Agenda Interchange Subcommittee

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1 Agenda Interchange Subcommittee May 26, a.m. 5 p.m., CDT May 27, a.m. 5 p.m., CDT Midwest ISO Office 1125 Energy Park Dr. St. Paul, Minnesota Telephone: Administrative a. Membership and guests Joe Gardner Attachment: IS Roster (Attachment 1) b. Arrangements Tom Vandervort c. Approval of meetings minutes Joe Gardner Attachment: February 10-11, 2010 IS Meeting Minutes (Attachment 2) d. Approval of meeting agenda Joe Gardner e. Procedures i. Parliamentary Procedures Joe Gardner Attachment: Parliamentary Procedures (Attachment 3) ii. Antitrust Compliance Guidelines Tom Vandervort Attachment: Antitrust Compliance Guidelines (Attachment 4) f. Interchange Subcommittee Action Items List (Review prior to the meeting) Joe Gardner Attachment: IS Action Items List (Attachment 5) g. Interchange Scope Information Item i. IS Scope: NERC Goals and Objectives, Information Only Tom Vandervort a. Attachment: 2010 NERC Performance Goals and Objectives (Attachment 6) 3. Interchange Subcommittee Sub-groups a. Joint Electronic Scheduling Subcommittee (JESS) Bob Harshbarger, Clint Aymond b. Eastern Interconnection Interchange Tool Task Force (EIITTF) Jeremy West c. ACE Diversity Interchange Task Force (ADITF) Joe Gardner, Don Lacen, Tom Vandervort Village Blvd. Princeton, NJ

2 4. Operating Manual Documents Joe Gardner a. Dynamic Transfer Reference Guidelines, Industry Comments and Responses, and Revision Cheryl Mendrala b. Interchange Reference Guidelines, Industry Comments and Responses, and Revision Jeremy West Attachments: (1) Documents, comments, draft responses to be sent electronically to IS 5. Joint Electric Scheduling Subcommittee Relationship to IS Joe Gardner, Tom Vandervort a. JESS emphasis has shifted to NAESB, how much has the NERC role diminished? b. Would a liaison from NERC to the JESS be sufficient? c. What are the reliability implications for the IS to discontinue as NERC parent subcommittee to the JESS? d. What are the Pros and Cons to continue status quo? 6. Coordinate Interchange Standard Drafting Team, Project Joe Gardner a. NERC Project , Coordinate Interchange Standards Drafting Team Meeting, Joint Meeting with the IS Meeting Joe Gardner Attachments: (1) To be sent under separate cover 7. Future Meetings * a. September 8-9, 2010 IS and CISDT Joint Meeting Holyoke, MA or Boston, MA Host: ISO-NE Peter Harris Point of Contact b. November 9-10, 2010 IS and CISDT Joint Meeting San Diego Host: SEMPRA Generation Office Jim Hansen Point of Contact c IS Meetings to be Determined * Future IS meetings need to be held at region, utility, or volunteer facilities CISDT = Coordinate Interchange Standard Drafting Team, NERC Project Interchange Subcommittee Meeting Agenda May 26-27,

