Monitoring Period Calculation
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By Tyreke Griffin
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A monitoring period is the window of time that a Compliance Enforcement Authority (CEA) assesses an entity’s compliance with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Reliability Standards. As a CEA, Texas RE provides registered entities with the monitoring period for their engagement during the Primary Compliance Contact (PCC) handoff call, or via email for Self-Certifications.
Start Date
The start date of the monitoring period will either be the entity’s registration date, the day after the end date of the entity’s previous audit monitoring period (only audits reset the engagement monitoring period), or the effective date of a NERC Reliability Standard.
End Date
Per the NERC Rules of Procedure (ROP), the specified end date should be prior to the scheduled start of the compliance audit. For example, the date the notification was issued to the registered entity pursuant to Section 4.1.1. The end date of an engagement monitoring period will typically be the date the audit notification letter is sent to an entity, which happens no later than 120 days prior to a scheduled compliance audit.
This approach provides for consistent treatment of all registered entities regarding the engagement tool notification timeframe and enables more flexibility to manage risk-based processes, both for registered entities and the Regional Entity.
For additional information regarding engagement procedures, please review the Compliance Engagements section on Texas RE’s Compliance page.
