Final Meeting Minutes 12-4-14

NPCC REGIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE

AGENDA FOR MEETING #14-5

December 4th, 2014, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. AST

Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel

1919 Upper Water Street

Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3J5 Canada

Attire: Business Casual

Dial-In: 415-655-0003 (USA) / 416-915-6530 (Canada)Guest Code: 29086775

For Reference: Glossary of Terms Used in NERC Reliability Standards, dated October 1, 2014

NPCC Glossary of Terms, dated January 18, 2012

Attendees:

Name

Organization

Sector(s)

Day(s)

Comment

1.

Kal Ayoub

FERC

Guest

1

2.

Guy Zito

Northeast Power Coordinating Council

1

3.

Lee Pedowicz

Northeast Power Coordinating Council

1

4.

Gerry Dunbar

Northeast Power Coordinating Council

1

Via Phone

5.

RuiDa Shu

Northeast Power Coordinating Council

1

6.

Herb Schrayshuen

Power Advisors, LLC – Proxy for NextEra Energy, LLC

4

1

Via Phone

7.

Jim Grant Proxy for Greg Campoli

New York Independent System Operator

2

1

8.

Chris de Graffenried

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.

3

1

Via Phone

9.

Kelly Dash

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.

1

1

Via Phone

10.

Vijay Puran

NYS Department of Public Service

6

1

Via Phone

11.

Kathleen Goodman

ISO-NE

2

1

Via Phone

12.

Khaqan Khan

IESO

2

1

Observer

13.

Alan MacNaughton

New Brunswick Power Corporation

1

1

14.

Si-Truc Phan Sector 1 Proxy for Sylvain Clermont

Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie

1/2

1

15.

Chantal Mazza

Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie

Guest

1

16.

Martin Boisvert

Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie

Guest

1

Observer

17.

Brian Robinson

Utility Services

5

1

18.

Brian Shanahan

National Grid

1

1

Via Phone

19.

Muhammed Ali

Hydro One Networks

1

1

20.

Ben Wu

Orange and Rockland Utilities

1

1

21.

Tom Neglia

Orange and Rockland Utilities

3

1

Via Phone

22.

Connie Lowe

Dominion Resources Services

4

1

Via Phone

23.

Mark J. Kenny

Northeast Utilities

1

1

Via Phone

24.

Ron Falsetti

AESI

Guest

1

Introductions and Chair’s Remarks

Lee Pedowicz called the meeting to order at 8:25PM on Thursday December 4th, 2014.

Guy Zito provided an overview updates on the Fall Workshop and General Meeting.

NPCC Antitrust Compliance Guidelines

The NPCC Antitrust Compliance Guidelines were read by Lee Pedowicz.

Agenda Items:

1.0 Review of Agenda

The RSC Draft Meeting Agenda was reviewed by Guy Zito.

2.0 RSC Meeting Minutes

2.1 Approval of Minutes: September 17-18, 2014 RSC Meeting #14-4*

Corrected Don Weaver’s information on the meeting minutes on the attendee list.

Herb Schrayshuen made a motion for approval.

Jim Grant seconded the motion.

The Meeting Minutes were approved as read.

3.0 Drafting Team Members and Executive Tracking Summary

3.1 NPCC Members on NERC Drafting Teams*

Guy provided updates on the drafting teams and pointed out that SDT participation is not open to public.

3.2 Executive Tracking Summary*

RuiDa Shu provided updates on the Executive Tracking Summaries, main updates are on the final ballot results on the recent standards.

3.3 NERC Project Tracking Spreadsheet (link)

RSC counted as a group there are approximately 16 standards active at the moment.

4.0 Open Action Items*

4.1 Open Action Items List

Item

Description

Owner

Due

Status

4.1

Coordination with the Compliance Committee to develop Joint Activity Action List

Greg Campoli/Guy Zito

RSC Meeting

Update:

Guy Zito provided updates on the RSAWs. CC will review RSAWs going forward.

