Critical Electric Infrastructure definition
Critical Electric Infrastructure means a system or asset of the bulk power system, whether physical or virtual, the incapacity or destruction of which would negatively affect national security, economic security, public health or safety, or any combination of such matters.
Critical Electric Infrastructure means a system or asset of the bulk-power system, whether physical or virtual, the incapacity or destruction of which would negatively affect national security, economic security, public health or safety, or any combination of such matters.” (10 C.F.R. § 1004.13(c)(3).) Under this Agreement, the federal law definition of Critical Electric Infrastructure Information (CEII) governs. CEII is defined at Federal Power Act section 215(a)(3) (codified at 16 U.S.C. 824o–1(d)), with designation criteria codified at 18 CFR 388.113(c). The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regulations provide, “CEII means information related to critical electric infrastructure, or proposed critical electrical infrastructure, generated by or provided to FERC or another Federal agency, other than classified national security information, that is designated as CEII by FERC or the Secretary pursuant to section 215A(d) of the FPA. Such term includes information that qualifies as critical energy infrastructure information under FERC's regulations.” (10 C.F.R. § 1004.13(d).) Exhibit E, section 1 provides requirements for Contractor and its subcontractors regarding confidential information in general. Critical Electric Infrastructure Information law provides exceptions to freedom-of-information and Public Records Act rules to protect CEII from disclosure.
Examples of Critical Electric Infrastructure in a sentence
The engineering and electric system design information contained in the attached one-line drawing classifies as Critical Electric Infrastructure Information (CEII) and it is not available for public inspection.
Critical Electric Infrastructure Information is exempt from mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3) and shall not be made available by any Federal, State, political subdivision or tribal authority pursuant to any Federal, State, political subdivision or tribal law requiring public disclosure of information or records pursuant to section 215A(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Federal Power Act.