[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 200 (Monday, October 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64082-64083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26695]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Docket No. RM10-6-000]


Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System; Notice 
of Staff Meeting

    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff 
will conduct a Technical Discussion on the reliability issues relating 
to ``Single Point of Failure on Protection Systems,'' on Monday, 
October 24, from 1 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m. and on Tuesday, October 
25, from 8 a.m. to approximately noon. This staff meeting will be held 
in Hearing Room 3 at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Members of the Commission 
may attend the conference.
    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the reliability 
implications to the interconnected transmission system associated with 
a single point of failure on protection systems. In Order No. 754, the 
Commission approved NERC's interpretation of Requirement R1.3.10 of 
Commission-approved transmission planning Reliability Standard TPL-002-
0 (System Performance Following Loss of a Single Bulk Electric System 
Element).\1\ In addition, the Commission stated that it believes there 
is an issue concerning the study of a single point of failure on 
protection systems.\2\ The Commission directed Commission staff to meet 
with NERC and appropriate subject matter experts to explore this 
reliability concern, including how it can best be addressed, and 
identify any additional actions necessary to address the matter.\3\
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    \1\ Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System, 
Order No. 693, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,242, order on reh'g, Order 
No. 693-A, 120 FERC ] 61,053 (2007).
    \2\ Interpretation of Transmission Planning Reliability 
Standard, Order No. 754, 76 FR 58716 (September 22, 2011), 136 FERC 
] 61,186, at P 19 (2011).
    \3\ Id. at P 20. The Commission also directed NERC to make an 
informational filing within six months of the date of the issuance 
of the Final Rule.
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    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email to [email protected] or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice)

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or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with the required 
accommodations.
    For more information about this meeting, please contact: Sarah 
McKinley, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8368, 
[email protected].

    Dated: October 7, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-26695 Filed 10-14-11; 8:45 am]
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