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet to the company identified in Field Number 2. (Respondent)—Name of the person at the Respondent’s company taking responsibility for compliance with the Commission’s EQR regulations. E:\FR\FM\28MYP1.SGM 28MYP1 30546 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules EQR DATA DICTIONARY—Continued Field # Field Required Value 4 ..................... Contact Name ........ ............................ Unrestricted text (50 characters). 4 ..................... Contact Name ........ ............................ 5 ..................... Contact Title ........... ............................ 6 ..................... 7 ..................... Contact Address .... Contact City ........... ............................ ............................ 8 ..................... Contact State ......... ............................ 9 ..................... Contact Zip ............ ............................ 10 ................... Contact Country Name. ............................ 11 ................... Contact Phone ....... ............................ 12 ................... 13 ................... Contact E-Mail ....... Filing Quarter ......... ............................ ............................ Unrestricted text (50 characters). Unrestricted text (50 characters). Unrestricted text ..... Unrestricted text (30 characters). Unrestricted text (2 characters). Unrestricted text (10 characters). CA—Canada, MX— Mexico, US— United States, UK—United Kingdom. Unrestricted text (20 characters). Unrestricted text ..... YYYYMM ............... Definition (Seller)—The name of the contact for the company authorized to make sales as indicated in the company’s FERC tariff(s). This name may be the same as the Contact Name of the Respondent. (Agent)—Name of the contact for the Agent, usually the person who prepares the filing. Title of contact identified in Field Number 4. Street address for contact identified in Field Number 4. City for the contact identified in Field Number 4. Two character state or province abbreviations for the contact identified in Field Number 4. Zip code for the contact identified in Field Number 4. Country (USA, Canada, Mexico, or United Kingdom) for contact address identified in Field Number 4. Phone number of contact identified in Field Number 4. E-mail address of contact identified in Field Number 4. A six digit reference number used by the EQR software to indicate the quarter and year of the filing for the purpose of importing data from csv files. The first 4 numbers represent the year (e.g. 2007). The last 2 numbers represent the last month of the quarter (e.g., 03=1st quarter; 06=2nd quarter, 09=3rd quarter, 12=4th quarter). Contract Data 14 ................... Contract Unique ID ............................ 15 ................... Seller Company Name. ............................ 16 ................... Customer Company Name. Customer DUNS Number. Contract Affiliate .... ............................ 17 ................... 18 ................... An integer proceeded by the letter ‘‘C’’ (only used when importing contract data). Unrestricted text (100 characters). ............................ Unrestricted text (70 characters). Nine digit number .. ............................ Y (Yes), N (No) ...... FERC Tariff Reference. ............................ Unrestricted text (60 characters). 20 ................... mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS 19 ................... Contract Service Agreement ID. ............................ Unrestricted text (30 characters). 21 ................... Contract Execution Date. ............................ YYYYMMDD .......... VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:27 May 27, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 An identifier beginning with the letter ‘‘C’’ and followed by a number (e.g., ‘‘C1’’, ‘‘C2’’) used to designate a record containing contract information in a comma-delimited (csv) file that is imported into the EQR filing. One record for each contract product may be imported into an EQR for a given quarter. The name of the company that is authorized to make sales as indicated in the company’s FERC tariff(s). This name must match the name provided as a Seller’s ‘‘Company Name’’ in Field Number 2 of the ID Data (Seller Data). The name of the counterparty. The unique nine digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet to the company identified in Field Number 16. The customer is an affiliate if it controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the seller. This includes a division that operates as a functional unit. A customer of a seller who is an Exempt Wholesale Generator may be defined as an affiliate under the Public Utility Holding Company Act and the FPA. The FERC tariff reference cites the document that specifies the terms and conditions under which a Seller is authorized to make transmission sales, power sales or sales of related jurisdictional services at cost-based rates or at market-based rates. If the sales are market-based, the tariff that is specified in the FERC order granting the Seller Market Based Rate Authority must be listed. Unique identifier given to each service agreement that can be used by the filing company to produce the agreement, if requested. The identifier may be the number assigned by FERC for those service agreements that have been filed with and accepted by the Commission, or it may be generated as part of an internal identification system. The date the contract was signed. If the parties signed on different dates, use the most recent date signed. E:\FR\FM\28MYP1.SGM 28MYP1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules 30547 EQR DATA DICTIONARY—Continued Field # Field Required Value Definition 22 ................... Commencement Date of Contract Terms. ............................ YYYYMMDD .......... 23 ................... If specified in the contract. If contract terminated. ............................ YYYYMMDD .......... YYYYMMDD .......... The date the contract actually terminates. Unrestricted text ..... 26 ................... 26 ................... Contract Termination Date. Actual Termination Date Extension. Provision Description. Class Name ........... Class Name ........... The date the terms of the contract reported in the Contract Products section of the EQR (Field Nos. 26 through 45) were effective. If the terms reported in the Contract Data section of the EQR became effective on multiple dates (i.e.: due to one or more amendments), the date to be reported as the Commencement Date is the date the most recent amendment became effective. If the contract or the most recent reported amendment does not have an effective date, the date when service began pursuant to the contract or most recent amendment may be used. If the terms of the contract reported in the Contract Products section have not been amended since January 1, 2008, the initial date the contract became effective may be used. The date that the contract expires. ............................ ............................ ................................ F—Firm .................. 26 ................... Class Name ........... ............................ NF—Non-firm ......... 26 ................... Class Name ........... ............................ 26 ................... Class Name ........... ............................ 27 ................... Term Name ............ ............................ 28 ................... 28 ................... Increment Name .... Increment Name .... ............................ ............................ UP—Unit Power Sale. N/A—Not Applicable. LT—Long Term, ST—Short Term, N/A—Not Applicable. ................................ H—Hourly .............. Description of terms that provide for the continuation of the contract. See definitions of each class name below. For transmission sales, a service or product that always has priority over non-firm service. For power sales, a service or product that is not interruptible for economic reasons. For transmission sales, a service that is reserved and/or scheduled on an as-available basis and is subject to curtailment or interruption at a lesser priority compared to Firm service. For an energy sale, a service or product for which delivery or receipt of the energy may be interrupted for any reason or no reason, without liability on the part of either the buyer or seller. Designates a dedicated sale of energy and capacity from one or more than one specified generation unit(s). To be used only when the other available Class Names do not apply. Contracts with durations of one year or greater are longterm. Contracts with shorter durations are short-term. 28 ................... Increment Name .... ............................ D—Daily ................. 28 ................... Increment Name .... ............................ W—Weekly ............ 28 ................... Increment Name .... ............................ M—Monthly ............ 28 ................... Increment Name .... ............................ Y—Yearly ............... 28 ................... Increment Name .... ............................ 29 ................... ............................ 29 ................... Increment Peaking Name. Increment Peaking Name. N/A—Not Applicable. ................................ ............................ FP—Full Period ..... 29 ................... Increment Peaking Name. ............................ OP—Off-Peak ........ 29 ................... Increment Peaking Name. ............................ P—Peak ................. 29 ................... Increment Peaking Name. Product Type Name Product Type Name ............................ N/A—Not Applicable. ................................ CB—Cost Based .... 24 ................... mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS 25 ................... 30 ................... 30 ................... VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:27 May 27, 2008 ............................ ............................ Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 See definitions for each increment below. Terms of the contract (if specifically noted in the contract) set for up to 6 consecutive hours (≤6 consecutive hours). Terms of the contract (if specifically noted in the contract) set for more than 6 and up to 60 consecutive hours (>6 and ≤60 consecutive hours). Terms of the contract (if specifically noted in the contract) set for over 60 consecutive hours and up to 168 consecutive hours (>60 and <168 consecutive hours). Terms of the contract (if specifically noted in the contract) set for more than 168 consecutive hours up to, but not including, one year (>168 consecutive hours and <1 year). Terms of the contract (if specifically noted in the contract) set for one year or more (≥1 year). Terms of the contract do not specify an increment. See definitions for each increment peaking name below. The product described may be sold during those hours designated as on-peak and off-peak in the NERC region of the point of delivery. The product described may be sold only during those hours designated as off-peak in the NERC region of the point of delivery. The product described may be sold only during those hours designated as on-peak in the NERC region of the point of delivery. To be used only when the increment peaking name is not specified in the contract. See definitions for each product type below. Energy or capacity sold under a FERC-approved costbased rate tariff. E:\FR\FM\28MYP1.SGM 28MYP1 30548 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules EQR DATA DICTIONARY—Continued Field Required 30 ................... Product Type Name ............................ CR—Capacity Reassignment. 30 ................... Product Type Name ............................ MB—Market Based 30 ................... Product Type Name ............................ T—Transmission .... 30 ................... Product Type Name ............................ Other ...................... 31 ................... Product Name ........ ............................ 32 ................... Quantity ................. 33 ................... Units ....................... 34 ................... Rate ....................... Rate Minimum ........ 36 ................... Rate Maximum ...... 37 ................... Rate Description .... If specified in the contract. If specified in the contract. One of four rate fields (34, 35, 36, or 37) must be included. One of four rate fields (34, 35, 36, or 37) must be included. One of four rate fields (34, 35, 36, or 37) must be included. One of four rate fields (34, 35, 36, or 37) must be included. See Product Name Table, Appendix A. Number with up to 4 decimals. See Units Table, Appendix E. Number with up to 4 decimals. 