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Article: Government agency goes paperless. (Regulatory Update).(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Brief Article)
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- July 1, 2003
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As part of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released its findings on a two-year study on the effects/progress in transitioning from paper to electronic filing.
The FERC online program allows any reports, complaints and suggestions related to agency proceedings to be transmitted electronically. Businesses and citizens have used the service since November 2000 and the FERC estimates that it has processed more than 22,000 e-files.
FERC Chairman Pat Wood states, "The FERC expects to provide an electronic filing option for most high volume documents submitted to the Commission by the end of October. By ...