18 Cfr 38.2

§ 38.2

18 CFR Ch. I (4–1–16 Edition)

final actions ratified on Dec. 28, 2012
(with minor corrections applied Nov.
26, 2013);
(5) WEQ–004, Coordinate Interchange,
WEQ Version 003, July 31, 2012 (with
Final Action ratified December 28,
2012);
(6) WEQ–005, Area Control Error
(ACE) Equation Special Cases, WEQ
Version 003, July 31, 2012;
(7) WEQ–006, Manual Time Error Correction, WEQ Version 003, July 31, 2012;
(8) WEQ–007, Inadvertent Interchange
Payback WEQ Version 003, July 31,
2012;
(9) WEQ–008, Transmission Loading
Relief (TLR)—Eastern Interconnection,
WEQ Version 003, July 31, 2012 (with
minor corrections applied November 28,
2012);
(10) WEQ–011, Gas/Electric Coordination, WEQ Version 003, July 31, 2012;
(11) WEQ–012, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), WEQ Version 003, July 31,
2012 (with Final Actions ratified on October 4, 2012);
(12) WEQ–013, Open Access SameTime Information System (OASIS) Implementation Guide, OASIS Version
2.0, WEQ Version 003, July 31, 2012, as
modified by NAESB final actions ratified on Dec. 28, 2012 (with minor corrections applied Nov. 26, 2013).
(13) WEQ–015, Measurement and
Verification of Wholesale Electricity
Demand Response, WEQ Version 003,
July 31, 2012; and
(14) WEQ–021, Measurement and
Verification of Energy Efficiency Products, WEQ Version 003, July 31, 2012.

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[79 FR 56954, Sept. 24, 2014, as amended at 79
FR 60953, Oct. 9, 2014]

§ 38.2 Communication and information
sharing among public utilities and
pipelines.
(a) Any public utility that owns, operates, or controls facilities used for
the transmission of electric energy in
interstate commerce is authorized to
share non-public, operational information with a pipeline, as defined in
§ 284.12(b)(4) of this chapter, or another
public utility covered by this section
for the purpose of promoting reliable
service or operational planning.
(b) Except as permitted in paragraph
(a) of this section, a public utility, as
defined in this section, and its employ-

ees, contractors, consultants, and
agents are prohibited from disclosing,
or using anyone as a conduit for the
disclosure of, non-public, operational
information received from a pipeline
pursuant to § 284.12(b)(4) of this chapter
to a third party or to its marketing
function employees as that term is defined in § 358.3(d) of this chapter.
[78 FR 70187, Nov. 22, 2013]

PART 39—RULES CONCERNING
CERTIFICATION OF THE ELECTRIC
RELIABILITY
ORGANIZATION;
AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, APPROVAL, AND
ENFORCEMENT OF ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS
Sec.
39.1 Definitions.
39.2 Jurisdiction and applicability.
39.3 Electric Reliability Organization certification.
39.4 Funding of the Electric Reliability Organization.
39.5 Reliability Standards.
39.6 Conflict of a Reliability Standard with
a Commission order.
39.7 Enforcement of Reliability Standards.
39.8 Delegation to a Regional Entity.
39.9 Enforcement of Commission rules and
orders.
39.10 Changes to an Electric Reliability Organization Rule or Regional Entity Rule.
39.11 Reliability reports.
39.12 Review of state action.
39.13 Regional Advisory Bodies.
AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 824o.
SOURCE: Order 672, 71 FR 8736, Feb. 17, 2006,
unless otherwise noted.

§ 39.1

Definitions.

As used in this part:
Bulk-Power System means facilities
and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric energy
transmission network (or any portion
thereof), and electric energy from generating facilities needed to maintain
transmission system reliability. The
term does not include facilities used in
the local distribution of electric energy.
Cross-Border Regional Entity means a
Regional Entity that encompasses a
part of the United States and a part of
Canada or Mexico.

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