USNC/ TMC 78525 March 2013

US NATIONAL COMMITTEE/IEC

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (TMC)Minutes

Sony Electronics

San Diego, CA

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

(Meeting # 38)

Members Present

Alec McMillan (Chairman) USNC, VP –Technical Rockwell Automation

Hae Choe Member AAMI

William T Fiske Member Intertek

Kenneth Gettman Member NEMA

John Green Member Cooper Industries (NEMA)

Jodi Haaz Member IEEE

Megan Hayes Member NEMA

Shazia McGeehan Member CEA

Joseph Musso Member UL

Ronald Reimer Member Rockwell Automation

Charley Robinson Member ISA

Steven Swanson Member Corning Incorporated

Jeffrey Waymouth Member OSRAM SYLVANIA

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Charlie Zegers USNC General Secretary ANSI

Tony Zertuche USNC Deputy General Sec. ANSI

Guests Participating

Bill Belt Council Member CEA

Sonya Bird Council Member UL

Cheryl Blum Council Member TIA

Ken Caird*† USNC Rep. SG3 GE Energy

Terry DeCourcelle Former Member IEEE

Kimberly Delort†* SG 5 Representative UL

Timothy Duffy CAPCC Vice Chair Rockwell Automation

Gabriela Ehrlich Head of Communications IEC

Gerald J Fitzpatrick Council Member NIST

Paul J. Hearty, Ph.D. Council Member Sony Electronics

Joseph L Koepfinger†* USNC Rep ACTAD Koepfinger Consulting

Gary Kushnier VP, International Policy ANSI

William G. Lawrence, Jr TA, USNC TAG TC 31 FM Approvals

Kevin Lippert USNC VP–Membership Eaton Corp

Steven Margis Vice Chair, USNC/IECEE UL

Dan Manole†* USNC Rep SMB SG #1 Rockwell Automation

James E Matthews, III IEC VP/SMB Chair Corning Incorporated

Timothy P McNeive Council Member Thomas & Betts

Edward F Mikoski, Jr. Council Member ECIA

Greg Orloff Council Member CSA Standards

Richard Pescatore Hon Life Member Hewlett-Packard

Philip Piqueira USNC President GE

Stephen G. Rood Council Member Legrand/Pass & Seymour

Patrick Salas General Electric Co

Stanley H. Salot Council Member ECCB

Gary Schrempp Council Member Dell, Inc

Jack Sheldon Standardization Strategy Mgr IEC

Manyphay Souvannarath 2012 IEC YP General Electric

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Paris Stradivarius Council Member FM Approvals

Peter S. Unger President and CEO A2LA

Robert A. Williams Council Member UL

Members Not Participating

Bernie Liebler AdvaMed

Donald Heirman Don HEIRMAN Consultants

William H. Scofield The Boeing Co (ECC Corp)

Todd Strothers CSA Standards

* = Via Teleconference

† = Part Time

Section 1 – Organizational Matters 1.1 Welcome, Opening Remarks and IntroductionsAlec McMillan called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. (PST) and welcomed everyone to San Diego and thanked Sony for hosting.

1.2 Approval of Agenda (USNC/TMC 776)

1.2.1 Approval of Consent Agenda The Chairman called attention to the Consent Agenda (USNC/TMC 776) and asked if any items should be removed for detailed discussion.

VOTED #1 To approve the Consent Agenda (USNC/TMC 776)(This motion was approved unanimously.)

1.2.2 Approval of Balance of the Agenda (USNC/TMC 776)Mr. McMillan invited any additions or changes to the balance of the agenda and none were suggested. It was moved, seconded and

VOTED #2 To approve the Balance of the Agenda (USNC/TMC 776)(This motion was approved unanimously.)

Section 2 - Status of Outstanding Action Items 2.1 Action Item #1 2013-01-16 S SwansonSteve Swanson was asked to go back and convert his presentation to a white paper to be taken to all future meetings with CENELEC. *Also, it was added that the Task Force should stay together to review the Dresden Agreement and, if necessary, make suggestions to change it.

