[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions] [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda ] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part XX Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 24832]]FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC) _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Ch. I Semiannual Regulatory Agenda AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: In accordance with guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voluntarily submits information about rulemakings under development. Of the 37 rulemakings listed, 28 are current or projected rulemakings, and 9 are completed actions. DATES: The dates provided represent goals, not commitments, and may be revised due to shifts in workload, changes in priorities, or extensive public comments. See the various dates listed for each specific rulemaking. ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Person listed for each specific rulemaking. For this edition of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulatory agenda, the most important significant regulatory actions and a Statement of Regulatory Priorities are included in The Regulatory Plan, which appears in both the online Unified Agenda and in part II of the Federal Register that includes the Unified Agenda. In addition, as stated in last fall 2007 edition, the Internet is the basic means for disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain information from the Agenda database. Dated: March 17, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 378 Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System............................. 1902-AD20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Completed Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 378. MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE BULK-POWER SYSTEM Legal Authority: 16 USC 824o Abstract: The Commission approved 83 of 107 proposed Reliability Standards, 6 of 8 proposed regional differences and the Glossary of Terms used in Reliability Standards filed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation as the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) as mandatory and enforceable standards and required the ERO to make significant improvements to 56 of the 83 Reliability Standards. The Commission also provided that the remaining 24 Reliability Standards will remain pending at the Commission until further information is provided. The Commission also added new regulations that require that each Reliability Standard identify the subset of users, owners and operators to which the Reliability Standard applies and that each Reliability Standard approved by the Commission must be posted on the ERO's Web site. (Docket No. RM06-16-000) Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Order on Rehearing 07/25/07 72 FR 40717 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Jonathan First Phone: 202 502-8529 Email: [email protected] RIN: 1902-AD20 [FR Doc. E8-7539 Filed 05-02-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-S