4.2

New York Adoption of More Stringent/Specific NPCC Criteria – determine more stringent criteria and submit filing

Gerry Dunbar

October, 2014

Update: Since Kristin Halper has completed the legal review, this item will be removed from Open Action list.

4.3

NPCC outreach program development – discussion item: members provide input and opportunities for development of an outreach program

RSC

RSC Meeting

Update: Ongoing, two outreaches have been done with NYPA.

4.4

Revise the Directory Development Manual to address cost effectiveness

G. Dunbar

Update:

This item should be removed, manual has went through the review, approved and document is posted on NPCC website.

4.5

Follow up with NERC on current RSAW development process

Guy Zito

Update:

This item should be removed, RSAWs will be addressed by the Compliance Committee

5.0 Items Requiring RSC Discussion / Approval

5.1 NERC Weekly Standards Bulletin

5.2 NERC RAPA Meeting

5.3 NPCC RCC Meeting Minutes

5.4 NERC Bulk Electric System Update

5.5 Canadian Provincial Summaries

5.6 PRC-006-2 (UFLS)

Si Truc raised the concern that the regional standard has variance compare to the continent wide standard to the frequency curve. There is no overlapping coverage at this point.

NERC ask Hydro Quebec to send in a SAR for this particular variance, and HQ planning coordinators are planning to submit a SAR to RSC for discussion first then to NERC.

Herb Schrayshuen raised the concern on the approval process issues for this particular SAR since HQ has its own interconnection system.

5.7 Regional Disturbance Monitoring Standard

Guy Zito provided a brief overview on the differences between the regional standard and continent wide standard. Regional standard is based on the A15 criteria and a study done by TFSP. Continent wide standard is looking into updating equipment. Regional standard is targeted at the A10 station list, but continent wide standard will be targeting the BES elements.

Action Item: Guy Zito and Lee Pedowicz will follow up with TFSP to ensure the implementation all line up and get the SDT to start the process.

5.8 RSC Work Plan 2015-2016

Lee Pedowicz provided his updates on the revisions on the RSC Work Plan 2015-2016. RSAWs should be removed from the RSC Work Plan 2015-2016.

Guy Zito would like to send this plan out to all the members of RSC to review it next week.

6.0 NERC Reliability Standardshttp://www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/Pages/Standards-Under-Development.aspx

6.1 Currently Posted Projects

Project

Comment Period End Date

Ballot Period

End Date

Standards Developer

12/4/14

Call-In

Project 2014-01 Standards Applicability for Dispersed Generation Resources

12/10/14

12/19/14

Katherine Street

Project 2014-03 Revisions to TOP and IRO Standards

12/3/14

1/6/15

Ed Dobrowolski

Project 2014-02 - Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards Version 5 Revisions

1/8/15

1/8/15

Ryan Stewart

Comments: (I) – Informal; (F) – Formal

Ballots: (I) – Initial; (A) – Additional; (F) – Final

TOP-001-3: Most of the concerns from RSC have been addressed by the SDT.

-The word “address” is replaced with “maintain”.

-In R10 SDT removed the bullet.

-In R7 was addressed by SDT regarding the neighboring utilities.

-SDT did not address the word ensure because they feel it is necessary to do a Real-Time Assessment every 30 minutes. SDT want to make sure someone is performing the Real-Time Assessment.

Project 2014-01 Standards Applicability for Dispersed Generation Resources:

-Si Truc asked when the comments are due to Lee Pedowicz so he can wrap up and submit it to NERC on December 19th, 2014.

-RSC reviewed the comments submitted by Mike Jones.

-Decision is to have the members of RSC to review and comment on this for another week submit it to Lee Pedowicz by December 12th, 2014.

-Action Item: Guy Zito and Lee Pedowicz will take the comments from the RSC members and address them accordingly before submit it to NERC.

Project 2014-02 - Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards Version 5 Revisions

-Guy Zito indicated that he has send the materials to TFIST to review.

