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September 29, 2023
Filed Electronically
The Honorable Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, N.E. Room 1A
Washington, DC 20426
RE:

Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines (Docket No. RM96-1-___.)

Dear Ms. Bose:
The North American Energy Standards Board (“NAESB”) voluntarily submits this report to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) regarding Version 4.0 of the NAESB Wholesale Gas Quadrant
(“WGQ”) Business Practice Standards published today, September 29, 2023. This version is comprised of the
standards adopted by NAESB since the last WGQ publication in August 2020. A summary of the modifications which
resulted in Version 4.0 is included in the attached report, along with a description of the standards that were created
or modified as part of the publication.
The standards referenced in this submittal include newly created standards and modifications to existing standards
developed through the NAESB process in response to industry requests and directives from the NAESB Board of
Directors. Specifically, Version 4.0 includes several revisions to enhance the cybersecurity-related standards included
in the NAESB WGQ Business Practice Standards, including standards that support the use of multi-factor
authentication and new guidance encouraging the practice of whitelisting. This version also contains revisions to
promote increased efficiencies in conducting commercial transactions as well as two new addendums to the NAESB
Base Contract for the Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas that support transactions for certified gas and renewable
natural gas. The WGQ Executive Committee approved, and the WGQ membership ratified, all standards included in
this version and referenced herein. 1
As with all NAESB Business Practice Standards, the standard additions and revisions included as part of WGQ
Version 4.0 were the result of significant industry effort to produce consensus-based standards representing a widerange of perspectives from all segments of the marketplace. Participation in the standards development process was
open to all interested parties, regardless of membership in NAESB. Contributors to the standards development process
were given an equal opportunity to voice their positions and vote on the proposed standards created by the NAESB
subcommittees. Interested parties unable to attend meetings or conference calls were also given an opportunity to
participate by preparing written comments that were made publicly available and considered in the development
process. All documentation regarding standards development is accessible through the NAESB homepage
(www.naesb.org), and links are included in the accompanying report to applicable meetings, voting records, and
ratification ballots.
The cover letter, report and enclosures are being filed electronically in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format
(.pdf), with each enclosure bookmarked separately. The filing is also available on the NAESB website. Please feel
free to call the NAESB office (713-356-0060) or refer to the NAESB website should you have any questions or need
additional information regarding Version 4.0 of the NAESB WGQ Business Practice Standards.
Respectfully submitted
Ms. Rae McQuade
President, North American Energy Standards Board

The NAESB standards referenced in this report are reasonably available to the public through multiple methods. To access the standards at no
cost, NAESB will provide a limited copyright waiver for evaluation purposes using a product called Locklizard (https://www.locklizard.com). To
request a waiver, please contact the NAESB office or follow the instructions in the following document:
https://www.naesb.org/misc/NAESB_Nonmember_Evaluation.pdf.
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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4.0
September 29, 2023
cc with enclosures:
Chairman, Willie L. Phillips, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Commissioner, Allison Clements, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Commissioner, Mark C. Christie, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Commissioner, James Danly, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Mr. Matthew Christiansen, General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission
Mr. Joseph H. McClelland, Director, Office of Energy Infrastructure Security, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission
Ms. Jette Gebhart, Director, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Ms. Jignasa Gadani, Director, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission
Mr. Michael Desselle, Chairman and CEO, North American Energy Standards Board
Ms. Valerie Crockett, Vice Chairman, North American Energy Standards Board
Mr. Jonathan Booe, Executive Vice President and COO, North American Energy Standards
Board
Mr. William P. Boswell, General Counsel, North American Energy Standards Board
Enclosures (all documents and links are available publicly on the NAESB website – www.naesb.org)
Appendix A

Links to Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting
Records

Appendix B

Links to Ratification Ballots and Results

Appendix C

List of Transcripts

Appendix D

NAESB Process for Standards Development

Appendix E

NAESB WGQ Annual Plans

Appendix F

Minor Corrections Applied

Appendix G

No Action Recommendations

Appendix H

Entities with Access to NAESB Standards

Appendix I

Entities without Recorded Access to the Most Recently Mandated NAESB
WGQ Standards, Version 3.2

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Report of the North American Energy Standards Board
Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4.0
September 29, 2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Standards for Business Practices
of Natural Gas Pipelines

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Docket No. RM96-1-___

REPORT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STANDARDS BOARD
The North American Energy Standards Board (“NAESB”) voluntarily submits this report in the above referenced
docket in accordance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) Order No. 587. 1 The
report provides a summary of Version 4.0 of the Wholesale Gas Quadrant (“WGQ”) Business Practice Standards,
published on September 29, 2023 and available for download on the NAESB website. 2 This publication of the WGQ
Business Practice Standards is reflective of standards approved by the WGQ Executive Committee and ratified by the
NAESB membership from the time of publication of WGQ Version 3.2 in September 2020 through September 2023.
Version 4.0 of the WGQ Business Practice Standards marks the sixteenth publication of standards developed by
NAESB, previously the Gas Industry Standards Board (“GISB”), to support the wholesale gas market. In January
2002, GISB became the WGQ of NAESB. The GISB Version 1.5 standards were adopted by the WGQ as Version
1.6 of the WGQ Business Practice Standards 3 in July 2002. 4 Since this time, NAESB has adopted Version 1.7, 5
Version 1.8, 6 Version 1.9, 7 Version 2.0, 8 Version 2.1, 9 Version 3.0, 10 Version 3.1, 11 and Version 3.2 12 of the WGQ
Business Practice Standards.
As described in this informational report, Version 4.0 of the WGQ Business Practice Standards incorporates many
new and revised standards to respond to both industry requests and directives from the NAESB Board of Directors.
These include modifications that will strengthen the cybersecurity protections provided within the standards as well
as changes to promote greater efficiency in business processes and commercial transactions. This version contains
one new suite of standards, the WGQ Cybersecurity Related Standards, created through the reorganization of existing
cybersecurity-related standards into a single book. Finally, two new addendums to the NAESB Base Contract for the
Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas, the Certified Gas Addendum and Renewable Natural Gas Addendum were added
as part of WGQ Version 4.0.
NAESB is filing this status report for informational purposes only and does not advocate that the Commission take
any particular position on the standards discussed herein. The following sections contain a high-level overview of all
standards additions and modifications applied to Version 4.0 of the WGQ Business Practice Standards as well as more
This series of orders began with the Commission’s issuance of Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines, FERC Order
No. 587, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,038 (1996).
NAESB website: https://www.naesb.org. The NAESB standards referenced in this report are reasonably available to the public through multiple
methods. To access the standards at no cost, NAESB will provide a limited copyright waiver for evaluation purposes using a product called
Locklizard (https://www.locklizard.com/). To request a waiver, please contact the NAESB office or follow the instructions in the following
document: https://www.naesb.org/misc/NAESB_Nonmember_Evaluation.pdf.
3
The documents linked in the following footnotes are password protected. Non-members should contact the NAESB office to access the
documents.
4
NAESB WGQ Version 1.6 Standards in Response to FERC Order Nos. 587 and 637, Docket Nos. RM96-1 et al, RM98-10, available at
https://www.naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=ferc100402.pdf. (Submitted October 4, 2002).
5
NAESB WGQ Version 1.7 Standards in Response to FERC Order Nos. 587 and 637, Docket Nos. RM96-1-026 , available at
https://www.naesb.org/protected/ferc041404.pdf (Submitted April 14, 2004).
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NAESB WGQ Version 1.8 Standards in Response to FERC Order Nos. 587, Docket Nos. RM96-1-029, available at
https://www.naesb.org/protected/ferc091407.pdf (Submitted September 14, 2007).
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NAESB WGQ Version 1.9 Standards in Response to FERC Order Nos. 587, Docket Nos. RM96-1-036, available at
https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/ferc093009_naesb_wgq_1.9_filing.pdf (Submitted September 30, 2009).
8
NAESB WGQ Version 2.0 Standards in Response to FERC Order Nos. 587, Docket Nos. RM96-1-037, available at
https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/naesb_wgq_ver2_0_report_ferc_030411.pdf (Submitted March 4, 2011).
9
NAESB WGQ Version 2.1 Standards in Response to FERC Order Nos. 587, Docket Nos. RM96-1-038, available at:
https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/ferc072313_wgq_version_2.1_filing.pdf (Submitted on July 23, 2013).
10
NAESB WGQ Version 3.0 Standards in Response to FERC Order Nos. 587, Docket Nos. RM96-1-038, available at:
https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/ferc111414_wgq_version_3.0_filing.pdf (Submitted on November 14, 2014).
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NAESB WGQ Version 3.1 Standards in Response to FERC Order Nos. 587, Docket Nos. RM96-1-000, available at:
https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/ferc092917_wgq_version_3.1_filing.pdf (Submitted September 29, 2017).
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NAESB WGQ Version 3.2 Standards in Response to FERC Order Nos. 587, Docket Nos. RM96-1-042, available at:
https://naesb.org/pdf4/naesb_081720_wgq_version_3.2_report.pdf (Submitted August 17, 2020).
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detailed information concerning the specific standards development activities, including the application of twenty
minor corrections. The report concludes with two sections that contain information regarding standard development
efforts resulting in no action being taken as well as the NAESB Copyright Policy and access to the NAESB Business
Practice Standards.
Accompanying this report are nine enclosures. Appendix A is a list of the WGQ Executive Committee meetings during
which recommendations were considered that resulted in Version 4.0 of the WGQ Business Practice Standards with
links to the meeting minutes, formal comments on the recommendations, and the voting records for those meetings.
Appendix B is a list of the links to the WGQ membership ratification ballots for the recommendations adopted by the
WGQ Executive Committee. Appendix C is a list of the available transcripts from the WGQ Executive Committee
meetings. Appendix D is a chart explaining the NAESB standards development process. Appendix E contains the
2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 WGQ Annual Plans. Appendix F is a list of the minor corrections contained in this report.
Appendix G provides information on the no action recommendations for standards development approved by the
WGQ Executive Committee since the last publication. Appendix H lists the NAESB members and non-member
companies with valid access to Version 4.0 of the WGQ Standards. Finally, Appendix I is a list of jurisdictional entities
that NAESB does not have a record of valid access to the most recently mandated Version 3.2 of the WGQ Business
Practice Standards.
WGQ Version 4.0 Standards Summary
The following summary details activities that led to the compilation of Version 4.0 of the WGQ Business Practice
Standards. All references in this summary pertain only to the WGQ. Supporting documents, Appendices A through
I, are enclosed in this report. All standards that were added or modified as a part of Version 4.0 are contained in a
table following this summary. The table cross references the standards to the related request(s) for development and
to the actions that were taken.
The summary is organized into three sections. First, the Standards to Support Enhancements to Cybersecurity
Protections, contains information on the WGQ activities to enhance the cybersecurity protections included within the
standards, including changes to strengthen party authentication through the use of whitelisting and multi-factor
authentication. The next section describes the standard development activities intended to improve efficiencies of
business processes for transportation service providers and parties interacting with these entities. These changes add
new data elements to the WGQ Additional Standards and Capacity Release Related Standards as well as modify
existing data elements contained in the WGQ Flowing Gas Related Standards and Invoicing Related Standards. The
third section provides a summary of efforts that led to the creation of two new model addendums supporting the
NAESB Base Contract for the Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas, NAESB WGQ Standard No. 6.3.1.RG Renewable
Natural Gas Addendum and NAESB WGQ Standard No. 6.3.1.CG Certified Gas Addendum, as well as the
accompanying technical implementation to enable digital use of the addendums, including on distributed ledgers.
Standards to Support Enhancements to Cybersecurity Protections
This section describes the standards development efforts undertaken in response to industry requests and through the
normal course of WGQ activities that resulted in modifications to the WGQ Cybersecurity Related Standards and the
Quadrant Electronic Delivery Mechanism (QEDM) Related Standards. Cybersecurity protections are a fundamental
element of the NAESB Business Practice Standards and focus on strengthening the cybersecurity practices utilized by
the industry through the mitigation of potential vulnerabilities and the use of secure communication and encryption
methodologies.
Prior to WGQ Version 4.0, cybersecurity-related business practices were included as part of the WGQ QEDM Related
Standards and the Internet Electronic Transport Related Standards, which together define the electronic
communication protocols, including cybersecurity protections, for commercial transactions within the wholesale gas
market. As explained in more detail as part of the section of this report that describes the minor corrections made in
WGQ Version 4.0, the standards previously included as part of the WGQ Internet Electronic Transport Related
Standards and several of the standards previously included in the WGQ QEDM Related Standards have been moved
to create the new WGQ Cybersecurity Related Standards. The standards development efforts identified below note
any revisions made to either the WGQ Internet Electronic Transport Related Standards or QEDM Related Standards
that were subsequently moved to the WGQ Cybersecurity Related Standards.
Two of the modifications made to the NAESB WGQ Cybersecurity Related Standards as part of Version 4.0
are intended to help strengthen the authentication processes used in identification verification for commercial
transactions within the wholesale natural gas market. First, to address 2020 WGQ Annual Plan Item 6.c, the
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WGQ Electronic Delivery Mechanisms (EDM) Subcommittee proposed modifications to Appendix B of the
WGQ Internet Electronic Transport Standards regarding the use of whitelisting. This standards development
effort was initiated based on the 2019 Surety Assessment performed by Sandia National Laboratories and
sponsored by the by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE). As part of the report, Sandia National
Laboratories identified additional considerations for NAESB to explore undertaking or general
recommendations regarding future cybersecurity needs for the gas and electric industries. Per the suggested
consideration made by Sandia National Laboratories, the revised language encourages the use of whitelisting
by market participants for file-to-file transactions, such as those conducted via Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI)/EDM and Flat File (FF)/EDM. This guidance is now incorporated as part of Appendix D – Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ) in the WGQ Cybersecurity Related Business Practice Standards.
The recommendation was developed over the course of three joint meetings of the WGQ EDM Subcommittee
and the Retail Markets Quadrant (RMQ) Information Requirements and Technical Electronic
Implementation Subcommittee (IR/TEIS) held between May and September 2020. During a joint meeting
on September 28, 2020, the subcommittees voted out the recommendation. The thirty-day formal comment
period concluded on November 16, 2020, and no comments were received. The WGQ Executive Committee
approved the recommendation on March 11, 2021. NAESB WGQ membership ratified the standards on
April 12, 2021.
Next, in support of 2023 WGQ Annual Plan Item 1.c and a subsequent industry-submitted request for
standards development, R22003, the WGQ EDM Subcommittee developed modifications to NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 12.3.29 to support multi-factor authentication. The revised standard permits a transportation
service provider to opt to require two or more forms of authentication for users accessing its customer
activities website, as opposed to the use of a single login/password. The standard does not proscribe which
types of multi-factor authentication may be used.
The WGQ EDM Subcommittee worked on this effort jointly with the RMQ IR/TEIS, holding an initial
meeting on January 13, 2023 before voting out a recommendation on February 8, 2023. In addition to the
revisions to NAESB WGQ Standard No. 12.3.29, the recommendation also proposed consistency changes to
the Security – Login and Encryption, Flow Diagram, and Security – Authentication and Encryption sections
of the WGQ QEDM Related Standards. No formal comments were submitted during the thirty-day formal
comment period ending on March 10, 2023. On March 30, 2023, the WGQ Executive Committee approved
the recommendation, and NAESB WGQ membership ratified the revised standards on May 1, 2023.
Finally, both the WGQ Cybersecurity Related Standards and the QEDM Related Standards were modified in
response to 2023 WGQ Annual Plan Items 1.a and 1.b. The recommendation was developed as part of annual
efforts by the WGQ EDM Subcommittee to review and update, as needed, the minimum technical
characteristics and guidance for customer activities and informational postings web sites and EDM
communications as well as remove any legacy data fields. On February 22, 2022, the WGQ EDM
Subcommittee, working jointly with the RMQ IR/TEIS, approved a recommendation proposing the deletion
of one data element in the Data Dictionary for Internet ET included in the WGQ Cybersecurity Related
Standards as well as numerous changes throughout this manual and the WGQ QEDM Related Standards to
correct typographical and capitalization errors.
One set of comments was submitted during the thirty-day formal comment period that concluded on March
23, 2023. The comments proposed minor, non-substantive revisions. The WGQ EDM Subcommittee
developed late formal comments incorporating the additional changes as part of the recommendation. On
March 30, 2023, the WGQ Executive Committee voted to approve the recommendation as revised by the late
formal comments of the WGQ EDM Subcommittee. The standards were ratified by NAESB WGQ
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Modifications to the NAESB WGQ Data Set Standards and Technical Implementation
The WGQ Business Practice Standards streamline transactional processes for the wholesale gas industry by promoting
a more competitive and efficient market. As part of this, the standards include technical details supporting industry
implementation of various business processes addressed within the standards and certain requirements for
jurisdictional entities promulgated by the Commission as part of 18 C.F.R. § 284. The WGQ Business Practice
Standards support uniform and consistent implementation, creating a more efficient marketplace by helping to reduce
costs and administrative burdens for market participants.
Since the standards were originally developed, NAESB, through annual plan efforts and in response to industry
submitted requests for standards development, has made numerous additions and modifications to ensure that the
WGQ Business Practice Standards, including the technical implementation details, continue to meet industry needs.
The following section describes the standards development efforts undertaken in response to industry requests that
resulted in modifications to existing standards. Specifically, WGQ Version 4.0 includes changes to the data sets that
support the technical implementation for the WGQ Additional Standards, Flowing Gas Related Standards, Invoicing
Related Standards, and Capacity Release Related Standards.
First, in response to Standards Request R21001, submitted by Northern Natural Gas on April 26, 2021,
NAESB modified the WGQ Additional Standards. These standards address six different areas:
creditworthiness, storage information, gas/electric operational communications, operational capacity,
unsubscribed capacity, and location data download. In the request, Northern Natural Gas proposed the
addition of a new data element, “Cycle Indicator,” to the data set for the NAESB WGQ Standard No. 0.4.1
Storage Information. The WGQ Business Practices Subcommittee (BPS), during its July 14, 2021 meeting,
reviewed the request and drafted instructions to the joint WGQ Information Requirements/Technical
(IR/Tech) Subcommittees to develop a recommendation to add the new data element and review all additional
datasets and make corresponding changes, including adding code values, as needed. The joint WGQ IR/Tech
Subcommittees met and voted out a recommendation on August 18, 2021. In addition to the new data element
“Cycle Indicator,” the recommendation also included thirty new code values and consistency changes to
support the use of the new data element.
NAESB WGQ Standard No. 0.4.1 Storage Information addresses the technical details for the reporting of
storage balances and the activities that affect storage balances. The new sender’s option data element “Cycle
Indicator” will support the reporting of storage information data for each cycle while also allowing parties
receiving such information to more easily distinguish between the data for individual transactions. The thirtyday formal comment period ended on September 16, 2021 with no comments submitted. On October 7,
2021, the WGQ Executive Committee adopted the recommendation containing the proposed revisions.
NAESB WGQ membership ratified the standards on November 5, 2021.
Also, in support of a request for standards development submitted by Northern Natural Gas, NAESB
modified the WGQ Flowing Gas Related Business Practice Standards. Among other areas, these standards
define the business processes related to the communication of entitlement rights of flowing gas at a location.
Submitted on September 17, 2020 Standards Request R20012 proposed modifications to the existing data
element, “Service Requester Contract,” contained in the data set for NAESB WGQ Standard No. 2.4.3
Allocation. This standard supports the communication of the results of processes used to allocate the actual
flow of gas quantities to parties involved in a transaction. The “Service Requester Contract” data element is
used to identify the applicable contract.
The WGQ BPS met on October 13, 2020 to review the request and forwarded instructions to the joint WGQ
IR/Tech Subcommittees to develop the necessary modifications to accommodate the request for standards
development. The joint WGQ IR/Tech Subcommittees met on October 19, 2020 and voted out a
recommendation the same day. The revisions made as part of the recommendation expand the use of the
“Service Requester Contract” data element by changing the usage to mutually agreed, rather than not used,
for two transaction types, 10R and 10D, found within the allocation matrix included as part of NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 2.4.3. This matrix identifies the data elements needed to communicate the results of the
allocation process. Following a thirty-day formal comment period that concluded on November 17, 2020
with no submitted comments, the revisions were adopted by the WGQ Executive Committee on March 11,
2021. On April 12, 2021, NAESB WGQ membership ratified the standards.
Next, NAESB modified the WGQ Invoicing Related Standards which define the process for communicating
invoices, details regarding payment remittances, and the financial status of a customer’s account. In response
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to Standards Request R20001 submitted by Kinder Morgan, Inc. on October 6, 2020, the condition for the
use of the “Charge Type Rate” data element was modified in the data set for NAESB WGQ Standard No.
3.4.1 Transportation/Sales Invoice. This standard supports the communication of invoices between parties
for transactions, including natural gas sales, transportation and related charges, and allowances. The “Charge
Type Rate” data element allows for the identification of multiple rates that may be applicable for a single
transaction or service. The modification to the data element allows transportation service providers to use a
“null” value in circumstances where information describing the applicable charge type rate is included as
part of miscellaneous notes. This change will increase flexibility regarding invoicing related processes by
allowing transportation service providers to make available a summary of the amount due for each line item
of an invoice with detailed, breakout information regarding the applicable rate included in other supporting
documentation. This may also provide greater clarity to these processes by making it easier for a customer
to ascertain the final charge amount.
To develop a recommendation, on December 9, 2020, the WGQ BPS met to review the request and instructed
the joint WGQ IR/Tech Subcommittees to modify the data element “Charge Type Rate” as well as review all
additional data sets and make corresponding changes as needed. The joint WGQ IR/Tech Subcommittees
met on January 20, 2021 and voted out a recommendation. No comments were submitted as part of the thirtyday formal comment period, which concluded on March 11, 2021. The WGQ Executive Committee adopted
the recommendation on the same day, and NAESB WGQ membership ratified the standards on April 12,
2021.
Finally, to address Standards Request R20009, submitted on July 16, 2020 by Kinder Morgan, Inc., NAESB
modified the WGQ Capacity Release Related Standards, which define the business processes for the
communication of information related to the selling of all or any portion of a transmission service requester’s
contract rights. During its September 25, 2020 meeting, the WGQ BPS drafted instructions to the joint WGQ
Information Requirements/Technical Subcommittees to accommodate the request proposal to add a new
sender’s option data element, “Location Indicator Data,” to the data set for NAESB WGQ Standard No.
5.4.20 Transactional Reporting – Capacity Release and make any corresponding modifications. The WGQ
IR/Tech Subcommittees met on October 19, 2020 and voted out the recommendation the same day.
NAESB WGQ Standard No. 5.4.20 contains the technical implementation details communication of relevant
contract information for capacity release transactions, including location and rate details by transportation
service providers. Use of the data element “Location Indicator Data” will improve efficiencies by providing
a mechanism for a transportation service provider to communicate the locations at which a discounted rate is
offered as well as if the rate is associated with a single location, multiple locations, or all locations. A similar
data element was included in the data set for NAESB WGQ Standard No. 5.4.21 – Transactional Reporting
– Firm Transportation as part of WGQ Version 3.2.
The formal comment period for the recommendation concluded on November 17, 2020 with no comments
submitted. The WGQ Executive Committee met on March 11, 2021 and adopted the recommendation.
NAESB WGQ membership ratified the standards on April 12, 2021.
Modifications to WGQ Contracts
Contributing to the development of WGQ Version 4.0 are modifications to the WGQ Contracts Standards and Models
to create NAESB WGQ Standard No. 6.3.1.RG – Renewable Natural Gas Addendum and NAESB WGQ Standard
No. 6.3.1.CG – Certified Gas Addendum. The following sections describes the standards development efforts that
resulted in the new addendums as well as the subsequent efforts to develop technical implementation standards to
support digitalized versions of the addendums, including use on a distributed ledger technology.
First, efforts to address 2022 WGQ Annual Plan Item 4 resulted in the creation of NAESB WGQ Standard
No. 6.3.1.RG – Renewable Natural Gas Addendum. Developed over the course of thirty-three meetings of
the WGQ Contracts Subcommittee held between February 2021 and October 2022, the Renewable Natural
Gas Addendum is intended to streamline the sale and purchase of renewable natural gas in both the voluntary
and regulated markets. The new addendum includes model terms and conditions to support renewable natural
gas transactions as well as provides a uniform method by which parties can evidence the transfer of renewable
natural gas that includes applicable descriptions regarding the generation of the natural gas.
The WGQ Contracts Subcommittee voted out a recommendation proposing the creation of the addendum
and an accompanying FAQ document on October 28, 2022. The thirty-day formal comment period closed
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on November 30, 2022 and resulted in the WGQ Contracts Subcommittee developing additional
modifications to the addendum and FAQ document to address minor, non-substantive revisions. On February
7, 2023, the WGQ Executive Committee adopted the addendum and FAQ document as revised by the
comments of the WGQ Contracts Subcommittee. NAESB membership ratified on March 8, 2023.
Relatedly, to address 2023 WGQ Annual Plan Item 4, the WGQ BPS, EDM Subcommittee, and Contracts
Subcommittee jointly developed technical implementation business practice standards to support the digital
use of the NAESB Renewable Natural Gas Addendum, including on distributed ledger technology. The
subcommittees held six joint meetings to vote out a recommendation that revised the Contracts Related
Standards, including the data sets for NAESB WGQ Standard Nos. 6.4.1 Contract, 6.4.2 Transaction
Confirmation, 6.4.3 Sale and Purchase Invoice, and 6.4.4 Sale and Purchase Invoice Response, as well as the
FAQ document. The formal comment period concluded on August 7, 2023 with no comments submitted.
The WGQ Executive Committee adopted the standards on August 10, 2023 with membership ratification
occurring on September 11, 2023.
A similar effort was undertaken by the WGQ Contracts Subcommittee in response to 2022 WGQ Annual
Plan Item 6 to support the emerging certified gas market. The WGQ Contracts Subcommittee held thirteen
meetings between June and December 2022 before voting out a recommendation on December 15, 2022
proposing the creation of NAESB WGQ Standard No. 6.3.1.CG – Certified Gas Addendum and a related
FAQ document. The new addendum supports transactions in the voluntary market for natural gas that has
been certified as meeting certain standards set by a third party and is intended to accommodate both existing
and future certification programs. Included as part of the addendum are baseline terms and conditions
applicable to the sale and purchase of certified gas as well as a model transaction confirmation.
Three sets of comments were submitted as part of the formal comment period, which concluded on January
16, 2023. In response, the WGQ Contracts Subcommittee held a subsequent meeting and were able to reach
a consensus on additional revisions to address issues raised by the commenters. The WGQ Executive
Committee adopted the addendum and FAQ document as revised by additional modifications proposed by
the WGQ Contracts Subcommittee on February 7, 2023, with membership ratification occurring on March
8, 2023.
In the second, related phase of standards development, 2023 WGQ Annual Plan Item 5, the WGQ BPS, EDM
Subcommittee, and Contracts Subcommittee held five joint meetings between February and May 2023 before
voting out a recommendation on May 11, 2023 proposing revisions to the technical implementation business
practice standards to support the digital use of the NAESB Certified Gas Addendum, including on distributed
ledger technology. The recommendation modified the WGQ Contracts Related Standards, including the data
sets for NAESB WGQ Standard Nos. 6.4.1 Contract, 6.4.2 Transaction Confirmation, 6.4.3 Sale and
Purchase Invoice, and 6.4.4 Sale and Purchase Invoice Response. Additionally, the recommendation revised
the FAQ document for the NAESB Certified Gas Addendum as well as the FAQ document for the NAESB
Base Contract for the Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas to update information regarding how entities can
access the contract and contract addendums.
A formal comment period on the recommendation ended on June 12, 2023 with one set of comments
submitted. These comments proposed additional changes for consistency to the data set for NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 6.4.2. On August 10, 2023, the WGQ Executive Committee adopted the standards with the
revisions proposed by the formal comments. NAESB membership ratified the standards on September 11,
2023.
Minor Corrections
According to the Bylaws of NAESB, minor clarifications and corrections to existing standards include: (a)
clarifications or corrections made by a regulatory agency to standards that are of a jurisdictional nature, or by the
American National Standards Institute or its successor; (b) clarifications or corrections to the format, appearance, or
descriptions of standards in standards documentation; (c) clarifications or corrections to add code values to tables; and
(d) clarifications and corrections that do not materially change a standard. This section contains a brief summary of
the minor correction effort that led to the creation of the WGQ Cybersecurity Related Standards. Appendix F provides
information on the twenty minor corrections approved by the WGQ Executive Committee and wholly incorporated
into the standards prior to the publication of WGQ Version 4.0.

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In April 2017, NAESB announced that, through funding provided DoE, Sandia National Laboratories would be
performing a surety assessment to analyze cybersecurity elements of the NAESB Business Practice Standards. This
was the third such assessment sponsored by the DoE on the NAESB Business Practice Standards, with the final report
provided to NAESB in June 2019 (2019 Surety Assessment Report). As with each prior assessment, NAESB
subsequently revised its standards to incorporate cybersecurity-related recommendations made by Sandia National
Laboratories. At the request of the DoE, NAESB prioritized the development of standard revisions to address the
formal recommendations included in the 2019 Surety Assessment Report, and the resulting modifications to the WGQ
Business Practice Standards were included in WGQ Version 3.2 and incorporated by reference into regulations by the
Commission as part of FERC Order No. 587-Z.
The 2019 Surety Assessment Report also included an informal recommendation made by the DoE and Sandia National
Laboratories suggesting NAESB explore mechanisms or process changes that could truncate the timeline by which
the industry develops and adopts cybersecurity-related standards. Recognizing that immediate responses are typically
necessary to adequately mitigate cybersecurity threats, the NAESB Board of Directors considered several possible
actions, including maintaining a singular suite of standards for each quadrant to house cybersecurity requirements.
After conferring with FERC staff, NAESB made the determination to move forward with efforts to reorganize the
standards. In response to Minor Correction MC22007, the WGQ Information Requirements Subcommittee and WGQ
EDM Subcommittee met jointly with RMQ IR/TEIS, to identify cybersecurity-related requirements found within the
WGQ EDM Related Standards and WGQ/REQ/RGQ Internet Electronic Transport Standards and move those
standards to the newly created WGQ Cybersecurity Related Standards Manual and REQ/RGQ Cybersecurity Model
Business Practices, respectively. The minor correction recommendation was approved by the WGQ Executive
Committee on March 30, 2023, and the modifications became effective on May 1, 2023.
No Action Recommendations
Since the publication of NAESB WGQ Version 3.2, there have been four standard development efforts that resulted
in no action being taken. When a subcommittee determines that no action should be taken for a particular effort, the
no action recommendation is posted for a formal thirty-day industry comment period. The WGQ Executive Committee
reviews any industry comments on the recommendation and subsequently holds a simple majority vote to consider
the recommendation for adoption. No action recommendations do not require membership ratification, as that process
is reserved for the creation of, modification to, or deletion of existing standards. Information on the no action
recommendations can be found in Appendix G.
Two of the no actions recommendations of particular note relate to the coordination of commercial practices between
the natural gas and electric markets during impending extreme weather-related emergency operating conditions. In
April 2021, the Chair of the NAESB Board of Directors reactivated the NAESB Gas-Electric Harmonization
Committee to gain a better understanding of any changes to the NAESB Business Practice Standards that could
improve gas-electric market coordination. The committee held a series of meetings to review previous gas-electric
coordination standard development efforts, including the standards jointly developed by WGQ and WEQ and
mandated for use by FERC that establish communication protocols utilized by transportation service providers and
natural gas-fired power plants as part of daily, operational communications. 13 As part of this review, the NAESB
Gas-Electric Harmonization Committee asked the industry to submit proposals identifying potential areas of standards
development for future consideration by NAESB. Following the release of the FERC-NERC-Regional Entity Staff
Report: The February 2021 Cold Weather Outages in Texas and the South Central United States, the committee met
on November 23, 2021 to review the report. During this meeting, the NAESB Gas-Electric Harmonization Committee
also reviewed and unanimously endorsed the submittal to NAESB of a request for standards development drafted by
Southwest Power Pool to support enhanced communications between the natural gas and electric markets.
The subsequently submitted request, R21006, proposed four specific areas of standards development, three of which
were assigned to the WGQ or jointly with the WEQ and the RMQ:
Define a standard for the declaration of an impending extreme weather-related emergency operating
condition by balancing authorities and natural gas pipelines consistent with other industry designations which
would include the development and definition of what might constitute an impending extreme weatherrelated emergency operating condition (2022 WGQ Annual Plan Item 5.a.i (also 2022 WEQ Annual Plan
Item 7.a.i and 2022 RMQ Annual Plan Item 3.a.i), jointly assigned to the WGQ, WEQ, and RMQ BPS)
These business practices are included in the NAESB WGQ Additional Standards (NAESB WGQ Standard No. 0.3.11 – 0.3.15) as well as
NAESB WEQ-011 Gas/Electric Coordination Business Practice Standards and were incorporated by reference into Commission regulations for
the first time through FERC Order No. 698.

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Create standard designations of critical natural gas infrastructure facilities that are essential to the operations
of critical electric infrastructure facilities during impending extreme weather-related emergency operating
conditions consistent with other industry designations (2022 WGQ Annual Plan Item 5.a.ii, assigned to the
WGQ BPS)
Create standard designations of critical electric infrastructure facilities during impending extreme weatherrelated emergency operating conditions consistent with other industry designations (2022 WEQ Annual Plan
Item 7.a.ii, assigned to the WEQ BPS)
Define standards and communication protocols that support information sharing between critical parties
during impending extreme weather-related emergency operating conditions (2022 WGQ Annual Plan Item
5.a.iii (also 2022 WEQ Annual Plan Item 7.a.iii and 2022 RMQ Annual Plan Item 3.a.ii), jointly assigned to
the WGQ, WEQ, and RMQ BPS)
The WGQ, WEQ, and RMQ Executive Committees held a joint meeting on January 25, 2022 to determine priority of
standards development for the annual plan items. Between February and April 2022, the WGQ, WEQ, and RMQ BPS
held five joint meetings, with a focus on cross-market education, before making a determination to pursue no action
recommendations for the two jointly assigned annual plan items. Although a consensus could not be reached, several
areas of potential future standards development were identified as part of the discussions. During the April 26, 2022
meeting, the WGQ, WEQ, and RMQ BPS voted out a no action recommendation for the two jointly assigned annual
plan items (2022 WGQ Annual Plan Item 5.a.i and 2022 WGQ Annual Plan Item 5.a.iii).
The WGQ BPS held a meeting on June 30, 2022 to consider 2022 WGQ Annual Plan Item 5.a.ii, voting out a no
action recommendation the same day. The WGQ Executive Committee adopted both no action recommendations on
October 20, 2022. The WEQ and RMQ Executive Committees also adopted the no action recommendations on their
parallel annual plan items.
NAESB Copyright Policy and Access to Standards
All NAESB standards are copyrighted and, as such, protected by federal copyright laws. NAESB alone retains all
rights to publication, reproduction, display, and distribution of the copyright protected standards. As a benefit of
membership, NAESB members may obtain the standards free of charge as well as make use of hyperlinks directing
authorized users to a password protected version of the standards. Non-members, which include agents, subsidiaries,
and affiliates of NAESB members, can purchase the standards through the NAESB website. 14 Standards are available
for purchase by an entire publication, by topic, or by final action prior to the publication of a new version. The costs
of standards and final actions are available on the NAESB website. NAESB maintains a publicly available report of
all members with access to the standards 15 as well as non-members who have obtained lawful access. 16
In accordance with federal copyright law, NAESB prohibits the reproduction of any portion of a copyright protected
standard by any person or entity, including the reprinting of all or a portion of a NAESB copyright protected standard
in any FERC compliance filing and/or tariff. Entities needing to reference a specific standard in these filings may refer
to standard numbers; however, NAESB recognizes that there may be circumstances in which a reference to a standard
number is not adequate for full comprehension. In such cases, NAESB maintains a self-executing waiver process. The
self-executing waiver process allows NAESB members and non-members who have purchased the standards a limited
waiver to utilize a full or partial quotation of copyright protected standards language. 17 Use of the self-executing
waiver is limited to copyright protected standards language quotations in proposed and/or approved tariffs and tariff
sheets, compliance filings, communications with customers and/or stakeholders in conducting day-to-day business,
communications with regulatory agencies, and in electronic or other mediums making tariffs, tariff sheets, or other
documents available to the public as required by law. The only exception to this requirement is NAESB WGQ
Standard Nos. 1.3.2 and 4.3.2. NAESB has entered into an agreement with the Commission that enables all entities,
without using a self-executing wavier, to quote these standards verbatim. Beyond quotations of these two standards
or quotations made under the self-executing waiver, NAESB considers it a copyright infringement to quote any portion

The NAESB Materials Order Form should be used to order any NAESB copyrighted materials. The order form lists the cost of each item and
can be accessed through a link on the NAESB homepage.
15
The report on NAESB membership is available through the following link: https://naesb.org/pdf4/memstats.pdf.
16
The report containing non-members who have purchased copies of NAESB copyrighted materials is available at the following link:
https://naesb.org/pdf2/copyright.pdf.
17
The procedure regarding self-executing waivers can be accessed at the following link:
https://naesb.org/pdf4/selfexecuting_waiver_procedure.pdf.
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of its copyright protected standards as part of filings with the Commission and would be entitled to pursue legal action
in such instances.
NAESB provides ample opportunities for non-members, including agents, subsidiaries, and affiliates of NAESB
members, to obtain access to the copyrighted standards through a no-cost limited copyright waiver. The limited
copyright waivers are issued by the NAESB office and are granted to non-members on a case-by-case basis for the
purpose of evaluating standards prior to purchase and/or reviewing the standards to prepare comments to a regulatory
agency. Following the granting of a limited copyright waiver, the non-member is provided with read-only access to
the standards for a set period of time via Locklizard Safeguard Secure Viewer. 18 NAESB will grant one limited
copyright wavier per company for each set of standards or final actions. Any entity seeking a limited copyright wavier
should contact the NAESB office.

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LIST OF NEW STANDARDS, STANDARDS MODIFICATIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS FOR
VERSION 4.0
Request Cross Reference
The request cross reference lists each standard either modified or created in Version 4.0, its description, the request
that instigated the change, and a brief description of the change itself. If the change was originated through a minor
correction, the date of the minor correction is given. The table is sorted by standard numbering shown below. If a standards
manual is noted, it is for the set of standards that directly follow and is indicated by the series of standards within the manual.
The standards follow a numbering convention which is x.y.z:
x

y

0

-

Additional Standards

1

-

Nominations Related Standards

2

-

Flowing Gas Related Standards

3

-

Invoicing Related Standards

4

-

Quadrant Electronic Delivery Mechanism Standards

5

-

Capacity Release Related Standards

6

-

Contracts Related Standards

7

-

Interpretations

10

-

WGQ / REQ / RGQ Internet Electronic Transport

11

-

WEQ / WGQ eTariff Related Standards

12

-

Cybersecurity Related Standards

1

-

Principles

2

-

Definitions

3

-

Standards

4

-

Datasets – Data Dictionary

5

-

Models

-

Sequentially Assigned Number

GISB

-

Gas Industry Standards Board

NAESB

-

North American Energy Standards Board

REQ

-

Retail Electric Quadrant

RGQ

-

Retail Gas Quadrant

z
Terms used:

RMQ

Retail Markets Quadrant

RXQ

-

Retail Energy Quadrants

WEQ

-

Wholesale Electric Quadrant

WGQ

-

Wholesale Gas Quadrant

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Standard

Description

Request No.

0.y.z - NAESB WGQ Additional Standards Manual
R21001
0.4.1
Storage Information

Action
Add the new Sender’s Option data element and
(Abbreviation) ‘Cycle Indicator (Cycle)’
Add 30 new Code Values for the data element
‘Cycle Indicator’ The Code Value Description for
each is: Evening Cycle (Evening), Intraday 1
(Intraday 1), Intraday 2 (Intraday 2), Intraday 3
(Intraday 3), Timely (Timely), [TSP to provide
description and/or abbreviation]* 1-25, and the
Code Values are EVE, ID1, ID2, ID3, TIM, and
TD1-TD25

MC21004

0.4.4

Location Data Download

MC21005

Add the data element ‘Cycle Indicator’ to the N9
Segment (Detail)
Add 30 new Code Values for the data element
‘Cycle Indicator’ under N9 Segments (Detail). The
Code Value Description for each is: Evening,
Intraday 1, Intraday 2, Intraday 3, Timely, [TSP to
provide description and/or abbreviation]* 1-25 with
Code Values EVE, ID1, ID2, ID3, TIM, and TD1TD25
Minor correction to add two new Code Values for
the ‘Transaction Type’ data element. The code
value descriptions are ‘Storage Balancing Injection
(Stor Bal-Inj)’ and ‘Storage Balancing Withdrawal
(Stor Bal-W/D)’. Modify Transaction Set Tables as
necessary.
Minor correction to add two new Code Values for
the ‘Location Type Indicator’ data element. The
code value descriptions are ‘Electric Generation
(Elec Gen)’ and ‘Renewable Gas (Renewable)’

MC21006

Minor correction to modify the condition for the
data element Upstream/Downstream Identifier
Proprietary Code to remove the duplicate “when
the”

MC22010

Minor correction to add three new Code Values for
the ‘Location Type Indicator’ data element. The
Code Value Descriptions are ‘End-User Industrial
(Industrial)’, ‘End-User Residential (Residential)’,
and ‘Purchase and Sale (Purchase/Sale)’

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Standard

Description

Request No.

Action

2.y.z - NAESB WGQ Flowing Gas Related Standards Manual
2.4.3

Allocation

R20012

Modify the usage of the ‘Service Requester
Contract’ data element in the Allocation Matrix
from ‘not used’ to ‘Mutually Agreeable’ (MA) for
Allocation Type 10R and 10D

MC22011

Add two new code values (Swing on Storage
Injection; Swing on Storage Withdrawal) for the
‘Transaction Type’ data element. Modify
Transaction Set Tables as necessary.

2.4.4

Shipper Imbalance

MC22011

Add two new code values (Swing on Storage
Injection; Swing on Storage Withdrawal) for the
‘Transaction Type’ data element. Modify
Transaction Set Tables as necessary.

2.4.5

Measurement
Information

MC23009

Add new code value (Electronic Field Equipment
Failure) for the ‘Adjustment Type’ data element.
Modify Transaction Set Tables as necessary.

