[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2939-2940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00772]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD06-6-000]


Notice of Joint Meeting of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold a joint open meeting on Thursday, 
January 25, 2024, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The 
meeting will be held in-person at the Commission's headquarters, 888 
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 in the Commission Meeting Room. 
Commissioners from both agencies are expected to participate.
    The format for the joint meeting will consist of discussions 
between the two sets of Commissioners following presentations by their 
respective staffs. In addition, a representative of the North American 
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) will attend and participate in 
this meeting.
    The meeting will be open for the public to attend. Pre-registration 
is not required and there is no fee for attendance. Information on this 
meeting will also be posted on the Calendar of Events on the 
Commission's website, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The meeting 
will also be transcribed. Transcripts will be available for a fee from 
Ace Reporting, (202) 347-3700.
    Commission meetings are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email to [email protected], call toll-free (866) 208-3372 
(voice) or (202) 208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    All interested persons are invited to the meeting. Questions about 
the meeting should be directed to Lodie White at [email protected] 
or by phone at (202) 502-8453.

    Dated: January 10, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.

Agenda

    Title: Joint Meeting of the (FERC) and the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC), (Public Meeting).
    Scheduled: January 25, 2024.
    Location: 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    Participants:

FERC Chairman and Commissioners:
    Chairman Willie L. Phillips
    Commissioner Allison Clements
    Commissioner Mark C. Christie
NRC Chairman and Commissioners:
    Chairman Christopher T. Hanson
    Commissioner David A. Wright
    Commissioner Annie Caputo
    Commissioner Bradley R. Crowell

FERC Directors and Staff
     David Ortiz, Director of the Office of Electric 
Reliability (OER)
     Joseph McClelland, Director, Office of Energy 
Infrastructure Security (OEIS)
     Barry Kuehnle, Energy Infrastructure and Cyber Security 
Advisor, Division of Cyber Security, OER
     David Huff, Electrical Engineer, Division of Operations 
and Planning Standards, OER
     Heather Polzin, Reliability Enforcement Counsel & Attorney 
Advisor, Office of Enforcement

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Staff
     Mark Lauby, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer, NERC

NRC Staff
     Andrea Kock, Deputy Office Director for Engineering, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
     Jason Paige, Chief, Long Term Operations and Modernization 
Branch, Division of Engineering and External Hazards, NRR
     John Wise, Senior Technical Advisor for License Renewal 
Aging Management, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, NRR
     Peyton Doub, Acting Chief, Environmental Project 
Management Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial 
Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
     Brian Yip, Chief, Cyber Security Branch, Division of 
Physical and Cyber Security Policy, Office of Nuclear Security and 
Incident Response (NSIR)

Agenda

10:00 a.m. Introductions and Opening Statements 15 mins.
10:15 a.m. Grid Reliability, Nuclear Power Plants & Other Topics
NERC
    Mark Lauby, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer, NERC 20 mins.
    [cir] Long Term Reliability Assessment
    Q&A 15 mins.
FERC 20 mins.
    David Ortiz, Director of the Office of Electric Reliability
    [cir] Grid reliability overview and updates
    David Huff, Electrical Engineer, Office

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of Electric Reliability
    Heather Polzin, Reliability Enforcement Counsel & Attorney Advisor, 
Office of Enforcement
    [cir] Status of standards and implementation for cold weather 
preparedness and applicability to nuclear plants
    [cir] Gas-electric coordination since Winter Storm Uri
    Q&A 15 mins.
NRC 20 mins.
    Andrea Kock, Deputy Office Director for Engineering, NRR
    [cir] Overview of Power Reactor Activities
    [ssquf] Current Fleet of Operating Reactors
     Decommissioning
     Power Uprates
    [cir] Advanced and New Reactors Update
    Jason Paige, Chief, Long-Term Operations and Modernization Branch, 
Division of Engineering and External Hazards, NRR
    [cir] Grid Reliability Updates
    [cir] Update on the Implementation of the Executive Order on 
Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses
    [cir] Update on Interagency Agreements
    John Wise, Senior Technical Advisor for License Renewal Aging 
Management, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, NRR
    [cir] Update on Subsequent License Renewal
    Peyton Doub, Acting Chief, Environmental Project Management Branch, 
Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, NMSS
    [cir] The NRC's Permitting Process for the National Environmental 
Policy Act and Related Laws, Regulations, and Processes
    Q&A 15 mins.
12:00 p.m. Cyber Security Updates
FERC 10 mins.
    Barry Kuehnle, Energy Infrastructure and Cyber Security Advisor, 
Division of Cyber Security, OER
    [cir] Cybersecurity updates
    [cir] Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Audits Lesson 
Learned Report
NRC 10 mins.
    Brian Yip, Chief, Cyber Security Branch Division of Physical and 
Cyber Security Policy, NSIR
    [cir] Update on cybersecurity program guidance and research 
activities
    [cir] Research activities related to emerging cyber issues
    [cir] Trends observed in cybersecurity inspection and oversight
    Q&A 15 mins.

[FR Doc. 2024-00772 Filed 1-16-24; 8:45 am]
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