State of Standards andStandards in DevelopmentSean Cavote, Manager of Standards DevelopmentWECC Operating Committee MeetingMarch 26, 2015

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• Identified 26 projects to be completed in 2014• Four projects were added after plan was developed• Twelve projects, or portions of projects, were extended into

2015

Status of 2014-2016 Reliability Standards Development Plan

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Progress on FERC Directives

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Progress on Paragraph 81 and Independent Experts Review Panel

(IERP)

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Progress on Paragraph 81 and Independent Experts Review Panel

(IERP)

Resolution Number Percent Retired 110 46% Modified 103 43% Retained 25 11% 238

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• 2014-02 CIP V5 Revisions• 2014-03 TOP/IRO Revisions• 2014-01 DGR medium priority

• 2007-06 Protection System Coordination - PRC-027• 2007-06.2 PRC-001• 2008-02 UVLS (PRC-004)• 2010-14.1 BAL-005 and BAL-006• 2010-14.2 BAL-004 periodic review• 2012-09 Implementation of IRO Periodic Review (IRO-006 and IRO-009)• 2014-04 Physical Security Directives

• 2009-02 Real-time Monitoring and Analysis• 2010-05.2 Phase 2 of Protection System Misoperations: RAS

2014 Projects Continuing Into 2015

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• Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards Version 5 Addressed five FERC directives Adopted five standards: CIP-003-6, CIP-004-6, CIP-007-6, CIP-010-2, CIP-

011-2 Filed February 13, 2015

• Dispersed Generation Resources High priority DGR standards previously Board approved and pending filing

at FERC Adopted three standards: PRC-001-1.1(ii), PRC-019-2, PRC-024-2 Filed March 13, 2015

• Revisions to TOP/IRO Standards Eight standards previously adopted Adopted one standard: TOP-001-3 Filed March 18, 2015

February 2015 Board Actions

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• 2014-04 Physical Security Directives (Order No. 804 directive)• 2015-01 TPL Directives• 2015-02 EOP-004, -005, -006 and -008 Periodic Review• 2015-03 FAC-010, -011 and -014 Periodic Review• 2015-04 Alignment of Glossary and ROP Terms• 2007-17.4 PRC-005 Order No. 803 Directive• 2010-04.1 MOD-031 Order No. 804 Directive

2015 New Projects

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• Four new standards projects 2015-02 – Emergency Operations Periodic Review 2015-03 – Periodic Review of System Operating Limit Standards 2015-04 – Alignment of Glossary and Rules Of Procedure (ROP) Terms 2007-06.2 – System Protection Coordination

• Teams began meeting in February 2015• Expected to complete in 2015• Robust outreach effort

2015 RSDP ProjectsFirst Quarter 2015

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• FERC Order No. 804 directive on CIP-014-1 Remove the term “widespread” or propose modifications Six-month deadline Requires informational filing on “High Impact” control centers

• Team meeting January 2015• Preliminary recommendations

Remove the term “widespread” from:o Purpose Statemento Background Sectiono Requirement R1 and the Rationale for Requirement R1o The Guidelines and Technical Basis Section of the standard

Add guidance for Requirement R1

Project 2014-04 Physical Security

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• The posting runs February 20 to April 9, 2015 45-day comment and initial ballot period

• Assuming a successful ballot, the standard will be presented to the NERC Board of Trustees in May, 2015 for adoption and subsequent filing with FERC

• The project has a deadline of July 27, 2015 to file a petition with FERC that addresses the directive

• Contact Senior Developer stephen.crutchfield@nerc.net

Project 2014-04 Physical Security

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• Periodic review of EOP-004, EOP-005, EOP-006, EOP-008• Team meeting and technical conference February 2015• Initial posting expected April 2015• Preliminary recommendations

EOP-004-2o Revise Attachment 1 to improve clarity

EOP-005-2o Reaffirm Requirements R7, R8, and R12o Revise Requirement R6

– Add a Rationale Box to clarify “dynamic simulations”o Withdraw Requirement R10

– Duplicative of proposed PER-005-2

Project 2015-02 Emergency Operations Periodic

Review

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• Preliminary recommendations (continued) EOP-006-2o Reaffirm Requirements R7, R8, R10o Revise Requirement R1

