MEMO Date: June 1, 2016 To: WECC Standards Committee (WSC) Subject: WECC-0119, Removal of Reliability Assurer (SAR) PRC-003-WECC-CRT-1.3 (WECC CRT), ARM Procedure The memo requests retirement of the following WECC Requirements (WR) included in the WECC CRT because the WRs are either duplicated in a peripheral NERC Standard or WECC document, or are no longer required. Retirement would be effective as of July 1, 2016 coincide with the effective date of PRC-004-4(i), Protection System Misoperation Identification and Correction. Because the WRs are redundant, retirement will have no impact on reliability. The entire WECC CRT is proposed for retirement because WR1 is addressed in PRC-004-4(i). The balance of the WRs (2-5) are either no longer required or are addressed in peripheral WECC documents. DEPENDING ON THE REASON FOR RETIREMENT THE WSC MAY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RETIRE THIS WITHOUT FURTHER DUE PROCESS. IF RETIRED BECAUSE OF REDUNDANCY TO NERC STANDARDS – NO FURTHER DUE PROCESS. SLAM DUNK ON WR1 (PRC-004)….IFFY AS TO THE REST. Deletion of the WRs will address the goals of the SAR by eliminating the current conflict of interest whereby WECC serves both as the entity responsible to complete the assigned tasks as well as the entity responsible for monitoring the adherence to the assigned task. THE FOLLOWING 2 OPTIONS ARE OFFERED AND PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE SAR BUT NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SAR. OPTION 1: MOVE WR1 TO THE RAS PROCEDURE NOW AND DELETE THE ENTIRE CRITERION. OPTION 2: RETIRE WR1 COINCIDENT WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF PRC-012-2, JULY 1, 2017(?). THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE REWORDED ACCORDINGLY. OPTION 1 This memo also requests relocation of WECC CRT, WR1, into a WECC Regional Guideline, such as the Remedial Action Scheme Design Guide, June 2006 or the Procedure to Submit a RAS for Assessment Information Required to Assess the Reliability of a RAS Guideline, October 28, 2013 (RAS Procedure). Relocation would be effective July 1, 2016. Relocation is allowed under the scope of the SAR. OPTION 2
MEMO Date: June 1, 2016 To: WECC Standards Committee (WSC) Subject: WECC-0119, Removal of Reliability Assurer (SAR) PRC-003-WECC-CRT-1.3 (WECC CRT), ARM Procedure The memo requests retirement of the following WECC Requirements (WR) included in the WECC CRT because the WRs are either duplicated in a peripheral NERC Standard or WECC document, or are no longer required. Retirement would be effective as of July 1, 2016 coincide with the effective date of PRC-004-4(i), Protection System Misoperation Identification and Correction. Because the WRs are redundant, retirement will have no impact on reliability. The entire WECC CRT is proposed for retirement because WR1 is addressed in PRC-004-4(i). The balance of the WRs (2-5) are either no longer required or are addressed in peripheral WECC documents. DEPENDING ON THE REASON FOR RETIREMENT THE WSC MAY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RETIRE THIS WITHOUT FURTHER DUE PROCESS. IF RETIRED BECAUSE OF REDUNDANCY TO NERC STANDARDS – NO FURTHER DUE PROCESS. SLAM DUNK ON WR1 (PRC-004)….IFFY AS TO THE REST. Deletion of the WRs will address the goals of the SAR by eliminating the current conflict of interest whereby WECC serves both as the entity responsible to complete the assigned tasks as well as the entity responsible for monitoring the adherence to the assigned task. THE FOLLOWING 2 OPTIONS ARE OFFERED AND PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE SAR BUT NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SAR. OPTION 1: MOVE WR1 TO THE RAS PROCEDURE NOW AND DELETE THE ENTIRE CRITERION. OPTION 2: RETIRE WR1 COINCIDENT WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF PRC-012-2, JULY 1, 2017(?). THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE REWORDED ACCORDINGLY. OPTION 1 This memo also requests relocation of WECC CRT, WR1, into a WECC Regional Guideline, such as the Remedial Action Scheme Design Guide, June 2006 or the Procedure to Submit a RAS for Assessment Information Required to Assess the Reliability of a RAS Guideline, October 28, 2013 (RAS Procedure). Relocation would be effective July 1, 2016. Relocation is allowed under the scope of the SAR. OPTION 2
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