FERRISFederal Energy Regulatory Records Information System

February 13, 2002

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FERC Documents On-Line

• 99,000 Scanned Last Year

• 3,600 eFiled Last Year

• Average 100,000+ Daily Page Hits for RIMS, CIPS, and Docket Sheets Sites

Scanned PagesEfiled Pages

Goals

• Consolidate Redundant Systems

• Improve Search Capability

• Improve View and Print

• Improve Reliability

• Use Industry-Standard Components

Milestones

• Request for Information Spring 2000• Request for Proposals Summer 2000• Award to ACS Winter 2001• Interim Improvements to RIMS Summer 2001

– T3 Communications Line Installed– 30% More Documents Moved from Optical Storage– Server Cluster Installed

• Proof-of-Concept/Focus Groups Summer 2001

Milestones

• Demos February and March 2002

• Test-drive for Public and Review with Focus Groups March 2002

• Target Roll-out April 2002

Key Benefits - Search

• One System

• General (easy) Search with Full-Text

• Advanced Search with Full-Text

• Full-text Search Scanned Documents

• Search Filters Combined with Full-Text

• Docket Sheet Search

Key Benefits – Results Lists• Direct Access to Images, Info, Documents

• Highlighting

• Action List (print, zip, download, view, CD)

• Sort, Print, Save

• Refine with Multiple Searches

• Docket Sheets Lists Include Consolidations

Key Benefits - View

• Viewing Streamed (faster)

• Thumbnails, Magnify, Rotate, Print Portions

• View or Open with Native Application

• PDF Instead of Image Files

• No Wait for Retrieval from Optical

• Rehabilitation Act-Compliant

Improved Reliability will Support

• Expansion of eFiling

• Development of eService

• Easier Retrieval for Public

• Faster Publication of Documents

What’s Next?

• Try New Search at www.ferc.gov

• Attend Public Demos on February 20 and Mid-March

• Try New System in March

Thanks! Any Questions