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Phase
III-Retrofit Design Implementation
Summary
This section describes and defines
the process that will be used
for the one time initial
certification of existing Control
Areas. The Certification Procedure
is designed around
NERC’s established operating
criteria, measurements, documentation
forms and
review protocols, and around
the NERC Regions overseeing
and implementing
data collection,a peer review
process, and determining and
awarding certification status.
The primary steps in the Control
Area Certification Procedure,
and entity
responsible for each step, is
as follows:
1.
Schedule of initial Certification
for existing Control Areas –
Region
2.
Provision of criteria, process,
documentation, etc. –
Region
3.
Formation of Certification Review
Team – Region
4.
Data collection – Region
5.
Data review – Region (Review
Team)
6.
Recommendation – Region
(Review Team)
7.
Certification – Region
8.
For this initial certification,
a Region may assemble a single
team to
review
the questionnaires and self-assessment
responses for
all
Control Areas.
While not specifically referenced
in this document, as with all
NERC Standards, Regions
may
adopt specific requirements
and guidelines that can be used
in conjunction with
(but not in place of) the NERC
Control Area Certification Procedure.
However, in doing so,
the Region cannot compromise
the NERC-established certification
Procedure and
requirements without formal
approval from NERC. It is expected
that all Regionally
adopted CONTROL AREA certification
procedures and process documentation
will be
filed with NERC and approved
by the NERC Operating Committee
prior to being
implemented.
Finally, the Procedure establishes
a maximum allowable time of
six
months to complete the certification
process. Obviously, the time
it takes to certify
an entity depends on several
factors (availability of certification
personnel and resources, equipment
modifications, etc.) and in
some cases, the process will
be completed in less than six
months.
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