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 2022_register executive 2022-07-01 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7a3c671 D09002ee1c7a3c6eb United States Department of Energy originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is initiating this rulemaking to propose to direct transmission providers to submit one- time informational reports describing their current or planned policies and processes for conducting extreme weather vulnerability assessments. The Commission proposes to define extreme weather vulnerability assessments as analyses that identify where and under what conditions jurisdictional transmission assets and operations are at risk from the impacts of extreme weather events, how those risks will manifest themselves, and what the consequences will be for system operations. Specifically, the Commission proposes to require transmission providers to submit a one-time informational report on how they establish a scope for their extreme weather vulnerability assessments, develop inputs, identify vulnerabilities and determine exposure to extreme weather hazards, estimate the costs of impacts, and develop mitigation measures to address extreme weather risks. 87 FR 39414 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-07-01/2022-13469 2022-13469 fr01jy22-21 6717-01-P Docket Nos. RM22-16-000 and AD21-13-000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-07-01/2022-13469 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-01/html/2022-13469.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-01/pdf/2022-13469.pdf 13 p. 39414 39426 87 FR 39414 Title 18 Part 141 18 CFR Part 141 One-Time Informational Reports on Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessments; Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Electric System Reliability; Federal Register Vol. 87, Issue PRORULE 2022-13469 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 2022-08-30 Docket Nos. RM22-16-000 and AD21-13-000 6717-01-P 2022-13469 Notice of proposed rulemaking.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is initiating this rulemaking to propose to direct transmission providers to submit one- time informational reports describing their current or planned policies and processes for conducting extreme weather vulnerability assessments. The Commission proposes to define extreme weather vulnerability assessments as analyses that identify where and under what conditions jurisdictional transmission assets and operations are at risk from the impacts of extreme weather events, how those risks will manifest themselves, and what the consequences will be for system operations. Specifically, the Commission proposes to require transmission providers to submit a one-time informational report on how they establish a scope for their extreme weather vulnerability assessments, develop inputs, identify vulnerabilities and determine exposure to extreme weather hazards, estimate the costs of impacts, and develop mitigation measures to address extreme weather risks.

Initial comments are due August 30, 2022. 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