Section 1342 - General Requirements for Preparation of Planning Reports and Supporting Survey and Load Metering Data Collection Requirements(a) Reports Must Be Submitted. Each entity subject to reporting requirements identified in this Article shall also submit to the Commission the applicable data set forth in this Section.(b) Forms and Instructions. The data shall be submitted according to instructions for forms, specified by the Executive Director, consistent with and contained in Sections 1342, 1343 and 1344. The instructions may include without limitation a requirement that the data be submitted in electronic format generally or in a specific electronic format.(c) Extensions of deadlines specified in this Article. The person responsible (or delegated the responsibility in this Article) for submitting a report may apply to the Executive Director for an extension of the deadlines established in this Article. An extension shall be granted if:(1) The company submits and the Executive Director receives, no later than 15 days before the report is due, an application that includes: (A) the full legal name, address of the principal place of business, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, and website address of the company submitting the application for an extension;(B) the name, address of the principal place of business, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the person employed by the company submitting the report, who should be contacted with questions about the application for an extension;(C) the name of the report and the sections of these regulations applicable to the report;(D) the reasons why the report cannot be, or may not be able to be, submitted on time, and the date the report will be submitted;(E) the measures the company is taking to complete the report on time or as soon thereafter as possible; and(F) a declaration executed under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California stating:1. the full legal name, address of the principal place of business, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of both the person executing the declaration and the company submitting the application;2. that the person executing the declaration is authorized to do so and to submit the application on behalf of the company; and3. that the matters contained in the application are, to the best of the person's knowledge and belief and based on diligent investigation, true, accurate, complete, and in compliance with these regulations.(2) The Executive Director finds that good cause exists for an extension and that the report is likely to be submitted by the extended due date.(d) Date of "Submittal." A report under this Article is "submitted," for purposes of these regulations, when it is received at the Commission and it is complete, accurate, and in compliance with the applicable requirements and forms and instructions specified in this Article.(e) Delegation of Reporting Duty. The company designated in subsection (a) as required to submit a report may delegate to another company the submittal of the report if the delegatee agrees, but in any event the company designated in subsection (a) shall be responsible for the timely, accurate, and complete submittal of the report.(f) Submittal of Previous Report. If the data included in a report is exactly the same as the data contained in a previously submitted report from the same company, the current report need only reference the previously submitted data in sufficient detail to allow its easy retrieval.(g) Submittal of Alternative Data, Reports, or Format. (1) The company responsible (or delegated the responsibility in this Article) for submitting data or a report may submit in lieu of that report or data, another filing made with a public agency and publicly available that contains the same information or data required by the Commission regulations ("alternative filing") and an attestation made under penalty of perjury that includes(A) the full legal name, address of the principal place of business, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, and website address of the company submitting the alternative filing;(B) the name, address of the principal place of business, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of a contact person who can answer questions about the alternative filing;(C) the sections of these regulations applicable to the report;(D) the reasons why the alternative filing meets each applicable requirement of this Article; and(E) a statement that the person executing the attestation is authorized to submit the application on behalf of the company and that the matters contained in the alternative filing and attestation are, to the best of the person's knowledge and belief and based on diligent investigation, true, accurate, complete, and in compliance with these regulations.(2) If the Executive Director determines that the alternative filing does not contain the information required by the Commission regulation identified in Section 1342(g)(1), they may notify the company responsible for submitting data or a report under this Article, and the company shall provide the information required by the regulation within 45 days. The Executive Director shall consider the factors in Public Resources Code section 25320(a)(2)(B)-(C) when deciding whether to issue such a notification.(h) Information Required in All Reports. Each report required by this Article, in addition to the data specified in the applicable section, must include the following: (1) the name, address of the principal place of business, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, and website address of the company submitting the report;(2) the name, address of the principal place of business, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of a contact person who can answer questions about the report;(3) the name, address of the principal place of business, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, and website address of the person responsible for submitting the report;(4) if the company submitting a report has divisions, departments, subsidiaries, or similar entities covered by the report, the report shall include the name of each entity and reflect the activities of each entity;(5) the date the report is being submitted;(6) the time period or periods that the report covers;(7) the status of the company responsible for submitting the report: i.e., UDC, LSE, electric transmission system owner, electric generator owner, interstate pipeline company, or gas utility, (if the company operates more than one type of entity, the report shall state the type of entity the report is being submitted for and list the other entities that the company represents);(8) a declaration executed under penalty of perjury of the laws of the State of California, and that is executed by an authorized employee of the company responsible for submitting the report, stating:(A) the full legal name, address of the principal place of business, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of both the person executing the declaration and the company responsible for submitting the report;(B) that the person executing the declaration is authorized to submit the report on behalf of the company; and(C) that the matters contained in the report are, to the best of the person's knowledge and belief and based on diligent investigation, true, accurate, complete, and in compliance with these regulations.(i) Techniques Required; Replicable Results. All data submitted under this Article shall be: (1) gathered, organized, analyzed, and reported using standard, generally-accepted, and documented professional statistical, engineering, data-gathering, and other appropriate techniques;(2) presented in sufficient detail to allow replication of the results by the Commission staff and by other experts in the field; and(3) accompanied by the following: (A) complete identifications of the sources of all data;(B) complete descriptions of all assumptions used; and(C) complete identifications and descriptions of all methodologies used.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 20, § 1342
1. Renumbering and amendment of former Section 1342 to Section 1343 and new Section 1342 filed 1-23-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 4). For prior history, see Register 77, No. 47.
2. Amendment of section heading and repealer and new section filed 6-3-2002; operative 6-3-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2002, No. 23).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (d)(1)(F) and (h)(4)(A)(5) and amending NOTE filed 7-26-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 30).
4. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 7-3-2007; operative 7-3-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 27).
5. Amendment of subsection (c) and subsections within subsection (g) filed 12-30-2021; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2021, No. 53).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (g)(2) filed 8-24-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 34). Note: Authority cited: Sections 25213, 25218(e) and 25320, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 25005.5, 25216, 25216.5, 25300, 25301, 25302, 25302.5, 25303, 25324 and 25330 et seq., Public Resources Code; and Section 9620, Public Utilities Code.
1. Renumbering and amendment of former Section 1342 to Section 1343 and new Section 1342 filed 1-23-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 4). For prior history, see Register 77, No. 47.
2. Amendment of section heading and repealer and new section filed 6-3-2002; operative 6-3-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2002, No. 23).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (d)(1)(F) and (h)(4)(A)(5) and amendingNote filed 7-26-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 30).
4. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 7-3-2007; operative 7-3-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(Register 2007, No. 27).
5. Amendment of subsection (c) and subsections within subsection (g) filed 12-30-2021; operative 1/1/2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2021, No. 53).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (g)(2) filed 8-24-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 34).