2.4.6

Measured Volume Audit
Statement

MC22002

Add new code value(s) for data element ‘Meter
Type’

MC23009

Add new code value (Electronic Field Equipment
Failure) for the ‘Adjustment Type’ data element.
Modify Transaction Set Tables as necessary.

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Standard

Description

Request No.

Action

3.y.z - NAESB WGQ Invoicing Related Standards Manual
3.4.1

Transportation/Sales
Invoice

MC20011

Add the following code values for the data element
‘Transportation/Sales Invoice.’ The Code Value
Descriptions (Abbreviations) are: Incremental
Reservation Charge (Incr Res Chrg),
Recalled Capacity (Recalled Cap). Modify the
corresponding EDI X12 Transaction Set Tables, as
necessary.

R20014

Modify the condition of the data element ‘Charge
Type Rate’ by adding ‘and Miscellaneous Notes
does not describe Charge Type Rate.’ so it reads;
‘Mandatory when Charge Type is present and
Miscellaneous Notes does not describe Charge
Type Rate.’

MC22005

Minor correction to correct EDI X12 Mapping
Guidelines, add the following code values:
AMT: ‘1 – Line Item Total’
QTY: ‘M2 – Maximum’
ITA: ‘C – Charge’
ITA: ’06 – Charge to be Paid by Customer’
NM1: ‘3 – Unknown’

3.4.4

Service Requester Level
Charge/Allowance
Invoice

MC23010

Minor correction to add new code values for data
element ‘Charge Indicator’. The Code Value
description (Abbreviation) is: Other (O). Modify
Transaction Set Table as necessary.

MC23011

Minor correction to add three new code values for
data element ‘Service Requester Level
Charge/Allowance Amount Descriptor’. The Code
Value descriptions (Abbreviations) are: Balancing
Cash Outs (Bal Cashout), Fuel Credit (Fuel Credit),
and Prepayment (Pre-pymt). Modify Transaction
Set Tables as necessary.

MC23011

Minor correction to add three new code values for
data element ‘Service Requester Level
Charge/Allowance Amount Descriptor’. The Code
Value descriptions (Abbreviations) are: Balancing
Cash Outs (Bal Cashout), Fuel Credit (Fuel Credit),
and Prepayment (Pre-pymt). Modify Transaction
Set Tables as necessary.

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Standard

Description

Request No.

Action

4.y.z - NAESB WGQ Quadrant Electronic Delivery Mechanism (QEDM) Related Standards
Executive Summary

WGQ 2023
Annual Plan Item
1.a and 1.b

Modify language to update the minimum technical
characteristics and modify language to allow for
the use of Multi-factor Authentication.

4.1.37

Principle

MC22007

Minor correction to delete and move to NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 12.1.9.

4.2.19

Definition

MC22007

Minor correction to delete and move to NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 12.2.40.

4.2.20

Definition

MC22007

Minor correction to delete and move to NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 12.2.41.

4.3.60

Standard

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1c/R22003
MC22007

Modify to incorporate Multi-factor
Authentication.
Minor correction to delete and move to NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 12.3.31.

4.3.62

Standard

MC22007

Minor correction to delete and move to NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 12.3.30.

4.3.84

Standard

MC22007

Minor correction to delete and move to NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 12.3.28.

4.3.103

Standard

MC22007

Minor correction to delete and move to NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 12.3.31.

4.3.109

Standard

MC22007

Minor correction to delete duplicate reference to
NAESB WGQ Standard No. 12.3.26.

Technical
Implementation –
Interactive FF/EDM

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1c/R22003

Modify to incorporate Multi-factor
Authentication.

Appendix A

MC22007

Minor correction to delete and move to new
Cybersecurity Related Standards manual.

Appendix B

MC22007

Minor correction to delete and move to new
Cybersecurity Related Standards manual.

Appendix C

MC22007

Minor correction to delete and move to new
Cybersecurity Related Standards Manual.

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Standard

Description

Request No.

Action

5.y.z - NAESB WGQ Capacity Release Related Standards
5.4.16

System-Wide Notices

MC23012

Minor correction to add new code value (Tariff
Waivers) for the ‘System-Wide Notices’ data
element. Modify Transaction Set Table as
necessary.

5.4.20

Transactional Reporting –
Capacity Release

R20009

Add the new Sender’s Option data element
‘Location Indicator Data’ and corresponding code
values.

MC21008

Minor correction to add new data element
‘Reservation – Lateral (Res-Lat)’ and
corresponding code values under Rate
Identification Code. Modify Transaction Set
Tables as necessary.

MC22009

Minor correction to modify the Condition of
‘Maximum Tariff Rate (Max Trf Rate) data
element to change “Rat” to “Rate”

5.4.21

Transactional Reporting –
Firm Transportation

MC21008

Minor correction to add new data element
‘Reservation – Lateral (Res-Lat)’ and
corresponding code values under Rate
Identification Code. Modify Transaction Set
Tables as necessary.

5.4.24

Offer

MC20013

Add one new code value for the data element
‘Waive Bidder Credit Indicator.’ The Code Value
Description (Abbreviation) is Yes – Full Term
(Yes-Full Term). Modify the EDI X12
Transaction Set Tables, as necessary.

MC21008

Minor correction to add new data element
‘Reservation – Lateral (Res-Lat)’ and
corresponding code values under Rate
Identification Code. Modify Transaction Set
Tables as necessary.

MC21010

Minor correction to add two new code value
descriptions with code values 10 and 11 for the
data element ‘Discount Indicator’. Modify the
transaction set tables as necessary.

5.4.25

Bid

MC21008

Minor correction to add new data element
‘Reservation – Lateral (Res-Lat)’ and
corresponding code values under Rate
Identification Code. Modify Transaction Set
Tables as necessary.

5.4.26

Award Download

MC21008

Minor correction to add new data element
‘Reservation – Lateral (Res-Lat)’ and
corresponding code values under Rate
Identification Code. Modify Transaction Set
Tables as necessary.

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Standard

Description

Request No.

6.y.z - NAESB WGQ Contracts Related Standards
2023 WGQ
Executive Summary
Annual Plan Item
4
2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
5
2023 WGQ
Business Process and
Annual Plan Item
Practices
4

6.3.1 RNG

6.3.1 CG

6.3.1 FAQs

6.4.1

Action
Modify to list the new Renewable Natural Gas
(RG) Addendum
Modify language to add the new data set 6.3.1.CG
for Certified Gas (CG) Addendum
Modify language to add the new data set 6.3.1.RG
for Renewable Natural Gas (RG)
Modify language under ‘Contracts Related
Standards’ to add the new data set 6.2.11
Modify language under ‘Standards’ to add the new
data set 6.3.1.RG

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
5

Modify language to add the new data set 6.3.1.CG
for Certified Gas (CG)

Renewable Natural Gas
Addendum

2022 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
4

Add new Renewable Natural Gas Addendum
(RNG) as a NAESB WGQ Contract model to the
Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas
(NAESB WGQ Standard No. 6.3.1)

Certified Gas
Addendum

2022 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
6

Add new Certified Gas Addendum (CG) as a
NAESB WGQ Contract model to the Base Contract
for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas (NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 6.3.1)

Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) to the
NAESB WGQ Base
Contract for Sale and
Purchase of Natural Gas

2023 Annual Plan
Item 4

Modify the FAQs for the NAESB Base Contact for
Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas in response to
WGQ 2023 Annual Plan Item 4 to support the use
of the RG Addendum

2023 Annual Plan
Item 5

Modify the FAQs for the NAESB Base Contact for
Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas in response to
WGQ 2023 Annual Plan Item 5 to support the use
of the CG Addendum

MC21002

Minor correction to change Party B’s Record
Identifier’s Attribute/ Field Format (length) from
1/2 to match Party A’s, Record Identifier’s
Attribute/ Field Format (length) of 1/1 in the Data
Dictionary.
Modify the Contract dataset as follows to reflect
addition of new Renewable Natural Gas
Addendum: Technical Implementation of Business
Process, Data Element Interaction, Data Dictionary,
and Code Value Dictionary

Contract

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
4

Modify language under ‘Contracts Related
Standards’ to add the new data set 6.2.10
Modify language under ‘Standards’ to add the new
data set 6.3.1.CG

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Standard

Description

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6.y.z - NAESB WGQ Contracts Related Standards
2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
5

6.4.2

6.4.3

6.4.4

Transaction
Confirmation

Sale and Purchase
Invoice

Sale and Purchase
Invoice Response

Action
Modify the Contract dataset as follows to reflect
addition of new Certified Gas Addendum:
Technical Implementation of Business Process,
Data Element Interaction, Data Dictionary, and
Code Value Dictionary

MC21002

Minor correction to change Non-Initiating Party
Receipt Timestamp’s Attribute/ Field Format
(length) from DATE to be DATETIME in the Data
Dictionary.

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
4

Modify the Contract dataset as follows to reflect
addition of new Renewable Natural Gas
Addendum: Technical Implementation of Business
Process, Data Element Interaction, Data Dictionary,
and Code Value Dictionary

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
5

Modify the Contract dataset as follows to reflect
addition of new Certified Gas Addendum:
Technical Implementation of Business Process,
Data Element Interaction, Data Dictionary, and
Code Value Dictionary

MC21002

Minor correction to the Data Dictionary to change
Payee Contact 1 and Payee Contact 2 Phone’s
Attribute/ Field Format (length) from 1/80 to match
Party A Contact Phone’s Attribute/ Field Format
(length) of 1/25 in NAESB WGQ Standard No.
6.4.1 ‘Contract’ dataset.
Modify the Data Dictionary to change Payee Bank
Name’s Attribute/ Field Format (length) from 1/30
to match Party A and Party B’s Bank Name Record
Identifier’s Attribute/ Field Format (length) of 1/35
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ET manual, and to add clarity to new purpose.
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ET manual, and to add clarity to new purpose
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Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.15
Modify to correct typographical errors

Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.16
Modify to correct typographical errors

Modify to correct typographical errors
Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.17
Modify to correct typographical errors

Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.18
Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.19
Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.20
Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.21
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Standard

Description

Request No.

12.y.z - NAESB WGQ Cybersecurity Related Standards
2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1a and 1b
Attachment B
12.3.20
Standard
MC22007
12.3.21

Standard

MC22007

12.3.22

Standard

MC22007

12.3.23

Standard

MC22007

Standard

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1a and 1b
Attachment B
MC22007

Standard

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1a and 1b
Attachment B
MC22007

12.3.26

Standard

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1a and 1b
Attachment B
MC22007

12.3.27

Standard

MC22007

Standard

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1a and 1b
Attachment B
MC22007

Standard

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1a and 1b
Attachment B
MC22007

Standard

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1a and 1b
Attachment B
MC22007

12.3.24

12.3.25

12.3.28

12.3.29

12.3.30

Action
Modify to correct typographical errors

Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.22
Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.23
Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.24
Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.25
Modify to correct typographical errors

Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.26
Modify to correct typographical errors

Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.27
Modify to correct typographical errors

Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.28
Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 10.3.29
Modify to correct typographical errors

Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 4.3.84
Modify to correct typographical errors

Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 4.3.60
Modify to correct typographical errors

Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard 4.3.62

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Standard

Description

Request No.

12.y.z - NAESB WGQ Cybersecurity Related Standards
12.3.31
Standard
MC22007
Appendix A

MC22007

Appendix B

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1a and 1b
Attachment B
MC22007

Appendix C

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1a and 1b
Attachment B
MC22007

Appendix D

2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1a and 1b
Attachment B
MC22007
2023 WGQ
Annual Plan Item
1a and 1b
Attachment B

Action
Minor correction to move from NAESB WGQ
Standard 4.3.103
Minor correction to move from IET Related
Standards and incorporate additional security
protocols from the QEDM Related Standards
Modify to correct typographical errors

Minor correction to move from the QEDM Related
Standards
Modify to correct typographical errors

Minor correction to move from the QEDM Related
Standards
Modify to correct typographical errors

Minor correction to move from the IET Related
Standards
Modify to correct typographical errors

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Version Cross Reference
The Version Cross Reference lists each NAESB standard number followed by four columns. The column entitled
“Intent” explains for the standard whether it is to be used, optional, or to be used with conditions. The “Intent” column
is applicable to the current version. The “Intent” column does not apply to definitions and principles, which are shown
in the table as shaded. The column entitled “Adopted” identifies for which version the standard was adopted. The
last column entitled “Revised” identifies versions where the standard was revised. The language of the standards
themselves can be accessed from the NAESB home page (www.naesb.org). With the Version Cross Reference, a
determination can be made of all standards that were created or changed for a given version.
For standards that were created in Version 4.0, the “Adopted” column will contain the value “4.0.” For standards that
were modified in Version 4.0 the “Revised” column will contain the value “4.0.” A standard may have multiple
revisions specified.
The Version Cross Reference also contains models, which are not standards. Models can be determined by the second
of the three numbers, which make up a standard number. Models are numbered “x.5.z”, following the above
numbering convention.
The versions noted in the version cross reference are:
1.0

Denotes this standard was ratified between July 31, 1995 and May 13, 1996, and published on July 31,
1996. These standards were incorporated in FERC No. Order 587 on July 17, 1996.

1.1

Denotes this standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 1.1 of GISB Standards on
September 30, 1996 and published on January 31, 1997. These standards (excluding 1.3.32, 2.3.29, 2.3.30,
and 4.3.5) were incorporated in FERC Order No. 587-C on March 4, 1997.

1.2

Denotes this standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 1.2 of GISB Standards between
January 31 and July 31, 1997 and published on July 31, 1997. These standards were incorporated in FERC
Order No. 587-G on April 16, 1998.

1.3

Denotes this standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 1.3 of GISB Standards between
July 31, 1997 and July 31, 1998 and published on July 31, 1998. These standards were incorporated in
FERC Order No. 587-K issued April 2, 1999.

1.4

Denotes this standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 1.4 of GISB Standards between
July 31, 1998 and August 31, 1999 and published on August 31, 1999. These standards were incorporated
in FERC Order No. 587-M issued April 26, 2001.

1.5

Denotes this standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 1.5 of GISB Standards between
August 31, 1999 and June 18, 2001 and published on August 13, 2001. GISB Version 1.5 Standards were
adopted and ratified by membership as NAESB Wholesale Gas Quadrant standards Version 1.5 Standards
on April 19, 2002. These standards were incorporated in FERC Order No. 587-O issued May 1, 2002.

1.6

Denotes this standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 1.6 of NAESB WGQ Standards
between June 18, 2001 and June 20, 2002 and published on July 31, 2002. These standards were
incorporated in FERC Order No. 587-R issued March 12, 2003.

1.7

Denotes this standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 1.7 of NAESB WGQ Standards
between June 29, 2002 and December 10, 2003 and published on December 31, 2003. These standards
were incorporated in FERC Order No. 587-S issued May 9, 2005.

1.8

Denotes this standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 1.8 of NAESB WGQ Standards
between January 1, 2004 and September 4, 2006 and published on September 30, 2006. These standards
were incorporated in FERC Order No. 587-T issued February 24, 2009.

1.9

Denotes this standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 1.9 of NAESB WGQ Standards
between September 5, 2006 and September 30, 2009 and published on September 30, 2009. These
standards were incorporated in FERC Order No. 587-U issued March 24, 2010.
Minor Corrections
MC09031
MC10001
MC10002/R09019

Effective Date
October 15, 2009
March 31, 2010
March 31, 2010

Minor Corrections
MC10020
MC10021
MC10023

Effective Date
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
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Minor Corrections
MC10003
MC10005
MC10006
MC10008
MC10025
MC10009
MC10010
MC10011
MC10014
MC10015
MC10016
MC10017
MC10019
2.0

Effective Date
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
October 7, 2010
December 17, 2010
June 3, 2011
December 2, 2011
March 30, 2012
March 30, 2012
June 11, 2012
June 11, 2012
September 28, 2012
March 29, 2013

Effective Date
January 2, 2011
January 2, 2011
February 3, 2011
June 3, 2011
June 3, 2011
September 19, 2011
September 19, 2011
September 19, 2011
September 19, 2011
December 2, 2011
December 2, 2011
January 5, 2012
March 30, 2012
March 30, 2012
June 11, 2012

Minor Corrections
MC12015
MC12023
MC12024
MC12031
MC12046
MC12049
MC13023
MC13027
MC15003
MC15005
MC15009
MC15011
MC15017
MC15018
MC16003

Effective Date
June 11, 2012
September 28, 2012
September 28, 2012
March 29, 2013
March 29, 2013
March 29, 2013
November 26, 2013
March 27, 2014
May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015
June 1, 2015
June 29, 2015
November 25, 2015
November 25, 2015
March 28, 2016

Denotes this standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 2.1 of NAESB WGQ Standards
between November 6, 2010 and April 30, 2013 and published on April 30, 2013.
Minor Correction
MC13016
MC13018
MC13019
MC13023
MC13027

3.0

Minor Corrections
MC10025
MC11027
MC09035
MC10030
MC10035
MC11013/MC11014
MC11030
MC12001
MC12004
MC12014
MC12015
MC12023
MC12049

Denotes this standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 2.0 of NAESB WGQ Standards
between October 1, 2009 and November 5, 2010 and published on November 30, 2010. These standards
were incorporated in FERC Order No. 587-V issued July 19, 2012.
Minor Corrections
MC10037
MC10039
MC10041
MC11013/MC11014
MC11016
MC11017
MC11020
MC11022
MC11023
MC11027
MC11030
MC11031
MC12001
MC12004
MC12014

2.1

Effective Date
March 31, 2010
March 31, 2010
March 31, 2010
March 31, 2010
March 31, 2010
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010

Effective Date
September 26, 2013
September 26, 2013
November 26, 2013
November 26, 2013
March 27, 2014

Minor Correction
MC15003
MC15004
MC15005
MC15017
MC15018

Effective Date
May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015
November 25, 2015
November 25, 2015

Denotes this standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 3.0 of NAESB WGQ Standards
between April 30, 2013 and November 14, 2014 and published on November 14, 2014. These standards
were incorporated in FERC Order No. 587-W issued October 16, 2015.
Minor Correction
MC14016*
MC14017*
MC14019*
MC14021*
MC14022*
MC14023*
MC14025*

Effective Date
November 24, 2014
November 24, 2014
November 24, 2014
November 24, 2014
November 24, 2014
November 24, 2014
November 24, 2014

Minor Correction
MC15012
MC14024
MC15017
MC15018
MC15021
MC15026
MC15027

Effective Date
June 29, 2015
November 25, 2015
November 25, 2015
November 25, 2015
November 25, 2015
March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016
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MC15003
May 18, 2015
MC15028
March 28, 2016
MC15004
May 18, 2015
MC15029
March 28, 2016
MC15005
May 18, 2015
MC16003
March 28, 2016
MC15009
June 1, 2015
MC16005
March 28, 2016
* Minor Corrections containing only the addition of Code Values (Abbreviations).
3.1

Denotes the standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 3.1 of NAESB WGQ Standards
between November 21, 2014 and September 19, 2017 and published on September 29, 2017.
In Version 3.1, NAESB WGQ deleted the interpretations of standards.

3.2

Denotes the standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 3.2 of NAESB WGQ Standards
between November 27, 2017 and August 9, 2020 and published on August 15, 2020.

4.0

Denotes the standard was adopted and ratified by membership in Version 4 of the NAESB WGQ Business
Practice Standards between August 16, 2020 and September 29, 2023.