Status: Completed

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2.2 Action Item #2 2013-01-16 USNC OfficeUSNC Staff to dialogue with Milena Krasich and try and address various IEC/TC 56 issues – Membership, meeting hosts, Letter of Support, etc.

Status: Completed

2.3 Action Item #3 2013-01-16 USNC OfficeA call will go out to both TMC and Council (including USNC V-TAG to SG #1) to gauge interest in the energy space to solicit volunteers to take on a leadership position in the AC on Energy Efficiency.

Status: Completed

2.4 Action Item #4 2013-01-16 USNC OfficeA call will go out to solicit volunteers to be both the US Representative for ACTAD and the Chair for USCCTAD.

Status: Pending – Section 5.7

2.5 Action Item #5 2013-01-16 A McMillanAlec McMillan will draft a proposal to include Conformity Assessment participation in the SMB Advisory Committees to present to the TMC for review and discussion before possible submission to the SMB.

Status: Pending, to be raised at the next TMC Meeting

2.6 Action Item #6 2013-01-16 T ZertucheIt was suggested for subsequent webinars that there should be some kind of feedback mechanism/survey developed for participants to comment on the Instructor-Led Courses after the webinar is concluded.

Status: Completed

Section 3 – Presentation on IEC Technical Issues by Jack SheldonJack Sheldon outlined various technical issues of relevance to the TMC (ATTACHMENT A). One of the tasks coming out of the last SMB meeting was that a consultation on the IEC’s IT Tools be developed and Mr. Sheldon’s presentation focused on that. He began by gauging the TMC on how much they knew about and used the various IT Tools offered by the IEC. Mr. Sheldon then discussed the roles of the different categories of liaisons, gave a brief preview of the new MyIEC website as well as an explanation of the functions of the IEC’s Collaboration Tools. Jack Sheldon asked that the survey from the presentation, prepared by IEC Central Office, be sent out to the TMC participants for completion (ACTION ITEM #1).

Section 4 – Discussion on Incorporation by Reference - “Free Standards”Ken Gettman led a discussion on the hot button issue of Incorporation by Reference which deals with free access to standards which necessary when following federal regulations. This move seems to be centered more in the realm of government or legal regulations which use certain

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standards as a reference. The US government, specifically congressional members, has become involved with this issue as they have been approached by a number of their constituents asking for access to certain standards in order to fulfill or follow these federal regulations. This is significant because of the number of USNC/ANSI members who are Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) that use the sale of standards as a significant revenue source for their business models. There have been some organizations that have already begun to provide some of their standards online, in some form or other, to those bodies that need them for certain regulations. It is feared by many SDOs that this development will evolve into a call to include most or all standards for free since they are needed in so many areas of society. Some expressed the idea that free public access to standards is inevitable and so various SDOs have begun making their publications available online in “read only” formats. Other suggestions included providing older editions, partial views or summary versions of the referenced standards so that the regulations can be followed without losing the revenue stream that fuels the development of these standards. From this brief discussion, it was apparent that there are still many unanswered questions to be resolved.

Section 5 – Standardization Management Board (SMB) 12 February, Geneva5.1 Strategic Group #1 – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resources Dan Manole called in with a report from the SG 1 meeting held in Frankfurt in March 2012. He announced that SAG E and SG 1 are in the process of developing a co-sponsored workshop. A questionnaire will be circulated and an ad hoc group will be formed to begin this process. A new Advisory Committee on Energy Efficiency (ACEE) will be formed after the disbandment of SG 1; then a call for members will go out to join the Committee. SG 1 unanimously nominated Dr. Ralph Sporer to become the first Chairman of this new AC, however, there will still be an open call from the SMB to fill the Chair position. In terms of membership, there will be no long term “carry-over” from SG 1 into the new AC, so it will be necessary for members to join anew. Mr. Manole expressed his desire to continue on as the USNC Representative to the new AC.

