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Project 2009-22: Interpretation of COM-002-2 — Communications and Coordination
R2 for the ISO/RTO Council
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Status:
A recirculation ballot of the interpretation ended on December 23, 2011.
The interpretation was approved by the ballot pool with a quorum of
92.00% and an approval of 94.58%. The interpretation will be
presented to the NERC Board of Trustees for adoption in February 2012
and if adopted, filed with regulators for approval.
Background:
On October 1, 2009, clarification was requested by ISO-RTO Council on
Requirement R2, specifically on whether “directives” are limited to
actual and anticipated emergency operating conditions, or whether
routine operating instructions are also considered “directives.”
The
effort was delayed following discussion with the requester based on the
anticipation that more clarity regarding the term, “directives” would be
identified through standard development work in Project 2007‐02.
When it became clear that the work in Project 2007-02 would require
considerable industry debate,
a drafting team was formed
and prepared a draft interpretation, which was posted for a 30-day
formal comment period that ended December 18, 2010.
Reprioritization of the total standards workload in accordance
with guidance from the NERC Board of Trustees issued November 2009 and a
delay as the Standards Committee developed more formal processes for
addressing interpretations resulted in a delay in further processing;
the Standards Committee directed that work resume on the Interpretation
in April 2011.
Appeal:
On August 30, 2011, the Standards Review Committee of the ISO/RTO
Council submitted a Level 1 Appeal for Inaction on Project 2009-22 to
the Vice President and Director of Standards requesting that Project
2009-22 be given an “immediate/urgent” priority, and be addressed within
30 days of receiving the Appeal with a formal explanation of the delays
associated with the Project.
ISO/RTO Appeal
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