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1 16 U.S.C. 825j (2000). Section 311 of the FPA 

authorizes the Commission to conduct 

investigations in order to secure information 

necessary or appropriate as a basis for 

recommending legislation. Section 311 makes clear 

Continued

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Intervention and Protest Date: 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time January 4, 2005.

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E4–3920 Filed 1–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RP05–134–000] 

Young Gas Storage Company, Ltd.; 

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC 

Gas Tariff 

December 27, 2004. 

Take notice that on December 21, 

2004, Young Gas Storage Company, Ltd. 

(Young) tendered for filing as part of its 

FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, 

the following tariff sheets, to become 

effective January 21, 2005:

Sixth Revised Sheet No. 53

Eighth Revised Sheet No. 55

Seventh Revised Sheet No. 61

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 63A 

Sixth Revised Sheet No. 66

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 68

Young states that the tariff sheets are 

filed to remove the tariff provisions 

applicable to the temporary waiver of 

the maximum rate ceiling for capacity 

release transactions that expired on 

September 30, 2002. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Protests will be considered by 

the Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed in accordance 

with the provisions of Section 154.210 

of the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR 

154.210). Anyone filing an intervention 

or protest must serve a copy of that 

document on the Applicant. Anyone 

filing an intervention or protest on or 

before the intervention or protest date 

need not serve motions to intervene or 

protests on persons other than the 

Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659.

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E4–3915 Filed 1–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL05–49–000] 

Exelon Corporation, Complainant v. 

PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PJM 

Interconnection, L.L.C., Respondents; 

Notice of Complaint 

December 27, 2004. 

Take notice that on December 23, 

2004, Exelon Corporation filed a 

Complaint against PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. (PJM), and PPL Electric Utilities 

Corporation (PPL) pursuant to Rule 206 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 (2004) 

seeking compensation for improperly 

calculated and billed Transmission 

Congestion Charges to PECO in 

violation of the PJM Open Access 

Transmission Tariff and Operating 

Agreement. 

Exelon states that copies of the 

complaint were served on the contacts 

for PJM and PPL as listed on the 

Commission’s list of corporate officials. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Protests will be considered by 

the Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. The Respondent’s answer 

and all interventions, or protests must 

be filed on or before the comment date. 

The Respondent’s answer, motions to 

intervene, and protests must be served 

on the Complainants. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive email notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: January 12, 2005.

Linda Mitry, 

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. E4–3922 Filed 1–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL05–24–000] 

Survey on Operator Training Practices; 

Order Requiring Response to Survey 

on Operator Training Practices by 

Control Area Operators and 

Transmission Providers 

December 27, 2004.

Before Commissioners: Pat Wood, III, 

Chairman; Nora Mead Brownell, Joseph 

T. Kelliher, and Suedeen G. Kelly.

1. In this order, pursuant to section 

311 of the Federal Power Act (FPA),1

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that the Commission’s authority in conducting such 

investigations extends to entities otherwise not 

subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction ‘‘including 

the generation, transmission, distribution and sale 

of electric energy by any agency, authority or 

instrumentality of the United States, or of any State 

or municipality* * *.’’ ‘‘The Commission shall 

report to Congress the results of investigations made 

under authority of this section.’’ 16 U.S.C. 825j.

2A list of survey respondents appears in 

Appendix A to this order. The Commission has 

hired a contractor to conduct this survey. The 

contractor will contact all survey respondents with 

instructions on how to complete the survey.

3A copy of this survey is found in Appendix B 

to this order and at http://www.ferc.gov/industries/

electric/indus-act/reliability/2004-sys-opsurvey.pdf.

4The Blackout Report, which was made public on 

April 5, 2004, is available on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov/cust-protect/moi/

blackout.asp.

5Blackout Report at 19. The other primary causes 

identified by the Task Force were inadequate 

system understanding by FirstEnergy and the East 

Central Area Reliability Coordination Agreement 

(ECAR), a North American Electric Reliability 

Council (NERC) Regional Reliability Council, 

failure to adequately manage tree growth in 

transmission rights-of-way, and failure of the 

interconnected grid’s reliability organizations to 

provide effective diagnostic support. Id. at 17–20.

6 Id. at 19.

7 Id. at 20.

8 Id. at 107.

9 Id. at 110.

10 Id.

11See Recommendation 6. The text of the 

February 10, 2004 document is available on NERC’s 

Web site, http://www.nerc.com.

12See Status Report on Recommendation 6a at 

ftp://www.nerc.com/pub/sys/all_updl/docs/

blackout/Recommendation_6a.pdf

13Blackout Report at 157.

the Commission directs specified 

control area operators and transmission 

providers,2 whether or not they are 

otherwise subject to the Commission’s 

jurisdiction as a public utility, to 

complete a survey on their operator 

training practices.3 This order 

implements the findings and 

recommendations set forth in the U.S.-

Canada Power System Outage Task 

Force’s (Task Force) Final Report on the 

August 14, 2003 Blackout in the United 

States and Canada (Blackout Report) 4

and benefits customers because better 

understanding of operator training 

practices will help to support 

improvements to overall grid reliability.

2. The Task Force found operator 

performance was one of the root causes 

of the August 14, 2003 blackout. 

According to the Blackout Report, 

deficiencies in operator performance 

that contributed to the blackout 

included lack of situational awareness, 

failure of personnel to declare an 

emergency, and failure to take 

appropriate action to ensure that the 

bulk electric system remained in a 

secure and reliable state. Participation 

in the operator training survey is 

required by this order because it will 

provide the Commission with valuable 

information regarding operator training 

problems that could prevent line 

outages or improve grid reliability so 

that we can report to Congress on 

actions that could be taken to reduce the 

potential of operator-caused problems. 

3.The Commission strongly supports 

legislative reform to provide a clear 

federal framework for developing and 

enforcing mandatory reliability rules. 

The information collected from the 

reporting requirement herein will be 

reflected in a Commission report to 

Congress on legislation concerning the 

reliability of the nation’s interstate bulk 

electric systems, consistent with section 

311 of the FPA. 

Background 

4. On August 14, 2003, an electric 

power blackout occurred over large 

portions of the Northeast and Midwest 

United States and Ontario, Canada. The 

blackout lasted up to two days in some 

areas of the United States and longer in 

some areas of Canada. It affected an area 

with over 50 million people and 61,800 

megawatts of electric load. In the wake 

of the blackout, the Task Force was 

created to study the causes of the 

blackout and possible solutions to avoid 

such future blackouts. On April 5, 2004, 

the Task Force made publicly available 

the Blackout Report, which described 

the blackout investigation findings and 

identified the causes of the blackout and 

made recommendations to minimize the 

future occurrences of large-scale 

blackouts. 

