80_FR_9733 80 FR 9697 - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Grid Advisory Committee Meeting

80 FR 9697 - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Grid Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 36 (February 24, 2015)

Page Range9697-9698
FR Document2015-03831

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC or Committee), will meet in open session on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. The primary purposes of this meeting are to discuss the Grid 3.0 Strategic Planning Effort and NIST Transactive Energy, Distributed Energy Resources, Microgrid, and Smart City activities. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the Smart Grid Web site at http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9697-9698]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03831]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Grid 
Advisory Committee Meeting

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

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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, March 10, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
time and Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern 
time. The primary purposes of this meeting are to discuss the Grid 3.0 
Strategic Planning Effort and NIST Transactive Energy, Distributed 
Energy Resources, Microgrid, and Smart City activities. The agenda may 
change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be 
posted on the Smart Grid Web site at http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid.

DATES: The SGAC will meet on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m. Eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Conference Room B205, Building 
226 (Building Research), National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST), 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 Smart Grid Interoperability Panel activities, 
including the direction of research and standards activities. 
Background information on the Committee is available at http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/committee.cfm.
    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, 
March 10, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, 
March 11, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. The meeting 
will be open to the public and held in the Conference Room B205, 
Building 226 (Building Research) at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The 
primary purposes of this meeting are to discuss the Grid 3.0 Strategic 
Planning Effort and NIST Transactive Energy, Distributed Energy 
Resources, Microgrid, and Smart City activities. The agenda may change 
to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on 
the Smart Grid Web site 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, Friday, February 27, 2015. On Wednesday, March 
11, 2015, approximately one-half hour will be reserved at the end of 
the meeting for public comments, and speaking times 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, Friday, February 27, 2015, 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. Also, 
please note that under the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13), 
federal agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued 
driver's license or identification card for access to federal 
facilities if issued by states that are REAL ID compliant or have an 
extension. NIST also 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: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2015-03831 Filed 2-20-15; 11:15 am]
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                                              trade show exhibitions; professional                      Dated: February 5, 2015.                               A limited amount of time before the
                                              services in the area of government                      Joseph Flynn,                                         close of the meeting will be available for
                                              relations and assistance with federal                   Director, Office of Trade and Economic                pertinent oral comments from members
                                              and state export assistance programs;                   Analysis, International Trade Administration.         of the public attending the meeting. To
                                              invoicing (billing) foreign buyers;                     [FR Doc. 2015–03755 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am]           accommodate as many speakers as
                                              collecting (letters of credit and other                 BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P                                possible, the time for public comments
                                              financial instruments) payment for                                                                            will be limited to two to five minutes
                                              Products; and arranging for payment of                                                                        per person (depending on number of
                                              applicable commissions and fees.                        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                public participants). Individuals
                                                                                                                                                            wishing to reserve additional speaking
                                              Export Markets                                          International Trade Administration                    time during the meeting must contact
                                                 The Export Markets include all parts                                                                       Mr. Bennett and submit a brief
                                              of the world except the United States                   Renewable Energy And Energy                           statement of the general nature of the
                                              (the fifty states of the United States, the             Efficiency Advisory Committee                         comments, as well as the name and
                                              District of Columbia, the                               AGENCY: International Trade                           address of the proposed participant by
                                              Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the                        Administration, U.S. Department of                    5:00 p.m. DST on Friday, March 6, 2015.
                                              Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam,                   Commerce.                                             If the number of registrants requesting to
                                              the Commonwealth of the Northern                                                                              make statements is greater than can be
                                              Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory                ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting.
                                                                                                                                                            reasonably accommodated during the
                                              of the Pacific Islands).                                SUMMARY:   The Renewable Energy and                   teleconference, the International Trade
                                              Export Trade Activities and Methods of                  Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee                  Administration may conduct a lottery to
                                              Operations                                              (RE&EEAC) will hold a meeting on                      determine the speakers. Speakers are
                                                                                                      Wednesday, March 12, 2015 at the                      requested to submit a copy of their oral
                                                To engage in Export Trade in the                                                                            comments by email to Mr. Bennett for
                                              Export Markets, JDE may:                                Department of Commerce Herbert C.
                                                                                                      Hoover Building in Washington, DC.                    distribution to the participants in
                                                1. Provide and/or arrange for the                                                                           advance of the teleconference.
