Project 2009-18
Withdraw Three Midwest ISO Waivers

Status:
The SAR for the removal of three of MISO's waivers from BAL-006-2 and INT-003-3, as well as the proposed revisions to those standards and Implementation Plan were approved by the Ballot Pool.  The standards were approved by the NERC Board of Trustees on November 5, 2009 and will be submitted to FERC for approval.

Background:

During their April 15-16, 2009 meeting the Standards Committee approved a SAR for removing waivers in the current NERC Standards associated with accommodating the operation of the Midwest ISO market in a multi-Balancing Authority environment. These waivers are no longer needed by the Midwest ISO now that the Midwest ISO is a Balancing authority:

• References to the Midwest ISO should be removed from the “Scheduling Agent Waiver” associated with INT-003-2 – Interchange Transaction Implementation.

• The “Enhanced Scheduling Agent Waiver” associated with INT-003-2 should be retired.

• References to the Midwest ISO should be removed from the “RTO Inadvertent Interchange Accounting Waiver” associated with BAL-006-1 – Inadvertent Interchange.

The purpose/industry need is to provide clarity in the applicability of the standard.