5. The Task Force identified 

FirstEnergy Corporation’s (FirstEnergy) 

inadequate situational awareness, that 

is, its failure to recognize or understand 

the deteriorating condition of its system, 

as one of the four primary causes of the 

August 14, 2003 blackout.5 It explained 

that FirstEnergy’s operations personnel 

were not adequately trained to maintain 

reliable operation under emergency 

conditions.6 In addition, the Task Force 

stated that significant training above the 

standards set by NERC is needed to 

perform system operation and 

management functions.7

6. The Blackout Report also compared 

the August 2003 blackout with seven 

previous major outages and concluded 

that inadequate training of operating 

personnel was a common factor among 

major outages.8 The Task Force 

concluded that ‘‘operating procedures 

were necessary but not sufficient to deal 

with severe power system disturbances 

in several of the events [leading to the 

blackouts].’’ 9 It also noted that 

investigation reports from previous 

major outages recommended enhanced 

procedures and training for operating 

personnel.10

7. Responding to the blackout and the 

blackout investigation, on February 10, 

2004, the NERC Board of Trustees 

approved recommendations to take 

steps to improve the reliability of the 

bulk electric system, including a 

recommendation to improve operator 

and reliability coordinator training.11

This recommendation directed that all 

reliability coordinators, control areas, 

and transmission operators provide at 

least five days per year of training and 

drills in system emergencies using 

realistic simulations. This training was 

to be completed by June 30, 2004. On 

October 3, 2004, NERC issued an update 

on status of emergency training across 

the NERC regions.12 NERC’s assessment 

indicated that all operating entities in 

three regions met the requirements of 

the recommendation; all reliability 

coordinators, in all regions, met the 

required training; 70 percent of all 

control areas met the requirement; and 

89 percent of all individual operators 

had completed the training 

requirements, based upon available data 

provided by seven of the ten regional 

reliability councils.

8. The Final Blackout Report’s 

Recommendation No. 19 supported 

NERC’s near-term training requirements. 

In addition, the Task Force made several 

recommendations to improve both nearterm and long-term training 

requirements. An essential element to 

this recommendation includes 

commissioning an advisory report by an 

independent panel to address a wide 

range of issues concerning reliability 

training programs and certification 

requirements. The Task Force 

concluded that the report should be 

delivered by March 31, 2005 and that 

the Commission and Canadian 

authorities, in consultation with NERC 

and others, ‘‘should evaluate the report 

and consider its findings in setting 

minimum training and certification 

requirements for control areas and 

reliability.’’ 13

Discussion 

9. The Blackout Report indicates that 

inadequate power system operator 

training was a major cause of the August 

14, 2003 blackout. Further, the Task 

Force’s analysis of seven other major 

outages identified operator training as a 

contributing factor to such outages. It is 

clear from these reports that a higher 

standard of training for those that 

operate the transmission grid is needed 

to minimize the risk of regional power 

outages and ensure the uninterrupted 

flow of electricity in the nation’s 

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14OMB Control Number 1902–0209; expiration 

date June 30, 2005.

interconnected bulk electric systems. As 

noted above, NERC requested that all 

reliability coordinators, control areas, 

and transmission operators provide at 

least five days of training and drills in 

system emergencies using realistic 

simulations to be completed by June 30, 

2004. Although this is a useful step to 

promote near-term reliability, the Task 

Force recommended that, in order to 

improve long-term training and 

certification requirements, an advisory 

report by an independent panel should 

address a wide range of issues 

concerning reliability training programs 

and certification requirements.

10. The Commission has hired a 

consultant to examine operator training 

practices. The consultant has prepared 

the attached survey, which will be 

submitted to power system operators, as 

a part of the Commission’s effort to 

determine the breadth of training 

practices across the industry, identify 

best practices, and evaluate minimum 

requirements for an effective operator 

training program. The Commission will 

analyze the data and provide a timely 

report to Congress on the need for 

legislation to ensure the reliability of the 

U.S. bulk power system. Accordingly, 

pursuant to section 311 of the FPA, the 

Commission is requiring that specified 

control areas and transmission 

providers, as specified in Appendix A, 

(whether or not they are otherwise 

subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction 

as public utilities) submit the 

information requested in the survey 

contained in Appendix B to this order.14

11. Respondents must submit the 

report by January 31, 2005 to the 

Commission. 

Document Availability 

12. In addition to publishing the full 

text of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the Internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov ) and in the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room during normal 

business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., 

Room 2A, Washington DC 20426. 

13. From the Commission’s Home 

Page on the Internet, this information is 

available using the eLibrary link. The 

full text of this document is available on 

eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word 

format for viewing, printing, and/or 

downloading. To access this document 

in eLibrary, type the docket number 

excluding the last three digits of this 

document in the docket number field. 

14. User assistance is available for 

eLibrary and the Commission’s Web site 

during normal business hours at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or by 

calling (866) 208–3676 or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. 

The Commission orders:

(A) The specified control area 

operators and transmission providers, 

whether or not they are otherwise 

subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction 

as public utilities, are directed to submit 

to the Commission, by January 31, 2005, 

a completed survey of their operator 

training practices, as discussed in the 

body of this order. 

(B) The Secretary shall promptly 

publish a copy of this order in the 

Federal Register.

By the Commission. 

Linda Mitry, 

Deputy Secretary.

Appendix A—Control Areas and 

Transmission Providers 

Alabama Electric Cooperative Corp. 

Alabama Power Company 

Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc. 

Allegheny Power 

American Electric Power Service Corp. 

American Municipal Electric Power-Ohio, 

Inc. 

American Transmission Company, LLC 

Aquila Inc. 

Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Corp. 

Arizona Power Authority 

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. 

Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. 

Austin Energy Company 

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company 

Big Rivers Electric Corp. 

Bonneville Power Administration 

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative 

Brownesville Public Utilities Board 

Buckeye Power Inc. 

California Independent System Operator 

Corp. 

Calpine Corporation 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 

Central Iowa Power Coop 

Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company 

Cinergy Corp. 

City of Tallahassee, Florida 

City Utilities of Springfield, Illinois 

Clay Electric Cooperative 

Cleco Power LLC 

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company 

(First Energy) 

Commonwealth Edison Company 

Conectiv Energy Supply Inc. 

ConEdison Energy, Inc. 

Connecticut Light and Power Company 

Corn Belt Power Coop 

Dairyland Power 

Detroit Edison Company 

Dominion Generation 

Dominion Virginia Power 

DTE Energy Trading, Inc. 

Duke Energy 

Duquesne Light Company 

East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. 

East Texas Electric Cooperative Inc. 

