eForms
Form 6 - Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies
Electronic Submission Software
Registration
If you will be using the Form 6 for filing the Year 2000 Form 6,
please send an email to FERC
Online Support including your name, name
of company, company address, and phone number. If you file for
more than one company, please include the names of all companies
in the
email. You will receive a PIN (personal identification number)
for each company by return email. This PIN is necessary for the
electronic
filing of Form 6 via the Internet.
Form 6 Installation Manual
The Form 6 Submission System Installation Manual is available in
the Downloads box at right for viewing and/or printing by your
Web browser. It is really important to read this document
and understand it before continuing to the software download and
installation. If you do not understand certain sections, please
do not hesitate to call or email requesting clarification.
Form 6 Installation Software Download
Clicking on the Software link in the Downloads box at right will
download the Form 6 Submission Software installation file.
If you are using MS Internet Explorer, you will be given the options
to
-
Install the software from its current location;
or
- Download the installation file
If you are using Netscape, the only option is to download the installation
file.
In either event,
once the Installation File is downloaded, you must double-click
on the installation file from Windows Explorer to begin application
installation.
The Installation
File can be discarded after the installation of the software. Its
only purpose is to install the software on your workstation. After
installation, it is no longer needed. If you need to install the
software on other workstations, you can copy the Installation
File
to those workstations and use it to install the Form 6 software
on that particular workstation. The software must be installed
on
the hard drive of each workstation using the Form 6 Submission
System. It will not operate if installed on your network.
Form 6 Software Release Notes
Frequent improvements are made to the Form 6 Submission Software
(FOSS). When updates are made, the Version Number that appears
on the Form 6 Startup
Splash Screen is changed. You can
view the cumulative history of changes
to the software for the current year. You may also print this document
from your browser
by using
the Print menu in your Internet browser software.
Form Communications Test Application
The FERC Forms Applications use the Internet to download the Form Submission
Software (FSS), provide updates to the software on the user's workstation, and
allow submission of forms data to the FERC via the Internet. Forms Submission
Software (FSS) includes Form 1, Form 6, Form 423 and others that are currently
in development.
To accomplish the above the user's PC communicates with an Internet server at
the FERC which is dedicated to supporting the FSS. The FSS uses Internet communication
protocols called HTTP and FTP.
Most respondent workstations are connected to a company network that uses Firewall
technology to protect and isolate the network from the Internet. Occasionally,
the company's Firewall is configured to prevent applications from communicating
with foreign servers over the Internet. In these cases, the FERC Form Submission
Software cannot communicate with the FERC Forms Server to obtain software updates,
for transmission/submission of completed Forms, and, in the case of Forms Data
Viewer software, the download of requested database information.
The Internet Test Application, which can be download from the FERC Forms site
via your Internet Browser, is used to test Internet Communications from your
workstation to the FERC Form Server to determine compatibility with FSS. It is
not a requirement to use this application, you will get the same results with
the Form Submission Software. However, a number of respondents find it easier
to let their network support personnel use this software to test the communications
functionality without having to download the entire Form Submission software.
When you run this software, it just displays a screen with a check box beside
each type of communication mode used by the Forms software, and indicates whether
each one passed or failed. The software also produces a log file of its activity
for review and diagnostic purposes.
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Contact
Information
Submission Software Questions
FERC Online Support
Telephone: 202-502-6652
Toll-free: 1-866-208-3676
Email: ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov
Form 6/6-Q Filing Matters
Samuel Berrios
Telephone: 202-502-6212
Email: samuel.berrios@ferc.gov
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