Natural Gas Data Collection System; Availability of Revised Data Entry, Edit-Checking, and Print Software and Errata Notice for FERC Form No. 2-A

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM87-17-000]

Natural Gas Data Collection System; Availability of Revised Data

Entry, Edit-Checking, and Print Software and Errata Notice for FERC

Form No. 2-A

February 4, 1994.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of revised PC executable software (data

entry, edit-checking and print), User's Manual and errata notice for

FERC Form No. 2-A.

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SUMMARY: On December 23, 1993, the Commission issued revised record

formats and edit-checks for the FERC Form No. 2-A (58 FR 68897,

December 29, 1993). Most of the changes to the record formats and edit

checks were necessary to accommodate certain new accounting

requirements and new and revised pages for the Form No. 2-A that were

established in Order No. 552, issued March 31, 1993. This version of

the Form No. 2-A software (1) provides for the new accounting and

reporting requirements of Order No. 552 and (2) includes 'cosmetic'

enhancements to improve the readability of the printed output pages.

The Form No. 2-A software is divided into two packages for

distribution: (1) Data entry module and (2) edit-checking module and

print module. The data entry module is separated from the edit-checking

and print modules because the Commission must require prospective users

of the data entry module to sign a sublicensing agreement before

releasing the data entry module to the user. Details on how to obtain

the two software packages are explained in the ADDRESSES and

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections of this Notice.

An errata notice to correct several errors in the Form No. 2-A list

of new and revised record formats and edit check equations released on

December 23, 1993, is provided in Appendix A.

DATES: The software and User's Manual for the Form No. 2-A are

available on February 4, 1994.

ADDRESSES: (1) Requests for the Form No. 2-A data entry software module

(DEFTA) should be directed to James M. Krug at the address below. Each

request for the DEFTA software must be accompanied by a signed copy of

the DEFTA sublicensing agreement. These requests should be addressed

to: James M. Krug, PR20.2, Office of Pipeline and Producer Regulation,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street NE.,

room 6010, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-0677.

(2) Requests for the Form No. 2-A edit-checking software and print

software module and User's Manual should be directed to: Public

Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 941 North Capitol Street NE., room 3104, Washington, DC

20426, (202) 208-1371.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on the Form

No. 2-A software and documentation, contact: Robert Trimble at (202)

208-0906.

For information related to the execution of the software, contact:

James M. Krug at (202) 208-0677.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Data Entry software for the Form No. 2-

A, (DEFTA), was developed by FERC staff using the Paradox 3.5

Procedural Application Language marketed by Borland International

(BORLAND). This software is being made available to the public as a

runtime module, a propriety non-interactive version of Paradox that

permits users to run applications developed in Paradox. Users of the

runtime version of DEFTA can perform only the operations included in

DEFTA and not any of the ad hoc design interactions included in Paradox

itself.

The Form No. 2-A data entry software is being made available with

no licensing fees under the terms of the Commission's Paradox Runtime

license. However, each nonmajor pipeline company requesting the DEFTA

software will be required to sign and return to the Commission, a

sublicensing agreement acknowledging BORLAND's copyright on the Paradox

Runtime Version 3.5 software and absolving BORLAND of culpability for

any damages that might result from the use of this software. A signed

copy of the DEFTA sublicensing agreement must be on file with the

Commission before Staff will issue the software to the requesting

party.

All users who previously submitted a signed copy of the DEFTA

sublicensing agreement will automatically be sent the updated version

of DEFTA. The sublicensing agreement and the automatic updating

procedure described above applies only to the data entry software

module.

Copies of the Form No. 2-A (1) edit-checking and print software

modules, (2) User's Manual and (3) record formats are available through

the Commission's duplication contractor, LaDorn System Corporation

(LaDorn). The Form No. 2-A software, User's Manual and record formats

can be purchased on diskette in the following ways:

(1) By written request to the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 825 N. Capitol Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, ATTN: Mr.

William McDermott, Chief, Public Reference & Files Branch.

