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The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will hold a public virtual meeting organized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on March 3 and 4, 2021. The meeting will run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on both days. It will cover topics like federal incident response, the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Act of 2020, updates to federal cybersecurity standards, and discussions on biometric technologies. Interested members of the public can submit questions or comments via email, participate during a public interaction period, or attend the meeting by registering online by March 1, 2021.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced various filings related to electric companies and utilities. These filings include applications for changes in corporate status, self-certification notices for exempt wholesale generators, rate filings, and compliance documents. The filings come from several applicants, including Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Southern California Edison Company, and others, with various deadlines for comments. Additionally, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation has filed a petition for the approval of proposed reliability standards related to cybersecurity. Interested parties can view these filings in FERC's eLibrary system and may intervene or protest according to FERC's Regulations.