-Guy Zito indicated that there is concerns expressed by the SDT from Dispersed Generation on access controls for Wind Mills Farms. There are push backs from the Wind Farm industry due to some sites contains 5000+ Wind Generators and each of them will require an electronic key card access. There will be discussion on this issue to determine if CIP-006 SDT or Dispersed Generation SDT will make an update.

6.1.1 NERC Projects Comment Period Guidelines

6.2 Ballot History (Since last RSC Meeting)*

Rui Da Shu reviewed the Ballot History in the meeting.

6.3 Comment Form History (Since last RSC Meeting)*

Rui Da Shu reviewed the Comment Form History document in the meeting.

7.0 NERC Drafting Team Nominationshttp://www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/Pages/Drafting-Team-Vacancies.aspx

7.1 Currently Posted Drafting Team Vacancies

7.1.1 None at this time

7.2 Closed Drafting Team Nominations (Since last RSC Meeting)

7.2.1 None at this time

7.3 Solicitation For Informal Development Teams

7.3.1 None at this time

8.0 NPCC Regional Reliability Standards*https://www.npcc.org/Standards/default.aspx

8.1 Current Activities: Regional Standard Processes Manual

Guy Zito provided updates to RSC members on the Regional Standard Processes Manual, it is approved by NERC on November and it is filed to FERC.

8.2 Current Activities: Regional Standard BAL-002-NPCC-01: Regional Reserve Sharing

9.0 NPCC Non-Standards*https://www.npcc.org/Standards/SitePages/NonStandardsList.aspx

9.1 Directories:

9.1.1 Directory #1 Design and Operation of the Bulk Power System

9.1.1..1 Directory #1 CO7 and CP11 Comment Responses.

Jim Grant asked for the target date for completion of Directory #1 with consideration of the survey New England will have to do.

Estimated completion date is June 2015.

9.1.2 Directory#3 Maintenance Criteria BPS – (Retirement Approved on 10/15/2014 effective April 1st, 2015).

9.2 Directory Clarifications

9.2.1 TFSP Clarification for the IESO- Market Assessment and Compliance Division (MACD).

9.3 Criteria (A) / Guides (B) / Procedures (C) Documents

9.4 Directory Manual (Revisions Approved by the RSC on 10/03/2014)

10.0 RSC Member Items of Interest

10.1 RSC Roster*

Guy Zito indicated that this will be the last RSC meeting for Muhammed Ali from Hydro One, he will be moving to another position and his current position is being posted for hiring.

11.0 Standards Activity Post NERC BOT Approval*(Since last RSC Meeting)

11.1 NERC Filings to FERChttp://www.nerc.com/FilingsOrders/Pages/default.aspx

11.2 FERC Orders / Ruleshttp://www.nerc.com/FilingsOrders/Pages/default.aspx

11.3 Federal Registerhttps://www.federalregister.gov/

11.4 FERC Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

11.5 FERC Open Meeting Summaries

12.0 NERC Meetings

12.1 Standards Committee (SC)http://www.nerc.com/comm/SC/Pages/default.aspx

January 15th - Meeting

January 29th - Call

February 12th - Call

March 12th & 13th - Meeting

April 9th - Call

May 14th - Call

June 10th & 11th - Meeting

July 16th - Call

August 20th - Call

September 23rd & 24th Meeting

October 22nd - Call

November 19th - Call

December 9th & 10th - Meeting

12.2 Standards Committee Process Subcommittee (SCPS)http://www.nerc.com/comm/SC/Pages/Standards%20Committee%20Process%20Subcommittee%20SCPS/Standards-Committee-Process-Subcommittee-SCPS.aspx

February 6th & 7th

March 12th & 13th

April 23rd Call

June 10th & 11th

July 29th

October 1st

October 28th

December 9th

12.3 Standards Committee Project Management and Oversight Subcommittee (PMOS)http://www.nerc.com/comm/SC/Pages/ProjectManagementandOversightSubcommittee(PMOS).aspx

