18 CFR Part 38 — Standards for Public Utility Business Operations and Communications

PART 38—STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS Authority: 16 U.S.C. 791-825r, 2601-2645; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352. Source: Order 676, 71 FR 26212, May 4, 2006, unless otherwise noted. § 38.1 Incorporation by reference of North American Energy Standards Board Wholesale Electric Quadrant standards. (a) Any public utility that owns, operates, or controls facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce or for the sale of electric energy at wholesale in interstate commerce and any non-public utility that seeks voluntary compliance with jurisdictional transmission tariff reciprocity conditions must comply with the business practice and electronic communication standards and models promulgated by the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) that are incorporated by reference in paragraph (b) of this section. The requirements and formats for electronic filing are listed in instructions for electronic filing and for each form. These formats are available through the Commission's website, https://www.ferc.gov. (b) The material listed in this paragraph (b) is incorporated by reference into this section with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. All approved material is available for inspection at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For assistance in viewing the material, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at: 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426; phone: 202-502-8371; email: public.referenceroom@ferc.gov; www.ferc.gov. www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations fr.inspection@nara.gov. www.naesb.org/: (1) WEQ-000, Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Definition of Terms, Version 004, July 31, 2023). (2) WEQ-001, Open Access Same-Time Information Systems (OASIS), Version 004, July 31, 2023, (including Minor Correction MC24002 applied August 9, 2024). (3) WEQ-002, Open Access Same-Time Information Systems (OASIS) Business Practice Standards and Communication Protocol (S&CP), Version 004, July 31, 2023. (4) WEQ-003, Open Access Same-Time Information Systems (OASIS) Data Dictionary, Version 004, July 31, 2023. (5) WEQ-004, Coordinate Interchange, Version 004, July 31, 2023. (6) WEQ-005, Area Control Error (ACE) Equation Special Cases, Version 004, July 31, 2023. (7) WEQ-006, Manual Time Error Correction, Version 004, July 31, 2023. (8) WEQ-007, Inadvertent Interchange Payback, Version 004, July 31, 2023. (9) WEQ-008, Transmission Loading Relief (TLR)—Eastern Interconnection, Version 004, July 31, 2023. (10) WEQ-011, Gas/Electric Coordination, Version 004, July 31, 2023. (11) WEQ-012, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Version 004, July 31, 2023. (12) WEQ-013, Open Access Same-Time Information Systems (OASIS) Implementation Guide, Version 004, July 31, 2023. (13) WEQ-015, Measurement and Verification (M&V) of Wholesale Electricity Demand Response (DR), Version 004, July 31, 2023. (14) WEQ-021, Measurement and Verification (M&V) of Energy Efficiency Products, Version 004, July 31, 2023. (15) WEQ-022, Electric Industry Registry, Version 004, July 31, 2023. (16) WEQ-023, Modeling, Version 004, July 31, 2023. (17) WEQ-024, Cybersecurity, Version 004, July 31, 2023. [Order 899, 88 FR 74030, Oct. 30, 2023, as amended by Order 676-K, 90 FR 10796, Feb. 27, 2025] § 38.2 Communication and information sharing among public utilities and pipelines. (a) Any public utility that owns, operates, or controls facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce is authorized to share non-public, operational information with a pipeline, as defined in § 284.12(b)(4) of this chapter, or another public utility covered by this section for the purpose of promoting reliable service or operational planning. (b) Except as permitted in paragraph (a) of this section, a public utility, as defined in this section, and its employees, contractors, consultants, and agents are prohibited from disclosing, or using anyone as a conduit for the disclosure of, non-public, operational information received from a pipeline pursuant to § 284.12(b)(4) of this chapter to a third party or to its marketing function employees as that term is defined in § 358.3(d) of this chapter. [78 FR 70187, Nov. 22, 2013]

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