Resources

The   Industry Resources  provided below is a list of useful documents commonly-referenced by industry.     
For Drafting Team-specific resources, scroll down to the Drafting Team Reference Manual and Resources list that follows.

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Nomination Form for Drafting Team.docxDrafting Team Nomination Form1/19/2024
Guidance_Doc_Management_Remanded_Interp_final_2024.pdfGuidance Document for Management of Remanded Interpretations3/21/2024
NAESB_Procedure_for_Joint_Standards_Development_and_Coordination.pdfNAESB - Procedure for Joint Standards Development and Coordination1/18/2016
NERC_Participant_Conduct_Policy.pdfNERC Participant Conduct Policy8/29/2023
NERC Standards Numbering System.pdfNERC Standards Numbering System8/29/2023
Regional_Reliability_Standards_Evaluation_Procedure 2.1.pdfRegional Reliability Standards Evaluation Procedure 2.11/19/2016
Reliability_Standards_Suggestions_and_Comments_Form.docxReliability Standards Suggestions and Comments Form8/29/2023
RFI.DOCXRequest for Interpretation (RFI) Form 2/25/2020
Request_to_Develop_a_Definition_Form.docxRequest to Develop a Definition Form1/18/2016
Results-Based_Reliability_Standard_Development_Guidance.pdfResults-Based Reliability Standard Development Guidance8/29/2023
SAR and Drafting Team Questionnaire_January 2024.dotxSAR and Drafting Team Questionnaire1/19/2024
SC_Procedure_Approving_the_Posting_of_Supporting_Technical_Documents_under_section_11_of_the_SPM_clean_052022.pdfSC Procedure Approving the Posting of Supporting Technical Documents Under Section 11 of the SPM6/3/2022
SAR.docxStandard Authorization Request (SAR) Form9/7/2023
Technical Rationale for Reliability Standards_12-2022.pdfTechnical Rationale for Reliability Standards4/12/2024
Weighted_Segment_Voting_Examples_032924.pdfWeighted Segment Voting Examples4/19/2024

 

 
  
  
  
Reliability Standard Acceptance Criteria_Jan 2024.pdfAcceptance Criteria of a Reliability Standard Quality Objectives1/19/2024
Adequate_Level_of_Reliability_Definition_(Informational_Filing).pdfAdequate Level of Reliability – Definition (Informational Filing)1/18/2016
Appendix_4B_of_the_Rules_of_Procedure_Sanction_Guidelines.pdfAppendix 4B of the Rules of Procedure – Sanction Guidelines1/18/2016
Appendix_5b_of_the_Rules_of_Procedure_Statement_of_Compliance_Registry_Criteria.pdfAppendix 5b of the Rules of Procedure – Statement of Compliance Registry Criteria1/18/2016
Compliance_Bulletin_2011-001_Data_Retention_Requirements.pdfCompliance Bulletin #2011-001 Data Retention Requirements1/18/2016
Drafting Team Nomination Form.docxDrafting Team Nomination Form1/19/2024
Drafting Team Nominee Selection Criteria  clean updated 09 2023.pdfDrafting Team Nominee Selection Criteria9/27/2023
Drafting Team Reference Manual _clean_January 2024.pdfDrafting Team Reference Manual1/19/2024
FERC_Order_18_CRF_Part_39_Rules_Concerning_Cert_of_ERO.pdfFERC Order 18 CRF Part 39 – Rules Concerning Cert of ERO1/18/2016
FERC_Order_Conditionally_Accepting_New_Enforcement_Mechanisms_and_Requiring_Compliance_Filing.pdfFERC Order Conditionally Accepting New Enforcement Mechanisms and Requiring Compliance Filing1/18/2016
FERC_Order_on_VRFs.pdfFERC Order on VRFs1/18/2016
FERC'S_Criteria_for_Approving_Reliability_Standards_from_Order_672.pdfFERC'S Criteria for Approving Reliability Standards from Order 6728/29/2023
Market_Principles.pdfMarket Principles8/29/2023
Milestones_NERC_Reliability_Standards.pdfMilestones – NERC Reliability Standards1/18/2016
NERC_Antitrust_Compliances_Guidelines.pdfNERC Antitrust Compliances Guidelines1/18/2016
NERC_Standards_Numbering_System.pdfNERC Standards Numbering System 8/29/2023
Periodic Review Template Feb 2016.pdfPeriodic Review Template1/18/2017
Reliability_Principles.pdfReliability Principles8/29/2023
Results-based Standard.dotxResults-based Standard2/7/2022
Standards_Independent_Experts_Review_Project_Report.pdfStandards Independent Experts Review Project Report6/1/2016
Ten_Benchmarks_of_an_Excellent_Reliability_Standard.pdfTen Benchmarks of an Excellent Reliability Standard8/29/2023
Time_Horizons.pdfTime Horizons8/29/2023
Violation_Risk_Factors.pdfViolation Risk Factors 8/29/2023
VSL_Guidelines.PDFViolation Severity Level Guidelines1/18/2016