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FERC RIN: 1902-AE76 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities 
Abstract:

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).

 
Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 18 CFR 2    18 CFR 38   
Legal Authority: 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   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
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 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Gary Cohen
Legal Information, Office of the General Counsel
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426
Phone:202 502-8321
Email: gary.cohen@ferc.gov

Tony Dobbins
Technical Information, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426
Phone:202 502-6630
Email: tony.dobbins@ferc.gov