Charles --

Please work with Susan Lindberg on this as well.

Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Yeung, Charles 
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 3:21 PM
To: Will, Lloyd; Comeaux, Keith; Steffes, James D.
Cc: Nicolay, Christi L.; Novosel, Sarah; Lindberg, Susan; Presto, Kevin
M.; van de Gohm, Pete; Shapiro, Richard
Subject: FW: Federal Register notices - 417R Changes


The DOE is requesting comments from industry regarding proposed changes to an EIA form EIA-417R for reporting "Electric Power System Emergency Report".  This is being revised to become EIA-417 "Electric Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report".  Reporting will be reduced from the existing >3300 entities to approximately 200 control area operators, RTOS, and Security Coordinators.   

However, "Any utility, businesss entity, or energy concern that participates in the electric power industry could be notified by DOE that it needs to provide technical information concerning a particular incident."

There are a series of questions in the notice (attached) directed towards those responsible for providing responses to the form and those utilizing the data.

NERC is developing a response to these forms and I anticipate that many of their utility members will point out that the traders and IPPs need to be included due to the interdependency on the market/trading systems for energy supply.

For the control area data, I ask that Keith and Lloyd review the new form since we are still operating a control area.

I will track the NERC comments - and if need be, may ask Dan Watkiss to draft comments to DOE to protect our interests.

Charles Yeung




-----Original Message-----
From: John Troha [mailto:jtroha@serc1.org]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 8:43 AM
To: SERC-OC
Subject: Fw: Federal Register notices - 417R Changes


FYI


>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Tim Gallagher" <Tim.Gallagher@nerc.net>
>To: "Complete NERC Roster" <nercroster@nerc.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 11:32 AM
>Subject: Federal Register notices - 417R Changes
>
>
>Hello all.
>
>Attached for your information is the Federal Register notice for the
>Energy Information Administration's (EIA) proposed changes to Form 417R,
>"Electric Power System Emergency Report".  This is the form that has
>been used to report information regarding electric system disturbances
>to the federal government.  A number of changes have been made to the
>form and its instructions, including the requirement that an initial
>report be submitted to the Department of Energy within one hour of the
>initiation of the incident.
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>NERC will be submitting comments to DOE on the proposed changes and
>encourages those affected by the 417R to do likewise as they see fit.
>Comments are due by November 13, 2001.  Instructions for obtaining the
>modified form 417R and for submitting comments are included in the
>attached notice.
>
>Thank you for your attention.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Tim Gallagher
>NERC
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