[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 18, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 18CFR35.8]

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           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 35_FILING OF RATE SCHEDULES AND TARIFFS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart A_Application
 
Sec. 35.8  Protests and interventions by interested parties and form 
for Federal Register notice.

    (a) Protests or interventions. Unless the notice issued by the 
Commission provides otherwise, any protest or intervention to a rate 
filing made pursuant to this part must be filed in accordance with 
Sec. Sec. 385.211 and 385.214 of this chapter, on or before 21 days 
after the subject rate filing. A protest must state the basis for the 
objection. A protest will be considered by the Commission in determining 
the appropriate action

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to be taken, but will not serve to make the protestant a party to the 
proceeding. A person wishing to become a party to the proceeding must 
file a motion to intervene.
    (b) Form of notice for Federal Register. The public utility must 
file a form of notice suitable for publication in the Federal Register, 
as well as a copy of the same notice in electronic format (in ASCII text 
or WordPerfect 8.0 format) on a 3\1/2\ diskette 
marked with the name of the applicant and the words ``Notice of 
Filing,'' which must be in the following form:

                        United States of America

                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

                      (Name of Utility) Docket No.

                            notice of filing

    Take notice that (name of public utility), on (date), tendered for 
filing proposed changes in its FERC Electric Service Tariff, (Volume 
Nos.), [The following language in the first paragraph applies only to 
increased rate filings.] The proposed changes would increase revenues 
from jurisdictional sales and service by (amount) based on the 12-month 
period ending (date). [If changes other than increased rates and charges 
are proposed, the public utility must concisely state the nature of 
these changes.]
    [The public utility must briefly describe the reasons for the 
proposed changes in the second paragraph.]
    Copies of the filing were served upon the public utility's 
jurisdictional customers, (other parties the public utility served, 
inter alia, state public service commissions, other government agencies, 
etc.).
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest the filing should file 
a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance 
with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). All such motions or protests 
must be filed in accordance with Sec. 35.8 of the Commission's 
regulations. Protests will be considered by the Commission in 
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to 
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become 
a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of this filing are on 
file with the Commission and are available for public inspection in the 
Public Reference Room. This filing may also be viewed on the Internet at 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance).

[Order 612, 64 FR 72537, Dec. 28, 1999; 65 FR 18229, Apr. 7, 2000]