NOTICE TYPE: W-B071808-02 Operations
CLASSIFICATION: Public
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Request for information in support of
NERC-TRE Audit
INTENDED AUDIENCE: TDSPs
DAY AFFECTED: September 9 – 12, 2008
LONG DESCRIPTION: The North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) and the Texas Regional Entity (TRE) will be conducting a
reliability audit of ERCOT from September 9 through September 12, 2008. ERCOT will be audited as the Reliability
Coordinator (RC), Transmission Operator (TOP), Balancing Authority (BA), and the
Transmission Service Provider (TSP) for the ERCOT region.
Transmission and Distribution
Service Providers registered with NERC as Transmission Owners (TO) possess
information that may be needed for ERCOT to completely demonstrate compliance
with NERC Transmission Operator (TOP) requirements. Each TO should have the information
identified below readily available in an electronic format should it be
requested during the audit.
Please note that ERCOT does not want the information sent at this
time. Should the information be required to fulfill a request by the audit team,
ERCOT will contact the TO and will expect each TO to submit the requested
information promptly.
To assist with expediting audit
requests, each TO should designate a primary and secondary contact that will be
available by phone from Sept 9 – 12, 2008 and able to promptly submit the
requested documentation. The TO contacts should be able to respond as a subject
matter expert to any auditor questions on information provided to the auditor.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The attached file includes a summary of the
type of documentation that should be available upon request. This information is not to be sent to ERCOT unless
requested by the audit team.
ACTION REQUIRED:
Each TO should send the following contact information for each designated
primary and secondary contact to [log in to unmask]:
Primary Contact Name:
Title:
Company Name:
Physical Address:
Phone Number(s):
Fax Number:
Email Address:
Secondary Contact
Name:
Title:
Company Name:
Physical Address:
Phone Number(s):
Fax Number:
Email Address:
CONTACT: If you have any questions, please contact
your ERCOT Account Manager. You may also call the general ERCOT Client Services
phone number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT Client Services via e-mail at [log in to unmask].
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