[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 230 (Thursday, November 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71169-71170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28876]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Smart Grid Advisory Committee Meeting

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 
meet in open session on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, December 19, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. The primary purposes of this meeting are to 
discuss NIST's response to recommendations from the Committee's report 
and to receive presentations on cybersecurity coordination and the NIST 
Smart Grid Program Plan. 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 meet on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, December 19, 2012 from 8:30 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. The meeting will be open to the 
public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Lecture Room A, Administration 
Building, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 
Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. 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 8200, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8200; 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, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The 
Committee is composed of ten to fifteen members, appointed by the 
Director of NIST, who were selected for their technical expertise and 
experience, established records of distinguished professional service, 
and knowledge of issues affecting Smart Grid deployment and operations. 
The Committee advises the Director of NIST on carrying out duties 
authorized by section 1305 of the Energy Independence and Security Act 
of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140). The Committee provides input to NIST on

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Smart Grid standards, priorities, and gaps, on the overall direction, 
status, and health of the Smart Grid implementation by the Smart Grid 
industry, and on Smart Grid Interoperability Panel activities, 
including the direction of research and standards activities. 
Background information on the Committee is available at http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/committee.cfm.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Smart Grid Advisory 
Committee (SGAC or Committee) will meet in open session on Tuesday, 
December 18, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and 
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. 
The meeting will be open to the public and held in Lecture Room A, in 
the Administration Building at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The 
primary purposes of this meeting are to discuss NIST's response to 
recommendations from the Committee's report and to receive 
presentations on cybersecurity coordination and the NIST Smart Grid 
Program Plan. 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 submitting their request to 
Cuong Nguyen at [email protected] or (301) 975-2254 no later than 
5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, December 11, 2012. On Tuesday, 
December 18, 2012, 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 
8200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8200; 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 5:00 
p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, December 11, 2012, in order to attend. 
Please submit your full 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] and his phone number is 
(301) 975-2254.

    Dated: November 20, 2012.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-28876 Filed 11-28-12; 8:45 am]
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