Standard
Number

19
20

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

0.1.1

Generally Applicable Principle

1.4

0.1.2

Generally Applicable Principle

1.4

0.1.3

Generally Applicable Principle

1.8

0.2.1

Gas/Electric Operational Communications
Definition

1.8

2.0

0.2.2

Gas/Electric Operational Communications
Definition

1.8

2.0

0.2.3

Gas/Electric Operational Communications
Definition

1.8

2.0

0.2.4

Gas/Electric Operational Communications
Definition

2.0

0.2.5

General Applicable Definition

3.0

0.3.1

General Applicable Standard

UNC

1.4

0.3.2

General Applicable Standard

UC

1.7

0.3.3

Creditworthiness Standard

UNC

1.7

0.3.4

Creditworthiness Standard

UNC

1.7

0.3.5

Creditworthiness Standard

UNC

1.7

0.3.6

Creditworthiness Standard

UNC

1.7

0.3.7

Creditworthiness Standard

UNC

1.7

0.3.8

Creditworthiness Standard

UNC

1.7

Quadrant Electronic Delivery Mechanism (QEDM), Internet Electronic Transport (IET)
UNC – to be used (Used Not Conditional – no conditionality is present), O – optional, UC – to be used (Used Conditional – conditionally –
with the condition that the underlying business function is employed)

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Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

0.3.9

Creditworthiness Standard

UNC

1.7

0.3.10

Creditworthiness Standard

O

1.7

0.3.11

Gas/Electric Operational Communications
Standard

UNC

1.8

2.0

0.3.12

Gas/Electric Operational Communications
Standard

UNC

1.8

2.0

0.3.13

Gas/Electric Operational Communications
Standard

UNC

1.8

2.0

0.3.14

Gas/Electric Operational Communications
Standard

UNC

1.8

2.0

0.3.15

Gas/Electric Operational Communications
Standard

UNC

1.8

2.0

0.3.16

General Applicable Standard

UNC

1.9

0.3.17

General Applicable Standard

UNC

1.9

0.3.18

Operating Capacity and Unsubscribed Standard

UNC

2.0

2.1

0.3.19

Operating Capacity and Unsubscribed Standard

[deleted]

2.0

2.1
[deleted]

0.3.20

Operating Capacity and Unsubscribed Standard

UNC

2.0

2.1

0.3.21

Operating Capacity and Unsubscribed Standard

UNC

2.0

2.1

0.3.22

Operating Capacity and Unsubscribed Standard

UNC

2.0

0.3.23

Location Data Download Standard

UNC

2.1

0.3.24

Location Data Download Standard

UNC

2.1

0.3.25

Location Data Download Standard

UNC

2.1

0.3.26

Location Data Download Standard

UNC

2.1

0.3.27

Location Data Download Standard

UNC

2.1

0.3.28

Location Data Download Standard

UNC

2.1

0.3.29

Location Data Download Standard

UNC

2.1

0.4.1

Storage Information Datasets – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.8

2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
4.0

0.4.2

Operational Capacity Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

2.0

2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2

3.0

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Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

0.4.3

Unsubscribed Capacity Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

2.0

2.1
3.1
3.2

0.4.4

Location Data Download Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

2.1

3.0
3.1
3.2
4.0

1.1.1

Nominations Related Principle

1.0

1.1.2

Nominations Related Principle

1.0

1.1.3

Nominations Related Principle

1.0

1.1.4

Nominations Related Principle

1.0

1.1.5

Nominations Related Principle

1.0

3.0
[deleted]

1.1.6

Nominations Related Principle

1.0

1.7
[deleted]

1.1.7

Nominations Related Principle

1.0

1.5
3.0
[deleted]

1.1.8

Nominations Related Principle

1.0

1.7
[deleted]

1.1.9

Nominations Related Principle

1.0

1.8
3.0
[deleted]

1.1.10

Nominations Related Principle

1.0

1.1.11

Nominations Related Principle

1.0

1.1.12

Nominations Related Principle

1.1

1.1.13

Nominations Related Principle

1.1

1.1.14

Nominations Related Principle

1.1

1.1.15

Nominations Related Principle

1.1

1.1.16

Nominations Related Principle

1.1

1.1.17

Nominations Related Principle

1.3

3.0
[deleted]

1.1.18

Nominations Related Principle

1.3

3.0

1.1.19

Nominations Related Principle

1.3

1.7
[deleted]

1.1.20

Nominations Related Principle

1.5

1.1.21

Nominations Related Principle

1.5

3.0

3.0

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Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

1.1.22

Nominations Related Principle

1.7

1.2.1

Nominations Related Definition

1.0

1.2.2

Nominations Related Definition

1.0

1.2.3

Nominations Related Definition

1.0

1.2.4

Nominations Related Definition

1.0

1.2.5

Nominations Related Definition

1.1

1.2.6

Nominations Related Definition

1.1

1.2.7

Nominations Related Definition

1.1

1.2.8

Nominations Related Definition

1.3

1.2.9

Nominations Related Definition

1.3

1.2.10

Nominations Related Definition

1.3

1.2.11

Nominations Related Definition

1.3

1.2.12

Nominations Related Definition

1.3

1.2.13

Nominations Related Definition

1.5

1.2.14

Nominations Related Definition

1.5

1.2.15

Nominations Related Definition

1.5

1.2.16

Nominations Related Definition

1.5

1.2.17

Nominations Related Definition

1.5

1.2.18

Nominations Related Definition

1.5

1.2.19

Nominations Related Definition

1.5

1.3.1

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.0

1.3.2

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.3
1.5
3.0

1.3.3

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.3
3.0

1.3.4

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.0

1.3.5

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.0

1.3.6

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.3.7

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.1

1.3.8

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

1.3
[deleted]

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Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

1.3.9

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.0

1.3.10

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.0

1.3
[deleted]

1.3.11

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.0

1.3.12

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.0

1.3
[deleted]

1.3.13

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.0

1.3.14

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.1
1.3
3.0
3.2

1.3.15

Nominations Related Standard

UC

1.0

3.0
3.2

1.3.16

Nominations Related Standard

UC

1.0

1.3.17

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.3.18

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.3.19

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.3.20

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.3.21

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.3.22

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.3
3.0
3.1

1.3.23

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.1

1.3.24

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.1

1.3
1.4

1.3.25

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.1

1.3.26

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.1

1.3.27

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.1

1.3.28

Nominations Related Standard

UC

1.1

1.3.29

Nominations Related Standard

UC

1.1

1.3.30

Nominations Related Standard

UC

1.1

1.3.31

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.1

1.3

1.3
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2

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Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

1.3.32

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.1

1.3
1.7

1.3.33

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.1

3.0

1.3.34

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.1

1.3.35

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.3.36

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.3.37

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.3.38

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.3.39

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.3.40

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.3.41

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.3

3.0

1.3.42

Nominations Related Standard

O

1.3

3.0

1.3.43

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.3.44

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.3.45

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.3.46

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.3.47

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.3.48

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.4

1.3.49

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

2.1
[deleted]

1.3.50

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

2.1
[deleted]

1.3.51

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.4

3.0

1.3.52

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

3.0
[deleted]

1.3.53

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.4

1.3.54

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.5
1.8
2.1
[deleted]

1.3.55

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.4

2.1

1.3.56

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.4

1.3.57

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.9

2.1
[deleted]

2.1
[deleted]
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Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

1.3.58

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.4

2.1

1.3.59

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

2.1
[deleted]

1.3.60

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.8
1.9
2.1
[deleted]

1.3.61

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.5
1.8
2.1
[deleted]

1.3.62

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.4

1.3.63

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.3.64

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.5

1.3.65

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.5

1.3.66

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.5

1.3.67

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.5

1.3.68

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.5

1.3.69

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.5

1.3.70

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.5

1.3.71

Nominations Related Standard

UC

1.5

1.3.72

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.5

1.3.73

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.5

1.3.74

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.5

1.3.75

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.5

1.3.76

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.5

1.3.77

Nominations Related Standard

UC

1.5

1.3.78

Nominations Related Standard

[deleted]

1.5

1.3.79

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.4

1.3.80

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

1.9

1.5
1.6
1.8
1.9
2.1
[deleted]

2.1

1.7
[deleted]
3.0

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

1.3.81

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

2.1

1.3.82

Nominations Related Standard

UNC

3.1

3.2

1.4.1

Nomination Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2

1.4.2

Nomination Quick Response Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2

1.4.3

Request for Confirmation Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.2

1.4.4

Confirmation Response Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

1.4.5

Scheduled Quantity Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2

1.4.6

Scheduled Quantity for Operator Dataset –
Data Dictionary

UNC

1.2

1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2

1.4.7

Confirmation Quick Response Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

1.3

1.4
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.1
3.0

2.1.1

Flowing Gas Related Principle

1.0

2.1.2

Flowing Gas Related Principle

1.1

2.1.3

Flowing Gas Related Principle

1.1

2.1.4

Flowing Gas Related Principle

1.1

2.1.5

Flowing Gas Related Principle

1.5

2.1.6

Flowing Gas Related Principle

1.7

2.2.1

Flowing Gas Related Definition

1.1

2.2.2

Flowing Gas Related Definition

1.5

2.2.3

Flowing Gas Related Definition

1.5

2.2.4

Flowing Gas Related Definition

1.7

1.8

2.2.5

Flowing Gas Related Definition

1.7

3.0

2.3.1

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

3.0

1.0
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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

2.3.2

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.3

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UC

1.0

2.3.4

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.5

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.6

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.7

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.8

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.9

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.10

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.11

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.12

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.13

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.14

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.0

2.3.15

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UC

1.0

3.0

2.3.16

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.3

2.3.17

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.18

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.19

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.20

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.3

2.3.21

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.7
1.8
3.0

2.3.22

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.23

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.24

Flowing Gas Related Standard

[deleted]

1.0

2.3.25

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UC

1.0

2.3.26

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.27

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.28

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.3.29

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.1

3.0

1.1
1.3
3.0

1.7
[deleted]
3.0

1.3
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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised
1.5

2.3.30

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.1

2.3.31

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.1

2.3.32

Flowing Gas Related Standard

O

1.4

1.5
2.1

2.3.33

Flowing Gas Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

2.1
[deleted]

2.3.34

Flowing Gas Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.5
1.9
2.0
2.1
[deleted]

2.3.35

Flowing Gas Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.8
2.1
[deleted]

2.3.36

Flowing Gas Related Standard

[deleted]

1.5

1.7
[deleted]

2.3.37

Flowing Gas Related Standard

[deleted]

1.5

1.7
[deleted]

2.3.38

Flowing Gas Related Standard

[deleted]

1.5

1.7
[deleted]

2.3.39

Flowing Gas Related Standard

[deleted]

1.5

1.7
[deleted]

2.3.40

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.5

3.0

2.3.41

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.5

2.3.42

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.5

2.3.43

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.5

2.3.44

Flowing Gas Related Standard

O

1.5

2.3.45

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.5

2.3.46

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.5

3.0

2.3.47

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.5

3.0

2.3.48

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.5

2.3.49

Flowing Gas Related Standard

[deleted]

1.5

2.3.50

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UC

1.5

2.3.51

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.3.52

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UC

1.7

2.3.53

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UC

1.7

3.0
[deleted]
1.8

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

2.3.54

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.3.55

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.3.56

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.3.57

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.3.58

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.3.59

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UC

1.7

2.3.60

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.3.61

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.3.62

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.3.63

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.3.64

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.3.65

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UC

1.8

2.3.66

Flowing Gas Related Standard

UNC

2.1

2.4.1

Pre-determined Allocation Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2

2.4.2

Pre-determined Allocation – Quick Response
Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.1
3.0

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

2.4.3

Allocation Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
4.0

2.4.4

Shipper Imbalance Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
4.0

2.4.5

Measurement Information Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
2.1
3.0
4.0

2.4.6

Measurement Volume Audit Statement Dataset
– Data Dictionary

O

1.2

1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
4.0

2.4.7

Request for Information Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UC

1.5

1.7
1.8
1.9
2.1
3.0

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

2.4.8

Response to Request for Information Dataset –
Data Dictionary

UC

1.5

1.7
1.8
3.0

2.4.9

Authorization to Post Imbalances Dataset –
Data Dictionary

UNC

1.5

1.7
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2

2.4.10

Posted Imbalances Download Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

1.5

1.7
2.1
3.0
3.2

2.4.11

Imbalance Trade Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.5

1.7
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2

2.4.12

Request for Imbalance Trade Quick Response
Dataset – Data Dictionary

[deleted]

1.5

1.7
3.0
[deleted]

2.4.13

Withdrawal of Request for Imbalance Trade
Dataset – Data Dictionary

[deleted]

1.5

1.7
2.1
3.0
[deleted]

2.4.14

Request for Confirmation of Imbalance Trade
Dataset – Data Dictionary

[deleted]

1.5

1.7
2.1
3.0
[deleted]

2.4.15

Imbalance Trade Confirmation Dataset – Data
Dictionary

[deleted]

1.5

1.7
2.1
3.0
[deleted]

2.4.16

Imbalance Trade Notification Dataset – Data
Dictionary

[deleted]

1.5

1.7
2.1
3.0
[deleted]

2.4.17

Producer Imbalance Statement Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UC

1.8

2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2

2.4.18

Measurement Events/Alarms Dataset – Data
Dictionary

O

1.8

2.1
3.0

3.1.1

Invoicing Related Principle

1.0

3.1.2

Invoicing Related Principle

1.0

3.2.1

Invoicing Related Definition

1.0

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

3.3.1

Invoicing Related Standard

[deleted]

1.0

2.1
[deleted]

3.3.2

Invoicing Related Standard

[deleted]

1.0

3.0
[deleted]

3.3.3

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.0
3.2

3.3.4

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.5

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.6

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.7

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.8

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.9

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.10

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.11

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.12

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.13

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.14

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.0

3.3.15

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.0

3.3.16

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.17

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.18

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.19

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

3.3.20

Invoicing Related Standard

[deleted]

1.0

3.0
[deleted]

3.3.21

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.2

3.3.22

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.3

3.3.23

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.4

3.3.24

Invoicing Related Standard

UNC

1.4

3.3.25

Invoicing Related Standard

UC

1.4

3.3.26

Invoicing Related Standard

UC

1.5

3.3.27

Invoicing Related Standard

UC

3.2

3.0

1.4

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

3.4.1

Transportation/ Sales Invoice Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
4.0

3.4.2

Payment Remittance Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.1
3.0
3.2

3.4.3

Statement of Account Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.4
1.7
2.1
3.0

3.4.4

Service Requester Level Charge/ Allowance
Invoice Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.3

1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.2
4.0

4.1.1

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

1.6
[deleted]

4.1.2

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

1.8

4.1.3

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

4.1.4

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

4.1.5

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

1.5
[deleted]

4.1.6

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

1.8

4.1.7

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

1.8

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

4.1.8

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

1.5
[deleted]

4.1.9

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

1.8
[deleted]

4.1.10

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

4.1.11

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

4.1.12

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

4.1.13

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

4.1.14

QEDM Related Principle

1.0

1.7
[deleted]

4.1.15

QEDM Related Principle

1.1

3.2
[deleted]

4.1.16

QEDM Related Principle

1.3

4.1.17

QEDM Related Principle

1.3

4.1.18

QEDM Related Principle

1.3

4.1.19

QEDM Related Principle

1.3

4.1.20

QEDM Related Principle

1.3

4.1.21

QEDM Related Principle

1.3

4.1.22

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.23

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.24

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.25

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.26

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.27

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.28

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.29

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.30

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.31

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

3.0
[deleted]

4.1.32

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

2.0

4.1.33

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.34

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

1.6
[deleted]

1.8
[deleted]

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

4.1.35

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.36

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.37

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.38

QEDM Related Principle

1.4

4.1.39

QEDM Related Principle

1.6

4.1.40

QEDM Related Principle

1.8

4.2.1

QEDM Related Definition

1.3

4.2.2

QEDM Related Definition

1.3

4.2.3

QEDM Related Definition

1.3

4.2.4

QEDM Related Definition

1.3

4.2.5

QEDM Related Definition

1.3

4.2.6

QEDM Related Definition

1.3

4.2.7

QEDM Related Definition

1.3

1.4

4.2.8

QEDM Related Definition

1.3

1.4

4.2.9

QEDM Related Definition

1.4

4.2.10

QEDM Related Definition

1.4

4.2.11

QEDM Related Definition

1.4

1.8

4.2.12

QEDM Related Definition

1.4

1.8

4.2.13

QEDM Related Definition

1.4

1.8

4.2.14

QEDM Related Definition

1.4

4.2.15

QEDM Related Definition

1.4

4.2.16

QEDM Related Definition

1.4

4.2.17

QEDM Related Definition

1.4

4.2.18

QEDM Related Definition

1.4

4.2.19

QEDM Related Definition

1.4

4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.1.9]
1.9
3.2
[deleted]
1.8

4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.40]

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number
4.2.20

Description 19

Intent 20

QEDM Related Definition

Adopted

Revised

1.5

1.8
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.41]

4.3.1

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.7
1.8

4.3.2

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.4
1.7
1.8
3.0

4.3.3

QEDM Related Standard

UC

1.0

3.0

4.3.4

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.0

1.1
1.6
3.0
[deleted]

4.3.5

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.1

1.8
3.0
[deleted]

4.3.6

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.1

1.6
1.8
[deleted]

4.3.7

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.1

1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]

4.3.8

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.1

1.4
1.6
1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]

4.3.9

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.1

1.4
1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]

4.3.10

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.1

1.6
1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]

4.3.11

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.1

1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]

4.3.12

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.1

1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

4.3.13

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.1

1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]

4.3.14

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.1

1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]

4.3.15

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.1

1.6
1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]

4.3.16

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.2

1.3
1.5
1.8
1.9
2.0
3.0
3.2

4.3.17

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

4.3.18

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.8

4.3.19

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.3

1.8
[deleted]

4.3.20

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

4.3.21

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.3

1.6
1.8
[deleted]

4.3.22

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.8

4.3.23

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.5
1.6
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0

4.3.24

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

4.3.25

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.8

4.3.26

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.9

4.3.27

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

4.3.28

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.4
2.0
2.1

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised
1.4
1.9
2.0
2.1
[deleted]

4.3.29

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.3

4.3.30

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

4.3.31

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

4.3.32

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.9

4.3.33

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.9

4.3.34

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.4

4.3.35

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.3

1.5
2.1
3.0

4.3.36

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.37

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

4.3.38

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.39

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

4.3.40

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.41

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.42

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.43

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.44

QEDM Related Standard

O

1.4

4.3.45

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

3.0

4.3.46

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

3.0

4.3.47

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.48

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.49

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.50

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.51

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

2.1
[deleted]

4.3.52

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

2.1

4.3.53

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]
3.0
[deleted]

3.2

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised
1.5
1.9
2.0
3.0

4.3.54

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.55

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.56

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

4.3.57

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.58

QEDM Related Standard

O

1.4

4.3.59

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

2.1
[deleted]

4.3.60

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

3.2
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.29]

4.3.61

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.6
3.2
[deleted]

4.3.62

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.30]

4.3.63

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.8
[deleted]

4.3.64

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]

4.3.65

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

3.0
[deleted]

4.3.66

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.67

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.68

QEDM Related Standard

O

1.4

4.3.69

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

1.9

4.3.70

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.6
1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]

4.3.71

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]

4.3.72

QEDM Related Standard

O

1.4

2.1
[deleted]

2.1

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

4.3.73

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

2.1
[deleted]

4.3.74

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

2.1
[deleted]

4.3.75

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.76

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

2.1
[deleted]

4.3.77

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.5
[deleted]

4.3.78

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.79

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.80

QEDM Related Standard

UC

1.4

4.3.81

QEDM Related Standard

UC

1.4

4.3.82

QEDM Related Standard

UC

1.4

4.3.83

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

1.6
3.2
[deleted]

4.3.84

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.4

3.2
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.28]

4.3.85

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.4

4.3.86

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.5

4.3.87

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.5

4.3.88

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

1.6

4.3.89

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.8

4.3.90

QEDM Related Standard

UC

1.8

4.3.91

QEDM Related Standard

UC

1.8

4.3.92

QEDM Related Standard

UC

1.8

4.3.93

QEDM Related Standard

UC

1.8

4.3.94

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.9

4.3.95

QEDM Related Standard

UC

1.9

4.3.96

QEDM Related Standard

UC

1.9

3.1

1.8
[moved to
Internet ET]
1.9
3.0
1.9

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

4.3.97

QEDM Related Standard

UC

1.9

4.3.98

QEDM Related Standard

UC

1.9

4.3.99

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

1.9

4.3.100

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

2.0

4.3.101

QEDM Related Standard

NC

2.0

4.3.102

QEDM Related Standard

O

2.0

4.3.103

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

2.1

4.3.104

QEDM Related Standard

NA
(Directive to
NAESB)

2.1

4.3.105

QEDM Related Standard

O

3.0

4.3.106

QEDM Related Standard

O

3.1

4.3.107

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

3.2

4.3.108

QEDM Related Standard

UNC

3.2

4.3.109

QEDM Related Standard

[deleted]

3.2

4.3.110

QEDM Related Standard

O

3.2

Revised

3.2

3.2
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.31]

4.0
[deleted]

5.1.1

Capacity Release Related Principle

1.0

5.1.2

Capacity Release Related Principle

1.7

5.1.3

Capacity Release Related Principle

1.7

5.1.4

Capacity Release Related Principle

1.7

5.2.1

Capacity Release Related Definition

1.0

5.2.2

Capacity Release Related Definition

1.4

5.2.3

Capacity Release Related Definition

1.7

5.2.4

Capacity Release Related Definition

1.9

2.0

5.2.5

Capacity Release Related Definition

1.9

2.0

5.3.1

Capacity Release Related Standard

1.0

1.9
2.0

UNC

2.0

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4.0
September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

5.3.2

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.4
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0

5.3.3

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.9
2.0

5.3.4

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.0

5.3.5

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.0

5.3.6

Capacity Release Related Standard

[deleted]

1.0

1.7
[deleted]

5.3.7

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.7
2.0

5.3.8

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.0

5.3.9

Capacity Release Related Standard

UC

1.0

2.0

5.3.10

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.0

5.3.11

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.0

5.3.12

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.0

5.3.13

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.0

5.3.14

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.0

5.3.15

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

5.3.16

Capacity Release Related Standard

UC

1.0

2.0

5.3.17

Capacity Release Related Standard

[deleted]

1.0

2.0
[deleted]

5.3.18

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

5.3.19

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.0

5.3.20

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.0

5.3.21

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.0

5.3.22

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.1
1.5

5.3.23

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

5.3.24

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.5
2.0

5.3.25

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

2.0

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4.0
September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

5.3.26

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

1.9
2.0
2.1

5.3.27

Capacity Release Related Standard

[deleted]

1.0

2.0
3.0
[deleted]

5.3.28

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

5.3.29

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.0

5.3.30

Capacity Release Related Standard

[deleted]

1.2

2.0
[deleted]

5.3.31

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.4

1.5
2.0

5.3.32

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.4

1.5
2.0
3.0

5.3.33

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.4

1.5
2.0

5.3.34

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.4

5.3.35

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.4

5.3.36

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.4

5.3.37

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.4

5.3.38

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.4

5.3.39

Capacity Release Related Standard

O

1.4

5.3.40

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.4

5.3.41

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.4

1.7

5.3.42

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.4

1.7
2.0

5.3.43

Capacity Release Related Standard

[deleted]

1.5

2.0
[deleted]

