The project: 1) shortened the Purpose statement; 2) updated the Effective Date; 3) added Facilities 4.2.2 to incorporate new technologies; 4) moved the Background section to the Guidance section; 5) updated WR1/WM1 replacing with Response”; “governor” “Frequency 6) updated M1 to reflect current drafting conventions; 7) added the Installation” “Equipment section indicating the no requirement to install equipment; and 8) corrected a typo in the April 1, 2016 row from 2.1 to 1.2. WECC-0126 PRC-004-WECC-3 Protection System and RAS Misoperation On May 24, 2017, the WECC-0126 PRC-004-WECC-3 Protection System and Remedial Action Scheme Misoperation Five-year Review Drafting Team agreed by majority vote to forward the project to the WSC with a request for ballot. If approved, the project will retire the document in its entirety immediately on approval of applicable regulatory authorities. The drafting team reviewed NERC Standards, both in effect and proposed for regulatory approval, along with the development history of PRC-004-WECC-2 and its historic performance. After completing that review, the drafting team concluded that the substance of should be retired immediately and in its entirety because the reliability-related substance is addressed in peripheral NERC Standards. The drafting team does not believe any further actions are necessary to implement the proposed change. Request for Board Approval WECC Charter Steven Rueckert – On June 8, 2017, NERC filed WECC-0117 Reliability Standards Development Procedures (Procedures) with FERC. The proposed Procedures require FERC approval. In anticipation of that approval, the WECC Charter needs to be updated accordingly. Proposed changes include, but are not limited to: 1) incorporation by reference of NERC Rules of Procedure, Appendix 3D, 2) deletion of reference to the WECC Bylaws, and 3) inclusion of a section titled Action without a Meeting adopted from the NERC Standards Committee Charter. On a motion from Ms. Crystal Musselman, the proposed WSC Charter was accepted as presented. If FERC approves the proposed Procedures, the proposed charter will be forwarded to the WECC Board with a request for approval. If FERC declines approval this motion will be voided without further action and no changes will be made to the charter. The motion carried by consensus. Public Comment Public comments were invited.
The project: 1) shortened the Purpose statement; 2) updated the Effective Date; 3) added Facilities 4.2.2 to incorporate new technologies; 4) moved the Background section to the Guidance section; 5) updated WR1/WM1 replacing “governor” with “Frequency Response”; 6) updated M1 to reflect current drafting conventions; 7) added the “Equipment Installation” section indicating the no requirement to install equipment; and 8) corrected a typo in the April 1, 2016 row from 2.1 to 1.2. WECC-0126 PRC-004-WECC-3 Protection System and RAS Misoperation On May 24, 2017, the WECC-0126 PRC-004-WECC-3 Protection System and Remedial Action Scheme Misoperation Five-year Review Drafting Team agreed by majority vote to forward the project to the WSC with a request for ballot. If approved, the project will retire the document in its entirety immediately on approval of applicable regulatory authorities. The drafting team reviewed NERC Standards, both in effect and proposed for regulatory approval, along with the development history of PRC-004-WECC-2 and its historic performance. After completing that review, the drafting team concluded that the substance of should be retired immediately and in its entirety because the reliability-related substance is addressed in peripheral NERC Standards. The drafting team does not believe any further actions are necessary to implement the proposed change. Request for Board Approval WECC Charter – Steven Rueckert On June 8, 2017, NERC filed WECC-0117 Reliability Standards Development Procedures (Procedures) with FERC. The proposed Procedures require FERC approval. In anticipation of that approval, the WECC Charter needs to be updated accordingly. Proposed changes include, but are not limited to: 1) incorporation by reference of NERC Rules of Procedure, Appendix 3D, 2) deletion of reference to the WECC Bylaws, and 3) inclusion of a section titled Action without a Meeting adopted from the NERC Standards Committee Charter. On a motion from Ms. Crystal Musselman, the proposed WSC Charter was accepted as presented. If FERC approves the proposed Procedures, the proposed charter will be forwarded to the WECC Board with a request for approval. If FERC declines approval this motion will be voided without further action and no changes will be made to the charter. The motion carried by consensus. Public Comment Public comments were invited.
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