83 FR 12941 - NIST Smart Grid Advisory Committee Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 58 (March 26, 2018)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 58 (March 26, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-06023 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 12941-12942] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-06023] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC or Committee) will meet in open session on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. The primary purposes of this meeting are to provide updates on NIST Smart Grid activities and the intersections with Cyber-Physical Systems program activities, and discuss development and stakeholder engagement for the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0. 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, April 24, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Conference Room C103, Building 215 (Advanced Measurement Laboratory), 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 cuong.nguyen@nist.gov. 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, April 24, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 8:30 [[Page 12942]] a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. The meeting will be held in Conference Room C103, Building 215 (Advanced Measurement Laboratory), National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. The primary purposes of this meeting are to provide updates on NIST Smart Grid activities and the intersections with Cyber- Physical Systems program activities and to discuss development and stakeholder engagement for the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0. 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 cuong.nguyen@nist.gov or (301) 975-2254 no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, April 10, 2018. On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 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 cuong.nguyen@nist.gov. 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, April 10, 2018, 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 cuong.nguyen@nist.gov 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: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/. Kevin Kimball, NIST Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2018-06023 Filed 3-23-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P
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• Alerting capability (e.g. Security capabilities. Each participant will train Cyber-Physical Systems program
Information and Event Management NIST personnel, as necessary, to operate activities, and discuss development and
or SIEM) its product in capability stakeholder engagement for the NIST
Each responding organization’s letter demonstrations. Following successful Framework and Roadmap for Smart
of interest should identify how their demonstrations, NIST will publish a Grid Interoperability Standards, Release
products address one or more of the description of the security platform and 4.0. The agenda may change to
following desired solution its performance characteristics sufficient accommodate Committee business. The
characteristics in section 3 of the Energy to permit other organizations to develop final agenda will be posted on the Smart
Sector Asset Management use case (for and deploy security platforms that meet Grid website at http://www.nist.gov/
reference, please see the link in the the security objectives of the Energy smartgrid.
PROCESS section above): Sector Asset Management use case. DATES: The SGAC will meet on Tuesday,
• OT/ICS asset inventory (to include These descriptions will be public April 24, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
devices using serial connections) information. p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, April
• high-speed communication Under the terms of the consortium 25, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
mechanisms for remote asset CRADA, NIST will support Eastern time.
management development of interfaces among ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
• reliable/secure/encrypted participants’ products by providing IT Conference Room C103, Building 215
communications infrastructure, laboratory facilities, (Advanced Measurement Laboratory),
• continuous asset monitoring office facilities, collaboration facilities, National Institute of Standards and
• log analysis and correlation and staff support to component Technology, 100 Bureau Drive,
• cybersecurity event/attack detection composition, security platform Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please
• patch level information documentation, and demonstration note admittance instructions under the
Responding organizations need to activities. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
The dates of the demonstration of the this notice.
understand and, in their letters of
Energy Sector Asset Management use
interest, commit to provide: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
case capability will be announced on
1. Access for all participants’ project Cuong Nguyen, Smart Grid and Cyber-
the NCCoE website at least two weeks
teams to component interfaces and the Physical Systems Program Office,
in advance at http://nccoe.nist.gov/. The
organization’s experts necessary to make National Institute of Standards and
expected outcome of the demonstration
functional connections among security Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
is to improve security across the energy
platform components. Stop 8200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–
2. Support for development and sector. Participating organizations will
8200; telephone 301–975–2254, fax
demonstration of the Energy Sector gain from the knowledge that their 301–948–5668; or via email at
Asset Management use case in NCCoE products are interoperable with other cuong.nguyen@nist.gov.
facilities which will be conducted in a participants’ offerings.
For additional information on the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
manner consistent with the following Committee was established in
NCCoE governance, business processes,
standards and guidance: NIST Special accordance with the Federal Advisory
and NCCoE operational structure, visit
Publications 1800–5 (DRAFT); 1800–7 Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
the NCCoE website http://
(DRAFT); 800–40; 800–53;800–82; 800– App. The Committee is composed of
nccoe.nist.gov/.
160; 800–52; NIST Cybersecurity nine to fifteen members, appointed by
Framework; NIST Cryptographic Kevin Kimball, the Director of NIST, who were selected
Standards and Guidelines; ISO/IEC NIST Chief of Staff. on the basis of established records of
27001 Information security [FR Doc. 2018–06024 Filed 3–23–18; 8:45 am] distinguished service in their
management; and NERC CIP 002–5– BILLING CODE 3510–13–P professional community and their
014–2. knowledge of issues affecting Smart
Additional details about the Energy Grid deployment and operations. The
Sector Asset Management use case are DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Committee advises the Director of NIST
available at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/ in carrying out duties authorized by
projects/use-cases/energy-sector/asset- National Institute of Standards and section 1305 of the Energy
management. Technology Independence and Security Act of 2007
NIST cannot guarantee that all of the (Pub. L. 110–140). The Committee
products proposed by respondents will NIST Smart Grid Advisory Committee provides input to NIST on Smart Grid
be used in the demonstration. Each Meeting standards, priorities, and gaps, on the
prospective participant will be expected AGENCY: National Institute of Standards overall direction, status, and health of
to work collaboratively with NIST staff and Technology, Department of the Smart Grid implementation by the
and other project participants under the Commerce. Smart Grid industry, and on the
terms of the consortium CRADA in the ACTION: Notice of open meeting. direction of Smart Grid research and
development of the Energy Sector Asset standards activities. Background
Management use case. Prospective SUMMARY: The National Institute of information on the Committee is
participants’ contribution to the Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart available at http://www.nist.gov/
collaborative effort will include Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC or smartgrid/.
