2014-09-18T10:53:00-05:00 2013-12-31 113518842 MARKS PANETH LLP 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2013-01-01 061784395 NORTHEAST POWER COORDINATING COUNCILINC NORT 2128401070 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 10TH FL NEW YORK NY 100183703 JENNIFER BUDD MATTIELLO VICE PRESIDENT AND COO 2128401070 2014-09-11 1 CHRISTOPHER WEIR P00132471 2125038800 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z EDWARD A SCHWERDT 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 10TH FL NEW YORK NY 100183703 13889750 0 X NPCC.ORG X 2006 NY NORTHEAST POWER COORDINATING COUNCIL, INC. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMOTING AND IMPROVING THE RELIABILITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL, INTERCONNECTED BULK POWER SYSTEMS IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 16 16 43 0 0 0 0 0 14082890 13872469 22255 17281 0 0 14105145 13889750 0 0 0 0 9044569 8591833 0 0 0 4830451 5611556 13875020 14203389 230125 -313639 11466679 11750311 5966407 4216085 5500272 7534226 X NORTHEAST POWER COORDINATING COUNCIL, INC. (NPCC) IS A 501(C)(6) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMOTING AND IMPROVING THE RELIABILITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL, INTERCONNECTED BULK POWER SYSTEMS IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL RELIABILITY STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONTINENT-WIDE AND REGIONAL RELIABILITY STANDARDS, COORDINATION OF SYSTEM PLANNING, DESIGN AND OPERATIONS, AND ASSESSMENT OF RELIABILITY, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONALLY-SPECIFIC CRITERIA, AND MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH CRITERIA. 0 0 FIRST OF THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES BY EXPENSE IS COMPLIANCE ENFORCEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION (CORC)NPCC'S LARGEST PROGRAM AREA AND MOST SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF RESOURCES GOES TO RIGOROUS MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF REGISTERED ENTITIES' COMPLIANCE WITH MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOCUSED ON ENHANCING BULK POWER SYSTEM RELIABILITY. NPCC DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINS A ROBUST SET OF ONLINE TOOLS FOR GATHERING DATA, ANALYSIS, AND TRACKING OF COMPLIANCE INFORMATION TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE RELIABILITY. NPCC'S PROGRAM AREAS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005 (EPACT 2005). THE CORC PROGRAM SCOPE COVERS: 1) THE INDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF THOSE ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING THE NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRIC RELIABILITY CORPORATION (NERC) RELIABILITY STANDARDS AND ANY APPROVED REGIONAL STANDARDS; 2) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM (CMEP) IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE COMPLIANCE MONITORING, ASSESSMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF NERC RELIABILITY STANDARDS AND REGIONAL RELIABILITY STANDARDS; AND 3)THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPLIANCE MONITORING, ASSESSMENT AND ENFORCEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXECUTED MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING AND/OR AGREEMENTS IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCES OF ONTARIO, QUEBEC, NEW BRUNSWICK AND NOVA SCOTIA. THE SECOND OF THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES BY EXPENSE IS RELIABILITY STANDARDS (RS)THE NPCC RELIABILITY STANDARDS PROGRAM IS REQUIRED UNDER THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC) FILED AND APPROVED REGIONAL DELEGATION AGREEMENT AND NERC RULES OF PROCEDURE. NPCC'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNICALLY EXCELLENT, CLEAR, MEASURABLE AND ENFORCEABLE MANDATORY STANDARDS FOCUSED ON RELIABILITY PERFORMANCE IN THE NORTHEAST. WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND OTHER REGIONAL ENTITIES, NPCC SUPPORTS A RISK-BASED REVIEW OF THE EXISTING NERC RELIABILITY STANDARDS TO FOCUS THE STANDARDS ON PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS ESSENTIAL TO RELIABILITY AND ELIMINATING NONESSENTIAL OR LOW-RISK REQUIREMENTS. NPCC FACILITATES STAKEHOLDER REVIEW, COMMENT ON, AND DEVELOPMENT OF BALLOT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL NERC RELIABILITY STANDARDS UNDER DEVELOPMENT OR REVISION. IN ITS REVIEWS, NPCC STRIVES TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY, REMOVE REDUNDANCIES AND ADOPT FUNCTIONAL MODEL LANGUAGE. THE THIRD LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES BY EXPENSE IS RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS (RAPA)THROUGH THE RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS PROGRAM AREA NPCC CONDUCTS OBJECTIVE AND ACCURATE RELIABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND IDENTIFIES RELIABILITY PERFORMANCE TRENDS. ANNUAL AND SEASONAL ASSESSMENTS