5.3.44

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

3.0

5.3.45

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

3.0

5.3.46

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

5.3.47

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

5.3.48

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.0
3.0

5.3.49

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

3.0

2.0
2.1

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

5.3.50

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.0

5.3.51

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.0

5.3.52

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

5.3.53

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

3.0

5.3.54

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

3.0

5.3.55

Capacity Release Related Standard

UC

1.7

5.3.56

Capacity Release Related Standard

UC

1.7

5.3.57

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

5.3.58

Capacity Release Related Standard

UC

1.7

5.3.59

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

5.3.60

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.7

2.0

5.3.61

Capacity Release Related Standard

[deleted]

1.9

2.0
[deleted]

5.3.62

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.9

2.0

5.3.62a

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.9

2.0

5.3.63

Capacity Release Related Standard

UC

1.9

2.0

5.3.64

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.9

2.0

5.3.65

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.9

2.0

5.3.66

Capacity Release Related Standard

O

1.9

2.0

5.3.67

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.9

2.0

5.3.68

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

1.9

2.0

5.3.69

Capacity Release Related Standard

UC

1.9

2.0

5.3.70

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

2.0

2.1

5.3.71

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

2.0

2.1

5.3.72

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

2.0

5.3.73

Capacity Release Related Standard

UNC

3.0

3.0

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4.0
September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

5.4.1

Offer Download Datasets – Data Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

5.4.2

Bid Download Datasets – Data Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

5.4.3

Award Download Datasets – Data Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

5.4.4

Replacement Capacity Datasets – Data
Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.2
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

5.4.5

Withdrawal Download Datasets – Data
Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.3
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

5.4.6

Withdrawal Upload Datasets – Data Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

5.4.7

Offer Upload Datasets – Data Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

5.4.8

Offer Upload Quick Response Datasets – Data
Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

5.4.9

Offer Upload Notification Datasets – Data
Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

5.4.10

Offer Upload Bidder Confirmation Datasets –
Data Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.2
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

5.4.11

Offer Upload Bidder Confirmation Quick
Response Datasets – Data Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.7
1.8
2.0
[deleted]

5.4.12

Offer Upload Final Disposition Datasets – Data
Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.2
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

5.4.13

Operationally Available and Unsubscribed
Capacity Datasets – Data Dictionary

[deleted]

1.0

1.2
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

5.4.14

Upload of Request for Download of Posted
Datasets – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0

5.4.15

Response to Upload of Request for Download
of Posted Datasets – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.2

5.4.16

System-Wide Notices Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.2

5.4.17

Note/ Special Instruction Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

1.0

1.2
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1

5.4.18

Bid Upload Datasets – Data Dictionary

[deleted]

1.4

1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

5.4.19

Bid Upload Quick Response Datasets – Data
Dictionary

[deleted]

1.4

1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
[deleted]

5.4.20

Transactional Reporting – Capacity Release
Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.6

1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
4.0

5.4.21

Transactional Reporting – Firm Transportation
Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.6

1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
4.0

5.4.22

Transactional Reporting – Interruptible
Transportation Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

1.6

1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2

5.4.23

Pre-approved Bidders List Dataset – Data
Dictionary

O

1.8

3.0

5.4.24

Offer Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

2.0

2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
4.0

5.4.25

Bid Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

2.0

2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
4.0

5.4.26

Award Download Dataset – Data Dictionary

UNC

2.0

2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
4.0

5.4.27

Withdrawal Download Dataset – Data
Dictionary

UNC

2.0

3.0

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

6.2.1

Contracts Related Definition

3.2

6.2.2

Contracts Related Definition

3.2

6.2.3

Contracts Related Definition

3.2

6.2.4

Contracts Related Definition

3.2

6.2.5

Contracts Related Definition

3.2

6.2.6

Contracts Related Definition

3.2

6.2.7

Contracts Related Definition

3.2

6.2.8

Contracts Related Definition

3.2

6.2.9

Contracts Related Definition

3.2

6.3.1

Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural
Gas

O

1.0

1.6
1.8
1.9
2.0
3.1
3.2
4.0

Canadian Addendum to the Base Contract for
Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas

O

1.7

1.8
1.9
3.2

O

2.1

6.3.1.CA

6.3.1.GAPA Government Acquisition Provisions Addendum
to the Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of
Natural Gas
6.3.1.MA

Mexican Addendum to the Base Contract for
Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas

O

3.2

6.3.1.RG

Renewable Natural Gas Addendum to the Base
Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas

O

4.0

6.3.1.CG

Certified Gas Addendum to the Base Contract
for the Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas

O

4.0

6.3.2

Day Trade Interruptible Contract

O

1.3

6.3.3

Electronic Data Interchange Trading Partner
Agreement

UNC

1.4

6.3.4

NAESB Funds Transfer Agent Agreement
(Natural Gas)

O

1.7

6.3.5

Master Agreement for Purchase, Sale or
Exchange of Liquid Hydrocarbons

O

2.1

6.3.100

Contracts Related Standard

UN

3.2

6.3.101

Contracts Related Standard

O

3.2

1.6
1.8
1.9
3.1

3.1
3.2

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September 29, 2023
Standard
Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

6.3.102

Contracts Related Standard

UNC

3.2

6.3.103

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.104

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.105

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.106

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.107

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.108

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.109

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.110

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.111

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.112

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.113

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.114

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.115

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.116

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.117

Contracts Related Standard

UNC

3.2

6.3.118

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.119

Contracts Related Standard

UNC

3.2

6.3.120

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.121

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.122

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.123

Contracts Related Standard

UC

3.2

6.3.124

Contracts Related Standard

UNC

3.2

6.4.1

Contract – Data Dictionary

UC

3.2

4.0

6.4.2

Transaction Confirmation – Data Dictionary

UC

3.2

4.0

6.4.3

Sale and Purchase Invoice – Data Dictionary

UC

3.2

4.0

6.4.4

Sale and Purchase Invoice Response – Data
Dictionary

UC

3.2

4.0

6.5.1

Funds Transfer Agent Agreement

[superseded by
6.3.4]

1.4

1.7
[superseded]

6.5.2

Operational Balancing Agreement

O

1.4

2.1

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Intent 20

Adopted

O

1.7

[deleted]

1.8

2.0
[deleted]
1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.1.1]
1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.1.2]

6.5.3

Model Credit Support Addendum to the Base
Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas

6.5.4

Model ISDA North American Gas Annex

10.1.1

IET Related Principle

1.8

10.1.2

IET Related Principle

1.8

10.1.3

IET Related Principle

1.8

Revised

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.1.3]

10.1.4

IET Related Principle

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.1.4]

10.1.5

IET Related Principle

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.1.5]

10.1.6

IET Related Principle

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.1.6]

10.1.7

IET Related Principle

1.8

1.9
3.2
[deleted]

10.1.8

IET Related Principle

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.1.7]

10.1.9

IET Related Principle

1.8

1.9
3.2
[deleted]

10.1.10

IET Related Principle

1.9

4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.1.8]

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Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

10.2.1

IET Related Definition

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.1]

10.2.2

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.3

IET Related Definition

1.8

4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.2]
4.0

10.2.4

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.5

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.6

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.7

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.8

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.9

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.10

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.11

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.12

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.13

IET Related Definition

1.8

[deleted, moved
to 12.2.3]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.4]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.5]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.6]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.7]
1.9
2.1
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.8]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.9]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.10]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.11]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.12]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.13]

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Number
10.2.14

Description 19
IET Related Definition

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

1.8

1.9
4.0

10.2.15

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.16

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.17

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.18

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.19

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.20

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.21

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.22

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.23

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.24

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.25

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.26

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.27

IET Related Definition

1.8

[deleted, moved
to 12.2.14]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.15]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.16]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.17]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.18]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.19]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.20]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.21]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.22]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.23]
1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.24]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.25]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.26]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.27]

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Number

Description 19

Intent 20

Adopted

10.2.28

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.29

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.30

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.31

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.32

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.33

IET Related Definition

1.8

Revised
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.28]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.29]
1.9
2.1
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.30]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.31]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.32]
3.2
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.33]

10.2.34

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.35

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.36

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.37

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.38

IET Related Definition

1.8

10.2.39

IET Related Definition

3.2

10.3.1

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

3.2
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.34]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.35]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.36]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.37]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.38]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.2.39]
1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.1]

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Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

10.3.2

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
3.0
[deleted]

10.3.3

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.2]

10.3.4

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
3.2
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.3]

10.3.5

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

10.3.6

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

10.3.7

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.4]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.5]
1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.6]

10.3.8

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.7]

10.3.9

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.8]

10.3.10

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.9]

10.3.11

10.3.12

IET Related Standard

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

[deleted]

1.8

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.10]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.11]

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Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

10.3.13

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
[deleted]

10.3.14

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.12]

10.3.15

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
3.2
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.13]

10.3.16

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

3.2
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.14]

10.3.17

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

10.3.18

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

10.3.19

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.15]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.16]
1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.17]

10.3.20

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.18]

10.3.21

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.19]

10.3.22

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.20]

10.3.23

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.21]

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Description 19
IET Related Standard

Intent 20

Adopted

Revised

[deleted]

1.8

1.9
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.22]

10.3.25

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.8

10.3.26

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.9

10.3.27

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

1.9

10.3.28

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

3.2

10.3.29

IET Related Standard

[deleted]

3.2

11.2.1

eTariff Related Definition

1.9

11.2.2

eTariff Related Definition

1.9

11.2.3

eTariff Related Definition

1.9

11.2.4

eTariff Related Definition

1.9

11.2.5

eTariff Related Definition

1.9

11.3.1

eTariff Related Standard

UNC

1.9

11.3.2

eTariff Related Standard

UNC

1.9

11.4.1

Implementation Guide for Electronic Filing

UNC

1.9

12.1.1

Cybersecurity Related Principle

4.0

12.1.2

Cybersecurity Related Principle

4.0

12.1.3

Cybersecurity Related Principle

4.0

12.1.4

Cybersecurity Related Principle

4.0

12.1.5

Cybersecurity Related Principle

4.0

12.1.6

Cybersecurity Related Principle

4.0

12.1.7

Cybersecurity Related Principle

4.0

1.9
3.2
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.23]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.24]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.25]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.26]
4.0
[deleted, moved
to 12.3.27]

2.0
2.1

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Intent 20

Adopted

12.1.8

Cybersecurity Related Principle

4.0

12.1.9

Cybersecurity Related Principle

4.0

12.2.1

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.2

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.3

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.4

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.5

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.6

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.7

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.8

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.9

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.10

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.11

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.12

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.13

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.14

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.15

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.16

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.17

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.18

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.19

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.20

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.21

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.22

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.23

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.24

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.25

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.26

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.27

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.28

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

Revised

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Number

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Intent 20

Adopted

12.2.29

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.30

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.31

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.32

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.33

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.34

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.35

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.36

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.37

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.38

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.39

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.40

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.2.41

Cybersecurity Related Definition

4.0

12.3.1

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.2

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.3

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.4

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.5

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.6

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.7

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.8

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.9

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.10

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.11

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.12

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.13

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.14

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.15

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.16

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.17

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

Revised

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Intent 20

Adopted

12.3.18

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.19

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.20

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UC

4.0

12.3.21

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.22

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.23

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.24

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.25

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.26

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.27

Cybersecurity Related Standard

O

4.0

12.3.28

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UC

4.0

12.3.29

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.30

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

12.3.31

Cybersecurity Related Standard

UNC

4.0

Revised

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Appendices:
A

Links to Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records

B

Links to Ratification Ballots and Results

C

List of Transcripts

D

NAESB Process for Standards Development

E

NAESB WGQ Annual Plans

F

Minor Corrections Applied

G

No Action Recommendations

H

Entities with Access to NAESB Standards

I

Entities without Recorded Access to the Most Recently Mandated NAESB WGQ Standards,
Version 3.2

Report of the North American Energy Standards Board
Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix A Links to EC Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records

Appendix A – Links to EC Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records
Date of
Meeting

Link to Minutes and EC Voting Records

10-29-20

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec102920fm.docx

12-01-20

WGQ EC Notational Ballot on Recommendation
for No Action:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec120120_ballot.doc

Recommendations that Resulted in Version 4 Business
Practice Standards or Standard modifications

Link to Comments Submitted During Formal Comment Period

2020 WGQ Annual Plan Item 6.c – Develop and/or modify
the NAESB Business Practice Standards as needed to address
Additional Findings and Considerations identified by Sandia
National Laboratories (Sandia)
Recommendation:
https://www.naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2
020_api_6c_rec.docx

No comments submitted.

Standards Request R20012 – Request to modify the
Allocation Matrix (NAESB WGQ Standard 2.4.3 Allocation)
to reflect usage of Service Requester Contract as mutually
agreed, rather than not used, for allocation transaction types
10R and 10D
Recommendation:
https://www.naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_r
20012_rec.docx

No comments submitted.

WGQ EC Notational Ballot Results:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec120120ballot_result
s.doc
03-11-21

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec031121fm.docx

Standards Request R20014 – Request to update the Condition
for data element "Charge Type Rate" to NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 3.4.1 (Transportation/Sales Invoice). Need the
ability to send a null Charge Type Rate when Blended Rates
occur
Recommendation:
https://www.naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_r

No comments submitted.

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Appendix A Links to EC Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records

Appendix A – Links to EC Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records
Date of
Meeting

Link to Minutes and EC Voting Records

Recommendations that Resulted in Version 4 Business
Practice Standards or Standard modifications

Link to Comments Submitted During Formal Comment Period

20014_rec.docx
03-31-21

WGQ EC Notational Ballot on Minor Correction:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec033121_mc_action_
ballot.docx
WGQ EC Notational Ballot Results:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec033121_mc_action_
ballot_results.doc

10-07-21

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec100721fm.docx

01-25-22

Joint WEQ, RMQ, and WEQ EC Single Topic
Conference Call with Web Conferencing Meeting
Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/ec012522fm.docx

03-31-22

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec033122fm.docx

10-20-22

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec102022fm.docx

02-07-23

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec020723fm.docx

Standards Request R21001 – Request to modify NAESB
WGQ Standard 0.4.1 Storage Information to add sender’s
option data element “Cycle Indicator”
Recommendation:
https://www.naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_r
21001_rec_081821.docx

No comments submitted.

Revised and Approved R21006 Joint Executive Committee
Proposal: https://naesb.org//pdf4/ec012522a1.pptx
R21006 Joint Executive Committee Proposal Submitted by J.
Phillips, SPP: https://naesb.org//pdf4/ec012522w1.pptx

2022 WEQ Annual Plan Item 4 – Develop modifications to
the NAESB Base Contract or a new standardized contract if it
is determined beneficial. RNG Addendum is being developed
for both Regulatory and Voluntary Programs
Recommendation:
https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_2022_api_4_rec_103122.do
cx
Attachment A:

Comments Submitted by K. Sappenfield, Cheniere Energy:
https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_103122reqcom_cheniere_gen.
docx
Attachment A Comments Submitted by K. Sappenfield, Cheniere
Energy:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_103122req
com_cheniere_attachA.docx
Attachment B Comments Submitted by K. Sappenfield, Cheniere

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix A Links to EC Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records

Appendix A – Links to EC Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records
Date of
Meeting

03-30-23

Link to Minutes and EC Voting Records

WGQ EC Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec033023fm.docx

Recommendations that Resulted in Version 4 Business
Practice Standards or Standard modifications

Link to Comments Submitted During Formal Comment Period

https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_103122
reqcom_cheniere_attachA.docx
Attachment B:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_103122
reqcom_cheniere_attachB.doc

Energy:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_103122req
com_cheniere_attachB.doc
Late Comments Submitted by the WGQ Contracts Subcommittee
on Attachment A:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_103122req
com_wgq_contracts_attachA_late.docx
Late Comments Submitted by the WGQ Contracts Subcommittee
on Attachment B:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_103122req
com_wgq_contracts_attachB_late.doc

2022 WEQ Annual Plan Item 6 – Develop a Responsibly
Sourced Natural Gas (RSG) Addendum to the NAESB Base
Contract for various program offerings
Recommendation:
https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_2022_api_6_rec_121522.do
cx
Attachment A:
https://www.naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2
022_api_6_rec_attachA_121522.docx
Attachment B:
https://www.naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2
022_api_6_rec_attachB_121522.doc

General Comments Submitted by K. Sappenfield, Cheniere
Energy:
https://naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_121522reqcom_cheniere_gen.docx
Cheniere Energy Comments on Attachment A:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_121522req
com_cheniere_attachA.docx
Cheniere Energy Comments on Attachment B:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_121522req
com_cheniere_attachB.doc
Comments Submitted by the WGQ Contracts Subcommittee on
Attachment A:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_121522req
com_wgq_contracts_attachA.docx.
Comments Submitted by the WGQ Contracts Subcommittee on
Attachment B:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_121522req
com_wgq_contracts_attachB.doc
Comments Submitted by EDF:
https://naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_121522reqcom_EDF.pdf
Comments Submitted by Project Canary:
https://naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_121522reqcom_project_canary.pdf

2023 WGQ Annual Plan Item 1.c/R22003 – Review
cybersecurity standards to determine if baseline Multi-Factor

No comments submitted.

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix A Links to EC Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records

Appendix A – Links to EC Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records
Date of
Meeting

Link to Minutes and EC Voting Records

Recommendations that Resulted in Version 4 Business
Practice Standards or Standard modifications

Link to Comments Submitted During Formal Comment Period

Authentication (MFA) should be integrated into standard
requirements and develop supportive standards as needed
Recommendation:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_1c_R22003_rec_020923.docx

08-10-23

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec081023dm.docx

2023 WGQ Annual Plan Items 1.a and 1.b – Review
minimum technical characteristics in the Appendices of the
WGQ QEDM Manual, and make changes as, and Review the
data used in the NAESB WGQ Internet Electronic Transport
specification for data fields that may no longer be utilized and
determine if these data fields can be removed
Recommendation:
https://naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_2023_api_1a_1b_rec_022223.doc
x
Attachment A - WGQ Quadrant Electronic Delivery
Mechanism Related Standards Manual:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_1a_1b_rec_022223_attachA.docx
Attachment B WGQ Internet Electronic Transport Manual:
https://www.naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2
023_api_1a_1b_rec_022223_attachB.docx

Comments Submitted by T. Kraft, ONE OK:
https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_022223reqcom_oneok.docx
Comments Submitted by WGQ EDM Subcommittee
(Attachment A):
https://www.naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_022
223reqcom_wgq_edm_attachA.docx
Comments Submitted by WGQ EDM Subcommittee
(Attachment B):
https://www.naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_022
223reqcom_wgq_edm_attachB.docx

2023 WGQ Annual Plan Item 4 – Develop technical
implementation business practice standards to support
automation of the new Renewable Natural Gas Addendum
and necessary modifications of the Base Contract for Sale and
Purchase of Natural Gas
Recommendation:
https://naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_2023_api_4_rec_070623.docx
Attachment 1:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_4_rec_070623_attach1.docx
Attachment 2:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_4_rec_070623_attach2.docx
Attachment 3:

No comments submitted.