35 ................... 38 ................... Rate Units .............. If specified in the contract. 39 ................... Point of Receipt Balancing Authority (PORBA). If specified in the contract. 40 ................... Point of Receipt Specific Location (PORSL). If specified in the contract. 41 ................... mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS Field # Point of Delivery Balancing Authority (PODBA). If specified in the contract. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:27 May 27, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Value Definition An agreement under which a transmission provider sells, assigns or transfers all or portion of its rights to an eligible customer. Energy or capacity sold under the seller’s FERC-approved market-based rate tariff. The product is sold under a FERC-approved transmission tariff. The product cannot be characterized by the other product type names. Description of product being offered. Quantity for the contract product identified. Measure stated in the contract for the product sold. The charge for the product per unit as stated in the contract. Number with up to 4 decimals. Minimum rate to be charged per the contract, if a range is specified. Number with up to 4 decimals. Maximum rate to be charged per the contract, if a range is specified. Unrestricted text ..... Text description of rate. If the rate is currently available on the FERC website, a citation of the FERC Accession Number and the relevant FERC tariff including page number or section may be included instead of providing the entire rate algorithm. If the rate is not available on the FERC website, include the rate algorithm, if rate is calculated. If the algorithm would exceed the 150 character field limit, it may be provided in a descriptive summary (including bases and methods of calculations) with a detailed citation of the relevant FERC tariff including page number and section. If more than 150 characters are required, the contract product may be repeated in a subsequent line of data until the rate is adequately described. Measure stated in the contract for the product sold. See Rate Units Table, Appendix F. See Balancing Authority Table, Appendix B. Unrestricted text (50 characters). If ‘‘HUB’’ is selected for PORCA, see Hub Table, Appendix C. See Balancing Authority Table, Appendix B. Frm 00023 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 The registered NERC Balancing Authority (formerly called NERC Control Area) where service begins for a transmission or transmission-related jurisdictional sale. The Balancing Authority will be identified with the abbreviation used in OASIS applications. If receipt occurs at a trading hub specified in the EQR software, the term ‘‘Hub’’ should be used. The specific location at which the product is received if designated in the contract. If receipt occurs at a trading hub, a standardized hub name must be used. If more points of receipt are listed in the contract than can fit into the 50 character space, a description of the collection of points may be used. ‘‘Various,’’ alone, is unacceptable unless the contract itself uses that terminology. The registered NERC Balancing Authority (formerly called NERC Control Area) where a jurisdictional product is delivered and/or service ends for a transmission or transmission-related jurisdictional sale. The Balancing Authority will be identified with the abbreviation used in OASIS applications. If delivery occurs at the interconnection of two control areas, the control area that the product is entering should be used. If delivery occurs at a trading hub specified in the EQR software, the term ‘‘Hub’’ should be used. E:\FR\FM\28MYP1.SGM 28MYP1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules 30549 EQR DATA DICTIONARY—Continued Field # Field Required 42 ................... Point of Delivery Specific Location (PODSL). If specified in the contract. 43 ................... Begin Date ............. 44 ................... End Date ................ 45 ................... Time Zone ............. If specified in the contract. If specified in the contract. ............................ Value Definition Unrestricted text (50 characters). If ‘‘HUB’’ is selected for PODCA, see Hub Table, Appendix C. YYYYMMDDHHMM The specific location at which the product is delivered if designated in the contract. If receipt occurs at a trading hub, a standardized hub name must be used. YYYYMMDDHHMM Last date for the sale of the product at the rate specified. See Time Zone Table, Appendix D. The time zone in which the sales will be made under the contract. First date for the sale of the product at the rate specified. Transaction Data 46 ................... Transaction Unique ID. ............................ An integer proceeded by the letter ‘‘T’’ (only used when importing transaction data). 47 ................... Seller Company Name. ............................ Unrestricted text (100 Characters). 48 ................... Customer Company Name. Customer DUNS Number. FERC Tariff Reference. ............................ Unrestricted text (70 Characters). Nine digit number .. ............................ Unrestricted text (60 Characters). 51 ................... Contract Service Agreement ID. ............................ Unrestricted text (30 Characters). 52 ................... ............................ 53 ................... Transaction Unique Identifier. Transaction Begin Date. 54 ................... Transaction End Date. ............................ 55 ................... Time Zone ............. ............................ 56 ................... ............................ 57 ................... Point of Delivery Balancing Authority (PODBA). Point of Delivery Specific Location (PODSL). 58 ................... Class Name ........... ............................ Unrestricted text (24 Characters). YYYYMMDDHHMM (csv import), MMDDYYYYHHMM (manual entry). YYYYMMDDHHMM (csv import), MMDDYYYYHHMM (manual entry). See Time Zone Table, Appendix D. See Balancing Authority Table, Appendix B. Unrestricted text (50 characters). If ‘‘HUB’’ is selected for PODBA, see Hub Table, Appendix C. ................................ 49 ................... mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS 50 ................... VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:27 May 27, 2008 ............................ ............................ ............................ Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 An identifier beginning with the letter ‘‘T’’ and followed by a number (e.g., ‘‘T1’’, ‘‘T2’’) used to designate a record containing transaction information in a comma-delimited (csv) file that is imported into the EQR filing. One record for each transaction record may be imported into an EQR for a given quarter. A new transaction record must be used every time a price changes in a sale. The name of the company that is authorized to make sales as indicated in the company’s FERC tariff(s). This name must match the name provided as a Seller’s ‘‘Company Name’’ in Field 2 of the ID Data (Seller Data). The name of the counterparty. The unique nine digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet to the counterparty to the contract. The FERC tariff reference cites the document that specifies the terms and conditions under which a Seller is authorized to make transmission sales, power sales or sales of related jurisdictional services at cost-based rates or at market-based rates. If the sales are market-based, the tariff that is specified in the FERC order granting the Seller Market Based Rate Authority must be listed. Unique identifier given to each service agreement that can be used by the filing company to produce the agreement, if requested. The identifier may be the number assigned by FERC for those service agreements that have been filed and approved by the Commission, or it may be generated as part of an internal identification system. Unique reference number assigned by the seller for each transaction. First date and time the product is sold during the quarter. Last date and time the product is sold during the quarter. The time zone in which the sales will be made under the contract. The registered NERC Balancing Authority (formerly called NERC Control Area) abbreviation used in OASIS applications. The specific location at which the product is delivered. If receipt occurs at a trading hub, a standardized hub name must be used. See class name definitions below. E:\FR\FM\28MYP1.SGM 28MYP1 30550 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules EQR DATA DICTIONARY—Continued Field # Field Required Value Definition 58 ................... Class Name ........... ............................ F—Firm .................. 58 ................... Class Name ........... ............................ NF—Non-firm ......... 58 ................... Class Name ........... ............................ 58 ................... Class Name ........... ............................ UP—Unit Power Sale. BA—Billing Adjustment. 58 ................... Class Name ........... ............................ 59 ................... Term Name ............ ............................ 60 ................... 60 ................... Increment Name .... Increment Name .... ............................ ............................ N/A—Not Applicable. LT—Long Term, ST—Short Term, N/A—Not Applicable. ................................ H—Hourly .............. A sale, service or product that is not interruptible for economic reasons. A sale for which delivery or receipt of the energy may be interrupted for any reason or no reason, without liability on the part of either the buyer or seller. Designates a dedicated sale of energy and capacity from one or more than one specified generation unit(s). Designates an incremental material change to one or more transactions due to a change in settlement results. ‘‘BA’’ may be used in a refiling after the next quarter’s filing is due to reflect the receipt of new information. It may not be used to correct an inaccurate filing. To be used only when the other available class names do not apply. Power sales transactions with durations of one year or greater are long-term. Transactions with shorter durations are short-term. 60 ................... Increment Name .... ............................ D—Daily ................. 60 ................... Increment Name .... ............................ W—Weekly ............ 60 ................... Increment Name .... ............................ M—Monthly ............ 60 ................... Increment Name .... ............................ Y—Yearly ............... 60 ................... Increment Name .... ............................ 61 ................... Increment Peaking Name. Increment Peaking Name. Increment Peaking Name. ............................ N/A—Not Applicable. ................................ ............................ FP—Full Period ..... ............................ OP—Off-Peak ........ 61 ................... Increment Peaking Name. ............................ P—Peak ................. 61 ................... Increment Peaking Name. Product Name ........ ............................ N/A—Not Applicable. See Product Names, Table, Appendix A. Number with up to 4 decimals. Number with up to 6 decimals. See Rate Units Table, Appendix F. Number with up to 2 decimals. Number with up to 2 decimals. 61 ................... 61 ................... 62 ................... ............................ 64 ................... Transaction Quantity. Price ....................... ............................ 65 ................... mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS 63 ................... ............................ Rate Units .............. ............................ 66 ................... Total Transmission Charge. Total Transaction Charge. ............................ 67 ................... VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:27 May 27, 2008 ............................ Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 See increment name definitions below. Terms of the particular sale set for up to 6 consecutive hours (≤ 6 consecutive hours) Includes LMP based sales in ISO/RTO markets. Terms of the particular sale set for more than 6 and up to 60 consecutive hours (>6 and ≤ 60 consecutive hours) Includes sales over a peak or off-peak block during a single day. Terms of the particular sale set for over 60 consecutive hours and up to 168 consecutive hours (>60 and ≤ 168 consecutive hours). Includes sales for a full week and sales for peak and off-peak blocks over a particular week. Terms of the particular sale set for set for more than 168 consecutive hours up to, but not including, one year (>168 consecutive hours and < 1 year). Includes sales for full month or multi-week sales during a given month. Terms of the particular sale set for one year or more (≥ 1 year). Includes all long-term contracts with defined pricing terms (fixed-price, formula, or index). To be used only when other available increment names do not apply. See definitions for increment peaking below. The product described was sold during Peak and Off-Peak hours. The product described was sold only during those hours designated as off-peak in the NERC region of the point of delivery. The product described was sold only during those hours designated as on-peak in the NERC region of the point of delivery. To be used only when the other available increment peaking names do not apply. Description of product being offered. The quantity of the product in this transaction. Actual price charged for the product per unit. The price reported cannot be averaged or otherwise aggregated. Measure appropriate to the price of the product sold. Payments received for transmission services when explicitly identified. Transaction Quantity (Field 63) times Price (Field 64) plus Total Transmission Charge (Field 66). E:\FR\FM\28MYP1.SGM 28MYP1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules 30551 EQR DATA DICTIONARY Product Name Contract product Transaction product Definition Appendix A. Product Names BLACK START SERVICE. BOOKED OUT POWER. CAPACITY ................. CUSTOMER CHARGE. DIRECT ASSIGNMENT FACILITIES CHARGE. EMERGENCY ENERGY. ENERGY .................... ENERGY IMBALANCE. EXCHANGE ............... Service available after a system-wide blackout where a generator participates in system restoration activities without the availability of an outside electric supply (ancillary Service). Energy or capacity contractually committed bilaterally for delivery but not actually delivered due to some offsetting or countervailing trade (Transaction only). A quantity of demand that is charged on a $/KW or $/MW basis. Fixed contractual charges assessed on a per customer basis that could include billing service. Charges for facilities or portions of facilities that are constructed or used for the sole use/ benefit of a particular customer. FUEL CHARGE .......... GRANDFATHERED BUNDLED. INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT. MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT. MUST RUN AGREEMENT. NEGOTIATED-RATE TRANSMISSION. NETWORK ................. NETWORK OPERATING AGREEMENT. OTHER ....................... POINT-TO-POINT AGREEMENT. REACTIVE SUPPLY & VOLTAGE CONTROL. REAL POWER TRANSMISSION LOSS. REGULATION & FREQUENCY RESPONSE. Contractual provisions to supply energy or capacity to another entity during critical situations. A quantity of electricity that is sold or transmitted over a period of time. Service provided when a difference occurs between the scheduled and the actual delivery of energy to a load obligation. Transaction whereby the receiver accepts delivery of energy for a supplier’s account and returns energy at times, rates, and in amounts as mutually agreed if the receiver is not an RTO/ISO. Charge based on the cost or amount of fuel used for generation. Services provided for bundled transmission, ancillary services and energy under contracts effective prior to Order No. 888’s OATTs. Contract that provides the terms and conditions for a generator, distribution system owner, transmission owner, transmission provider, or transmission system to physically connect to a transmission system or distribution system. Agreement to participate and be subject to rules of a system operator. An agreement that requires a unit to run. Transmission performed under a negotiated rate contract (applies only to merchant transmission companies). Transmission service under contract providing network service. An executed agreement that contains the terms and conditions under which a network customer operates its facilities and the technical and operational matters associated with the implementation of network integration transmission service. Product name not otherwise included. Transmission service under contract between specified Points of Receipt and Delivery. Production or absorption of reactive power to maintain voltage levels on transmission systems (Ancillary Service). The loss of energy, resulting from transporting power over a transmission system. REQUIREMENTS SERVICE. SCHEDULE SYSTEM CONTROL & DISPATCH. SPINNING RESERVE mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVE. SYSTEM OPERATING AGREEMENTS. TOLLING ENERGY .... Service providing for continuous balancing of resources (generation and interchange) with load, and for maintaining scheduled interconnection frequency by committing on-line generation where output is raised or lowered and by other non-generation resources capable of providing this service as necessary to follow the moment-by-moment changes in load (Ancillary Service). Firm, load-following power supply necessary to serve a specified share of customer’s aggregate load during the term of the agreement. Requirements service may include some or all of the energy, capacity and ancillary service products. (If the components of the requirements service are priced separately, they should be reported separately in the transactions tab.) Scheduling, confirming and implementing an interchange schedule with other Balancing Authorities, including intermediary Balancing Authorities providing transmission service, and ensuring operational security during the interchange transaction (Ancillary Service). Unloaded synchronized generating capacity that is immediately responsive to system frequency and that is capable of being loaded in a short time period or non-generation resources capable of providing this service (Ancillary Service). Service needed to serve load in the event of a system contingency, available with greater delay than SPINNING RESERVE. This service may be provided by generating units that are on-line but unloaded, by quick-start generation, or by interruptible load or other non-generation resources capable of providing this service (Ancillary Service). An executed agreement that contains the terms and conditions under which a system or network customer shall operate its facilities and the technical and operational matters associated with the implementation of network. Energy sold from a plant whereby the buyer provides fuel to a generator (seller) and receives power in return for pre-established fees. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:27 May 27, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\28MYP1.SGM 28MYP1 30552 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules EQR DATA DICTIONARY—Continued Product Name Contract product TRANSMISSION OWNERS AGREEMENT. UPLIFT ....................... Transaction product Definition The agreement that establishes the terms and conditions under which a transmission owner transfers operational control over designated transmission facilities. A make-whole payment by an RTO/ISO to a utility. EQR DATA DICTIONARY Balancing authority Abbreviation Outside US * mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS Appendix B. Balancing Authority AESC, LLC—Wheatland CIN ........................................................................................................................ Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc. ............................................................................................................... Alberta Electric System Operator .................................................................................................................. Alliant Energy Corporate Services, LLC—East ............................................................................................. Alliant Energy Corporate Services, LLC—West ............................................................................................ Ameren Transmission .................................................................................................................................... Ameren Transmission. Illinois ........................................................................................................................ Ameren Transmission. Missouri .................................................................................................................... American Transmission Systems, Inc. .......................................................................................................... Aquila Networks—Kansas ............................................................................................................................. Aquila Networks—Missouri Public Service .................................................................................................... Aquila Networks—West Plains Dispatch ....................................................................................................... Arizona Public Service Company .................................................................................................................. Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. ............................................................................................................ Avista Corp. ................................................................................................................................................... Batesville Balancing Authority ....................................................................................................................... Big Rivers Electric Corp. ............................................................................................................................... Board of Public Utilities ................................................................................................................................. Bonneville Power Administration Transmission ............................................................................................ British Columbia Transmission Corporation .................................................................................................. California Independent System Operator ...................................................................................................... Carolina Power & Light Company—CPLW ................................................................................................... Carolina Power and Light Company—East ................................................................................................... Central and Southwest .................................................................................................................................. Central Illinois Light Co ................................................................................................................................. Chelan County PUD ...................................................................................................................................... Cinergy Corporation ....................................................................................................................................... City of Homestead ......................................................................................................................................... City of Independence P & L Dept. ................................................................................................................ City of Tallahassee ........................................................................................................................................ City Water Light & Power .............................................................................................................................. Cleco Power LLC ........................................................................................................................................... Columbia Water & Light ................................................................................................................................ Comision Federal de Electricidad .................................................................................................................. Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—Arkansas ................................................................................ Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—City of Benton, AR ................................................................. Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—City of Ruston, LA ................................................................. Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—Conway, Arkansas ................................................................. Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—Gila River ............................................................................... Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—Harquehala ............................................................................ Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—North Little Rock, AR ............................................................. Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—West Memphis, Arkansas ...................................................... Dairyland Power Cooperative ........................................................................................................................ DECA, LLC—Arlington Valley ....................................................................................................................... Duke Energy Corporation .............................................................................................................................. East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. ........................................................................................................ El Paso Electric ............................................................................................................................................. Electric Energy, Inc. ....................................................................................................................................... Empire District Electric Co., The ................................................................................................................... Entergy ........................................................................................................................................................... ERCOT ISO ................................................................................................................................................... Florida Municipal Power Pool ........................................................................................................................ Florida Power & Light .................................................................................................................................... Florida Power Corporation ............................................................................................................................. Gainesville Regional Utilities ......................................................................................................................... Georgia System Operations Corporation ...................................................................................................... Georgia Transmission Corporation ................................................................................................................ Grand River Dam Authority ........................................................................................................................... VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:27 May 27, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\28MYP1.SGM AEWC AEC AESO ALTE ALTW AMRN AMIL AMMO FE WPEK MPS WPEC AZPS AECI AVA BBA BREC KACY BPAT BCTC CISO CPLW CPLE CSWS CILC CHPD CIN HST INDN TAL CWLP CLEC CWLD CFE PUPP BUBA DERS CNWY GRMA HGMA DENL WMUC DPC DEAA DUK EKPC EPE EEI EDE EES ERCO FMPP FPL FPC GVL GSOC GTC GRDA 28MYP1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules 30553 EQR DATA DICTIONARY—Continued mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS Balancing authority Abbreviation Grant County PUD No. 2 ............................................................................................................................... Great River Energy ........................................................................................................................................ Great River Energy ........................................................................................................................................ Great River Energy ........................................................................................................................................ Great River Energy ........................................................................................................................................ GridAmerica ................................................................................................................................................... Hoosier Energy .............................................................................................................................................. Hydro-Quebec, TransEnergie ........................................................................................................................ Idaho Power Company .................................................................................................................................. Illinois Power Co. ........................................................................................................................................... Illinois Power Co. ........................................................................................................................................... Imperial Irrigation District ............................................................................................................................... Indianapolis Power & Light Company ........................................................................................................... ISO New England Inc. ................................................................................................................................... JEA ................................................................................................................................................................ Kansas City Power & Light, Co ..................................................................................................................... Lafayette Utilities System .............................................................................................................................. LG & E Energy Transmission Services ......................................................................................................... Lincoln Electric System ................................................................................................................................. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ............................................................................................. Louisiana Energy & Power Authority ............................................................................................................. Louisiana Generating, LLC ............................................................................................................................ Madison Gas and Electric Company ............................................................................................................. Manitoba Hydro Electric Board, Transmission Services ............................................................................... Michigan Electric Coordinated System .......................................................................................................... Michigan Electric Coordinated System—CONS ............................................................................................ Michigan Electric Coordinated System—DECO ............................................................................................ MidAmerican Energy Company ..................................................................................................................... Midwest ISO .................................................................................................................................................. Minnesota Power, Inc. ................................................................................................................................... Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. ......................................................................................................................... Muscatine Power and Water ......................................................................................................................... Nebraska Public Power District ..................................................................................................................... Nevada Power Company ............................................................................................................................... New Brunswick Power Corporation ............................................................................................................... New Horizons Electric Cooperative ............................................................................................................... New York Independent System Operator ..................................................................................................... North American Electric Reliability Council ................................................................................................... Northern Indiana Public Service Company ................................................................................................... Northern States Power Company .................................................................................................................. NorthWestern Energy .................................................................................................................................... Ohio Valley Electric Corporation ................................................................................................................... Oklahoma Gas and Electric ........................................................................................................................... Ontario—Independent Electricity Market Operator ....................................................................................... OPPD CA/TP ................................................................................................................................................. Otter Tail Power Company ............................................................................................................................ P.U.D. No. 1 of Douglas County ................................................................................................................... PacifiCorp-East .............................................................................................................................................. PacifiCorp-West ............................................................................................................................................. PJM Interconnection ...................................................................................................................................... Portland General Electric ............................................................................................................................... Public Service Company of Colorado ........................................................................................................... Public Service Company of New Mexico ...................................................................................................... Puget Sound Energy Transmission ............................................................................................................... Reedy Creek Improvement District ............................................................................................................... Sacramento Municipal Utility District ............................................................................................................. Salt River Project ........................................................................................................................................... Santee Cooper ............................................................................................................................................... SaskPower Grid Control Centre .................................................................................................................... Seattle City Light ........................................................................................................................................... Seminole Electric Cooperative ...................................................................................................................... Sierra Pacific Power Co.