Federal Register: June 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 109)
DOCID: fr09jn09-25 FR Doc E9-13514
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr09jn09-25
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Initial List of Smart Grid Interoperability Standards; Request for Comments
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 9, 2009.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks comments on a preliminary set of smart grid interoperability standards and specifications identified for inclusion in the Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Framework, Release 1.0.
SUMMARY:
Initial List of Smart Grid Interoperability Standards; Request for Comments
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Section 1305 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 (Pub. L. 110140) 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.'' NIST has identified an initial set of standards and specifications listed in the box below for inclusion in Release 1.0 of the Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Framework. Release 1.0 is a work in progress. It is not complete, nor is it exclusionary. Existing standards that do not appear in this first installment to Release 1.0 have not been eliminated from consideration. Standards that currently appear on the list ultimately may not be included.
This initial set of standards represents the first step in Phase I of the NIST threephase plan for smart grid interoperability. The full plan is available at: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/smartgrid_ 041309.html.
To assist in carrying out its plan, NIST awarded a contract to Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to organize and facilitate two workshops, held on April 2829, 2009 and May 1920, 2009. Under its contract, EPRI is also required to use its technical expertise to compile, distill, and organize stakeholder contributions into a draft interim roadmap for smart grid interoperability standards. The proposed set of standards is based on input received from participants in the public Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Interim Roadmap Workshop I, held on April 2829 in Reston, Virginia. Notes and outcomes of the workshop can be found at http://collaborate.nist.gov/twikisggrid/bin/ view/_SmartGridInterimRoadmap/InterimRoadmapWorkshop1.
The more than 400 people who participated in the April 2829 workshop represented a large crosssection of smart grid stakeholders. NIST recognizes, however, that not all interested stakeholders participated in the workshop. Arranged in alphabetical order, the list of proposed standards and specifications will be expanded as the process continues and as the standards framework is developed further to support the functionality envisioned for the Smart Grid and as technology evolves.
Although not included in this initial list, communication standards
pertaining to basic connectivity and data networking are also important for Smart Grid interoperability. They will be part of the
interoperability framework. Initial standards in these categories will
be evaluated following the Smart Grid Interim Standards Roadmap
Workshop II, held on May 1920. Altogether, several hundred standards
that are identified or developed over the span of several years may be
required to achieve secure, endtoend interoperability across a fully implemented Smart Grid.
NIST recognizes that the standards and specifications listed below
will require further development and that many additional standards and
specifications are needed to achieve interoperability of Smart Grid devices and systems. Updated versions of the Smart Grid
Interoperability Framework will be published periodically to include
additional standards as they are recognized by NIST and to remove
standards from the list, as appropriate, as the coordination process moves forward.
Standard Application
AMISEC System Security Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)
Requirements. and Smart Grid endtoend security.
ANSI C12.19/MC1219........... Revenue metering information model. BACnet ANSI ASHRAE 1352008/ Building automation.
ISO 164845.
DNP3......................... Substation and feeder device automation.
IEC 608706/TASE.2........... Intercontrol center communications.
IEC 61850.................... Substation automation and protection.
IEC 61968/61970.............. Application level energy management system interfaces.
IEC 62351 Parts 18.......... Information security for power system control operations.
IEEE C37.118................. Phasor measurement unit (PMU) communications.
IEEE 1547.................... Physical and electrical interconnections
between utility and distributed generation (DG).
IEEE 16862007............... Security for intelligent electronic devices (IEDs).
NERC CIP 002009............. Cyber security standards for the bulk power system.
NIST Special Publication (SP) Cyber security standards and guidelines
80053, NIST SP 80082. for federal information systems,
including those for the bulk power system.
Open Automated Demand Price responsive and direct load control. Response (Open ADR).
OpenHAN...................... Home Area Network device communication, measurement, and control.
ZigBee/HomePlug Smart Energy Home Area Network (HAN) Device
Profile. Communications and Information Model. [[Page 27289]]
Authority: Section 1305 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110140).
Request For Comments: NIST seeks comments on the list of standards and specifications identified for inclusion in Release 1.0 of the Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Framework. NIST intends to publish and request comments on several draft versions (Releases) of the Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Framework and will provide an analysis of all comments received with its publication of the final Release.
E.O. 12866: This notice has been determined not to be significant for the purposes of E.O. 12866.
Dated: June 3, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director, NIST.
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