| Standards |
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| MRO Reliability Standard(s) will be more stringent, or address matters that the NERC reliability standard(s) does not, or address a regional difference necessitated by a physical difference in the Bulk Power System. |
Regional Reliability Standards, when approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and applicable authorities in Canada, shall be made part of the body of NERC Reliability Standards and shall be enforced upon all applicable bulk-power system owners, operators, and users within the MRO region, regardless of membership in the region. |
| The process for development of MRO Regional Reliability Standards to be proposed to NERC and regulatory authorities for approval and eventual enforcement under direct or delegated authority has the following characteristics: |
| Inclusive - Any entity (person, organization, company, government agency, individual, etc.) with a direct material interest in the bulk power system in the MRO area shall have a right to participate by: |
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expressing a position and its basis
having that position considered
having the right to appeal |
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| Openness - Participation is open to all persons who are directly and materially affected by the reliability of the MRO region bulk power system. There shall be no undue financial barriers to participation. Participation shall not be conditional upon membership in the MRO or any organization, and shall not be unreasonably restricted on the basis of technical qualifications or other such requirements. |
| Balance - The MRO Regional Reliability Standards Development Process shall have a balance of interests and shall not be dominated by any two interest categories and no single interest category shall be able to defeat a matter. |
| Transparent - All actions material to the development of MRO Regional Reliability Standards shall be transparent. All standards development meetings shall be open and publicly noticed on the MRO web site. |
| Timeliness - The MRO Regional Reliability Standards Development Process does not unnecessarily delay development of the proposed reliability standard. |
| Fair Due Process - The MRO Regional Reliability Standards Development Process provides for reasonable notice and opportunity for public comment. The procedure includes public notice of the intent to develop a standard, a public comment period on the proposed standard, due consideration of those public comments, and a ballot of all persons who are directly and materially affected. |
| This process is defined in detail in the Standards Process Manual which can be accessed through RSVP. |
Reliability Standards Voting Process (RSVP)
RSVP is a web based application that tracks the Regional Standard development process. The website also assists with the following: |
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Contacting the Standards Process Manager (SPM)
Viewing the list of Registered Users
Finding Segment definitions
Linking to the Standards Process Manual |
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| If you have any questions about this webpage or the Standards Committee, please email your questions to msq@midwestreliability.org. |
