United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2018_register executive 2018-10-26 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7ed8720 D09002ee1c7ed97d6 United States Department of Energy originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is issuing a final rule that establishes procedural regulations concerning the Secretary of Energy's issuance of an emergency order under the Federal Power Act. The statute authorizes the Secretary of Energy to order emergency measures, following a Presidential declaration of a grid security emergency, to protect or restore the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or defense critical electric infrastructure during the emergency. A grid security emergency could result from a physical attack, a cyber-attack using electronic communication, an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), or a geomagnetic storm event, damaging certain electricity infrastructure assets and impairing the reliability of the Nation's power grid. The procedures established by this final rule will ensure the expeditious issuance of emergency orders under the Federal Power Act. 83 FR 1174 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-01-10/2018-00259 2018-00259 fr10ja18-2 RIN 1901-AB40 6450-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-01-10/2018-00259 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-10/html/2018-00259.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-10/pdf/2018-00259.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Energy Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements 9 p. 1174 1182 83 FR 1174 Title 10 Part 205 10 CFR Part 205 RIN 1901-AB40 Grid Security Emergency Orders: Procedures for Issuance; Federal Register Vol. 83, Issue RULE 2018-00259 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2018-01-10 6450-01-P 2018-00259 Final rule.

The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is issuing a final rule that establishes procedural regulations concerning the Secretary of Energy's issuance of an emergency order under the Federal Power Act. The statute authorizes the Secretary of Energy to order emergency measures, following a Presidential declaration of a grid security emergency, to protect or restore the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or defense critical electric infrastructure during the emergency. A grid security emergency could result from a physical attack, a cyber-attack using electronic communication, an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), or a geomagnetic storm event, damaging certain electricity infrastructure assets and impairing the reliability of the Nation's power grid. The procedures established by this final rule will ensure the expeditious issuance of emergency orders under the Federal Power Act.

These procedures are effective as of January 10, 2018. Jeffrey Baumgartner, (202) 586-1411; U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Mailstop OE-20, Room 8G-017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; or oeregs@hq.doe.gov. Administrative Practice and Procedure Energy Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Grid Security Emergency Orders: Procedures for Issuance , oeregs@hq.doe.gov http://www.energy.gov/gc/downloads/executive-order-13272-consideration-small-entities-agency-rulemaking Vol. 83, no. 7 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2018-01-10 continuing daily deposited born digital 125 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-01-10 P0b002ee19d7f8be5 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr10ja18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-01-10 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-10/pdf/FR-2018-01-10.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-10/xml/FR-2018-01-10.xml fdlp 1173 1288 DGPO 2018-10-26 2024-06-01 FR-2018-01-10 machine generated eng FR FR-2018-01-10 83 7