Status:
A recirculation ballot for the interpretation of CIP-003 closed on September 20, 2013. The quorum was reached at 90.98% with an approval of 98.92%. The interpretation is being presented to the NERC Board of Trustees at its November 2013 meeting.
Purpose/Industry Need:
Asks for clarification regarding Applicability Section 4.1 and multiple functions, and on R2 regarding whether a Registered Entity can assign different CIP Senior Managers for different applicable functions for which it is registered.
Background:
In May 2011, the Standards Committee appointed a standing CIP Interpretation Drafting Team for the development of CIP Interpretations. A project team from the CIP Interpretation Drafting Team has reviewed Consumers request for interpretation and developed this interpretation pursuant to the NERC Guidelines for Interpretation Drafting Teams. Consumers Energy requested clarification on Section 4.1 of CIP-003-3 Requirement R2 as to if a registered entity can assign different CIP Senior Managers for different applicable functions it is registered for.
Interpretation Process:
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.