[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55540-55541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25970]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Smart Grid Interoperability Panel Governing Board, request for 
nominations; and request for comments on draft Smart Grid 
Interoperability Panel Charter and Bylaws

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology, on behalf 
of its contractor, EnerNex Corp., seeks nominations for members to 
serve on an initial Smart Grid Interoperability Panel Governing Board 
(SGIPGB), which will consist of approximately 27 voting members. 
EnerNex Corp. was competitively selected to help NIST establish and 
administer the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) and its 
Governing Board, which will identify, prioritize and address new and 
emerging requirements for Smart Grid interoperability and security.
    Approximately 22 members of the SGIP Governing Board will be 
elected by stakeholder categories as listed in the draft SGIP Charter 
and Bylaws, which are posted on the Internet at: http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/SGIP. Three SGIPGB 
members will be at-large members, and two will be the chairs of two 
SGIP Committees. The SGIPGB will also have several ex officio, non-
voting members who will not be elected. All seats are open, and 
candidates are sought from each stakeholder category, as well as for 
the at-large positions.
    NIST and EnerNex Corp. also request comments on the SGIP draft 
Charter and Bylaws, which are posted on the Internet at the Web site 
given above. Comments on this document can be made directly to the 
document's online comment section.

DATES: Nominations for the SGIPGB must be received on or before 
November 27, 2009. Nominations received by November 6, 2009, will be 
considered to be placed on the ballot for the initial SGIP Governing 
Board. Nominations received after that date will be considered for any 
positions for which nominations were not received by November 6, 2009, 
and for vacancies that may occur prior to the next call for candidates.
    Comments on the SGIP Charter and Bylaws received before Nov. 6, 
2009 will be incorporated into the initial documents. Comments received 
after that date will be considered for later amendments.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be sent by e-mail, fax, or by mail to the 
SGIP Administrator: e-mail, [email protected]; fax, 
(865) 218-8999; mail, SGIPGB Administrator, EnerNex Corporation, 620 
Mabry Hood Road, Suite 300, Knoxville, TN 37932.
    The draft SGIP Charter and Bylaws are posted on the Internet at: 
http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/SGIP. 
Comments on these documents can be made directly to the document's 
online comment section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Arnold, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 
8100, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899-8100, telephone (301) 975-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: While compiling the elements needed for a 
complete candidate submission, NIST encourages potential candidates to 
initially indicate their intent to submit as soon as possible through a 
simple e-mail.
    A complete submission should include:
     Candidate name and contact information.
     Proposer name and contact information (if not the 
candidate).

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     Relevant information that would help determine how the 
proposed candidate meets the criteria.
    The SGIP Administrator will verify that the information is complete 
and contact candidates to confirm that their submission has been 
received. For submissions received on or before November 6, 2009, a 
slate of candidates by stakeholder category and at-large positions, who 
have been determined to meet the criteria, will be posted by November 
13, 2009. For all submissions, the proposed candidates will be notified 
whether they meet the criteria within a reasonable time.
    Qualified candidates are sought with experience in one or more of 
the following Stakeholder Category areas:
    1. Appliance and consumer electronics providers.
    2. Consumers--Commercial and Industrial (C&I).
    3. Consumers--Residential.
    4. Electricity and financial market traders (includes aggregators).
    5. Electric utility companies--Investor Owned Utilities (IOU).
    6. Electric utility companies--Municipal (MUNI).
    7. Electric utility companies--Rural Electric Association (REA).
    8. Electric transportation industry stakeholders.
    9. Information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure 
and service providers.
    10. Independent power producers.
    11. Information technology (IT) application developers and 
integrators.
    12. Power equipment manufacturers and vendors.
    13. Professional societies, users groups, and industry consortia.
    14. R&D organizations and academia.
    15. Relevant federal government agencies.
    16. Renewable power producers.
    17. Retail service providers.
    18. Standard and specification development organizations (SDOs).
    19. State and local regulators.
    20. Testing and certification vendors.
    21. Transmission operators.
    22. Venture capital.
    Qualified candidates are also sought for three at-large positions.
    Criteria to be considered in selecting nominees for the SGIPGB 
include:
     Visionary Capability: Candidates will be capable of 
understanding and contributing to the multi-disciplinary aspects of the 
Smart Grid and the specific goals of the SGIP mission.
     Team Effectiveness: Candidates will be able to work 
effectively within the scope of the Governing Board and within its 
organizational environment as a team.
     Credibility and Outreach: Candidates will be able to relay 
and leverage SGIPGB messages through the stakeholder community, 
contributing to underlying consensus building goals of the SGIPGB.
     Recognition: Candidates will be recognized experts in 
their technical fields of endeavor.
     Commitment: Candidates will be committed to contribute 
time and effort to SGIPGB activities.
    EnerNex Corp. currently serves as the SGIP Administrator. A 
Candidate Evaluation Team established by the SGIP Administrator will 
consider proposed candidates against the criteria listed above to 
determine their eligibility. The SGIP Administrator will present a 
slate of eligible candidates for voting within the Stakeholder 
Categories and for the at-large positions. Organizations that have 
registered as SGIP members will then vote to select SGIPGB members 
between 5 p.m. Eastern, Monday, November 16, and 8 p.m. Eastern, 
Wednesday, November 18. To become a member of the SGIP an organization 
must register using the instructions at this Web site: http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/SGIP.
    Active participation in the SGIPGB offers a unique opportunity to 
accelerate and shape the standards-based information, 
telecommunications and control architecture for the future electric 
system from generation to end-use. Governing Board members are expected 
to invest significant effort in guiding the activities of the SGIP, 
advancing Priority Action Plans (PAPs) and lists of standards, guiding 
the development of a conformity assessment framework, and guiding the 
development of an architectural direction and reference framework 
through maintenance and evolution of the NIST conceptual architectural 
model. This means that investigation and presentation of concepts and 
results are natural components of this work. A serious commitment to 
attend meetings and review relevant material is required. Members will 
be expected to contribute between 5 percent and 15 percent of their 
time to SGIPGB activities (including attendance at a minimum of two 
face-to-face meetings per year, with a similar minimum number of Web 
conferences).
    Background materials on the SGIPGB and related interoperability 
activities include:
     SGIPB Charter and Bylaws: http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/pub/SmartGrid/SGIP/SGIP_and_GB_Charter.doc.
     NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability 
Standards, Release 1.0 (Draft): http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/smartgrid_interoperability.pdf.
     GWAC Interoperability Context-Setting Framework (v 1.1) 
Document: http://www.gridwiseac.org/pdfs/interopframework_v1_1.pdf.
     GWAC Interoperability Path Forward White Paper: http://www.gridwiseac.org/pdfs/interoperability_path_whitepaper_v1_0.pdf.
     GWAC Interoperability Constitution White Paper: http://www.gridwiseac.org/pdfs/constitution_whitepaper_v1_1.pdf.
    All of the documents listed above are available through the NIST 
Smart Grid Web site at: http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/ or the NIST 
Smart Grid Twiki Collaboration Site at: http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/WebHome.

    Dated: October 22, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E9-25970 Filed 10-27-09; 8:45 am]
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