Department of Energy February 7, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) approves Reliability Standard CIP-012-1 (Cyber SecurityCommunications between Control Centers). The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization, submitted Reliability Standard CIP-012-1 for Commission approval in response to a Commission directive. In addition, the Commission directs NERC to develop modifications to the CIP Reliability Standards to require protections regarding the availability of communication links and data communicated between bulk electric system Control Centers.