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FRCC Compliance Organization and Entity Registration. 2008 FRCC Compliance Workshop. FRCC Compliance Organization. FRCC is a Regional Entity with delegated responsibility and authority from NERC and FERC to monitor, assess, and enforce compliance with Reliability Standards
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FRCC Compliance Organizationand Entity Registration 2008 FRCC Compliance Workshop
FRCC Compliance Organization • FRCC is a Regional Entity with delegated responsibility and authority from NERC and FERC to monitor, assess, and enforce compliance with Reliability Standards • NERC provides oversight of the FRCC compliance program • FERC provides oversight of the NERC and FRCC compliance programs
FRCC Compliance Organization • Organization Basics • FRCC Compliance Staff • FRCC Compliance Committee • FRCC Board of Directors • FRCC Board Compliance Committee • FRCC Compliance Advisory Panel
FRCC Compliance Staff • Linda Campbell – Vice President and Executive Director of Standards & Compliance • Barry Pagel – Manager of Compliance • Jim Dodge – Compliance Auditor • Richard Gilbert – Compliance Auditor • Madelin Alba – Compliance Program Administrator • Currently have 3 vacant positions
Entity Registration • September 3, 2006 - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, (FERC) issued Order 672. • The order directs owners, operators and users of the bulk power system to be registered with the Electric Reliability Organization (NERC). • FERC recognized the functional model as the best method for determining who must comply with the Reliability Standards.
Entity Registration • FRCC maintains a proactive registration process • The owners, operators and users of the bulk electric system maintain the responsibility to become a registered entity. • Organizations shall register for any functional designation applicable to them as soon as it becomes aware of its responsibility to register. • Changes to a registered entity’s status are to be submitted to the FRCC within 30 days of becoming known.
RCs 1 BAs TOPs 11 16 PAs TSPs RSGs 13 8 1 RPs TPs TOs DPs 14 12 25 26 GOs GOPs PSEs LSEs 41 38 26 18 FRCC Registration Summary • The FRCC currently has 79 Registered Entities covering 250 functions
Entity Registration NERC Current Registry Criteria is Revision 4.0 • Latest version includes the function type – Interchange Authority, approved by FERC 2/5/08 • No other changes from Revision 3.1 • Registry Criteria promotes: • Consistency between regions and across the continent, and; • Requires that any entity reasonably deemed material to the reliability of the bulk power system will be registered, irrespective of other considerations.
Entity Registration Criteria • Load Serving Entities • Peak Load > 25MW or, • Responsible for UFLS facilities or, • Responsible for UVLS facilities • Distribution Provider • System serving > 25 MW or, • Responsible for UFLS facilities or, • Responsible for UVLS facilities or, • Responsible for required SPS
Entity Registration Criteria • Generator Owner/Operator • Individual Unit > 20 MVA or, • Generating Plant/Facility >75 MVA or, • Black-start unit part of restoration plan or, • Any generator material to reliability • Transmission Owner/Operator • Transmission element 100 KV or above, or lower voltage defined by FRCC as necessary for reliable operation of the grid, or that is included on a critical facilities list defined by FRCC.
Entity Registration Criteria • Joint Registration Organization • May register on behalf of one or more of its members • Must accept compliance reporting responsibility for all standards applicable to the members that it registered on behalf of • Shall provide FRCC with an annual “Agency Member Registry” • Must identify primary compliance contact
Entity Registration Criteria • Joint Registration • May agree on division of compliance responsibility for one or more applicable reliability standards applicable to that functions • Must have written agreement to clearly specify respective responsibilities • Both entities register for the applicable function • Must provide FRCC detailed description of division of responsibilities
Disputed Registrations • Entities may be in disagreement with the FRCC regarding the appropriate functions for their company. • The FRCC and the entity will attempt to resolve the difference. • FRCC will submit to NERC the registration it believes is best supported by the registration criteria. • Entity may appeal the registration at NERC
Changes to Registration • The FRCC has a form to use if a Registered Entity needs to change its functional registration • The form can be found on the FRCC Compliance Website • In certain cases, the FRCC may require copies of agreements between entities if there is a transfer of responsibility