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Welcome to
December 13, 2021
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2:00 pm
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Technical Talk with RF
Monday, December 13 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
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Reminders
Please keep your information up-to-date!
• CDMS, CORES, Generation Verification Forms, Entity Profile Questionnaires (quarterly)
Following an event, send EOP-004 or OE-417 forms to disturbance@rfirst.org
CIP-008-6 incident reports are sent to the E-ISAC and the DHS CISA
Check our monthly CMEP update and quarterly newsletter for:
• 2022 ERO Periodic Data Submittal schedule
New • Timing of Standard effectiveness
• PRC-012-2 (R9) & TPL-007-4 (R6 and R10) effective January 1, 2022
BES Cyber System Categorization (CIP-002-5.1a)
• Assess categorization (low, medium, or high) regularly and notify us of changes
CIP Evidence Request Tool V5.0 is online, see website.
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Reminder
2022 ERO Enterprise Compliance Monitoring and
Enforcement Program (CMEP) Implementation Plan (IP)
Version 1.0
The ERO Enterprise is pleased to release the 2022 CMEP IP describing the risks that
will be priorities for the ERO Enterprise’s CMEP activities in 2022. Collectively, NERC
and each Regional Entity (RE) have worked collaboratively through this CMEP IP’s
development to evaluate reports of NERC committees, ERO Enterprise analysis of
events, and NERC reliability assessments to identify the existing and emerging risks
to reliable and secure operations.
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Reminder
Cold Weather Training Materials and Recommendations
ERO Enterprise CMEP Practice Guide – Cold Weather Preparedness v1.0
NERC Cold Weather Training Materials
RF Knowledge Center – Cold Weather Preparedness
FERC – NERC – Regional Entity Staff Report: The February 2021 Cold Weather Final Report
Outages in Texas and the South Central United States
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Reminder
Cold Weather Standards
Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations,
Preparedness, & Coordination Standard Authorization Request
1. A 30-day formal comment period for Project 2021-07 SAR is open
through 8 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Use the
Standards Balloting and Comment System to submit comments.
2. Nominations are being sought for SAR drafting team members
through 8 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Use the
electronic form to submit a nomination. An unofficial Word
version of the nomination form in posted on the Standard Drafting
Team Vacancies page and the project page.
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Compliance Practice Guide Updates
There are two new CMEP Practice Guides posted to the NERC Compliance Guidance
web page.
• Evaluating Blackstart Documented Procedures
• Cold Weather Preparedness
The Blackstart Practice Guide provides guidance to CMEP staff around evaluating
documented procedures for identifying and starting Blackstart Resources.
The Cold Weather Practice Guide provides guidance to CMEP staff around
understanding entity risk and evaluating entity practices and controls, relative to
cold weather preparedness, during CMEP activities.
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2021-2022 Winter Reliability Assessment
NERC’s assessment for the upcoming winter finds that reliability risk is
elevated in regions that are especially vulnerable to extreme weather,
natural gas supply disruptions and low hydro conditions. NERC’s
2021–2022 Winter Reliability Assessment advises industry to ensure
the readiness of operating plans to manage potential supply shortfalls
and take proactive steps for generator readiness, fuel availability and
sustained operations in extreme conditions.
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2021-2022 WRA Infographic
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Reminder
System Operator Survey
Dear Certified System Operators,
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) invites you to participate in a job analysis validation survey.
This survey is part of ongoing development for the NERC certification program.
The purpose of this survey is to identify the tasks and knowledge reflective of the system operator job roles. The results
of the job analysis survey will be used to update the specifications for the NERC certification examinations.
The survey consists of
1) a series of demographic questions that relate to your job role, and
2) a series of questions asking your opinion on the importance and frequency of use of 31 job tasks and 30 knowledge
areas associated with the system operator job roles.
The survey should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Please answer all questions on the survey from your position-specific perspective, and not from an entity-specific
perspective. Your individual responses will be kept confidential and will be combined with those of other respondents.
Only staff persons from NERC and their designated contractor, PSI Services, will have access to the data collected.
Aggregated data from this survey will be published in a report that summarizes the process used to develop the
specifications for the NERC certification exams.
Survey closes December 17, 2021.
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Announcements
Analysis and Risk Mitigations for Loss of
EMS Functions (2018 – 2020) Report
The NERC Energy Management System Performance Special Assessment (2018-
2019) developed by the NERC EMS Working Group of the NERC Event Analysis
Subcommittee was endorsed by the NERC RSTC for publication in April 2021.
The ERO Event Analysis Program is improving the resolution of the
contributions of EMS outages reported using EOP-004-4 by adding the first full
year of 2020 EMS events reported through the ERO Event Analysis Process to
the study period. This document examines trends, event root causes, and
contributing causes identified from 2018–2020.
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Announcements
New E-Learning on Real-time Assessments
SERC has created a new E-Learning with the following objectives:
• Identify the basic definition of a Real-time Assessment (RTA).
• Identify the Reliability Standards that are associated with the RTA.
• Identify the different tools and components that make up the RTA.
• Identify vulnerabilities that can reduce RTA capability and reliability.
• Describe internal controls used to detect problems with the RTA process.
