Agenda Standards Interface Subcommittee (SIS)

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1 Agenda Standards Interface Subcommittee (SIS) 8 a.m. 12 p.m. (local time) Sheraton St. Louis City Center 400 South 14th Street St. Louis, MO Welcome NERC Antitrust Guidelines (Attachment 1a) 1) Committee Business Terry Bilke a) Introductions and quorum (Attachments 1b and 1c) b) Approve September 17, 2008 minutes (Attachment 1d) c) Review meeting agenda d) Next meeting date e) Standards Committee issues (Attachment 1e) f) Binary Requirements Recommendations (Attachment 1f) g) CCC 2009 Work Plan: Identification of standards process items for selfcertifications (Attachment 1g) h) Moving the comment process further upstream (Attachment 1h) i) Draft Compliance Elements Development Resource Pool (CEDRP) nomination letter and form (Using Compliance Registry list serve) (Attachment 1i) 2) SIS/CEDRP Activities Status Report Terry Bilke a) CEDRP training Status (Attachment 2a) (as of the 11/17/08 posting of this agenda) b) Project Tracking Status (Attachment 2b) (as of the 12/01/08 posting of this agenda) Village Blvd. Princeton, NJ

2 Agenda with Background Information 1) Committee Business John Blazekovich a) Introductions and quorum The latest rosters for the SIS and the CEDRP are attached for attendees. b) Approve September 17, 2008 notes NERC posted these notes and provide the SIS notice of such on November 6, c) Review meeting agenda d) Next meeting date The next, planned face-to-face meeting of the SIS is scheduled in coordination with the Compliance and Certification Committee s proposed March 11-12, 2009 meeting. The SIS may determine a need for a conference call or meeting in advance of this date. e) Standards Committee Issues Terry Bilke will provide an update on the Standards Committee Issues. The Standards Committee does want the SIS chair to attend the monthly Standards Committee meetings. Terry will also provide an update on the Violation Risk Factor job aid that is under development. f) Binary Requirements Recommendations Jason Marshall of MRO is a member of the Violation Severity Level (VSL) standard drafting team. The VSL standard drafting team has been refining VSLs based on the direction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in its June 19, 2008 order, where FERC accepted certain VSLs and made several directives which included FERC s position that binary requirements with gradated VSLs assigned, wherever possible allow, the application of any penalty for a violation to be more consistently and fairly applied commensurate with the degree of the violation. ( 27). The team did identify binary requirements that it felt could not be assigned gradated VSLs, and also should not be automatically assigned a severe VSL. He is sponsoring with others, a proposed modification to the penalty table that allows VSL assignments other than severe to remaining binary requirements that the team feels would not equate to a severe violation. The proposal will be reviewed to support the full Compliance and Certification Committee discussion and possible meeting action on whether or not a recommendation to NERC Compliance to change the penalty table. g) The Draft Compliance and Certification Committee s 2009 Work Plan Section 5.1 identifies the Compliance and Certification Committee s review of the NERC Reliability Standards Program. John Blazekovich has gone through and highlighted key 2

3 items to help discussion on what the SIS may determine the program should self certify to. h) Moving the process upstream The SIS agrees that its efforts would be more beneficial if they were moved further upstream in the standards development process. The SIS also agrees that this would require more membership. A draft white paper includes the key issues and positions of those involved to help the SIS determine the next steps and assess where the best value for the effort exists. Additionally, standards drafting team coordinators have asked us to revise the way in which the SIS provides it comments. i) Consider updating and sending another solicitation letter for the Compliance Elements Development Resource Pool (CEDRP) to the NERC Compliance Registry list serve. The white paper for item g includes a draft that can be modified at the SIS meeting. 2) SIS/CEDRP Activities Status Report Suzanna Strangmeier a) CEDRP training Status (Attachment 2a) (as of the 11/17/08 posting of this agenda) b) Project Tracking Status (Attachment 2b) (as of the 12/01/08 posting of this agenda) 3

4 Attachment 1a NERC Antitrust Compliance Guidelines NERC 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. Discussions concerning the exclusion of competitors from markets. Discussions concerning boycotting or group refusals to deal with competitors, vendors or suppliers. 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 4

5 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. Any other matters that do not clearly fall within these guidelines should be reviewed with NERC s General Counsel before being discussed. 5

