MEETING AGENDA Quarter 2 MRO Standards Committee Meeting. May 3, :00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. CT. WebEx Conference Call

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1 MEETING AGENDA 2018 Quarter 2 MRO Standards Committee Meeting May 3, :00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. CT WebEx Conference Call 380 St. Peter Street #800 Saint Paul, MN P F W. MidwestReliability.org

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3 MEETING AGENDA MRO Standards Committee Meeting MEETING AGENDA MRO Standards Committee Meeting May 3, :00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. WebEx Conference Call AGENDA ITEM 1 Call to Order and Introductions Wayne Guttormson, MRO Standards Committee (MRO SC) Chair a. Determination of Quorum b. Standards of Conduct and Anti-Trust Guidelines c. Review of Robert s Rules of Order d. Additions to the Agenda 2 Consent Agenda a. Review and approve Minutes from February 22, 2018 MRO Standards Committee Meeting Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair 3 Standards Manager Report Russ Mountjoy, MRO Standards, Certification and Registration Manager 4 MRO Compliance Committee Survey Results Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair 5 Standard Application Guide SMET Nominations, PRC Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair 6 Standards Committee Subgroup Reports a. NERC Standards Review Forum (NSRF) Report Joe DePoorter, NSRF Chair b. CIP Subject Matter Expert Team (SMET) Sharon Koller, SMET Chair c. MOD SMET Jessie Kiddoo, SMET Chair 7 MRO 2018 Quarter 1 Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting Update Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair 8 Status of SPP Dissolution Richard Burt, MRO Vice President of Risk Assessment, Mitigation and Standards 9 Organizational Group Reorganization Discussion Richard Burt, MRO Vice President of Risk Assessment, Mitigation and Standards 10 MCCF Update Mark Buchholz, MRO SC Vice Chair 11 Other Business Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair 12 Standards Committee List of Action Items Cynthia Kneisl, MRO Standards, Certification and Registration Administrator 13 Adjourn Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair ACTION Information Action Information Information Action Information Information Information Information Information Information Information and Discussion

4 AGENDA 1 - Call to Order and Introductions AGENDA 1 Call to Order and Introductions a. Determination of Quorum Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair 2018 MRO Standards Committee Roster Name Company Sector Term End Wayne Guttormson SaskPower Canadian Utility 12/31/2018 Chair Mark Buchholz Western Area Power Administration Federal Power Marketing Agency 12/31/2019 Vice Chair David Rudolph Basin Electric Power Cooperative Cooperative 12/31/2019 George Brown Acciona Energy Generator and/or Power Marketer 12/31/2020 Joe Knight Great River Energy Cooperative 12/31/2020 Lori Frisk Minnesota Power Investor Owned Utility 12/31/2020 Michael Moltane ITC Holdings Transmission System Operator 12/31/2019 Mike Morrow MISO Transmission System Operator 12/31/2020 Mary Polk NextEra Energy Generator and/or Power Marketer 12/31/2019 Eric Ruskamp Lincoln Electric System Municipal Utility 12/31/2018 Robert Thompson Xcel Energy Investor Owned Utility 12/31/2019 Steven Nyhus Rochester Public Utilities Municipal Utility 12/31/2020

5 AGENDA 1 - Call to Order and Introductions AGENDA 1 Call to Order and Introductions b. Standards of Conduct and Anti-Trust Guidelines Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair Standards of Conduct prohibit MRO staff, committee, subcommittee, and task force members from sharing non-public transmission sensitive information with anyone who is either an affiliate merchant or could be a conduit of information to an affiliate merchant. Anti-trust Reminder: Participants in Midwest Reliability Organization meeting activities must refrain from the following when acting in their capacity as participants in Midwest Reliability Organization activities (i.e., meetings, conference calls and informal discussions): Discussions involving pricing information; and Discussions of a participants marketing strategies; and Discussions regarding how customers and geographical areas are to be divided among competitors; and Discussions concerning the exclusion of competitors from markets; and Discussions concerning boycotting or group refusals to deal with competitors, vendors, or suppliers.

