IEEE-SA STANDARDS BOARD NEW STANDARDS COMMITTEE (NesCom)
Meeting Minutes
11 June 2008
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Piscataway, NJ, USA

1          CALL TO ORDER

Ron Petersen, Acting Chair, called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Ron stated that Tom Prevost would not be in attendance until late in the meeting due to weather related travel delay. Tom requested Ron Petersen stand in as "Acting Chair". Introductions were made.

2          REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA

{All votes are unanimous, unless otherwise stated.}

There was a motion (Ramachandran,Stora) to approve the agenda. The motion was approved.

2.1       Consent Agenda

2.1.1    PARs to be Withdrawn at the Request of the Sponsor

IEEE-SASB Coordinating Committees/SCC20 - Test and Diagnosis for Electronic Systems

P1641a
Standard for Signal and Test Definition - Amendment 1: Enhancement of Measurement Capabilities and Technical Corrections

Recommendation: Approve withdrawal at request of Sponsor

IEEE-SASB Coordinating Committees/SCC39 - International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety

P1528b
Recommended Practice for Determining the Peak Spatial-Average Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in the Human Head from Wireless Communications Devices: Measurement Techniques. Amendment 2: Additional Procedures for SAR Measurement at 3 – 6 GHz

Recommendation: Approve withdrawal at request of Sponsor

2.1.1   Update Report: PARs Conditionally Approved 27 March 2008

2.1.3  1484.11.4 - PAR Number Change Request

3          APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE 26 MARCH 2008 MEETING

There was a motion (Bartleson, Ramachandran) to approve the previous meeting minutes. The motion was approved. 

4          PARS FOR DISCUSSION

4.1       Modified PARs

IEEE Industry Applications Society/Petroleum & Chemical Industry

P1683
Standard for Motor Control Centers Rated Up To and Including 600 Vac or 1000 Vdc with Requirements Intended to Reduce Electrical Hazards While Performing Defined Operations

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2009

IEEE Power & Energy Society/Nuclear Power Engineering

P627
Standard for Qualification of Equipment Used in Nuclear Facilities

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2011

IEEE Power & Energy Society/Stationary Batteries Committee

P1635
Guide for the Ventilation and Thermal Management of Batteries for Stationary Applications

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2012

IEEE Power & Energy Society/Substations

P1712
Guide for Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) Gas Handling for High Voltage (over 1000 Vac) Equipment

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2010 with note to Sponsor/Submitters to review Policy on Intellectual Property with entire Working Group.
Vote: 9 approvals/3 abstentions

IEEE Power & Energy Society/Transformers

PC57.12.23
Standard for Submersible Single-Phase Transformers: 167 kVA and Smaller; High Voltage 25 000 V and Below; Low Voltage 600 V and Below

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2009

4.2       Extension Requests

IEEE Computer Society/Local and Metropolitan Area Networks

P802.22
Standard for Information Technology -Telecommunications and information exchange between systems . Wireless Regional Area Networks (WRAN) - Specific requirements - Part 22: Cognitive Wireless RAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications: Policies and procedures for operation in the TV Bands

Recommendation: Approve request for an extension until 2010

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society/11073 Committee

P11073-00101
Health informatics - Point-of-care medical device communication - Technical report - Guidelines for the use of RF wireless technology

Recommendation: Approve request for an extension until 2009 contingent upon addition of Working Group Chair information to PAR.

IEEE Power & Energy Society/Energy Development & Power Generation

P1249
Guide for Computer Based Controls for Hydroelectric Power Plant Automation

Recommendation: Approve request for an extension until 2010

4.3       New PARs

IEEE Computer Society/Microprocessor Standards Committee

P1788
Standard for Interval Arithmetic

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Industry Applications Society/Petroleum & Chemical Industry

P1584b
IEEE Guide for Performing Arc Flash Hazard Calculations - Amendment

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012
Vote: 11 approvals/1 disapproval (Thompson)

IEEE Industry Applications Society/Technical Books Coordinating Committee

P3001.2
Recommended Practice for Evaluating the Electrical Service Requirements of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3001.8
Recommended Practice for the Instrumentation and Metering of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3001.9
Recommended Practice for the Lighting of Industrial and Commercial Facilities

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3002.7
Recommended Practice for Conducting Motor-Starting Studies in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3002.8
Recommended Practice for Conducting Harmonic-Analysis Studies of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3002.9
Recommended Practice for Conducting Switching-Transient Studies of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3003.1
Recommended Practice for the System Grounding of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012, with modification of the 2nd sentence in the Scope to end with the words, "are discussed".

P3003.2
Recommended Practice for Equipment Grounding and Bonding in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3004.1
Recommended Practice for the Application of Instrument Transformers in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012 with a note to the Working Group to maintain close coordination with the IEEE Power & Energy Society/Power System Relaying Committee.

P3004.10
Recommended Practice for Generator Protection in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012 with a note to the Working Group to maintain close coordination with the IEEE Power & Energy Society/Power System Relaying Committee.

P3004.11
Recommended Practice for Bus and Switchgear Protection in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3005.3
Recommended Practice for the Application of Stored-Energy Systems for use in Emergency and Stand-By Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3005.4
Recommended Practice for Improving the Reliability of Emergency and Stand-By Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3005.7
Recommended Practice for the Application of Metering for Energy Management of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3006.7
Recommended Practice for Determining the Reliability of "24 x 7" Continuous Power Systems in Industrial and Commercial Facilities

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012 contingent upon change in title to "24 X 7".

