Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is announcing a rulemaking process for mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System and specifically, its inclusion of certain Reliability Standards proposed by the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) in the Commission's upcoming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which will be issued in Docket No. RM06-16-000. The Commission will also open a new proceeding in Docket No. RM06-22-000, which will process additional Reliability Standards proposed by NERC.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Part 40 [Docket Nos. RM06-16-000 and RM06-22-000] AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. ACTION: Notice announcing rulemaking process. SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is announcing a rulemaking process for mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System and specifically, its inclusion of certain Reliability Standards proposed by the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) in the Commission's upcoming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which will be issued in Docket No. RM06-16-000. The Commission will also open a new proceeding in Docket No. RM06-22-000, which will process additional Reliability Standards proposed by NERC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan First, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426; (202) 502-8529. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 28, 2006, the North American Electric Reliability Council, on behalf of its affiliate, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC Corporation, and collectively NERC), filed 27 proposed Reliability Standards for Commission approval. The Commission certified NERC Corporation as the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) pursuant to section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) in an order issued July 20, 2006 in Docket No. RR06-1-000. NERC requested that these 27 proposed Reliability Standards be included in the …
Citation: 71 FR 57892
