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Status
The Standards Efficiency Review (SER) Final Report provided below outlines the
accomplishments and recommendations from the project. In addition, the four Phase
2 concepts addressed by the SER group are listed below with their respective
materials.
1. Evidence Retention Overhaul
2. Consolidate Information/Data Exchange Requirements
3. Move Requirements to Guidance (incorporated into NERC policy; Risk Mitigation Framework)
4. Prototype Standard (reframed)
Overall Project Scope
Evaluate NERC Reliability Standards using a risk-based approach to
identify potential efficiencies through retirement or modification of
Reliability Standard Requirements. Considering that many Reliability Standards
have been mandatory and enforceable for 10+ years in North America, this
project seeks to identify potential candidate requirements that are not
essential for reliability, could be simplified or consolidated, and could
thereby reduce regulatory obligations and/or compliance burden.
SER Phase 1
On June 7, 2019, NERC staff submitted a petition, FERC Docket Number
RM19-17-000, for the approval of Reliability Standards Requirement retirements
in the INT, FAC, PRC, and MOD Reliability Standards families, as developed by Project
2018-03 SER Retirements project. The petition proposed the retirement of
approximately 84 Requirements.
CIP SER
The CIP Standards Efficiency Review project began in July 2019.
CIP SER Working Recommendations and Justifications
SER Phase 2 Scope and Approach
Evaluate NERC Reliability Standards (O&P and CIP), as informed by implementation experiences and compliance practices, to develop and recommend standards-based solutions intended to reduce inefficiencies and unnecessary regulatory burdens for the purpose of supporting continued safe, secure and reliable operations.
The Phase 2 Team will focus on the following activities:
- Identify areas of inefficiency in the current framework of Reliability Standards.
- Collaborate and communicate with industry to ensure all areas of inefficiency and potential solutions are considered.
- Potential solutions may include, but are not limited to:
- SARs to remove inefficiencies in the Reliability Standards.
- Policy recommendations to appropriate ERO staff or committee.
- A sub-team, consisting of a few members from SER Phase 1 and Phase 2, are reviewing information from the SER Matrix input from the early stages of Phase 1, in order to identify efficiency opportunities not covered by Project 2018-03 SER Retirements or SER Phase 2. This sub-team is tasked with developing a SAR to summarize a consolidated list modification recommendations.
