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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
Project 2009-20 ― Interpretation of BAL-003-0 R4 and R5 by Energy Mark, Inc.	Initial Ballot	11/20/09	12/07/09
Project 2009-17 ― Interpretation of PRC-004-1 and PRC-005-1 R2 by Y-W Electric and Tri-State G & T	Initial Ballot	11/19/09	12/07/09
Project 2009-21 ― Cyber Security Ninety-day Response	Initial Ballot	11/20/09	11/30/09
Posted for 30-day Pre-ballot Review (Open Ballot Pools)
Project 2009-24 ― Interpretation of EOP-005-1 R7 by FMPA	Join Ballot Pool	11/19/09	01/05/10
Project 2009-25 ― Interpretation of BAL-001-01 and BAL-002-0 by BPA	Join Ballot Pool	11/19/09	01/05/10
Project 2009-23 ― Interpretation of CIP-004-2 R3 by Army Corps of Engineers	Join Ballot Pool	10/29/09	12/01/09
Posted for Comment
Project 2008-12 ― Coordinate Interchange Standards	Comment Form	11/10/09	12/11/09
Project 2007-23 ― Violation Severity Levels and Project 2008-08 ― EOP VSL Revisions	Comment Form	11/03/09	12/03/09
Project 2006-08 ― Transmission Loading Relief	Comment Form	10/27/09	11/30/09
Regional Reliability Standard MOD-024-RFC-01	Comment Form	10/27/09	12/11/09
Project 2007-04 ― Certifying System Operators	Comment Form	10/21/09	11/20/09
Drafting Team Nominations Open
SARs and Standards Under Development (not currently posted for comment)
Functional Model Working Group
Regional Reliability Standard PRC-002-NPCC-1
Revisions to IRO-004 ― Require Timely Submission of Data
Project 2006-02 ― Assess Transmission and Future Needs
Project 2006-04 ― Backup Facilities
Project 2006-06 ― Reliability Coordination
Project 2006-07 ― Transfer Capabilities: ATC-TTC-CBM-TRM − MOD Standards
Project 2007-01 ― Underfrequency Load Shedding
Project 2007-02 ― Operating Personnel Communications Protocols
Project 2007-03 ― Real-time Operations
Project 2007-05 ― Balancing Authority Controls
Project 2007-06 ― System Protection Coordination
Project 2007-07 ― Vegetation Management − FAC-003-2
Project 2007-09 ― Generator Verification
Project 2007-11 ― Disturbance Monitoring
Project 2007-12 ― Frequency Response
Project 2007-17 ― Protection System Maintenance & Testing
Project 2008-01 ― Voltage and Reactive planning and control
Project 2008-05 ― Credible Multiple Element Contingencies − FAC-011-2
Project 2008-06 ― Cyber Security ― Order 706 (Version 2 VRFs and VSLs)
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 2009-01 ― Disturbance and Sabotage Reporting
Project 2009-02 ― Real-time Tools
Project 2009-05 ― Resource Adequacy Assessments
Project 2009-06 ― Facility Ratings
Project 2009-07 ― Reliability of Protection Systems
Project 2009-09 ― Interpretation of CIP-001-1 R2 by Covanta Energy
Project 2009-13 ― Interpretation of CIP-006-1 R1.1 by PacifiCorp
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 2009-26 ― Interpretation of CIP-004-1 by WECC
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 2009-12 ― Interpretation of CIP-005-1 R4.2.2 and R1.3 by PacifiCorp
Pending Regulatory Filing
Reliability Standards Development Plan
Reliability Standards Development Procedure ― Version 7
BAL-502-RFC-01 — Planning Resource Adequacy Analysis, Assessment and Documentation
Pre-2006 ― Operate Within Interconnection Reliability Operating Limits − IRO-007 through IRO-010
Project 2006-03 ― System Restoration and Blackstart
Project 2007-27 ― Interpretation of CIP-006 R1.1 by SCE&G
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 2009-10 ― 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
Reliability Standards Filed and Pending Regulatory Approval
BAL-002-WECC-1 ― Contingency Reserve
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
ERCOT Request for Interpretation ― BAL-003-0, Requirements 2, 2.2, 5, and 5.1
Errata ― Various Standards Errata
Project 2006-01 ― System Personnel Training
Project 2006-07 ― Transfer Capabilities: ATC-TTC-CBM-TRM (MOD Standards)
Project 2007-14 ― Permanent Changes to Timing Tables in Coordinate Interchange Standards
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 2007-28 ― Interpretation of VAR-001-1 ― Voltage and Reactive Control by Dynegy
Project 2008-06 ― Cyber Security ― Order 706
Project 2008-11 ― Interpretation of VAR-002a by ICF Consulting
Project 2008-13 ― Interpretation of TOP-002-2 R11 by Orlando Utilities Commission
Project 2008-14 ― Cyber Security Violation Severity Levels
Project 2008-16 ― Transmission Operations Violation Severity Levels − TOP-004-2
Project 2009-08 ― Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination
Relay Loadability − PRC-023-1
Urgent Action SAR for Revision − BAL-004-1

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