Regulatory Commission of Alaska Using the RCA's Website Table of Contents Terminology.................................................................................................. 1 Frequently Asked Questions.............................................................................. 3 Using RSS Feeds ............................................................................................10 What is RSS? ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Benefits of RSS Feeds ............................................................................................................................... 10 Subscribing to RSS Feeds......................................................................................................................... 10 How to Subscribe ................................................................................................................................... 11 Unsubscribing ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Newsreaders ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Which Newsreader Should I Use? ....................................................................................................... 15 Available Newsreaders......................................................................................................................... 16 Finding Public Notices & Submitting Comments.....................................................17 Reviewing Public Notices......................................................................................................................... 17 Search Notices by Keyword..................................................................................................................... 17 Submit Comments..................................................................................................................................... 17 Daily Filings & Issuances (Mailsheets)..................................................................19 About Mailsheets....................................................................................................................................... 19 Subscribing to Mailsheet Updates ......................................................................................................... 19 Customizing Your Mailsheet .................................................................................................................. 20 Scheduling Calendar.......................................................................................21 Using the Scheduling Calendar .............................................................................................................. 21 Step 1: Select a Matter .......................................................................................................................... 21 Step 2: Review Schedules ..................................................................................................................... 22 Searching for a Matter on the Scheduling Calendar .......................................................................... 23 Search Criteria Fields ........................................................................................................................... 23 Multi-select List Boxes ........................................................................................................................... 24 Sample Searches.................................................................................................................................... 25 Search Results Table............................................................................................................................. 26 Forms Library...............................................................................................27 Limiting the Forms Displayed ................................................................................................................ 27 Types of Searches..........................................................................................28 Quick Searches........................................................................................................................................... 28 Search by Type........................................................................................................................................... 29 Advanced Search ....................................................................................................................................... 29 Search Criteria .............................................................................................30 Search Criteria Pages ................................................................................................................................ 30 Using Multi-select List Boxes .................................................................................................................. 31 Performing Full-Text Searches ............................................................................................................... 32 Basic Full-Text Search Rules................................................................................................................ 32 Boolean and Proximity Operators ...................................................................................................... 33 Wildcards and Word Stems.................................................................................................................. 35 Search by Type: Documents.................................................................................................................... 36 Search Criteria Fields ........................................................................................................................... 36 Sample Searches.................................................................................................................................... 38 Search Results ........................................................................................................................................ 41 Search by Type: Documents Full Text .................................................................................................. 42 Search Criteria Fields ........................................................................................................................... 42 Sample Searches.................................................................................................................................... 42 Search Results ........................................................................................................................................ 43 Search by Type: Open Matters................................................................................................................ 44 Search Criteria Fields ........................................................................................................................... 44 Sample Searches.................................................................................................................................... 45 Search Results ........................................................................................................................................ 46 Search by Type: All Matters (Open & Closed)...................................................................................... 47 Search Criteria Fields ........................................................................................................................... 47 Sample Searches.................................................................................................................................... 48 Search Results ........................................................................................................................................ 49 Search by Type: Hearings & Meetings ................................................................................................... 50 Search Criteria Fields ........................................................................................................................... 50 Sample Searches.................................................................................................................................... 50 Search Results ........................................................................................................................................ 51 Search by Type: Entities........................................................................................................................... 52 Search Criteria Fields ........................................................................................................................... 52 Sample Searches.................................................................................................................................... 52 Search Results ........................................................................................................................................ 52 Search by Type: Certificates.................................................................................................................... 53 Search Criteria Fields 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