El Paso Electric Company 

Electric Energy, Inc. 

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. 

Entergy Services Inc. 

Excel Energy 

Exelon Corp. 

First Energy Corp. 

Florida Municipal Power Agency 

Florida Power & Light Company 

Fort Pierce Utilities Authority 

Gainesville Regional Utilities 

Garland Power & Light 

Georgia Power Company 

Georgia Transmission Company 

Grand River Dam Authority 

GridAmerica LLC 

Gulf Power Company 

Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Coop Inc. 

Idaho Power Company 

Imperial Irrigation District 

Indiana Municipal Power Agency 

Indianapolis Power & Light Company 

Indiantown Cogeneration, LP 

International Transmission Company 

ISO New England, Inc. 

Jacksonville Electric Authority 

Kansas City Power & Light Company 

Keys Energy Services 

Kissimmee Utility Authority 

KPL-Westar Energy 

L.A. Dept Water & Power 

Lansing Board of Water and Light 

LGE Energy 

Long Island Lighting Company 

Louisiana Energy & Power Authority 

Lower Colorado River Authority 

Michigan Electric Transmission Company 

LLC 

Mid-America Interconnected Network, Inc. 

Mid-American Energy Company 

Midwest Independent System Transmission 

Operator Corp 

MIECO Inc. 

Minnesota Power 

Mirant Americas Development, Inc. 

Mississippi Power Company 

Missouri River Energy Service 

Modesto Irrigation District 

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 

National Grid 

Nebraska Public Power District 

New England Electric Transmission 

Company 

New York Independent System Operator, Inc. 

New York Power Authority 

New York State Electric & Gas Corp. 

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power 

Agency 

North Carolina Electric Membership Corp. 

Northeast Texas Electric Cooperative 

Northeast Utilities Service Company 

Northern California Power Agency 

Northern Indiana Public Service Company 

Northwest Power Pool 

Ocala Electric Utility 

Oglethorpe Power Corp. 

Ohio Edison Company (First Energy) 

Ohio Power Company (AEP) 

Ohio Valley Electric Corp 

Oklahoma Gas & Electric 

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority 

Orange & Rockland 

Orlando Utility Commission 

Otter Tail Power Company 

Pacific Corp 

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Pacific Gas & Electric Company 

PECO Energy Company 

PJM Interconnection, Inc. 

PPL Utilities 

Progress Energy

PSEG 

Public Service Company of Colorado (New 

Century Energies) 

Public Service Company of New Mexico 

Puget Sound Energy, Inc. 

Reedy Creek Energy Services 

Reliant Energy Services, Inc. 

Rochester Public Utilities 

Sacramento Municipal Utility District 

Salt River Project 

San Diego Gas & Electric Company 

Savannah Electric & Power Company 

Seminole Electric Cooperative 

Sierra Pacific Resources Transmission 

Silicon Valley Power—City of Santa Clara 

So. Mississippi Electric Power Assoc. 

South Carolina Electric & Gas 

South Carolina Public Service Authority 

Southeastern Power Administration 

Southern California Edison 

Southern Company Services, Inc. 

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power 

Agency 

Southwest Power Pool, Inc. 

Sunflower Electric Power Corp. 

Tampa Electric Company 

Tennessee Valley Authority 

Tucson Electric Power Company 

TXU Electric Delivery 

Vermont Electric Power Company 

Virginia Electric & Power Company 

Wabash Valley Power Association Inc. 

WE Energies 

Westar Energy 

Western Area Power Administration 

Western Farmers Electric Cooperative 

Wisconsin Public Service Corp. 

Yadkin, Inc. 

Attachment B 

This FERC Operator Training Study survey 

is based upon the template used in DOE 

STANDARD DOE–STD–1070–94 (June 1994), 

titled Guidelines for Evaluation of Nuclear 

Facility Training Programs. 

Part A—Management and Administration 

1. Which of the following best describes the 

type of organization in which you work? 

A. NERC Regional Council 

B. Regional Transmission Operator (RTO) 

C. Independent System Operator (ISO) 

D. Integrated Utility 

E. Control Area 

F. Transmission Company 

G. Energy Marketing Company 

H. NERC Reliability Coordinator 

I. Municipal/Cooperative Company

2. Which of the following best describes your 

job position within the organization in 

which you work? 

A. Transmission Operator 

B. Generation Operator 

C. Interchange Operator 

D. Marketing Operations Authority 

E. System Reliability Authority 

F. Balancing Authority

3. Which of the following best describes your 

company’s policy regarding training? 

A. Training is not available 

B. A training program exists and 

completion of the program is required 

C. Training program exists but completion 

of the program is not required but is 

encouraged

4. How many staff are dedicated to providing 

training at your location? 

A. 0 

B. 1 

C. 2 or more 

D. I do not know

5. Do you have a training department? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

6. Do you have dedicated training program 

developers? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

7. Do you have dedicated training program 

instructors? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

8. Does your training program have written 

program goals? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

9. Does your training program have written 

objectives? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

10. Is operational philosophy documented 

and used at your site? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

11. If you are responsible for conducting 

training, do you perform a routine audit 

of the training program against the 

current tasks required to be performed, 

the administrative requirements 

concerning system operation, current 

regulatory requirements affecting the 

program, and the adequacy of the 

resources necessary to run the training 

program successfully? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. N/A

12. If you are responsible for conducting 

training, do you deliver a report to 

management on the findings of your 

training program audit? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. N/A

13. If you are responsible for conducting 

training, does management respond 

positively to the findings of your training 

program audit? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. N/A

14. If you are responsible for conducting 

training, are you required by your 

training program to keep records of 

student performance at the objective 

level (task, knowledge, and performance 

level)? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. N/A

15. If you are responsible for conducting 

training, are you required to report on 

student progress to management at 

regular or predefined intervals using 

data? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. N/A

16. If you are responsible for conducting 

training, do you have a process in place 

that provides quality management of 

your training program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. N/A

17. If you are responsible for conducting 

training, does your training program 

have defined customers (classifications 

of System Operators or maintenance 

personnel) to be served by the program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. N/A

18. Does your training program have a 

published schedule of training program 

events? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

19. Does your training program have a person 

who is responsible for overseeing the 

program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

20. Does your training program have a budget 

process that exists to fund training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

21. Does your training program have a means 

to keep records for individuals 

participating in the program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

22. Does your training program have a means 

to evaluate the effectiveness of the 

training program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

23. Does your training program have an 

annual budget sufficient to meet the 

needs of the training program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

24. Does your facility have a site specific 

validated Job and Task Analysis that was 

the basis for the design of your training 

program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

25. Does this validated Job and Task Analysis 

have a specific Difficulty, Importance, 

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and Frequency score associated with it 

that is used to determine its criticality 

within the training program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

26. Does your training program have 

sufficient training aid capability (i.e.

overhead projectors, PowerPoint 

projectors, computer terminals, white 

boards, mock-ups, etc.) to adequately 

present the current training material? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

Part B—Training Staff Qualification 

27. Does your training program have full time 

dedicated instructors with no other 

concurrent duties for administration of 

the training program at your location? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

28. How many full time dedicated instructors 

are assigned to the training program at 

your location? 

