[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 70412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29319]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Smart Grid Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Smart Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC or Committee), will 
hold a meeting on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
The primary purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Committee's 
preliminary recommendations to be included in the Committee's report to 
NIST. The preliminary recommendations that the Committee will consider 
at the meeting will be posted on the SGAC Web site at http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee 
business. The final agenda will be posted on the Smart Grid Web site at 
http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid.

DATES: The SGAC will hold a meeting on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, from 
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Lecture Room E, in the 
Administration Building at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please note 
admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. George W. Arnold, National 
Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8100, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8100; telephone (301) 975-2232, fax (301) 975-
4091; or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
    Background information on the Committee is available at http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/committee.cfm.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., 
notice is hereby given that the Smart Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC) 
will hold a meeting on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. until 
5 p.m. The meeting will be held in Lecture Room E, in the 
Administration Building at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The primary 
purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Committee's preliminary 
recommendations to be included in the Committee's report to NIST. The 
preliminary recommendations that the Committee will consider at the 
meeting will be posted on the SGAC Web site at http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The 
final agenda will be posted on the Smart Grid Web site at http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's affairs are 
invited to request a place on the agenda by contacting Cuong Nguyen at 
[email protected]v or (301) 975-2254 no later than November 22, 
2011. On November 29, 2011, approximately one-half hour will be 
reserved at the end of the meeting for public comments, and speaking 
times will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. The amount 
of time per speaker will be determined by the number of requests 
received, but is likely to be about 3 minutes each. Questions from the 
public will not be considered during this period. Speakers who wish to 
expand upon their oral statements, those who had wished to speak but 
could not be accommodated on the agenda, and those who were unable to 
attend in person are invited to submit written statements to the Office 
of the National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 
8100, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8100; fax (301) 975-4091; or via email at 
[email protected].
    All visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by close 
of business Tuesday, November 22, 2011, in order to attend. Please 
submit your name, time of arrival, email address, and phone number to 
Cuong Nguyen. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of 
citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and address. Mr. Nguyen's email 
address is [email protected]v and his phone number is (301) 975-
2254.

    Dated: November 8, 2011.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-29319 Filed 11-10-11; 8:45 am]
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