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review of Shanghai Now Again and Hi–
King.
Surrogate Country
In the Preliminary Results, we treated
the PRC as a non–market-economy
(NME) country and, therefore, we
calculated normal value in accordance
with section 773(c) of the Act. Also, we
stated that we selected India1 as the
appropriate surrogate country to use in
this review because it is a significant
producer of merchandise comparable to
subject merchandise and it is at a level
of economic development comparable to
the PRC, pursuant to section 773(c)(4) of
the Act. See Preliminary Results, 74 FR
at 27110. No interested party
commented on our designation of the
PRC as an NME country or the selection
of India as the primary surrogate
country. Therefore, for the final results
of review, we have continued to treat
the PRC as an NME country and have
used the same primary surrogate
country, India.
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Separate Rates
In proceedings involving NME
countries, the Department begins with a
rebuttable presumption that all
companies within the country are
subject to government control and, thus,
should be assigned a single
antidumping duty deposit rate. It is the
Department’s policy to assign all
exporters of merchandise subject to
review in an NME country this single
rate unless an exporter can demonstrate
that it is sufficiently independent so as
to be entitled to a separate rate.
In the Preliminary Results, we found
that Xiping Opeck demonstrated its
eligibility for separate–rate status. See
Preliminary Results, 74 FR at 27110–11.
We received no comments from
interested parties regarding the
separate–rate status of this company.
Therefore, in these final results of
review, we continue to find that the
evidence placed on the record of this
review by Xiping Opeck demonstrates
an absence of government control, both
in law and in fact, with respect to its
exports of the merchandise under
review. Thus, we have determined that
Xiping Opeck is eligible to receive a
separate rate.
Analysis of Comments Received
Two issues raised in the case brief by
the petitioner in this review are
1 We
have selected India as the primary surrogate
country in which to value all inputs with the
exception of live crawfish, the primary input, and
the by-product, crawfish scrap shell. See
Preliminary Results, 74 FR at 27110, for a
discussion regarding the valuation of live crawfish
and the selection of Indonesia as the secondary
surrogate country.
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addressed in the ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum’’ (Decision Memo) from
John M. Andersen, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary, to Ronald K.
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary,
dated September 28, 2009, which is
hereby adopted by this notice. A list of
the issues which the petitioner has
raised and to which we have responded
is in the Decision Memo and attached to
this notice as an Appendix. The
Decision Memo, which is a public
document, is on file in the CRU of the
main Department of Commerce
building, Room 1117, and is accessible
on the Web at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/
index.html. The paper copy and
electronic version of the Decision Memo
are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
There are no changes in the
calculations from those we completed
for the Preliminary Results.
Final Results of the Review
The Department has determined that
the final weighted–average dumping
margin for Xiping Opeck for the period
September 1, 2007, through August 31,
2008, is 0.00 percent.
Assessment
The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the date of publication of these
final results of review. Because we
calculated a margin of zero percent for
Xiping Opeck, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the entries of merchandise
exported by Xiping Opeck without
regard to antidumping duties.
Cash–Deposit Requirements
The following cash–deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of this notice of final results
of administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for subject
merchandise exported by Xiping Opeck,
the cash–deposit rate will be 0.00
percent; (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not listed above
that have separate rates, the cash–
deposit rate will continue to be the
company–specific rate published for the
most recent period; (3) for all other PRC
exporters of subject merchandise which
have not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, the cash–deposit rate will
be PRC–wide rate of 223.01 percent; (4)
for all non–PRC exporters of subject
merchandise the cash–deposit rate will
be the rate applicable to the PRC entity
that supplied that exporter. These
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deposit requirements shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Notifications
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
notification of the destruction of APO
materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: October 2, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Appendix
1. Verification Requirement
2. Draft Liquidation Instructions
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Draft NIST Framework and Roadmap
for Smart Grid Interoperability
Standards, Release 1.0; Request for
Comments
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUMMARY: The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks
two categories of comments on the draft
NIST Framework and Roadmap for
Smart Grid Interoperability Standards,
Release 1.0:
(1) Comments on the overall
document and the contents of all
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chapters, except Chapter 4, Standards
Identified for Implementation; and
(2) Comments on the 15 additional
‘‘Standards Identified for
Implementation’’ (Chapter 4); the NISTproposed ‘‘Guidance for Identifying
Standards for Implementation’’; and
recommendations for adding or
removing standards and specifications
on the list of standards identified for
implementation (Table 2), referencing
relevant guidance criteria. In addition,
NIST requests comments on the
standards in Table 3—additional
standards NIST has identified for
further review.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent to: George Arnold, 100 Bureau
Drive, Stop 8100, National Institute of
Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8100.
