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Tips for using the FERC website

Prepare your letter

Write your protest or comment save it as a Word or plain text (Notepad, Simple Text) file. (Any basic letter or citizen protest regarding a project is called a "Comment").

Put your name and address at the top, along with the Project Docket No. P-12053 and name: West Valley A & B Hydroelectric Project.

TIP: If you have reviewed other people's comments, you will notice a variety of file formats (Word, PDF, etc.) for each one. The FERC site will automatically generate the other file formats. If you send a letter by US Mail FERC will scan it and post it on the website. Don't worry about the 10MB or 10,240 K size limit, your document will be very much smaller unless you are including photos.

When you are ready to eFile your comment click here to bring up the FERC website and follow the steps listed below.

(FERC also has their own instructions here.)

eFiling -- step by step instructions to submit your letter

The filing process can seem confusing because it is not always obvious that each screen may require multiple steps. Some steps are designed for multiple documents and you will probably have only one.

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Proceed patiently for best results.

Sign up. To file documents online you must create your own login and password. This allows your document to be officially accepted in lieu of a written signature. The registration uses a secure connection. (Make a note of your login and password.)

TIP: If you are concerned about using your main email address for this, sign up for an extra email account with a free email service such as Yahoo Mail.

Log in and click on Create Filing to begin

Under COMMON choose COMMENT ON FILING (third item in list)

Enter P-12053-001 and click SEARCH, when the item appears in the list click SELECT, then click NEXT

Click BROWSE and select your file on your computer. Enter a simple description such as “Comment on Project P-12053 by Your Name.” Click ATTACH and wait for the file to appear in the list. Then click UPLOAD FILES

You may get a popup message that seems like an error message, but it is not. Continue.

Choose FOR AN INDIVIDUAL, wait for the screen, and click NEXT

Under Specify Primary Person, enter your own email address as you registered. Then click ADD. Then click NEXT.

Under Submission Description the site has entered “Comment on Filing of Individual under P-12053” You can change “Individual” to “Your Name” and (optionally) add any other information you like. This is what appears in the eLibrary list. Click NEXT to finish.

You will see a summary of your filing.

FERC will email you a confirmation.

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Look-up and mailing list tips and instructions

Go to eLibrary to look up and view all the materials regarding this project.

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Click here for quick tips for the look-up screen.

Under Date Range choose ALL (or enter what you need)

Under Docket Number, enter P-12053 and leave Sub Docket button on ALL

Leave the rest as it stands and click SUBMIT (it may take a few moments to load up).

TIP: Once the list comes up don't click directly on the Description, click on an item in the far right FILES column. That will download and open (usually) a Word or PDF file. That will be much easier to use than FERC’s own rather funky viewer. You can also more easily save and/or print the downloaded file. (If it is called "Image" that means it was submitted by US Mail and scanned.)

eSubscription will put you on an email or mailing list to receive notification of documents pertaining to a specific Docket Number. Anyone can be on this list.

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eService will let you see the entire Mailing List for this project.

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