CHARTER:

Reporting to the MRO Board, the Standards Committee ensures that MRO regional Reliability and Organizational Standards are consistent with current NERC Reliability Standards.  The Standards Committee ensures that all requests for new or modifications to MRO Standards are proposed regional Reliability Standards are processed using the MRO’s Standards Development Process.

The Standards Committee shall:

• Maintain standards development process documentation for regional Reliability Standards and Organizational Standards.
• Present new or modifications to existing MRO regional Reliability or Organizational Standards to the Board for adoption upon recommendation of the MRO Balloting Pool.
• Present new or modifications to existing MRO regional Reliability or Organizational Standards to the Board prior to proposal to NERC.
• Periodically review NERC Reliability Standards and their applicability to Registered Entities.
• Assign proposed regional Reliability or Organizational Standards to a Standard Drafting Team.
• Recommend to the MRO Board, regional representatives for NERC standards development and drafting related working groups and committees.
• Provide regular reports to the MRO Board on matters related to regional Reliability or Organizational Standards and activities of the Standards Committee.