Electronic comments on the overall
draft and the contents of chapters 1–3
and 5–7 may be sent to:
nistsgframeworkcomments@nist.gov.
Comments on the 15 additional
‘‘Standards Identified for
Implementation’’ (Chapter 4); the NISTproposed ‘‘Guidance for Identifying
Standards for Implementation;’’
recommendations for adding or
removing standards and specifications
on the list of standards identified for
implementation (Table 2), referencing
relevant guidance criteria; and
comments on the standards in Table 3—
additional standards NIST has
identified for further review—may be
sent to:
nistsgstandardscomments@nist.gov.
Comments on the standards in Table 3
should reference relevant guidance
criteria.
The entire draft version of the NIST
Framework and Roadmap for Smart
Grid Interoperability Standards, Release
1.0 (Draft), is available at: https://
www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/
smartgrid_interoperability.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George Arnold, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop
8100, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
20899–8100, telephone (301) 975–5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1305 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act (EISA) of 2007 (Pub. L.
110–140, 121 Stat. 1492) requires the
Director of NIST ‘‘to coordinate the
development of a framework that
includes protocols and model standards
for information management to achieve
interoperability of smart grid devices
and systems.’’
NIST recently issued the NIST
Framework and Roadmap for Smart
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Grid Interoperability Standards, Release
1.0 (draft for public review and
comment). The report is a result of
NIST’s approach to expediting
development of key standards and
requirements necessary for Smart Grid
interoperability.
It proposes:
• A conceptual reference model to
facilitate design of an architecture for
the Smart Grid overall and for each of
its networked domains;
• An initial set of standards for the
Smart Grid;
• Priorities for additional standards
necessary to resolve important gaps and
to assure the interoperability, reliability,
and security of Smart Grid components;
• Initial steps toward a Smart Grid
cyber security and requirements
document; and
• Action plans and timetables for
designated standards development
organizations (SDOs) tasked to fill
identified gaps.
The document is a draft release, and
is an initial step in a standards
development and harmonization
process that ultimately will deliver the
hundreds of communication protocols,
standard interfaces, and other widely
accepted and adopted technical
specifications necessary to build an
advanced, secure, and interoperable
electric power grid. The final version of
Release 1.0, which will be issued later
in 2009, also will serve to guide the
work of a Smart Grid Interoperability
Panel that is being established as part of
the NIST framework for achieving endto-end interoperability.
Results of NIST’s ongoing work on
interoperability and cyber security
standards for the Smart Grid provide
input to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC). Under EISA, FERC
is charged with instituting, once
sufficient consensus is achieved,
rulemaking proceedings to adopt the
standards and protocols necessary to
ensure Smart Grid functionality and
interoperability in interstate
transmission of electric power, and in
regional and wholesale electricity
markets.
On June 9, 2009, NIST issued a
Federal Register notice (74 FR 27288),
requesting comments on a preliminary
set of 16 smart grid interoperability
standards and specifications identified
as applicable to Smart Grid
interoperability and cyber security
needs. After reviewing and evaluating
the input it received, NIST increased
this initial list to 31 standards and other
specifications. The additional 15
standards and specifications are shaded
in Table 2, Chapter 4, beginning with
item 17 on page 34 of the report. In
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addition, Table 3 lists additional
standards NIST has identified for
further review.
On May 19–20, 2009, NIST and its
contractor, the Electric Power Research
Institute (EPRI), convened a workshop,
where more than 600 people engaged in
sessions focused on developing and
analyzing use cases, determining Smart
Grid interoperability requirements,
locating key interfaces, and identifying
additional standards for consideration.
The sessions yielded more than 70
candidate standards and emerging
specifications, which were compiled in
EPRI’s Report to NIST on the Smart Grid
Interoperability Standards Roadmap
(EPRI Report) ((Contract No. SB1341–
09–CN–0031—Deliverable 7) Prepared
by EPRI, June 17, 2009). The EPRI
Report also was submitted for public
review and comment. However, the
additional standards constituted a small
part of the lengthy report.
Excluding those already listed in
Table 2, the standards compiled in the
EPRI Report are listed in Table 3,
Chapter 4 of the draft NIST Framework
and Roadmap for Smart Grid
Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0.
