[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9488-9489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03039]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Open Meetings of the Internet of Things Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

ACTION: Notice of open meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board will meet Tuesday, 
March 7, 2023; Tuesday, April 18, 2023 and Wednesday, April 19, 2023; 
and Tuesday, May 16, 2023 and Wednesday, May 17, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. 
until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2023; Tuesday, 
April 18, 2023 and Wednesday, April 19, 2023; and Tuesday, May 16, 2023 
and Wednesday, May 17, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern 
Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings in March and May will be virtual meetings via 
Webex webcast hosted by the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence 
(NCCoE) at NIST. The meeting in April 2023 will be hybrid with in-
person seating at the NCCoE as well as a virtual option via Webex 
webcast, also hosted by the NCCoE. Please note registration 
instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cuthill, Information 
Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Telephone: (301) 975-3273, Email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app., notice is hereby given that the IoT 
Advisory Board will hold open meetings on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, Tuesday, May 16, 
2023 and Wednesday, May 17, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public. The IoT Advisory 
Board is authorized by section 9204(b)(5) of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Pub. L. 116-283) and advises the IoT Federal Working Group convened by 
the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to section 9204(b)(1) of the Act on 
matters related to the Federal Working Group's activities. Details 
regarding the IoT Advisory Board's activities are available at https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nist-cybersecurity-iot-program/internet-things-advisory-board.
    The agenda for the March meeting is expected to focus on 
establishing consensus on the outline of the IoT Advisory Board's 
report and data gathering framework.
    The agendas for the April and May meetings will focus on discussion 
of specific focus areas for the report cited in the legislation and the 
charter:

 Smart traffic and transit technologies
 Augmented logistics and supply chains
 Sustainable infrastructure
 Precision agriculture
 Environmental monitoring
 Public safety
 Health care

    In addition, the IoT Advisory Board may discuss other elements 
called for in the report:
     whether adequate spectrum is available to support the 
growing Internet of Things and what legal or regulatory barriers may 
exist to providing any spectrum needed in the future;
     policies, programs, or multi-stakeholder activities that--
    [cir] promote or are related to the privacy of individuals who use 
or are affected by the Internet of Things;
    [cir] may enhance the security of the Internet of Things, including 
the security of critical infrastructure;
    [cir] may protect users of the Internet of Things; and
    [cir] may encourage coordination among Federal agencies with 
jurisdiction over the Internet of Things.
    Note that agenda items may change without notice. The final agendas 
will be posted on the IoT Advisory Board web page: https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nist-cybersecurity-iot-program/internet-things-advisory-board.
    Public Participation: Written comments from the public are invited

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and may be submitted electronically by email to Barbara Cuthill at the 
contact information indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this notice by 5 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to each meeting 
for distribution to members prior to the meeting.
    Each IoT Advisory Board meeting agenda will include a period, not 
to exceed sixty minutes, for submitted comments from the public to be 
presented. Submitted comments from the public will be selected on a 
first-come, first-served basis and limited to five minutes per person 
for oral presentation if requested by the commenter. For the April 
meeting, the commenter needs to specify if they plan to be in-person at 
the meeting or want to provide their comments virtually. Both options 
will be available in April.
    Members of the public who wish to expand upon their submitted 
statements, those who had wished to submit a comment but could not be 
accommodated on the agenda, and those who were unable to attend the 
meeting via webinar are invited to submit written statements. In 
addition, written statements are invited and may be submitted to the 
IoT Advisory Board at any time. All written statements should be 
directed to the IoT Advisory Board Secretariat, Information Technology 
Laboratory by email to: [email protected].
    Admittance Instructions: Participants planning to attend via 
webinar must register via the instructions found on the IoT Advisory 
Board's page https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nist-cybersecurity-iot-program/internet-things-advisory-board.
    For attendance in person at the hybrid meeting in April, in-person 
attendance is limited to 50 and will be on a first-come, first-served 
basis. Registration will close for in-person attendance on April 11, 
2023 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-03039 Filed 2-13-23; 8:45 am]
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