# Revised Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards
> **Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2016-07-29 · Effective 2016-09-27 · 81 FR 49878
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-17842
- **Category:** electric-grid
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 49878
- **CFR reference:** 18 CFR 40
- **Publication date:** 2016-07-29
- **Effective date:** 2016-09-27
- **Energy docket:** Docket No. RM15-14-002
## Abstract

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) directs the North American Electric Reliability Corporation to develop a new or modified Reliability Standard that addresses supply chain risk management for industrial control system hardware, software, and computing and networking services associated with bulk electric system operations. The new or modified Reliability Standard is intended to mitigate the risk of a cybersecurity incident affecting the reliable operation of the Bulk- Power System.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/07/29/2016-17842/revised-critical-infrastructure-protection-reliability-standards)
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