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Reliability Assurance I nitiative (RAI ) Progress Report

Jerry Hedrick, Director of Compliance Operations and Regional Entity Oversight February 26, 2014

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2013 Year End Progress Report

• The first version of auditor handbook was completed.
• Training and rollout efforts to occur in 2014.

Auditor Handbook

• The results to-date of pilot programs are being compiled.
• Evaluation criteria has been finalized
• The assessment timeline and 2014 deliverables are set.

Prototypes and Pilot Programs

• User guide to support improved self reporting process completed

in December 2013.

• Request for broader industry review in January 2014.

Improvements to Self-Reporting

• Triage process implemented across ERO by January 1, 2014 to

expedite disposition of minimal risk issues.

• Enforcement pilots to test aggregation and exercise of

enforcement discretion under way.

FFT Enhancements

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2014 Timeline for Pilot Program Development January – Pilot evaluation criteria finalized April – ERO executive management presented with recommend audit design October – Finalized compliance audit design approved for training and deployment in 2015

Communication will occur through each phase of evaluation, design, and approval.

May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Jan Feb March April Dec

Key Outputs

• Defined risk approach that supports two way discussion
• Evaluation criteria results in appropriately scoped audits based on an

entities size and risk

• Control evaluation is clearly defined and understood

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End-State RAI Processes

Mature controls / Risk assessment

Eligible for adjustment in scope, monitoring and related testing May be eligible for aggregation/logging Presumption of discretion

No defined controls

May require increased scope, monitoring or testing Not eligible for aggregation/logging No presumption of discretion

Maturity Continuum

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