NIST solicits public comments on the
15 standards and other specifications
added to the list of NIST-identified
standards for implementation, as
presented in Table 2, Chapter 4.
Comments may include
recommendations for removing specific
items, or for adding new specifications,
which may or may not be among those
listed in Table 3, Chapter 4 of the NIST
Framework and Roadmap for Smart
Grid Interoperability Standards, Release
1.0 (Draft). All recommendations should
reference specific criteria in the
supporting explanation, as described
below.
NIST has developed a core set of
criteria to provide initial guidance when
evaluating prospective Smart Grid
standards. This guidance also is
presented in Chapter 4 of NIST
Framework and Roadmap for Smart
Grid Interoperability Standards, Release
1.0 (Draft). NIST seeks public comments
on the usefulness of the criteria as well
as suggestions for improving the
guidance for future evaluations of
standards. Additionally, NIST asks that
recommendations for adding or
removing specifications from the list of
standards identified for Smart Grid
implementation cite guidance criteria
relevant to specific recommendations.
Request for Comments: NIST seeks
two sets of comments on the draft
framework and roadmap report. The
agency requests:
1. Comments on the overall draft and
the contents of chapters 1–3 (‘‘Purpose
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and Scope,’’ ‘‘Smart Grid Vision,’’ and
‘‘Conceptual Reference Model’’) and
chapters 5–7 (‘‘Priority Action Plans,’’
‘‘Cyber Security Risk Management
Framework and Strategy,’’ and ‘‘Next
Steps’’) of the draft NIST Framework
and Roadmap for Smart Grid
Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0.
2. Comments on the 15 additional
‘‘Standards Identified for
Implementation’’ (Chapter 4); comments
on the NIST-proposed ‘‘Guidance for
Identifying Standards for
Implementation;’’ and recommendations
for adding or removing specifications on
the list of standards identified for
implementation (Table 2), which should
reference relevant guidance criteria. In
addition, comments on the standards in
Table 3—additional standards NIST has
identified for further review—are
requested, and comments should
reference relevant guidance criteria.
Comments should be submitted in
accordance with instructions in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
NIST advises that it also is seeking
public review and comment on a
companion draft document, NIST
Interagency Report (NISTIR) 7628 Smart
Grid Cyber Security Strategy and
Requirements. (More than 200 pages
long, this document is summarized in
Chapter 6 of draft NIST Framework and
Roadmap for Smart Grid
Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0.)
The request for comments on draft
NISTIR 7628 will be published
separately in the Federal Register.
Dated: October 5, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
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Draft NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR)
7628, Smart Grid Cyber Security
Strategy and Requirements; Request
for Comments
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUMMARY: The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks
comments on draft NISTIR 7628, Smart
Grid Cyber Security Strategy and
Requirements. This initial draft of the
document contains the overall security
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strategy for the Smart Grid. Contents
include: Development of vulnerability
classes, identification of wellunderstood security problems that need
to be addressed, selection and
development of security-relevant use
cases, initial privacy impact assessment,
identification and analysis of interfaces
identified in six functional priority
areas, advanced metering infrastructure
(AMI) security requirements, and
selection of a suite of security
documents that will be used as the base
for determining and tailoring security
requirements. This is the first draft of
NISTIR 7628; NIST plans to post a
subsequent draft of this report for
additional public comments.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent to: Annabelle Lee, National
Institute of Standards and Technology,
100 Bureau Dr., Stop 8930,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930.
Electronic comments may be sent to:
csctgdraftcomments@nist.gov.
The report is available at: https://
csrc.nist.gov/publications/
PubsDrafts.html#NIST-IR-7628.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Annabelle Lee, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Dr., Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD
20899–8930, telephone (301) 975–8897.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1305 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act (EISA) of 2007 (Pub. L.
110–140) requires the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) ‘‘to coordinate the
development of a framework that
includes protocols and model standards
for information management to achieve
interoperability of smart grid devices
and systems.’’ EISA also specifies that,
‘‘It is the policy of the United States to
support the modernization of the
Nation’s electricity transmission and
distribution system to maintain a
reliable and secure electricity
infrastructure that can meet future
demand growth and to achieve each of
the following, which together
characterize a Smart Grid: * * *
(1) Increased use of digital
information and controls technology to
improve reliability, security, and
efficiency of the electric grid.
