Tariff Change Recommendations to the

Commercial Practices Committee

From the Regional Tariff Working Group

RTWG Roster

Company RepresentativeAEP-West Mr. Dennis Bethel Member (TO)

Arkansas Electric CooP. Corp. Mr. Ricky Bittle Chair (TC)Coral Power Trading Mr. Rick Rucker Member (TC)Dynegy Marketing and Trade Ms. Kim Casey Member (TC)Empire District Elect. Co. Mr. Rick McCord Member (TO)ENRON Power Marketing, Inc. Mr. Ron McNamara Member (TC) East Texas Electric Cooperative Mr. Wayne Miller Member (TC)Jonesboro City Water and Light Mr. Rick Henley Member (TC)Kansas City Power & Light Mr. Ron Kite Member (TO)KPL, Western Resources, Inc. Mr. Dennis Reed Vice-Chair (TO)Missouri Public Svc. Comm. Mr. Mike Proctor MemberOG+E Electric Services Mr. John Gunesch Jr. Member (TO)Oklahoma Municipal Power Mr. Gene Anderson Member (TC)Southwest Power Pool Mr. Pat Bourne SecretarySouthwestern Power Admin. Mr. James Sherwood Member (TO)Southwestern Public Service Co. Mr. David Grover Member (TO)Tenaska Power Services Co. Mr. Mark Foreman Member (TC)Western Farmers Electric Mr. Gary Roulet Member (TO)

Recommended Changes Revise Attachment P – Timing Requirements

for Reservations & Schedules Incorporate NERC Next-Hour-Market

Provisions Include new Attachment Y – Flexible Use

Transmission Service (Experimental) Revise Scheduling Penalty Provisions -(Sec.

13.7) Revise NERC TLR Procedures Revise Sections 2.2 and 22 – Reservation

Priority and Right of First Refusal

Revise Attachment P Background

– Attachment P Timing Specifications are not compliant with FERC Order 638

– Although present Attachment P specifications may be arguably better than Order 638 specifications, standardization with adjoining Transmission Providers was viewed to be the greater good

Recommendation– Approve the revisions which reflect compliance

Include Next-Hour-Market Provisions

Background– NERC has proposed tariff modifications which

have been approved by the FERC Recommendation

– Approve incorporation of the FERC approved language into the SPP OATT to Facilitate Next-Hour-Market activities

Add New Attachment Y Background

– The EOC has approved a phased implementation of the proposal to increase transmission system utilization

– The proposed new Attachment Y provides for a one-year experimental implementation of the first phase

Recommendation– Approve the addition of Attachment Y to the

SPP OATT

Scheduling Penalty Change

Background– The proposed change reduces the penalty to

200% of actual excess use– SPP scheduling software has been modified to

reject tags that are in excess of the corresponding reservation

Recommendation– Approve the proposed revisions to Sec. 13.7

Revise TLR Procedures Background

– NERC has revised its TLR Procedures– NERC has recently revised its IDC to

implement the new procedures– Procedures included in the SPP OATT as

Attachment R require replacement Recommendation

– Approve a revision to Attachment R which states that currently effective NERC TLR Procedures are incorporated by reference

Sections 2.2 and 22 ROFR Issues

Background– ROFR issues discussed extensively at the

RTWG– These revisions clarify the rights and

obligations of both incumbent and new customers

Sections 2.2 ROFR Issues

Change Time Frame to Respond to a competing request– Notify Both there is a competing Request– System Impact Study– Current User with ROFR must respond within 60

days of notification of a contingent service agreement

– Customer given reservation pays for System Impact Study, If competing request is awarded any service it pays

Sections 22 ROFR Issues

Clarify that requesting a change in path for an existing firm transmission reservation with remaining term of less than 1 year does not have ROFR– Treated as a new request

Sections 2.2 and 22 ROFR Issues

Recommendation– Approve the proposed revisions to Sec.2.2 and

Sec. 22

Ongoing Consideration of Major Issues

Tariff modifications for state retail restructuring programs

Pro Forma Generation Interconnection Agreement

Consistent standards for rate basing transmission facilities

Ultimate rate design for SPP Tariff