[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 57892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15797]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 190 / Monday, October 2, 2006 /
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 40
[Docket Nos. RM06-16-000 and RM06-22-000]
Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power System
Issued September 18, 2006.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice announcing rulemaking process.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is
announcing a rulemaking process for mandatory Reliability Standards for
the Bulk-Power System and specifically, its inclusion of certain
Reliability Standards proposed by the North American Electric
Reliability Council (NERC) in the Commission's upcoming Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking which will be issued in Docket No. RM06-16-000. The
Commission will also open a new proceeding in Docket No. RM06-22-000,
which will process additional Reliability Standards proposed by NERC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan First, Office of the General
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426; (202) 502-8529.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 28, 2006, the North American
Electric Reliability Council, on behalf of its affiliate, the North
American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC Corporation, and
collectively NERC), filed 27 proposed Reliability Standards for
Commission approval. The Commission certified NERC Corporation as the
Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) pursuant to section 215 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA) in an order issued July 20, 2006 in Docket No.
RR06-1-000.
NERC requested that these 27 proposed Reliability Standards be
included in the upcoming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in Docket
No. RM06-16-000. Because of their close relationship with Reliability
Standards already filed in that docket, the Commission will address 19
of the 27 proposed Reliability Standards in the upcoming NOPR in Docket
No. RM06-16-000. The 19 Reliability Standards to be addressed in this
docket are:
INT-001-1--Interchange Information
INT-003-1--Interchange Transaction Implementation
INT-004-1--Dynamic Interchange Transaction Modifications
INT-005-1--Interchange Authority Distributes Arranged Interchange
INT-006-1--Response to Interchange Authority
INT-007-1--Interchange Confirmation
INT-008-1--Interchange Authority Distributes Status
INT-009-1--Implementation of Interchange
INT-010-1--Interchange Coordination Exemptions
EOP-005-1--System Restoration Plans
MOD-013-1--Dynamics Data Requirements and Reporting Procedures
MOD-016-1--Actual and Forecast Demands, Net Energy for Load,
Controllable DSM
PRC-002-1--Define Regional Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting
Requirements
PRC-018-1--Disturbance Monitoring Equipment Installation and Data
Reporting
VAR-001-1--Voltage and Reactive Control
VAR-002-1--Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage
Schedules
TOP-002-1--Normal Operations Planning
IRO-006-3--Reliability Coordination--Transmission Loading Relief
BAL-006-1--Inadvertent Interchange
The Commission is also opening a new Docket No. RM06-22-000 for
processing the remaining 8 proposed Reliability Standards. No
preliminary comments are being sought at this time. A proposed
rulemaking will be issued later, and we will allow comments then. The 8
Reliability Standards included in this docket are:
CIP-002-1--Cyber Security--Critical Cyber Asset Identification
CIP-003-1--Cyber Security--Security Management Controls
CIP-004-1--Cyber Security--Personnel and Training
CIP-005-1--Cyber Security--Electronic Security Perimeter(s)
CIP-006-1--Cyber Security--Physical Security of Critical Cyber
Assets
CIP-007-1--Cyber Security--Systems Security Management
CIP-008-1--Cyber Security--Incident Reporting and Response Planning
CIP-009-1--Cyber Security--Recovery Plans for Critical Cyber Assets
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
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-15797 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]
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