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Federal Register/Vol. 75, No. 226/Wednesday, November 24, 2010/Proposed Rules
and IROLs, and to synchronize existing
standards with the proposed new IRO
Reliability Standards. We propose to
find that the requirements proposed for
retirement from IRO-004-1 are
appropriately addressed in new
Reliability Standards IRO-008-1, IRO-
009-1, and IRO-010-la.
4. IRO-005-3
54. NERC proposes to retire
Requirement R2, R3, R5, R16, and R17
of currently-effective Reliability
Standard IRO-005-2, and to modify
Requirements R9, R13, and R14. To
implement these revisions, NERC
requests Commission approval of
proposed Reliability Standard IRO-005-
3. The purpose of proposed Reliability
Standard IRO-005-3 is to require the
reliability coordinator to be
continuously aware of conditions
within its reliability coordinator area
and include this information in its
reliability assessments. In addition, the
reliability coordinator must monitor the
bulk electric system parameters that
may have significant impacts upon the
reliability coordinator area and
neighboring reliability coordinator
areas. IRO-005-3 would apply to
reliability coordinators, balancing
authorities, transmission operators,
transmission service providers,
generator operators, load-serving
entities, and purchasing-selling entities.
55. NERC contends that, upon the
new IRO Reliability Standards becoming
effective, Requirements R2, R3, R5, R16,
and R17 of IRO-005-2 should be retired
and Requirements R9, R13, and R14
should be modified. Except for
Requirement R2, all of the requirements
proposed for retirement set
responsibilities for the reliability
coordinator to be continuously aware of
SOLs and IROLs within its reliability
coordinator area and to identify the
cause for each SOL and IROL. Similarly,
all of the requirements proposed for
modification include requirements for
the reliability coordinator to address
SOLs and for the transmission operator
to address IROLs. NERC contends that
these existing requirements should be
retired or modified in light of the
division of responsibilities between
reliability coordinators and
transmission operators expressed in
new Reliability Standard IRO-009-1.
56. Requirement R2 requires the
reliability coordinator "to be aware of"
all interchange transactions that wheel
through its reliability coordinator area.
NERC contends that it is not possible to
measure how an entity is "aware of"
specific information. In addition, NERC
states that the e-tag system that has beenimplemented no longer requires the
reliability coordinator to collect and
relay interchange information to other
entities. If a reliability coordinator
needs this information, NERC states that
the reliability coordinator can add this
item to the list of data and information
on its data specification under proposed
Requirement R1 of IRO-010-la.
NOPR Proposal
57. Under section 215(d)(2) of the
FPA, the Commission proposes to
approve Reliability Standard IRO-005-
3, as just, reasonable, not unduly
discriminatory or preferential, and in
the public interest. The Commission
recognizes NERC's efforts to more
clearly define which functional entity
has the ultimate responsibility for SOLs
and IROLs, and to synchronize existing
standards with the proposed new IRO
Reliability Standards. We propose to
find that the requirements of IRO-005-
2 proposed for retirement and
modification are appropriately
addressed in new Reliability Standards
IRO-008-1, IRO-009-1, and IRO-010-
la.
5. TOP-003-1
58. NERC proposes to modify
Requirement R1.2 of currently-effective
Reliability Standard TOP-003-0. To
implement this revision, NERC requests
approval of proposed Reliability
Standard TOP-003-1. The purpose of
TOP-003-1 is to require balancing
authorities, transmission operators, and
reliability coordinators to plan and
coordinate scheduled generator and
transmission outages that may affect the
reliability of interconnected operations.
TOP-003-1 would apply to generator
operators, transmission operators,
balancing authorities, and reliability
coordinators.
59. NERC explains that Requirement
R1.2 of TOP-003-0 includes two
distinct activities-a requirement for the
transmission operator to provide the
reliability coordinator and other entities
with daily outage information and a
requirement for the reliability
coordinator to establish outage reporting
requirements. NERC contends that both
elements of Requirement R1.2 are
captured in proposed Reliability
Standard IRO-010-la. NERC proposes
to remove the transmission operator's
obligation to provide daily outage
information to reliability coordinators
and strike the requirement for the
reliability coordinator to establish
outage reporting requirements.
According to NERC, Requirement R1
of proposed IRO-010-la requires the
reliability coordinator to specify what
data and information it needs, as well asthe frequency and format for providing
that data and information. NERC states
that, because the reliability coordinator
needs outage data for modeling and
analysis, the specification will include
outage data. Requirement R3 of IRO-
010-la requires entities to provide data
and information to the reliability
coordinator in accordance with the
reliability coordinator's specifications.
NERC states that if TOP-003-0
Requirement R1.2 is not modified, it
will be redundant with IRO-010-la,
Requirement R3.
NOPR Proposal
60. Under section 215(d)(2) of the
FPA, we propose to approve Reliability
Standard TOP-003-1, as just,
reasonable, not unduly discriminatory
or preferential, and in the public
interest. We propose to find that the
requirements of currently-effective
Reliability Standard TOP-003-0 that
NERC proposed for modification are
appropriately addressed in new
Reliability Standard IRO-010-la.
However, under Requirement R3, it is
incumbent on the reliability coordinator
to request sufficient scheduled outage
data. The Commission is concerned that
IRO-010-la does not specify outage
coordination data and the reliability
coordinator may not receive adequate
outage coordination data to support the
Operational Planning Analysis.
Therefore, the Commission seeks
comments from NERC and the public on
whether IRO-010-la should specify the
necessary outage coordination data.
6. TOP-005-2
61. NERC proposes to retire
Requirements R1 and R1.1 of currently-
effective Reliability Standard TOP-005-
1 and modify Attachment 1 of the
Reliability Standard. To implement
these revisions, NERC requests approval
of proposed Reliability Standard TOP-
005-2. The purpose of TOP-005-2 is to
ensure reliability entities have the
operating data needed to monitor
system conditions within their areas.
TOP-005-2 would apply to
transmission operators, balancing
authorities, and purchasing selling
entities.
62. Requirement R1 of TOP-005-1
requires transmission operators to
provide the reliability coordinator with
the data and information that the
reliability coordinator needs to perform
its reliability-related tasks. Requirement
R1.1 of TOP-005-1 requires reliability
coordinators to identify the data
requirements, listed in Attachment 1 of
TOP-005-1, and any additional
operating information requirements
relating to the operation of the Bulk-Power System with its reliability
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