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From this page you can keep track of and link to all proposed reliability standards under development.
If you would like to propose a new reliability standard, please download and fill out a Standard Authorization Request (SAR) Form.

Reliability Standards Under Development

Standard Title

Action

Start Date

End Date
Current Ballots
       
Posted for 30-day Pre-ballot Review (Open Ballot Pools)
Project 2009-31 Interpretation of TOP-001-1 R8 by FMPP Join Ballot Pool 01/29/10 03/01/10
Project 2009-32 Interpretation of EOP-003-1 R3 and R5 by FMPP Join Ballot Pool 01/27/10 02/26/10
Project 2006-02 ― Assess Transmission and Future Needs Join Ballot Pool 01/20/10 02/19/10
Project 2009-30 Interpretation of PRC-001-1 R1 by WPSC Join Ballot Pool 01/15/10 02/15/10
Project 2009-19 Interpretation of BAL-002-0 R4 and R5 by NWPP Reserve Sharing Group Join Ballot Pool 01/15/10 02/15/10
Project 2009-29 Interpretation of TOP-002-2a R6 by FMPP Join Ballot Pool 01/11/10 02/11/10
Project 2009-28 Interpretation of EOP-001-1 and EOP-001-2 R2.2 by FMPP Join Ballot Pool 01/11/10 02/10/10
Project 2009-27 Interpretation of TOP-002-2a R10 by FMPP Join Ballot Pool 01/11/10 02/10/10
Posted for Comment
Project 2006-04 ― Backup Facilities Comment Form 02/04/10 03/08/10
Project 2010-08 Functional Model Glossary Revisions Comment Form 01/22/10 02/22/10
Project 2008-02 Undervoltage Load Shedding Comment Form 01/20/10 02/19/10
Project 2009-02 Real-time Reliability Monitoring and Analysis Capabilities Comment form 01/19/10 02/18/10
Project 2007-09 ― Generator Verification Comment Form 01/18/10 02/18/10
Project 2006-06 ― Reliability Coordination Comment Form 01/04/10 02/18/10
Project 2008-06 ― Cyber Security ― Order 706 (Informal Comment Period) Comment Form 12/29/09 02/12/10
Drafting Team Nominations Open
       
SARs and Standards Under Development (not currently posted for comment)
Functional Model Working Group
Regional Reliability Standard MOD-024-RFC-01
Regional Reliability Standard PRC-002-NPCC-1
Revisions to IRO-004 ― Require Timely Submission of Data
Project 2006-08 ― Transmission Loading Relief
Project 2007-01 ― Underfrequency Load Shedding
Project 2007-02 ― Operating Personnel Communications Protocols
Project 2007-03 ― Real-time Operations
Project 2007-04 ― Certifying System Operators
Project 2007-05 ― Balancing Authority Controls
Project 2007-06 ― System Protection Coordination
Project 2007-07 ― Vegetation Management − FAC-003-2
Project 2007-11 ― Disturbance Monitoring
Project 2007-12 ― Frequency Response
Project 2007-17 ― Protection System Maintenance & Testing
Project 2007-23 Violation Severity Levels
Project 2008-01 Voltage and Reactive planning and control
Project 2008-02 Undervoltage Load Shedding
Project 2008-08 ― EOP VSL Revisions
Project 2008-12 ― Coordinate Interchange Standards
Project 2009-01 Disturbance and Sabotage Reporting
Project 2009-03 Emergency Operations
Project 2009-05 ― Resource Adequacy Assessments
Project 2009-06  Facility Ratings
Project 2009-07 Reliability of Protection Systems
Project 2010-06 Results-based Reliability Standards
Interpretation Under Development (not currently posted for comment)
Project 2008-09 ― Interpretation of EOP-001-0 R1 by Regional Entity Compliance Managers
Project 2008-10 Interpretation of CIP-006-1 R1.1 by Progress Energy
Project 2009-17 Interpretation of PRC-004-1 and PRC-005-1 R2 by Y-W Electric and Tri-State G & T
Project 2009-20 Interpretation of BAL-003-0 R4 and R5 by Energy Mark, Inc.
Project 2009-22 Interpretation of COM-002-2 R2 by the IRC
Project 2009-23 Interpretation of CIP-004-2 R3 by Army Corps of Engineers
Project 2009-24 Interpretation of EOP-005-1 R7 by FMPA
Project 2009-25 Interpretation of BAL-001-01 and BAL-002-0 by BPA
Project 2009-26 Interpretation of CIP-004-1 by WECC
Project 2010-01 Interpretation of TOP-006-2 R1.2 and R3 for FMPP
Project 2010-02 Interpretation of TOP-003-1 R2 for FMPP
Project 2010-03 Interpretation of TOP-002-2a R2, R8, and R19 for FMPP
Project 2010-04 Interpretation of EOP-001-1 R2.4 for FMPP
Standards Under Field Test
Project 2006-08 ― Transmission Loading Relief
Project 2007-18 ― Reliability-based Control
Continent-wide and Regional Standards Waiting for Board Adoption
Project 2007-23 Violation Severity Levels
Project 2008-07 ― Interpretation of EOP-002-2 R6.3 and R7.1 by Brookfield Power
Project 2008-08 ― EOP VSL Revisions
Project 2009-09 Interpretation of CIP-001-1 R2 by Covanta Energy
Project 2009-12 Interpretation of CIP-005-1 R4.2.2 and R1.3 by PacifiCorp
Project 2009-13 Interpretation of CIP-006-1 R1.1 by PacifiCorp
Pending Regulatory Filing
 