Please enclose a check, payable to LaDorn System Corporation for

$7.00 per diskette ordered and $3.40 to cover postage and handling.

Allow 10-14 days for processing and delivery.

(2) Directly from LaDorn System Corporation at the cashier's window

in the Commission's Public Reference Room for $7.00 per diskette plus

applicable sales tax, if any. The Public Reference Room is located on

the third floor, 941 N. Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC.

(3) By telephone request to LaDorn Energy Information Services at

1-800-676-FERC. Orders placed by phone will be assessed charges as

follows:

(a) a $25.00 processing fee,

(b) $7.00 per diskette ordered, and

(c) cost of shipping and handling. (The requestor will have a

choice of regular mail, 2-Day Express Mail or Federal Express).

Please contact the Commission's Public Reference & Files

Maintenance Branch on (202) 208-1371 or LaDorn (1-800-676-FERC) for

information and the cost of purchasing the paper version of any

documents.

LaDorn System Corporation employees cannot answer questions

regarding the use of the record formats and software. Any questions

concerning the application of the information contained in these

documents should be directed to the individual listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.

This notice, including all of the appendices, is available through

the Commission Issuance Posting System (CIPS), an electronic bulletin

board service that provides access to formal documents issued by the

Commission. CIPS is available at no charge to the user and may be

accessed on a 24-hour basis using a personal computer with a modem.

Your communications software should be set at full duplex, no parity,

eight data bits and one stop bit. To access CIPS at 300, 1200 or 2400

baud dial (202) 208-1397. For access at 9600 baud dial (202) 208-1781.

FERC is using U.S. Robotics HST Dual Standard modems. If you have any

problems, please call (202) 208-2474. The notice will be available on

CIPS for 30 days from the date of issuance of the notice.

In addition to publishing the text of this notice in the Federal

Register, the Commission also provides all interested persons an

opportunity to inspect or copy the contents of this notice during

normal business hours in the Reference and Information Center (room

3308) at the Commission's headquarters, 941 North Capitol Street NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

Appendix A--Corrections to the Form No. 2-A New and Revised Record

Formats and Edit Check Equations Released on December 23, 1993

Appendix C--Summary of Revisions to the FERC Form No. 2-A Record

Formats and General Instructions

Add:

1. F8/28--Inserted new item 286a--Noncurrent Portion of

Allowances, character positions 192-203, data type--numeric; item

287 moved to 204-215; item 288 moved to 216-227; item 289 moved to

228-239 and edit equation for item 289 revised to 'item 283 - item

284 + (sum of items 285, 286, 286a, 287 and 288); Footnote Id moved

to 240-243.

Revise:

2. F8/08--item 98--the Comments Column should read (sum of items

86 thru 89) + item 89a - item 89b + (sum of items 90 thru 93) - item

94 + (sum of items 95 thru 97) - item 97a + item 97b.

3. F8/36--item 401--the Comments Column should read (sum of

items 386 thru 392) + item 391a - item 391b + (sum of items 393 thru

396) - item 397 + item 398 - item 399 + item 400 - item 400a + item

400b.

Appendix E--List of New and Revised Form No. 2-A Edit Checks

Add:

4. Edit Check #5: item 56 = item 47 + item 48 + item 49 + item

50 - item 51 - item 52 + item 53 - item 54 + item 55.

5. Edit Check #51: item 289 = item 283 - item 284 + item 285 +

item 286 + item 286a + item 287 + item 288.

Revise:

6. Edit Check #2: item 34 = item 26 + item 27 + item 28 - item

29 + item 30 + item 30a - item 30b + item 31 + item 32 + item 33.

7. Edit Check #11: item 98 = item 86 + item 87 + item 88 + item

89 + item 89a - item 89b + item 90 + item 91 + item 92 + item 93 -

item 94 + item 95 + item 96 + item 97 - item 97a + item 97b.

[FR Doc. 94-3041 Filed 2-9-94; 8:45 am]

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