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650–855–2063 to register, or send a 

message to smartgrid@nist.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Zulma Lainez at 301–975–2232 or by email at smartgrid@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Energy Independence and Security Act 

(EISA) of 2007 (Pub. L. 110–140), the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) has ‘‘primary 

responsibility to coordinate 

development of a framework that 

includes protocols and model standards 

for information management to achieve 

interoperability of smart grid devices 

and systems * * *’’ (EISA, section 

1305) 

In 2008, responding to this mandate, 

NIST initiated a government/industry 

effort to develop and achieve consensus 

on an Interoperability Framework and to 

engage the many Smart Grid 

stakeholders in a coordinated approach 

to identify or develop needed standards. 

This coordinated effort was designed 

and initiated in full collaboration with 

the Department of Energy. In early 2009, 

responding to President Obama’s 

energy-related national priorities, NIST 

intensified and expedited efforts to 

accelerate progress toward stakeholder 

consensus on Smart Grid standards. 

On April 28–29, 2009 an initial 

workshop was held in Reston, VA at 

which stakeholders engaged in 

discussions of Smart Grid architecture 

and requirements, and existing 

standards or standards under 

development that could be used as a 

foundation for Smart Grid 

interoperability standards. The May 19– 

20 workshop will continue the 

stakeholder consensus process by 

identifying additional standardization 

needs and providing input to a roadmap 

for their development. NIST has 

contracted with EPRI to facilitate both 

workshops. As specified in its contract 

with NIST, EPRI will utilize its 

technical expertise to compile, distill 

and organize stakeholder contributions 

into a draft interim roadmap for Smart 

Grid interoperability standards. The 

workshops and the interim roadmap 

document, coordinated by EPRI under 

its contract, provide an input to the 

NIST effort to expedite development of 

key standards for the Smart Grid. By 

early fall, NIST expects to describe an 

initial Smart Grid architecture, priorities 

for interoperability standards, including 

cybersecurity; an initial set of standards 

to support support implementation; and 

plans to meet remaining standards 

needs. 

NIST will submit standards that are 

identified or developed through this 

process to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC). Once 

FERC determines that there is sufficient 

consensus, EISA instructs FERC to 

institute a rulemaking proceeding to 

adopt the standards and protocols that 

may be necessary to ensure that there is 

Smart Grid functionality and 

interoperability in interstate 

transmission of electric power, and in 

regional and wholesale electricity 

markets. 

Plenary and break-out sessions at the 

May 19–20 workshop will cover a range 

of power, communication, and 

cybersecurity issues. Particular 

emphasis will be given to four highpriority Smart Grid applications 

identified by FERC: Demand Response, 

Electric Transportation, Wide-Area 

Visualization, and Storage. 

Additional Information: More 

information is available on the NIST 

Smart Grid project Web site at: http:// 

www.nist.gov/smartgrid/. To help it 

fulfill its mandate to facilitate Smart 

Grid standards interoperability, NIST 

also manages a Smart Grid collaboration 

Web site at: http://collaborate.nist.gov/ 

twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/ 

WebHome. NIST recently contracted 

with the Electric Power Research 

Institute (EPRI) to perform services 

related to NIST’s effort to coordinate 

development of Smart Grid standards. 

The contract requires EPRI to help NIST 

organize and facilitate two workshops at 

which stakeholders will present, review, 

develop, and work toward consensus on 

roadmap content and to use its technical 

expertise to compile, distill, and 

organize stakeholder contributions into 

a draft interim roadmap for smart grid 

interoperability standards. This notice 

announces the second of those 

workshops. All EPRI outputs under the 

contract are subject to NIST review and 

approval and are owned by NIST. 

Dated: May 6, 2009. 

Richard F. Kayser, 

Chief Scientist. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal Nos. 09–17] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Security Cooperation Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601– 

3740. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittals 09–17 

with attached transmittal, policy 

justification, and Sensitivity of 

Technology. 

Dated: May 4, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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[FR Doc. E9–10936 Filed 5–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

Information Collection Requirement; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Contract 

Financing (OMB Control Number 0704– 

0321) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments regarding a proposed 

extension of an approved information 

collection requirement. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), DoD announces the 

proposed extension of a public 

information collection requirement and 

seeks public comment on the provisions 

thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of DoD, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved this information 

collection for use through July 31, 2009. 

DoD proposes that OMB extend its 

approval for use for three additional 

years. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by July 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

0704–0321, using any of the following 

methods: 

Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Æ E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include 

OMB Control Number 0704–0321 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Æ Fax: 703–602–7887. 

Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Mr. Julian 

Thrash, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), 

IMD 3D139, 3062 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3062. 

Æ Hand Delivery/Courier: Defense 

Acquisition Regulations System, Crystal 

Square 4, Suite 200A, 241 18th Street, 

Arlington, VA 22202–3402. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Julian Thrash, 703–602–0310. The 

information collection requirements 

addressed in this notice are available on 

the World Wide Web at: http:// 

www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/ 

current/index.html. Paper copies are 

available from Mr. Julian Thrash, 

OUSD(AT&L) DPAP(DARS), 

IMD 3D139, 3062 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3062. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and OMB Number: Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) part 232, Contract 

Financing, and the clause at 252.232– 

7002, Progress Payments for Foreign 

Military Sales Acquisitions; OMB 

Control Number 0704–0321. 

Needs and Uses: Section 22 of the 

Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

2762) requires the U.S. Government to 

use foreign funds, rather than U.S. 

appropriated funds, to purchase military 

equipment for foreign governments. To 

comply with this requirement, the 

Government needs to know how much 

to charge each country. The clause at 

252.232–7002, Progress Payments for 

Foreign Military Sales Acquisitions, 

requires each contractor whose contract 

includes foreign military sales (FMS) 

requirements to submit a separate 

progress payment request for each 

progress payment rate, and to submit a 

supporting schedule that clearly 

distinguishes the contract’s FMS 

requirements from U.S. requirements. 

The Government uses this information 

to determine how much of each 

country’s funds to disburse to the 

contractor. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Annual Burden Hours: 5,310 

(includes 1,770 response hours plus 

3,540 recordkeeping hours). 

Number of Respondents: 295. 

Responses per Respondent: 

Approximately 12. 

Annual Responses: 3,540. 

Average Burden per Response: .5 

hours (Average recordkeeping per 

respondent is 12 hours). 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Summary of Information Collection 

This information collection includes 

requirements relating to DFARS part 

232, Contract Financing, and the related 

clause at DFARS 252.232–7002, 

Progress Payments for Foreign Military 

Sales Acquisitions. 

a. DFARS 232.502–4–70(a) prescribes 

use of the clause at DFARS 252.232– 

7002 in any contract that provides for 

progress payments and contains FMS 

requirements. 

b. The clause at DFARS 252.232–7002 

requires the contractor to submit a 

separate progress payment request for 

each progress payment rate, and to 

submit a supporting schedule that 

distinguishes the contract’s FMS 

requirements from U.S. requirements. 

Michele P. Peterson, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 12, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or 

send e-mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice