Department of Energy August 6, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), proposes to approve eight Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards submitted to the Commission for approval by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). The CIP Reliability Standards require certain users, owners, and operators of the Bulk-Power System to comply with specific requirements to safeguard critical cyber assets. In addition, pursuant to section 215(d)(5) of the FPA, the Commission proposes to direct NERC to develop modifications to the CIP Reliability Standards to address specific concerns identified by the Commission. Approval of these standards will help protect the nation's Bulk-Power System against potential disruptions from cyber attacks.