Notice2023-03039
Open Meetings of the Internet of Things Advisory Board
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Published
February 14, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
The Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board will meet Tuesday, March 7, 2023; Tuesday, April 18, 2023 and Wednesday, April 19, 2023; and Tuesday, May 16, 2023 and Wednesday, May 17, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9488-9489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03039]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Open Meetings of the Internet of Things Advisory Board
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
ACTION: Notice of open meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board will meet Tuesday,
March 7, 2023; Tuesday, April 18, 2023 and Wednesday, April 19, 2023;
and Tuesday, May 16, 2023 and Wednesday, May 17, 2023 from 11:00 a.m.
until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public.
DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2023; Tuesday,
April 18, 2023 and Wednesday, April 19, 2023; and Tuesday, May 16, 2023
and Wednesday, May 17, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern
Time.
ADDRESSES: The meetings in March and May will be virtual meetings via
Webex webcast hosted by the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
(NCCoE) at NIST. The meeting in April 2023 will be hybrid with in-
person seating at the NCCoE as well as a virtual option via Webex
webcast, also hosted by the NCCoE. Please note registration
instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cuthill, Information
Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Telephone: (301) 975-3273, Email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#53313221313221327d3026273b3a3f3f133d3a20277d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4725263525263526692432332f2e2b2b07292e343369202831">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app., notice is hereby given that the IoT
Advisory Board will hold open meetings on Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, Tuesday, May 16,
2023 and Wednesday, May 17, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public. The IoT Advisory
Board is authorized by section 9204(b)(5) of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Pub. L. 116-283) and advises the IoT Federal Working Group convened by
the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to section 9204(b)(1) of the Act on
matters related to the Federal Working Group's activities. Details
regarding the IoT Advisory Board's activities are available at <a href="https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nist-cybersecurity-iot-program/internet-things-advisory-board">https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nist-cybersecurity-iot-program/internet-things-advisory-board</a>.
The agenda for the March meeting is expected to focus on
establishing consensus on the outline of the IoT Advisory Board's
report and data gathering framework.
The agendas for the April and May meetings will focus on discussion
of specific focus areas for the report cited in the legislation and the
charter:
<bullet> Smart traffic and transit technologies
<bullet> Augmented logistics and supply chains
<bullet> Sustainable infrastructure
<bullet> Precision agriculture
<bullet> Environmental monitoring
<bullet> Public safety
<bullet> Health care
In addition, the IoT Advisory Board may discuss other elements
called for in the report:
<bullet> whether adequate spectrum is available to support the
growing Internet of Things and what legal or regulatory barriers may
exist to providing any spectrum needed in the future;
<bullet> policies, programs, or multi-stakeholder activities that--
[cir] promote or are related to the privacy of individuals who use
or are affected by the Internet of Things;
[cir] may enhance the security of the Internet of Things, including
the security of critical infrastructure;
[cir] may protect users of the Internet of Things; and
[cir] may encourage coordination among Federal agencies with
jurisdiction over the Internet of Things.
Note that agenda items may change without notice. The final agendas
will be posted on the IoT Advisory Board web page: <a href="https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nist-cybersecurity-iot-program/internet-things-advisory-board">https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nist-cybersecurity-iot-program/internet-things-advisory-board</a>.
Public Participation: Written comments from the public are invited
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and may be submitted electronically by email to Barbara Cuthill at the
contact information indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice by 5 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to each meeting
for distribution to members prior to the meeting.
Each IoT Advisory Board meeting agenda will include a period, not
to exceed sixty minutes, for submitted comments from the public to be
presented. Submitted comments from the public will be selected on a
first-come, first-served basis and limited to five minutes per person
for oral presentation if requested by the commenter. For the April
meeting, the commenter needs to specify if they plan to be in-person at
the meeting or want to provide their comments virtually. Both options
will be available in April.
Members of the public who wish to expand upon their submitted
statements, those who had wished to submit a comment but could not be
accommodated on the agenda, and those who were unable to attend the
meeting via webinar are invited to submit written statements. In
addition, written statements are invited and may be submitted to the
IoT Advisory Board at any time. All written statements should be
directed to the IoT Advisory Board Secretariat, Information Technology
Laboratory by email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="baf8dbc8d8dbc8db94f9cfced2d3d6d6fad4d3c9ce94ddd5cc">[email protected]</a>.
Admittance Instructions: Participants planning to attend via
webinar must register via the instructions found on the IoT Advisory
Board's page <a href="https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nist-cybersecurity-iot-program/internet-things-advisory-board">https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nist-cybersecurity-iot-program/internet-things-advisory-board</a>.
For attendance in person at the hybrid meeting in April, in-person
attendance is limited to 50 and will be on a first-come, first-served
basis. Registration will close for in-person attendance on April 11,
2023 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-03039 Filed 2-13-23; 8:45 am]
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