PGDTF, Following is the announcement for the next NERC GMDTF meeting. One of the agenda topics is a report from each region on its activities regarding the GMD Planning Standard. I have been asked to report for TRE/ERCOT. Regards, Michael Juricek, P.E. Chairman Planning Geomagnetic Disturbance Task Force Assets Planning Distribution and Transmission Oncor Electric Delivery Co LLC E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Office: 214.743.6671 Mobile: 214.490.0748 [cid:image001.png@01D276DF.89E31170] Meeting Announcement Geomagnetic Disturbance Task Force Meeting (GMDTF) EPRI Office 1300 West W.T Harris Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28262 704-595-2000 February 21, 2017 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern February 22, 2017 | 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Click here for: Meeting Registration<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/geomagnetic-disturbance-task-force-meeting-gmdtf-registration-31470455981> Click here for: Hotel Information<http://www.epri.com/About-Us/Documents/Locations/EPRI-Charlotte-Brochure.pdf> [cid:image003.jpg@01D27679.418B1500] Brief Description – On September 22, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 830<http://www.nerc.com/filingsorders/us/FERCOrdersRules/E-4.pdf> approving Reliability Standard TPL-007-1 - Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events and directing additional GMD-related activities. These activities include: • Development of a GMD research work plan; • Collection of GMD data pursuant to NERC Rules of Procedure section 1600 which can be made publicly available; and • Modifying Reliability Standard TPL-007 through the standards development process. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss GMD research and work activities that should be included in NERC's work plan to meet the directives, as well as discuss technical details for the collection of GMD data pursuant to NERC Rules of Procedure Section 1600. Additionally, an update on standards development activities to address the directives to modify TPL-007-1 will be provided. For more information or assistance, please contact Levetra Pitts<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (via email). 3353 Peachtree Road NE Suite 600, North Tower Atlanta, GA 30326 404-446-2560 | www.nerc.com<http://www.nerc.com> [cid:image002.jpg@01D276DF.89E31170] Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, contains or may contain confidential information intended only for the addressee. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, be advised that any reading, dissemination, forwarding, printing, copying or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply message and delete this email message and any attachments from your system. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the PGDTF list, click the following link: http://lists.ercot.com/scripts/wa-ERCOT.exe?SUBED1=PGDTF&A=1