This training is for anyone in Compliance wishing to learn more about RTAs and the
associated Standards, plus it can be used to supplement training for System
Operators, Operations Support, and associated personnel in the Control Room. A
learning certificate is provided upon completion of the course.
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Announcements
Reliability and Security Technical Committee (RSTC) Meeting
December 14-15, 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Eastern
The RSTC is a standing committee that strives to advance the reliability and
security of the interconnected bulk power system (BPS) of North America by:
• Creating a forum for aggregating ideas and interests, drawing from diverse
industry stakeholder expertise, to support the ERO Enterprise's mission.
• Leveraging such expertise to identify solutions to study, mitigate, and/or
eliminate emerging risks to the BPS for the benefit of industry stakeholders, the
NERC Board of Trustees (Board) and ERO Enterprise staff and leadership.
• Coordinating and overseeing implementation of RSTC subgroup work plans.
December 14 Registration December 14 Agenda
December 15 Registration December 15 AgendaPUBLIC
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Announcements
NERC Releases Third Episode of Compliance Podcast
“Currently Compliant” Episode 3 focuses on the recent release of the Cold
Weather Practice Guide as well as CIP-008-6 – Cyber Security - Incident
Reporting and Response Planning, which went into effect in January 2021.
The Cold Weather Practice Guide discussion features the following SMEs:
• Ryan Mauldin, Senior Engineer, Compliance Assurance, NERC
• Craig Struck, Senior Auditor, Grid Planning & Operations Assurance, NERC
The CIP-008 discussion, which begins around the 17-minute mark, features:
• Kenneth Carver, Manager, CIP Compliance Monitoring, Texas RE
• Lonnie Ratliff, Senior Manager, Cyber & Physical Security Assurance, NERC
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Announcements
ERO Enterprise Coordinated
Oversight MRRE FAQ
NERC has posted to the One-Stop Shop webpage
the updated ERO Enterprise Coordinated
Oversight Program FAQ for Multi-Region
Registered Entity (MRRE) document.
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New ERO Enterprise Registration Procedure
This procedure was updated to help new entities who are candidates for
registration with NERC understand key terminology, how the Registration
process works, and initial responsibilities for the entities, NERC, and Regional
Entities (REs). NERC together with the six Regions form the ERO Enterprise. In
accordance with the regional delegation agreement (RDA), the Regions have
been assigned the responsibility of initiating the registration process for
entities functioning as owners, operators, and users of the BPS. While this
document primarily outlines Registration and other related processes, the
document also contains important information regarding certain registration
processes that are relevant to existing registered entities as well.
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New ERO Enterprise Informational Package
New Registered Entities: 101
This comprehensive welcome package introduces new Entities to the NERC
Registration process and assists any entities that are interested in learning about
what is required of them to be registered as a new NERC Registered Entity or
preparing to register with NERC for the first time.
This package also provides new entities and current Registered Entities alike,
with a wealth of valuable information and reference materials pertinent to NERC
registration and certification, compliance, entity profile questionnaires and risk
assessments, Section 1600 mandatory reporting requirements and much more.
This is a one resource every entity should keep on hand and readily available for
easy reference as questions arise.
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Announcements
Compliance Open Webinar
December 16, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time (4:00 - 5:00 Eastern)
WECC’s Open Webinar will feature an Align update, an Enforcement update,
information about FAC-003 outage reporting, plus an overview of the 2022 CMEP IP
including linkage to the NERC RISC Report.
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Announcements
Save the Date: Monday, January 24, 2022, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
RF Webinar on the FERC and the ERO Enterprise
Joint Review of Protection System Commissioning Programs
In January, RF include NERC staff will be debriefing the joint report on the commissioning of
protection systems. The goal of the joint review and report was reducing misoperations
attributable to protection system commissioning (PSC) by identifying opportunities for
improvement and developing recommendations and best practices for registered
Transmission and Generator Owners’ PSC programs. Our intended audience includes
• Substation Electricians/Supervisors,
• Substation Field/Commissioning Engineers,
• Relay Technicians, and Relaying Engineers,
• Communications Engineers/Technicians, and
• Company Trainers plus Human Performance Specialists.PUBLIC
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Announcements
Technical Talk with RF is typically scheduled
the third Monday of each month 2:00-3:30 p.m.
however, we have a new date for January
due to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Save the date for our next event,
Monday, January 10
Next month’s Technical Talk with RF will include a guest presentation from RF VP
Jeff Craigo, plus a follow-up session with Tanya Hickey, Senior Manager of Health
& Safety Strategies at Ontario Power Generation, on Human Performance,
Mental Health, and the impact on reliability, resilience and security.PUBLIC
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Today’s Agenda
Align Update
Anthony Jablonski – Manager, Risk Analysis & Mitigation (RAM)
Compliance Oversight Plans
Anthony Jablonski – Manager, RAM
Zack Brinkman – Manager, CIP Compliance Monitoring
Jim Kubrak – Manager, O&P Compliance Monitoring
ERO Practice Guide on CIP-014-02 Risk Assessments
Johnny Gest – Manager, Engineering & System Performance (ESP)
Tom Scanlon – Manager, Enforcement CounselYou can also read