Reliability Standards Filed and Pending Regulatory Approval
Reliability Standards Development Plan
BAL-002-WECC-1 Contingency Reserve
BAL-502-RFC-01 — Planning Resource Adequacy Analysis, Assessment and Documentation
FAC-501-WECC-1 Transmission Maintenance
IRO-006-WECC-1 Qualified Transfer Path Unscheduled Flow Relief
PRC-004-WECC-1 Protection System and Remedial Action Scheme Misoperation
TOP-007-WECC-1 System Operating Limits
VAR-002-WECC-1 Automatic Voltage Regulators
VAR-501-WECC-1 Power System Stabilizer
Cyber Security Order 706B Nuclear Plant Implementation Plan
Errata ― Various Standards Errata
Pre-2006 ― Operate Within Interconnection Reliability Operating Limits IRO-007 through IRO-010
Project 2006-01 ― System Personnel Training
Project 2006-03 System Restoration and Blackstart
Project 2007-24 ― Interpretation of TPL-002 and TPL-003 R1.3.12 and R1.3.2  by Ameren
Project 2007-26 ― Interpretation of TPL-002 and TPL-003 R1.3.12 and R1.3.2 by MISO
Project 2007-27 Interpretation of CIP-006 R1.1 by SCE&G
Project 2008-06 ― Cyber Security ― Order 706
Project 2008-11 ― Interpretation of VAR-002a by ICF Consulting
Project 2008-14 Cyber Security Violation Severity Levels
Project 2008-15 Interpretation of CIP-006-1a By US Army Corps of Engineers
Project 2008-18 Interpretation of TOP-005-1 and IRO-005-1 by Manitoba Hydro
Project 2009-08 Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination
Project 2009-10 Interpretation of PRC-005-1 R1 by Compliance Monitoring Processes Working Group (CMPWG)
Project 2009-11 Interpretation of IRO-010-1 R1.2 and R3 by WECC Reliability Coordination Subcommittee
Project 2009-14 Interpretation of TPL-002-0 R1.3.10 by PacifiCorp
Project 2009-15 Interpretation of MOD-001-1 R2 and R8 and MOD-029-1 R5 and R6 by NYISO
Project 2009-16 Interpretation of CIP-007-1 R2 by WECC
Project 2009-18 Withdraw Three Midwest ISO Waivers
Project 2009-21 ― Cyber Security Ninety-day Response
Relay Loadability − PRC-023-1
Urgent Action SAR for Revision BAL-004-1

All comments should be forwarded to sarcomm@nerc.net.
Questions?  Contact Lauren Koller -
lauren.koller@nerc.net or 609-452-8060.