P3006.8
Recommended Practice for Analyzing Reliability Data for Equipment Used in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3006.9
Recommended Practice for Collecting Data for Use in Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability Assessments of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3007.1
Recommended Practice for the Operation and Management of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3007.2
Recommended Practice for the Maintenance of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P3007.3
Recommended Practice for Electrical Safety in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society/TC4 - High Frequency Measurement

P378
Recommended Practice for Scattering Parameter Measurements and Uncertainty Analysis Using Network Analyzers

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012 with a note to working group regarding mandatory RAC coordination.
Vote: 10 approvals/2 abstentions

IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society/Standards Coordinating Committee

P1787
Standard for High Frequency Characterization for Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic (LTCC) Materials

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Power & Energy Society/Nuclear Power Engineering

P1786
Human Factors Guide for Applications of Computerized Operating Procedure Systems at Nuclear Power Generating Stations and Other Nuclear Facilities.

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Power & Energy Society/Switchgear

PC37.04-1999/Cor 1
IEEE Standard Rating Structure for AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers - Corrigendum 1

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE-SASB Coordinating Committees/SCC39 - International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety

PC95.1a
Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz - Amendment: Specifies Ceiling Limits for Induced and Contact Current, Clarifies Distinctions between Localized Exposure and Spatial Peak Power Density

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012. "Amendment 1:" and "and Corrects Other Known Errors in C95.1-2005" will be deleted from the title.

4.4       PARs for the Revision of Standards

IEEE Industry Applications Society/Petroleum & Chemical Industry

P1566
Standard for Performance of Adjustable Speed AC Drives Rated 375 kW and Larger

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

IEEE Power & Energy Society/Substations

P1534
Recommended Practice for Specifying Thyristor-Controlled Series Capacitors

Recommendation: Conditionally Approve as New PAR instead of PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012, contingent upon change to New PAR status.
Vote: 11 approvals/1 abstention

Prior to the recommendation to Conditionally Approve [noted above], there was a motion to Approve [Vote: Yes=1; No=9; Abstain=1 ].

P837
Standard for Qualifying Permanent Connections Used in Substation Grounding

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

IEEE Power & Energy Society/Transformers

PC57.12.80
Standard Terminology for Power and Distribution Transformers

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

IEEE-SASB Coordinating Committees/SCC20 - Test and Diagnosis for Electronic Systems

P1641
Standard for Signal and Test Definition

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012
Vote: 11 approvals/1 abstention

IEEE-SASB Coordinating Committees/SCC39 - International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety

P1528
Recommended Practice for Determining the Peak Spatial-Average Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in the Human Head from Wireless Communications Devices: Measurement Techniques

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

5          REPORTS

5.1       ProCom Liaison Report

David Ringle, ProCom Administrator, gave an update on NesCom-relevant items from the ProCom meeting. [Please see the ProCom meeting minutes for further information.]

5.2       PatCom Liaison Report

David Ringle, PatCom Administrator, gave an update on NesCom-relevant items from the PatCom meeting. [Please see the PatCom meeting minutes for further information.]

5.3       AudCom Liaison Report

Ted Olsen, AudCom member, gave an update on NesCom-relevant items from the AudCom meeting.
[Please see the AudCom meeting minutes for further information.]

6         OLD BUSINESS

6.1       NesCom Conventions - Comment Policy - Ad Hoc Report - Olsen

Ted Olsen gave an overview on changes he had recommended for NesCom Convention #9. The group discussed the policy and made a few edits to Ted's wording. A motion was made (Rosdahl/Stora) to accept Ted Olsen's changes along with the revisions suggested by the group. The motion was approved.

The policy now states: 9. Timely Response to Comments:
a. Responsibility of Sponsor/Working Group Chair – It is important that comments be resolved during the “Open Review” period, and prior to the actual NesCom meeting. If a NesCom member posts a comment, an initial response should be provided by the Sponsor/Working Group Chair within one week, and in no event later than the closing date for the “Open Review” period. If the Sponsor/Working Group Chair fails to respond to NesCom member comments during the “Open Review” period, the PAR may be deferred to the next meeting, or disapproved.
b. Responsibility of NesCom member – Each NesCom member shall post vote and comments during the “Individual Review” period (typically, one week interval). Each NesCom member shall review comments and dialog during the “Open Review” period (typically, about three weeks) as needed, and at least prior to the closing date for the “Open Review” period.

6.2       PARs Related to Withdrawn Standards - Ad Hoc Report - Prevost

This agenda item was deferred until the 25 September 2008 meeting

6.3       myProject Feedback – Sahr

Christina Sahr presented a Task List of items currently being worked on. The following requests/comments were made by NesCom Committee members:

- Ability to perform a bulk upload of initial comments should remain a high priority.
- Still awaiting PAR view for history of original PAR approval and expiration dates.
- A link on the member area in myProjects to a Task List to follow the status of myProject fixes/enhancements
- Ability to see 'Pending Chairs' in the PAR view.
- NesCom wording to be removed from SASB area
- Help pages for PAR submittals need to be updated

7          NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of NesCom will take place on 25 September 2008, in Seoul, Korea. The submittal deadline is 15 August 2008.

Jon Rosdahl requested a note to be added to the meeting minutes regarding a PAR Extension Request for 802.11s. The request was submitted 11 April 2008. The submittal should have appeared on the June Agenda, but due to system error, did not. This submittal will be reviewed for our September meeting.

8        ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:05 p.m.