—Transmission ...................................................................................................... South Carolina Electric & Gas Company ...................................................................................................... South Mississippi Electric Power Association ............................................................................................... South Mississippi Electric Power Association ............................................................................................... Southeastern Power Administration—Hartwell .............................................................................................. Southeastern Power Administration—Russell ............................................................................................... Southeastern Power Administration—Thurmond .......................................................................................... Southern Company Services, Inc. ................................................................................................................. Southern Illinois Power Cooperative ............................................................................................................. Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. ............................................................................................................ VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:27 May 27, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\28MYP1.SGM GCPD GRE GREC GREN GRES GA HE HQT IPCO IP IPRV IID IPL ISNE JEA KCPL LAFA LGEE LES LDWP LEPA LAGN MGE MHEB MECS CONS DECO MEC MISO MP MDU MPW NPPD NEVP NBPC NHC1 NYIS TEST NIPS NSP NWMT OVEC OKGE IMO OPPD OTP DOPD PACE PACW PJM PGE PSCO PNM PSEI RC SMUD SRP SC SPC SCL SEC SPPC SCEG SME SMEE SEHA SERU SETH SOCO SIPC SIGE 28MYP1 Outside US * 30554 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules EQR DATA DICTIONARY—Continued Balancing authority Abbreviation Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency .............................................................................................. Southwest Power Pool .................................................................................................................................. Southwestern Power Administration .............................................................................................................. Southwestern Public Service Company ........................................................................................................ Sunflower Electric Power Corporation ........................................................................................................... Tacoma Power ............................................................................................................................................... Tampa Electric Company .............................................................................................................................. Tennessee Valley Authority ESO .................................................................................................................. Trading Hub ................................................................................................................................................... TRANSLink Management Company ............................................................................................................. Tucson Electric Power Company .................................................................................................................. Turlock Irrigation District ................................................................................................................................ Upper Peninsula Power Co. .......................................................................................................................... Utilities Commission, City of New Smyrna Beach ........................................................................................ Westar Energy—MoPEP Cities ..................................................................................................................... Western Area Power Administration—Colorado-Missouri ............................................................................. Western Area Power Administration—Lower Colorado ................................................................................ Western Area Power Administration—Upper Great Plains East .................................................................. Western Area Power Administration—Upper Great Plains West ................................................................. Western Farmers Electric Cooperative ......................................................................................................... Western Resources dba Westar Energy ....................................................................................................... Wisconsin Energy Corporation ...................................................................................................................... Wisconsin Public Service Corporation .......................................................................................................... Yadkin, Inc. .................................................................................................................................................... Outside US * SMP SWPP SPA SPS SECI TPWR TEC TVA HUB TLKN TEPC TIDC UPPC NSB MOWR WACM WALC WAUE WAUW WFEC WR WEC WPS YAD * Balancing authorities outside the United States may only be used in the Contract Data section to identify specified receipt/delivery points in jurisdictional transmission contracts. EQR DATA DICTIONARY HUB Definition Appendix C. Hub ADHUB ................................. AEPGenHub ......................... COB ...................................... Cinergy (into) ........................ Cinergy Hub (MISO) ............ Entergy (into) ........................ FE Hub ................................. Four Corners ........................ Illinois Hub (MISO) ............... Mead .................................... Michigan Hub (MISO) .......... Mid-Columbia (Mid–C) ......... Minnesota Hub (MISO) ........ mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS NEPOOL (Mass Hub) .......... NIHUB .................................. NOB ...................................... NP15 .................................... NWMT .................................. PJM East Hub ...................... VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:27 May 27, 2008 The aggregated Locational Marginal Price (‘‘LMP’’) nodes defined by PJM Interconnection, LLC as the AEP/Dayton Hub. The aggregated Locational Marginal Price (‘‘LMP’’) nodes defined by PJM Interconnection, LLC as the AEPGenHub. The set of delivery points along the California-Oregon commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the COB Hub. The set of delivery points commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute delivery into the Cinergy balancing authority. The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes (‘‘Epnodes’’) defined by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., as Cinergy Hub (MISO). The set of delivery points commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute delivery into the Entergy balancing authority. The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes (‘‘Epnodes’’) defined by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., as FE Hub (MISO). The set of delivery points at the Four Corners power plant commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the Four Corners Hub. The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes (‘‘Epnodes’’) defined by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., as Illinois Hub (MISO). The set of delivery points at or near Hoover Dam commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the Mead Hub. The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes (‘‘Epnodes’’) defined by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., as Michigan Hub (MISO). The set of delivery points along the Columbia River commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the Mid-Columbia Hub. The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes (‘‘Epnodes’’) defined by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., as Minnesota Hub (MISO). The aggregated Locational Marginal Price (‘‘LMP’’) nodes defined by ISO New England Inc., as Mass Hub. The aggregated Locational Marginal Price (‘‘LMP’’) nodes defined by PJM Interconnection, LLC as the Northern Illinois Hub. The set of delivery points along the Nevada-Oregon border commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the NOB Hub. The set of delivery points north of Path 15 on the California transmission grid commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the NP15 Hub. The set of delivery points commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute delivery into the Northwestern Energy Montana balancing authority. The aggregated Locational Marginal Price nodes (‘‘LMP’’) defined by PJM Interconnection, LLC as the PJM East Hub. Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\28MYP1.SGM 28MYP1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 / Proposed Rules 30555 EQR DATA DICTIONARY—Continued HUB Definition PJM South Hub .................... The aggregated Locational Marginal Price (‘‘LMP’’) nodes defined by PJM Interconnection, LLC as the PJM South Hub. The aggregated Locational Marginal Price (‘‘LMP’’) nodes defined by PJM Interconnection, LLC as the PJM Western Hub. The switch yard at the Palo Verde nuclear power station west of Phoenix in Arizona. Palo Verde Hub includes the Hassayampa switchyard 2 miles south of Palo Verde. The set of delivery points commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute delivery into the Southern Company balancing authority. The set of delivery points south of Path 15 on the California transmission grid commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the SP15 Hub. The set of delivery points commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute delivery into the Tennessee Valley Authority balancing authority. The set of delivery points associated with Path 26 on the California transmission grid commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the ZP26 Hub. PJM West Hub ..................... Palo Verde ........................... SOCO (into) ......................... SP15 ..................................... TVA (into) ............................. ZP26 ..................................... EQR DATA DICTIONARY Time zone EQR DATA DICTIONARY Definition Rate units DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Definition Coast Guard Appendix D. Time Zone Appendix F. Rate Units 33 CFR Part 165 AD AP AS CD CP CS ED EP ES MD MP MS NA PD PP PS UT ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... Atlantic Daylight Atlantic Prevailing Atlantic Standard Central Daylight Central Prevailing Central Standard Eastern Daylight Eastern Prevailing Eastern Standard Mountain Daylight Mountain Prevailing Mountain Standard Not Applicable Pacific Daylight Pacific Prevailing Pacific Standard Universal Time $/KV .......................... $/KVA ........................ $/KVR ........................ $/KW ......................... $/KWH ....................... $/KW–DAY ................ $/KW–MO .................. $/KW–WK .................. $/KW–YR .................. $/MW ......................... $/MWH ...................... $/MW–DAY ............... EQR DATA DICTIONARY Units $/MW–MO ................. Definition $/MW–WK ................. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS Appendix E. Units KV ...................... KVA .................... KVR .................... KW ..................... KWH ................... KW–DAY ............ KW–MO .............. KW–WK .............. KW–YR .............. MVAR–YR .......... MW ..................... MWH .................. MW–DAY ........... MW–MO ............. MW–WK ............. MW–YR .............. RKVA ................. FLAT RATE ........ VerDate Aug<31>2005 $/MW–YR .................. Kilovolt Kilovolt Amperes Kilovar Kilowatt Kilowatt Hour Kilowatt Day Kilowatt Month Kilowatt Week Kilowatt Year Megavar Year Megawatt Megawatt Hour Megawatt Day Megawatt Month Megawatt Week Megawatt Year Reactive Kilovolt Amperes Flat Rate 16:27 May 27, 2008 Jkt 214001 $/MVAR–YR .............. $/RKVA ..................... CENTS ...................... CENTS/KVR .............. CENTS/KWH ............. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 28, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 35

