This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) reduces the cure period for failure to make payment or transfer funds, provide collateral or designate/maintain an association with a Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE), to one Business Day subsequent to written notification of the breach. In addition, the NPRR clarifies that an Invoice payment from available security will be considered a Late Payment per Protocol Section 16.11.6; it eliminates discrepancies between Protocol and Standard Form Agreement language; and aligns terminology in Protocol Section 16.
Reason:
Reducing the cure period allows reduction of the collateral posted by Counter-Parties to cover their risk during the cure period.Also, this NPRR provides clarification of the Late Payment status if past due Invoices are paid from existing collateral and contains clean-up items to ensure Protocol language with respect to Payment Breaches is consistent.