Supply Chain Risk Management Reliability Standards Revisions; Equipment and Services Produced or Provided by Certain Entities Identified as Risks to National Security

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Part 40 [Docket Nos. RM24-4-000 and RM20-19-000; Order No. 912] AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Final action; notice terminating proceeding. SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) directs the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization, to develop new or modified Reliability Standards that address the sufficiency of responsible entities' supply chain risk management plans related to the identification of and response to supply chain risks. Further, the Commission directs NERC to develop modifications related to supply chain protections for protected cyber assets. This final action also terminates a related notice of inquiry. DATES: This action is effective November 24, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Simon Slobodnik (Technical Information), Office of Electric Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6707, simon.slobodnik@ferc.gov Alan Rukin (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8502, alan.rukin@ferc.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Order No. 912 Final Rule (Issued September 18, 2025) 1. Pursuant to section 215(d)(5) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), [ 1 ] the Commission directs the North American Electric Reliability Corporation …