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2015 Implementation Plan
Constance White, Vice President of Compliance
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RAI Compliance Activities Overview
Risk-based Compliance Oversight Framework (Framework)
2015 Implementation Plan Constance White, Vice President of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
2015 Implementation Plan Constance White, Vice President of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
2015 Implementation Plan Constance White, Vice President of Compliance W E C C E S T E R N L E C T R I C I T Y O O R D I N A T I N G O U N C I L RAI Compliance Activities Overview Risk-based Compliance
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NERC’s 2015 Implementation Plan
Implementation Plan (IP) is based on “Risk Elements Guide for Development of the 2015 CMEP IP”:
- Identifies nine “Risk Elements”
- Identifies corresponding standards as “Areas
- f Focus”
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NERC’s Nine Risk Elements
- 1. Infrastructure Maintenance
- 2. Uncoordinated Protection Systems
- 3. Protection System Misoperations
- 4. Workforce Capability
- 5. Monitoring and Situational Awareness
- 6. Long Term Planning and System
Analysis
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NERC’s Nine Risk Elements (cont’d)
- 7. Threats to Cyber Systems
- 8. Human Error
- 9. Extreme Physical Events
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NERC “Areas of Focus”
Each Risk Area assigned a set of Standards and Requirements relating to management of the risk identified as “areas of focus” Example: “Infrastructure Maintenance” risk area identifies six Requirements as “areas of focus”: PRC-005-2 R3, R4; PRC-008-0 R1, R2; PRC-011-0 R1; and PRC-017-0 R1
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NERC Areas of Focus-WECC Application
- NERC Areas of Focus PLUS
- WECC (Western Interconnection) factors
– System Events and Trends – Situational Awareness – Threat Management – Integration of Variable Generation – Transmission Planning Adequacy – FERC Orders – Others
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WECC’s 2015 Implementation Plan
- Monitoring
–2015 Monitoring Strategy –IRA (Inherent Risk Assessment) –Internal Controls Evaluation (ICE)
- Oversight Tools
–Audit Focus –Self-Certification –New Self-Logging
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WECC’s 2015 Implementation Plan
- Enforcement
–Mitigation Plans –Notices –Settlements –Final Disposition: NOP, SNOP, FFT –New Compliance Exceptions
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Resources
- NERC’s Risk Elements Guide
- 2015 ERO CMEP Implementation Plan
- Self-Logging Overview
- Compliance Exception Overview
http://www.nerc.com/pa/comp/Pages/Reliabi lity-Assurance-Initiative.aspx
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Constance White Vice President, Compliance
Phil O’Donnell Mgr, Operations & Planning, Audits & Investigations
Mike Wells
- Sr. Compliance
Auditor, O&P Patrick Moast Compliance Auditor, O&P
Keshav Sarin Mgr, Compliance Risk Analysis Matt Moore Mgr, Enforcement
Joe Veltri Compliance Auditor, O&P
Cathy Bakk Supervisor, Compliance Program Coordinator
Tyson Jarrett Compliance Risk Analyst, Cyber Sec. Toni Sharp
- Sr. Enforcement
Analyst Joelle Lyons Enforcement Coordinator Jennifer Salisbury Compliance Program Coordinator
Cheryl Garrett Executive Assistant
Nickole Radabaugh Compliance Program Coordinator
Chris Luras Director, Compliance Risk Analysis & Enforcement
Bill Fletcher
- Sr. Compliance
Auditor, O&P. Joseph Baugh
- Sr. Compliance
Auditor, Cyber Sec.
Brent Castagnetto Mgr, Cyber Security, Audits & Investigations
Joseph Andrews
- Sr. Compliance
Auditor, Cyber Sec. Barry Bauer
- Sr. Compliance
Auditor, O&P Haley Sousa Enforcement Analyst Darren Nielsen
- Sr. Compliance
Auditor, Cyber Sec. Eric Weston Compliance Auditor, Cyber Sec. Mindee Hawes Compliance Program Coordinator Duane Cooke Compliance Analyst Carmelina Spina Enforcement Analyst Richard Shiflett Compliance Risk Engineer, O&P Michael Neshem
- Sr. Compliance
Auditor, Cyber Sec. Roger Cummins
- Sr. Compliance
Auditor, O&P Rachael Ferrin
- Assoc. Compliance
Analyst Morgan King
- Sr. Compliance
Auditor, Cyber Sec.
Julie Blair International Liaison
Ben Christensen
- Sr. Compliance Risk
Analyst, Cyber Sec. Garrett Story Enforcement Analyst Lisa Wood Compliance Auditor, Cyber Sec. Jay Loock
- Sr. Compliance
Auditor, O&P Hannah Etherington Compliance Program Coordinator Bryan Carr Compliance Auditor, Cyber Sec. Jae Moon Compliance Risk Analyst, Cyber Sec. Carl Bench Compliance Auditor, Cyber Sec DJ McCarty Enforcement Analyst Ruchi Ankleshwaria Compliance Risk Engineer, O&P Nick Weber Compliance Auditor, Cyber Sec. Stacia Ellis Compliance Program Coordinator Jeff Hargis Compliance Auditor, O&P Greg Coventry Compliance Auditor, O&P Bryan McCall Assoc.Compliance Risk Analyst, Cyber Sec.