Alec McMillan then went over each of the Recommendations in SMB/4951/R for the establishment of the new Advisory Committee and asked for comments. A suggestion was made to add a note to Rec 1301/2 for the new AC to liaison with the corresponding CAB Working Group on Energy Efficiency. Mr. McMillan then asked if there were any objections to an Approval vote for the Recommendations in SMB/4951/R or to Dan Manole becoming the Chair of a new V-TAG as well as the USNC Representative for the new AC and there were none.

5.2 SMB Strategic Group #3 – Smart GridKen Caird called in and detailed the latest issues facing SG 3 coming out of their last meeting held on 5 - 6 November 2012 in Geneva. The IEC wants to convene a Smart Grid conference in Berlin in September to get the message out on the kind of impact the IEC has on the industry. They would like to differentiate this conference from the plethora of other Smart Grid meetings being held by having theirs focus on the CEOs and other “decision makers” in the area. SG 3 will be playing a major role in this conference and Mr. Caird might look to leverage the USNC’s resources to assist him. The chair for SG 3, Richard Schomberg, was present at the meeting and joined in the discussion informing the TMC that he will be chairing the Technical Program Committee for this conference which will be cosponsored by the IEC, State Grid of China and VDE (Germany). He stressed again that this would be a policy making forum which would not deal with any kind of technical issues.

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Mr. Caird went on to explain that SG 3 would like to become more forward-looking in its scope and begin working in the areas of Smart Cities, including micro-grids, especially in light of the recent disaster brought on by Hurricane Sandy to the east coast. A new multilevel version of SG 3’s mapping tool (version 2.0) has been developed and will go into beta testing with industry experts in both Europe and the US. It is hoped that the tool will become a “one stop shop” window where anyone can look and discover which standards will be needed to develop and maintain Smart Grid work. This is an engine that is bringing to the browsing experience the complicated technical consistencies involved in Smart Grid work. The decision to live with the revised mapping tool, which could be as early as the second quarter of 2013, will be made at the next meeting of SG 3 which will be held in Tel Aviv from 9 – 10 April 2013. Mr. Caird explained that this has been a huge task that could not have been successfully accomplished without the help of a great number of people over many fields – the result of which has exceeded everyone’s expectations. Mr. Schomberg commended Ken Caird, Manyphay Souvraneth (2012 IEC Young Professional Leader), and GE for their hard work and generosity on behalf of SG 3.

5.3 SMB Strategic Group #4 – LVDCKen Gettman gave a brief presentation (ATTACHMENT B) on all things LVDC including the possible use of LVDC to address concerns with AC installations as well as the increased work being done with renewable energies. One of the biggest issues that could be tackled by LVDC is the large amount of energy used in data centers primarily because of the conversion of AC to DC. Jim Matthews reminded the members that the SMB review of SG 4 will take place this year where there could be a possible migration to an Advisory Committee or Systems Committee. The TMC was reminded that anyone interested in joining the V-TAG for SG 4 should contact Mr. Gettman.

5.4 SMB Strategic Group #5 – Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)Kim Delort called in to report on AAL, focusing on the latest meetings held in Germany in September and Switzerland in December of 2012. The Group continues to identify related and interested TCs for participation and input. Three sub-teams have been formed to focus on various aspects: Data Security (of which Ms. Delort is a member), Status and Modeling. Ms. Delort informed the TMC that SG 5 is very much trying to model itself after SG 3 following all their success. Since AAL crosses a lot of different TCs, especially in terms of products, discussions took place at the SG 5 meeting on identifying a “key word” that would address when something can possibly affect AAL issues. Similar to other groups, SG 5 seems to also be having difficulty in acquiring Use Cases. She asked the TMC that if anyone had or knew about any Use Cases relating to SG 5, please send them on to her. Ms. Delort touched on the issue of Systems Standardization saying that SG 5 could be a candidate for a Systems TC. Finally, she asked that if anyone in the TMC knew of any other AAL-related groups or activities that would benefit from the work of SG 5, they should please contact either Ms. Delort or Joe Musso, SG 5 V-TAG Convenor.

