Document ID: FERC-2017-0166-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Foundation for Resilient Societies: Petition for Rulemaking
Posted Date: 2017-02-02T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 21 (Thursday, February 2, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9034-9035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02065]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. AD17-9-000]

Petition for Rulemaking; Foundation for Resilient Societies

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of petition for rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has received a 
petition from the Foundation for Resilient Societies requesting the 
Commission initiate a rulemaking to require an enhanced reliability 
standard to detect, report, mitigate, and remove malware from the Bulk 
Power System, all as more fully explained in its petition.

DATES: Comments are due by 5 p.m. February 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The Commission encourages electronic submission of comments 
in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. 
Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 
copies of the comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Ryan (Legal Information), Office 
of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6840, kevin.ryan@ferc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 13, 2017, the Foundation for 
Resilient Societies, pursuant to Rule 207 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.207, filed a petition requesting that the Commission 
initiate a rulemaking to require an enhanced reliability standard to 
detect, report, mitigate, and remove malware from the Bulk Power 
System, all as more fully explained in its petition.
    Any person that wishes to comment in this proceeding must file 
comments in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.211 (2016). Comments will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken. Comments must be filed on or before the comment date.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

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    Dated: January 17, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-02065 Filed 2-1-17; 8:45 am]
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