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Out for Comment and Responses

The development of business practices includes a public review of newly proposed business practices as well as changes to existing business practices. This page contains documents that are currently open for public comment and those that have been posted as final with BPA Transmission Services' responses to comments.

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Business Practices Currently Out for Comment

All business practices in this list are under revision and stakeholder comments are being sought.

Business Practice Out for Comment	Comments from Customers	Current Business Practice	Redline Version
Transmission Service Request (TSR) Study Procedures, Version 1 Data Exhibit: PTP Data Exhibit: NT Comments are due by April 26, 2013	Customer Comments	New Business Practice	No redline posted
Preemption of Short-Term Requests and Reservations, Version 1 Comments are due by May 13, 2013 - extended comment period	Customer Comments	New Business Practice	Preemption of Short-Term Requests and Reservations, Version 1
On Demand Resource Scheduling, Version 7 Comments are due by April 29, 2013	Customer Comments	On Demand Resource Scheduling, Version 6	On Demand Resource Scheduling, Version 7
Committed Scheduling for the 2014-2015 Rate Period Comments are due by April 25, 2013	Customer Comments	New Business Practice	No redline posted
Failure to Comply, Version 8 Comments are due by April 8, 2013	Customer Comments	Failure to Comply, Version 7	Failure to Comply, Version 8
Simultaneous Submission Window Processing, Version 1 Comments due by January 31, 2013	Customer Comments	New Business Practice	New Business Practice

Final Business Practices & BPA Responses to Customer Comments

All business practices in this list have been changed recently but the comment period is past.

Final Business Practice	Response to Customer Comments
Redispatch & Curtailment Procedures, Version 9	Redispatch & Curtailment Procedures, Version 9, Response to Customer Comments, May 5, 2013
Oversupply Management Protocol, Version 3	Oversupply Management Protocol, Version 3, Response to Customer Comments
Establishing Minimum Generation Levels and Maximum Ramp Rates for Oversupply, Version 2	Establishing Minimum Generation Levels and Maximum Ramp Rates for Oversupply, Version 2, Response to Customer Comments
Balancing Service Election for Dispatchable Energy Resource Balancing Service (DERBS) and Variable Energy Resource Balancing Service (VERBS) Version 1	Balancing Service Election for Dispatchable Energy Resource Balancing Service (DERBS) and Variable Energy Resource Balancing Service (VERBS) Version 1, Response to Customer Comments
Generation Integration Services, Version 1	Generation Integration Services, Version 1, Response to Customer Comments
Conditional Firm Transmission Service, Version 16	No comments were received.
Redispatch & Curtailment Procedures, Version 8	No comments were received.
Network Open Season 2008, Version 9	Network Open Season 2008, Version 9, Response to Customer Comments, 1/18/13
Transmission Planning Process (Attachment K) Version 1	No comments were received.
Customer Supplied Wind Balancing Services Pilot Program, Version 3	Customer Supplied Wind Balancing Services Pilot Program, Version 3, Response to Customer Comments, 10/30/12
Deferral Service, Version 12	No comments were received.
Conditional Firm Transmission Service, Version 15	Conditional Firm Transmission Service, Version 15, Response to Customer Comments, 10/19/12
Resale of Transmission Service, Version 9	No comments were received.
Redirects, Version 14	No comments were received.
Failure to Comply, Version 7	Failure to Comply, Version 7, Response to Customer Comments, 10/4/12
Scheduling Transmission Service, Version 9	Scheduling Transmission Service, Version 9, Response to Customer Comments, 09/27/12
Resale of Transmission Service, Version 8	Resale of Transmission Service, Version 8, Response to Customer Comments, September 14, 2012
Requesting Transmission Service, Version 13	Requesting Transmission Service, Version 13, Response to Customer Comments, September 14, 2012
Network Integration (NT)Transmission Service, Version 5	Network Integration (NT) Transmission Service, Version 5, Response to Customer Comments, September 10, 2012
On Demand Resource Scheduling, Version 6	No comments were received.
Dynamic Transfer Capability: Requesting & Awarding Access Pilot, V4	DTC: Requesting & Awarding, V4, Response to Customer Comments, August 22, 2012
Requesting Transmission Service, Version 12	No comments were received.
Transmission Credits, V7	No comments were received.
Conditional Firm Inventory, V4	Conditional Firm Inventory, V4, Response to Customer Comments, June 22, 2012
Real Power Loss Return, V9 Notification Of Real Power Loss Return Type form	Real Power Loss Return, V9, Response to Customer Comments, June 5, 2012

BPA Transmission Services' Response to Customer Comments documents in .pdf are posted here for one year after the final business practice is posted.