5.5 SMB Strategic Group #6 – Electrotechnology for EmobilityKevin Lippert gave a short briefing on the still new Strategic Group of SG 6. Their last meeting was held in Tokyo in January 2013. The SG has created Task Groups to address some of the issues currently facing this area: Strategic Use Cases, Technology, and Standardization Mapping. Mr. Lippert was assigned to Chair the Standardization Mapping Task Group which has held several teleconferences and will be submitting an initial report back to the SG 6 Chair by the end of May.

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Jim Matthews reiterated the fact that it is very important that the SMB’s Strategic Groups and Advisory Committees begin, if they are not already doing so, producing substantive work.

5.6 Advisory Committee on Electricity Transmission and Distribution (ACTAD) and US Coordinating Committee on Electricity Transmission and Distribution (USCCTAD)Joe Koepfinger teleconferenced in to give the latest updates on Electricity Transmission and Distribution activities (ATTACHMENT C). He spoke about the last meeting of ACTAD and had three recommendations as a result of the presentation:

a) China's proposal to introduce a new work item for to address issues associated with large concentrations of renewable energy (Grid Integration of Large-capacity Renewable Energy (RE) Generation). This is aggregates of generation in the area of 100 MW or greater.  Mr. Koepfinger believes that scope that was presented is too large and may overlap the scope of TC 8, which is a systems committee. The work could be done by a Subcommittee of TC 8 with coordination with IEEE SCC 21, and TC 57. It is suggested that the first product of the new body should be a white paper that defines the issue and the areas needing standardization.

 b) How to address the request being made by ACTAD, via the Japanese experts, for plans (Future Vision and Map of T&D) that show the status of development in T&D for five areas of the world. This work is to be carried out by five expert members of ACTAD. Their names and assignments are show below:

 o China                             Mr. Gaunfan Li o Korea                             Mr. Jong-Wooing Choe o Europe or Germany          Mr. Claus Klern     o North America               Mr. Joseph Koepfinger o Japan                             Mr. Kyoichi Uchara

Mr. Koepfinger pointed out that the effort needed to make a substantial contribution on the state of the US transmission systems by 2013 or ‘14 would be more than he could undertake alone.  It will require the formation of a task force from the USCCTAD, preferably with representation from organizations like NERC, EPRI, EEI and DOE.

 c) A decision is needed before June 2013 to determine if the US is willing to host an ACTAD meeting. 

The USNC needs the USCCTAD to have a discussion on the impact of new technologies in the field of T&D, specifically with renewable energies, with a call for experts to actively participate.

5.7 Advisory Committee on Electromagnetic Compatibility (ACEC) and US Coordinating Committee on EMC (USCCEMC)Don Heirman submitted a report (ATTACHMENT D) and sent his regrets as he fell ill before the meeting.

5.8 Advisory Committee on Safety (ACOS) and US Safety Coordinating Committee (USSCC)Larry Farr had to return to his office and, subsequently, the USSCC submitted no report.

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5.9 Advisory Committee on Environmental Aspects (ACEA) and USNC Coordinating Committee on Natural Environmental Aspects (USCCENV)Mark Frimann was again a no-show with no report.

Alec McMillan informed the TMC that the USNC would make moves to reassess and reinvigorate both ACEA and the USCCENV. Some members made comments to the effect that the work of ACEA is very important and relevant. However, there were others that felt the work is already being carried out in many other TCs – most significantly in IEC/TC 111 – and so wondered if the current revision of ACEA’s strategic plan will be any different than the previous one even with a new Chair. Regarding the SMB’s assessment of the status of ACEA and its future, Mr. McMillan called for a vote and it was:

VOTED #3 To approve the USNC SMB Representative to support continuation of the Advisory Committee on Environmental Aspects (ACEA) under its new leader

(This motion was approved.)

5.10 Advisory Committee on Telecommunication (ACTEL) and US Coordinating Committee on Telecommunications (USCCTEL)For a second time no report was submitted and no representatives were present.

5.11 TC 23 Electric Accessories – Plugs and SocketsKen Gettman briefed the TMC on the latest news from TC 23. He reported that the TC and SCs have set up a mechanism whereby the US can get North American devices covered in the IEC Standards. Mr. Gettman announced that this is the first time that the leadership of TC 23 and SC 23B have been supportive of these efforts. The onus now is on the US to submit a significant document to the TC and/or SCs for approval and inclusion to take advantage of this hopeful opportunity. The USNC representatives to IEC/TC 23 will be contacting related TAGs and manufacturers to help develop a proposal that will hopefully be submitted by this year.

