MRO Regional Reliability Standards Consensus Development Process Overview. The process for development of MRO Regional Reliability Standards to be proposed to NERC and regulatory authorities for approval and eventual enforcement under direct or delegated authority is illustrated in the Process Diagram in Appendix A and has the following characteristics: • Inclusive – Any entity (person, organization, company, government agency, individual, etc.) with a direct material interest in the bulk power system in the MRO area shall have a right to participate by: a) expressing a position and its basis, b) having that position considered, and c) having the right to appeal. • Openness - Participation is open to all persons who are directly and materially affected by the reliability of the MRO region bulk power system. There shall be no undue financial barriers to participation. Participation shall not be conditional upon membership in MRO or any organization, and shall not be unreasonably restricted on the basis of technical qualifications or other such requirements. • Balance - The MRO Regional Reliability Standards Development Process shall have a balance of interests and shall not be dominated by any two, interest categories and no single interest category shall be able to defeat a matter. • Transparent - All actions material to the development of MRO regional reliability standards shall be transparent. All standards development meetings shall be open and publicly announced on the MRO Web site. • Timeliness - The MRO Regional Reliability Standards Development Process does not unnecessarily delay development of the proposed reliability standard. • Fair Due Process - The MRO Regional Reliability Standards Development Process provides for reasonable notice and opportunity for public comment. The procedure includes public notice of the intent to develop a standard, a public comment period on the proposed standard, due consideration of those public comments, and a ballot of all persons who are directly and materially affected. The MRO Regional Reliability Standards development process is intended to develop consensus, first on the need for the standard, then on the standard itself. The process includes the following key elements: • Nomination of a proposed standard, revision to a standard, or withdrawal of a standard using a SAR. • Public posting of the SAR to allow all parties to review and provide comments on the need for the proposed standard and the expected outcomes and impacts from implementing the proposed standard. Notice of standards...
