Commenting on a TCC Proposal

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George Stolz

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The TCC Task Group saddled with the task of deciding the fate of the "EGC->EBC" controversy submitted gigantic proposals to change the term "bonded" to "connected" in many sections in Article 250.

So how does one submit a proposal to recommend rejecting certain changes? For example, in Proposal 5-77, they recommending changing section 250.148 from "spliced or joined" to "connected", and that (IMO) causes less clarity, not more, in this context.

How does one comment on a 2% fragment of such a huge proposal? :confused:
 
George, you have to refer to the proposal number in your comment, which in this case would be 5-77. Indicate that the panel should have "accepted in part in principle". They already accepted in principal, meaning that they liked the idea, but not the exact language. If they accept in part, they are agreeing to some of the change, but not all of it. If they accept in part in principal, they agree with some of the ideas being conveyed (not all), but they agree with the language used.
 
No, new business can't be brought up at the comment stage, because then the proposal wouldn't have a chance to recieve public comment. The TCC would turn the proposal down if the CMP passed it.
 
I'm pretty sure that when I was reading the 2005 ROC's that I saw some comments that essentially proposed their own wording to a section, and were rejected for not sticking to the proposal.

I think the proposal would have to match your thinking, to offer totally different text to support it.

I wish I could remember a specific instance. If you have the pdf version on your computer, you might try searching for the words "Regulations Governing Committee Projects" in the 2005 ROC. Whenever they fail a proposal for not following procedure, they cite that.
 
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