3 Attachment 1 Interchange Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Gardner Director, System-wide Operations Midwest ISO, Inc. 701 City Center Drive P.O. Box 4202 Carmel, Indiana (317) (317) Fx jgardner@ midwestiso.org Vice Chairman Jeremy West Engineer, Transmission Business Operations Entergy Services, Inc W. Barraque Street Pine Bluff, Arkansas (870) (870) Fx jwest2@ entergy.com ERCOT Joel L Mickey Director, Market Operating Systems Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc W. Lake Drive Taylor, Texas (512) (512) Fx jmickey@ ercot.com MRO Shane T. Jenson Senior Energy Coordinator Omaha Public Power District Mail Stop 10E-EP1 444 South 16th Street Mall Omaha, Nebraska (402) (402) Fx sjenson@oppd.com NPCC Peter Harris Manager, System Operations Support ISO New England, Inc. One Sullivan Road Holyoke, Massachusetts (413) (413) Fx pharris@ iso-ne.com RFC Frederick Kunkel Manager Transmission Services Wabash Valley Power Association 722 N. High School Road Indianapolis, Indiana (317) (317) Fx fredk@wvpa.com RFC Christopher Pacella Analyst-Operations Development PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 955 Jefferson Avenue Valley Forge Corporate Center Norristown, Pennsylvania (610) (610) Fx pacelc@pjm.com SERC John J. Ciza Project Manager Southern Company Generation 600 North 18th Street BIN: GS-8289 Birmingham, Alabama (205) jjciza1@ southernco.com SERC Eric Grau Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street MR BK-C Chattanooga, Tennessee (423) ergrau@tva.gov SERC Michael Oatts Manager, System Control Southern Company Services, Inc th Street North Mail Bin PCC Birmingham, Alabama (205) Fx mloatts@ southernco.com WECC Donald P. Lacen Transmission Services Coordinator Public Service Company of New Mexico PNM Alvarado Square, SW MS-EP11 Albuquerque, New Mexico (505) (505) Fx don.lacen@ pnm.com

4 WECC Eric Nehf Technical Staff Bonneville Power Administration 5411 NE HWY 99 P.O. Box 491 Vancouver, Washington (360) WECC Paul W Rice Assistant Director, Operations Western Electricity Coordinating Council 615 Arapeen Dr., Ste. 210 Salt Lake City, Utah (801) Ext (801) Fx paul@wecc.biz Robert H. Harshbarger OASIS Trading Manager Puget Sound Energy, Inc. Mailstop: EST-06E P.O. Box Bellevue, Washington (425) (425) Fx robert.harshbarger@ pse.com NERC Staff Thomas J Vandervort Event Investigator North American Electric Reliability Corporation Village Boulevard Princeton, New Jersey (609) (609) Fx tom.vandervort@ nerc.net

5 Attachment 2 Minutes Interchange Subcommittee February 10 11, 2010 Salt River Project Office Phoenix, AZ A regular meeting of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation s (NERC) Interchange Subcommittee (IS) was held on February 10 11, 2010 at the Salt River Project (SRP) office in Phoenix, Arizona. The meeting agenda and attendance list are attached as Exhibits A and B, respectively. There were no individual statements or minority opinions. Subcommittee chair Joe Gardner presided and a quorum was present. Interchange Subcommittee Appreciation for Meeting Host Salt River Project The Interchange Subcommittee acknowledges and appreciates the hospitality that the Salt River Project Office, specifically Wendy Weathers and the coordination of outgoing IS Chair Don Lacen, provided to the subcommittee as SRP hosted the IS meeting at its facility. Antitrust Compliance Guidelines Secretary Tom Vandervort acknowledged the NERC Antitrust Compliance Guidelines. Minutes of the Previous Meeting The subcommittee approved the October 15 16, 2009 meeting minutes by unanimous consent. New IS Officers and Recognition of Outgoing IS Officers The NERC Operating Committee Chair approved Joe Gardner as the new IS Chair and Jeremy West as the new IS Vice-chair. Mr. Gardner recognized the commitment, dedication, and leadership of Don Lacen and Chris Pacella as the IS Chair and Vice-chair, respectively. Mr. Gardner presented Mr. Lacen with a plaque to recognize his leadership of the IS from 2007 to IS and JESS Scope Revisions The NERC OC approved the IS and JESS Scope revisions during the December 9, 2009 OC meeting. Joint Electric Scheduling Working Group JESS Co-chairs Bob Harshbarger and Jim Hansen summarized activities that the JESS addressed during its January, 2010 meeting in Dallas, Texas Village Blvd. Princeton, NJ

