Smart Grid Advisory Committee Charter Renewal, 30116 [2018-13822]

Download as PDF 30116 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 27, 2018 / Notices interim work products and input on next steps? Guidance for Submitting Documents We ask that each respondent include the name and address of his or her institution or affiliation, and the name, title, mailing and email addresses, and telephone number of a contact person for his or her institution or affiliation, if any. No specific information pertaining to the respondent is required, other than that necessary for self-identification, as a condition of the agency’s full consideration of the comment. Dated: June 20, 2018. Karen Dunn Kelley, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Performing the Nonexclusive Duties and Functions of the Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Department of Commerce. [FR Doc. 2018–13768 Filed 6–26–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Smart Grid Advisory Committee Charter Renewal National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee charter renewal. AGENCY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hereby gives notice that the Department of Commerce Acting Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary for Administration, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration has determined that charter renewal of the NIST Smart Grid Advisory Committee (Committee) is necessary and in the public interest. The renewed charter can be found on the Committee website at the following URL link: https:// www.nist.gov/file/443231. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Cuong Nguyen, Smart Grid and CyberPhysical 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 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Jun 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 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 research and standards activities. Background information on the Committee is available at https:// www.nist.gov/smartgrid/. The Committee functions solely as an advisory body and in compliance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Pursuant to section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App., as amended, copies of the Committee’s charter were furnished to the Library of Congress and to the following committees of Congress: • Senate Committee on Appropriations • Senate Committee on Finance • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation • House Committee on Appropriations • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Kevin A. Kimball, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2018–13822 Filed 6–26–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), U.S. Department of Commerce, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license in the United States of America, its territories, possessions and commonwealths, to NIST’s interest in the invention embodied in U.S. Patent 9,726,553 B2, titled ‘‘Optical Temperature Sensor and Use of Same’’ (NIST Docket 13–006) to Fluke Corporation, a subsidiary of Fortive, Inc. The grant of the license would be for manufacture of optical thermometers in all fields. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless NIST receives, by July 12, 2018, written evidence and argument which establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. ADDRESSES: Information related to this license may be submitted to NIST, Technology Partnerships Office, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, or emailed to donald.archer@nist.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald G. Archer, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Technology Partnerships Office, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, (301) 975–2522, donald.archer@nist.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a notice in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i) that NIST is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license in the United States of America, its territories, possessions and commonwealths, to NIST’s interest in the invention embodied in 9,726,553 B2, titled ‘‘Optical Temperature Sensor and Use of Same’’ (NIST Docket 13–006) to Fluke Corporation, a subsidiary of Fortive, Inc. The grant of the license would be for manufacture of optical thermometers in all fields. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published Notice, NIST receives written evidence and argument which establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The Patent was filed on June 11, 2014, issued on August 8, 2017, and describes an optical resonator thermometer. DATES: Kevin A. Kimball, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2018–13821 Filed 6–26–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. AGENCY: The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27JNN1.SGM 27JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Smart Grid Advisory Committee Charter Renewal

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

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee charter renewal.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
hereby gives notice that the Department of Commerce Acting Chief 
Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary for Administration, and Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Administration has determined that charter 
renewal of the NIST Smart Grid Advisory Committee (Committee) is 
necessary and in the public interest. The renewed charter can be found 
on the Committee website at the following URL link: https://www.nist.gov/file/443231.

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 
[email protected].

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 research and standards activities. 
Background information on the Committee is available at https://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/.
    The Committee functions solely as an advisory body and in 
compliance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Pursuant to section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C., App., as amended, copies of the Committee's charter were 
furnished to the Library of Congress and to the following committees of 
Congress:

 Senate Committee on Appropriations
 Senate Committee on Finance
 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
 House Committee on Appropriations
 House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-13822 Filed 6-26-18; 8:45 am]
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