[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 203 (Monday, October 20, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24630]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 40
[Docket No. RM06-22-000]
Mandatory Reliability Standards for Critical Infrastructure
Protection; Notice of Extension of Time
Issued October 10, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Order on Proposed Clarification: Extension of comment date.
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SUMMARY: On September 18, 2008, the Commission issued an order
proposing to clarify that the facilities within a nuclear generation
plant in the United States that are not regulated by the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission are subject to compliance with the eight
mandatory ``CIP'' Reliability Standards approved in Commission Order
No. 706. The date for filing comments on the Commission's proposal is
being extended at the request of the Edison Electric Institute and the
Nuclear Energy Institute.
DATES: Comments are due November 3, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number by any
of the following methods:
Agency Web Site: http://ferc.gov. Documents created
electronically using word processing software should be filed in native
applications or print-to-PDF format and not in a scanned format.
Mail/Hand Delivery: Commenters unable to file comments
electronically must mail or hand-deliver an original and 14 copies of
their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of
the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan First (Legal Information),
Office of General Counsel, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502-8529; Regis Binder (Technical Information), Office of
Electric Reliability, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502-6460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 10, 2008, the Edison Electric
Institute (EEI) and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) filed a joint
motion for an extension of time to file comments in response to the
Commission's Order on Proposed Clarification issued September 18, 2008,
in the above-referenced proceeding. (Mandatory Reliability Standards
for Critical Infrastructure Protection, 124 FERC ] 61,247 (2008)
(Proposed Clarification)). EEI and NEI state that because a majority of
their members will be required to implement CIP Reliability Standards
and NRC cybersecurity requirements in accordance with the clarification
to be issued in this docket and because of the complex of the issues
addressed in the Proposed Clarification, additional time is needed to
submit well-developed comments.
Upon consideration, notice is hereby given that an extension of
time for filing comments is granted to and including November 3, 2008.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-24630 Filed 10-17-08; 8:45 am]
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