6 AGENDA 1 - Call to Order and Introductions AGENDA 1 Call to Order and Introductions c. Review of Robert s Rules of Order Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair Parliamentary Procedures. Based on Robert s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, 10 th Edition Establishing a Quorum. In order to make efficient use of time at MRO Committee meetings, once a quorum is established, the meeting will continue, however, no votes will be taken unless a quorum is present at the time any vote is taken. Motions. Unless noted otherwise, all procedures require a second to enable discussion. When you want to Procedure Debatable Comments Raise an issue for discussion Move Yes The main action that begins a debate. Revise a Motion currently under discussion Reconsider a Motion already resolved 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 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 cannot reverse the intent of the main motion. Reconsider Yes Allowed only by member who voted on the prevailing side of the original motion. Second by anyone. Call for the Question or End Debate 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 not debatable and subject to majority approval. Request a Roll Call Vote No Takes precedence over main motion. No debate allowed, but the members must approve by 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 cannot 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.

7 AGENDA 1 MRO Standards Committee Meeting 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 required to be 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. Voting Voting Method When Used How Recorded in Minutes 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) 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). The minutes show both vote totals, and then Approved or Not Approved (or Failed). Vote by Roll Call 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 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. 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. A simple majority of the votes cast is required to approve an organizational group recommendations or decision. 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. Electronic Votes For an vote to pass, the requirement is a simple majority of the votes cast during the time period of the vote as established by the Committee Chair. Majorities. Per Robert s Rules, as well as MRO Policy and Procedure 3, a simple majority (one more than half) is required to pass motions.

8 AGENDA 1 Call to Order and Introductions AGENDA 1 Call to Order and Introductions d. Additions to the Agenda Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair, will ask attendees if there are items to add to the agenda.

9 AGENDA 2 Consent Agenda AGENDA 2 Consent Agenda a. Review and approve Minutes from February 22, 2018 MRO Standards Committee Meeting Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair MIDWEST RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION Final Minutes of the MRO Standards Committee Meeting WebEx Conference Call February 22, :00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order and Introductions MRO Standards Committee Chair Wayne Guttormson called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m., introductions were made, and roll call from the WebEx meeting was taken by Committee Secretary Russ Mountjoy, MRO Standards, Certification and Registration Manager. Chair Guttormson extended a warm welcome to meeting attendees. a. Determination of Quorum Secretary Mountjoy determined that a quorum of the MRO Standards Committee was present. A complete list of attendees is included as Exhibit A. b. Standards of Conduct and Anti-Trust Guidelines Chair Guttormson reviewed MRO s Standards of Conduct and Anti-Trust Guidelines with the meeting attendees. c. Review of Robert s Rules of Order Chair Guttormson reviewed the Robert s Rules of Order with the meeting attendees. Guttormson requested any additions to the agenda; two items were added: (1) an update on the SPP integration was added to agenda item 2; and (2) an update on the CIP Standard Application guide was added as item 7d. 2. Review Highest Risk Requirements based on Instances of Noncompliance Richard Burt, MRO Vice President of Risk Assessment, Mitigation and Standards, presented charts and trending data illustrating the highest risk requirements based on instances of noncompliance. Burt stated that although there is an increase in violations, these violations are the result of entities self-logging. Self-reported violations are related to issues presenting a lower risk to the bulk power system. Burt described how the risk value assigned to each violation is calculated using a geometric progression. PRC-005, Protection System maintenance was the highest-violated standard in the past; however, monitoring efforts are now focused on CIP Cyber Security System Security Management, R2. The SC requested an update on CIP R2 at a future meeting. Action item: Burt will report back to SC with more information on CIP R2 this year. Burt then reviewed the SPP transition information provided in the NERC Board of Trustees Agenda packet at its February 8, 2018 meeting. He displayed the proposed regional map of MRO and discussed borders. Burt fielded questions from the SC regarding logistics, timelines and expected impact workloads. A short discussion followed regarding the future of the FRCC regional entity.

