18 C.F.R. PART 38—BUSINESS PRACTICE STANDARDS AND COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 18 - Conservation of Power and Water Resources
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 791–825r, 2601–2645; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101–7352.
Source: Order 676, 71 FR 26212, May 4, 2006, unless otherwise noted.
This part applies to any public utility that owns, operates, or controls facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce and to any non-public utility that seeks voluntary compliance with jurisdictional transmission tariff reciprocity conditions. (a) All entities to which §38.1 is applicable must comply with the following business practice and electronic communication standards promulgated by the North American Energy Standards Board Wholesale Electric Quadrant, which are incorporated herein by reference: (1) Business Practices for Open Access Same-Time Information Systems (OASIS) (WEQ–001, Version 000, January 15, 2005, with minor corrections applied March 25, 2005, and additional numbering added October 3, 2005) with the exception of Standards 001–0.1, 001–0.9 through 001–0.13, 001–1.0 through 001–1.8, and 001–9.7. (2) Business Practices for Open Access Same-Time Information Systems (OASIS) Standards & Communication Protocols (WEQ–002, Version 000, January 15, 2005, with minor corrections applied March 25, 2005, and additional numbering added October 3, 2005); (3) Open Access Same-Time Information Systems (OASIS) Data Dictionary (WEQ–003, Version 000, January 15, 2005, with minor corrections applied March 25, 2005, and additional numbering added October 3, 2005); (4) Coordinate Interchange (WEQ–004, Version 000, January 15, 2005, with minor corrections applied March 25, 2005, and additional numbering added October 3, 2005); (5) Area Control Error (ACE) Equation Special Cases (WEQ–005, Version 000, January 15, 2005, with minor corrections applied March 25, 2005, and additional numbering added October 3, 2005); (6) Manual Time Error Correction (WEQ–006, Version 000, January 15, 2005, with minor corrections applied March 25, 2005, and additional numbering added October 3, 2005); and (7) Inadvertent Interchange Payback (WEQ–007, Version 000, January 15, 2005, with minor corrections applied March 25, 2005, and additional numbering added October 3, 2005). (b) This incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies of these standards may be obtained from the North American Energy Standards Board, 1301 Fannin, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002. Copies may be inspected at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call (202) 741–6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.php.
Title 18: Conservation of Power and Water Resources
PART 38—BUSINESS PRACTICE STANDARDS AND COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES
Section Contents
§ 38.1 Applicability.
§ 38.2 Incorporation by reference of North American Energy Standards Board Wholesale Electric Quadrant standards.
§ 38.1 Applicability.
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§ 38.2 Incorporation by reference of North American Energy Standards Board Wholesale Electric Quadrant standards.
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