(2) Dynamic optimization of grid
operations and resources, with full
cyber-security.’’
With the transition to the Smart
Grid—the ongoing transformation of the
nation’s electric system to a two-way
flow of electricity and information—the
information technology (IT) and
telecommunications infrastructures
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have become critical to the energy sector
infrastructure.
NIST recently issued the NIST
Framework and Roadmap for Smart
Grid Interoperability Standards, Release
1.0 (draft for public review and
comment). The report is an output of
NIST’s approach to expediting
development of key standards and
requirements necessary for Smart Grid
interoperability and cyber security.
The report includes a high-level
summary (Chapter 6) of draft NISTIR
7628, Smart Grid Cyber Security
Strategy and Requirements. The report
on the interoperability framework and
standards roadmap, as well as the
Federal Register notice soliciting public
comments on the report, advised that
NIST also was submitting this
companion draft document on cyber
security for public review and comment.
NIST has established a Smart Grid
Cyber Security Coordination Task
Group (CSCTG) which includes
members from the public and private
sectors, academia, regulatory
organizations, and federal agencies. The
CSCTG is identifying a comprehensive
set of cyber security requirements.
These requirements are being identified
using a high-level risk assessment
process that is defined in the cyber
security strategy for the Smart Grid.
The DRAFT NIST Interagency Report
(NISTIR) 7628, Smart Grid Cyber
Security Strategy and Requirements
includes the initial risk assessment
documents (vulnerability classes and
bottom-up analysis); security-relevant
use cases; a base set of security
requirements with cross-referenced
security standards; diagrams of a set of
functional priority areas and interfaces,
including interface categories with
constraints and issues and impacts;
initial privacy impact assessment; and
AMI security requirements.
Request for Comments: NIST seeks
public comments on the report. The
document will be revised on the basis
of comments received, and a second
draft will be published for public
comment. In addition, the second draft
will include the overall Smart Grid
security architecture and the security
requirements.
The final version of NISTIR 7628 will
address all comments received to date.
The document will have the final set of
security controls and the final security
architecture.
Comments on draft NISTIR 7628,
Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and
Requirements should be submitted in
accordance with the DATES and
ADDRESSES sections of this notice.
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AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
seeks two categories of comments on the draft NIST Framework and
Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0:
(1) Comments on the overall document and the contents of all
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chapters, except Chapter 4, Standards Identified for Implementation;
and
(2) Comments on the 15 additional ``Standards Identified for
Implementation'' (Chapter 4); the NIST-proposed ``Guidance for
Identifying Standards for Implementation''; and recommendations for
adding or removing standards and specifications on the list of
standards identified for implementation (Table 2), referencing relevant
guidance criteria. In addition, NIST requests comments on the standards
in Table 3--additional standards NIST has identified for further
review.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to: George Arnold, 100 Bureau
Drive, Stop 8100, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8100.
Electronic comments on the overall draft and the contents of
chapters 1-3 and 5-7 may be sent to: nistsgframeworkcomments@nist.gov.
Comments on the 15 additional ``Standards Identified for
Implementation'' (Chapter 4); the NIST-proposed ``Guidance for
Identifying Standards for Implementation;'' recommendations for adding
or removing standards and specifications on the list of standards
identified for implementation (Table 2), referencing relevant guidance
criteria; and comments on the standards in Table 3--additional
standards NIST has identified for further review--may be sent to:
nistsgstandardscomments@nist.gov. Comments on the standards in Table 3
should reference relevant guidance criteria.
The entire draft version of the NIST Framework and Roadmap for
Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0 (Draft), is
available at: https://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/smartgrid_interoperability.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Arnold, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop
8100, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
20899-8100, telephone (301) 975-5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1305 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act (EISA) of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140, 121 Stat. 1492) requires
the Director of NIST ``to coordinate the development of a framework
that includes protocols and model standards for information management
to achieve interoperability of smart grid devices and systems.''
NIST recently issued the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid
Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0 (draft for public review and
comment). The report is a result of NIST's approach to expediting
development of key standards and requirements necessary for Smart Grid
interoperability.
It proposes:
A conceptual reference model to facilitate design of an
architecture for the Smart Grid overall and for each of its networked
domains;
An initial set of standards for the Smart Grid;
Priorities for additional standards necessary to resolve
important gaps and to assure the interoperability, reliability, and
security of Smart Grid components;
Initial steps toward a Smart Grid cyber security and
requirements document; and
Action plans and timetables for designated standards
development organizations (SDOs) tasked to fill identified gaps.