6 The NERC OC approved the JESS name change and revised scope during the December, 2009 OC meeting. The JESS postponed any work on revising the NAESB WEQ-004 Coordinate Interchange Business Practice Standard until the NERC Coordinate Interchange Standards revision process is farther along or until requested by the NERC CISDT. NAESB is processing the Electric Industry Registry (EIR) request for proposal (RFP) and is being addressed by NAESB staff. The JESS will participate in the RFP evaluation as requested by NAESB. The e-tag specifications are being maintained by NAESB. To access the NAESB e-tag Specifications and Schema, please visit the following NAESB protected Web site: The JESS reviewed and discussed the JESS related items on the NAESB 2010 wholesale electric quadrant (WEQ) Annual Plan. The JESS reviewed and edited the respective support documents for the implementation of the e-tag Specifications V1.8.1 revision. Draft e-tag Specification V1.8.1, Implementation Letter, to be distributed approximately February 12, 2010, from JESS Co-chairs Bob Harshbarger and Jim Hansen e-tag Specification V1.8.1, Change Narrative e-tag Specification V1.8.1, Cut-over Plan e-tag Specification V1.8.1, Test Plan The next JESS meeting will be at the MISO Office in Carmel, Indiana on May 19 20, The JESS is seeking active participants for its meetings and activities. Eastern Interconnection Interchange Tool Task Force The Eastern Interconnection Interchange Tool Task Force (EIITTF) Chair Jeremy West reported that the EITTF was not active since the last IS meeting. The EIITTF will try to finish the final report with conclusions and recommendations before the next IS meeting. IS Operating Manual Documents Revisions Dynamic Transfer Reference Guidelines Drafting Team: Peter Harris, Cheryl Mendrala, Joe Gardner, Chris Pacella, Eric Grau The Dynamic Transfer Reference Guidelines drafting team presented the industry comments and the team s responses along with the revised document to the IS. Ms. Mendrala led the IS through a discussion on the responses and attained input from the IS in order to finish the revision. After reviewing the document and discussing the options, the IS decided that the changes were not significant enough to require another industry posting. The drafting team will finish the revision to the document and review the comment responses in preparation for the next IS meeting. The IS intends to present the document to the NERC OC after the next IS meeting. Interchange Subcommittee Meeting Minutes February 10 11,

7 Interchange Reference Guidelines Drafting Team: Jeremy West, Bob Harshbarger, Eric Nehf, Shane Jenson, Don Lacen The drafting team presented the industry comment responses to the IS along with the revised draft Interchange Reference Document. The drafting team requested clarification on the intent of the document and to define who the document s audience was anticipated to be. Mike Oatts volunteered to review the drafting team s document as currently drafted, make high level technical and format recommendations, and send his summary back to the drafting team. The drafting team will then continue its revision process and bring the guidelines and comment responses back to the next IS meeting. With the recommendation of the drafting team, the IS will determine if another posting is needed. NERC Coordinate Interchange Standards Revision SAR The NERC Coordinate Interchange Standard Drafting Team (CISDT) met in Phoenix at the same SRP facility prior to the IS meeting. The IS contributed 4 hours to the CISDT to continue the Coordinate Interchange (INT) standards revision process. The CISDT next meeting is planned to be in Houston on March 17 19, For more information, see the NERC Web site for Project , Coordinate Interchange at: Interchange Subcommittee Action Items List Secretary Vandervort updated the IS Action Items List. Each subcommittee member is to review, take action for his or her items, and update the action item list, which is affixed as Exhibit C. RS Request for IS to Review the BA Bubble Diagram The NERC Resources Subcommittee (RS) has ownership of the NERC balancing authority (BA) Bubble Diagram and is in the process of updating the diagram. The RS requested the IS to review the BA Bubble Diagram for BA-to-BA accuracy and to ensure that the interchange paths are correct. The IS members are to forward their edits (e.g. additions, deletions, changes, etc) to Secretary Vandervort, who will forward the enhancements to the respective region RS members where the edits, such as tie-lines, are located. For reference, the Bubble Diagram was included in the IS meeting agenda. Dates and Locations of Future Meetings IS and CISDT Joint Meeting Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Thursday, May 27, 2010 IS and CISDT Joint Meeting Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Thursday, September 9, 2010 IS and CISDT Joint Meeting Wednesday, November 9, 2010 Thursday, November 10, a.m. 5 p.m. 8 a.m. 5 p.m. 8 a.m. 5 p.m. 8 a.m. 5 p.m. 8 a.m. 5 p.m. 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Location: Minneapolis (tentative) Host: MISO Office Joe Gardner, point of contact Location: Holyoke, MA or Boston, MA(tentative) Host: ISO-NE Office Peter Harris, point of contact Location: San Diego (tentative) Host: SEMPRA Generation Office Jim Hansen, point of contact CISDT = Coordinate Interchange Standard Drafting Team Interchange Subcommittee Meeting Minutes February 10 11,

