NERC Compliance and Enforcement Flashcards
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Which body has primary authority to enforce NERC reliability standards in the United States?
Answer: Regional Entities under delegation from NERC
Regional Entities conduct compliance monitoring and enforcement under delegation agreements with NERC.
What is the maximum civil penalty FERC can impose on entities violating NERC reliability standards?
Answer: $1,000,000 per day per violation
Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, FERC can impose civil penalties of up to $1,000,000 per day per violation.
What is a 'Find, Fix, Track and Report' (FFT) process in NERC compliance?
Answer: A streamlined method for handling less serious, self-reported violations
The FFT process allows Regional Entities to efficiently handle less serious, self-reported, or promptly mitigated violations without full enforcement proceedings.
In NERC's compliance framework, what does 'self-report' mean?
Answer: A utility reports its own potential violation before being discovered by a Regional Entity
Self-reporting occurs when a registered entity identifies and voluntarily reports its own potential violation to the Regional Entity.
Which NERC document establishes the rules for conducting compliance audits?
Answer: Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program (CMEP)
The CMEP (Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program) outlines procedures for monitoring, auditing, and enforcing NERC reliability standards.
What is the purpose of a Mitigation Plan in NERC compliance?
Answer: To document how a violating entity will correct a violation and prevent recurrence
A Mitigation Plan describes the corrective actions a registered entity will take to fix a violation and prevent it from recurring.