6 Attachment 1b Standards Interface Subcommittee Roster Standards Interface Subcommittee (SIS) Roster 1 Chairman John J. Blazekovich Compliance Manager Exelon Corporation 1N301 Swift Road Lombard, Illinois (630) (630) Fx RRO-ERCOT Kent Saathoff Vice President of System Operations Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc West Lake Drive Taylor, Texas (512) RRO-MRO Terry Bilke Director, Standards and Compliance Midwest ISO, Inc. 701 City Center Drive P.O. Box 402 Carmel, Indiana (317) (317) Fx ISO/RTO Ron Falsetti Team Leader, Reliability Standards and Assessments Independent Electricity System Operator Station A, Box 4474 Toronto, Ontario M5W 4E5 (905) (905) Fx TDU Andrew Fusco Manager, Resource Planning North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency 1427 Meadow Wood Blvd. Raleigh, North Carolina (919) (919) Fx Transmission Dependent Utility To Be Named Ajay Garg Manager, Transmission Connections Hydro One Networks, Inc. 483 Bay Street, TCT15N-D14 Toronto, Ontario M5G 2P5 (416) (416) Fx Merchant Electricity Generator Jim Stanton Project Manager ICF Consulting 1331 Lamar Street Suite 660 Houston, Texas (713) (713) Fx NERC Staff Ellen L. Oswald Regional Compliance Audit Manager North American Electric Reliability Corporation Village Boulevard Princeton, New Jersey (609) (609) Fx NERC Staff Suzanna Strangmeier Compliance Interface Technical Specialist North American Electric Reliability Corporation Village Boulevard Princeton, New Jersey (609) (609) Fx 1 Only members of this list serve can send out on behalf of or to the SIS using the list serve. 6

7 Attachment 1c Compliance Elements Drafting Resource Pool Roster Compliance Elements Drafting Resource Pool (CEDRP) Roster 2 James Burley Compliance Audit Manager Midwest Reliability Organization (651) (651) Fx Virginia Cook Director, Electric Compliance for JEA JEA 21 W. Church Street T-3 Jacksonville, Florida (904) Leanne Harrison Senior Engineer PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 955 Jefferson Avenue Valley Forge Corporate Center Norristown, Pennsylvania (610) Robert E. Hoopes Director-Corporate Facilities PPL Corp., (610) Jason L. Marshall, P.E. Technical Manager, Standards Compliance and Strategy Midwest ISO, Inc. 701 City Center Drive P.O. Box 4202 Carmel, Indiana (317) (317) Fx NERC Staff Suzanna Strangmeier Compliance Interface Technical Specialist North American Electric Reliability Corporation Village Boulevard Princeton, New Jersey (609) (609) Fx 2 Only members of this list serve can send out on behalf of or to the CEDRP using the list serve. 7

8 Attachment 1d September 17, 2008 Draft SIS Meeting Notes September 17, 2008 Draft Meeting Minutes The draft meeting notes can be accessed online at 8

9 Attachment 1e Standards Committee Issues Proposed 2009 Meeting Dates Standards Committee Issues Proposed 2009 Meeting Dates Date Time Location Other Wednesday, January 14, a.m. 5 p.m. Dallas, TX Thursday, January 15, a.m. noon Dallas, TX Thursday, February 12, p.m. Conference Call Dial-in Number: Participant Code: SC Chair Code: Thursday, March 5, p.m. Conference Call Changed to avoid conflicts with CCC and SERC. Wednesday, April 15, a.m. 5 p.m. Atlanta, GA Thursday, April 16, a.m. noon Atlanta, GA Thursday, May 7, p.m. Conference Call Dial-in Number: Participant Code: SC Chair Code: Thursday, June 4, p.m. Conference Call Dial-in Number: Wednesday, July 15, a.m. 5 p.m. Vancouver Thursday, July 16, a.m. noon Vancouver Participant Code: SC Chair Code: (Changed to avoid conflicts with CCC and Standing Committees.) Thursday, August 13, p.m. Conference Call Dial-in Number: Participant Code: SC Chair Code: Thursday, September 3, p.m. Conference Call Dial-in Number: Participant Code: SC Chair Code: (Changed to avoid conflicts with CCC.) Wednesday, October 7, a.m. 5 p.m. Carmel, IN Changed to avoid conflict with WECC BOD. Thursday, October 8, a.m. noon Carmel, IN Changed to avoid conflict with WECC BOD. 9

10 Thursday, November 12, p.m. Conference Call Dial-in Number: Participant Code: SC Chair Code: Thursday, December 3, p.m. Conference Call Dial-in Number: Participant Code: SC Chair Code:

11 Attachment 1f Binary Requirements Recommendations Will be sent as a separate attachment Binary Requirements Recommendations 11

12 Attachment 1g CCC 2009 Work Plan: Identification of Standards Process Items for Self Certifications Will be sent as a separate attachment. CCC 2009 Work Plan: Identification of Standards Process Items for Self-Certifications 12

13 Attachments 1h Moving the CEDRP Comment Process Further Upstream Moving the CEDRP Comment Process Further Upstream Will be sent as a separate attachment. 13

14 Attachment 1i Draft CEDRP Nomination Letter and Form Draft CEDRP Nomination Letter and Form See Appendices in Attachment h. 14

15 Attachment 2a CEDRP Training Status Will be sent as a separate attachment. CEDRP Training Status as of November 18,

16 Attachment 2b SIS/CEDRP Project Tracking Report Will be sent as a separate attachment. SIS/CEDRP Project Tracking Report 16