8 * Dates and locations are to be coordinated by IS members with the respective regions or with utilities in the designated cities. Respectfully submitted, Tom Vandervort Thomas J. Vandervort Interchange Subcommittee Secretary Interchange Subcommittee Meeting Minutes February 10 11,

9 Attachment 3 Parliamentary Procedures Based on Robert s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, 10th Edition, plus Organization and Procedures Manual for the NERC Standing Committees Motions Unless noted otherwise, all procedures require a second to enable discussion. When you want to Procedure Debatable Comments Raise an issue for discussion Revise a Motion currently under discussion Reconsider a Motion already approved End debate Record each member s vote on a Motion Postpone discussion until later in the meeting Postpone discussion until a future date Remove the motion for any further consideration Request a review of procedure Move Yes The main action that begins a debate. Amend Yes Takes precedence over discussion of main motion. Motions to amend an amendment are allowed, but not any further. The amendment must be germane to the main motion, and can not reverse the intent of the main motion. Reconsider Yes Allowed only by member who voted on the prevailing side of the original motion. Call for the Question or End Debate Request a Roll Call Vote Yes No If the Chair senses that the committee is ready to vote, he may say if there are no objections, we will now vote on the Motion. Otherwise, this motion is debatable and subject to 2/3 majority approval. Takes precedence over main motion. No debate allowed, but the members must approve by 2/3 majority. Lay on the Table Yes Takes precedence over main motion. Used only to postpone discussion until later in the meeting. Postpone until Yes Takes precedence over main motion. Debatable only regarding the date (and time) at which to bring the Motion back for further discussion. Postpone indefinitely Yes Takes precedence over main motion. Debate can extend to the discussion of the main motion. If approved, it effectively kills the motion. Useful for disposing of a badly chosen motion that can not be adopted or rejected without undesirable consequences. Point of order No Second not required. The Chair or secretary shall review the parliamentary procedure used during the discussion of the Motion. Notes on Motions Seconds. A Motion must have a second to ensure that at least two members wish to discuss the issue. The seconder is not recorded in the minutes. Neither are motions that do not receive a second. Announcement by the Chair. The Chair should announce the Motion before debate begins. This ensures that the wording is understood by the membership. Once the Motion is announced and seconded, the Committee owns the motion, and must deal with it according to parliamentary procedure.

10 Voting Voting Method When Used How Recorded in Minutes Unanimous Consent When the Chair senses that the Committee is substantially in agreement, and the Motion needed little or no debate. No actual vote is taken. The minutes show by unanimous consent. Vote by Voice The standard practice. The minutes show Approved or Not Approved (or Failed). Vote by Show of Hands (tally) Vote by Roll Call To record the number of votes on each side when an issue has engendered substantial debate or appears to be divisive. Also used when a Voice Vote is inconclusive. (The Chair should ask for a Vote by Show of Hands when requested by a member). To record each member s vote. Each member is called upon by the Secretary,, and the member indicates either Yes, No, or Present if abstaining. The minutes show both vote totals, and then Approved or Not Approved (or Failed). The minutes will include the list of members, how each voted or abstained, and the vote totals. Those members for which a Yes, No, or Present is not shown are considered absent for the vote. Notes on Voting (Recommendations from DMB, not necessarily Mr. Robert) Abstentions. When a member abstains, he is not voting on the Motion, and his abstention is not counted in determining the results of the vote. The Chair should not ask for a tally of those who abstained. Determining the results. The results of the vote (other than Unanimous Consent) are determined by dividing the votes in favor by the total votes cast. Abstentions are not counted in the vote and shall not be assumed to be on either side. Unanimous Approval. Can only be determined by a Roll Call vote because the other methods do not determine whether every member attending the meeting was actually present when the vote was taken, or whether there were abstentions. Majorities. Robert s Rules use a simple majority (one more than half) as the default for most motions. NERC uses 2/3 majority for all motions.

