Balloting and Commenting

 Standards Balloting and Commenting System (SBS)

Interested stakeholders are encouraged to join the Registered Ballot Body and participate in the balloting and commenting process. Refer to the SBS tutorial linked below for registration steps and more information.

Email ballotadmin@nerc.net or call 404-446-2560 (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Eastern)*

For Administrative Support:

SBS, RBB, and voter registration questions or
Provide SBS feedback

Contact https://support.nerc.net (Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Eastern)*

For NERC IT Support:

Trouble accessing SBS due to:

A forgotten password,
An incorrect credentials error message, or
System lock-out

SBS passwords expire every 6 months and must be reset

SBS passwords must contain:

At least 8 characters,
One capital letter, and
One number

Please be mindful of ballot and comment period closing dates. We ask to allow at least 48 hours for NERC support staff to assist with inquiries. Therefore, it is recommended that users try logging into their SBS accounts prior to the last day of a comment/ballot period.

Note: The SBS is not supported for use on mobile devices

*Please allow 1-2 business days for a staff member to respond to your inquiry

Current and Upcoming Ballots (Sorted by End Date)

Project	Action	Start Date	End Date
2017-01 Modifications to BAL-003 Phase II \| Draft 2	Additional ballots and non-binding poll	5/23/2023	6/1/2023
2021-01 Modifications to MOD-025 and PRC-019 \| Draft 2	Additional Ballots and Non-binding Polls	5/30/2023	6/8/2023
2021-06 Modifications to IRO-010 and TOP-003 \| Draft 2	Additional Ballots and Non-binding Polls	6/9/2023	6/20/2023
2021-02 Modifications to VAR-002-4.1 \| Draft 2	Additional ballots and non-binding poll	6/14/2023	6/23/2023
2019-04 Modifications to PRC-005-6 \| Draft 1	Initial ballots and Non-binding poll	6/30/2023	7/10/2023
2022-02 Modifications to TPL-001 and MOD-032 \| Draft 1 - MOD-032-2	Initial Ballots and Non-binding Poll	7/5/2023	7/14/2023

Join Ballot Pools (Sorted by End Date)

Project	Action	Start Date	End Date
2019-04 Modifications to PRC-005-6 \| Draft 1	Join Ballot Pools	5/25/2023	6/23/2023
2022-02 Modifications to TPL-001 and MOD-032 \| Draft 1 - MOD-032-2	Join Ballot Pools	5/31/2023	6/29/2023

Posted for Comment (Sorted by End Date)

Project	Action	Start Date	End Date
2017-01 Modifications to BAL-003 Phase II \| Draft 2	Comment Period	4/18/2023	6/1/2023
2021-01 Modifications to MOD-025 and PRC-019 \| Draft 2	Comment Period	4/25/2023	6/8/2023
2021-06 Modifications to IRO-010 and TOP-003 \| Draft 2	Comment Period	5/5/2023	6/20/2023
2021-02 Modifications to VAR-002-4.1 \| Draft 2	Comment Period	5/10/2023	6/23/2023
2019-04 Modifications to PRC-005-6 \| Draft 1	Comment Period	5/25/2023	7/10/2023
2022-02 Modifications to TPL-001 and MOD-032 \| Draft 1 - MOD-032-2	Comment Period	5/31/2023	7/14/2023

Note: All SBS activity concludes at 8 p.m. Eastern

SBS Information Links

2017 SBS Enhancement Webinar Slides

SBS Tutorial

SBS Quick Reference Guide

Atlanta Office | 3353 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 600 North Tower, Atlanta, GA 30326 | 404-446-2560
Washington Office | 1401 H Street NW, Suite 410, Washington, DC 20005| 202-400-3000

Group Health Plan Transparency in Coverage Files*

*This link leads to the machine-readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine-readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.

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Current and Upcoming Ballots (Sorted by End Date)

Join Ballot Pools (Sorted by End Date)

Posted for Comment (Sorted by End Date)

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