Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 165 - Corporation Commission
Chapter 45 - Gas Service Utilities
Subchapter 21 - Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure
Section 165:45-21-3 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this Subchapter 21, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Annual Report" means the Annual Report submitted by Commission Staff to the Commission beginning December 30, 2005 and by July 1 of each year thereafter, summarizing the results of Staff's review of each utility's Security Plan (and any Plan Update Reports), along with any recommendations that Staff may have regarding such Plan(s).

"Authorized Participant" means those persons authorized by the utility or as may otherwise be authorized by law and/or ordered by the Commission, to view highly sensitive confidential information. Such authorization shall be granted on a case-by-case basis and may extend to the utility, state government officials, persons having been granted intervenor status by the Commission and Commission authorized designees of the parties.

"Certification Letter" means the written certification to the PUD Director made by August 1, 2005 and by March 1 of each subsequent year thereafter, indicating that as of the date of the Certification Letter, the utility has a Plan or that it has updated the Plan and/or previous Plan Update Reports, has a Plan but is not seeking cost recovery or has no Plan in place.

"Critical Infrastructure" means the property of a utility located in the State of Oklahoma, comprised of either physical assets or computer software which, if severely damaged or destroyed, would have a significant impact on the ability of the utility to serve large numbers of customers for an extended period of time, would have a detrimental impact on the reliability or operability of the utility system, or would cause significant risk to public health and safety.

"DOT/OPS Guidelines" means the guidelines, as may be amended from time to time, that are distributed by the United States Department of Transportation, Office of Pipeline Safety: "Pipeline Security Information Circular" and "Pipeline Security Contingency Plan Guidance."

"Highly Sensitive Confidential" means that the information is of such a sensitive nature that its public disclosure could be harmful to the security of a utility's critical infrastructure and as such it may only be viewed by those persons authorized by the utility or as may otherwise be ordered by the Commission.

"Plan" means a Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Plan including any subsequent Plan Update Reports that have been prepared with reference to the DOT/OPS GUIDELINES.

"Plan Update Report" means the written redlined changes made by the utility updating the Plan and/or previous Plan Update Reports. At the utility's option, changes will either be redlined or a history of changes may be maintained.

"Security Cost Rider" means the per billing unit rate mechanism whereby a utility may, upon approval and Order of this Commission, recover the costs of providing security for its Critical Infrastructure as defined under this Subchapter 21.

Added at 22 Ok Reg 708, eff 7-1-05