11 Attachment 4 Antitrust Compliance Guidelines I. General It is NERC s policy and practice to obey the antitrust laws and to avoid all conduct that unreasonably restrains competition. This policy requires the avoidance of any conduct that violates, or that might appear to violate, the antitrust laws. Among other things, the antitrust laws forbid any agreement between or among competitors regarding prices, availability of service, product design, terms of sale, division of markets, allocation of customers or any other activity that unreasonably restrains competition. It is the responsibility of every NERC participant and employee who may in any way affect NERC s compliance with the antitrust laws to carry out this commitment. Antitrust laws are complex and subject to court interpretation that can vary over time and from one court to another. The purpose of these guidelines is to alert NERC participants and employees to potential antitrust problems and to set forth policies to be followed with respect to activities that may involve antitrust considerations. In some instances, the NERC policy contained in these guidelines is stricter than the applicable antitrust laws. Any NERC participant or employee who is uncertain about the legal ramifications of a particular course of conduct or who has doubts or concerns about whether NERC s antitrust compliance policy is implicated in any situation should consult NERC s General Counsel immediately. II. Prohibited Activities Participants in NERC activities (including those of its committees and subgroups) should refrain from the following when acting in their capacity as participants in NERC activities (e.g., at NERC meetings, conference calls and in informal discussions): Discussions involving pricing information, especially margin (profit) and internal cost information and participants expectations as to their future prices or internal costs. Discussions of a participant s marketing strategies. Discussions regarding how customers and geographical areas are to be divided among competitors Village Blvd. Princeton, NJ

12 Discussions concerning the exclusion of competitors from markets. Discussions concerning boycotting or group refusals to deal with competitors, vendors or suppliers. Any other matters that do not clearly fall within these guidelines should be reviewed with NERC s General Counsel before being discussed. III. Activities That Are Permitted From time to time decisions or actions of NERC (including those of its committees and subgroups) may have a negative impact on particular entities and thus in that sense adversely impact competition. Decisions and actions by NERC (including its committees and subgroups) should only be undertaken for the purpose of promoting and maintaining the reliability and adequacy of the bulk power system. If you do not have a legitimate purpose consistent with this objective for discussing a matter, please refrain from discussing the matter during NERC meetings and in other NERC-related communications. You should also ensure that NERC procedures, including those set forth in NERC s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Rules of Procedure are followed in conducting NERC business. In addition, all discussions in NERC meetings and other NERC-related communications should be within the scope of the mandate for or assignment to the particular NERC committee or subgroup, as well as within the scope of the published agenda for the meeting. No decisions should be made nor any actions taken in NERC activities for the purpose of giving an industry participant or group of participants a competitive advantage over other participants. In particular, decisions with respect to setting, revising, or assessing compliance with NERC reliability standards should not be influenced by anti-competitive motivations. Subject to the foregoing restrictions, participants in NERC activities may discuss: Reliability matters relating to the bulk power system, including operation and planning matters such as establishing or revising reliability standards, special operating procedures, operating transfer capabilities, and plans for new facilities. Matters relating to the impact of reliability standards for the bulk power system on electricity markets, and the impact of electricity market operations on the reliability of the bulk power system. Proposed filings or other communications with state or federal regulatory authorities or other governmental entities. Matters relating to the internal governance, management and operation of NERC, such as nominations for vacant committee positions, budgeting and assessments, and employment matters; and procedural matters such as planning and scheduling meetings. Antitrust Compliance Guidelines 2