February 21st - Call

February 28th - Meeting

April 17th - Meeting

June 10th

September 30th

October 16th - Call

November 6th - Call

12.4 Member Representatives Committee (MRC) Meetinghttp://www.nerc.com/gov/bot/MRC/Pages/AgendaHighlightsandMinutes2013.aspx

January 8th

February 5th

April 9th

May 6th

July 16th

August 13th

October 15th

November 12th & 13th

12.5 Board of Trustees (BOT) Meetinghttp://www.nerc.com/gov/bot/Pages/Agenda-Highlights-and-Minutes-.aspx

February 6th

April 23rd

May 7th

August 14th

October 29th

November 13th

12.6 Reliability Issues Steering Committee (RISC)http://www.nerc.com/comm/RISC/Pages/AgendasHighlightsandMinutes.aspx

February 13th - Call

March 19th - Meeting

April 9th - Call

May 7th - Meeting

June 17th - Meeting

June 10th - Call

August 14 - Meeting

September 12th - Meeting

October 7th – Call

November 13th - Meeting

December 2nd - Meeting

13.0 NERC Compliance Tools (Since last RSC Meeting)

13.1 Compliance Analysis Reports (CARs)http://www.nerc.com/pa/comp/Pages/Compliance-Analysis-Reports.aspx

13.1.1 There have not been any CARs posted since the last RSC meeting

13.2 Reliability Standard Audit Worksheets (RSAWs)http://www.nerc.com/pa/comp/Pages/Reliability-Standard-Audit-Worksheets-(RSAWs).aspx

13.2.1 There are five RSAWs have been posted for comment since the last RSC meeting.

Guy Zito indicated that this item should be removed since RSAWs will be handled by the CC going forward.

13.3 Compliance Application Notices (CANs)http://www.nerc.com/pa/comp/Resources/Pages/Compliance-Application-Notices.aspx

13.3.1 There have not been any new CANs posted since the last RSC meeting

Guy Zito indicated this item should be removed from the agenda since there is no more new CANs being released.

14.0 NERC Items of Interest (Since last RSC Meeting)

14.1 Lessons Learnedhttp://www.nerc.com/pa/rrm/ea/Pages/Lessons-Learned.aspx

14.1.1 Three new Lessons Learned have been issued since the last RSC meeting.

14.2 Alertshttp://www.nerc.com/pa/rrm/bpsa/Pages/Alerts.aspx

14.2.1 There has been no new NERC Alert released since the last RSC meeting.

14.3 Five Year ERO Performance Assessment

15.0 Other Items of Interest

15.1 2015 Regional Entity Business Plans and Budgets

Action Item: Guy Zito will be working on the department goals for 2015 in the next a few weeks.

15.2 Quality Review of NERC Standards

16.0 Future RSC Meetings and Conference Calls

16.1 RSC 2014/2015 Meeting Dates

Feb. 19th – 20th, NextEra Energy Offices

April 10th & 11th, NPCC Offices

June 18th & 19th, Saratoga, NY

September 17th & 18th, Montreal, Quebec

December 4th, Halifax, Nova Scotia

February 18-19, 2015, NextEra Energy Offices

RSC members agreed and finalized on the dates for the next meeting at NextEra Energy Office in Juno Beach, Florida Wednesday-Thursday, February 18th-19th, 2015.

April 15th and 16th at Dominion’s Offices in Richmond VA.

June 23rd and 24th in Saratoga Spring NY.

October 7th and 8th in Montreal Canada.

December 3rd and 4th in Albany NY.

16.2 RSC 2014 Conference Call Schedule (calls can be scheduled as needed)all Calls are planned to start at 10:00 a.m. (call: 415-655-0003 (USA) / 416-915-6530 (Canada), Guest Code 29173141)

July 3

July 18

August 1

August 15

August 29

September 12

September 26

October 10

October 24

November 7

November 21

December 19

The meeting adjourned at 12:00PM on Thursday, December 4, 2014.Respectfully Submitted,Guy V. Zito, Chair RSCAssistant Vice President-StandardsNortheast Power Coordinating Council, Inc.

Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc. (NPCC)

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