Mr. Gettman then introduced another issue to the TMC: the proposal for a new Subcommittee (IEC/SC 23K) on Energy Efficiency which will focus on all the products in TC 23. This was a surprise announcement at the TC 23 Plenary meeting in Oslo where it was voted on and approved. He reminded everyone that if the USNC is interested in participating, then a TAG will have to be formed.

5.12 Consideration of USNC Positions for 12 February 2012 SMB Meeting in GenevaTo begin, Alec McMillan informed the TMC of the SMB/CAG meeting scheduled for 2013 February 11 in Geneva in which both SMB members and alternates were invited to take part. The following issues, generated and voted on by SMB members, were on the agenda for the CAG:

1. To what degree should the SMB investigate the strategic implications of the larger market trends in the technologies we standardize?

2. How engaged should the SMB be in the specifics of managing the technical work? What should we be asking the IEC staff to do on our behalf?

3. Collaboration with groups outside the IEC who have a specific pocket of expertise or a

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document that is needed by the TC or SC in question.  How do we engage the experts and their work in the TC to develop a resulting IEC deliverable that is a product of their input as well as the NC experts?

4. Evaluating the effectiveness of International Chairmen and Secretaries: how can we evaluate the effectiveness of those participants serving in key roles, objectively measuring their performance?

Actionable issues addressed: SG 2’s future role and a proposal for a new TC on “UHV AC transmission systems” – The

USNC still has no Representative to SG 2. German & Chinese Proposal for new TC on Household and similar intelligent robot

technologies. It was felt that some clarification is needed as to what this proposal wants to address that is not already being handled in the existing IEC and ISO TCs. The TMC will receive more information after the SMB discusses this issue.

TC 108 Question of Principle (SMB/4929/QP) on adoption of an EN as an IEC Standard especially regarding the matters related to conformity assessment. TC 108 would like to adopt a standard which would call for routine tests to be performed during production of the products in its scope without stepping into the realm of the CB scheme. It was decided that the USNC would support this adoption at the SMB Meeting.

TCs with inactive SCs – The question of what to do with these will be addressed by the SMB which is waiting to hear from the TCs on the status of their SCs. These inactive SCs were flagged last year and the TC Secretaries were asked for an explanation as to why they seem to be inactive and what would be done to make them viable.

“Shell TCs” – Solutions for TCs that have been virtually dormant while still housing very active SCs is being investigated by the SMB and relevant parties. TC 17 is looking to combine its SCs while TC 32 is looking to reenergize itself making the TC purposeful again.

5.13 Systems Standardization and the IECAlec McMillan gave his update on the SMB’s work on Systems Standardization. Ad hoc Group 35 met on 14 January 2013 to further refine their recommendations to the SMB. One of those recommendations deals with the creation of new technical activities that would be called Systems Committees and have the acronym “SyC”. The Secretariats for the evaluation groups and actual Committees will be staffed by the IEC Central Office. This was thought to be an equitable way to administer these Committees especially in their infancies. It is believed that there will only be a few of these SyCs in the beginning which will help in their review and development. Many of these decisions would be studied and decided on at the SMB meeting in February in Geneva.

5.14 Fixed Terms of Office for TC/SC ChairmenMr. McMillan ran down the events and decisions leading to the SMB ad hoc group’s recommendations on Chair term limits. The IEC Council Board requested the SMB to reconsider its decision against limiting the terms of TC/SC Chairmen underlining the importance of having finite terms, to be in line with Masterplan. The Council Board then decided that terms for TC/SC Chairmen shall be limited and requested the SMB to implement this decision. This led to the SMB ahG’s proposal that any and all Chairs will serve an initial 6 year term with the possibility of only one 3 year extension allowed for a total of 9 years maximum. This rule would go into effect in the year 2014 with no current Chairs “grandfathered” in. There were various questions regarding

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clarification of the proposal, especially with what some felt was a short time frame for implementation – 01 January 2014. Along those lines, it was decided that the USNC should find out which TC/SC Chairs from the US will be immediately affected by this decision and schedule since it could have a big impact on the USNC (ACTION ITEM #2).