13 Attachment 5 Interchange Subcommittee May 26, 2010 Meeting Open Action Item List Action Figure Subject Action Item/Assignment Due Date Completion Date Jeremy West and EIITTF EIITTF , The IS formed an Eastern Interconnection Interchange Tool Task Force (EIITTF) to consider the advantages found in having a single Eastern Interconnection decision-making organization and an electronic interchange tool such as the Western Interconnection s WIT Jeremy intends to populate the EIITTF with a subject matter expert from each NERC region. These new members will join the EIITTF made up of Jeremy West - Task Force Chair, Shane Jenson, Jim Hansen, and Tom Vandervort. The Eastern Interconnection Interchange Tool Task Force (EIITTF) will perform its evaluation, document its technical conclusions and recommendations, and forward them to the NERC Technology Committee, the NERC OC, to NAESB, and to the NERC Regional Managers Committee , The EIITTF will finalize an Eastern Interchange industry questionnaire requesting information on interchange tools being used and interest in an interconnection-wide interchange tool , The EIITTF is in the final stages of preparing to send out the EI Interchange Surveys to the EI BAs and RREs. Survey results are to be received by January 15, 2009 and compiled for the Feb, 2009 IS meeting , EIITTF is evaluating the survey responses and is writing the EIITTF Final Report. Conference calls / webcasts will be held by the EITTF before the Feb, 2009 IS meeting, to continue the drafting the EIITTF Final Report , The EIITTF will try to finish the final report with conclusions and recommendations before the May, 2010 IS meeting

14 Action Figure Subject Action Item/Assignment Due Date Completion Date Cheryl Mendrala and the DTRG Dynamic Transfer Reference Guidelines , Drafting Team: Peter Harris, Cheryl Mendrala, Joe Gardner, Chris Pacella, Eric Grau , Drafting team to continue to revise the DTRG and bring back to the May IS meeting. During the May, 2010 IS meeting, the IS anticipates review and approval to present the draft to the NERC OC (without a second posting) Jeremy West and the IRG Interchange Reference Guidelines , Drafting Team: Jeremy West, Bob Harshbarger, Eric Nehf, Shane Jenson, Don Lacen , Mike Oatts volunteered to review the drafting team s draft document as is, and make high level technical and format recommendations. The drafting team will then continue to revise the IRG and bring back to the May IS meeting. The IS will wait until the next meeting to determine if another industry posting is needed. Tom Vandervort RS Bubble Diagram , TV to submit questions to clarify the RS Bubble Diagram: 1) What is the purpose of the Bubble Diagram? What information is it intended to convey to an audience? Who is the audience? ) Do the different size bubble have any significance? 3) When two parallel ties exist between BAs, should they be shown? Examples: AC Ties MHEB to MISO are not shown; DC Ties A couple of parallel DC lines are shown , TV sent an with the above questions to the RS , With input from the IS, the RS revised and posted an enhanced RS BA Bubble Diagram, located on the NERC RS website. This item is closed Tom Vandervort NERC Roster List Server , When the IS Reference Guidelines were posted for industry comment, the announcement was sent to the NERC Roster list server. BPA staff that usually comment on NERC standards (which are normally posted on the NERC website) did not see the IS announcement. A solution would be to add names to the NERC Roster list server. TV to inquire to determine if anyone can be on the Roster list server , TV sent an to NERC staff requesting assistance to address a larger audience for industry comments , Future document postings for comments will utilize the NERC Roster mailing list to attain a larger audience. This item is closed. Mike Oatts Interchange Reference Guidelines , Mike Oatts volunteered to perform a high level review of the draft Interchange Reference Guidelines that the drafting team is working on. Jeremy West will send the latest draft version to Mike, and Mike will review, make

