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1902-AE76 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1902 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities

The Commission (Commission) revised its regulations to incorporate by reference, with certain enumerated exceptions, the latest version (Version 003) of the Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities adopted by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) as mandatory enforceable requirements. These standards update NAESB's WEQ Version 002 and Version 002.1 Standards to reflect policy determinations made by the Commission in the Order Nos. 890 series of orders and other orders. In addition, the Commission listed informationally, as guidance, NAESB's Smart Grid Standards (WEQ-016 through WEQ-020) in part 2 of the Commission's regulations (Docket No. RM05-5-022).

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 18 CFR 2 18 CFR 38 16 USC 791 to 825r 16 USC 2601 to 2645 31 USC 9701 42 USC 7101 to 7352 5 USC 601 15 USC 717 to 717z 15 USC 3301 to 3432 16 USC 792 to 828c 42 USC 4321 to 4370h No NPRM 07/26/2013 78 FR 45096 NPRM Comment Period End 09/24/2013 Final Rule, Order No. 676-H 09/24/2014 79 FR 56939 Final Rule, Order No. 676-H, Correction 10/09/2014 79 FR 60953 Final Rule Effective 10/24/2014 Order on Rehearing 12/00/2015 No None No No No Gary Cohen Legal Information, Office of the General Counsel 1902 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC 202 502-8321 gary.cohen@ferc.gov 888 First Street NE., Washington DC 20426 Tony Dobbins Technical Information, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation 1902 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC 202 502-6630 tony.dobbins@ferc.gov 888 First Street NE., Washington DC 20426