A. 0 

B. 1 

C. 2 or more 

D. I do not know

29. Does your training program have an 

Instructor Qualification program at your 

location? 

A. Qualification is required and completed 

at our location 

B. Qualification is required but not 

followed through at our location 

C. Qualification is not required, but will be 

in the future at our location 

D. Qualification is not required; there is no 

plan in place for qualification at our 

location

30. Does the Instructor Qualification program 

develop instructor skills required for 

effective presentation of training 

materials? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. No qualification program is in place

31. Does the Instructor Qualification program 

ensure that the instructors possess 

adequate technical qualifications in the 

subjects they are assigned to teach? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. No qualification program is in place

32. Does the Instructor Qualification program 

provide for qualification of each 

instructor for each of the student training 

settings in place at your location (i.e.

classroom, simulator, on the job training 

and/or computer based training)? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. No qualification program is in place

33. If instructors who are not fully qualified 

under your Instructor Qualification 

program or subject matter experts are 

used for class presentations are they 

under supervision and provided 

guidance by a fully qualified instructor? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. No qualification program is in place

34. Does your training program have training 

workshops for the trainers and 

evaluators in support of program goals? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

35. Does your training program have 

designated individuals trained to 

perform objective evaluations of the 

trainee’s performance? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

36. In your training program, are the 

evaluators qualified to a specific 

standard before they are allowed to 

evaluate student performance? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

37. Does your training program monitor and 

evaluate instructor performance to 

determine need for improvement in 

instructor technical knowledge and/or 

instructional skills? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

38. Do you have a process in place for 

making changes to your training 

program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

39. Who can make recommendations for 

improvements to training? (Select all that 

apply.) 

A. Trainees 

B. Managers 

C. Supervisors 

D. Trainers 

Part C—Program Entrance Experience and 

Education Requirements 

40. Are the majority of candidates for entry 

into the training program employees 

from inside your company or new hires 

from outside your company? 

A. Employees from inside your company 

B. New hires from outside your company 

C. I do not know

41. For candidates from inside your 

company, does the training program 

specify previous job requirements or job 

specialties for entry into the training 

program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

42. For candidates from inside your 

company, does the training program 

specify any educational requirements for 

entry into the training program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

43. For candidates from inside your 

company, is company or union seniority 

a determining factor for entry into the 

training program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

44. For candidates from inside your 

company, does company or union 

seniority override previous job 

requirements, job specialties or 

educational requirements for entry into 

the training program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

45. For candidates from outside your 

company, does the training program 

specify previous job requirements or job 

specialties for entry into the training 

program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

46. For candidates from outside your 

company, does the training program 

specify any educational requirements for 

entry into the training program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

47. For candidates from inside or outside 

your company, which of the following 

does the training program specify as 

prerequisites for entry into the training 

program? (Check all that are applicable 

to your location.) 

A. Physical requirements (i.e. ability to 

stand, walk or sit for long periods etc.) 

B. Medical health screening 

C. Psychological screening 

D. Personality screening

48. For candidates from inside or outside 

your company, does the training program 

specify any knowledge screening test 

requirements for entry into the training 

program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

49. Are requirements for entry into the 

training program reviewed and evaluated 

periodically to ensure trainees capable of 

completing the course are selected for 

entry into the training program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

Part D—Training Program Content 

Determination 

50. Does your organization have a detailed 

Job Task Analysis (JTA) for each position 

staffed at your location? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. A detailed JTA has not been developed 

for my location

51. Does your organization use a detailed JTA 

to assure that all tasks required for safe 

and efficient job performance are 

addressed by a training program at your 

location? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. No training program exists at my 

location

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52. Is the JTA for your location reviewed 

periodically and updated as necessary to 

incorporate changes resulting from 

procedure changes, facility systems 

changes, facility equipment changes, 

changes in job scope, or technological 

chances that could affect job 

performance requirements at your 

location? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. A detailed JTA has not been developed 

for my location

53. Does your training program meet the 

recommendations of NERC guidelines for 

recommended training requirements for 

all positions staffed at your location? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. No training program exists at my 

location

54. Does your training program meet the 

recommendations of FERC guidelines for 

recommended training requirements for 

all positions staffed at your location? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. No training program exists at my 

location

55. Is facility and/or industry experience 

used to identify training program 

requirements for your location? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. No training program exists at my 

location

56. Are department managers and/or 

supervisors trained to the same standard 

as operational personnel at your 

location? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. No training program exists at my 

location

57. Are technical personnel such as computer 

maintenance personnel, IT technicians 

and instrumentation and control 

technicians trained to the same standard 

as operational personnel at your 

location? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. No training program exists at my 

location 

Part E—Training Program Design and 

Development 

58. Select which of the following best 

describes Classroom Training at your 

location? 

A. Classroom Training is required and 

completed at our location 

B. Classroom Training is required but not 

followed through at our location 

C. Classroom Training is not required, but 

will be in the future at our location 

D. Classroom Training is not required; 

there is no plan in place for classroom 

training at our location

59. If classroom training is provided at your 

location, how much time is allocated to 

classroom training per year? 

A. One week or less 

B. One to three weeks 

C. Three to six weeks 

D. More than six weeks 

E. N/A

60. If classroom training is provided at your 

location, are detailed lesson plans or 

training guides available and used to 

define the objectives, the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of 

each lesson objective? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Classroom training is not provided

61. If classroom training is provided at your 

location, do the lesson plans or training 

guides objectives reflect the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of 

each lesson objective? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Classroom training is not provided

62. Select which of the following best 

describes the Job Qualification program 

at your location? 

A. Qualification is required and completed 

at our location 

B. Qualification is required but not 

followed through at our location 

C. Qualification is not required, but will be 

in the future at our location 

D. Qualification is not required; there is no 

plan in place for job qualification at our 

location

63. If a job qualification program is provided 

at your location, how much time is 

allocated to complete the program? 

A. Six weeks or less 

B. Six to twelve weeks 

C. Twelve to sixteen weeks 

D. More than sixteen weeks 

E. N/A

64. If Job Qualification is required at your 

location, are detailed lesson plans or 

training guides available and used to 

define the objectives, the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of the 

qualification program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Job qualification training is not provided

65. If a Job Qualification program is provided 

at your location, do the lesson plans or 

training guides objectives reflect the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of the 

program objectives? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Job Qualification training is not 

provided

66. Select which of the following best 

describes a Job Certification program at 

your location? 