                                              provision of Export Trade Facilitation                  The meeting is open to the public and
                                                                                                      interested parties are requested to                      Any member of the public may
                                              Services;                                                                                                     submit pertinent written comments
                                                2. Engage in promotional and                          contact the Department of Commerce in
                                                                                                      advance of the meeting.                               concerning the RE&EEAC’s affairs at any
                                              marketing activities and collect                                                                              time before or after the meeting.
                                              information on trade opportunities in                   DATES: March 12, 2015, from
                                                                                                                                                            Comments may be submitted to the
                                              the Export Markets and distribute such                  approximately 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.                     Renewable Energy and Energy
                                              information to clients;                                 Daylight Saving Time (DST). Members                   Efficiency Advisory Committee, c/o:
                                                3. Enter into exclusive and/or non-                   of the public wishing to participate                  Andrew Bennett, Office of Energy and
                                              exclusive licensing and/or sales                        must notify Andrew Bennett at the                     Environmental Industries, U.S.
                                              agreements with Suppliers for the                       contact information below by 5:00 p.m.                Department of Commerce, Mail Stop:
                                              export of Products and Services, and/or                 DST on Monday, March 9, 2015, in                      4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                              Technology Rights to Export Markets;                    order to pre-register.                                Washington, DC 20230. To be
                                                4. Enter into exclusive and/or non-                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      considered during the meeting, written
                                              exclusive agreements with distributors                  Andrew Bennett, Office of Energy and                  comments must be received no later
                                              and/or sales representatives in Export                  Environmental Industries (OEEI),                      than 5:00 p.m. DST on Friday, March 6,
                                              Markets;                                                International Trade Administration,                   2015, to ensure transmission to the
                                                5. Allocate export sales or divide                    U.S. Department of Commerce at (202)                  Committee prior to the teleconference.
                                              Export Markets among Suppliers for the                  482–5235; email:                                      Comments received after that date will
                                              sale and/or licensing of Products and                   Andrew.Bennett@trade.gov.                             be distributed to the members but may
                                              Services and/or Technology Rights;                                                                            not be considered on the teleconference.
                                                6. Allocate export orders among                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                        Background: The Secretary of                           Copies of RE&EEAC meeting minutes
                                              Suppliers;                                                                                                    will be available within 30 days
                                                7. Establish the price of Products and                Commerce established the RE&EEAC
                                                                                                      pursuant to his discretionary authority               following the meeting.
                                              Services and/or Technology Rights for
                                              sales and/or licensing in Export                        and in accordance with the Federal                      Dated: February 12, 2015.
                                              Markets; and                                            Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)                Edward A. O’Malley,
                                                8. Negotiate, enter into, and/or                      on July 14, 2010. The RE&EEAC was re-                 Director, Office of Energy and Environmental
                                              manage licensing agreements for the                     chartered on June 12, 2014. The                       Industries.
                                              export of Technology Rights.                            RE&EEAC provides the Secretary of                     [FR Doc. 2015–03756 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am]
                                                9. Exchange information with                          Commerce with consensus advice from                   BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
                                              individual Suppliers on a one-to-one                    the private sector on the development
                                              basis regarding that Supplier’s                         and administration of programs and
                                              inventories and near-term production                    policies to enhance the international                 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              schedules in order that the availability                competitiveness of the U.S. renewable
                                              of Products for export can be                           energy and energy efficiency industries.              National Institute of Standards and
                                              determined and effectively coordinated                    During the March 12th meeting of the                Technology
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                                              by JDE with its distributors in Export                  RE&EEAC, committee members will
                                                                                                                                                            National Institute of Standards and
                                              Markets.                                                discuss priority issues identified in
                                                                                                                                                            Technology (NIST) Smart Grid
                                                                                                      advance by the Committee Chair and
                                              Definition                                                                                                    Advisory Committee Meeting
                                                                                                      hear from interagency partners on issues
                                                ‘‘Supplier’’ means a person who                       impacting the competitiveness of the                  AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
                                              produces, provides, or sells Products,                  U.S. Renewable Energy and Energy                      and Technology, Department of
                                              Services, and/or Technology Rights.                     Efficiency industries.                                Commerce.