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Report of the North American Energy Standards Board
Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix A Links to EC Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records

Appendix A – Links to EC Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records
Date of
Meeting

Link to Minutes and EC Voting Records

Recommendations that Resulted in Version 4 Business
Practice Standards or Standard modifications

Link to Comments Submitted During Formal Comment Period

https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_4_rec_070623_attach3.docx
Attachment 4:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_4_rec_070623_attach4.docx
Attachment 5:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_4_rec_070623_attach5.docx
Attachment 6:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_4_rec_070623_attach6.docx
2023 WGQ Annual Plan Item 5 – Develop technical
implementation business practice standards to support
automation of the new Certified Gas Addendum and
necessary modifications of the Base Contract for Sale and
Purchase of Natural Gas
Recommendation:
https://naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_2023_api_5_rec_051123.docx
Attachment 1:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_5_rec_051123_attach1.docx
Attachment 2:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_5_rec_051123_attach2.docx
Attachment 3:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_5_rec_051123_attach3.docx
Attachment 4:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_5_rec_051123_attach4.docx
Attachment 5:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_5_rec_051123_attach5.docx
Attachment 6:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_5_rec_051123_attach6.docx

Comments Submitted by K. Sappenfield, Cheniere Energy:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_051123req
com_cheniere.docx

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix A Links to EC Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records

Appendix A – Links to EC Meeting Minutes, Comments, and Voting Records
Date of
Meeting

Link to Minutes and EC Voting Records

Recommendations that Resulted in Version 4 Business
Practice Standards or Standard modifications

Link to Comments Submitted During Formal Comment Period

Attachment 7:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_2023_a
pi_5_rec_051123_attach7.docx

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Report of the North American Energy Standards Board
Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix B Links to Ratification Ballots and Results
Appendix B – Links to Ratification Ballots and Results
Link to Ballot

Link to Results

https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp
?doc=wgq_rat031221ballot.doc

https://naesb.org/pdf4/rat_wgq041221tally.xls
x

Recommendations Ratified that Resulted in V004 Business Practice Standards or Business Practice
Standard modifications
Recommendation to Support WGQ 2020 Annual Plan Item 6.c: Develop and/or modify the NAESB
Business Practice Standards as needed to address Additional Findings and Considerations identified by
Sandia National Laboratories as approved by the WGQ Executive Committee on March 11, 2021:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat031221_wgq_2020_api_6c_rec.docx
Recommendation to Support Standards Request R20009: Request to add a Sender's Option data
element "Location Indicator Data" to NAESB WGQ Standard No. 5.4.20 (Transactional ReportingCapacity Release) as approved by the WGQ Executive Committee on March 11, 2021:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat031221_wgq_r20009_rec.docx
Recommendation to Support Standards Request R20012: Request to modify the Allocation Matrix
(NAESB WGQ Standard 2.4.3 Allocation) to reflect usage of Service Requester Contract as mutually
agreed, rather than not used, for allocation transaction types 10R and 10D. as approved by the WGQ
Executive Committee on March 11, 2021:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat031221_wgq_r20012_rec.docx
Recommendation to Support Standards Request R20014: Request to update the Condition for data
element "Charge Type Rate" to NAESB WGQ Standard No. 3.4.1 (Transportation/Sales Invoice).
Need the ability to send a null Charge Type Rate when Blended Rates occur as approved by the WGQ
Executive Committee on March 11, 2021:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat031221_wgq_r20014_rec.docx

https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp
?doc=wgq_rat100721ballot.doc

https://naesb.org/pdf4/rat_wgq110521tally.xls
x

Recommendation to Support Standards Request R21001: Request to modify NAESB WGQ Standard
0.4.1 Storage Information to add sender’s option data element “Cycle Indicator” as approved by the
WGQ Executive Committee on October 7, 2021:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat100721_r21001_rec.docx

https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp
?doc=wgq_rat020723ballot.doc

https://naesb.org/pdf4/rat_wgq030823tally.xls
x

Recommendation to Support 2022 WEQ Annual Plan Item 4 – Develop modifications to the NAESB
Base Contract or a new standardized contract if it is determined beneficial. RNG Addendum is being
developed for both Regulatory and Voluntary Programs:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat020723_wgq_2022_api_4_rec.docx
Attachment A:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat020723_wgq_2022_api_4_rec_attachA.docx
Attachment B:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat020723_wgq_2022_api_4_rec_attachB.doc
Recommendation to Support 2022 WEQ Annual Plan Item 6 – Develop a Responsibly Sourced Natural
Gas (RSG) Addendum to the NAESB Base Contract for various program offerings:

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix B Links to Ratification Ballots and Results
Appendix B – Links to Ratification Ballots and Results
Link to Ballot

Link to Results

Recommendations Ratified that Resulted in V004 Business Practice Standards or Business Practice
Standard modifications
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat020723_wgq_2022_api_6_rec.docx
Attachment A:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat020723_wgq_2022_api_6_rec_attachA.docx
Attachment B:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat020723_wgq_2022_api_6_rec_attachB.doc

https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp
?doc=wgq_rat033123ballot.doc

https://naesb.org/pdf4/rat_wgq050123tally.xls
x

Recommendation to Support 2023 WGQ Annual Plan Item 1.c/R22003 Review cybersecurity standards
to determine if baseline Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be integrated into standard
requirements
and
develop
supportive
standards
as
needed:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat033123_wgq_2023_api_1c_R22003_rec.docx
Recommendation to Support 2023 WGQ Annual Plan Item 1.a and 1.b Review minimum technical
characteristics in the Appendices of the WGQ QEDM Manual, and make changes as appropriate, and
Review the data used in the NAESB WGQ Internet Electronic Transport specification for data fields that
may no longer be utilized and determine if these data fields can be removed:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat033123_wgq_2023_api_1a_1b_rec.docx
Attachment
A:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat033123_wgq_2023_api_1a_1b_rec_attachA.d
ocx
Attachment B:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat033123_wgq_2023_api_1a_1b_rec_attachB.d
ocx

https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp
?doc=wgq_rat081023ballot.doc

https://naesb.org/pdf4/rat_wgq091123tally.xls
x

Recommendation to Support 2023 WGQ Annual Plan Item 4 - Develop technical implementation
business practice standards to support automation of the new Renewable Natural Addendum and
necessary modifications of the Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_4_rec.docx
Attachment 1:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_4_rec_attach1.docx
Attachment 2:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_4_rec_attach2.docx
Attachment 3:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_4_rec_attach3.docx
Attachment 4:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_4_rec_attach4.docx
Attachment 5:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_4_rec_attach5.docx
Attachment 6:

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix B Links to Ratification Ballots and Results
Appendix B – Links to Ratification Ballots and Results
Link to Ballot

Link to Results

Recommendations Ratified that Resulted in V004 Business Practice Standards or Business Practice
Standard modifications
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_4_rec_attach6.docx
Recommendation to Support 2023 WGQ Annual Plan Item 5 - Develop technical implementation
business practice standards to support automation of the new Certified Gas Addendum and necessary
modifications of the Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_5_rec.docx
Attachment 1:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_5_rec_attach1.docx
Attachment 2:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_5_rec_attach2.docx
Attachment 3:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_5_rec_attach3.docx
Attachment 4:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_5_rec_attach4.docx
Attachment 5:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_5_rec_attach5.docx
Attachment 6:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_5_rec_attach6.docx
Attachment 7:
https://naesb.org/member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_rat081023_wgq_2023_api_5_rec_attach7.docx

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Report of the North American Energy Standards Board
Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix C List of Transcripts
Appendix C –List of Transcripts
Date of
Meeting

Meeting and Minutes

Transcription Service

How to obtain transcripts 1

10-29-20

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web Conferencing Meeting
Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec102920fm.docx

Jill Webb, CSR

Jill Webb, CSR
1803 Rustic Oak Ln
Seabrook, Texas 77586
281-853-6807

03-11-21

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web Conferencing Meeting
Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec031121fm.docx

Jill Webb, CSR

Jill Webb, CSR
1803 Rustic Oak Ln
Seabrook, Texas 77586
281-853-6807

10-07-21

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web Conferencing Meeting
Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec100721fm.docx

Jill Webb, CSR

Jill Webb, CSR
1803 Rustic Oak Ln
Seabrook, Texas 77586
281-853-6807

01-25-22

Joint WEQ, RMQ, and WEQ EC Single Topic Conference Call with
Web Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/ec012522fm.docx

Jill Webb, CSR

Jill Webb, CSR
1803 Rustic Oak Ln
Seabrook, Texas 77586
281-853-6807

03-31-22

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web Conferencing Meeting
Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec033122fm.docx

Jill Webb, CSR

Jill Webb, CSR
1803 Rustic Oak Ln
Seabrook, Texas 77586
281-853-6807

10-20-22

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web Conferencing Meeting
Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec102022fm.docx

Jill Webb, CSR

Jill Webb, CSR
1803 Rustic Oak Ln
Seabrook, Texas 77586
281-853-6807

02-07-23

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web Conferencing Meeting
Minutes: https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec020723fm.docx

Jill Webb, CSR

Jill Webb, CSR
1803 Rustic Oak Ln
Seabrook, Texas 77586
281-853-6807

03-30-23

WGQ EC Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec033023fm.docx

Jill Webb, CSR

Jill Webb, CSR
1803 Rustic Oak Ln
Seabrook, Texas 77586
281-853-6807

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other regulatory agencies may contact the NAESB office to obtain electronic copies of the transcripts. All others can contact the transcription service and order the
transcripts for a nominal fee.

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Report of the North American Energy Standards Board
Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix C List of Transcripts
Appendix C –List of Transcripts
Date of
Meeting
08-10-23

Meeting and Minutes

Transcription Service

How to obtain transcripts 1

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web Conferencing Meeting
Minutes: https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec081023dm.docx

Jill Webb, CSR

Jill Webb, CSR
1803 Rustic Oak Ln
Seabrook, Texas 77586
281-853-6807

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Report of the North American Energy Standards Board
Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix D NAESB Process for Standards Development
The NAESB Standards Development Process
NAESB is focused on proposing, considering, and adopting voluntary standards and model business practices that
will have a significant and lasting impact on all aspects of the natural gas and electricity marketplaces. As a result of
the standards NAESB adopts, it is expected that the industry will operate more efficiently and effectively, benefiting
both the industry and its customers. At the same time, it must be acknowledged that NAESB standards may constitute
a change in the way parties do business, with an accompanying effect on the use and allocation of resources.
NAESB’s policy is to move at a deliberate pace, consistent with its annual plan(s), thus permitting those affected by
its standards, especially those standards adopted as regulations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
or other regulatory bodies, to assimilate them as part of their business practices. To this end, NAESB will carefully
consider whether proposed standards are both timely and necessary. In particular, it will try to avoid adopting and
implementing new standards, however beneficial, before the industry is able to reasonably make use of them.
The standards development process is governed by the annual plan, and items can be included in the plan or modified
only with Board approval. The plan typically reflects requests from NAESB members, government agencies, and other
interested parties. In approving the annual plan, the Board considers the availability of resources, including the
NAESB budget and staff and the availability of industry volunteers. New requests received throughout the year are
either considered part of the existing annual plan or as new items that require Board approval.
The standards development process begins with an annual plan item or a triaged and approved request. Triage is a
process used by each quadrant of the Executive Committee (EC) to determine whether a request is within scope, which
quadrant(s) it applies to, which subcommittee(s) it should be referred to, and what priority it should be assigned.
Triage is carried out by EC members appointed by the EC chair. Triage recommendations are submitted to the en banc
EC and require EC approval, and may also require Board approval if there are scope questions or if a modification of
the annual plan is required.
Once the triage process is completed, the subcommittees—more than one are normally involved in standards
recommendations—review the request, compare it to existing standards, and prepare recommendations that may take
the form of new or modified standards or interpretations. Participation in EC subcommittees is open to any interested
party regardless of membership status. All subcommittee participants may vote; voting is balanced by segment and
quadrant. All votes are public.
When the recommendation is complete, it is made available for a thirty-day industry comment period. The
recommendation and comments are then forwarded to the EC, which considers the recommendation, makes any
changes it deems necessary, and takes a vote. A recommendation must receive an affirmative vote of at least 67 percent
from each applicable quadrant EC and 40 percent from each of the segments of the applicable quadrant(s).
After passage by the EC, the recommendation must be ratified by the NAESB members. An affirmative vote of 67
percent of the members of the applicable quadrant(s) is required for ratification. After ratification, standards and
modifications are considered final actions and will be published in the next version of NAESB standards.
All NAESB quadrants follow the same development process described herein. The process has been followed by the
WGQ since 1994 and has been used to develop more than five hundred standards that have been incorporated by
reference into federal regulations.

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix D NAESB Process for Standards Development
North American Energy Standards Board
Standards Development Process Flow Chart

Request for Standard is forwarded to the NAESB
Office from any group. The request may include
fully developed recommended standards.

Board provides approved Annual
Plan to the EC

Triage Subcommittee considers request and
prepares a triage disposition

Executive Committee (EC) approves triage
disposition and specific Quadrant EC(s) to
which the work is assigned, directs its work
or directs work on the annual plan item.

EC Subcommittees consider request or
Annual Plan Item as directed by EC.

Recommendations including new or
modified standards are prepared by EC
Subcommittees
Industry comment on EC Subcommittee(s)
recommendations

Executive Committee for approval of
recommendation

Membership Ratification

Posting as Final Action, Publication of
Standards, Filings with FERC

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix D NAESB Process for Standards Development
Flexibility
NAESB recognizes that flexibility is necessary as standards are developed to address regional concerns or to
incorporate variances to accommodate operational or structural differences. Several WEQ standards incorporate
regional or operational differences for both Version 0 and Version 1. There is a high threshold for incorporating such
variances in a standard; the subcommittee(s) in drafting the standard, the EC in approving the subcommittee
recommendation, and the membership in approving the standard must all agree that such variance is necessary.
Nonetheless, NAESB procedures are well suited to take into account operational and regional differences.
Transparency
All NAESB meetings are open for attendance and participation by any interested party, with the exception of executive
sessions of the Board or Managing Committee for purposes of discussing personnel, compensation or legal issues.
Meeting announcements and agendas are posted in advance to permit the widest possible participation. Conferencecalling capability is available for all meetings and web casting is available for most. Those intending to attend a
meeting in person or by telephone are asked to notify NAESB by a specific date to permit adequate meeting planning.
Transcripts are made of all Board of Directors and EC meetings, and may also be made of other meetings that are
expected to be controversial. Transcripts are maintained in the NAESB office and are provided to regulatory agencies
for their internal use. All other interested parties can purchase transcripts from the relevant transcription service.
Coordination with NERC
For business practice standards development for the WEQ, if it is determined by NERC and NAESB Executive
Management that joint development is needed by NERC and NAESB, the NERC-NAESB Coordination Joint
Development Process is implemented. 1 This process requires that the appropriate NAESB Subcommittee and NERC
Standards drafting team work together to develop reliability standards and business practices. This process is currently
being implemented by the NAESB WEQ BPS and ESS/ITS with the NERC ATC Standards drafting team to develop
reliability standards and business practice standards to address Commission Order No. 890.
The Joint Interface Committee of NAESB, NERC and the ISO-RTO Council (“JIC”) was dissolved as part of the
agreement to create the Independent Grid Operator segment of the WEQ. The joint development process between
NAESB and NERC is being used to ensure appropriate coordination. The ISOs and RTOs have strong decisionmaking roles in both NERC and NAESB, and thus with the use of the joint development process, the JIC was no
longer necessary.

The NERC-NAESB Coordination Joint Development Process was submitted to the Commission on February 17, 2006 in Attachment C of the
Progress Report on NAESB Activities impacting Docket No. RM05-5-000, “Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for
Public Utilities”: http://www.naesb.org/doc_view2.asp?doc=ferc021706.pdf.
1

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix E NAESB WGQ Annual Plans
NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STANDARDS BOARD
2020 ANNUAL PLAN for the WHOLESALE GAS QUADRANT
Adopted by the Board of Directors on December 17, 2020
Item Description

Completion i

Assignment ii

1. Update Base Contact FAQs for use of Transaction Confirmations
Update the NAESB WGQ Contracts Related Standards’ FAQs for
NAESB WGQ Standard 6.3.1, Base Contract for Sale and Purchase
of Natural Gas to provide information on the expected use of the
data fields in the Transaction Confirmation.
Status: Complete

2nd Q, 2020

WGQ Contracts
Subcommittee

2. Electronic Delivery Mechanisms
Review minimum technical characteristics in Appendices B, C, and
D of the WGQ QEDM Manual, and make changes as appropriate.
Status: Complete

1st Q, 2020

WGQ EDM
Subcommittee

3. Develop and/or modify standards to support FERC Order Instituting Proceeding to Develop Electronic Filing
Protocols for Commission Forms (Docket No. AD15-11-000) 1
Develop business practices as needed to support electronic filing
protocols for submittal of FERC Forms
Status: Underway

2020

Joint WEQ/WGQ
FERC Forms
Subcommittee

4. Update Standards Matrix Tool for Ease of Use iii
Update the reference tool developed for Version 3.1 to reflect
modifications applicable to Version 3.2
Status: Not Started

2020

WGQ IR/Technical
Subcommittee

5. R18007 Develop a standard digital representation (Blockchain) of natural gas trade events
Develop a standard digital representation of natural gas trade events, consistent with NAESB WGQ Standard No. 6.3.1 –
NAESB Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas (Base Contract), in order to capitalize on smart contract and
distributed ledger technologies (Blockchain). Development updated to separate subcommittee work into two parts as
follows:
a.

Develop standards and definitions for Contract dataset to support
formation of electronic version of Base Contract including fully
staffed data dictionary and associated code values.
Status: Complete

b.

Develop standards and definitions for Transaction Confirmation and
Sale and Purchase Invoice datasets to support formation of
electronic version of transaction confirmation under the Base
Contract including fully staffed data dictionary and associated code
values.
Status: Complete

Joint WGQ
BPS/EDM/Contracts
Subcommittee
2nd Q, 2020

Joint WGQ
BPS/EDM/Contracts
Subcommittee

6. Develop and/or modify the NAESB Business Practice Standards if needed to address any recommendations resulting
from the surety assessment performed by Sandia National Laboratories
a.

Review the surety assessment performed by Sandia National
Laboratories and determine if standard changes are necessary.
Status: Complete

4th Q, 2019

Joint WGQ EDM and
RMQ IR/TEIS

1
The FERC Order Instituting Proceeding to Develop Electronic Filing Protocols for Commission Forms, issued on April 16, 2015, can be found
through the following hyperlink: https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/ferc041615_electronic_filing_protocols_forms.pdf.

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix E NAESB WGQ Annual Plans
NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STANDARDS BOARD
2020 ANNUAL PLAN for the WHOLESALE GAS QUADRANT
Adopted by the Board of Directors on December 17, 2020
Item Description

Completion i

b.

Develop and/or modify the NAESB Business Practice Standards as
needed to address Security Issues identified by Sandia National
Laboratories.
Status: Complete

4th Q, 2019

c.

Develop and/or modify the NAESB Business Practice Standards as
needed to address Additional Findings and Considerations identified
by Sandia National Laboratories
Status: Complete

2020

Assignment ii
Joint WGQ EDM and
RMQ IR/TEIS

Joint WGQ EDM
Subcommittee and
RMQ IR/TEIS

Program of Standards Maintenance & Fully Staffed Standards Work
Business Practice Requests

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC iv

Continue review against plan for migration to ANSI ASC X12 new
versions as needed and coordinate such activities with DISA.

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC3

Information Requirements and Technical Mapping of Business Practices

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC3

Interpretations for Clarifying Language Ambiguities

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC4

Maintenance of Code Values and Other Technical Matters

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC3

As Requested

Assigned by the EC4

Maintenance of eTariff Standards
Provisional Activities
1.

R17008 Develop a standard for exchange of transportation invoice information using Extensible Markup Language (XML)

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix E NAESB WGQ Annual Plans
Wholesale Gas Quadrant
Executive Committee (WGQ EC)

Business Practices Subcommittee (BPS)

Practices
Development
Contracts Subcommittee

Interpretations Subcommittee

Technical
Implementation

Information Requirements
Subcommittee (IR)

Technical Subcommittee

The translation of business practices
to usable uniform business
transactions is accomplished through
the definition of information
requirements for the data, and
mapping of that data into specific
electronic transactions. This
translation is performed by IR and
Technical subcommittees and
completes the standards development
process, often referred to as “full
staffing.” Both IR and Technical
work in tandem to complete this
crucial technical implementation
activity. Until these steps have been
completed, the process is
incomplete, and in many
cases, the business practices
cannot be used.

Electronic Delivery Mechanism
Subcommittee (EDM)

FERC Forms Subcommittee

Task Forces & Working Groups

NAESB 2020 WGQ EC and Subcommittee Leadership:
Executive Committee: Jim Buccigross, Chair and Randy Parker, Vice-Chair
Business Practices Subcommittee: Sylvia Munson, Willis McCluskey, Ben Schoene, Michelle Mendoza
Information Requirements Subcommittee: Rachel Hogge and Nichole Lopez
Technical Subcommittee: Kim Van Pelt and Steven McCord
Contracts Subcommittee: Keith Sappenfield
Electronic Delivery Mechanism Subcommittee: Leigh Spangler
WGQ/WEQ FERC Forms Subcommittee: Leigh Spangler, Dick Brook
End Notes, WGQ 2020 Annual Plan:
i Dates in the completion column are by end of the quarter for completion by the assigned committee. The dates do not
necessarily mean that the standards are fully staffed to be implementable by the industry, and/or ratified by membership. If one
item is completed earlier than planned, another item can begin earlier and possibly complete earlier than planned. There are no
begin dates on the plan.
ii The assignments are abbreviated. The abbreviations and committee structure can be found at the end of the annual plan
document.
iii As implementation of business issues are presented to the Information Requirements Subcommittee and Technical
Subcommittee, those issues will be given precedence over WGQ 2020 Annual Plan Item No. 4.
iv
The EC assigns maintenance of existing standards on a request-by-request basis.

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix E NAESB WGQ Annual Plans

NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STANDARDS BOARD
2021 ANNUAL PLAN for the WHOLESALE GAS QUADRANT
Adopted by the Board of Directors on April 14, 2022
Item Description

Completion v

Assignment vi

1. Electronic Delivery Mechanisms
a.

Review minimum technical characteristics in the Appendices of the
WGQ QEDM Manual, and make changes as appropriate.
Status: Not Started

2022

WGQ EDM
Subcommittee

b.

Review the data used in the NAESB WGQ Internet Electronic
Transport specification for data fields that may no longer be utilized
and determine if these data fields can be removed.
Status: Not Started

2022

Joint WGQ EDM
Subcommittee and
RMQ IR/TEIS

2021

WGQ IR/Technical
Subcommittee

2. Update Standards Matrix Tool for Ease of Use vii
Update the reference tool developed for Version 3.1 to reflect
modifications applicable to Version 3.2
Status: Complete

3. Develop and/or modify standards to support FERC Order Instituting Proceeding to Develop Electronic Filing
Protocols for Commission Forms (Docket No. AD15-11-000) 1
Develop business practices as needed to support electronic filing
protocols for submittal of FERC Forms
Status: Complete

4th Q, 2021

Joint WEQ/WGQ
FERC Forms
Subcommittee

4. Update Prior Standards for digital representation (Blockchain) of natural gas trade events
After development testing of prior Standards for digital
representation of natural gas trade events, consistent with NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 6.3.1 – NAESB Base Contract for Sale and
Purchase of Natural Gas (Base Contract), update prior standards
based on results of testing.
Status: Not Started

2022

Joint WGQ
BPS/EDM/Contracts
Subcommittee

5. Renewable Natural Gas Master Agreement
a.

Evaluate the existing NAESB Base Contract to determine if
modifications or a new standardized contract is needed to support
renewable natural gas purchase and sale transactions.
Status: Complete

b.

