Meeting · TRAINING

Texas Regional Entity Standards and Compliance Workshop

Concluded date 2008-11-05 time 09:00–17:00 ercot.com

LocationERCOT Austin 8000 Metropolis (Building E), Suite 100 Austin, TX 78744 Room 206

Dial-in866-469-3239

Agenda 15 items

1. Welcome and Introduction — Larry Grimm · 9:15 a.m.
2. NERC Update — Jule Tate, NERC · 9:30 a.m.
Break · 10:45 a.m.
3. Compliance, Monitoring, and Investigations — Jeff Whitmer · 11:00 a.m.
4. Registration Activities — S.A. "Tony" Shiekhi · 11:30 p.m.
Lunch · 12:00 p.m.
5. Texas RE Portal Launch Purpose and Concept What to Expect — Elaine Conces · 1:00 p.m.
6. Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) - What to Expect in 2009 — Chris Humphreys · 1:30 p.m.
7. Documenting Compliance Monitoring Process Preparation Documentation — Rashida Williams · 2:00 p.m.
Break · 2:30 p.m.
8. Regional Reliability Standards — Judith James · 2:45 p.m.
Tracking Development of a Regional Standard Regional Standard Drafting Teams (SDTs) Panel Jerry Ward, Luminant/Chair of SAR-001 SDT (Changing Regional Voting Process to Include ERCOT) Brian Bartos, Bandera Electric/Chair of SAR-002 (Under-Frequency Load Shedding Program PRC-006) Sydney Niemeyer, NRG/Chair of SAR-003 SDT (Regional Variance to Replace CPS2 in BAL-001) — Moderator: Richard Keetch, Reliant/Chair of Reliability Standards Committee
9. Compliance Culture and Penalty Assessment Elements of a Culture of Compliance Types of Penalties Settlements Penalty Assessment Factors Actual Penalties — Jeffrey Whitmer · 3:45 p.m.
10. Panel Discussion - How to Prepare for an Audit — Moderator: Victor Barry · 3:15 p.m.
Adjourn · 5:00 p.m.