5.15 Assessment of IEC IT ToolsTony Zertuche updated the Committee on the recommendation from his ad hoc group to the SMB that some kind of ongoing Advisory Committee should be formed to continually monitor and address issues in conjunction with the IEC’s IT Department. At the Oslo SMB Meeting, the new IEC General Secretary asked the SMB if he and his staff could have more time to address the issues concerning the Central Office’s IT Tools. The SMB ultimately supported the recommendations of the General Secretary regarding all the technical concerns relative to IT, including the findings of ahG 33, with the expectation that the General Secretary will provide an update at the SMB Meeting in June 2013. This report will include a recommendation on how to structurally align a mechanism to incorporate feedback regarding longer-term stakeholder needs as well as operational improvements. Mr. Zertuche remarked that, so far, the responses to the problems that the USNC Office has encountered have been quickly resolved with follow-up.

Section 6 – Management and Communication Items6.1 Task Force on Revision of the TAG Model Operating Procedures and TAGs Below or Near ViabilityConvenor Sonya Bird gave an update on the Task Force’s last meeting in December 2012. She was happy to report that membership on the Task Force (TF) has increased. The group is continuing to dialogue with the TC 91 TAG which has unique procedures that are not in line with the spirit of the Model Operating Procedures (MOP), specifically that the TAG’s approval authority can be bypassed. Since the work of the TF has been underway, there have been four new TAGs formed which include TC 117, 119, 120 & PC 118. These new TAGs must inform the TF of their intent to use the TAG MOP or submit their Unique Procedures for review by their third meeting. Modification of the TAG MOP is currently in progress to address a number of topics that have been discussed in the TF and will be presented to the TMC for their consideration and approval in the near future. Some of these modifications include the indication that a resource expert or consumer advocate can count toward liability, the clarification that a TAG Meeting can include a video or teleconference, and the definition of a quorum. The TF then asked for time to complete the modification of the MOP and then be converted into an “ad hoc task force” that could be activated whenever there is a need to review and approve the MOP or any new or unique operating procedures.

6.2 Call for TAs, IEC Secretaries, TAG Secretaries, USNC Non-Memberships and Informational Interest Groups (IIG)A brief report was submitted on the various USNC/IEC positions that need to be filled for the upcoming terms as well as the TA, DTA and IEC Secretary reappointments. An email will be developed and sent out to new Group Managers outlining their expected roles and responsibilities (ACTION ITEM #3).

6.3 Group Manager AssignmentsTony Zertuche informed the Committee that, due to the various changes in TMC membership, there would be reassignments of certain TAGs to both new and existing Group Managers.

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6.4 USNC Workshops and WebinarsKen Gettman gave a quick assessment of USNC’s TAG Operations Webinar from 30 November 2012. The webinar dealt with FAQs and the USNC’s Model Operating Procedures and by all accounts was well attended and received. Mr. Zertuche added that a general survey is being developed to get feedback from the participants after all webinars and workshops.

Mr. Zertuche also reminded members of the 6th TAG Leadership Workshop to be held on 13 September of 2013 in the DC area. Megan Hayes, who is chairing the workshop, invited the TMC to send any comments or suggestions for topics to either her or Mr. Zertuche. They also asked that anyone interested in becoming an instructor for future workshops or webinars should contact the USNC Office.

Section 7 – Forum of the IEC National Committees of the Americas Meeting (FINCA) Mr. Zertuche quickly touched on some of the highlights of the last FINCA meeting hosted by the Canadian National Committee in Toronto. That meeting was very well attended and included an informative workshop on counterfeit products. The US and Canada presented a thought paper at the meeting that dealt with reviewing and revising some of the rules, roles and functions of FINCA. Both Brazil and Argentina had issues with some of the recommendations on the paper so its development is ongoing. Finally, Mr. Zertuche informed the TMC that the next FINCA meeting would be hosted by the US in a city still to be determined. The theme of the workshop following the FINCA Meeting is still under consideration but will most likely center around the Young Professionals program.

