[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 46279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19523]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Smart Grid Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Smart Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC or Committee) will 
hold a meeting via teleconference on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 from 11 
a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Time (E.T.). The primary purpose of this meeting 
is to review sections of the Committee's draft report to the NIST 
Director. The sections of the draft report that the Committee will 
consider at the meeting will be posted on the SGAC Web site at http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid. Interested members of the public will be able 
to participate in the meeting from remote locations by calling into a 
central phone number.

DATES: The SGAC will hold a meeting via teleconference on Tuesday, 
August 23, 2011, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Eastern Time (E.T.).

ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the meeting should be sent to Office of 
the National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 
8100, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8100. For instructions on how to 
participate in the meeting, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. George W. Arnold, National 
Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8100, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8100; telephone 301-975-2232, fax 301-975-4091; 
or via e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Committee was established in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
    Background information on the Committee is available at: http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/committee.cfm.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app., 
notice is hereby given that the SGAC will hold a meeting via 
teleconference on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. 
Eastern Time (E.T.). There will be no central meeting location. The 
public is invited to participate in the meeting by calling in from 
remote locations. The primary purpose of this meeting is to review 
sections of the Committee's draft report to the NIST Director. The 
sections of the draft report to be considered by the Committee during 
the meeting will be posted on the SGAC 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 detailed instructions on how to dial in from a 
remote location to participate in the meeting by contacting Cuong 
Nguyen at [email protected] or (301) 975-2254 no later than August 
16, 2011. Approximately fifteen minutes will be reserved from 1:45 
p.m.--2 p.m. Eastern Time (E.T.) 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 3 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, and those who were unable to participate are 
invited to submit written statements to the Office of the National 
Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8100, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8100, via fax at 301-975-4091, or electronically 
by e-mail to [email protected].
    All participants of the meeting are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Anyone wishing to participate must register by close of 
business on Tuesday, August 16, 2011, in order to be admitted. Please 
submit your name, e-mail address, and phone number to Cuong Nguyen at 
[email protected] or (301) 975-2254. After registering, 
participants will be provided with detailed instructions on how to dial 
in from a remote location in order to participate.

    Dated: July 26, 2011.
Charles H. Romine,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-19523 Filed 8-1-11; 8:45 am]
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