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[Proposed Rules]               
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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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, 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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