North American Electric Reliability Council and North American Electric Reliability Corporation; Notice of Filing, 19492 [E6-5554]
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. on May 4,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RR06–1–000]
North American Electric Reliability
Council and North American Electric
Reliability Corporation; Notice of Filing
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April 7, 2006.
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Take notice that on April 4, 2006, the
North American Electric Reliability
Council and its affiliate, North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation, (jointly ‘‘NERC’’) tendered
for filing an application for certification
as the Electric Reliability Organization
(‘‘ERO’’) pursuant to section 215 of the
Federal Power Act. NERC claims to
meet all statutory and regulatory
requirements to serve as the ERO for the
United States and to ensure reliable
operation of the North American bulk
power system. NERC also seeks
Commission approval of its certificate of
incorporation, its bylaws, and its rules
of procedure, all of which will become
the ‘‘ERO Rules.’’ In a companion filing,
NERC is seeking approval of its
currently-effective reliability standards.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive e-mail notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RM05–30–000]
Rules Concerning Certification of the
Electric Reliability Organization; and
Procedures for the Establishment,
Approval and Enforcement of Electric
Reliability Standards; Notice of New
Docket Prefixes ‘‘RR’’, ‘‘RD’’, and RC
for Reliability Organizations and
Standards
April 7, 2006.
Notice is hereby given that new
docket prefixes ‘‘RR’’, ‘‘RD’’, and ‘‘RC’’
have been established for certain filings
pursuant to Order No. 672, issued
February 3, 2006.1
The prefixes are defined as:
RR—ERO Rules and Organizational
Filings,
RD—Electric Reliability Standards,
RC—Compliance and Enforcement of
Reliability Standards and the following
examples illustrate the types of
reliability organization filings that fall
under each of the new prefixes.
A. RR Prefix Filings—ERO Rules and
Organizational Filings
1. Application for certification as the
Electric Reliability Organization
[39.3(a)].
2. The ERO’s assessment of its
performance [39.3(c)].
3. Request to modify the formula or
method for the allocation and
assessment of ERO dues, fees and
charges [39.4(a)].
4. The ERO’s proposed annual budget,
including the annual budget for each
Regional Entity [39.4(b)].
5. Request for authorization to collect
a special assessment [39.4(d)].
6. Request for approval of penalty
guidelines that set forth a range of
penalties for the violation of Reliability
Standards [39.7(g)(2)].
1 Rules
Concerning Certification of the Electric
Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the
Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of
Electric Reliability Standards (Order No. 672), 114
FERC 61,104 (2006).
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7. Agreement to delegate authority to
a Regional Entity for the purpose of
proposing Reliability Standards to the
ERO and enforcing Reliability Standards
[39.8(c)].
8. Application for assignment to an
entity of the ERO’s authority to enforce
Reliability Standards within the entity’s
region [39.8(f)].
9. Request for approval of any
proposed ERO Rule or Rule change or
proposed Regional Entity Rule or Rule
change [39.10(a)].
10. Petition to establish a Regional
Advisory Body [39.13(a)].
B. RD Prefix Filings—Electric
Reliability Standards
1. Each proposed Reliability Standard
or modification to a Reliability Standard
that is processed as an Order (a
proposed reliability standard processed
as a rulemaking will be designated an
RM docket prefix) [39.5(a)].
2. Notification of the possible conflict
of a Reliability Standard with a
function, rule, order, tariff, rate
schedule, or agreement accepted,
approved, or ordered by the
Commission [39.6(a)].
3. Application for a determination of
consistency of a state action with a
Reliability Standard [39.12(b)].
C. RC Prefix Filings—Compliance and
Enforcement of Reliability Standards
1. Report to the Commission of any
self-reported violation or investigation
of a violation or an alleged violation of
a Reliability Standard and its eventual
disposition [39.7(b)].
2. Such periodic summary reports as
the Commission shall from time to time
direct on violations of Reliability
Standards [39.7(b)(5)].
3. Notice of penalty for violation of a
Reliability Standard [39.7(c)(2)].
4. Application for review of a penalty
[39.7(e)(1)].
5. Report on the ERO’s assessment of
the reliability of the Bulk-Power System
in North America [39.11(a)].
6. Report on the ERO’s assessment of
the adequacy of the Bulk-Power System
in North America [39.11(b)].
7. Notice of proposed penalty, filed by
ERO.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RR06-1-000]
North American Electric Reliability Council and North American
Electric Reliability Corporation; Notice of Filing
April 7, 2006.
Take notice that on April 4, 2006, the North American Electric
Reliability Council and its affiliate, North American Electric
Reliability Corporation, (jointly ``NERC'') tendered for filing an
application for certification as the Electric Reliability Organization
(``ERO'') pursuant to section 215 of the Federal Power Act. NERC claims
to meet all statutory and regulatory requirements to serve as the ERO
for the United States and to ensure reliable operation of the North
American bulk power system. NERC also seeks Commission approval of its
certificate of incorporation, its bylaws, and its rules of procedure,
all of which will become the ``ERO Rules.'' In a companion filing, NERC
is seeking approval of its currently-effective reliability standards.
Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at https://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. on May 4, 2006.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-5554 Filed 4-13-06; 8:45 am]
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