[Docket No. RM01-8-010]

Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric Quarterly
Reports

May 19, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice seeking comments on proposed revisions to Electric
Quarterly Report (EQR) data dictionary.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) proposes to revise the EQR Data Dictionary to clarify the
definition of Contract Commencement date. If adopted, this proposal
will make reporting this information less burdensome and more
accessible.

DATES: Comments on the proposal are due June 27, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the proposal, identified by
Docket No. RM01-8-010, by one of the following methods:
Agency Web Site: https://www.ferc.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments via the eFiling link found in the
Comment Procedures Section of the preamble.
Mail: Commenters unable to file comments electronically
must mail or hand deliver an original and 14 copies of their comments
to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please refer
to the Comment Procedures Section of the preamble for additional
information on how to file paper comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Veloso (Technical Information), Office of Enforcement, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426, (202) 502-8363.

Gary D. Cohen (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8321.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFROMATION:
1. The Commission is proposing to revise the Electric Quarterly
Report (EQR) Data Dictionary to clarify the definition of Contract
Commencement Date in Field 22.

Background

2. On April 25, 2002, the Commission issued Order No. 2001, a Final
Rule establishing revised public utility filing requirements.\1\ This
rule revised the Commission's filing requirements to require companies
subject to the Commission's regulations under section 205 of the
Federal Power Act \2\ to file quarterly reports that: (1) Provide data
identifying the utility on whose behalf the report is being filed (ID
Data); (2) summarize pertinent data about the utility's currently
effective contracts (Contract Data); and (3) summarize data about
wholesale power sales the utility made during the reporting period
(Transaction Data). The requirement to file EQRs replaced the
requirement to file quarterly transaction reports summarizing a
utility's market-based rate transactions and sales agreements that
conformed to the utility's tariff.
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\1\ Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements, Order No. 2001,
67 FR 31043 (May 8, 2002), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,127 (Apr. 25,
2002), reh'g denied, Order No. 2001-A, 100 FERC ] 61,074,
reconsideration and clarification denied, Order No. 2001-B, 100 FERC
] 61,342, order directing filings, Order No. 2001-C, 101 FERC ]
61,314 (2002), Order No. 2001-D, order directing filings, 102 FERC
61,334, Order No. 2001-E, order refining filing requirements, 105
FERC ] 61,352 (2003), clarification order, Order No.2001-F, 106 FERC
] 61,060 (2004), order adopting EQR Data Dictionary, Order No. 2001-
G, 120 FERC ] 61,270 (2007), order on reh'g and clarification, Order
No. 2001-H, 121 FERC ] 61,289 (2007).
\2\ 16 U.S.C. 824d.
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3. In Order No. 2001, the Commission also adopted a new section in
its regulations, 18 CFR 35.10b, which requires that the EQRs are to be
prepared in conformance with the Commission's software and guidance
posted and available from the Commission website. This obviates the
need to revise 18 CFR 35.10b to implement revisions to the software and

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guidance. Since the issuance of Order No. 2001, as need has arisen, the
Commission has issued orders to resolve questions raised by EQR users
and has directed Staff to issue additional guidance.
4. On September 24, 2007, the Commission issued Order No. 2001-G,
adopting an EQR Data Dictionary that collected in one document the
definitions of certain terms and values used in filing EQR data
(previously provided in Commission orders and in guidance materials
posted at the Commission's website) and providing formal definitions
for fields that were previously undefined. On December 20, 2007, the
Commission issued Order No. 2001-H, which addressed a pending request
for rehearing and clarifying the information to be reported in several
EQR data fields.
5. In Order 2001-H, the Commission defined Contract Commencement
Date, (Field 22 in the Contract Data section of the EQR), as:

The date the terms of the contract reported in the EQR were
effective. If the terms reported in the Contract Data section of the
EQR became effective or if service under those terms began on
multiple dates (i.e.: due to an amendment), the date to be reported
as the Commencement Date is the date when service began pursuant to
the most recent amendment to the terms reported in the Contract Data
section of the EQR.\3\
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\3\ Order 2001-H, Data Dictionary at Field 22. There were no
requests for rehearing or appeal filed in response to Order No.
2001-H.

6. On February 26, 2008, the Commission held an EQR Technical
Conference to ``review the EQR Data Dictionary and address questions
from EQR users.'' \4\ During this technical conference, Contract
Commencement Date was a topic of considerable discussion.
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\4\ See Notice of Electric Quarterly Reports Technical
Conference, January 7, 2008 (https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
Files/20080108075834-RM01-8-000TC.pdf).
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7. On March 3, 2008, the Commission issued notice of a proposal to
revise the EQR Data Dictionary to clarify the requirement to report all
ancillary service transactions, consistent with the Commission's
decision in Order No. 697 \5\ that information about third party sales
of ancillary services at market-based rates should be reported in EQR
filings, rather than being reported on a separate OASIS-like Internet
site.\6\
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\5\ Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy,
Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities, Order No. 697,
72 FR 39904 (July 20, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,252 (June 21,
2007), clarifying order, 121 FERC ] 61,260 (2007).
\6\ Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric
Quarterly Reports, 73 FR 12983 (Mar. 11, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs.
] 35,557 (Mar. 3, 2008) (March 2008 Notice).
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8. On April 10, 2008, in its response to the March 2008 Notice,
Edison Electric Institute (EEI) included comments related to the
definition of Commencement Date in Field 22.\7\ Those issues are more
pertinent to the notice we are issuing in the instant subdocket (i.e.,
RM08-1-010) than to the March 2008 Notice. We address those comments
here.
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\7\ EEI Comments, Docket No. RM08-1-009 (filed April 10, 2007).
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Discussion

9. In Order No. 2001-H, the Commission clarified the information
that should be reported in the Contract Execution Date and Contract
Commencement Date fields. The Commission's findings on the information
that should be reported in the Contract Execution Date and Contract
Commencement Date fields was based on commenters' argument that
Contract Execution Date (Field No. 21) should reflect the date the
contract was originally signed.
10. In Order No. 2001-G, the Commission determined that the date a
contract was ``materially amended'' was to be reported as the Contract
Execution Date. Commenters argued that it would be helpful if, despite
contract revisions, the Contract Execution Date would remain the date
the contract was first executed, for the entire life of the
contract.\8\ It was argued that this would help EQR users understand
exactly what contract was being referenced. In response to these
concerns, in Order No. 2001-H, the Commission was persuaded to have the
Contract Execution Date stay unchanged for the life of the contract.\9\
In addition, given the Commission's interest in tracking the date of
contract revisions, Order No. 2001-H provided that amendment dates
would be reported in the Contract Commencement Date field. Thus, the
Commission determined in Order No. 2001-H that Contract Commencement
Date should report ``[t]he date the terms of the contract reported in
the EQR were effective.'' \10\ The terms of each contract reported in
the EQR are represented by the thirty-one fields in each record of the
Contract Data Section. The Commission determined that any changes in
the reporting of these thirty-one fields would require a change in the
Contract Commencement Date field.
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\8\ See Order No. 2001-H at P 8-9.
\9\ Id. at P 10.
\10\ Id. at Data Dictionary, Field 22.
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11. At the February 2008 Technical Conference, Commission staff
highlighted for EQR users the import of the changes adopted by the
Commission in Order Nos. 2001-G and 2001-H. Although Order No. 2001-H
was unchallenged when issued, some filers expressed concern at the
February 2008 Technical Conference about the portion of the definition
of Contract Commencement Date that describes using ``the date when
service began pursuant to the most recent amendment.'' In addition,
several participants were concerned that it would be difficult to
identify the exact date when ``service'' begins.
12. The Contract Commencement Date is intended to reflect the
effective date of either the contract or the most recent amendment. The
language in question was added for clarity in two respects. First,
where no effective date is provided in the contract or the amendment,
the EQR filer should use the date service began under the contract as a
substitute. Second, if there have been a number of amendments to the
contract, the filer should use the date of the amendment that accounted
for the most recent change in the terms reported in the EQR.
13. In its comments on the March 2008 Notice, EEI encouraged the
Commission to confirm that Field 22 needs to be completed in
conformance with the new definition only for contracts amended after
January 1, 2008. EEI also suggests that the Commission should refine
the definition of Contract Commencement Date so that revisions to
Customer Company Name, Company DUNS Number, or Customer DUNS Number
would not trigger a need for a revised Contract Commencement Date. EEI
also suggests that Field 22 be given a different name that would better
reflect the information that would be reported in this field.\11\
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\11\ EEI suggests that Field 22 be labeled as ``Latest
Modification Date.''
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14. As a result of the discussions at the EQR Technical Conference
and the points raised in the EEI comments in Docket No. RM01-8-009, the
Commission invites comments on the following proposed definition of
Contract Commencement Date:

The date the terms of the contract reported in the Contract
Products section of the EQR (Field Nos. 26 through 45) were
effective. If the terms reported in the Contract Data section of the
EQR became effective on multiple dates (i.e.: due to one or more
amendments), the date to be reported as the Commencement Date is the
date the most recent amendment became effective. If the contract or
the most recent reported amendment does not have an effective date,
the date when service began pursuant to the contract or most recent
reported amendment may be used. If the terms of the contract
reported in the Contract Products section

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have not been amended since January 1, 2008, the initial date the
contract became effective may be used.

