Agenda

Operating Committee Meeting

September 13, 2011 | 1:00–5:00 p.m. (CDT)

September 14, 2011 | 8 a.m.–noon (CDT)

Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel and Suites

400 S. 14th Street

St. Louis, MO

314-613-6400

Introductions and Chair’s Remarks

NERC Antitrust Compliance Guidelines and Public Announcement

Agenda

  1. Administrative

a.Welcome and Introductions– Chair Tom Bowe

  1. Welcome to New Committee Members

b.Background Information* – Secretary

  1. Operating Committee Membership (2011 – 2013)
  2. Operating Committee Roster
  3. Operating Committee Organizational Chart
  4. Operating Committee Charter

c.Arrangements* – Secretary

  1. Schedule of Events

d.Parliamentary Procedures* – Secretary

e.Announcement of Quorum – Secretary

f.Future Meetings – Secretary

  1. December 13–14, 2011 – Atlanta, GA (confirmed)
  2. March 6–7, 2012 – Phoenix, AZ (confirmed)
  1. Consent Agenda*

a.June 7–8, 2011 Draft Operating Committee Meeting Minutes – Secretary

b.July 19, 2011 Draft Operating Committee Executive Committee Meeting Minutes – Secretary

  1. Chairman’s Remarks

a.Report on August 3–4, 2011 Member Representatives Committee and Board of Trustees Meetings – Chair Bowe

  1. Information Only

a.SynchroPhasor Use at Oklahoma Gas and Electric – Austin White, Oklahoma Gas and Electric, on behalf of the North American SynchroPhasor Initiative

b.Reliability Tools – Transition of the IDC – Frank Koza

c.Examples of Events Analysis and Lessons Learned

  1. Surry Nuclear Plant Tornado – Carl Eng
  2. Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. – Chris Bolick
  1. Committee Matters

a.Appointment of at-large OC Members to the Committee’s Executive Committee – Nominating Subcommittee - Approve

b.Election of Nominating Subcommittee – Chair Bowe - Approve

c.Reducing the Number of Operating Committee Meetings from Four to Three per Year – Chair Bowe - Discuss

d.Merging the Operating and Planning Committees – Chair Bowe - Discuss

e.Frequency Response Standard Drafting Team – Chair David Lemmons - Discuss

f.Interconnection Criteria for Frequency Response Requirements: Determination of Interconnection Frequency Response Obligations* – Bob Cummings - Discuss

g.Manual Time Error Correction Elimination Field Trial Implementation Plan – Andy Rodriquez and Terry Bilke - Approve

h.Development of an Operating Committee Strategic Plan – Chair Bowe - Discuss

  1. Standing Committee Reliability Issues Coordinated Action Plan – NERC President’s Top Priority Issues for Bulk Power System Reliability, draft dated June 2011*
  2. Planning Committee Strategic Plan – Next Steps and Future Work Plan, July 2011*
  3. Direct Ad Hoc Group to develop deliverables/timelines for strategic plan
  1. Subgroup Reports

OC Action / Presentation
a. / Operating Reliability Subcommittee / Status Report* / Chair Frank Koza
b. / Resources Subcommittee / Status Report* / Chair Terry Bilke
c. / Interchange Subcommittee / Status Report* / Chair Joe Gardner
d. / Personnel Subcommittee / Status Report* / Chair James Bradley
e. / Reliability Metrics Working Group / RMWG recommendations on revision of Integrated Reliability Index development based on comments received. - Review and Provide Feedback* / Chair Bill Adams
f. / Geomagnetic Disturbance Task Force / GMDTF Preliminary Report - Review and Provide Feedback* / Don Watkins
g. / Spare Equipment Database Task Force / SEDTF final report - Endorse* / Chair Dale Burmester
h. / Event Analysis Working Group / Status Report* / Chair Jacquie Smith
i. / Reliability Assessment Subcommittee /
  1. Draft Special Reliability Assessment: Gas/Electric Interdependencies – Phase I Draft Report - Review and Provide Feedback*
  2. Draft Special Reliability Assessment: Gas/Electric Interdependencies – Phase II Work Plan - Review and Provide Feedback*
  3. 2010/2011 Post-Winter Reliability Assessment - Endorse*
/ Chair Mark Kuras and John Moura

*Background materials included. Please see individual status reports for dates when actual report will be posted and

available for download.

Operating Committee Draft Agenda

September 13-14, 2011