Project 2015-03 Periodic Review of System Operating Limit Standards

Status
The FAC Periodic Review Team provided its final recommendation to the Standards Committee on August 19, 2015.

Background
Project 2015-03 Periodic Review of System Operating Limit Standards reviewed FAC-010, FAC-011, and FAC-014 standards to ensure the requirements are clear and unambiguous. The three NERC Reliability Standards in this periodic review project contain requirements for determining and communicating System Operating Limits.

Standard(s) affected: FAC-010-3 - System Operating Limits Methodology for the Planning Horizon | FAC-011-3 - System Operating Limits Methodology for the Planning Horizon | FAC-014-2 - Establish and Communicate System Operating Limits

Purpose/Industry Need
The NERC Standard Processes Manual (see section 13) obligates NERC to conduct Periodic Reviews on standards that have not been reviewed within the past ten years, and in some cases within the past five years. NERC has responded to regulatory and industry guidance by incorporating into its Periodic Review process principles of results-based standards drafting and a review of each standard in relation to other standards to eliminate duplicative requirements. Additionally, Periodic Reviews will evaluate whether each standard is clear, concise, and technically sound given current technologies and system conditions, whether any regulatory directives require specific changes to the standard, and whether the requirements that do little to ensure the reliability of the Bulk-Power System should be eliminated. Periodic Reviews also will consider previously-captured stakeholder-identified issues pertaining to the affected standards.

Draft	Actions	Dates	Results	Consideration of Comments
Final Recommendation to Standards Committee FAC-010-3 Clean \| Redline to Last Posted FAC-011-3 Clean \| Redline to Last Posted FAC-014-2 Clean \| Redline to Last Posted Supporting Documents Rationale for Revising the Definition of SOL SOL Exceedance White Paper	For Information Only Info
Periodic Review Team Preliminary Recommendations – Templates FAC-010-3 FAC-011-3 FAC-014-2 Supporting Materials Unofficial Comment Form (Word) Rationale for Revising the Definition of SOL SOL Exceedance White Paper	Comment Period Info Submit Comments	05/04/15 – 06/17/15	Comments Received	Consideration of Comments
Nominations for Periodic Review Team Supporting Materials Nomination Form (Word)	Nomination Period Info	01/06/15 - 01/20/15

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