Draft NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0
| Citation | 85 FR 58338 |
| Record Number | 2020-20587 |
| Published date | 18 September 2020 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Institute Of Standards And Technology |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 182 (Friday, September 18, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 182 (Friday, September 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58338-58339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20587]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket Number: 200911-0239]
Draft NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability
Standards, Release 4.0
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
seeks comments on the Draft NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid
Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0. This document is available
online at: https://www.nist.gov/el/smart-grid/smart-grid-framework.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
November 2, 2020. Written comments in response to this Request for
Comments (RFC) should be submitted according to the instructions in the
ADDRESSES and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections below. Submissions
received after that date may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to the Smart Grid and Cyber
Physical Systems Program Office, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-
8200 or by email at [email protected]. Comments containing
references, studies, research, and other empirical data that are not
widely published should include copies of the referenced materials.
All submissions, including attachments and other supporting
materials, will become part of the public record and subject to public
disclosure. NIST reserves the right to publish relevant comments,
unedited and in their entirety. All relevant comments received in
response to the RFC will be made publicly available at https://www.nist.gov/el/smart-grid/smart-grid-framework. Personal information,
such as account numbers or Social Security numbers, or names of other
individuals, should not be included. Do not submit confidential
business information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
Comments that contain profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other
inappropriate language or content will not be considered.
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: Section 1305 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act (EISA) of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140) directs 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.'' To meet these statutory goals, in
January 2010, NIST published the NIST Framework and Roadmap for
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Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0 (Release 1.0), and
in February 2012, NIST published the NIST Framework and Roadmap for
Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 2.0 (Release 2.0), which
updated the material discussed in Release 1.0. The most recent update
of the framework, Release 3.0, was released in 2014 and introduced new
interoperability requirements among the generation, distribution, and
customer domains.
NIST now announces publication of the Draft NIST Framework and
Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0 (Draft
Release 4.0) for public review and comment. Draft Release 4.0 is
available online at: https://www.nist.gov/el/smart-grid/smart-grid-framework.
Draft Release 4.0 is a substantial revision of previous releases to
address structural changes and increasing system complexity in the
grid. This release includes a description of communications scenarios
inspired by different grid architectures, which are used to more
closely examine unique interoperability requirements. The
interoperability implications of expanding grid communications in four
key areas--grid cybersecurity, operations, economics, and associated
requirements for testing and certification--are also explored.
Draft Release 4.0 reflects changes taking place in the grid,
including the accelerating pace of technological change, rapidly
falling prices for modern energy technologies such as solar
photovoltaic (PV) and other distributed energy resources (DER),
increased proliferation of low-cost sensors and network enabled
devices, and the resulting surge in granularity and amount of data
being generated. The issues surrounding empowered consumers, the
coordination of tens of thousands of devices operating across the
system, and multi-directional power flows are also considered.
Request For Comments:
NIST seeks comments on the Draft NIST Framework and Roadmap for
Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0. In particular, the
agency requests that comments be categorized as (1) technical; (2)
editorial; or (3) general. If a comment is not a general comment,
please identify the relevant page, line number, and section of Draft
Release 4.0 that is addressed by the comment. NIST will also accept
proposed solutions along with the comments. Comments should be
submitted in accordance with instructions in the DATES and ADDRESSES
sections of this notice. All relevant responses that comply with the
requirements listed in the DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this RFC
will be considered.
Authority: Section 1305 of the Energy Independence and Security
Act (EISA) of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140)
Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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