The Operating Committee and Market Implementation Committee endorsed changes to Manuals 12 and 27 to implement new rules regarding black start generators, as approved by FERC in docket ER13-1911. The changes include section 7 of Manual 27: Open Access Transmission Tariff Accounting, and section 4.6 of Manual 12: Balancing Operations. See MIC, OC Review Black Start Manual Changes.

The Operating Committee also endorsed changes to Manuals 1, 3, 10 and 13:

• Manual 1: Control Center and Data Exchange Requirements — Tie line modeling; definition of pseudo tie; schedule of data submittals; eliminating redundant text.
• Manual 3: Transmission Operations — General updates; error corrections; added several operating guidelines.
• Manual 10: Pre-Scheduling Operations — Annual review for 2013.
• Manual 13: Emergency Procedures – General clean-up; removed obsolete language.