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ELECTRONIC CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
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Title 18 → Chapter I → Subchapter B → Part 40
Title 18: Conservation of Power and Water Resources
PART 40—MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE BULK-POWER SYSTEM
Contents
§40.1 Applicability.
§40.2 Mandatory Reliability Standards.
§40.3 Availability of Reliability Standards.
AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 824o.

SOURCE: Order 693, 72 FR 16598, Apr. 4, 2007, unless otherwise noted.

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§40.1 Applicability.
(a) This part applies to all users, owners and operators of the Bulk-Power System within the United States (other than
Alaska or Hawaii), including, but not limited to, entities described in section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act.
(b) Each Reliability Standard made effective by §40.2 must identify the subset of users, owners and operators of the BulkPower System to which a particular Reliability Standard applies.
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§40.2 Mandatory Reliability Standards.
(a) Each applicable user, owner or operator of the Bulk-Power System must comply with Commission-approved Reliability
Standards developed by the Electric Reliability Organization.
(b) A proposed modification to a Reliability Standard proposed to become effective pursuant to §39.5 of this Chapter will
not be effective until approved by the Commission.
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§40.3 Availability of Reliability Standards.
The Electric Reliability Organization must post on its Web site the currently effective Reliability Standards as approved and
enforceable by the Commission. The effective date of the Reliability Standards must be included in the posting.
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