FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES RULE: SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT RELIABILITY STANDARDS REVISIONS; EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES PRODUCED OR PROVIDED BY CERTAIN ENTITIES IDENTIFIED AS RISKS TO NATIONAL SECURITY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a rule called: Supply Chain Risk Management Reliability Standards Revisions; Equipment and Services Produced or Provided by Certain Entities Identified as Risks to National Security.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 23 by Carlos D. Clay, Deputy Secretary.

Summary: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) directs the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization, to develop new or modified Reliability Standards that address the sufficiency of responsible entities' supply chain risk management plans related to the identification of and response to supply chain risks....