Introduction The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) is a Regional Entity authorized through a delegation agreement between the North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC) and WECC pursuant to Section 215 of the Federal Power Act. NERC delegates designated powers, rights, and responsibilities to WECC regarding the administration within the Western Interconnection of electric Reliability Standards adopted or approved by NERC and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). These Reliability Standards Development Procedures (Procedures) define the process to be used by WECC for the development, modification, retirement, and interpretation of Regional Reliability Standards (RRS) and WECC Regional Criteria (CRT). These Procedures establish the structure for open and transparent due process in the development of WECC RRSs and CRTs. These Procedures include, but are not limited to, public notice of intent to develop RRSs and CRTs, a public comment period on the proposed documents, due consideration of comments provided, and a balanced Ballot Body. The Procedures shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that is consistent with the WECC Bylaws. Should any conflict arise between the Procedures and the WECC Bylaws, the WECC Bylaws will prevail. Definitions Ballot Body That body of qualified persons that register with WECC for participation in Ballot Pools. Ballot Pool That pool of Ballot Body entities that have registered to vote on a specific document. Drafting Team (DT) A team of pertinent subject matter experts (SME) appointed by the WECC Standards Committee (WSC) to develop the document(s) called for in a Standard Authorization Request (SAR), consider and respond to industry comments, participate in forums to help build consensus on draft documents, and to perform other tasks as assigned by the WSC. NERC Compliance Registry Registry of the Bulk-Electric System owners, operators, and users that are subject to approved reliability standards. Non-Substantive Changes Revisions that do not change the scope, applicability, or intent of any requirement, including but not limited to, correcting the numbering of a requirement, correcting references, changes to document
Introduction The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) is a Regional Entity authorized through a delegation agreement between the North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC) and WECC pursuant to Section 215 of the Federal Power Act. NERC delegates designated powers, rights, and responsibilities to WECC regarding the administration within the Western Interconnection of electric Reliability Standards adopted or approved by NERC and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). These Reliability Standards Development Procedures (Procedures) define the process to be used by WECC for the development, modification, retirement, and interpretation of Regional Reliability Standards (RRS) and WECC Regional Criteria (CRT). These Procedures establish the structure for open and transparent due process in the development of WECC RRSs and CRTs. These Procedures include, but are not limited to, public notice of intent to develop RRSs and CRTs, a public comment period on the proposed documents, due consideration of comments provided, and a balanced Ballot Body. The Procedures shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that is consistent with the WECC Bylaws. Should any conflict arise between the Procedures and the WECC Bylaws, the WECC Bylaws will prevail. Definitions Ballot Body That body of qualified persons that register with WECC for participation in Ballot Pools. Ballot Pool That pool of Ballot Body entities that have registered to vote on a specific document. Drafting Team (DT) A team of pertinent subject matter experts (SME) appointed by the WECC Standards Committee (WSC) to develop the document(s) called for in a Standard Authorization Request (SAR), consider and respond to industry comments, participate in forums to help build consensus on draft documents, and to perform other tasks as assigned by the WSC. NERC Compliance Registry Registry of the Bulk-Electric System owners, operators, and users that are subject to approved reliability standards. Non-Substantive Changes Revisions that do not change the scope, applicability, or intent of any requirement, including but not limited to, correcting the numbering of a requirement, correcting references, changes to document
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