A. Certification is required and completed 

at our location 

B. Certification is required but not 

followed through at our location 

C. Certification is not required, but will be 

in the future at our location 

D. Certification is not required; there is no 

plan in place for job certification at our 

location

67. If a job certification program is provided 

at your location, how much time is 

allocated to complete the program? 

A. Six weeks or less 

B. Six to twelve weeks 

C. Twelve to sixteen weeks 

D. More than sixteen weeks 

E. N/A

68. If a Job Certification training is provided 

at your location, are detailed lesson 

plans or training guides available and 

used to define the objectives, the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of the 

job certification program objectives? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Job certification training not is provided

69. If a Job Certification program is provided 

at your location, do the lesson plans or 

training guides objectives reflect the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of job 

certification program objectives? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Job certification training is not provided

70. Select which of the following best 

describes On the Job Training program at 

your location? 

A. On the Job Training is required and 

completed at our location 

B. On the Job Training is required but not 

followed through at our location 

C. On the Job Training is not required, but 

will be in the future at our location 

D. On the Job Training is not required; 

there is no plan in place for On the Job 

Training at our location

71. If On the Job training is provided at your 

location, how much time is allocated to 

On the Job training? 

A. One week or less 

B. One to three weeks 

C. Three to six weeks 

D. More than six weeks 

E. N/A

72. If On the Job training is provided at your 

location, are detailed lesson plans or 

training guides available and used to 

define the objectives, the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of 

each lesson objective? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. On the job training is not provided

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73. If On the Job training is provided at your 

location, do the lesson plans or training 

guides objectives reflect the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of 

each lesson objective? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. On the job training is not provided

74. Select which of the following best 

describes Computer Based Training 

program at your location? 

A. Computer Based Training is required 

and completed at our location 

B. Computer Based Training is required but 

not followed through at our location 

C. Computer Based Training is not 

required, but will be in the future at our 

location 

D. Computer Based Training is not 

required; there is no plan in place for 

computer based training at our location

75. If Computer Based training is provided at 

your location, how much time is 

allocated to Computer Based training? 

A. One week or less 

B. One to three weeks 

C. Three to six weeks 

D. More than six weeks 

E. N/A

76. If Computer Based training is provided at 

your location, are detailed lesson plans 

or training guides available and used to 

define the objectives, the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of 

each lesson objective? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Computer based training is not provided

77. If Computer Based training is provided at 

your location, do the lesson plans or 

training guides objectives reflect the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of 

each lesson objective? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Computer based training is not provided

78. Select which of the following best 

describes Simulator Training at your 

location? 

A. Simulator Training is required and 

completed at our location 

B. Simulator Training is required but not 

followed through at our location 

C. Simulator Training is not required, but 

will be in the future at our location 

D. Simulator Training is not required; there 

is no plan in place for Simulator 

Training at our location

79. If Simulator training is provided at your 

location, how much time is allocated to 

Simulator training? 

A. One week or less 

B. One to three weeks 

C. Three to six weeks 

D. More than six weeks 

E. N/A

80. If Simulator training is provided at your 

location, are detailed lesson plans or 

training guides available and used to 

define the objectives, the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of 

each lesson objective? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not provided

81. If Simulator training is provided at your 

location, do the lesson plans or training 

guides objectives reflect the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of 

each lesson objective? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not provided

82. Select which of the following best 

describes Self Study Video training at 

your location? 

A. Self Study Video Training is required 

and completed at our location 

B. Self Study Video Training is required 

but not followed through at our location 

C. Self Study Video Training is not 

required, but will be in the future at our 

location 

D. Self Study Video Training is not 

required; there is no plan in place for 

Self Study Video Training at our location

83. If Self Study Video training is provided 

at your location, how much time is 

allocated to Simulator training? 

A. One week or less 

B. One to three weeks 

C. Three to six weeks 

D. More than six weeks 

E. N/A

84. If Self Study Video training is provided 

at your location, are detailed lesson 

plans or training guides available and 

used to define the objectives, the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of 

each lesson objective? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Self Study Video training is not 

provided

85. If Self Study Video training is provided 

at your location, do the lesson plans or 

training guides objectives reflect the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of 

each lesson objective? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Self Study Video training is not 

provided

86. Select which of the following best 

describes Self Study Reading training at 

your location? 

A. Self Study Reading Training is required 

and completed at our location 

B. Self Study Reading Training is required 

but not followed through at our location 

C. Self Study Reading Training is not 

required, but will be in the future at our 

location 

D. Self Study Reading Training is not 

required; there is no plan in place for 

Self Study Reading Training at our 

location

87. If Self Study Reading training is provided 

at your location, how much time is 

allocated to Simulator training? 

A. One week or less 

B. One to three weeks 

C. Three to six weeks 

D. More than six weeks 

E. N/A

88. If Self Study Reading training is provided 

at your location, are detailed lesson 

plans or training guides available and 

used to define the objectives, the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of 

each lesson objective? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Self Study Reading training is not 

provided

89. If Self Study Reading training is provided 

at your location, do the lesson plans or 

training guides objectives reflect the task 

performances, associated knowledge and 

skills and standards of performance 

required for successful completion of 

each lesson objective? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Self Study Reading training is not 

provided

90. Do you feel that lesson plans or training 

guides used at your location provide 

sufficient information and detail to 

ensure consistent and repeatable training 

each time they are used? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Lesson plans or training guides are not 

used at my location

91. Do you feel that lesson plans or training 

guides used at your location provide 

sufficient information and detail to 

ensure training meets the expectations of 

your company management? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Lesson plans or training guides are not 

used at my location

92. Do you feel that lesson plans or training 

guides used at your location provide 

adequate standards for evaluating trainee 

performance? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Lesson plans or training guides are not 

used at my location

93. Do you feel that the evaluation standards 

are fairly and consistently applied to all 

trainees? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

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D. Evaluation standards are not used at my 

location

94. Do you feel that lesson plans or training 

guides used at your location provide 

sufficient information to guide the 

instructor and trainee in performing and 

accomplishing the required tasks? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Lesson plans or training guides are not 

used at my location

95. Are lesson plans or training guides used 

at your location reviewed periodically by 

subject matter experts to ensure the 

material contained in the document is 

both accurate and up to date? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Lesson plans or training guides are not 

used at my location

96. Are lesson plans or training guides used 

at your location reviewed periodically by 

training department management to 

ensure the material contained in the 

document is both accurate and up to 

date? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Lesson plans or training guides are not 

used at my location

97. Are lesson plans or training guides used 

at your location subject to a document 

control program to ensure that only the 

latest approved revisions are used for 

training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Lesson plans or training guides are not 

used at my location

98. Are lesson plans or training guides used 

at your location approved by company 

designated management prior to use in 

the training program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Lesson plans or training guides are not 

used at my location

99. Is a continuing training program in place 

at your location to maintain and improve 

the knowledge and skills of workers? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Continuing training is not performed at 

regular intervals at my location

100. If continuing training is provided at 

your location, how much time is 

allocated to continuing training on an 

annual basis? 