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                                              9698                        Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 36 / Tuesday, February 24, 2015 / Notices

                                              ACTION:   Notice of open meeting.                       available at http://www.nist.gov/                     Mr. Nguyen’s email address is
                                                                                                      smartgrid/committee.cfm.                              cuong.nguyen@nist.gov and his phone
                                              SUMMARY:    The National Institute of                      Pursuant to the Federal Advisory                   number is (301) 975–2254. Also, please
                                              Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart                   Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.                   note that under the REAL ID Act of 2005
                                              Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC or                        App., notice is hereby given that the                 (Pub. L. 109–13), federal agencies,
                                              Committee), will meet in open session                   NIST Smart Grid Advisory Committee                    including NIST, can only accept a state-
                                              on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 from 8:30                    (SGAC or Committee) will meet in open                 issued driver’s license or identification
                                              a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and                      session on Tuesday, March 10, 2015                    card for access to federal facilities if
                                              Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 8:30                     from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time              issued by states that are REAL ID
                                              a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. The                    and Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from                    compliant or have an extension. NIST
                                              primary purposes of this meeting are to                 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time.                 also currently accepts other forms of
                                              discuss the Grid 3.0 Strategic Planning                 The meeting will be open to the public                federal-issued identification in lieu of a
                                              Effort and NIST Transactive Energy,                     and held in the Conference Room B205,                 state-issued driver’s license. For
                                              Distributed Energy Resources,                           Building 226 (Building Research) at                   detailed information please contact Mr.
                                              Microgrid, and Smart City activities.                   NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The                   Nguyen or visit: http://www.nist.gov/
                                              The agenda may change to                                primary purposes of this meeting are to               public_affairs/visitor/.
                                              accommodate Committee business. The                     discuss the Grid 3.0 Strategic Planning
                                              final agenda will be posted on the Smart                Effort and NIST Transactive Energy,                   Kevin Kimball,
                                              Grid Web site at http://www.nist.gov/                   Distributed Energy Resources,                         Chief of Staff.
                                              smartgrid.                                              Microgrid, and Smart City activities.                 [FR Doc. 2015–03831 Filed 2–20–15; 11:15 am]
                                              DATES: The SGAC will meet on Tuesday,                   The agenda may change to                              BILLING CODE 3510–13–P
                                              March 10, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00                   accommodate Committee business. The
                                              p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday,                        final agenda will be posted on the Smart
                                              March 11, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00                  Grid Web site at http://www.nist.gov/                 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              p.m. Eastern time.                                      smartgrid.
                                                                                                         Individuals and representatives of                 National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                              ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
                                                                                                      organizations who would like to offer                 Administration
                                              Conference Room B205, Building 226
                                              (Building Research), National Institute                 comments and suggestions related to the
                                                                                                      Committee’s affairs are invited to                    Proposed Information Collection;
                                              of Standards and Technology (NIST),                                                                           Comment Request; Documentation of
                                              100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg,                         request a place on the agenda by
                                                                                                      submitting their request to Cuong                     Fish Harvest
                                              Maryland 20899. Please note admittance
                                              instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY                    Nguyen at cuong.nguyen@nist.gov or                    AGENCY: National Oceanic and
                                              INFORMATION section of this notice.
                                                                                                      (301) 975–2254 no later than 5:00 p.m.                Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                                                                      Eastern time, Friday, February 27, 2015.              Commerce.
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
                                                                                                      On Wednesday, March 11, 2015,
                                              Cuong Nguyen, Smart Grid and Cyber-                                                                           ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                      approximately one-half hour will be
                                              Physical Systems Program Office,                        reserved at the end of the meeting for
                                              National Institute of Standards and                                                                           SUMMARY:    The Department of
                                                                                                      public comments, and speaking times                   Commerce, as part of its continuing
                                              Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail                      will be assigned on a first-come, first-
                                              Stop 8200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–                                                                            effort to reduce paperwork and
                                                                                                      serve basis. The amount of time per                   respondent burden, invites the general
                                              8200; telephone 301–975–2254, fax                       speaker will be determined by the
                                              301–948–5668; or via email at                                                                                 public and other Federal agencies to
                                                                                                      number of requests received, but is                   take this opportunity to comment on
                                              cuong.nguyen@nist.gov.                                  likely to be about three minutes each.                proposed and/or continuing information
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                          Questions from the public will not be                 collections, as required by the
                                              Committee was established in                            considered during this period. Speakers               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                              accordance with the Federal Advisory                    who wish to expand upon their oral
                                              Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.                                                                           DATES: Written comments must be
                                                                                                      statements, those who had wished to                   submitted on or before April 27, 2015.
                                              App. The Committee is composed of                       speak but could not be accommodated
                                              nine to fifteen members, appointed by                   on the agenda, and those who were                     ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                              the Director of NIST, who were selected                 unable to attend in person are invited to             to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
                                              on the basis of established records of                  submit written statements to Mr. Cuong                Paperwork Clearance Officer,
                                              distinguished service in their                          Nguyen, Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical                 Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
                                              professional community and their                        Systems Program Office, National                      14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                              knowledge of issues affecting Smart                     Institute of Standards and Technology,                Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
                                              Grid deployment and operations. The                     100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8200,                     Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
                                              Committee advises the Director of NIST                  Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8200;                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              in carrying out duties authorized by                    telephone 301–975–2254, fax 301–948–                  Requests for additional information or
                                              section 1305 of the Energy                              5668; or via email at cuong.nguyen@                   copies of the information collection
                                              Independence and Security Act of 2007                   nist.gov.                                             instrument and instructions should be
                                              (Pub. L. 110–140). The Committee                           All visitors to the NIST site are                  directed to Anik Clemens, (727) 551–
                                              provides input to NIST on Smart Grid                    required to pre-register to be admitted.              5611 or anik.clemens@noaa.gov.
                                              standards, priorities, and gaps, on the                 Anyone wishing to attend this meeting                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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                                              overall direction, status, and health of                must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time,
                                              the Smart Grid implementation by the                    Friday, February 27, 2015, in order to                I. Abstract
                                              Smart Grid industry, and on Smart Grid                  attend. Please submit your full name,                   This request is for extension of a
                                              Interoperability Panel activities,                      time of arrival, email address, and                   currently approved information
                                              including the direction of research and                 phone number to Cuong Nguyen. Non-                    collection.
                                              standards activities. Background                        U.S. citizens must submit additional                    The seafood dealers who process red
                                              information on the Committee is                         information; please contact Mr. Nguyen.               porgy, gag, black grouper, or greater


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesThe SGAC will meet on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time.
ContactMr. 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]
FR Citation80 FR 9697 

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