[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50104-50105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19206]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL21-99-000]


Complaint of Michael Mabee and Petition To Order Mandatory 
Reliability Standards for Equipment and Monitoring Systems Marketed 
From the People's Republic of China; Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on August 26, 2021, pursuant to section 215(d) of 
the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824o(d) and Rule 206 of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 (2020), Michael Mabee, (Complainant) filed a 
formal complaint alleging: (1) Entities in the U.S. Bulk Power System 
as well as the overall U.S. electric grid are buying critical equipment 
from the People's Republic of China to install

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into our critical electric infrastructure that the Communist regime's 
state sponsored, and state supported hackers are already probing and 
attacking; (2) there is no requirement that existing Chinese equipment 
or systems already installed in the electric grid be checked and tested 
for risks and vulnerabilities; and (3) there is no requirement that 
newly imported Chinese equipment or systems be checked and tested for 
risks and vulnerabilities before being installed on the electric grid., 
as more fully explained in the complaint.
    Complainant certifies that copies of the complaint were served on 
the contacts as listed on the Commission's list of Corporate Officials.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. All interventions, 
or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail 
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in 
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency 
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the 
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, 
(886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5:00 Eastern Time on September 15, 2021.

    Dated: August 31, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-19206 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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