Examples of Regional Entity in a sentence
In addition, the Uniform Compliance Program obligates each Regional Entity to establish and maintain a hearing body to conduct and render hearings concerning disputes over findings of alleged violations, proposed penalties and mitigation plans.
XXX observes that in Order No. 672, the Commission stated that if a Regional Entity wishes to conduct a public investigation or audit or to permit interventions when deciding whether to impose a penalty, the Regional Entity must receive advance authorization from the Commission.142 TRE requests this authorization from the Commission to allow the Texas Commission to conduct public hearings as XXX’s hearing body.
In the ERO Certification Order, the Commission approved NERC’s proposal to delegate billing and collection functions to Regional Entities.146 However, the Commission required that appropriate safeguards be adopted in the delegation agreement to ensure that: (i) the Regional Entity will transfer the money it collects to NERC in a timely manner; and (ii) the Regional Entity will not use its position as a billing and collection agent to unduly influence NERC’s decisions.
The statute also directs the Commission to issue regulations implementing the requirements of FPA section 215, including: (i) the criteria that an applicant must satisfy to qualify as the ERO; and (ii) the criteria authorizing the ERO to delegate certain authority to a Regional Entity.
The statute also allows the ERO to delegate enforcement authority to a Regional Entity, subject to Commission approval.