[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54695-54696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21840]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Energy Sector Framework Implementation Guidance

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Request for Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on DOE's 
draft document Energy Sector Cybersecurity Framework Implementation 
Guidance (Guidance). The document is available for a 30 day comment 
period at http://energy.gov/node/942856.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 14, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments to be submitted electronically must be submitted 
through the Email address [email protected] using the 
submission form at http://energy.gov/node/942856. Written comments may 
be submitted to Akhlesh Kaushiva, Program Manager, Office of 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Akhlesh Kaushiva, Program Manager, Office of 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since the release of the Cybersecurity 
Framework by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
on February 12, 2014, DOE has collaborated with private sector 
stakeholders through the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council 
(ESCC) and the Oil & Natural Gas Subsector Coordinating Council (ONG 
SCC) forums for the development of the draft Guidance. The DOE, through 
a notice published in Federal Register on June 20, 2014, requested 
energy sector organizations to participate in the ESCC and ONG SCC 
forums. The DOE has also been coordinating with other Sector Specific 
Agency (SSA) representatives and interested government stakeholders for 
the development of the draft Guidance and to address cross-sector 
overlaps. The primary goal of the document is to help energy sector 
stakeholders develop or align existing cybersecurity risk management 
programs to meet the objectives of the Cybersecurity Framework. The 
document will also help energy sector organizations effectively 
demonstrate and communicate their cybersecurity risk management 
approach and use of the Framework to both internal and external 
stakeholders.

    Authority: Section 8 (b) Executive Order 13636 ``Improving 
Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity''.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on September 8, 2014.
Patricia A. Hoffman,
Assistant Secretary, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2014-21840 Filed 9-11-14; 8:45 am]
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