Standard Authorization Request1

This SAR was received on June 7, 2016 and deemed complete the same day.The SAR will be vetted and approved during the June 15, 2016 WECC Standards Committee meeting.

Introduction

In accordance with the Reliability Standards Development Procedures (Procedures), WECC Criteria such as the INTs listed below, are to be reviewed at least once every five years.

WECC Criteria

Tracking Number / Document Number / Effective Date / Review date
WECC-0121A / INT-001-WECC-CRT-2 / Wrongful Denial and Loss of Communicate Procedures / 12-9-2010 / 12-9-2015
WECC-0121B / INT-007-WECC-CRT-2.1 / Processing of Emergency Requests of Interchange / 9-22-2011 / 9-22-2016
WECC-0121C / INT-016-WECC-CRT-2 / Data Submittal / 7-1-2012 / 7-1-2017

Requester Information

  1. Provide your contact information and your alternates contact information:
  2. Your First Name:W. Shannon
  3. Your Last Name:Black
  4. Your Email Address:
  5. Your Phone Number:(503) 307-5782
  6. Organization Name:WECC
  7. Alternates First Name:Steven
  8. Alternates Last Name:Rueckert
  9. Alternates Email Address:
  10. Alternates Phone Number:NA

Type of Request

  1. Specify the type of request: (select one)
  2. Request to Review and update as needed.

Create, Modify or Retire a Document Questions

Provide the requested information for your request to create, modify, or retire the document.

  1. Requested Action: (select one)
  2. Other
  3. Five-year review
  4. Document Type: (select one)
  5. WECC Regional Criteria (CRT)
  6. Issue: Specify what industry problem this request is trying to resolve.

The three WECC CRTs were created under the Procedures and requirereview at least once every five years. TheEffective Dates of INT-001 and INT-007 make those documents subject to immediate review. Though INT-016 is not triggered for review until July 2017, it has been included this project to accommodate for the often lengthy review process.

No specific issues have been identified.

No specific changes are known to be required.

  1. Proposed Remedy: Specify how this request proposes to address the issue described.

The assigned drafting team (DT) is requested to review the documents and to take one of the following courses of action (or an appropriate combination thereof) or each document:

Option 1:No Change

Recommend that no changes should be made. If the DT recommends Option 1, the DT will notify the WSC of its finding. The WSC will, in turn, communicate that decision via the Standards Email List (SEL) and no further action will be required, per the Procedures at Maintenance of RRS and Ops Documents.

Option 2:Non-Substantive Changes

Recommend that only non-substantive changes should be made for clarity or conformity to current drafting conventions. If the DT recommends Option 2, the DT will draft and provide those changes to the WSC. If the WSC concurs the proposed changes are non-substantive, the WSC will instruct staff to make the changes. No further process is required.

Non-Substantive changes to a WECC CRT do not require a comment / response cycle and are handled in accordance with WECC’s internal policies and practices. These practices include review and approval by the WECC Standards Committee (WSC) with no further process required.

Option 3:Substantive Changes

Recommend that substantive changes should be made, in which case, the DT will draft and develop those changes in accordance with the Procedures.

  1. Functions: Each function will be reviewed if affected.
  2. INT-001-WECC-CRT-2.1 Applicability

Balancing Authorities

Transmission Service Providers

  • INT-007-WECC-CRT-2.2 Applicability

Balancing Authority

Transmission Service Provider

Purchasing-Selling Entity

  • INT-016-WECC-CRT-2.1

Balancing Authority

Purchasing-Selling Entity

  1. Detailed Description:

See above.

  1. Affected Reliability Principles: Which of the following reliability principles is MOST affected by this request? (select one)
  2. Reliability Principle —Information necessary for the planning and operation of interconnected bulk electric systems shall be made available to those entities responsible for planning and operating the systems reliably.

Document Information

Specify the documents title, document number, and affected section regarding the request.

  1. Document Title:See above.

Reference Uploads

Please reference or upload any affected Standards, Regional Business Practices, Criterion, Policies, White Papers, Technical Reports or other relevant documents. If this request is based on a conflict of law, please include a copy of, or accessible reference to, the specific law or regulatory mandate in conflict.
  1. Provide additional comments (if needed)

Western Electricity Coordinating Council