1. Reliability Standards Development Plan
David Taylor
Manager Standards Development
Standards Committee Meeting
June 12-13, 2008

2. Overview Reliability Standards Development Plan
Three-year plan for addressing reliability standard development and revision
Dynamic management tool
Communicates vision
Guides and coordinates reliability standards development
Provides benchmarks for assessing progress
Original plan created in late-2006
Current plan was finalized in October 2007
Revision for plan underway

3. Content Contributions Reliability Standards Development Plan
FERC orders and assessments
Blackout report
Comments
Version 0 standards
Other standards and standards-related projects
Missing compliance elements and risk factor teams
Industry input outside of standards development comment periods

4. Generic Work Plan Objectives Reliability Standards Development Plan
Make reliability objective, title, and purpose statement concise and clear
Improve applicability sections
Add specifications for entities, facilities, and responsibilities
Integrate functional model changes
Remove regional reliability organization term
Improvement requirements
"What functional entity shall do what, under what conditions, for what outcome“
Eliminate duplication of requirements
Improve Measures
Refine compliance elements (violation severity levels, risk factors, time horizons, etc.)

5. Current 2008-2010 Organization Reliability Standards Development Plan
Three Volumes
Volume I provides program overview
Volume II outlines plans for continent-wide standards
35 total continent-wide projects involving over 120 standards
8 projects initiated in 2006
14 projects initiated in 2007
3 projects proposed in 2008
9 projects proposed for 2009
1 project proposed for 2010
Volume III outlines plans for regional standards
52 total regional standards in regional projects
19 regional standards
Plus 32 regional standards to support 4 continent-wide standards

6. 2008-2010 Reliability Standards Development Plan6

7. Updates for 2009-2011 Version Reliability Standards Development Plan
Revision of current plan to create plan is underway
Seeking input primarily on 2010 and beyond
Gaps
Priorities
Opportunities for Further Improvement
New Initiatives
Desire input from:
NERC Technical Committees
Industry Organizations
Regulatory Authorities
NERC Programs and SMEs
Stakeholders

8. Timeline for 2009-2011 Version Reliability Standards Development Plan
Solicit input – May 5 – July 7, 2008
Discuss SC/PC/OC/CIPC input at June 4-13, 2008 meetings
Coordinate with committee work plans
Draft of Work Plan: late- July or early-August
Hold reliability technical conference late-July or early-August 2008
Discuss draft plan
Establish priorities
Long-term strategic technical plan
Standards Committee approval at September 22, 2008 meeting
BOT approval at October 28-29, 2008 meeting
File with regulatory authorities November, 2008

9. Questions? Reliability Standards Development Plan
David Taylor
Manager Standards Development