assistance in establishing the necessary Committee) will meet in open session Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
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interface functionality, connection and on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 8:30 Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
set-up capabilities and procedures, a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and App., notice is hereby given that the
demonstration harnesses, environmental Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 8:30 NIST Smart Grid Advisory Committee
and safety conditions for use, integrated a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. The (SGAC or Committee) will meet in open
platform user instructions, and primary purposes of this meeting are to session on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from
demonstration plans and scripts provide updates on NIST Smart Grid 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and
necessary to demonstrate the desired activities and the intersections with Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 8:30
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meeting will be held in Conference driver’s license or identification card for #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2018-
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Measurement Laboratory), National or identification card is issued by a state 2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
Institute of Standards and Technology, that is compliant with the REAL ID Act complete the required fields.
100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–13), or by a state
Maryland 20899. The primary purposes that has an extension for REAL ID 3. Enter or attach your comments.
of this meeting are to provide updates compliance. NIST currently accepts • Mail: Submit written comments to
on NIST Smart Grid activities and the other forms of federal-issued Lynn Lankshear, NMFS, Greater
intersections with Cyber-Physical identification in lieu of a state-issued Atlantic Region Fisheries Office, 55
Systems program activities and to driver’s license. For detailed Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
discuss development and stakeholder information, please contact Mr. Nguyen 01930 or Andrew Herndon, NMFS,
engagement for the NIST Framework or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_ Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th
and Roadmap for Smart Grid affairs/visitor/. Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL
Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0.
Kevin Kimball, 33701.
The agenda may change to
accommodate Committee business. The NIST Chief of Staff. Instructions: We may not consider
final agenda will be posted on the Smart [FR Doc. 2018–06023 Filed 3–23–18; 8:45 am] comments if they are sent by any other
Grid website at http://www.nist.gov/ BILLING CODE 3510–13–P method, to any other address or
smartgrid. individual, or received after the end of
Individuals and representatives of the specified period. All comments
organizations who would like to offer DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE received are a part of the public record
comments and suggestions related to the and will generally be posted for public
Committee’s affairs are invited to National Oceanic and Atmospheric
viewing on www.regulations.gov
request a place on the agenda by Administration
without change. All personal identifying
submitting their request to Cuong RIN 0648–XF995 information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
Nguyen at cuong.nguyen@nist.gov or confidential business information, or
(301) 975–2254 no later than 5:00 p.m. Initiation of 5-Year Review for the
otherwise sensitive information
Eastern time, Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Endangered New York Bight,
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, Chesapeake Bay, Carolina and South
approximately one-half hour will be be publicly accessible. We will accept
Atlantic Distinct Population Segments
reserved at the end of the meeting for of Atlantic Sturgeon and the anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in
public comments, and speaking times Threatened Gulf of Maine Distinct the required fields if you wish to remain
will be assigned on a first-come, first- Population Segment of Atlantic anonymous).
serve basis. The amount of time per Sturgeon; Correction FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
speaker will be determined by the Lynn Lankshear at the above address, by
number of requests received, but is AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and phone at 978–282–8473 or
likely to be about three minutes each. Lynn.Lankshear@noaa.gov or Andrew
Questions from the public will not be Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce. Herndon at the above address, by phone
considered during this period. Speakers
ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year at 727–824–5312 or Andrew.Herndon@
who wish to expand upon their oral
statements, those who had wished to review and request for information; noaa.gov.
speak but could not be accommodated correction. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
on the agenda, and those who were
unable to attend in person are invited to SUMMARY: We, NMFS, published a Need for Correction
submit written statements to Mr. Cuong notice in the Federal Register of March
Nguyen, Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical 16, 2018, announcing our intent to In the Federal Register of March 16,
Systems Program Office, National conduct a 5-year review for the 2018, in FR Doc. 2018–05306, on page
Institute of Standards and Technology, threatened Gulf of Maine distinct 11731, in the third column, the
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8200, population segment (DPS) of Atlantic ADDRESSES section contained an
Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8200; sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus incorrect link to the Federal e-
telephone 301–975–2254, fax 301–948– oxyrinchus), the endangered New York Rulemaking Portal and is corrected in
5668; or via email at cuong.nguyen@ Bight DPS of Atlantic sturgeon, the this document.
nist.gov. endangered Chesapeake Bay DPS of
Atlantic sturgeon, the endangered Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
All visitors to the NIST site are
required to pre-register to be admitted. Carolina DPS of Atlantic sturgeon and Dated: March 21, 2018.
Anyone wishing to attend this meeting the endangered South Atlantic DPS of Angela Somma,
must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Atlantic sturgeon under the Endangered Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in order to Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). of Protected Resources, National Marine
attend. Please submit your full name, The notice contained an incorrect link Fisheries Service.
time of arrival, email address, and to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal for [FR Doc. 2018–06057 Filed 3–23–18; 8:45 am]
submitting comments. This document
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phone number to Cuong Nguyen. Non- BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
U.S. citizens must submit additional corrects the link.
information; please contact Mr. Nguyen. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by
Mr. Nguyen’s email address is including NOAA–NMFS–2018–0041, by
cuong.nguyen@nist.gov and his phone either of the following methods:
number is (301) 975–2254. For • Electronic Submissions: Submit all
participants attending in person, please electronic public comments via the
note that federal agencies, including Federal e-Rulemaking Portal.
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| Dates | The SGAC will meet on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. | |
| 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] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 12941 |
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