The document is a draft release, and is an initial step in a
standards development and harmonization process that ultimately will
deliver the hundreds of communication protocols, standard interfaces,
and other widely accepted and adopted technical specifications
necessary to build an advanced, secure, and interoperable electric
power grid. The final version of Release 1.0, which will be issued
later in 2009, also will serve to guide the work of a Smart Grid
Interoperability Panel that is being established as part of the NIST
framework for achieving end-to-end interoperability.
Results of NIST's ongoing work on interoperability and cyber
security standards for the Smart Grid provide input to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Under EISA, FERC is charged with
instituting, once sufficient consensus is achieved, rulemaking
proceedings to adopt the standards and protocols necessary to ensure
Smart Grid functionality and interoperability in interstate
transmission of electric power, and in regional and wholesale
electricity markets.
On June 9, 2009, NIST issued a Federal Register notice (74 FR
27288), requesting comments on a preliminary set of 16 smart grid
interoperability standards and specifications identified as applicable
to Smart Grid interoperability and cyber security needs. After
reviewing and evaluating the input it received, NIST increased this
initial list to 31 standards and other specifications. The additional
15 standards and specifications are shaded in Table 2, Chapter 4,
beginning with item 17 on page 34 of the report. In addition, Table 3
lists additional standards NIST has identified for further review.
On May 19-20, 2009, NIST and its contractor, the Electric Power
Research Institute (EPRI), convened a workshop, where more than 600
people engaged in sessions focused on developing and analyzing use
cases, determining Smart Grid interoperability requirements, locating
key interfaces, and identifying additional standards for consideration.
The sessions yielded more than 70 candidate standards and emerging
specifications, which were compiled in EPRI's Report to NIST on the
Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Roadmap (EPRI Report) ((Contract
No. SB1341-09-CN-0031--Deliverable 7) Prepared by EPRI, June 17, 2009).
The EPRI Report also was submitted for public review and comment.
However, the additional standards constituted a small part of the
lengthy report.
Excluding those already listed in Table 2, the standards compiled
in the EPRI Report are listed in Table 3, Chapter 4 of the draft NIST
Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards,
Release 1.0.
NIST solicits public comments on the 15 standards and other
specifications added to the list of NIST-identified standards for
implementation, as presented in Table 2, Chapter 4. Comments may
include recommendations for removing specific items, or for adding new
specifications, which may or may not be among those listed in Table 3,
Chapter 4 of the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid
Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0 (Draft). All recommendations
should reference specific criteria in the supporting explanation, as
described below.
NIST has developed a core set of criteria to provide initial
guidance when evaluating prospective Smart Grid standards. This
guidance also is presented in Chapter 4 of NIST Framework and Roadmap
for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0 (Draft). NIST
seeks public comments on the usefulness of the criteria as well as
suggestions for improving the guidance for future evaluations of
standards. Additionally, NIST asks that recommendations for adding or
removing specifications from the list of standards identified for Smart
Grid implementation cite guidance criteria relevant to specific
recommendations.
Request for Comments: NIST seeks two sets of comments on the draft
framework and roadmap report. The agency requests:
1. Comments on the overall draft and the contents of chapters 1-3
(``Purpose
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and Scope,'' ``Smart Grid Vision,'' and ``Conceptual Reference Model'')
and chapters 5-7 (``Priority Action Plans,'' ``Cyber Security Risk
Management Framework and Strategy,'' and ``Next Steps'') of the draft
NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards,
Release 1.0.
2. Comments on the 15 additional ``Standards Identified for
Implementation'' (Chapter 4); comments on the NIST-proposed ``Guidance
for Identifying Standards for Implementation;'' and recommendations for
adding or removing specifications on the list of standards identified
for implementation (Table 2), which should reference relevant guidance
criteria. In addition, comments on the standards in Table 3--additional
standards NIST has identified for further review--are requested, and
comments should reference relevant guidance criteria.
Comments should be submitted in accordance with instructions in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
NIST advises that it also is seeking public review and comment on a
companion draft document, NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 7628 Smart
Grid Cyber Security Strategy and Requirements. (More than 200 pages
long, this document is summarized in Chapter 6 of draft NIST Framework
and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0.)
The request for comments on draft NISTIR 7628 will be published
separately in the Federal Register.
Dated: October 5, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E9-24429 Filed 10-8-09; 8:45 am]
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