NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week ending 9/20/2024

NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week ending 9/20/2024

• Upcoming NAGF Conference Calls/Webinars
  • NAGF CIPWG Comment Development Webinar for Project 2023-04: CIP-003 Draft #4, October 1 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern
  • NAGF Standards Review Team Monthly Webinar, October 2^nd @ 11:00-12:00 pm Eastern
  • NAGF CIPWG Bi-Monthly Webinar, October 8 @ 2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern
  • NAGF Cold Weather Preparedness Working Group Monthly Webinar, October 16^th @ 02:00-03:00 pm Eastern

(Webinar information can be found on the NAGF website Event Calendar).

• FERC
  • FERC will conduct a Commissioner-Led Reliability Technical Conference on Wednesday Oct. 16^th from 10 am – 12:45 pm Eastern. The conference will discuss policy issues related to the reliability and security of the Bulk-Power System. The Agenda can be found here: https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/events/commissioner-led-reliability-technical-conference-10162024

• • FERC Acts to Improve Reliability by Closing Supply Chain Cyber Risk Management Gaps

FERC Docket No. RM24-4-000, Supply Chain Risk Management Reliability Standards Revisions proposes to direct NERC to develop and submit for Commission approval new or modified Reliability Standards that address the: sufficiency of responsible entities’ supply chain risk management plans related to the identification of, assessment of, and response to supply chain risks, and applicability of Reliability Standards’ supply chain protections to protected cyber assets.

https://www.ferc.gov/media/e-1-rm24-4-000

• • FERC Docket No. RM24-7-000, Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standard CIP-015-1 – Cyber Security – Internal Network Security Monitoring.

FERC is proposing to approve CIP-015-1. In addition, the Commission proposes to direct that NERC develop certain modifications to proposed Reliability Standard CIP-015-1 to extend internal network security monitoring to include electronic access control or monitoring systems and physical access control systems outside of the electronic security perimeter.

https://www.ferc.gov/media/e-2-rm24-7-000

• NERC
  • Slides and Recording Posted Standards Committee and NERC Generator Ride-through (PRC-029-1) Industry Webinar NERC Technical Conference on Generator Ride-Through /PRC-029

https://www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/202002_Transmissionconnected_Resources_DL/Technical%20Conference%20Details_Agenda_Bios_Presentations_Transcripts.pdf

• • On Sept. 13^th, NERC posted a paper, Criticality of Natural Gas Supply this Winter. The paper notes that NERC remains concerned about maintaining sufficient natural gas supplies to address extreme winter conditions. https://www.nerc.com/news/Headlines%20DL/Natural%20Gas%20Statement_12SEP24.pdf

 

Thanks,

AL

Allen D Schriver
Policy Coordinator
North American Generator Forum
M: (561) 324-9234
aschriver@generatorforum.org