Description:
Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO), in collaboration with the MRO Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program Advisory Council (CMEPAC), hosted a webinar titled Introduction to Requirement-Specific RFIs: FAC-008 R6 and CIP-007 R2. This session provided compliance staff with key insights into the use and benefits of Requirement-Specific RFIs, focusing on FAC-008 R6 (Facility Ratings) and CIP-007 R2 (Security Patch Management).

Purpose / Key Objectives:

This webinar offered an in-depth overview of Requirement-Specific RFIs, collaboratively developed by industry and MRO, designed to guide entities in preparing submittals of Potential Noncompliance (PNC) issues for specific Requirements. Attendees gained practical knowledge on when and how to apply this guidance for submissions to Align and to enhance their own compliance programs.

Agenda Topics:

• What are Requirement-Specific RFIs?
• Benefits of Requirement-Specific RFIs
• Specific information on FAC-008 R6 and CIP-007 R2 RFIs

Speakers:

• Angela Wheat, Program Analyst, Division of Reliability Compliance, Southwestern Power Administration
• Terri Pyle, NERC Compliance Officer, OG&E
• Mark Flanary, Director of Risk Assessment and Mitigation, MRO
• Udhay Ganesan, Principal RAM Engineer CIP, MRO
• David Gadberry, Principal Risk Assessment & Mitigation Engineer, MRO