wecc-0065 steve rueckert wecc director of standards
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WECC-0065
Steve Rueckert
WECC Director of Standards
Welcome!
Defining the Basics Who’s on the Team Team rights and obligations Meeting Access The Process
Team
● Who’s the Chair?
● Who’s the Vice Chair?
● Who’s the Secretary?
● Who’s on the Team?
Team Obligations
● The Team serves the WECC Your focus is on the interconnection
Avoid “personal” positions Avoid “company” positions
● The Team serves a reliability function
● To be a “Team” requires participation Stay active and informed Bring your expertise and creative ideas Do your homework “before” the meeting
Read minutes and other documents “before” the meeting
Getting Around
● WECC-0065 UFLS Rewrite “Pages” Request Team Site
Calendaro Load to your Outlooko Minutes and their location
Documents Comments
● When in doubt…go here! http://www.wecc.biz/Standards/Development/WECC-0065/default.aspx
● Members can use the UFLSDT Email exploders
Meeting Access
● WECC-0065 UFLS DT “Unless otherwise notified, all meetings can
be accessed using the following phone bridge and URL: URL: http://wecc.na5.acrobat.com/ufls/Conference Number: 1-719-387-5500
● Web Site is Mountain Time
Conducting Meetings
● The goal is forward progress Schedule meetings for efficient use of time
● Roberts Rules of Order (Abridged)
● Limit Debate Establish a specific time window for debate and abide by it. Establish a team conclusion at the end of the debate
period. The team agrees to support the team decision
● Chair Can rule an individual “Out of Order” Can request removal of an individual
Process and Related Documents
● Process for Developing and Approving WECC Standards http://www.wecc.biz/Standards/Development/Documents/
Standards_Development_Process_Approved.pdf
Developing a new Regional Criterion
● The WECC Bylaws http://www.wecc.biz/library/WECC%20Documents/Business
%20and%20Governance%20Documents/WECC%20Bylaws%202009.pdf
Development Principles
● All meetings of the DT shall be open to the public and broad participation is encouraged.
● All participants eligible to vote at a WECC Standing Committee retain full opportunity and representation to vote on the final document when presented at the Standing Committee.
● Nothing in these Development Principles shall infringe on an individual’s rights to appeal a Standing Committee vote regarding the resultant document.
● All DT members are encouraged to always be present; proxy voting by a DT member is not allowed.
● The Process does not require a quorum to be present before a DT vote is taken.
● The Process does not require notice that a DT vote will be taken.
● The Process does not require notice that a DT subset group will meet.
Development Principles
● It takes only a simple majority to carry a vote on any DT issue.
● DT voting may take place face-to-face, electronically, in real-time or within a scheduled window.
● Voting on which position to adopt on a drafting issue is reserved for the DT members.
● Voting on inclusion or exclusion of specific language in the document under development is reserved for the DT members.
● Voting on minutes and related business motions is reserved for the DT members.
● Straw Polls are of excellent advisory value but the DT is not obligated to abide by a straw poll.
Regional Criterion Structure
● Purpose Start with the Request
● Applicable Entities Draft in after the Requirements
● Requirements
● Measures Mirror the Requirements
Draft after the Requirements are locked in
Regional Criterion Structure
● Compliance For “criterion” generally no entry
Some have data retention entries
No Violation Severity Levels No Violation Risk Factors No civil penalty
● Ten Benchmarks for Excellence http://www.nerc.com/files/
NERC_Drafting_Team_Guidelines_Endorsed_by_SC_April2009.pdf
Notice
● All meetings of the full drafting team require 30 days notice to the industry Sub teams may meet without notice
● All meetings of the drafting team are open to the public
Notice
● Minutes Select a secretary Contains the basics Contains a living draft as “Attachment”
Field can always compare last meeting Attachment with the most recent meetings. Reduces notes.
Contains attendance list Posted to the Team Site for the date the
meeting took place
Process Sequence
● 45 day Posting Answer “each” of the Comments
● 30 day Posting Answer “each” of the Comments
● Must repost if there is a “substantive” change Substantive = “Surprise”
● Repeat until done
● Vote to forward to Standing Committee
● 30 day notice to SC
● Vote
Questions?
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