OF THE FUTURE RELIABILITY OF THE BULK POWER SYSTEM IN THE REGION ARE PERFORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANALYZING AND TRENDING RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND BENEFITS. NPCC PROMOTES AND CONDUCTS BOTH INTER-AREA AND INTERREGIONAL STUDIES TO ENHANCE RELIABILITY AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, AND PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION AND COORDINATION OF OPERATING ISSUES WITHIN THE NPCC REGION AND WITH OTHER REGIONS. NPCC ASSESSES COMPOSITE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES AND METRICS, LOSS-OF-LOAD EXPECTATION STUDIES AND SIMILAR PROBABILISTIC RESOURCE ASSESSMENT ANALYSES IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DATA REQUIREMENT SUPPORT IN THE AREA DATA COORDINATION, TRANSMISSION AVAILABILITY, GENERATION AVAILABILITY, AND DEMAND AVAILABILITY. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE:A SITUATION AWARENESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY PROGRAM IS THE COMBINATION OF NEAR REAL TIME AWARENESS OF CONDITIONS ON THE BULK POWER SYSTEM WITH THE PROGRAMS NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE PHYSICAL AND CYBER SECURITY OF THE ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS INCLUDES THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TOOLS AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RELIABILITY COORDINATORS AND OTHER SYSTEM OPERATORS. MAINTAINING THE REAL-TIME AWARENESS OF CONDITIONS ON THE INTERCONNECTED BULK POWER SYSTEMS OF THE NPCC RELIABILITY COORDINATOR AREAS (INCLUDING AWARENESS OF ABNORMAL EVENTS, COMMUNICATING INFORMATION CONCERNING SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND ABNORMAL EVENTS TO, AND FACILITATING REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS AMONG, SYSTEM OPERATORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RELIABLE OPERATION OF THE BULK POWER SYSTEMS) IS CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING RELIABLE OPERATION WITHIN NPCC. ON AN ONGOING BASIS, NPCC MONITORS THE OPERATIONAL STATUS OF THE BULK POWER SYSTEM AND COORDINATES NORMAL AND PRE-EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION, AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN ADDITION TO THE SAME DURING AN EMERGENCY AMONG THE AREAS.NPCC'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ENSURE INFORMATION ASSETS AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY OPERATE ARE SECURE. NPCC MAINTAINS AN OFFSITE BACKUP SERVER FOR CONTINUITY OF ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS IN THE EVENT THAT ITS PRIMARY LOCATION IS UNAVAILABLE.THE NPCC TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND OPERATOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION AND TRAINING NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND AND OPERATE THE BULK ELECTRIC SYSTEM. THE TARGET AUDIENCE OF THE PROGRAM IS BULK POWER SYSTEM OPERATING PERSONNEL - INCLUDING SYSTEM OPERATIONS PERSONNEL, OPERATIONS SUPPORT PERSONNEL (ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY), SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS, AND TRAINING PERSONNEL. THE PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS NPCC STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AS WELL AS THE ADMINISTRATION OF RECORDS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN STATUS AS A NERC CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER.IN THE AREA OF TECHNICAL COMMITTEES AND MEMBER FORUMS, NPCC INVITES HIGH LEVEL POLICY MAKERS FROM U.S. FEDERAL, CANADIAN PROVINCIAL AND STATE REGULATORY AND/OR GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES WITHIN NPCC AND NERC TO IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS EMERGING ISSUES RELATED TO THE RELIABILITY OF THE NPCC REGION. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 1 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X JENNIFER B MATTIELLO 2128401070 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 10TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 WILLIAM G LONGHI VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDRE BOULANGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK GONZALES VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KIM WARREN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID H BOGUSLAWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PENSTONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW BARRETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD VAN AUKEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLEN MCCARTNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL WHYTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK PLETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMMY MITCHELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FORTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY FENN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD L CORRELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 