18 CFR Part 40 (4/1/2015 Edition)

Pt. 40 18 CFR Ch. I (4–1–15 Edition)

PART 40—MANDATORY RELIABILITY

STANDARDS FOR THE BULKPOWER

SYSTEM

Sec.

40.1 Applicability.

40.2 Mandatory Reliability Standards.

40.3 Availability of Reliability Standards.

AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 824o.

SOURCE: Order 693, 72 FR 16598, Apr. 4, 2007,

unless otherwise noted.

§ 40.1 Applicability.

(a) This part applies to all users,

owners and operators of the Bulk-

Power System within the United

States (other than Alaska or Hawaii),

including, but not limited to, entities

described in section 201(f) of the Federal

Power Act.

(b) Each Reliability Standard made

effective by § 40.2 must identify the

subset of users, owners and operators

of the Bulk-Power System to which a

particular Reliability Standard applies.

§ 40.2 Mandatory Reliability Standards.

(a) Each applicable user, owner or operator

of the Bulk-Power System must

comply with Commission-approved Reliability

Standards developed by the

Electric Reliability Organization.

(b) A proposed modification to a Reliability

Standard proposed to become

effective pursuant to § 39.5 of this Chapter

will not be effective until approved

by the Commission.

§ 40.3 Availability of Reliability Standards.

The Electric Reliability Organization

must post on its Web site the currently

effective Reliability Standards as approved

and enforceable by the Commission.

The effective date of the Reliability

Standards must be included in

the posting.