15. The new definition clarifies the Commission's intention
regarding the effective date of amendment. It also limits the types of
changes that would require a new date to those affecting the products
and services under the contract (the terms provided in Field Nos. 26
through 45); changes in the name of the counterparties to the contract,
Field Nos. 15 and 16, for example, are not included. The new definition
also allows the original contract commencement date to be used if the
contract has not been amended since January 1, 2008, to simplify
compliance with the revised requirement.
16. The Commission also invites comments regarding renaming Field
22 to ``Commencement Date of Contract Terms'' to reflect this revised
definition.

Comment Procedures

17. The Commission invites interested persons to submit comments on
the matters and issues proposed in this notice, including any related
matters or alternative proposals that commenters may wish to discuss.
Comments are due June 27, 2008. Comments must refer to Docket No. RM01-
8-010, and must include the commenter's name, the organization they
represent, if applicable, and their address. Comments may be filed
either in electronic or paper format.
18. Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on
the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov. The Commission
accepts most standard word processing formats and commenters may attach
additional files with supporting information in certain other file
formats. Commenters filing electronically do not need to make a paper
filing. Commenters that are not able to file comments electronically
must send an original and 14 copies of their comments to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
19. All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files
and may be viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely as described in the
Document Availability section below. Commenters on this proposal are
not required to serve copies of their comments on other commenters.

Document Availability

20. 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 (https://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.
21. From the Commission's Home Page on the Internet, this
information is available in the eLibrary. The full text of this
document is available in the eLibrary both in PDF and Microsoft Word
format for viewing, printing, and/or downloading. To access this
document in eLibrary, type the docket number excluding the last three
digits of this document in the docket number field.
22. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
Web site during our normal business hours. For assistance contact FERC
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.

By direction of the Commission.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Attachment A--Proposed Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Data
Dictionary Version 1.1 (issued December 21, 2007)

EQR Data Dictionary
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Field Field Required Value Definition
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ID Data
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1............................ Filer Unique [check]........ FR1............ (Respondent)--An identifier
Identifier. (i.e., ``FR1'') used to
designate a record containing
Respondent identification
information in a comma-
delimited (csv) file that is
imported into the EQR filing.
Only one record with the FR1
identifier may be imported
into an EQR for a given
quarter.
1............................ Filer Unique [check]........ FS (Seller)--An identifier (e.g.,
Identifier. (where ``FS1'', ``FS2'') used to
``'' designate a record containing
is an integer). Seller identification
information in a comma-
delimited (csv) file that is
imported into the EQR filing.
One record for each seller
company may be imported into
an EQR for a given quarter.
1............................ Filer Unique [check]........ FA1............ (Agent)--An identifier (i.e.,
Identifier. ``FA1'') used to designate a
record containing Agent
identification information in
a comma-delimited (csv) file
that is imported into the EQR
filing. Only one record with
the FA1 identifier may be
imported into an EQR for a
given quarter.
2............................ Company Name... [check]........ Unrestricted (Respondent)--The name of the
text (100 company taking responsibility
characters). for complying with the
Commission's regulations
related to the EQR.
2............................ Company Name... [check]........ Unrestricted (Seller)--The name of the
text (100 company that is authorized to
characters). make sales as indicated in
the company's FERC tariff(s).
This name may be the same as
the Company Name of the
Respondent.
2............................ Company Name... [check]........ Unrestricted (Agent)--The name of the
text (100 entity completing the EQR
characters). filing. The Agent's Company
Name need not be the name of
the company under Commission
jurisdiction.
3............................ Company DUNS for Respondent Nine digit The unique nine digit number
Number. and Seller. number. assigned by Dun and
Bradstreet to the company
identified in Field Number 2.
4............................ Contact Name... [check]........ Unrestricted (Respondent)--Name of the
text (50 person at the Respondent's
characters). company taking responsibility
for compliance with the
Commission's EQR regulations.

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4............................ Contact Name... [check]........ Unrestricted (Seller)--The name of the
text (50 contact for the company
characters). authorized to make sales as
indicated in the company's
FERC tariff(s). This name may
be the same as the Contact
Name of the Respondent.
4............................ Contact Name... [check]........ Unrestricted (Agent)--Name of the contact
text (50 for the Agent, usually the
characters). person who prepares the
filing.
5............................ Contact Title.. [check]........ Unrestricted Title of contact identified in
text (50 Field Number 4.
characters).
6............................ Contact Address [check]........ Unrestricted Street address for contact
text. identified in Field Number 4.
7............................ Contact City... [check]........ Unrestricted City for the contact
text (30 identified in Field Number 4.
characters).
8............................ Contact State.. [check]........ Unrestricted Two character state or
text (2 province abbreviations for
characters). the contact identified in
Field Number 4.
9............................ Contact Zip.... [check]........ Unrestricted Zip code for the contact
text (10 identified in Field Number 4.
characters).
10........................... Contact Country [check]........ CA--Canada, MX-- Country (USA, Canada, Mexico,
Name. Mexico, US-- or United Kingdom) for
United States, contact address identified in
UK--United Field Number 4.
Kingdom.
11........................... Contact Phone.. [check]........ Unrestricted Phone number of contact
text (20 identified in Field Number 4.
characters).
12........................... Contact E-Mail. [check]........ Unrestricted E-mail address of contact
text. identified in Field Number 4.
13........................... Filing Quarter. [check]........ YYYYMM......... A six digit reference number
used by the EQR software to
indicate the quarter and year
of the filing for the purpose
of importing data from csv
files. The first 4 numbers
represent the year (e.g.
2007). The last 2 numbers
represent the last month of
the quarter (e.g., 03=1st
quarter; 06=2nd quarter,
09=3rd quarter, 12=4th
quarter).
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Contract Data
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14........................... Contract Unique [check]........ An integer An identifier beginning with
ID. proceeded by the letter ``C'' and followed
the letter by a number (e.g., ``C1'',
``C'' (only ``C2'') used to designate a
used when record containing contract
importing information in a comma-
contract data). delimited (csv) file that is
imported into the EQR filing.
One record for each contract
product may be imported into
an EQR for a given quarter.
15........................... Seller Company [check]........ Unrestricted The name of the company that
Name. text (100 is authorized to make sales
characters). as indicated in the company's
FERC tariff(s). This name
must match the name provided
as a Seller's ``Company
Name'' in Field Number 2 of
the ID Data (Seller Data).
16........................... Customer [check]........ Unrestricted The name of the counterparty.
Company Name. text (70
characters).
17........................... Customer DUNS [check]........ Nine digit The unique nine digit number
Number. number. assigned by Dun and
Bradstreet to the company
identified in Field Number
16.
18........................... Contract [check]........ Y (Yes), N (No) The customer is an affiliate
Affiliate. if it controls, is controlled
by or is under common control
with the seller. This
includes a division that
operates as a functional
unit. A customer of a seller
who is an Exempt Wholesale
Generator may be defined as
an affiliate under the Public
Utility Holding Company Act
and the FPA.
19........................... FERC Tariff [check]........ Unrestricted The FERC tariff reference
Reference. text (60 cites the document that
characters). specifies the terms and
conditions under which a
Seller is authorized to make
transmission sales, power
sales or sales of related
jurisdictional services at
cost-based rates or at market-
based rates. If the sales are
market-based, the tariff that
is specified in the FERC
order granting the Seller
Market Based Rate Authority
must be listed.
20........................... Contract [check]........ Unrestricted Unique identifier given to
Service text (30 each service agreement that
Agreement ID. characters). can be used by the filing
company to produce the
agreement, if requested. The
identifier may be the number
assigned by FERC for those
service agreements that have
been filed with and accepted
by the Commission, or it may
be generated as part of an
internal identification
system.
21........................... Contract [check]........ YYYYMMDD....... The date the contract was
Execution Date. signed. If the parties signed
on different dates, use the
most recent date signed.

