[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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Part XXIII





Federal Energy Regulatory Commission





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)






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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Ch. I

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with guidance issued by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voluntarily 
submits information about rulemakings under development. Of the 41 
rulemakings listed, 29 are current or projected rulemakings, and 12 are 
completed actions.

DATES: The dates provided represent goals, not commitments, and may be 
revised due to shifts in workload, changes in priorities, or extensive 
public comments. See the various dates listed for each specific 
rulemaking.

ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Person listed for each specific 
rulemaking.

     For this edition of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
regulatory agenda, the most important significant regulatory 
actions and a Statement of Regulatory Priorities are included in 
The Regulatory Plan, which appears in both the online Unified 
Agenda and in part II of the Federal Register that includes the 
Unified Agenda.

     In addition, beginning with the fall 2007 edition, the 
Internet will be the basic means for disseminating the Unified 
Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at 
www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced 
ability to obtain information from the Agenda database.

Dated: August 31, 2007.

 Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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574         Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System.............................    1902-AD20
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)           Long-Term Actions






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574. MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE BULK-POWER SYSTEM

Legal Authority: 16 USC 824o

Abstract: The Commission approved 83 of 107 proposed Reliability 
Standards, 6 of 8 proposed regional differences and the Glossary of 
Terms used in Reliability Standards filed by the North American 
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) as the Electric Reliability 
Organization (ERO) as mandatory and enforceable standards and required 
the ERO to make significant improvements to 56 of the 83 Reliability 
Standards. The Commission also provided that the remaining 24 
Reliability Standards will remain pending at the Commission until 
further information is provided. The Commission also added new 
regulations that require that each Reliability Standard identify the 
subset of users, owners and operators to which the Reliability Standard 
applies and that each Reliability Standard approved by the Commission 
must be posted on the ERO's Web site. (Docket No. RM06-16-000)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/03/06                    71 FR 64770
NPRM Comment Period End         12/06/06                    71 FR 70695
Final Rule                      04/04/07                    72 FR 16416
Order on Rehearing              07/25/07                    72 FR 40717


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Agency Contact: Jonathan First, Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426
Phone: 202 502-8529
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1902-AD20
[FR Doc. 07-04845 Filed 12-07-07; 8:45 am]
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