[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 30116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13822]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Smart Grid Advisory Committee Charter Renewal

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

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee charter renewal.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
hereby gives notice that the Department of Commerce Acting Chief 
Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary for Administration, and Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Administration has determined that charter 
renewal of the NIST Smart Grid Advisory Committee (Committee) is 
necessary and in the public interest. The renewed charter can be found 
on the Committee website at the following URL link: https://www.nist.gov/file/443231.

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 the direction of research and standards activities. 
Background information on the Committee is available at http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/.
    The Committee functions solely as an advisory body and in 
compliance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Pursuant to section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C., App., as amended, copies of the Committee's charter were 
furnished to the Library of Congress and to the following committees of 
Congress:

 Senate Committee on Appropriations
 Senate Committee on Finance
 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
 House Committee on Appropriations
 House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-13822 Filed 6-26-18; 8:45 am]
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