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22........................... Commencement [check]........ YYYYMMDD....... The date the terms of the
Date of contract reported in the
Contract Terms. Contract Products section of
the EQR (Field Nos. 26
through 45) were effective.
If the terms reported in the
Contract Data section of the
EQR became effective on
multiple dates (i.e.: due to
one or more amendments), the
date to be reported as the
Commencement Date is the date
the most recent amendment
became effective. If the
contract or the most recent
reported amendment does not
have an effective date, the
date when service began
pursuant to the contract or
most recent amendment may be
used. If the terms of the
contract reported in the
Contract Products section
have not been amended since
January 1, 2008, the initial
date the contract became
effective may be used.
23........................... Contract If specified in YYYYMMDD....... The date that the contract
Termination the contract. expires.
Date.
24........................... Actual If contract YYYYMMDD....... The date the contract actually
Termination terminated. terminates.
Date Extension.
25........................... Provision [check]........ Unrestricted Description of terms that
Description. text. provide for the continuation
of the contract.
26........................... Class Name..... [check]........ ............... See definitions of each class
name below.
26........................... Class Name..... [check]........ F--Firm........ For transmission sales, a
service or product that
always has priority over non-
firm service. For power
sales, a service or product
that is not interruptible for
economic reasons.
26........................... Class Name..... [check]........ NF--Non-firm... For transmission sales, a
service that is reserved and/
or scheduled on an as-
available basis and is
subject to curtailment or
interruption at a lesser
priority compared to Firm
service. For an energy sale,
a service or product for
which delivery or receipt of
the energy may be interrupted
for any reason or no reason,
without liability on the part
of either the buyer or
seller.
26........................... Class Name..... [check]........ UP--Unit Power Designates a dedicated sale of
Sale. energy and capacity from one
or more than one specified
generation unit(s).
26........................... Class Name..... [check]........ N/A--Not To be used only when the other
Applicable. available Class Names do not
apply.
27........................... Term Name...... [check]........ LT--Long Term, Contracts with durations of
ST--Short one year or greater are long-
Term, N/A--Not term. Contracts with shorter
Applicable. durations are short-term.
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ ............... See definitions for each
increment below.
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ H--Hourly...... Terms of the contract (if
specifically noted in the
contract) set for up to 6
consecutive hours (<=6
consecutive hours).
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ D--Daily....... Terms of the contract (if
specifically noted in the
contract) set for more than 6
and up to 60 consecutive
hours (>6 and <=60
consecutive hours).
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ W--Weekly...... Terms of the contract (if
specifically noted in the
contract) set for over 60
consecutive hours and up to
168 consecutive hours (>60
and <168 consecutive hours).
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ M--Monthly..... Terms of the contract (if
specifically noted in the
contract) set for more than
168 consecutive hours up to,
but not including, one year
(>168 consecutive hours and
<1 year).
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ Y--Yearly...... Terms of the contract (if
specifically noted in the
contract) set for one year or
more (>=1 year).
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ N/A--Not Terms of the contract do not
Applicable. specify an increment.
29........................... Increment [check]........ ............... See definitions for each
Peaking Name. increment peaking name below.
29........................... Increment [check]........ FP--Full Period The product described may be
Peaking Name. sold during those hours
designated as on-peak and off-
peak in the NERC region of
the point of delivery.
29........................... Increment [check]........ OP--Off-Peak... The product described may be
Peaking Name. sold only during those hours
designated as off-peak in the
NERC region of the point of
delivery.
29........................... Increment [check]........ P--Peak........ The product described may be
Peaking Name. sold only during those hours
designated as on-peak in the
NERC region of the point of
delivery.
29........................... Increment [check]........ N/A--Not To be used only when the
Peaking Name. Applicable. increment peaking name is not
specified in the contract.
30........................... Product Type [check]........ ............... See definitions for each
Name. product type below.
30........................... Product Type [check]........ CB--Cost Based. Energy or capacity sold under
Name. a FERC-approved cost-based
rate tariff.

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30........................... Product Type [check]........ CR--Capacity An agreement under which a
Name. Reassignment. transmission provider sells,
assigns or transfers all or
portion of its rights to an
eligible customer.
30........................... Product Type [check]........ MB--Market Energy or capacity sold under
Name. Based. the seller's FERC-approved
market-based rate tariff.
30........................... Product Type [check]........ T--Transmission The product is sold under a
Name. FERC-approved transmission
tariff.
30........................... Product Type [check]........ Other.......... The product cannot be
Name. characterized by the other
product type names.
31........................... Product Name... [check]........ See Product Description of product being
Name Table, offered.
Appendix A.
32........................... Quantity....... If specified in Number with up Quantity for the contract
the contract. to 4 decimals. product identified.
33........................... Units.......... If specified in See Units Measure stated in the contract
the contract. Table, for the product sold.
Appendix E.
34........................... Rate........... One of four Number with up The charge for the product per
rate fields to 4 decimals. unit as stated in the
(34, 35, 36, contract.
or 37) must be
included.
35........................... Rate Minimum... One of four Number with up Minimum rate to be charged per
rate fields to 4 decimals. the contract, if a range is
(34, 35, 36, specified.
or 37) must be
included.
36........................... Rate Maximum... One of four Number with up Maximum rate to be charged per
rate fields to 4 decimals. the contract, if a range is
(34, 35, 36, specified.
or 37) must be
included.
37........................... Rate One of four Unrestricted Text description of rate. If
Description. rate fields text. the rate is currently
(34, 35, 36, available on the FERC
or 37) must be website, a citation of the
included. FERC Accession Number and the
relevant FERC tariff
including page number or
section may be included
instead of providing the
entire rate algorithm. If the
rate is not available on the
FERC website, include the
rate algorithm, if rate is
calculated. If the algorithm
would exceed the 150
character field limit, it may
be provided in a descriptive
summary (including bases and
methods of calculations) with
a detailed citation of the
relevant FERC tariff
including page number and
section. If more than 150
characters are required, the
contract product may be
repeated in a subsequent line
of data until the rate is
adequately described.
38........................... Rate Units..... If specified in See Rate Units Measure stated in the contract
the contract. Table, for the product sold.
Appendix F.
39........................... Point of If specified in See Balancing The registered NERC Balancing
Receipt the contract. Authority Authority (formerly called
Balancing Table, NERC Control Area) where
Authority Appendix B. service begins for a
(PORBA). transmission or transmission-
related jurisdictional sale.
The Balancing Authority will
be identified with the
abbreviation used in OASIS
applications. If receipt
occurs at a trading hub
specified in the EQR
software, the term ``Hub''
should be used.
40........................... Point of If specified in Unrestricted The specific location at which
Receipt the contract. text (50 the product is received if
Specific characters). designated in the contract.
Location If ``HUB'' is If receipt occurs at a
(PORSL). selected for trading hub, a standardized
PORCA, see Hub hub name must be used. If
Table, more points of receipt are
Appendix C. listed in the contract than
can fit into the 50 character
space, a description of the
collection of points may be
used. ``Various,'' alone, is
unacceptable unless the
contract itself uses that
terminology.
41........................... Point of If specified in See Balancing The registered NERC Balancing
Delivery the contract. Authority Authority (formerly called
Balancing Table, NERC Control Area) where a
Authority Appendix B. jurisdictional product is
(PODBA). delivered and/or service ends
for a transmission or
transmission-related
jurisdictional sale. The
Balancing Authority will be
identified with the
abbreviation used in OASIS
applications. If delivery
occurs at the interconnection
of two control areas, the
control area that the product
is entering should be used.
If delivery occurs at a
trading hub specified in the
EQR software, the term
``Hub'' should be used.

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42........................... Point of If specified in Unrestricted The specific location at which
Delivery the contract. text (50 the product is delivered if
Specific characters). designated in the contract.
Location If ``HUB'' is If receipt occurs at a
(PODSL). selected for trading hub, a standardized
PODCA, see Hub hub name must be used.
Table,
Appendix C.
43........................... Begin Date..... If specified in YYYYMMDDHHMM... First date for the sale of the
the contract. product at the rate
specified.
44........................... End Date....... If specified in YYYYMMDDHHMM... Last date for the sale of the
the contract. product at the rate
specified.
45........................... Time Zone...... [check]........ See Time Zone The time zone in which the
Table, sales will be made under the
Appendix D. contract.
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Transaction Data
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46.......................... Transaction [check]........ An integer An identifier beginning with
Unique ID. proceeded by the letter ``T'' and followed
the letter by a number (e.g., `

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