Project 2021-06 Modifications to IRO-010 and TOP-003

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Status

Board Adopted: August 17, 2023

​Filed with FERC: September 21, 2023

Background
The primary purpose of this project is to simplify administrative burdens identified by the SER Phase 2 Team associated with the current IR0-010-2 and TOP-003-3 standards and limit unnecessary data requirements that do not contribute to BES reliability and resiliency. As written the standards create a zero-defect expectation for each Registered Entity receiving a data specification to demonstrate perfect performance on every item in the data specification for an entire audit period. This can result in unnecessary administrative burdens for the Registered Entity to demonstrate compliance, including excessive data retention. If instead a risk-based approach was developed and performance was triggered upon an event or unresolved data conflicts between entities, then the purpose of the standards would be achieved in an effective and efficient manner.

The secondary purpose of this project is to evaluate removing other data exchange requirements dispersed in other standards. The drafting team would need to evaluate those requirements after proposed changes to the IR0-010 and TOP-003 are developed to determine if they are within the scope of the four tasks and consequently within the scope of IRO-010 and TOP-003. This may require enhancing the standards to allow each Registered Entity with responsibilities to perform the tasks identified in IRO-010-2 and TOP-003-3 the ability to request and receive any information it needs from other Registered Entities to perform those tasks.

Standard(s) Affected:
IRO-010-2 and TOP-003-3

​Purpose/Industry Need
The proposed project will enhance the effective and efficient administration of operational data exchange for the purpose of focusing operating personnel on safe, secure and reliable operations.


Draft

Actions

Dates

Results
Consideration of Comments

​IRO-010-5

Clean | Redline

TOP-003-6.1
Clean​ | Redline​
Errata Change: On August 23, 2023, the Standards Committee approved changes to remove the word “using" from Requirement R5 and correct the grammar of the word “methods" in Requirement R2 Part 2.5.5.
Final Draft

IRO-010-5
Clean | Redline to Last Posted | Redline to Last Approved

TOP-003-6
Clean | Redline to Last Posted | Redline to Last Approved

Implementation Plan

Supporting Materials

Technical Rationale
IRO-010-5
TOP-003-6

VRF/VSL Justifications




Final Ballots

Info

Vote






07/21/23 - 07/31/23​



Ballot Results


TOP-003-6




​Draft 2

IRO-010-5
Clean | Redline

TOP-003-6
Clean | Redline

Implementation Plan

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)

Technical Rationale
IRO-010-5
TOP-003-6

VRF/VSL Justifications

White Paper



Additional Ballots and Non-binding Polls

Ballot Open Reminder​

Info

Vote​





06/09/23 - 06/21/23
Extended one day to reach quorum

​​​​Ballot Results





Non-binding Polls




​​Comment Period

Info

Submit Comments


05/05/23 - 06/21/23
Extended​​



Draft 1

IRO-010-5
Clean | Redline​

TOP-003-6
Clean​ | Redline

Implementation Plan

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)


Technical Rationale
IRO-010-5

TOP-003-6

VRF/VSL Justifications​



Initial Ballots and Non-binding Polls

Updated Info​

Info

Vote






12/06/22 - 12/15/22
Ballot Results




Non-binding Poll Results




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Join Ballot Pools


10/25/22 - 11/30/22



Comment Period

Info

Submit Comments​




10/25/22 - 12/15/22​​





​​Standard Authorization Request
Clean | Redline​
The Standards Committee accepted the SAR on April 20, 2022
Standard Authorization Request - Second Draft
Clean | Redline

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)​
Comment Period

Info

Submit Comments

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01/11/22 - 02/09/22



Drafting Team Nominations

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Nomination Form (Word) ​​


​Nomination Period

(Updated)




07/08/21 - 08/16/21
(Extended)




Standard Authorization Request​

Supporting Materials​​

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)


Comment Period


Info

Submit Comments​


07/08/21 - 08/06/21



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Consideration of Comments​