A. One week or less 

B. One to three weeks 

C. Three to six weeks 

D. More than six weeks 

E. N/A

101. Is a continuing training program in place 

at your location to provide refresher 

training on overtrain tasks at regular 

intervals? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Continuing training is not performed at 

regular intervals at my location

102. Is a continuing training program in place 

at your location to provide timely 

training on facility and industry events? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Continuing training is not performed at 

regular intervals at my location

103. Is a continuing training program in place 

at your location to provide timely 

training on facility and procedure 

modifications? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Continuing training is not performed at 

regular intervals at my location

104. Is a continuing training program in place 

at your location to provide timely 

retraining to address performance 

deficiencies identified on tasks 

performed at your location? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Continuing training is not performed at 

regular intervals at my location

105. Is a continuing training program in place 

at your location to provide timely 

training on infrequently performed tasks 

prior to expected performance of these 

tasks? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Continuing training is not performed at 

regular intervals at my location

Part F—Conduct of Training Program 

Initial Job Training 

106. At the start of a training program, are 

you provided with an overview of your 

training program describing the different 

phases or methods of training (i.e.,

classroom, OJT, simulator, computer 

based training, laboratory, etc.) that will 

be required for successful completion of 

the course? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

107. At the start of a training program, are 

you provided with an overview of your 

training program describing the different 

subjects to be presented and the order of 

presentation of subjects that will be 

required for successful completion of the 

course? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

108. At the start of a training program, are 

you provided with an overview of the 

learning objectives to be accomplished 

by the training program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

109. Do you feel that training at your location 

is presented in a proper sequence to 

provide completion and understanding 

of basic or necessary prerequisite 

knowledge prior to receiving training on 

more advanced knowledge subjects? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

110. Do you feel that training at your location 

is presented in a proper sequence to 

provide completion and proficiency at 

basic or necessary prerequisite skills 

prior to receiving training on more 

advanced skill level tasks? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know

111. Do you feel that the training materials 

(training manuals, system descriptions, 

operating and/or maintenance 

procedures, operating and/or 

maintenance manuals, administrative 

guidelines, etc) you were provided were 

sufficient to achieve the learning 

objectives required for successful 

completion of the training program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I don’t know

112. Do you feel that the instructor(s) used 

the reference material provided in the 

most effective manner during class 

presentations? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I don’t know

113. Do you feel that the instructor/student 

ratio during classroom training was 

adequate to support effective learning? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I don’t know

114. How many students are normally 

present during classroom instruction at 

your location? 

A. 1 to 5 

B. 5 to 10 

C. 10 to 20 

D. 20 or more

115. During classroom training at your 

location, did the instructor solicit 

student participation by encouraging 

student questions during the 

presentations? 

A. Yes 

B. No

116. If individualized instructional methods 

such as computer based training was 

used was sufficient guidance provided to 

ensure effective knowledge transfer to 

the student? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. Individualized instructional methods 

were not used

117. If individualized instructional methods 

such as computer based training was 

used was the information presented by 

this media generic in nature or specific 

to your location training? 

A. Generic 

B. Specific to your location training 

C. Individualized instructional methods 

were not used

118. If individualized instructional methods 

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such as computer based training was 

used was testing or evaluation of your 

performance on the material part of the 

program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. Individualized instructional methods 

were not used

119. If testing or evaluation of your 

performance was part of the computer 

based training were the results discussed 

with you by an instructor? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. Computer based methods of testing or 

evaluation were not used

120. If testing or evaluation of your 

performance was part of the computer 

based training and your results were 

unsatisfactory did an instructor discuss 

remedial actions that should be taken by 

you to correct the deficiency? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. Computer based methods of testing or 

evaluation were not used

121. Do you feel that computer based training 

is a viable option to instructor led 

classroom training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Computer based training is not used at 

my location

122. If On the Job training (OJT) is performed 

is it conducted by personnel trained in 

the instructional methods of performing 

OJT? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed at my location

123. If On the Job training (OJT) is performed 

are the standards and requirements for 

successful completion of the program 

explained to you? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed at my location

124. During OJT does the trainee manipulate 

controls and demonstrate task 

performance on actual equipment to the 

extent possible based on operational 

considerations? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed at my location

125. If manipulation of controls and 

demonstration of tasks is not possible 

due to operational considerations during 

OJT, is a simulated performance or walkthrough performed which demonstrates 

the student’s knowledge of the 

conditions necessary for performance of 

the task? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed at my location

126. If manipulation of controls and 

demonstration of tasks is not possible 

due to operational considerations during 

OJT, is a simulated performance or walkthrough performed which demonstrates 

the student’s knowledge of reference 

materials, tools and equipment necessary 

for performance of the task? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed at my location

127. Is student performance on OJT tasks 

evaluated immediately following the 

exercise to reinforce the student’s 

performance and offer correction to any 

problems noted during performance of 

the task? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed at my location

128. Do you feel that the OJT program 

training is effective in enhancing the 

knowledge and performance skills 

associated with your job? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed at my location

129. If simulator training is included as part 

of your initial training program, is it 

conducted at your location or is travel to 

another location for simulator training 

required? 

