Submittal of NAESB Standards to Support Coordination of Requests for Transmission Service Across Multiple Transmission Systems in RM05-5.

NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STANDARDS BOARD 801 Travis, Suite 1675 Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 356-0060 Fax: (713) 356-0067 email: naesb@naesb.org Web Site Address: www.naesb.org October 7, 2011 Filed Electronically Ms. Kimberly Bose Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street N.E., Room 1A Washington, D.C. 20585 RE: Submittal for NAESB Standards Development to Support Coordination of Requests for Transmission Service Across Multiple Transmission Systems (Docket No. RM05-5-013, Order No. 676-E) Dear Ms. Bose: The North American Energy Standards Board ("NAESB") submits this report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "Commission") regarding NAESB standards development in support of coordination of requests for transmission service across multiple transmission systems, in response to the final rule for Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities, (Docket No. RM05-5-013, Order No. 676-E), issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) on November 24, 2009. The NAESB standards related to coordination of requests for transmission service across multiple transmission systems were ratified by NAESB membership on August 11, 2011 and became available as final actions. We very much appreciate the time, knowledge and industry leadership provided by all participants, both members and non- members that contributed to the development of this set of standards. The report is being filed electronically in Adobe Acrobat Print Document Format (.pdf). All of the documents are also available on the NAESB web site (www.naesb.org). Please feel free to call me at (713) 356-0060 or refer to the NAESB website (www.naesb.org) should you have any questions or need additional information regarding the NAESB DSM-EE standards or any other NAESB work products. Respectfully submitted, Rae McQuade Ms. Rae McQuade President & COO, North American Energy Standards Board NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STANDARDS BOARD 801 Travis, Suite 1675 Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 356-0060 Fax: (713) 356-0067 email: naesb@naesb.org Web Site Address: www.naesb.org October 7, 2011 Page 2 cc with enclosures: Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commissioner Philip D. Moeller, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commissioner John R. Norris, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commissioner Marc Spitzer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Mr. Michael Bardee, General Counsel of the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Mr. Joseph McClelland, Director, Office of Electric Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Ms. Jamie L. Simler, Director, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Ms. Valerie Crockett, Chairman and CEO, North American Energy Standards Board Mr. William P. Boswell, ...