Project 2008-15

Interpretation − CIP-006-1a, R4 − Cyber Security — Physical Security of Critical Cyber Assets

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Status:
An interpretation of CIP-006-01a, Requirement R4 for the US Army Corps of Engineers was posted for a 10-day recirculation ballot.  The ballot pool approved the interpretation and it will now be submitted to the NERC Board of Trustees for adoption.

Summary:

The request asks to clarify requirements for monitoring and logging physical access referenced in Requirement R4.

Purpose/Industry Need:
In accordance with the Reliability Standards Development Procedure, the interpretation must be posted for a 30-day pre-ballot review, and then balloted.  There is no public comment period for an interpretation.  Balloting will be conducted following the same method used for balloting standards.  If the interpretation is approved by its ballot pool, then the interpretation will be appended to the standard and will become effective when adopted by the NERC Board of Trustees and approved by the applicable regulatory authorities.  The interpretation will remain appended to the standard until the standard is revised through the normal standards development process.  When the standard is revised, the clarifications provided by the interpretation will be incorporated into the revised standard.