[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 79821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32243]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 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 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
Smart Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC or Committee), will meet in open 
session on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern time and Wednesday, January 27, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m. Eastern time. The primary purposes of this meeting are to provide 
updates on NIST Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Program 
activities and to discuss resiliency and reliability topics. 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, January 26, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, January 27, 2016 from 8:30 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Portrait Room, Building 101 
(Administration), 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: Mr. Cuong Nguyen, Smart Grid and 
Cyber-Physical Systems Program Office, National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8200, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899-8200; telephone 301-975-2254, fax 301-948-5668; 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 nine to fifteen members, appointed by the 
Director of NIST, who were selected on the basis of established records 
of distinguished service in their professional community and their 
knowledge of issues affecting Smart Grid deployment and operations. The 
Committee advises the Director of NIST in 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 
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 NIST Smart Grid Advisory 
Committee (SGAC or Committee) will meet in open session on Tuesday, 
January 26, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and 
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. 
The meeting will be open to the public and held in the Portrait Room, 
Building 101 (Administration) at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The 
primary purposes of this meeting are to provide updates on NIST Smart 
Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Programs activities and to discuss 
resiliency and reliability topics. 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, Friday, January 15, 2016. On Wednesday, January 
27, 2016, 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 three 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 Mr. Cuong Nguyen, 
Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Program Office, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 
8200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8200; telephone 301-975-2254, fax 301-948-
5668; 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, Friday, January 15, 2016, 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 submit additional information; 
please contact Mr. Nguyen. Mr. Nguyen's email address is 
[email protected] and his phone number is (301) 975-2254. For 
participants attending in person, please note that federal agencies, 
including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver's license or 
identification card for access to federal facilities if such license or 
identification card is issued by a state that is compliant with the 
REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13), or by a state that has an 
extension for REAL ID compliance. NIST currently accepts other forms of 
federal-issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's 
license. For detailed information, please contact Mr. Nguyen or visit: 
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Richard Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-32243 Filed 12-22-15; 8:45 am]
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