Reliability Standards - Under Development

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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
Project	Action	Start Date	End Date
Current and Pending Ballots

Posted for 30-day Pre-ballot Review (Open Ballot Pools)
Project 2010-15 ― Urgent Action Revisions to CIP-005-3 ― CIP-005	Join Ballot Pool	08/18/10	09/17/10
Project 2007-04 ― Certifying System Operators ― PER-003	Join Ballot Pool	08/10/10	09/09/10
Posted for Comment
Project 2010-13 ― Transmission Relay Loadability	Comment Form	08/19/10	09/19/10
Reliability Standards Development Plan	Comment Form	08/17/10	09/16/10
Project 2007-04 ― Certifying System Operators ― PER-003	Comment Form	08/10/10	09/24/10
Project 2007-03 ― Real-time Operations ― TOP-001 through TOP-008 and PER-001	Comment Form	08/04/10	09/03/10
Project 2006-06 ― Reliability Coordination ― COM-001, COM-002, IRO-001, and IRO-014	Comment Form	08/04/10	09/03/10
Project 2006-02 ― Assess Transmission and Future Needs ― TPL-001 through TPL-006	Comment Form	08/03/10	09/02/10
Project 2007-23 ― Violation Severity Levels	Comment Form	08/02/10	09/16/10
Drafting Team Nominations Open

SARs and Standards Under Development (not currently posted for comment)
Regional Reliability Standard MOD-024-RFC-01
Regional Reliability Standard PRC-002-NPCC-1
Violation Risk Factors Criteria and Tool
Revisions to IRO-004 ― Require Timely Submission of Data
Project 2007-01 ― Underfrequency Load Shedding ― PRC-006, PRC-007, and PRC-009
Project 2007-02 ― Operating Personnel Communications Protocols ― COM-003
Project 2007-05 ― Balancing Authority Controls ― BAL-002 and BAL-004 through BAL-006
Project 2007-06 ― System Protection Coordination ― PRC-001
Project 2007-07 ― Vegetation Management ― FAC-003
Project 2007-09 ― Generator Verification ― PRC-019, PRC-024, and MOD-024 through MOD-027
Project 2007-11 ― Disturbance Monitoring ― PRC-002 and PRC-018
Project 2007-12 ― Frequency Response
Project 2007-17 ― Protection System Maintenance & Testing ― PRC-005
Project 2007-18 ― Reliability-based Control ― Various BAL standards, EOP-002, and IRO-005
Project 2008-01 ― Voltage and Reactive planning and control ― VAR-001 and VAR-002
Project 2008-02 ― Undervoltage Load Shedding ― PRC-010 and PRC-022
Project 2008-06 ― Cyber Security ― Order 706 ― CIP-002 through CIP-009
Project 2008-12 ― Coordinate Interchange Standards ― Various INT standards
Project 2009-01 ― Disturbance and Sabotage Reporting ― CIP-001 and EOP-004
Project 2009-02 ― Real-time Reliability Monitoring and Analysis Capabilities ― TOP, IRO and COM-001
Project 2009-03 ― Emergency Operations ― EOP-001, EOP-002, EOP-003, and IRO-001
Project 2009-05 ― Resource Adequacy Assessments ― Various MOD standards and TPL-005
Project 2009-07 ― Reliability of Protection Systems
Project 2010-06 ― Results-based Reliability Standards
Project 2010-07 ― Transmission Requirements at the Generator Interface ― Various BAL, CIP, EOP, FAC, IRO, MOD, PER, PRC, TOP, and VAR standards
Project 2010-08 ―Functional Model Glossary Revisions
Project 2010-10 ― FAC Order 729
Project 2010-11 ― TPL Table 1 Order
Project 2010-14 ― Balancing Authority Reliability-based Control
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 2009-19 ― Interpretation of BAL-002-0 R4 and R5 by NWPP Reserve Sharing Group
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 2009-27 ― Interpretation of TOP-002-2a R10 by FMPP
Project 2009-28 ― Interpretation of EOP-001-1 and EOP-001-2 R2.2 by FMPP
Project 2009-29 ― Interpretation of TOP-002-2a R6 by FMPP
Project 2009-30 ― Interpretation of PRC-001-1 R1 by WPSC
Project 2009-32 ― Interpretation of EOP-003-1 R3 and R5 by FMPP
Interpretation 2010-INT-01 ― Interpretation of TOP-006-2 R1.2 and R3 for FMPP
Interpretation 2010-INT-02 ― Interpretation of TOP-003-1 R2 for FMPP
Interpretation 2010-INT-03 ― Interpretation of TOP-002-2a R2, R8, and R19 for FMPP
Interpretation 2010-INT-04 ― Interpretation of EOP-001-1 R2.4 for FMPP
Interpretation 2010-INT-05 ― Interpretation of CIP-002-1 R3 for Duke Energy
Standards Under Field Test
Project 2007-18 ― Reliability-based Control ― Various BAL standards, EOP-002, and IRO-005
Continent-wide and Regional Standards Waiting for Board Adoption
Project 2006-08 ― Transmission Loading Relief ― IRO-006
Project 2008-07 ― Interpretation of EOP-002-2 R6.3 and R7.1 by Brookfield Power
Project 2009-20 ― Interpretation of BAL-003-0 R2 and R5 by Energy Mark, Inc.
Pending Regulatory Filing
Project 2006-04 ― Backup Facilities ― EOP-008
Project 2009-06 ― Facility Ratings ― FAC-008 and FAC-009
Project 2010-09 ― Cyber Security Order 706B ― Nuclear Plant Implementation Plan ― Various CIP Standards
Project 2010-12 ― Order 693 Directives
Reliability Standards Filed and Pending Regulatory Approval
Reliability Standards Development Plan
Standards Processes Manual
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
Errata ― Various Standards Errata
Pre-2006 ― Operate Within Interconnection Reliability Operating Limits ― IRO-007 through IRO-010
Project 2006-01 ― System Personnel Training ― PER-002, PER-004, and PER-005
Project 2006-03 ― System Restoration and Blackstart ― EOP-005, EOP-006, EOP-007, and EOP-009
Project 2007-27 ― Interpretation of CIP-006 R1.1 by SCE&G
Project 2008-06 ― Cyber Security ― Order 706 ― CIP-002 through CIP-009
Project 2008-08 ― EOP VSL Revisions ― EOP family of standards
Project 2008-11 ― Interpretation of VAR-002a by ICF Consulting
Project 2008-14 ― Cyber Security Violation Severity Levels ― CIP family of standards
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 ― NUC-001
Project 2009-09 ― Interpretation of CIP-001-1 by Covanta
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 2009-12 ― Interpretation of CIP-005-1 by PacifiCorp
Project 2009-13 ― interpretation of CIP-006-1 by PacifiCorp
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 2009-18 ― Withdraw Three Midwest ISO Waivers
Project 2009-21 ― Cyber Security Ninety-day Response ― CIP Family of Standards
Project 2009-31 ― Interpretation of TOP-001-1 R8 by FMPP
Relay Loadability ― PRC-023
Urgent Action SAR for Revision ― BAL-004

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