[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42043-42044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13868]


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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 August 
22-23, 2023, and September 26-27, 2023, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., 
eastern time. All sessions will be open to the public.

DATES: The meetings will be held on August 22-23, 2023, and September 
26-27, 2023, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings 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 open meetings on Tuesday, August 22 and 
Wednesday,

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August 23, 2023; and Tuesday, September 26, 2023, and Wednesday, 
September 27, 2023, from 11 a.m. until 5 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 agendas for the August and September meetings are expected to 
focus on establishing consensus on the recommendations to be included 
in the IoT Advisory Board's report for the IoT Federal Working Group.
    The recommendations and discussions are expected to focus on the 
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 that 
the legislation 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 August 15 for the August meeting, 
or by 5 p.m. on September 19 for the September meeting, for advance 
distribution to members.
    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.
    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. 2023-13868 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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