Develop modifications to the NAESB Base Contract or a new
standardized contract if it is determined beneficial
Status: Underway

1st Q, 2021

WGQ Contracts
Subcommittee

2022

WGQ Contracts
Subcommittee

Program of Standards Maintenance & Fully Staffed Standards Work
Business Practice Requests

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC viii

Continue review against plan for migration to ANSI ASC X12 new
versions as needed and coordinate such activities with DISA.

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC3

Information Requirements and Technical Mapping of Business Practices

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC3

Interpretations for Clarifying Language Ambiguities

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC4

Maintenance of Code Values and Other Technical Matters

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC3

As Requested

Assigned by the EC4

Maintenance of eTariff Standards

1
The FERC Order Instituting Proceeding to Develop Electronic Filing Protocols for Commission Forms, issued on April 16, 2015, can be found
through the following hyperlink: https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/ferc041615_electronic_filing_protocols_forms.pdf.

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix E NAESB WGQ Annual Plans
NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STANDARDS BOARD
2021 ANNUAL PLAN for the WHOLESALE GAS QUADRANT
Adopted by the Board of Directors on April 14, 2022
Item Description

Completion v

Assignment vi

Provisional Activities
1.

Develop business practice standards, as needed, to support purchase and sale transactions related to sustainably produced
natural gas
Wholesale Gas Quadrant
Executive Committee (WGQ EC)

Business Practices Subcommittee (BPS)

Practices
Development
Contracts Subcommittee

Interpretations Subcommittee

Technical
Implementation

Information Requirements
Subcommittee (IR)

Technical Subcommittee

The translation of business practices
to usable uniform business
transactions is accomplished through
the definition of information
requirements for the data, and
mapping of that data into specific
electronic transactions. This
translation is performed by IR and
Technical subcommittees and
completes the standards development
process, often referred to as “full
staffing.” Both IR and Technical
work in tandem to complete this
crucial technical implementation
activity. Until these steps have been
completed, the process is incomplete,
and in many cases, the business
practices cannot be used.

Electronic Delivery Mechanism
Subcommittee (EDM)

FERC Forms Subcommittee

Task Forces & Working Groups

NAESB 2021 WGQ EC and Subcommittee Leadership:
Executive Committee: Jim Buccigross, Chair, Rachel Hogge, Vice-Chair
Business Practices Subcommittee: Willis McCluskey, Ben Schoene
Information Requirements Subcommittee: Rachel Hogge and Nichole Lopez
Technical Subcommittee: Kim Van Pelt and Steven McCord
Contracts Subcommittee: Keith Sappenfield
Electronic Delivery Mechanism Subcommittee: Leigh Spangler, Christopher Burden
WGQ/WEQ FERC Forms Subcommittee: Leigh Spangler, Dick Brooks

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix E NAESB WGQ Annual Plans
End Notes, WGQ 2021 Annual Plan:
v Dates in the completion column are by end of the quarter for completion by the assigned committee. The dates do not
necessarily mean that the standards are fully staffed to be implementable by the industry, and/or ratified by membership. If one
item is completed earlier than planned, another item can begin earlier and possibly complete earlier than planned. There are no
begin dates on the plan.
vi The assignments are abbreviated. The abbreviations and committee structure can be found at the end of the annual plan
document.
vii As implementation of business issues are presented to the Information Requirements Subcommittee and Technical
Subcommittee, those issues will be given precedence over WGQ 2021 Annual Plan Item No. 2.
viii The EC assigns maintenance of existing standards on a request-by-request basis.

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix E NAESB WGQ Annual Plans

NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STANDARDS BOARD
2022 ANNUAL PLAN for the WHOLESALE GAS QUADRANT
Adopted by the Board of Directors on September 1, 2022
Item Description

Completion ix

Assignment x

1. Electronic Delivery Mechanisms
a.

Review minimum technical characteristics in the Appendices of the
WGQ QEDM Manual, and make changes as appropriate.
Status: Not Started

2022

WGQ EDM
Subcommittee

b.

Review the data used in the NAESB WGQ Internet Electronic
Transport specification for data fields that may no longer be utilized
and determine if these data fields can be removed.
Status: Not Started

2022

Joint WGQ EDM
Subcommittee and
RMQ IR/TEIS

2022

WGQ IR/Technical
Subcommittee

2. Update Standards Matrix Tool for Ease of Use xi
Update the reference tool developed for Version 3.1 to reflect
modifications applicable to Version 3.2
Status: Complete

3. Update Prior Standards for digital representation (Blockchain) of natural gas trade events
After development testing of prior Standards for digital
representation of natural gas trade events, consistent with NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 6.3.1 – NAESB Base Contract for Sale and
Purchase of Natural Gas (Base Contract), update prior standards
based on results of testing.
Status: Not Started

2022

Joint WGQ
BPS/EDM/Contracts
Subcommittee

2022

WGQ Contracts
Subcommittee

4. Renewable Natural Gas Master Agreement
Develop modifications to the NAESB Base Contract or a new
standardized contract if it is determined beneficial. RNG Addendum
is being developed for both Regulatory and Voluntary Programs.
Status: Underway
5. Gas-Electric Coordination
a.

Develop standards to support enhanced commercial communications between the natural gas and electric markets
during impending extreme weather-related emergency operating conditions (R21006)
2nd Q, 2022

Joint RMQ/WEQ/WGQ
BPS

ii. Create standard designations of critical natural gas infrastructure
facilities that are essential to the operations of critical electric
infrastructure facilities during impending extreme weather-related
emergency operating conditions consistent with other industry
designations
Status: Not Started

2022

WGQ BPS

iii. Define standards and communication protocols that support
information sharing between critical parties during impending
extreme weather-related emergency operating conditions
Status: Not Started

2022

Joint RMQ/WEQ/WGQ
BPS

i. Define a standard for the declaration of an impending extreme
weather-related emergency operating condition by balancing
authorities and natural gas pipelines consistent with other industry
designations which would include the development and definition of
what might constitute an impending extreme weather-related
emergency operating condition
Status: Started

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix E NAESB WGQ Annual Plans
NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STANDARDS BOARD
2022 ANNUAL PLAN for the WHOLESALE GAS QUADRANT
Adopted by the Board of Directors on September 1, 2022
Completion ix

Assignment x

2022

WGQ Contracts
Subcommittee

Business Practice Requests

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC xii

Continue review against plan for migration to ANSI ASC X12 new
versions as needed and coordinate such activities with DISA.

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC3

Information Requirements and Technical Mapping of Business Practices

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC3

Interpretations for Clarifying Language Ambiguities

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC4

Maintenance of Code Values and Other Technical Matters

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC3

As Requested

Assigned by the EC4

Item Description
6. Sustainably Produced Natural Gas Master Agreement
Develop business practice standards, as needed, to support purchase
and sale transactions related to sustainably produced natural gas
Status: Not Started
Program of Standards Maintenance & Fully Staffed Standards Work

Maintenance of eTariff Standards
Provisional Activities
1.

Develop business practice standards, as needed, to support purchase and sale transactions related to hydrogen

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix E NAESB WGQ Annual Plans
Wholesale Gas Quadrant
Executive Committee (WGQ EC)

Business Practices Subcommittee (BPS)

Practices
Development
Contracts Subcommittee

Interpretations Subcommittee

Technical
Implementation

Information Requirements
Subcommittee (IR)

Technical Subcommittee

The translation of business practices
to usable uniform business
transactions is accomplished through
the definition of information
requirements for the data, and
mapping of that data into specific
electronic transactions. This
translation is performed by IR and
Technical subcommittees and
completes the standards development
process, often referred to as “full
staffing.” Both IR and Technical
work in tandem to complete this
crucial technical implementation
activity. Until these steps have been
completed, the process is incomplete,
and in many cases, the business
practices cannot be used.

Electronic Delivery Mechanism
Subcommittee (EDM)

FERC Forms Subcommittee

Task Forces & Working Groups

NAESB 2022 WGQ EC and Subcommittee Leadership:
Executive Committee: Jim Buccigross, Chair, Rachel Hogge, Vice-Chair
Business Practices Subcommittee: Willis McCluskey, Ben Schoene
Information Requirements Subcommittee: Rachel Hogge and Nichole Lopez
Technical Subcommittee: Kim Van Pelt and Steven McCord
Contracts Subcommittee: Keith Sappenfield
Electronic Delivery Mechanism Subcommittee: Leigh Spangler, Christopher Burden
WGQ/WEQ FERC Forms Subcommittee: Leigh Spangler, Dick Brooks
End Notes, WGQ 2022 Annual Plan:
ix Dates in the completion column are by end of the quarter for completion by the assigned committee. The dates do not
necessarily mean that the standards are fully staffed to be implementable by the industry, and/or ratified by membership. If one
item is completed earlier than planned, another item can begin earlier and possibly complete earlier than planned. There are no
begin dates on the plan.
x The assignments are abbreviated. The abbreviations and committee structure can be found at the end of the annual plan
document.
xi As implementation of business issues are presented to the Information Requirements Subcommittee and Technical
Subcommittee, those issues will be given precedence over 2022 WGQ Annual Plan Item No. 2.
xii The EC assigns maintenance of existing standards on a request-by-request basis.

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix E NAESB WGQ Annual Plans

NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STANDARDS BOARD
2023 ANNUAL PLAN for the WHOLESALE GAS QUADRANT
Adopted by the Board of Directors on September 7, 2023
Item Description

Completion xiii

Assignment xiv

1. Electronic Delivery Mechanisms
a.

Review minimum technical characteristics in the Appendices of the
WGQ QEDM Manual, and make changes as appropriate
Status: Complete

1st Q, 2023

WGQ EDM
Subcommittee

b.

Review the data used in the NAESB WGQ Internet Electronic
Transport specification for data fields that may no longer be utilized
and determine if these data fields can be removed
Status: Complete

1st Q, 2023

Joint WGQ EDM
Subcommittee and
RMQ IR/TEIS

c.

Review cybersecurity standards to determine if baseline MultiFactor Authentication (MFA) should be integrated into standard
requirements and develop supportive standards as needed
Status: Complete

1st Q, 2023

WGQ EDM
Subcommittee

2023

WGQ IR/Technical
Subcommittee

2. Update Standards Matrix Tool for Ease of Use xv
Update the reference tool developed for Version 3.2 to reflect
modifications applicable to Version 3.3
Status: Not Started

3. Update Prior Standards for digital representation (Blockchain) of natural gas trade events
After development testing of prior Standards for digital
representation of natural gas trade events, consistent with NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 6.3.1 – NAESB Base Contract for Sale and
Purchase of Natural Gas (Base Contract), update prior standards
based on results of testing.
Status: Not Started

4th Q, 2023

Joint WGQ
BPS/EDM/Contracts
Subcommittee

4. Distributed Ledger Technology for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Addendum
4th Q, 2023

Joint WGQ
BPS/EDM/Contracts
Subcommittee

3rd Q, 2023

Joint WGQ
BPS/EDM/Contracts
Subcommittee

Business Practice Requests

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC xvi

Continue review against plan for migration to ANSI ASC X12 new
versions as needed and coordinate such activities with DISA.

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC3

Information Requirements and Technical Mapping of Business Practices

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC3

Interpretations for Clarifying Language Ambiguities

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC4

Maintenance of Code Values and Other Technical Matters

Ongoing

Assigned by the EC3

As Requested

Assigned by the EC4

Develop technical implementation business practice standards to
support automation of the new RNG Addendum and necessary
modifications of the Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural
Gas
Status: Started
5. Distributed Ledger Technology for Certified Gas Addendum
Develop technical implementation business practice standards to
support automation of the new Certified Gas Addendum and
necessary modifications of the Base Contract for Sale and Purchase
of Natural Gas
Status: Started
Program of Standards Maintenance & Fully Staffed Standards Work

Maintenance of eTariff Standards

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix E NAESB WGQ Annual Plans
NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STANDARDS BOARD
2023 ANNUAL PLAN for the WHOLESALE GAS QUADRANT
Adopted by the Board of Directors on September 7, 2023
Item Description

Completion xiii

Assignment xiv

Provisional Activities
1.

Upon a request or as directed by NAESB Board, develop business practice standards, as needed, to support purchase and
sale transactions related to Hydrogen and/or Carbon Dioxide.

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix E NAESB WGQ Annual Plans

Wholesale Gas Quadrant
Executive Committee (WGQ EC)

Business Practices Subcommittee (BPS)

Practices
Development
Contracts Subcommittee

Interpretations Subcommittee

Technical
Implementation

Information Requirements
Subcommittee (IR)

Technical Subcommittee

The translation of business practices
to usable uniform business
transactions is accomplished through
the definition of information
requirements for the data, and
mapping of that data into specific
electronic transactions. This
translation is performed by IR and
Technical subcommittees and
completes the standards development
process, often referred to as “full
staffing.” Both IR and Technical
work in tandem to complete this
crucial technical implementation
activity. Until these steps have been
completed, the process is incomplete,
and in many cases, the business
practices cannot be used.

Electronic Delivery Mechanism
Subcommittee (EDM)

FERC Forms Subcommittee

Task Forces & Working Groups

End Notes, WGQ 2023 Annual Plan:
xiii Dates in the completion column are by end of the quarter for completion by the assigned committee. The dates do not
necessarily mean that the standards are fully staffed to be implementable by the industry, and/or ratified by membership. If one
item is completed earlier than planned, another item can begin earlier and possibly complete earlier than planned. There are no
begin dates on the plan.
xiv The assignments are abbreviated. The abbreviations and committee structure can be found at the end of the annual plan
document.
xv As implementation of business issues are presented to the Information Requirements Subcommittee and Technical
Subcommittee, those issues will be given precedence over 2023 WGQ Annual Plan Item No. 2.
xvi The EC assigns maintenance of existing standards on a request-by-request basis.

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix F Minor Corrections Applied

Appendix F – Minor Corrections Applied
EC
Meeting
Date
10-29-20

EC Meeting Minutes

Minor Corrections

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec102920fm.docx

MC20011 – Minor correction to be included in NAESB WGQ Version 3.3 proposes to add 2 new code values for the data
element Charge Type in NAESB WGQ Standard No. 3.4.1 (Transportation/Sales Invoice).
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc20011_rec_102920.docx
MC20013 - Minor correction to be included in NAESB WGQ Version 3.3 proposes to add a code value for the data element
“Waive Bidder Credit Indicator” in Versions 3.1 and 3.2 for NAESB WGQ Standard No. 5.4.24 (Offer).
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc20013_rec_102920.docx

03-31-21

WGQ EC Notational Ballot:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec033121_mc_action_ballot.
docx
WGQ EC Notational Ballot Results:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec033121_mc_action_ballot
_results.doc

10-07-21

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec100721fm.docx

MC21002 – Minor correction to NAESB WGQ Business Practice Standards Version 3.2 for implementation in Version 3.3.
The minor correction to NAESB WGQ Standard Nos. 6.4.1 (Contract Dataset), 6.4.2 (Transaction Confirmation), and 6.4.3
(Sale and Purchase Invoice) proposes minor corrections to the Data Dictionary identified by TVA and Big Data Energy
during DLT Testing, Version 3.2
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc21002_rec_040721.docx
MC21004 – Minor correction to be included in NAESB WGQ Version 3.3 proposes to add 2 code values to NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 0.4.1 (Storage Information) for the data element Transaction Type. The addition of these code values to both
EBB and ANSI EDI X12 will provide the ability to include additional storage related transactions when reporting activity
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc21004_rec_100721.docx
MC21005 – Minor correction to be included in NAESB WGQ Version 3.3 proposes to add 2 code values to the NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 0.4.4 (Location Data Download) for the data element Location Type Indicator. TSP’s and other industry
participants need the code values to distinguish locations at which Electric Generation and Renewable Gas exist versus
having these locations grouped with existing Location Type Indicator code values such as “Other”
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc21005_rec_100721.docx
MC21006 – Minor correction to NAESB WGQ Standard No. 0.4.4 (Location Data Download) Data Dictionary proposes to
correct a typo in the Condition description for the data element Upstream/Downstream Identifier Proprietary Code
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc21006_rec_100721.docx

03-31-22

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec033122fm.docx

MC21008 – Minor correction to NAESB WGQ Version 3.3. For the following data sets, add Code Value for data element
Rate Identification Code to describe the rate charged for a lateral: Transactional Reporting – Capacity Release - NAESB
WGQ Standard No. 5.4.20, Transactional Reporting – Firm Transportation - NAESB WGQ Standard No. 5.4.21, Offer NAESB WGQ Standard No. 5.4.24, Bid - NAESB WGQ Standard No. 5.4.25 and Award Download - NAESB WGQ
Standard No. 5.4.26
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc21008_rec_033122.docx

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix F Minor Corrections Applied
Appendix F – Minor Corrections Applied
EC
Meeting
Date

EC Meeting Minutes

Minor Corrections
MC21010 – Minor correction to NAESB WGQ Version 3.3 to Standard No 5.4.24 (Offer) - Request to add two new
Discount Indicator Code Values to the NAESB WGQ 5.4.24 Capacity Release Offer Dataset
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc21010_rec_033122.docx
MC22002 – Minor correction to NAESB WGQ Version 3.3 to add a new code value for the data element Meter Type in the
Measured Volume Audit Statement
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc22002_rec.docx

10-20-22

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:

MC22005 – Minor correction to Version 3.2, NAESB WGQ Standard No. 3.4.1 – Request to correct the EDI X12 Mapping
Guidelines for the Transportation / Sales Invoice

https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec102022fm.docx

Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc22005_rec_102022.docx
MC22009 – Minor correction to Version 3.2 of the WGQ Implementation Guides for NAESB WGQ Standards No. 5.4.20
Transactional Reporting – Capacity Release to correct a typo in the Condition for the ‘Maximum Tariff Rate’ data element
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc22009_rec_102022.docx
MC22010 – Minor correction to NAESB WGQ Version 3.3; Standard Number 0.4.4 Location Data Download, add three
Code Values for the data element Location Type Indicator
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc22010_rec_102022.docx
MC22011 – Minor correction to NAESB WGQ Version 3.3, Shipper Imbalance (2.4.4), Allocations (2.4.3) and
Transportation/Sales Invoice (3.4.1) to add two Code Value Definition for Transaction Type to reflect Swing on Storage
Injection and Swing on Storage Withdrawal
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc22011_rec_102022.docx

03-30-23

WGQ EC Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec033023fm.docx

MC23001 – Minor correction to NAESB WGQ Version 3.2 Standard No. 6.3.1 – Request to correct the existing 2.17
Definition of “ECS” under the NAESB WGQ Base Contract
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc23001_rec_033123.doc
MC22007 – Minor correction to NAESB WGQ Version 3.3 to move all WGQ cybersecurity-related business practices into a
new suite of WGQ Business Practice Standards
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_mc22007_rec_033123.docx
Attachment 1: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc22007_rec_attach1_033123.docx
Attachment 2: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc22007_rec_attach2_033123.docx
Attachment 3: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc22007_rec_attach3_033123.docx

08-10-23

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec081023dm.docx

MC23009 – Minor correction to NAESB WGQ Version 3.3, to add a new code value for the data element Meter Type in the
NAESB WGQ Standard 2.4.6 – Measured Volume Audit Statement

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix F Minor Corrections Applied
Appendix F – Minor Corrections Applied
EC
Meeting
Date

EC Meeting Minutes

Minor Corrections
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc23009_rec_081023.docx
MC23010 – Minor correction to NAESB WGQ Version 3.3, to add a new code value for the data element Charge Indicator
in the NAESB WGQ Standard 3.4.1 – Transportation/Sales Invoice
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc23010_rec_081023.docx
MC23011 – Minor correction to NAESB WGQ Version 3.3, to add new code values for the data element Service Requester
Level Charge/Allowance Amount Descriptor in the NAESB WGQ Standard 3.4.1 – Transportation/Sales Invoice and WGQ
Standard 3.4.4 Service Requester Level Charge/Allowance Invoice
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc23011_rec_081023.docx
MC23012 – Minor Correction to NAESB WGQ Version 3.3, to add a new code value for the data element Notice Type in
NAESB WGQ Standard No. 5.4.16 – System-Wide Notices
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc23012_rec_081023.docx
MC23013 – Minor Correction to NAESB WGQ Version 3.2, to update a reference in NAESB WGQ Standard No. 10.3.16 in
the WGQ Internet Electronic Transport Related Standards (Internet ET) manual.
Recommendation: https://naesb.org//member_login_check.asp?doc=wgq_mc23013_rec_081023.docx

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix F Minor Corrections Applied
Procedures for Minor Corrections as excerpted from the NAESB Operating Procedures
D. Minor Clarifications and Corrections to Standards
Minor clarifications and corrections to existing standards include: (a) clarifications or corrections made by a regulatory agency to standards that are of
a jurisdictional nature, or by the American National Standards Institute or its successor; (b) clarifications or corrections to the format, appearance, or
descriptions of standards in standards documentation; (c) clarifications or corrections to add code values to tables; and (d) clarifications and corrections
that do not materially change a standard. Any request for a minor clarification or correction to an existing standard should be submitted in writing to
the executive director. This request shall include a description of the minor clarification or correction and the reason the clarification or correction
should be implemented.
1. Processing of Requests
The executive director shall promptly notify the EC and any appropriate subcommittee(s) of the receipt of the request. The members of the applicable
quadrant’s EC shall promptly determine whether the request meets the definition of a minor clarification or correction. Through the decision of the
vice chair of the applicable quadrant, this determination may be delegated to one of the quadrant’s subcommittees, with the concurrence of the
subcommittee chair, in which case the subcommittee shall make a prompt decision.
If the request is determined to meet the definition of minor clarification or correction, the applicable quadrant’s EC, with input from any
subcommittee(s) to which the request has been forwarded, shall act on the request within one month of its receipt. A meeting to discuss the request is
not required; the decision may be made by notational vote. A simple majority of the votes received shall determine the outcome. The members of the
applicable quadrant’s EC shall be given at least three working days to consider and vote on the request.
2. Public Notice
The results of the vote on the request for a minor clarification or correction shall be posted on the NAESB website and the members of the applicable
quadrant shall be notified of the request by e-mail. If the request has been approved by the applicable quadrant’s EC, the notification shall include a
brief description of the request, the contact name and number of the requester so that further information can be obtained, and the proposed effective
date of the clarification or correction. Any interested party shall have an opportunity to comment on the request, and the comments shall be posted on
the NAESB website. The comment period is two weeks.
3. Final Disposition of Approved Requests
If no comments are received on an approved request, the standard shall be clarified or corrected as specified in the approved request on the effective
date proposed. If comments are received, they shall be forwarded to the members of the applicable quadrant’s EC for consideration. Each comment
requires a public written response from the applicable quadrant’s EC. The applicable quadrant’s EC shall determine whether changes are necessary as
a result of the comments. Members of the applicable quadrant’s EC shall be given three working days to consider the comments and determine the
outcome, which shall be decided by a simple majority of the votes received. A meeting to discuss the request is not required; the decision may be made
by notational vote. The standard shall be clarified or corrected in accordance with the outcome of the vote, effective with the completion of voting, and
notice thereof shall be posted on the NAESB website. In the case of minor corrections which are discovered during the editorial review process of
publication of a new version and are categorized as clarifications under (b) or (c) above 1, the proposed effective date may be (i) two weeks from the
date of public notice, following simple majority approval by the applicable Quadrant(s) EC(s) of the shortened effective date, or (ii) one month from
the date of the public notice. For all others, the proposed effective date of the minor clarification or correction shall normally be one month from the
date of the public notice upon simple majority approval of the applicable Quadrant(s) EC(s).

