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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA <br /> BEFORE THE <br /> FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities I Docket No. OA11-=000 <br /> PETITION OF ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES <br /> FOR WAIVER OF <br /> STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND OASIS <br /> RECIPROCITY CONDITIONS <br /> Pursuant to 18 C.F.R. §§ 35.28(e)(2) and 358.1(d) and Rules 101(e) and 207 of <br /> the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure,' Elk River Municipal Utilities ("Elk <br /> River")respectfully requests that the Commission waive reciprocity-based standards of <br /> conduct and Open Access Same-Time Information System ("OASIS") requirements that <br /> might otherwise apply to it under Order Nos. 888, 889, 890, 2003, 2004, and 717, as they <br /> apply to municipal electric systems through the reciprocity obligation.2 Elk River is not a <br /> ' 18 C.F.R. §§ 385.101(e)and 385.207. <br /> 2 Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open Access Non-Discriminatory Transmission Services by <br /> Public Utilities;Recovery of Stranded Costs by Public Utilities and Transmitting Utilities,Order No. 888, <br /> 61 Fed.Reg.21,539(May 10, 1996),FERC Stats.&Regs.¶31,036(1996), clarified, 76 FERC¶61,009 <br /> (1996),modified,Order No. 888-A,62 Fed. Reg. 12,274(Mar. 14, 1997), FERC Stats. &Regs.¶31,048 <br /> (1997),order on reh'g,Order No. 888-B,62 Fed.Reg. 64,688(Dec.9, 1997), 81 FERC¶61,248(1997), <br /> order on reh'g,Order No. 888-C, 82 FERC it 61,046(1998),af'd in part and remanded in part sub nom. <br /> Transmission Access Policy Study Group v. FERC,225 F.3d 667(D.C. Cir.2000),affd sub nom. New <br /> York v. FERC, 535 U.S. 1 (2002); Open Access Same-Time Information System(formerly Real-Time <br /> Information Networks)and Standards of Conduct, Order No. 889,61 Fed. Reg.21,737(May 10, 1996), <br /> FERC Stats.&Regs.¶31,035 (1996),clarified, 76 FERC¶61,009(1996),modified,Order No. 889-A,62 <br /> Fed. Reg. 12,484(Mar. 14, 1997),FERC Stats. &Regs.¶31,049(1997),reh'g denied,Order No.889-B, <br /> 62 Fed.Reg. 64,715 (Dec. 9, 1997), 81 FERC¶61,253 (1997),af'd in part and remanded in part sub nom. <br /> Transmission Access Policy Study Group v. FERC,225 F.3d 667(D.C.Cir. 2000),affd sub nom. New <br /> York v. FERC, 535 U.S. 1 (2002).See also Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in <br /> Transmission Service,Order No. 890, 72 Fed. Reg. 12,266(Mar. 15,2007),FERC Stats.&Regs.¶31,241 <br /> (2007), order on reh'g and clarification,Order No. 890-A,73 Fed. Reg.2984(Jan. 16,2008),FERC Stats. <br /> &Regs.¶31,261 (2007),order on reh'g, Order No. 890-B,73 Fed.Reg.39,092(July 8,2008), 123 FERC <br /> ¶61,299(2008),order on reh'g and clarification,Order No.890-C,74 Fed.Reg. 12,540(Mar.25,2009), <br /> 126 FERC¶61,228(2009),order on clarification, Order No. 890-D,74 Fed.Reg. 61,511 (Nov.25,2009), <br /> 129 FERC¶61,126(2009); Standardization of Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures, <br /> Order No.2003, 68 Fed. Reg.49,846(Aug. 19,2003), FERC Stats. &Regs.¶31,146(2003),modified, 68 <br /> Fed. Reg. 69,599(Dec. 15,2003), clarified,69 Fed. Reg.2135 (Jan. 14,2004), 106 FERC if 61,009(2004), <br />