10 AGENDA 2 Consent Agenda 3. Consent Agenda a. Approve meeting minutes from November 1, 2017 MRO Standards Committee meeting Chair Guttormson opened the floor for any questions or discussion regarding the minutes from the November 1, 2017, meeting. No discussion was held. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the MRO Standards Committee approved the meeting minutes from the MRO Standards Committee meeting on November 1, 2017, as written. There was one abstention. b. Approve meeting minutes from December 20, 2017 MRO Standards Committee meeting Chair Guttormson opened the floor for any questions or discussion regarding the minutes from the December 20, 2017, meeting. No discussion was held. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the MRO Standards Committee approved the meeting minutes from the MRO Standards Committee meeting on December 20, 2017, as written. There was one abstention. 4. Standards Manager Report Russ Mountjoy, MRO Standards, Registration and Certification Manager, referred to the Standards Manager s report provided in the agenda packet. Additionally Mountjoy added that Patty Metro, Standard Drafting Team Chairperson, had the NSRF WebEx meeting to provide information about the PER Operating Personnel Credentials (Standard Authorization Request) SAR. Mountjoy clarified that third-party vendors participating on NERC standards drafting teams are not hired as consultants for the project; rather, they are participating as any other stakeholder on the team. MRO staff will continue to follow the progress of the Functional Model Working Group as they modify the functional model and technical documents. 5. MRO SC Goals and Objectives Chair Guttormson provided an overview of the Standards Committee 2018 goals and objectives. Burt explained to the committee that MRO goals and objectives are going to look a lot more in line with NERC s moving forward. The SC did not revise its goals and objectives. 6. Standard Application Guide Request, PRC Chair Guttormson reviewed the Standard Application Guide (SAG) as provided in the agenda packet. Discussion ensued. If the request for the SAG is approved, MRO will seek nominations to fill the Subject Matter Expert Team (SMET) relying heavily on the MRO Protective Relay Subcommittee (PRS) to fill these roles. Discussion related to the value of the proposed SAG took place, Burt pointed out that the SME s themselves have asked for this guidance, lending to the importance of this request. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the MRO Standards Committee unanimously voted to move forward. Joe Knight volunteered to serve as group liaison. Action item: Put together request for nominations and send out to industry (including appropriate committees). 7. Standards Committee Subgroup Reports a. NERC Standards Review Forum (NSRF) Report Joe DePoorter, NSRF Chair, provided an overview of the written report as provided in the agenda packet. DePoorter directed the SC members to the NERC website in order to review the comments provided by the NSRF related to the Standards Efficiency Review. DePoorter departed the meeting following his report.

11 AGENDA 2 Consent Agenda b. CIP SMET Sharon Koller, SMET Chair, provided an overview of the written report as provided in the agenda packet. Koller stated that it looks like they have broad perspectives of the project scope and everything they need. She thanked Guttormson for the SC support. c. MOD SMET George Brown, MRO SC Liaison, provided an overview of the written report as provided in the agenda packet. Brown added that one of the SMET members had recently submitted their name for consideration as the group chair. d. CIP SAG Mountjoy stated that NERC provided MRO their list of comments that are preventing the SAG from receiving ERO endorsement. Amongst NERC s concerns was the fact the SAG contains both compliance guidance and implementation guidance, and the document referenced cost considerations NERC did not approve of. MRO recommended no additional modifications to the SAG, and the SAG will remain posted on the MRO website. 8. Upcoming MRO 2018 Meetings Cynthia Kneisl, MRO Standards, Certification and Registration Administrator, reviewed the MRO 2018 meeting schedule. Lori Frisk has a conflict with the May meeting. No other conflicts were noted. 9. MCCF Update Mark Buchholz, MRO Standards Committee Vice Chair, provided a MCCF update to the committee, including a steering committee meeting annual review of charter and elected members, upcoming conferences and workshops, and an SPP RE workshop and RCWG scheduled for March in Little Rock at the SPP corporate offices. 10. Other Business Mahmood Safi provided a summary of the February 21, 2018, MRO Compliance Committee (CC) meeting. Safi discussed the CC survey results, and explained that stakeholders are requesting additional compliance guidance from the SC. MRO staff will provide SC all survey results. Mountjoy provided the names of the Standards Efficiency Review team to the committee. 11. Action Items Kneisl reviewed action items created during the meeting. Guttormson reviewed action items listed in agenda packet, including the following ongoing action items: PRC-0045(i) waiting for ERO endorsement CIP SAG and MOD SAG ongoing Provide updated PDF of Richard s highest risk presentation on calendar page for SC members Send the SC members copies of the CC survey results 12. Adjourn Upon a motion duly made and seconded, and having no further business to conduct, Chair Guttormson adjourned the meeting at 11:05 a.m. Prepared by: Cynthia Kneisl, MRO Standards, Certification and Registration Administrator Your signature represents independent verification that what the minutes say happened, did actually happen. Reviewed and Submitted by: Russ Mountjoy, Standards, Certification and Registration Manager

