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| FERC | RIN: 1902-AE00 | Publication ID: Spring 2011 |
| Title: Revision to Electric Reliability Organization Definition of Bulk Electric System | |
| Abstract: Pursuant to section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Commission adopts, with modifications, the proposal outlined in its March 18, 2010 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to require the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) to revise its definition of the term "bulk electric system." The Commission directed the ERO, through the ERO's Reliability Standards Development Process, to revise the definition to address the Commission's technical concerns and ensure that the definition encompasses all facilities necessary for operating an interconnected electric transmission network. Also, the Commission believes that the best way to accomplish these goals is to eliminate the regional discretion in the current definition, maintain a bright-line threshold, that includes all facilities operated at or above 100 kV except defined radial facilities, and establish an exemption process and criteria for excluding facilities that are not necessary for operating the interconnected transmission network. This Final Rule allows the ERO, in accordance with Order No. 693, to develop an alternative proposal for addressing the Commission's concerns with the present definition with the understanding that any such alternative must be as effective as, or more effective than, the Commission's proposed approach in addressing the identified technical and other concerns, and may not result in a reduction in reliability, (Docket No. RM09-18-000). | |
| Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
| Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 18 CFR 40 | |
| Legal Authority: 16 USC 824o | |
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| 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 | |
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Agency Contact: Jonathan First Legal Information, Office of the General Counsel Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 Phone:202 502-8529 Email: jonathan.first@ferc.gov Mindi Sauter Legal Information, Office of the General Counsel Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426 Phone:202 502-6830 Email: mindi.sauter@ferc.gov Robert Snow Technical Information, Office of Electric Reliability Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426 Phone:202 502-6716 Email: robert.snow@ferc.gov Patrick Boughan Technical Information, Office of Electric Reliability Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426 Phone:202 502-8071 Email: patrick.boughan@ferc.gov |
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