1
Minor clarifications and corrections to existing standards include: (a) clarifications or corrections made by a regulatory agency to standards that are of a jurisdictional
nature, or by the American National Standards Institute or its successor; (b) clarifications or corrections to the format, appearance, or descriptions of standards in standards
documentation; (c) clarifications or corrections to add code values to tables; and (d) clarifications and corrections that do not materially change a standard.

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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix G No Action Recommendations
Appendix G – No Action Recommendations
EC
Meeting
Date
12-01-20

03-31-22

EC Meeting Minutes

No Action Recommendations

WGQ EC Notational Ballot:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec120120_ballot.doc

R19014 - Request to add a new Nomination and Scheduling Related Standard for firm shipper's nomination of its MDQ
during capacity reductions prior to nomination cycles as approved by the WGQ Executive Committee by Notational Ballot
on December 14, 2020 (No further action needed)

WGQ EC Notational Ballot Results:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec120120ballot_results.doc

Recommendation: https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_r19014_rec_121420.docx

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:

2021 WGQ Annual Plan Item 3 and 2021 WEQ Annual Plan Item 5 – Develop business practices as needed to support
electronic filing protocols for submittal of FERC Forms (No further action needed)

https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec033122fm.docx

Recommendation: https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/weq_2021_api_5_wgq_2021_api_3_rec_102121.docx

Comments Submitted by Sabine Pass Liquefaction and Corpus Christi Liquefaction:
https://naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_103020_spl_ccl.docx

No Comments Received.
10-20-22

WGQ EC Meeting, Conference Call with Web
Conferencing Meeting Minutes:
https://naesb.org//pdf4/wgq_ec102022fm.docx

2022 WGQ Annual Plan Items 5.a.i and 5.a.iii – Define a standard for the declaration of an impending extreme weatherrelated emergency operating condition by balancing authorities and natural gas pipelines consistent with other industry
designations which would include the development and definition of what might constitute an impending extreme weatherrelated emergency operating condition and Define standards and communication protocols that support information sharing
between critical parties during impending extreme weather-related emergency operating conditions (No further action
needed)
Recommendation:
https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/weq_2022_api_7ai_7aiii_wgq_2022_api_5ai_5aiii_rmq_2022_api_3ai_3aii_r21006_rec_04262
2.docx
Comments Submitted by the ISO/RTO Council’s Standards Review Committee and Electric Gas Coordination Task Force:
https://naesb.org/pdf4/weq_wgq_rmq042622_irc_src_egctf.pdf
Late Comments Submitted by the WEQ Standards Review Subcommittee:
https://naesb.org/pdf4/weq_wgq_rmq_042622_weq_srs_late.pdf
2022 WGQ Annual Plan Item 5.a.ii – Create standard designations of critical natural gas infrastructure facilities that are
essential to the operations of critical electric infrastructure facilities during impending extreme weather-related emergency
operating conditions consistent with other industry designations (No further action needed)
Recommendation: https://www.naesb.org/pdf4/wgq_2022_api_5aii_R21006_rec_070622.docx
No Comments Received.

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September 29, 2023
Appendix H Entities with Access to NAESB Standards
Appendix H - Entities with Access to NAESB Standards – NAESB Members with Access 1
Quadrant

1

Segment 2

Organization

WEQ

d

Alabama Municipal Electric Authority

WEQ

m

Allete (dba Minnesota Power)

WGQ

pl

Alliance Pipeline, LP

WEQ

g

American Electric Power Service Corp.

WGQ

l

American Gas Association

WEQ

m

American Municipal Power, Inc.

RMQ

g

American Public Gas Association (APGA)

WEQ

d

American Public Power Association

WGQ

e

Argonne National Laboratory

WEQ

t

Arizona Public Service Company

WGQ

pr

Ascent Resources - Utica LLC

WEQ

t

Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.

WGQ

pl

Atmos Energy

WEQ

t

AVANGRID

WGQ

l

Avangrid Networks (Gas)

WEQ

g

Avangrid Renewables, LLC

WEQ

t

Avista Corporation

WEQ

g

Basin Electric Power Cooperative

WEQ

m

Basin Electric Power Cooperative

WEQ

t

Basin Electric Power Cooperative

WEQ

t

BC Hydro

RMQ

s

Big Data Energy Services

WEQ

g

Black Hills Corporation (Black Hills Power, Inc.)

WGQ

pl

Boardwalk Pipelines

WEQ

d

Bonneville Power Administration

WEQ

g

Bonneville Power Administration

WEQ

m

Bonneville Power Administration

WEQ

t

Bonneville Power Administration

WGQ

pr

BP Energy

RMQ

e

California Energy Commission

Please note that access by an entity does not extend to the entity’s affiliates, partners, divisions or other corporate structures.

The segment abbreviations are: RXQ: u – retail electric utilities, g – retail gas market interests, e – retail electric end users/public agencies, s – retail
electric service providers/suppliers. WEQ: m – marketer/broker, d – distribution, i – independent grid operators/planners, t – transmission owner, e –
end user, g – generator, ts – technology/services. WGQ: s – services, pl – pipeline, l – LDC, pr – producer, e – end user.
2

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Appendix H Entities with Access to NAESB Standards
Appendix H - Entities with Access to NAESB Standards – NAESB Members with Access 1
Quadrant

Segment 2

Organization

WEQ

e

California Energy Commission

WGQ

e

California Energy Commission

WEQ

i

California ISO (CAISO)

RMQ

e

California Public Utilities Commission

WEQ

e

California Public Utilities Commission

WGQ

e

Calpine Corporation

WGQ

l

Cascade Natural Gas Corporation

WGQ

s

Castleton Commodities Merchant Trading L.P.

RMQ

u

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC

WEQ

d

Central Electric Power Cooperative

WGQ

s

Centro Nacional de Control del Gas Natural (CENAGAS)

WGQ

pl

Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, LP

WGQ

pr

Chesapeake Energy Marketing, LLC

WGQ

pr

Chevron Natural Gas

WEQ

g

Chugach Electric Association, Inc.

WGQ

s

Citigroup Energy, Inc.

WGQ

l

Citizens Energy Group

WGQ

s

Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas

WGQ

s

Concord Energy LLC

RMQ

e

Connectivity Standards Alliance

WGQ

pr

ConocoPhillips Company

WGQ

l

Consolidated Edison Company of NY

WEQ

m

Constellation Energy Generation (formely Exelon Generation Company, LLC)

WGQ

s

Constellation Energy Generation (formely Exelon Generation Company, LLC)

WEQ

e

Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC

WGQ

pl

Crestwood Equity Partners LP

WGQ

pl

Dauphin Island Gathering Partners

WGQ

e

Department of Energy

WEQ

g

Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative

WGQ

pr

Devon Energy Corporation

RMQ

u

Dominion Energy

WEQ

t

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.

WEQ

g

Dominion Energy Services Inc.

WGQ

pl

Double E Pipeline, LLC
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Appendix H Entities with Access to NAESB Standards
Appendix H - Entities with Access to NAESB Standards – NAESB Members with Access 1
Quadrant

Segment 2

Organization

WGQ

s

DTE Energy Trading, Inc.

WGQ

l

DTE Gas Company

WEQ

d

Duke Energy Corporation

WEQ

t

Duke Energy Corporation

RMQ

u

Duke Energy Corporation

WGQ

pl

Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc.

WGQ

pl

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company

WEQ

m

Edison Electric Institute

WEQ

t

El Paso Electric

RMQ

e

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT)

WGQ

s

Element Markets Renewable Energy, LLC

WGQ

s

Emera Energy Services, Inc.

WGQ

s

Emerson Automation Solutions

RMQ

s

Emil Pena Interests, Inc. (EPII)

WGQ

pl

Enable Mississippi River Transmission, LLC

WGQ

pl

Enbridge (U.S.) Inc.

WGQ

s

Enercross LLC (formerly NatGasHub.com)

WGQ

pl

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.

WGQ

e

Entergy Services, Inc.

WEQ

t

Entergy Services, Inc.

WGQ

pr

EOG Resources, Inc.

WGQ

pl

Equitrans, LP

WGQ

pr

EQT Energy LLC

WGQ

s

Essentia Advisory Partners

WGQ

l

Eversource Energy

WGQ

pr

ExxonMobil Corporation

WGQ

s

FIS

WEQ

ts

FIS

WEQ

d

Florida Municipal Power Agency

WEQ

g

Florida Municipal Power Agency

WGQ

e

Florida Power & Light Company

WEQ

m

Florida Power & Light Company

WEQ

t

Florida Power & Light Company

WGQ

pl

Florida Southeast Connection LLC
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Appendix H Entities with Access to NAESB Standards
Appendix H - Entities with Access to NAESB Standards – NAESB Members with Access 1
Quadrant

Segment 2

Organization

WGQ

pl

Freeport LNG Development L.P.

WEQ

t

Georgia Transmission Corporation

WEQ

e

GMO GlobalSign, Inc.

WGQ

pl

Golden Pass Pipeline, LLC

WGQ

pl

Great Basin Gas Transmission Company

RMQ

s

Green Button Alliance

WGQ

s

Group 8760 LLC

WEQ

ts

Group 8760 LLC

WEQ

t

GS Transmission, LLC

WGQ

s

Gunvor USA LLC

WEQ

m

Guzman Energy LLC

WEQ

ts

Hartigen Solutions LLC

WGQ

s

Hartree Partners, LP

WEQ

g

Hoosier Energy

WEQ

t

Hydro - Quebec Transenergie

WGQ

s

IBM

WEQ

t

Idaho Power Company

WEQ

e

Idaho Public Utilities Commission

WGQ

e

Idaho Public Utilities Commission

WEQ

e

Illinois Commerce Commission

RMQ

e

Illinois Commerce Commission

WGQ

e

Imperial Irrigation District

WEQ

g

Indiana Municipal Power Agency

RMQ

e

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

WEQ

e

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

WGQ

pl

Iroquois Gas Transmission System

WEQ

i

ISO New England, Inc.

WEQ

t

JEA

RMQ

e

Kansas Corporation Commission

WEQ

t

KCP&L and Westar, Evergy Companies

WEQ

g

KCP&L and Westar, Evergy Companies

WGQ

pl

Kern River Gas Transmission Company

WGQ

pl

Kinder Morgan Inc

WGQ

pl

Kinetica Partners, LLC
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Appendix H Entities with Access to NAESB Standards
Appendix H - Entities with Access to NAESB Standards – NAESB Members with Access 1
Quadrant

Segment 2

Organization

WGQ

s

Latitude Technologies, an ESG Company

RMQ

g

Latitude Technologies, an ESG Company

WEQ

t

LG&E and KU Services Company

WEQ

m

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

WEQ

t

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

WGQ

s

Macquarie Energy LLC

WEQ

e

Maine Public Utilities Commission

WEQ

t

Manitoba Hydro

RMQ

e

Maryland Public Service Commission

WEQ

t

MATL LLP

WGQ

s

Mercuria Energy America, Inc.

WEQ

m

MidAmerican Energy Company

WGQ

e

Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.

RMQ

e

Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

WEQ

e

Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

WEQ

i

MISO

WEQ

d

Missouri River Energy Services

WGQ

s

Mitsui & Co. Energy Marketing and Services (USA), Inc.

WEQ

ts

Monitoring Analytics LLC

WEQ

t

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

WEQ

m

Nalcor Energy Marketing Corporation

WEQ

e

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

RMQ

e

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

WGQ

l

National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation

WGQ

pl

National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.

WGQ

l

National Grid

WEQ

ts

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

WEQ

d

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

RMQ

g

Naturgy Servicios S.A. de C.V.

WEQ

t

Nebraska Public Power District

RMQ

e

Nebraska Public Service Commission

RMQ

e

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

WEQ

g

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

WGQ

l

New Jersey Natural Gas
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Appendix H - Entities with Access to NAESB Standards – NAESB Members with Access 1
Quadrant

Segment 2

Organization

WEQ

i

New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO)

WEQ

d

New York State Reliability Council

WGQ

s

nGenue Software LLC

WGQ

l

NiSource Inc.

WEQ

d

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

WEQ

e

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

WGQ

pl

Northern Natural Gas

WGQ

l

Northwest Natural Gas

WEQ

t

NorthWestern Corporation

WEQ

g

NRG Energy, Inc.

WEQ

m

NV Energy

WEQ

t

NV Energy, Inc.

WGQ

pr

Occidental Energy Marketing, Inc.

WGQ

e

Omaha Public Power District

RMQ

u

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC

WGQ

l

ONE Gas, Inc.

WGQ

pl

ONEOK, Inc.

RMQ

e

Ontario Ministry of Energy

WEQ

t

Open Access Technology International, Inc.

WEQ

e

Open Access Technology International, Inc.

WGQ

s

Ovintiv Marketing Inc. (formerly Encana Marketing (USA), Inc.)

WGQ

l

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

WEQ

m

PacifiCorp

WEQ

t

PacifiCorp

WEQ

ts

PCI Energy Solutions (formely Power Costs)

RMQ

e

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

WGQ

l

Peoples Gas Systems

RMQ

g

Philadelphia Gas Works

WGQ

l

Piedmont Natural Gas

WEQ

i

PJM Interconnection, LLC

WEQ

t

Platte River Power Authority

WEQ

t

Portland General Electric

WGQ

e

Power Authority of the State of New York (dba NYPA)

WEQ

m

Powerex Corp.
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Appendix H - Entities with Access to NAESB Standards – NAESB Members with Access 1
Quadrant

Segment 2

Organization

WGQ

s

Project Canary

WEQ

m

Public Service Company of New Mexico

RMQ

e

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

WEQ

e

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

RMQ

e

Public Utility Commission of Texas

WEQ

t

Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

WGQ

s

Quorum Software

RMQ

e

Regulatory Commission of Alaska, Dept of Commerce,
Community & Economic Development

WEQ

ts

Reliable Energy Analytics

WGQ

e

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC

WEQ

d

Sacramento Municipal Utility District

WGQ

e

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District

WEQ

t

San Diego Gas & Electric Company

WEQ

t

Santee Cooper

WEQ

t

SaskPower Corporation

WEQ

m

Seattle City Light

WEQ

e

Seattle City Light

WEQ

t

Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc

WEQ

m

Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.

WGQ

pl

Sempra Infrastructure

WGQ

s

Sequent Energy Management, LLC

WGQ

s

Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.

WGQ

s

Skipping Stone, LLC

WEQ

d

Snohomish County PUD No. 1

WEQ

ts

SoftSmiths, Inc.

WEQ

g

Southern California Edison

WGQ

l

Southern California Gas Company

WGQ

l

Southern Company Gas

RMQ

u

Southern Company Services, Inc.

WGQ

e

Southern Company Services, Inc.

WEQ

t

Southern Company Services, Inc.

WGQ

pl

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline

WGQ

l

Southwest Gas Corporation
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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix H Entities with Access to NAESB Standards
Appendix H - Entities with Access to NAESB Standards – NAESB Members with Access 1
Quadrant

Segment 2

Organization

WGQ

e

Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

WEQ

i

Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

WGQ

l

Spire Inc.

RMQ

g

Sprague Operating Resources LLC

WEQ

e

SSL.com

WGQ

pr

SWN Energy Services Company, LLC

RMQ

g

Systrends USA

WEQ

d

Tacoma Power

WGQ

pl

Tallgrass Operations, LLC

WEQ

d

Tampa Electric Company

WGQ

pl

TC Energy Corporation

WEQ

g

Tenaska, Inc.

WEQ

g

Tennessee Valley Authority

WEQ

m

Tennessee Valley Authority

WEQ

t

Tennessee Valley Authority

WGQ

e

Tennessee Valley Authority

WEQ

t

The Connecticut Light and Power Company

WGQ

s

The Energy Authority, Inc.

WGQ

s

Third Coast Midstream, LLC

WGQ

s

Trading Counsel Solutions

WGQ

s

Trellis Energy Software, Inc.

WEQ

t

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.

WEQ

t

Tucson Electric Power Company

WGQ

pl

UGI Central Gas Control, LLC

WGQ

s

United Energy Trading LLC

WGQ

l

Unitil Service Corporation

WGQ

pl

Vector Pipeline L.P.

WGQ

pl

Venture Global LNG, Inc.

WEQ

g

Vermont Public Power Supply Authority

WEQ

e

Vermont Public Service Board

RMQ

e

Vermont Public Service Board

WEQ

t

Versant Power (formerly Emera Maine)

WGQ

s

Vitol Inc.

WEQ

g

Wabash Valley Power Association
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Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix H Entities with Access to NAESB Standards
Appendix H - Entities with Access to NAESB Standards – NAESB Members with Access 1
Quadrant

Segment 2

Organization

WGQ

pl

WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.

RMQ

u

WEC Energy Group

RMQ

g

WEC Energy Group

WEQ

g

WEC Energy Group (We Energies)

WGQ

l

WEC Energy Group**

WEQ

t

Western Area Power Administration

WEQ

t

Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)

WGQ

pl

Williams

WGQ

s

World Fuel Services, Inc.

WEQ

d

WPPI Energy

WEQ

m

Xcel Inc

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Report of the North American Energy Standards Board
Wholesale Gas Quadrant Business Practice Standards Version 4
September 29, 2023
Appendix I Entities without Recorded Access to the Most Recently Mandated NAESB WGQ Standards, Version 3.2
Appendix I – Jurisdictional Entities that NAESB does not have a record of valid access to the most recently mandated
NAESB WGQ Standards, Version 3.2 1
Organization
Black Bear Transmission AlaTenn, LLC
Black Bear Transmission Midla, LLC
Black Bear Transmission Trans-Union Interstate Pipeline, L.P.
Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC
Cameron Interstate Pipeline, LLC
Carlsbad Gateway
Centra Pipelines Minnesota, Inc.
Chandeleur Pipe Line, LLC
Cotton Valley Compression, L.L.C.
DTM Birdsboro Pipeline, LLC
Empire Pipeline, Inc.
Gulf Shore Energy Partners, LP
Hampshire Gas Company
High Island Offshore System, L.L.C.
Kinetica Deepwater Express, LLC
Kinetica Energy Express, LLC
LA Storage, LLC
MoGas Pipeline LLC
National Grid LNG, LLC
Ozark Gas Transmission
PGPipeline LLC
RH energytrans, LLC
Roaring Fork Interstate Gas Transmission LLC
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC
Sabine Pipe Line LLC
Spire STL Pipeline LLC
Spire Storage West LLC
Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC
Total Peaking Services, L. L. C.
Trailblazer Pipeline Company LLC
TransCameron Pipeline, LLC
UGI LNG Inc.
UGI Mt. Bethel Pipeline, LLC
UGI Storage Company
Venice Gathering System, L.L.C.
Washington 10 Storage Corporation
West Texas Gas Utility, LLC
Western Gas Interstate Company
WestGas InterState, Inc.
WTG Hugoton, LP
Wyckoff Gas Storage Company, LLC

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Please note that access by an entity does not extend to the entity’s affiliates, partners, divisions or other corporate structures.

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