[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9678-9679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03021]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Multi-stakeholder Process To Develop a Voluntary Code of Conduct
for Smart Grid Data Privacy
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability (DOE OE) will convene the first meeting of the
smart grid data privacy multistakeholder process concerning the
development of an Voluntary Code of Conduct for utility and third
parties providing consumer energy use services.
DATES: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 (9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time).
ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Commission
Meeting Room, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The meeting will also be webcast. There will be an opportunity for
stakeholders viewing the webcast to participate remotely in the
meeting. Please register your intent to participate at
www.smartgrid.gov/privacy. Instructions for remote participation will
be sent to registrants and posted on the Web site www.smartgrid.gov/privacy seven (7) days prior to the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Lightner, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 586-8130;
email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background:
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On January 31, 2012, the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (DOE OE) hosted the Smart
Grid Privacy Workshop \1\ to facilitate a dialog among key industry
stakeholders. On February 23, 2012, the White House released the
report, Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for
Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital
Economy \2\ (Privacy Blueprint). The Privacy Blueprint outlines a
multi-stakeholder process for developing voluntary codes of conduct
that, if adopted by businesses, would instill consumer confidence. In
response to workshop findings and in support of the Privacy Blueprint,
DOE OE and the Federal Smart Grid Task Force will facilitate a
multistakeholder process to develop a Voluntary Code of Conduct (VCC)
for utilities and third parties providing consumer energy use services.
The goal of the process is to develop a common set of practices that
will provide privacy protections for consumers with regard to access,
use, and sharing of electricity usage and related data and will provide
regulators and decision makers with a resource for evaluating potential
privacy regulations and practices.
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\1\ DOE Smart Grid Data Privacy Workshop Report is available at
http://www.smartgrid.gov/document/us_department_energy_smart_grid_privacy_workshop_summary_report.
\2\ Privacy Blueprint is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/privacyfinal.pdf.
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Matters to be considered: The meeting on February 26, 2013 will be
the first in a series of DOE-convened multi-stakeholder discussions
concerning the development of a VCC and will engage stakeholders in an
open, transparent process. The objectives of the meeting are to (1)
promote discussion among stakeholders regarding a proposed VCC outline,
including the types of data to be covered and (2) establish procedural
rules for developing the VCC. Additional information can be found at
www.smartgrid.gov/privacy.
Audience: Stakeholders who may be interested in participating
include--but are not limited to--utilities, consumer advocates,
regulators, third party providers, building energy managers, academics,
and home energy auditors.
Other Information: The meeting is open to the public and the press.
Attendees should arrive at least one-half hour prior to the start of
the meeting to facilitate entry to the FERC building. Participants will
be required to show valid, government-issued photo identification upon
arrival. Foreign nationals must contact Eric Lightner at (202) 586-8130
or [email protected] at least seven (7) business days prior to
the meeting in order to provide the necessary clearance information and
must present valid, government-issued photo identification upon
arrival. This meeting is physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Eric Lightner at (202) 586-8130 or
[email protected] at least seven (7) business days prior to the
meeting.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2013.
Patricia A. Hoffman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-03021 Filed 2-8-13; 8:45 am]
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