Project 2009-30
Interpretation of PRC-001-1 R1

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Status:
The initial ballot for an interpretation of standard PRC-001-1 — System Protection Coordination, Requirement R1, for WPSC ended on February 26, 2010.  As part of the recirculation ballot process, the drafting team must draft and post responses to voter comments.  The drafting team will also determine whether or not to make revisions to the balloted item(s).  Should the team decide to make revisions, the revised item(s) will return to the initial ballot phase.

Purpose/Industry Need:
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC) is seeking clarification of the term “Generator Operator” as it applies to requirement R1 of PRC-001-1.

In accordance with the Reliability Standards Development Procedure, the interpretation must be posted for a 30-day pre-ballot review, and then balloted.  There is no public comment period for an interpretation.  Balloting will be conducted following the same method used for balloting standards.  If the interpretation is approved by its ballot pool, then the interpretation will be appended to the standard and will become effective when adopted by the NERC Board of Trustees and approved by the applicable regulatory authorities.  The interpretation will remain appended to the standard until the standard is revised through the normal standards development process.  When the standard is revised, the clarifications provided by the interpretation will be incorporated into the revised standard.