70000 0 0 JAN L NEWTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 70000 0 0 BRUCE B CAMPBELL VICE CHAIRMAN (FORMER) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HARVEY J REED CHAIRMAN 8.00 X 120500 0 0 EDWARD A SCHWERDT PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 472128 0 127432 JENNIFER B MATTIELLO VP & COO 40.00 X 368155 0 77976 CHRISTOPHER WEIR CPA TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRIANNE S PAYSON ESQ SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW J FAWBUSH ESQ ASSISTANT SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT J DEANGELO ASSISTANT TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALVATORE BUFFAMANTE ASSISTANT VP COMPLIANCE AUDIT 40.00 X 208958 0 23255 PHILIP FEDORA ASSISTANT VP OF RELIABILITY 40.00 X 224031 0 96662 STANLEY KOPMAN ASSISTANT VP COMPLIANCE RELIABILITY 40.00 X 227154 0 97157 JOHN MOSIER ASSISTANT VP OF SYSTEM OPERATIONS 40.00 X 209943 0 43665 GUY V ZITO ASSISTANT VP OF STANDARDS 40.00 X 219961 0 84011 2190830 0 550158 29 0 1 0 MARKS PANETH LLP 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 238900 DLA PIPER LLP PO BOX 75190 BALTIMORE MD 21275 LEGAL SERVICES 162464 KIM PITCHELL AND ASSOCIATES INC 601-4140 FOXWOOD DRIVE BURLINGTON ONTARIO CA L7M4R4 CONSULTING SERVICES 151624 AM GIASI CONSULTING LLC 47908 KITCHIN CHAPEL HILL NC 27517 CONSULTING SERVICES 148011 GARTH D ARNOTT 3400 SUMMER BOULEVARD RALEIGH NC 27616 CONSULTING SERVICES 142455 11 ASSESSMENTS 900099 12352264 12352264 PENALTY SANCTIONS 900099 212000 212000 MISC. 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OFFICE SERVICES 35806 14203389 527879 1106993 9057953 9127159 335714 137191 271074 236551 2243066 1100649 1274059 1142417 11466679 11750311 1287040 1572583 235313 734117 4444054 1909385 5966407 4216085 X 0 0 0 0 5500272 7534226 5500272 7534226 11466679 11750311 X -313639 2347593 X 0 1 X 1 0 0 1 0 974690 303160 671530 638675 479029 159646 629701 318460 311241 1142417 ACCRUED LIABILITY FOR PENSION 1135117 DEFERRED RENT 774268 1909385 13889750 0 13889750 0 13889750 14203389 0 14203389 0 14203389 CANADA PROGRAM SERVICES ALL ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN PART III 4A TO 4D ARE PERFORMED IN SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL NORTH AMERICAN, CONTINENT-WIDE RELIABILITY STANDARDS. 4860877 0 0 0 0 0 0 4860877 0 4860877 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0 0 0 EDWARD A SCHWERDT PRESIDENT & CEO 353015 0 96002 0 23111 0 76232 0 51200 0 599560 0 0 0 JENNIFER B MATTIELLO VP & COO 289461 0 68068 0 10626 0 44615 0 33361 0 446131 0 0 0 SALVATORE BUFFAMANTE ASSISTANT VP COMPLIANCE AUDIT 174350 0 29466 0 5142 0 20922 0 2333 0 232213 0 0 0 PHILIP FEDORA ASSISTANT VP OF RELIABILITY 188797 0 34470 0 764 0 44340 0 52322 0 320693 0 0 0 STANLEY KOPMAN ASSISTANT VP COMPLIANCE RELIABILITY 190716 0 35654 0 784 0 43424 0 53733 0 324311 0 0 0 JOHN MOSIER ASSISTANT VP OF SYSTEM OPERATIONS 177077 0 31815 0 1051 0 24679 0 18986 0 253608 0 0 0 GUY V ZITO ASSISTANT VP OF STANDARDS 179965 0 37118 0 2878 0 34479 0 49532 0 303972 0 0 0 LEE BUDD (BUSINESS INSIGHT AND ANALYTICS LLC) BROTHER OF VP & COO, JENNIFER MATTIELLO 93499 COMPLIANCE PROGRAM AREA AUDITING SERVICES PROVIDED TO NPCC UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NPCC IS A MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION. NPCC CURRENTLY HAS 68 MEMBERS. THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP, FULL AND GENERAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS FROM EACH VOTING SECTOR VOTE TO ELECT DIRECTORS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SECTOR. A DIRECTOR SHALL BE ELECTED BY A VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMEBERS IN THE RESPECTIVE SECTOR. A DIRECTOR MAY BE REMOVED FOR CAUSE BY AT LEAST TWO THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE RETURN IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. AFTER THE RETURN IS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE RETURN IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW, COMMENT AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A SIGNED COPY IS EXPECTED ANNUALLY AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, FOR MEMBERS ANNUAL EXECUTION IS REQUESTED AND COPIES ARE COMPLETED. ANY CONFLICTS MUST BE REPORTED TO COUNSEL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A EACH YEAR, THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PERFORMS A COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH REGARD TO MERIT AND VARIABLE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, BUSINESS PLAN AND BYLAWS, CORPORATE GOALS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS OFFICIAL WEBSITE WWW.NPCC.ORG. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ADMINISTRATIVE AND CONSULTANT FEES 2,137,506. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PENSION CHANGE OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST 2,347,593.