12 AGENDA 2 Exhibit A WebEx Meeting Attendees Exhibit A WebEx Meeting Attendees Standards Committee Members Present Wayne Guttormson, Chair Mark Buchholz, Vice Chair David Rudolph George Brown Joe Knight Lori Frisk Michael Moltane Mike Morrow Eric Ruskamp Robert Thompson MRO Staff Present Russ Mountjoy Richard Burt Dana Klem Cynthia Kneisl Guests Present Joe Depoorter Jamie Monette Sharon Koller Doug Johnson Mahmood Safi Sector Canadian Utility Federal Power Marketing Agency Cooperative Generator and/or Power Marketer Cooperative Investor Owned Utility Transmission System Operator Transmission System Operator Municipal Utility Investor Owned Utility Title Standards, Registration and Certification Manager Vice President of Risk Assessment, Mitigation and Standards Risk Assessment and Mitigation Administrator Standards, Registration and Certification Administrator Organization Madison Gas & Electric Minnesota Power American Transmission Company American Transmission Company Omaha Public Power District

13 AGENDA 3 Standards Manager Report AGENDA 3 Standards Manager Report Russ Mountjoy, MRO Standards, Certification and Registration Manager Date: April 26, 2018 To: From: MRO Standards Committee Russel Mountjoy Subject: Standards Manager Report Action: Information Only Dear MRO Standards Committee: As previously reported during the first quarter MRO Standards Committee (SC) meeting, the NERC SC started 2018 with the rollout of a few significant projects including the Standards Efficiency Review (SER), the removal of the Guidance and Technical Basis (GTB) from reliability standards and once again commencing work on the Functional Model projects. At the most recent NERC SC meeting on March 14, 2018, the projects covered related to the periodic reviews of standards. Projects discussed included: Approve posting the initial ballot for: o BAL Disturbance Control Standard Contingency Reserve for Recovery from a Balancing Contingency Event o Project Modifications to CIP Standards Control Center Definition Accept the recommendation of the FAC Facility Ratings, periodic review team (PRT) to reaffirm the standard Authorize posting of a Standard Authorization Request (SAR) regarding TPL Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events

14 AGENDA 4 MRO Compliance Committee Survey Results AGENDA 4 MRO Compliance Committee Survey Results Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair, will discuss relevant portions of the Compliance Committee survey results.

15 AGENDA 5 Standard Application Guide SMET Nominations, PRC AGENDA 5 Standard Application Guide SMET Nominations, PRC Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair will lead discussion on this agenda item.

16 AGENDA 6 Standards Committee Subgroup Reports AGENDA 6 Standards Committee Subgroup Reports a. NERC Standards Review Forum (NSRF) Joe DePoorter, NSRF Chair Date: April 26, 2018 To: From: MRO Standards Committee Joe DePoorter Subject: MRO NERC Standards Review Forum Report Action: Information Only Dear MRO Standards Committee: The NSRF meets every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Since the announcement to dissolve the SPP RE, the NSRF has seen an increase in participants, namely from the SPP Region. During the first quarter of 2018, the NSRF provided comments regarding Project Modifications to Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualifications Standards. Although comments were not provided, the NSRF also reviewed the following: Project Standards Alignment with Registration The Methods for Establishing IROLS Reliability Guideline Project Periodic Review of Interchange Scheduling and Coordination Standards Project NUC Periodic Review The System Operator Certification Program Survey

