1.

Welcome and Introduction

Victor Barry

9:00 a.m.

2.

PUCT Update

Pam Whittington, PUCT

9:15 a.m.

3.

NERC Electric Reliability Organization Compliance Update

Suzanna Strangmeier, NERC

10:00 a.m.

4.

FERC Update on Standards

Nick Henery, FERC

11:00 a.m.

5.

Regional Reliability Standards -        Top Ten Questions

Judith James

11:15 a.m.

Lunch

12:00 p.m.

7.

Registration Activities

• Joint Registration Organizations
• What is a Radial Line in Texas RE? Transmission Operators vs. Generation Operators

S.A. "Tony" Shiekhi

1:00 p.m.

8.

Texas RE Portal Updates

• 2009 Self-Certification Schedule
• Self-Certification on the Portal
• NERC Alerts on the Portal

Elaine Conces

2:00 p.m.

Break

2:30 p.m.

9.

Audit and Assessment

• Lessons Learned in 2008
• Actively Monitored Standards

2:45 p.m.

10.

Compliance Culture and Penalty Assessment

• Elements of a Culture of Compliance
• Types of Penalties
• Settlements
• Penalty Assessment Factors
• Actual Penalties

Rashida Caraway

3:45 p.m.

11.

Evidence Needed on Event-Driven Requirements

Brent Torgrimson

4:15 p.m.

Adjourn

5:00 p.m.