Saint Paul, Mn. Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) would like to notify its members of an open position on the MRO Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program Advisory Council (CMEPAC) with a term that will expire on December 31, 2025. Council members must be employees of MRO members and meet the qualifications outlined in the CMEPAC Charter and Policy and Procedure 3: Establishment, Responsibilities, and Procedures of Organizational Groups and MRO Sponsored Representatives on NERC Organizational Groups.

The CMEPAC meets quarterly to discuss compliance-related topics and provides advice and counsel to MRO’s Board of Directors, staff, members, and registered entities in the following areas:

The CMEPAC also identifies and hosts various outreach, such as the Annual CMEP Conference, CMEPAC monthly calls, webinars, and newsletter articles, to provide information and gather feedback from MRO Members. Additionally, serving on the CMEPAC provides the opportunity to participate in the Regional Risk Assessment, identify opportunities for Standard Application Guides, pre-review Quarterly Self-Certifications, provide feedback to MRO staff, and develop relationships.

If you wish to nominate yourself, or someone else, for this position, please submit the Nomination Form no later than Friday, August 2, 2024.

The MRO CMEPAC will select a nominee to recommend to MRO’s Organizational Group Oversight Committee at a closed special session in the third quarter.

Please note that nominations for expiring or open Industry Sector board and organizational group positions will be solicited later this year. At that time, MRO members will have the opportunity to nominate for open or expiring positions on all organizational groups.

For questions about this nomination process, please contact Michelle Olson, Compliance Monitoring Administrator.

More information on the MRO CMEPAC is available on MRO’s website HERE.

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Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the reliability and security of the bulk power system in the central region of North America, including parts of both the United States and Canada. MRO is one of six regional entities in North America operating under authority from regulators in the United States through a delegation agreement with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and in Canada under similar arrangements. The primary focus of MRO is developing and ensuring compliance with reliability standards and assessing the grid’s ability to meet the demands for electricity.