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The 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. The Commission extended the requirement for public utilities to comply with the incorporated Version 003 business practice standards, with the exception of those standards related to the Network Integration Transmission Service Open Access Same-Time Information System template, from February 2, 2015 to and including May 15, 2015  (Docket Nos. RM05-5-022 and RM05-5-024).