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RIN: 1902-AE19

Publication ID: Fall 2011

Title: Version One Regional Reliability Standards for Facilities Design, Connections, and Maintenance; Protection and Control; and Voltage and Reactive
Abstract: Under section 215 of the Federal Power Act, the Commission approved four revised regional Reliability Standards developed by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and approved by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, which the Commission has certified as the Electric Reliability Organization responsible for developing and enforcing mandatory Reliability Standards. These regional Reliability Standards have been designated by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council as FAC-501-WECC-1 - Transmission Maintenance, PRC-004-WECC-1 - Protection System and Remedial Action Scheme Misoperation, VAR-002-WECC-1 - Automatic Voltage Regulators, and VAR-501-WECC-1 - Power System Stabilizer. Reliability Standard FAC-501-WECC-1 addresses transmission maintenance for specified transmission paths in the Western Interconnection. Reliability Standard PRC-004-WECC-1 addresses the analysis of misoperations that occur on transmission and generation protection systems and remedial action schemes in the Western Interconnection. Reliability Standard VAR-002-WECC-1 is meant to ensure that automatic voltage regulators remain in service on synchronous generators and condensers in the Western Interconnection. Reliability Standard VAR-501-WECC-1 is meant to ensure that power system stabilizers remain in service on synchronous generators in the Western Interconnection. In addition, the Commission approved five new regional definitions applicable within the Western Interconnection, (Docket No. RM09-09-000).
Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 18 CFR 40
Legal Authority: 16 USC 824o

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/22/2010	75 FR 80397
NPRM Comment Period End	02/22/2011
Final Rule (Order No. 751)	04/28/2011	76 FR 23690

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Cory Lankford Legal Information, Office of the General Counsel Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 Phone:202 502-6711 Email: cory.lankford@ferc.gov Nick Henery Technical Information, Office of Electric Reliability Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426 Phone:202 502-8636 Email: nick.henery@ferc.gov Scott Sells Technical Information, Office of Electric Reliability Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426 Phone:202 502-6664 Email: scott.sells@ferc.gov