– Unnecessary actiono Withdraw requirements R1 (three subparts) and R9

– Duplicative and redundant EOP-008-1o Revise Requirement R1

– Add clarity to the intended timeframe to restore primary control center functionality

• Contact Developer laura.anderson@nerc.net

Project 2015-02 Emergency Operations Periodic

Review

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• Industry webinar and team meeting March 2015• Initial posting expected April 2015• Standard drafting team objectives

Modify requirements to PRC-001-1.1 Address FERC directives in Order No. 693 Consider appropriate applicable entities Requirementso Focus on the reliability aspectso Eliminate ambiguityo Identify other similar standards and requirementso Consider if appropriate for the PRC family of standardso Improve measurability

Project 2007-06.2 – System Protection Coordination

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• SDT Approach Requirement R1 – Knowledgeo SDT anticipates moving R1 to TOP-001-3

Requirement R2 – Notification of failures (i.e., degradation)o SDT anticipates moving R2 to TOP-001-3 (Transmission Operations)

Requirement R5 – Communicating in advance (i.e., planning ahead)o SDT anticipates moving R5 to TOP-002-4 (Operational Planning)

Requirement R6 – Monitoring and communicating status changes of Special Protection Systemso Considering retiring R6 since it appears other standards cover it

• Contact Developer scott.barfield@nerc.net

Project 2007-06.2 – System Protection Coordination

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April 1, 2015 BAL-003-1 EOP-010-1 (GMD) PRC-005-2

July 1, 2015 MOD-032-1

October 1, 2015 CIP-014-1 (Physical Security)

January 1, 2016 FAC-001-2 FAC-002-2 NUC-001-3 TPL-001-4 requirements 2-6, 8

April 1, 2016 CIP V5

July 1, 2016 MOD-025-2 PER-005-2 PRC-019-1 PRC-024-1

July 1, 2017 MOD-033-1

Standards Subject to Future Enforcement

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• Deliberate pace of standards development Response to industry, NERC Board of Trustees, and NERC Standards

Committee Relieve strain on scarce NERC and industry resources Stagger postings and ballots for standards as well as presentations to the

NERC Board for Adoption• Steady State Standards

Largely complete in 2015• Enhanced Periodic Reviews

Third or fourth quarter 2015

2015 Trends and Expectations

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PMOS Annual Planning Calendar

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Progress to Steady State

• February (3) 2014-02 CIP V5 Revisions 2014-03 TOP/IRO Revisions 2014-01 DGR medium priority

• May (3) 2008-02 UVLS (PRC-004) 2014-01 DGR medium priority 2014-04 Physical Security

Directives

• August (3) 2010-14.2 BAL-004 periodic review 2015-02 EOP-004, -005, -006 and -

008 periodic review 2007-17.4 PRC-005 Order No. 803

Directive

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Progress to Steady State

• November (7) 2010-14.1 BAL-005 and BAL-006 2012-09 Implementation of IRO

Periodic Review (IRO-006 and IRO-009)

2015-03 FAC-010, -011 and -014 periodic review

2015-04 Alignment of Glossary and ROP Terms

2007-06.2 PRC-001 2010-04.1 MOD-031 Order No.

804 Directives 2007-06 Protection System

Coordination (PRC-027)

• 2016 (2) 2009-02 Real-time Monitoring

and Analysis 2010-05.2 Phase 2 of

Protection System Misoperations: RAS

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• Measured, in-depth review to improve quality and content of standards

• Look for opportunities to make standards more concise Verify content is appropriate to be included in a standard Builds on Independent Experts’ work with industry input

• Plan to be developed by end of Q2 2015 Topic will be discussed at the May NERC Board and Member

Representatives Committee meetings forpolicy input discussion• No mandated timeline

Enhanced Periodic Reviews

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• Recognizes current trend at NERC Smaller drafting and review teams of 6-10 members Active observers Engaged industry throughout standard development process

• Essential part of standards development The ballot is an inefficient barometer of industry position Ad hoc groups have more influence early in the process Teams often more receptive to comments during early phases of

development Communication bond among industry, teams, NERC, and FERC

Industry Outreach

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Sean CavoteNorth American Electric Reliability Corporation3353 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 600 – North TowerAtlanta, GA 30326404.446.9697 (O)404.694.6935 (C)sean.cavote@nerc.net

Contact

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