[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)] [Notices] [Page 33865] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2023-11203] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Open Meeting of the Internet of Things Advisory Board AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board will meet Tuesday, July 18, 2023 and Wednesday, July 19, 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, July 18, 2023 and Wednesday, July 19, 2023; from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted virtually via Webex webcast hosted by the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at NIST. 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. 1001 et seq., notice is hereby given that the IoT Advisory Board will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, and Wednesday, July 19, 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 July meeting is expected to focus on discussions of recommendations to be included in the IoT Advisory Board's report for the IoT Federal Working Group. The recommendations and discussion are expected to be in the 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 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 Tuesday, July 11th for distribution to members prior to the meeting. The second day of the 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. 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. Alicia Chambers, NIST Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2023-11203 Filed 5-24-23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P