17 AGENDA 6 Standards Committee Subgroup Reports AGENDA 6 Standards Committee Subgroup Reports b. CIP Subject Matter Expert Team Sharon Koller, SMET Chair Date: April 26, 2018 To: From: MRO Standards Committee Sharon Koller Subject: CIP SMET Report Action: Information Only Dear MRO Standards Committee: The CIP SMET held an all-day, in-person meeting at MRO s headquarters on March 8, 2018, engaging in wide-ranging discussion about interpretation and security objectives of the Configuration Change Management practices, as well as the Requirements and Requirement Parts. The meeting included an in-depth analysis of related Standards and security controls mandated by CIP and CIP Individual content previously drafted by each contributor was reviewed and updated based on collective feedback and perspectives offered by SMET member Bill Steiner. Following the March 8 meeting, individually-contributed content was consolidated into the Standard Application Guide (SAG) format, establishing the base content. The CIP SMET last met via WebEx on April 5, 2018, to begin a detailed review of the merged content, completing roughly one-third of the base content review. During this meeting the SMEs developed additional guidance on evidence sufficiency and incorporated this into each of the sections reviewed during the call. The team identified use cases that provide examples of design approaches and samples of associated evidence for potential inclusion as appendices to the SAG. The CIP SMET has scheduled biweekly WebEx meetings to complete the detailed reviews and content development tasks prior to the next in-person meeting at MRO on May 25, In the interest of gaining additional data points and perspectives, I will be leading a Configuration Change Management discussion at the upcoming Mid-Continent Compliance Forum (MCCF) on May 22, At that time I will update the industry on the SAG s status, and solicit feedback from a broader audience of colleagues within the region. Once the base content is complete, the team will collaborate to develop our list of Lessons Learned, Tips & Tricks, and Gotchas, and sample Internal Controls to effectuate a holistic and comprehensive approach to developing the Standards Application Guide (SAG). Lastly, the team continues to brainstorm a list of tools/checklists that the industry may find valuable as potential approaches to achieve and maintain compliance with CIP R1 and R2, and is in the process of reviewing the collected job aids for team evaluation and consideration. The team is making steady progress, and on track to deliver content for Standards Committee review by the end of 2018 Qtr. 2.

18 AGENDA 6 Standards Committee Subgroup Reports AGENDA 6 Standards Committee Subgroup Reports c. MOD Subject Matter Expert Team Jessie Kiddoo, MOD SMET Chair Date: April 26, 2018 To: From: MRO Standards Committee Jessie Kiddoo Subject: MOD SMET Report Action: Information Only Dear MRO Standards Committee: The MOD SMET met for its first in-person meeting on March 8, 2018, at which time the team selected Jessie Kiddoo as SMET chair and Craig Wrisley as SMET vice chair. The other primary objective of this meeting was to develop a general outline for the MOD Standard Application Guide (SAG). This task included identifying topics requiring further investigation and drafting ideas into a straw man document. The following topics are of particular interest to this SMET, and will be incorporated into the final document: 1. Existing requirements for an asynchronous resource (wind photovoltaic) from NERC MOD Methods for developing aggregate capability curves (D-curve) 3. Suggested testing conditions (e.g., timeframe, power output, location) 4. How to account for equipment limitations and ambient conditions 5. Accounting for information a Transmission Planner (or other entity) may need from the asynchronous MOD test Each person on our team has taken responsibility for one (or a subset) of the topics listed above. A summary list of tasks to complete is attached. Every teammate is responsible for adding relevant information to the straw man draft or reference folders, and being prepared to discuss their given topic at team meetings. The team has scheduled biweekly WebEx meetings, which will continue through completion of the SAG. The team s current goal is to have all information documented before the next in-person meeting. At that time the team will refine the straw man and draft it into the SAG format. We expect to complete the first draft of the MOD SAG by June of 2018.

