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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.
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.