A. Performed at my location 

B. Travel to another facility is required 

within my company 

C. Travel is required to a facility outside 

my company 

D. Simulator training is not performed

130. If simulator training is performed is the 

simulator an exact replica of the actual 

control stations you are training to use? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

131. If the simulator is not an exact replica 

of your control station, is sufficient 

explanation of the differences provided 

to you to allow correlation of the training 

back to your actual control stations? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

132. If the simulator is not an exact replica 

of your control station do you feel that 

simulator training would be more 

effective if the simulator was an exact 

replica? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

133. If simulator training is performed is it 

conducted by personnel trained in the 

instructional methods of performing 

simulator training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

134. If simulator training is performed are the 

standards and requirements for 

successful completion of the program 

explained to you? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

135. Is Simulator training used to teach the 

trainee to recognize and control normal 

operations and conditions on your 

system? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

136. Is Simulator training used to teach the 

trainee to recognize and control 

abnormal operations and conditions on 

your system? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

137. Is Simulator training used to teach the 

trainee to recognize and control 

emergency operations and conditions on 

your system? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

138. Is Simulator training used to teach the 

trainee to recognize and respond to 

failures of computer system(s) associated 

with the process or system function on 

your actual control stations? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

139. Is Simulator training used to teach the 

trainee to recognize, interpret, and 

respond to alarms specific to your 

system operations conditions? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

140. Is simulator training used to teach the 

trainee the proper use of normal, 

abnormal and emergency operating 

procedures? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. Training on the proper use of operating 

procedures is not performed 

D. Simulator training is not performed

141. Is roll playing used during simulator 

training to teach the trainee proper 

interaction with other people, groups or 

entities? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

142. Is team training used during simulator 

training to teach trainees how to 

coordinate their activities with the 

activities of team members? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

143. Is team training used during simulator 

training to teach trainees the importance 

of proper and complete communication 

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of system conditions and changes to 

system conditions to other team 

members? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

144. Is student simulator training 

performance evaluated immediately 

following the exercise to reinforce the 

student’s performance and offer 

correction to any problems noted during 

performance of the training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

145. Do you feel that the Simulator training 

program is effective in enhancing the 

knowledge and performance skills 

associated with your job? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed 

Continuing Training 

146. Do you feel that continuing training at 

your location is presented in a manner 

that is effective in enhancing your 

knowledge on subjects important to your 

job? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Continuing training is not performed at 

my location

147. Do you feel that continuing training at 

your location is presented in a manner 

that is effective in enhancing your skills 

that are important to performance of 

your job? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Continuing training is not performed at 

my location

148. Do you feel that the continuing training 

program is effective in familiarizing you 

in a timely manner with changes in 

documents such as procedural changes 

and system modifications associated 

with your area of responsibility? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. Continuing training is not performed at 

my location

149. Do you feel that the instructor(s) are 

fully versed on changes to facility 

documents and able to communicate the 

importance and impact of these changes 

to personnel during training? 

A. Yes 

B. No

150. Do you feel that the instructor/student 

ratio during continuing training is 

adequate to support effective learning? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Continuing training is not performed at 

my location

151. How many students are normally 

present during continuing training 

instruction at your location? 

A. 1 to 5 

B. 5 to 10 

C. 10 to 20 

D. 20 or more 

E. Continuing training is not performed at 

my location

152. If individualized instructional methods 

such as computer based training are used 

for continuing training, is sufficient 

guidance provided to ensure effective 

knowledge transfer to the student? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. Individualized instructional methods 

are not used

153. If individualized instructional methods 

such as computer based training is used 

for continuing training is testing or 

evaluation of your performance on the 

material part of the program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. Individualized instructional methods 

are not used

154. If testing or evaluation of your 

performance is part of the computer 

based training used for continuing 

training are the results discussed with 

you by an instructor? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. Computer based methods of testing or 

evaluation are not used

155. If testing or evaluation of your 

performance is part of the computer 

based training used for continuing 

training and your results were 

unsatisfactory did an instructor discuss 

remedial actions that should be taken by 

you to correct the deficiency? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. Computer based methods of testing or 

evaluation are not used

156. Do you feel that computer based training 

is a viable option to instructor led 

continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Computer based training is not used for 

continuing training

157. If On the Job training (OJT) is performed 

as part of your continuing training is it 

conducted by personnel trained in the 

instructional methods of performing 

OJT? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed for continuing 

training

158. If On the Job training (OJT) is performed 

are the standards and requirements for 

successful completion of the continuing 

training program explained to you? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed for continuing 

training

159. During OJT does the trainee manipulate 

controls and demonstrate task 

performance on actual equipment to the 

extent possible based on operational 

considerations during continuing 

training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed for continuing 

training

160. If manipulation of controls and 

demonstration of tasks is not possible 

due to operational considerations during 

OJT, is a simulated performance or walkthrough performed as part of the 

continuing training program which 

demonstrates the student’s knowledge of 

the conditions necessary for performance 

of the task? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed for continuing 

training

161. If manipulation of controls and 

demonstration of tasks is not possible 

due to operational considerations during 

OJT, is a simulated performance or walkthrough performed as part of the 

continuing training program which 

demonstrates the student’s knowledge of 

reference materials, tools and equipment 

necessary for performance of the task? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed for continuing 

training

162. Is student performance on OJT tasks 

evaluated immediately following the 

exercise to reinforce the student’s 

performance and offer correction to any 

problems noted during performance of 

the task for continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed for continuing 

training

163. Do you feel that the OJT program as part 

of the continuing training is effective in 

enhancing the knowledge and 

performance skills associated with your 

job? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. OJT is not performed for continuing 

training

164. If simulator training is included as part 

of your continuing training program, is it 

conducted at your location or is travel to 

another location for simulator training 

required? 

A. Performed at my location 

B. Travel to another facility is required 

within my company 

C. Travel is required to a facility outside 

my company 

D. Simulator training is not performed

165. If simulator training is performed as part 

of a continuing training program is the 

simulator an exact replica of the actual 

control stations you are training to use? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

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D. Simulator training is not performed

166. If the simulator used for continuing 

training is not an exact replica of your 

control station, is sufficient explanation 

of the differences provided to you to 

allow correlation of the training back to 

your actual control stations? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

167. If the simulator used for continuing 

training is not an exact replica of your 

control station do you feel that simulator 

training would be more effective if the 

simulator was an exact replica? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

168. If simulator training is performed as part 

of a continuing training program is it 

conducted by personnel trained in the 

instructional methods of performing 

simulator training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

169. If simulator training is performed as part 

of a continuing training program are the 

standards and requirements for 

successful completion of the program 

explained to you? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

170. Is Simulator training used to teach the 

trainee to recognize and control normal 

operations and conditions on your 

system during continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

171. Is Simulator training used to teach the 

trainee to recognize and control 

abnormal operations and conditions on 

your system during continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

172. Is Simulator training used to teach the 

trainee to recognize and control 

emergency operations and conditions on 

your system during continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

173. Is Simulator training used to teach the 

trainee to recognize and respond to 

failures of computer system(s) associated 

with the process or system function on 

your actual control stations during 

continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

174. Is Simulator training used to teach the 

trainee to recognize, interpret, and 

respond to alarms specific to your 

system operations conditions during 

continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

175. Is Simulator training used to teach the 

trainee the proper use of normal, 

abnormal and emergency operating 

procedures during continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. Operating procedure use training is not 

performed 

D. Simulator training is not performed

176. Is role playing used during simulator 

training to teach the trainee proper 

interaction with other people, groups or 

entities during continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

177. Is team training used during simulator 

training to teach trainees how to 

coordinate their activities with the 

activities of team members during 

continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

178. Is team training used during simulator 

training to teach trainees the importance 

of proper and complete communication 

of system conditions and changes to 

system conditions to other team 

members during continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

179. Is student simulator training 

performance evaluated immediately 

following the exercise to reinforce the 

student’s performance and offer 

correction to any problems noted during 

performance of the training during 

continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

180. Do you feel that the Simulator training 

program is effective in enhancing the 

knowledge and performance skills 

associated with your job during 

continuing training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Simulator training is not performed

181. Select which of the following best 

describes Job Re-Qualification program 

at your location? 