15 Action Figure Subject Action Item/Assignment Due Date Completion Date Review technical and format recommendations, then send it back to Jeremy and the drafting team

16 Attachment NERC Performance Goals and Objectives 2010 Goals 2010 Performance Objectives 1 Develop an industry program to systematically address risks to the reliability of the bulk power system. a Implement procedures for the triage, investigation, root cause analysis, and the transparent reporting of system events for the purpose of improving reliability performance and tracking recommendations (lessons learned); team with regional entities and engage registered entities in rigorous self evaluation of system events and risk mitigation. 2 Improve consistency, transparency, and efficiency of compliance processes. b c d a b In consultation with stakeholders adopt a family of reliability risk curves based on transmission, generation, and load outage severity frequency data to measure and communicate bulk power system and equipment performance. Continue improving quality and consistency of reliability assessments, expand policy impact assessments to include climate change, renewables, demand response, and other emerging policy initiatives. Assess the extent and impact of the decline in frequency responsiveness of the Eastern Interconnection and develop an action plan to address the issue. Working jointly with regional entities, increase the transparency of compliance processes and expectations; increase the consistency of compliance program results among regions by deploying shared procedures, training and tools; improve risk based approaches for auditing and spot checks to optimize resource utilization for reliability benefit; promote a culture of compliance excellence through education, transparency, information, and incentives. Achieve on time processing of alleged violations, settlements, and mitigation plans by adopting streamlined forms and procedures for minor violations and improved coordination with regional entities. 3 Facilitate effective startup of CIP compliance program. a b Establish a program with regional entities for the efficient monitoring of compliance with CIP standards by registered entities that come under the jurisdiction of the standards in accordance with the implementation plan. Implement a program jointly with the regional entities to manage and report technical feasibility exceptions and prepare requirements and plans for the conduct of nuclear plant cyber security audits under the MOU with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

17 2010 Goals 2010 Performance Objectives 4 Develop performancebased standards and improve timeliness of standards process. a Expedite the highest priority reliability standards: complete a revised CIP 002 to establish clear criteria for determining critical assets and associated CIP 003 to 009; one performance based standard by August 2010; complete version 4 of remaining CIP standards by year end; and place five additional standards on an accelerated schedule for completion in Improve delivery of results from physical and cyber security initiatives. b a Streamline the standards development procedure and increase accountability within the stakeholder process for quality and timeliness of standards development. Develop a policy framing NERC's scope and objectives in enhancing the physical and cyber protection of the bulk power system; provide policy inputs regarding the potential reliability impacts of smart grid initiatives; build awareness of HILF risks. b Work with government agencies in the U.S. and Canada to transform classified information regarding threats to the bulk power system into declassifed information for industry action. 6 Be a technology leader. a Advance the North American Synchro Phasor Initiative. 7 Improve government and stakeholder relations. b c a b Develop an ERO information management plan. Develop a plan and design for next generation SAFNR; increase the capabilities and integration of situational awareness activities in the regions with those of NERC. Establish a new government affairs and external communications team; improve NERC's image and stature by developing constructive relationships with Congress, FERC, DOE, states and federal and provincial authorities in Canada and by issuing high quality public communications. Review and update technical committee structure to align with ERO functions and optimize use of industry expert resources. 8 Improve regional entity delegation framework. a File revisions to regional entity delegation agreements and associated changes to the rules of procedure. b Develop an ERO enterprise operation built on collaborative decisionmaking with regional entities.

18 2010 Goals 2010 Performance Objectives 9 Enhance opportunities for long term recruitment and retention of quality staff. a Complete a study recommending office locations and telecommuting policies to achieve goals of recruiting high quality executives and associates to work in a strong team environment and to increase accessibility of NERC to stakeholders. 10 Provide effective cost controls and stewardship of ERO funding. a Meet 2010 budget while reducing costs for travel, meetings, contractors, and consultants below budgeted amounts.