[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22520-22521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11096]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Second Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Interim Roadmap
Public Workshop
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United
States Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology announces
that a free two-day public workshop on Smart Grid standards will be
held on May 19-20, 2009, in the Washington, DC area.
DATES: The free public workshop will be held on May 19 and 20, 2009,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The free public workshop will be held in the Washington, DC,
area at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, 201
Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745. The location and
registration information will be posted at: http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/. Those interested in attending also can call Ashley Eldrege
of the Electric Power Research Institute, on
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650-855-2063 to register, or send a message to smartgrid@nist.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zulma Lainez at 301-975-2232 or by e-
mail at smartgrid@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Energy Independence and Security
Act (EISA) of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140), the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) has ``primary responsibility to
coordinate development of a framework that includes protocols and model
standards for information management to achieve interoperability of
smart grid devices and systems * * *'' (EISA, section 1305)
In 2008, responding to this mandate, NIST initiated a government/
industry effort to develop and achieve consensus on an Interoperability
Framework and to engage the many Smart Grid stakeholders in a
coordinated approach to identify or develop needed standards. This
coordinated effort was designed and initiated in full collaboration
with the Department of Energy. In early 2009, responding to President
Obama's energy-related national priorities, NIST intensified and
expedited efforts to accelerate progress toward stakeholder consensus
on Smart Grid standards.
On April 28-29, 2009 an initial workshop was held in Reston, VA at
which stakeholders engaged in discussions of Smart Grid architecture
and requirements, and existing standards or standards under development
that could be used as a foundation for Smart Grid interoperability
standards. The May 19-20 workshop will continue the stakeholder
consensus process by identifying additional standardization needs and
providing input to a roadmap for their development. NIST has contracted
with EPRI to facilitate both workshops. As specified in its contract
with NIST, EPRI will utilize its technical expertise to compile,
distill and organize stakeholder contributions into a draft interim
roadmap for Smart Grid interoperability standards. The workshops and
the interim roadmap document, coordinated by EPRI under its contract,
provide an input to the NIST effort to expedite development of key
standards for the Smart Grid. By early fall, NIST expects to describe
an initial Smart Grid architecture, priorities for interoperability
standards, including cybersecurity; an initial set of standards to
support support implementation; and plans to meet remaining standards
needs.
NIST will submit standards that are identified or developed through
this process to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Once
FERC determines that there is sufficient consensus, EISA instructs FERC
to institute a rulemaking proceeding to adopt the standards and
protocols that may be necessary to ensure that there is Smart Grid
functionality and interoperability in interstate transmission of
electric power, and in regional and wholesale electricity markets.
Plenary and break-out sessions at the May 19-20 workshop will cover
a range of power, communication, and cybersecurity issues. Particular
emphasis will be given to four high-priority Smart Grid applications
identified by FERC: Demand Response, Electric Transportation, Wide-Area
Visualization, and Storage.
Additional Information: More information is available on the NIST
Smart Grid project Web site at: http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/. To help
it fulfill its mandate to facilitate Smart Grid standards
interoperability, NIST also manages a Smart Grid collaboration Web site
at: http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/WebHome. NIST recently contracted with the Electric Power Research
Institute (EPRI) to perform services related to NIST's effort to
coordinate development of Smart Grid standards. The contract requires
EPRI to help NIST organize and facilitate two workshops at which
stakeholders will present, review, develop, and work toward consensus
on roadmap content and to use its technical expertise to compile,
distill, and organize stakeholder contributions into a draft interim
roadmap for smart grid interoperability standards. This notice
announces the second of those workshops. All EPRI outputs under the
contract are subject to NIST review and approval and are owned by NIST.
Dated: May 6, 2009.
Richard F. Kayser,
Chief Scientist.
[FR Doc. E9-11096 Filed 5-12-09; 8:45 am]
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