A. Re-Qualification is required and 

completed at our location 

B. Re Qualification is required but not 

followed through at our location 

C. Re-Qualification is not required, but will 

be in the future at our location 

D. Re-Qualification is not required; there is 

no plan in place for job re-qualification 

at our location

182. If a job re-qualification program is 

provided at your location, how often 

must the program be completed? 

A. Every Year 

B. Every two years 

C. Every five years 

D. Longer than five years 

E. N/A

183. Select which of the following best 

describes Job Re-Certification program at 

your location? 

A. Re-Certification is required and 

completed at our location 

B. Re-Certification is required but not 

followed through at our location 

C. Re-Certification is not required, but will 

be in the future at our location 

D. Re-Certification is not required; there is 

no plan in place for job re-certification 

at our location 

184. If a job re-certification program is 

provided at your location, how often 

must the program be completed? 

A. Every Year 

B. Every two years 

C. Every five years 

D. Longer than five years 

E. N/A 

Part G—Training Program Trainee 

Evaluations and Examinations 

185. Does your training program conduct 

examinations/evaluations to student 

progress through their initial training 

program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Examination/evaluations are not 

performed

186. Does your training program conduct 

examinations/evaluations to student 

progress during their continuing training 

program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Examination/evaluations are not 

performed

187. Are examinations/evaluations designed 

to provide a representative sampling of 

the knowledge and skills learning 

objectives presented by your training 

program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Examination/evaluations are not 

performed

188. Are written test questions, oral 

evaluations and simulator performance 

evaluations reviewed by subject matter 

experts to ensure that technical content, 

meaning and correct responses are 

determined prior to administering them 

to the students? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Examination/evaluations are not 

performed

189. Does your training program have 

administrative controls requiring that the 

content of both written and oral 

examinations be changed periodically to 

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1Transco’s application was filed with the 

Commission under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act 

and part 157 of the Commission’s regulations.

prevent compromise of the material? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Examination/evaluations are not 

performed

190. Is the development, approval, security, 

administration, and maintenance of both 

oral and written examinations and 

performance evaluations controlled by a 

program to limit access to the material to 

only designated personnel to prevent 

compromise of the material? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Examination/evaluations are not 

performed

191. Is remedial training and reevaluation of 

students provided by your training 

program when student examination or 

performance standards are not met? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Examination/evaluations are not 

performed

192. Are remedial training plans specified in 

advance of testing? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Examination/evaluations are not 

performed

193. Is the remedial training program 

identified to the students and student 

acknowledgement of the remedial 

program required prior to testing? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Examination/evaluations are not 

performed

194. Is a method of documenting completion 

of remedial training provided for in your 

program? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Examination/evaluations are not 

performed

Part H—Evaluation of the Training Program 

195. Is your training program structured to 

provide a systematic evaluation of 

training effectiveness as it relates to on 

the job performance by personnel at your 

location? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Evaluations are not performed

196. Is your training program evaluated to 

ensure that the program conveys all 

required knowledge and skills to 

personnel at you location for 

performance of their duties? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Evaluations are not performed

197. Are policies or procedures in place 

defining the when, how, and by whom 

of conducting evaluations? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Examination/evaluations are not 

performed

198. Are instructors in your training 

program evaluated periodically by 

management against an established set of 

criteria in all settings in which they 

provide instruction? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Evaluations are not performed

199. Are evaluations of instructors used to 

ensure consistent instructor performance 

and/or identify instructional skills in 

need of improvement? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Evaluations are not performed

200. Are trainees provided an opportunity to 

provide feedback on the effectiveness of 

the instructor(s) in presentation of 

training material and the overall quality 

of the training? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Feedback is not solicited

201. Is feedback from the trainees and the 

trainee’s supervisor after the trainee has 

had an opportunity to apply his training 

to actual job duties solicited to help 

determine the effectiveness of the 

training provided? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Feedback is not solicited

202. Is the feedback obtained from the 

trainees and their supervisors used to 

determine areas in which improvements 

to the training program are needed? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Feedback is not solicited

203. Is a program in place at your location 

to review changes to procedures, 

equipment and/or facilities to ensure 

that changes are reflected in the training 

program in a timely manner as 

applicable? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Changes are not considered for 

incorporation into established training 

plans

204. Does your training program have in 

place a policy or procedure to identify 

required changes to both your initial and 

continuing training programs and 

provide guidance on documenting, 

evaluating, tracking and incorporating 

changes to your training programs? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Changes are not considered for 

incorporation into established training 

plans

205. Are the facilities used for training 

periodically evaluated to determine their 

adequacy for use as training facilities 

and to ensure they remain conducive to 

providing a disturbance and distraction 

free learning environment? 

A. Yes 

B. No 

C. I do not know 

D. Facilities are not provide for exclusive 

use of training

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP05–37–000] 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Corporation; Notice of Intent To 

Prepare an Environmental Assessment 

for the Proposed Station 170 Clean Air 

Modifications Project and Request for 

Comments on Environmental Issues 

December 27, 2004. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Station 170 Clean Air Modifications 

Project involving construction and 

operation of facilities by 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Corporation (Transco) in Appomattox 

County, Virginia.1 These facilities 

would consist of 11 reciprocating 

engines to be upgraded to comply with 

the State of Virginia’s requirements to 

reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. This 

EA will be used by the Commission in 

its decision-making process to 

determine whether the project is in the 

public convenience and necessity.

Summary of the Proposed Project 

Transco proposes to modify 11 of its 

existing reciprocating engines at 

Compressor Station No. 170 in 

Appomattox County, Virginia in order 

to reduce oxides of nitrogen emissions 

to comply with the State of Virginia’s 

plans to implement the Clean Air Act 

Amendments of 1990 (CAA). In order to 

reduce emissions and comply with the 

CAA, Transco seeks authority to: 

• Install turbochargers and associated 

equipment on 7 of the 11 reciprocating 

engines; 

• Increase the capacity of the 

turbochargers on the remaining 4 

reciprocating engines and install 

associated equipment;