19 AGENDA 6 Standards Committee Subgroup Reports Summary of requisite tasks for completion of the MOD SAG: 1. Conduct research and compile data on each of the following: a. What are other entities reactive power testing requirements? What evidence is there to support these requirements? b. What methods exist to derive an aggregate capability curve (D-Curve)? c. Establish recommendations for minimum testing timeframes. d. Establish recommendations for minimum active power output for testing reactive capability. e. Data collection vs. testing; where and how each should be performed, and whether at the aggregate level or individual unit. f. Determine facility and equipment limitations to account for during testing. g. Determine what data a Transmission Planner needs from the asynchronous MOD test. h. Research NERC s draft Reliability Guideline for testing synchronous generators. 2. Add information to the straw man draft and reference folders. 3. Review MRO SAG Template & Currently Developed SAGs. 4. Condense, revise and submit SAG. A detailed timeframe or breakdown of tasks, by team member, is available upon request.

20 AGENDA 7 MRO 2018 Quarter 1 Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting Update AGENDA 7 MRO 2018 Quarter 1 Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting Update Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair, will lead discussion on this agenda item.

21 AGENDA 8 Status of SPP Dissolution AGENDA 8 Status of SPP Dissolution Richard Burt, MRO Vice President of Risk Assessment, Mitigation and Standards, will provide an oral report on this agenda item.

22 AGENDA 9 Organizational Group Reorganization Discussion AGENDA 9 Organizational Group Reorganization Discussion Richard Burt, MRO Vice President of Risk Assessment, Mitigation and Standards, will provide an oral report on this agenda item.

23 AGENDA 10 MCCF Update AGENDA 10 MCCF Update Mark Buchholz, MRO SC Vice Chair Date: April 26, 2018 To: From: MRO Standards Committee Mark Buchholz Subject: MCCF Steering Committee Report Action: Information Only Dear MRO Standards Committee: The Mid-Continent Compliance Forum (MCCF) provides Registered Entities in the MRO footprint of the Eastern Interconnection a venue to share knowledge, lessons learned and best practices regarding compliance matters. The MCCF Steering Committee is established to coordinate MCCF meetings, develop meetings agendas and communicate on compliance matters and actions by MCCF members. The MCCF Steering Committee meets monthly via conference call or WebEx. The MCCF Steering Committee has met in February, March and April of Meeting topics included review of the MCCF Charter and planning for the Spring MCCF Forum Meeting scheduled for May 22, 2018 at the Embassy Suites in Bloomington. Mahmood Safi provided an overview of the MCCF and the MRO Compliance Committee to attendees of the SPP RCWG Meeting held in Little Rock, AR on March 29, Discussion within the MCCF continues regarding SPP RE members transferring to the MRO Region.

24 AGENDA 11 Other Business AGENDA 11 Other Business Wayne Guttormson, MRO SC Chair, will lead discussion on this agenda item.

25 AGENDA 12 Standards Committee List of Action Items AGENDA 12 Standards Committee List of Action Items Cynthia Kneisl, MRO Standards, Certification and Registration Administrator # Action Item Responsible Due Date Complete PRC to NERC for ERO endorsement ERO 2016 Enterprise/Russ CIP-010 SAG CIP-010 SMET 12/31/ MOD-025 SAG MOD-025 SMET 12/31/ PRC SAG: Put together request for nominations and send out to industry (including appropriate committees) MRO Staff 4/15/ Burt will report back to SC with more information on CIP R2 this year Richard Burt 7/1/ Send the SC members copies of the CC survey results Cynthia Kneisl 4/17/ Provide updated PDF of Richard s highest risk presentation on Richard Burt 7/1/18 calendar page for SC members PRC to NERC for ERO endorsement ERO Enterprise/Russ 2016 # Recurring Action Item Responsible Due Date Complete 1 Review most frequently-violated standards MRO SC and Staff Annually 2/22/18 Q1 2 Charter Revisions (make security changes to MRO SC, NSRF and SMET charters) 3 Review the Standards Process Manual (Last review Ver 5 ( ). FERC approved V5 on March 17, 2016) MRO SC Annually Q2 MRO June 2020 (review every 5 years) 4 Upcoming Elections (discuss expiring committee seats) MRO SC and Staff Annually Q3 5 Review MRO s annual Goals MRO SC Annually Q4

26 AGENDA 13 Adjourn AGENDA 13 Adjourn