Notice2024-02289

Open Meeting of the Internet of Things Advisory Board

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Published
February 6, 2024

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Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board will meet Tuesday, February 27 and Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., eastern time. Both sessions will be open to the public.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8170-8171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02289]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Open Meeting of the Internet of Things Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board will meet Tuesday, 
February 27 and Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 
p.m., eastern time. Both sessions will be open to the public.

DATES: The Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board will meet Tuesday, 
February 27 and Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 
p.m., eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be virtual via Webex webcast hosted by the 
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at NIST. 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#23414251414251420d4056574b4a4f4f634d4a50570d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="30525142525142511e53454458595c5c705e5943441e575f46">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., notice is hereby given that the 
IoT Advisory Board will hold open meetings on Tuesday, February 27 and 
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., eastern 
time. Both 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 February, 2024 meeting is expected to focus on 
reviewing final editing of the IoT Advisory Board's report for the IoT 
Federal Working Group and the recommendations in that report.
    The recommendations and discussions are expected to focus on the 
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 that 
the legislation 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 and requests to present 
comments orally to the IoT Advisory Board from the public are invited 
and may be submitted electronically by email to Barbara Cuthill at the 
contact information indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of

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this notice by 5 p.m. on the Tuesday, February 20, 2024 to allow 
distribution of written comments to IoT Advisory Board members prior to 
the meeting. Each IoT Advisory Board meeting agenda will include a 
period, not to exceed sixty minutes, for oral presentation of comments 
from the public. Oral presentation of comments from the public during 
this sixty-minute period will be accommodated on a first-come, first-
served basis and limited to five minutes per person for oral 
presentation if requested by the commenter. Members of the public who 
wish to expand upon their submitted comments, those who had wished to 
present comments orally 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="591b382b3b382b38771a2c2d313035351937302a2d773e362f">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
    Admittance Instructions: Participants planning to attend via 
webinar must register via the instructions found on the IoT Advisory 
Board's web page 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>.

Tamiko Ford,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-02289 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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