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Governance:
Rules of Procedure
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NERC and NERC members shall comply with these rules of procedure. Each regional entity shall comply with these rules of procedure as applicable to functions delegated to the regional entity by NERC or as required by an appropriate governmental authority or as otherwise provided.
Each bulk power system owner, operator, and user shall comply with all rules of procedure of NERC that are made applicable to such entities by approval pursuant to applicable legislation or regulation, or pursuant to agreement.
Any entity that is unable to comply or that is not in compliance with a NERC rule of procedure shall immediately notify NERC in writing, stating the rule of concern and the reason for not being able to comply with the rule.
NERC shall evaluate each case and inform the entity of the results of the evaluation. If NERC determines that a rule has been violated, or cannot practically be complied with, NERC shall notify the applicable governmental authorities and take such other actions as NERC deems appropriate to address the situation.
NERC shall comply with each approved reliability standard that identifies NERC or the electric reliability organization as a responsible entity. Regional Entities shall comply with each approved reliability standard that identifies Regional Entities as responsible entities. A violation by NERC or a Regional Entity of such a reliability standard shall constitute a violation of these Rules of Procedure.
Please see the Rules of Procedure Alert Page for status updates. Proposed Changes to NERC's Standards Development Processes can be found at: http://www.nerc.com/filez/sc.html Propsed Changes to NERC's Delegation Agreements and to the CMEP can be found at: http://www.nerc.com/page.php?cid=1|9|119|181
Rules of Procedure in Effect |
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Rules of Procedure (Complete Document)
Rules of Procedures - without the Appendices
Effective: June 10, 2010 |
06.10.2010 |
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| Appendix 3A |
Reliability Standards Development Procedure - Version 7
Approved: NERC Board of Trustees November 5, 2009
Effective: February 5, 2010 |
02.05.2010 |
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| Appendix 3B |
Election Procedure for Members of NERC Standards Committee
Effective: January 18, 2007 |
01.18.2007 |
pdf |
| Appendix 3C |
Procedure for Coordinating Reliability Standards Approvals, Remands, and Directives
Effective: January 18, 2007 |
01.18.2007 |
pdf |
| Appendix 4A |
Audit of Regional Entity Compliance Programs
Effective: January 18, 2007 |
01.18.2007 |
pdf |
| Appendix 4B |
Sanction Guidelines
Effective: January 15, 2008 |
01.15.2008 |
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| Appendix 4C |
Uniform Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program
Effective: October 2, 2009 |
10.02.2009 |
pdf |
| Appendix 4D |
Procedure for Requesting and Receiving Technical Feasibility Exceptions to NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards
Effective: January 21, 2010 |
01.21.2010 |
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| Appendix 4E |
Compliance and Certification Committee Hearing Procedures, Hearing Procedures for Use in Appeals, and Mediation Procedures
Effective: June 10, 2010 |
06.10.2010 |
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| Appendix 5A |
Organization Registration and Certification Manual
Effective: June 10, 2010 |
06.10.2010 |
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| Appendix 6 |
System Operator Certification Program Manual
Effective: January 18, 2007 |
01.18.2007 |
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| Appendix 8 |
NERC Blackout and Disturbance Response Procedures
Effective: October 18, 2007 |
10.18.2007 |
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