[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16466-16467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07858]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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, June 4, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
time and Wednesday, June 5, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern 
time. The primary purposes of this meeting are to discuss the draft 
NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, 
Release 4.0 and provide updates on NIST Smart Grid activities, and the 
intersections with Cyber-Physical Systems program activities. The 
agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda 
will be posted on the Smart Grid website at http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid.

DATES: The SGAC will meet on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, June 5, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 
2:00 p.m. Eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the West Square Conference Room, 
Building 101 (Administration), National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 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 the direction of Smart Grid research and standards 
activities. Background information on the Committee is available at 
http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/.
    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, 
June 4, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, 
June 5, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. The meeting will 
be held in the West Square Conference Room, Building 101 
(Administration), National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 
Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. The primary purposes of 
this meeting are to discuss the draft NIST Framework and Roadmap for 
Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0 and provide updates 
on NIST Smart Grid activities, and the intersections with Cyber-
Physical Systems program activities. The agenda may change to 
accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the 
Smart Grid website 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, May 21, 2019. On Wednesday, June 5, 
2019, approximately one-half hour will be reserved at the end of the 
meeting for public comments, and speaking times

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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, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 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: 
https://www.nist.gov/about-nist/visit.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2019-07858 Filed 4-18-19; 8:45 am]
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