Guide for Mapping Types of Information and Information Systems to Security Categories, Volume 2: Appendices
APPENDIX D: IMPACT DETERMINATION FOR MISSION-BASED > D.7 Energy > D.7.2

D.7.2 Energy Conservation and Preparedness Information Type Energy Conservation and Preparedness involves protection of energy resources from over- consumption to ensure the continued availability of fuel resources and to promote environmental protection. This mission also includes measures taken to ensure the provision of energy in the event of an emergency. The recommended security categorization for the energy conservation and preparedness information type is as follows: Security Category = {(confidentiality, Low), (integrity, Low), (availability, Low)} The confidentiality impact level is the effect of unauthorized disclosure of energy conservation and preparedness information on the ability of responsible agencies to protect energy resources from over-consumption to ensure the continued availability of fuel resources and to promote environmental protection. In most cases, unauthorized disclosure of energy conservation and preparedness information will have only a limited adverse effect on agency operations, assets, or individuals. Special Factors Affecting Confidentiality Impact Determination: In some cases, unauthorized disclosure of preliminary findings or policies under consideration regarding proposed conservation measures or the distribution of energy in the event of an emergency may result in mobilization of special interests. These groups may successfully oppose necessary conservation measures and be given an unfair advantage for specific commercial interests. Also, the unauthorized disclosure may cause domestic or international loss of confidence in the Federal government. In such cases, serious damage may result for energy conservation and preparedness operations. Therefore, the confidentiality impact level may be moderate. In other cases, unauthorized disclosure of information regarding measures taken to ensure the provision of energy in the event of an emergency may facilitate malicious activities of terrorists. Here, there is a potential for loss of human life resulting from extended outages, so the confidentiality impact level may be high. Recommended Confidentiality Impact Level: The provisional confidentiality impact level recommended for most energy conservation and preparedness information is low. not on the time required to detect the modification or destruction of information. In most cases, the adverse effects of unauthorized modification or destruction of energy conservation and preparedness information on agency mission functions and public confidence in the agency will be limited Special Factors Affecting Integrity Impact Determination: Unauthorized modification or destruction of information necessary to mission-critical procedures ensuring the provision of energy in the event of an emergency can result in extended outages. There is some potential for a consequent threat to critical energy infrastructure and to human life. In such cases, the integrity impact level may be high. Recommended Integrity Impact Level: The provisional integrity impact level recommended for energy conservation and preparedness information is low. mission, not on the time required to re-establish access to energy conservation and preparedness information. Loan assistance processes are generally tolerant of delay. In most cases disruption of access to energy conservation and preparedness information will have only a limited adverse effect on agency operations, agency assets, or individuals. Special Factors Affecting Availability Impact Determination: Unavailability of information necessary to mission-critical procedures ensuring the provision of energy in the event of an emergency may result in extended outages. There is some potential for a consequent threat to critical energy infrastructure and to human life. In such cases, the availability impact level may be high. Recommended Availability Impact Level: The provisional availability impact level recommended for energy conservation and preparedness information is low.