Project 2018-03 Standards Efficiency Review Retirements

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Status
Board Adopted: May 9, 2019 and February 4, 2021

Filed with FERC: June 7, 2019 and February 19, 2021​

Project Scope
The Standard Authorization Request (SAR) drafting team evaluated NERC Reliability Standards using a risk-based approach to identify potential efficiencies through retirement or modification of Reliability Standard Requirements. The drafting team identified potential candidate requirements that are not essential for reliability, could be simplified or consolidated, and could thereby reduce regulatory obligations and/or compliance burden.

The Project 2018-03 standard drafting team (SDT) proposed retiring Requirement R7 and Requirement R8 of FAC-008-3. Proposed FAC-008-4 was approved by final ballot on May 2, 2019 and adopted by the BOT on May 9, 2019. NERC subsequently filed a Petition with FERC on June 7, 2019 for approval of proposed Reliability Standard FAC-008-4. On September 17, 2020, FERC issued an Order approving the retirement of 19 Reliability Standard requirements and remanded proposed FAC-008-4 for further consideration by NERC.

The Project 2018-3 SDT has been recalled to further consider the proposed retirements of Requirement R7 and Requirement R8 of FAC-008. 

Standard(s) Affected: FAC-008-3

Standards Efficiency Review Retirements (SER-Retirements)

The SER-Retirements standards drafting team is comprised of a mix of team members with Real-time Operations, Long-term Planning, and Operations Planning expertise to evaluate FAC-008 Requirement R7 and Requirement R8 for retirement.  


Draft


Actions

Dates

Results
Consideration of Comments
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Final Posting

FAC-008-5
Clean | Redline to Last Posted | Redline to Last Approved

Implementation Plan​
Clean | Redline

Supporting Materials

VRF/VSL Justifications
Clean | Redline





Final Ballot

Info

Vote​​






01/19/21 - 01/28/21






Ballot Results​



 FAC-008-4 (Redline)

Initial Posting

FAC-008-5

Implementation Plan

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)

VRF/VSL Justifications


  Initial Ballot and Non-binding Poll

Updated Info

Info

Vote




01/04/21 - 01/13/21

 

​Ballot Results

Non-binding Poll Results 





Join Ballot Pools


​11/30/20 - 12/29/20





Comment Period

Info

Submit Comments​


11/30/20 - 01/13/21


Comments Received​

Consideration of Comments​

 

 

Final Posting

Proposed Partial Retirements

FAC-008-4
Clean | Redline to Last Approved

INT-006-5
Clean | Redline to Last Approved

INT-009-3
Clean | Redline to Last Posted | Redline to Last Approved

IRO-002-7
Clean | Redline to Last Posted |
Redline to Last Approved (IRO-002-5)

PRC-004-6
Clean | Redline to Last Posted | Redline to Last Approved

TOP-001-5
Clean | Redline to Last Approved

VAR-001-6
Clean | Redline to Last Approved

Proposed Complete Retirements

FAC-013-2

INT-004-3.1

INT-010-2.1

MOD-001-1a

MOD-004-1

MOD-008-1

MOD-020-0

MOD-028-2

MOD-029-2a

MOD-030-3


Proposed Withdrawal

MOD-001-2


Implementation Plan

Clean | Redline to Last Posted


Supporting Materials

VRF/VSL Justifications

FAC-008-4
Clean | Redline to Last Posted

INT-006-5
Clean | Redline to Last Posted

INT-009-3
Clean | Redline to Last Posted

IRO-002-7
Clean | Redline to Last Posted 

PRC-004-6
Clean | Redline to Last Posted

TOP-001-5
Clean | Redline to Last Posted

VAR-001-6
Clean | Redline to Last Posted 


Technical Rationale
Clean | Redline to Last Posted

 

 

 

 

Final Ballots

Info

Vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 04/23/2019 - 05/02/19 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ballot Results

FAC-008-4

FAC-013-2

INT-004-3.1

INT-006-5

INT-009-3

INT-010-2.1

IRO-002-6

MOD-001-1a

MOD-001-2

MOD-004-1

MOD-008-1

MOD-020-0

MOD-028-2

MOD-029-2a

MOD-030-3

PRC-004-6

TOP-001-5

VAR-001-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Posting 

Proposed Partial Retirements

FAC-008-4
Clean | Redline

INT-006-5
Clean | Redline

INT-009-3
Clean | Redline

IRO-002-6
Clean | Redline

PRC-004-6
Clean | Redline

TOP-001-5
Clean | Redline

VAR-001-6
Clean | Redline

Proposed Complete Retirements

FAC-013-2

INT-004-3.1

INT-010-2.1

MOD-001-1a

MOD-004-1

MOD-008-1

MOD-020-0

MOD-028-2

MOD-029-2a

MOD-030-3

Proposed Withdrawal

MOD-001-2


Implementation Plan


Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)

VRF/VSL Justifications

FAC-008-4

INT-006-5

INT-009-3

IRO-002-6

PRC-004-6

TOP-001-5

VAR-001-6

Technical Rationale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Ballots and Non-binding Polls

 

Updated Info

 

Info

 

Vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

04/03/19 - 04/12/2019

 

Ballot Results

FAC-008-4

FAC-013-2

 INT-004-3.1

INT-006-5

 INT-009-3

INT-010-2.1

IRO-002-6

MOD-001-1a

MOD-001-2

MOD-004-1

MOD-008-1

MOD-020-0

MOD-028-2

MOD-029-2a

MOD-030-3

PRC-004-6

TOP-001-5

VAR-001-6

 

Non-binding Poll Results

FAC-008-4

INT-006-5

INT-009-3

IRO-002-6

PRC-004-6

TOP-001-5

VAR-001-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Consideration of Comments​

Comment Period

 

Info

 

Submit Comments

 

 

02/27/19 - 04/12/19

 

 

Comments Received​

 Join Ballot Pools​
(Each standard is being balloted separately. Therefore, multiple ballot pools must be joined in order to vote on all of the standards)

 

​ 02/27/19 - 03/28/19​


Drafting Team Nominations

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Nomination Form (Word)

Nomination Period

Info

Submit Nominations


08/28/18 - 09/17/18
Comment Period​

Info

Submit Comments

 

08/28/18 - 09/26/18

 

 

Comments Received

 

 

Consideration of Comments