Section 8 - Technical and/or Policy Issues for Consideration 8. 1 IEC Leadership ElectionsMr. McMillan reviewed the results of the SMB elections from Oslo. China became a Group A member and the Council appointed Ms. Hong Dai as the new SMB Member. Kim Craig (Australia) and Svante Skeppstedt (Sweden) were voted in as new and returning SMB Members respectively.

8.2 COPANT TC 151 & TC 152Gene Eckhart briefed the TMC up on the recent work underway in both COPANT TC 151 and 152 which has been quite active recently. The Secretariat of COPANT TC 151 has moved from the Mexican government over to the private sector in Mexico, with Luis Ivan Hernandez of ANCE serving as Secretary. Their last meeting was held in Buenos Aires and had strong participation by many countries not including the US. The Secretariat of COPANT TC 152 is still being held by Brazil. Both of these Committees’ agendas are being heavily driven by Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. It is worth noting that many of the nations in the Americas are adopting regulations on energy efficiency on a broad spectrum of products. There is very little interest by manufacturers and trade associations in either of these TCs by the US, Canada or the Caribbean nations. Mr. Eckhart informed the TMC that the next COPANT Meeting would be held in St. Lucia in April.

8.3 TMC Task Force on CENELEC and the Dresden AgreementSteve Swanson provided an update from the TMC’s Task Force which included the challenges and recommendations regarding CENELEC and its work related to the IEC. At the last TMC Meeting, members asked that the Task Force develop a White Paper for the TMC based on its presentation at the last TMC Meeting. Since then a number of revisions had been made including the addition of more specific examples from Committees where these issues are occurring. In the vast majority

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of cases, it is apparent that there have been no violations to the Agreement, but rather, perhaps, an exploitation of loopholes that currently exists in the Agreement. The report sparked a good deal of discussion as to what the appropriate channels would be to address these issues with CENELEC, either formally or informally. There was also a question as to whether or not other National Committees have had similar issues. USNC President, Phil Piqueira, commented that although the information in the report was very informative and much improved from the last presentation, it is important that the USNC approach any and all issues with the Dresden Agreement with a sufficient amount of attention and thoughtfulness if it is decided that these will be presented to CENELEC in the future. Alec McMillan asked that the CENELEC White Paper be distributed to the TMC for comment so that the USNC President and USNC Staff can review it before deciding on the next steps to address these issues. He also asked that additional examples of similar instances be sent to the USNC Office for review and possible inclusion in the document (ACTION ITEM #4).

Section 9 – USNC Strategic Objectives Program USNC President Phil Piqueira described the process for the completion of the USNC’s Strategic Objectives. The facilitator of the Strategic Planning activity put together a draft document outlining five Core Elements that would headline the various goals. Mr. Piqueira announced that the Core Elements would be headed by volunteer champions that would take over the development of the specific objectives and report back to the USNC Council at their next meeting in Austin in May. These Elements with champions are:

Core Element 1: Increasing and broadening USNC membership(Champion: Kevin J Lippert)

Core Element 2: Ensuring effective marketing and communicationsof key USNC messages(Champion: Elaina M Finger)

Core Element 3: Providing for ongoing IEC and USNC leadership and succession(Philip M Piqueira)

Core Element 4: Building recognition of the value proposition of standardization work by current and prospective stakeholders(Alec McMillan/Robert A Williams)

Core Element 5: Coordinating USNC positions on Electrotechnical Conformity Assessment (CA) issues which relate to, or impact, the IEC global agenda(Timothy T Duffy)

Section 10 - IEC General Meeting 2013 – New Delhi, IndiaPhil Piqueira reminded the TMC that the next IEC General Meeting (GM) will be held in New Delhi, India and that preparations are underway to again hold various outreach meetings with those parties who have a strong relationship with the USNC and with whom we do not meet regularly.

A question was raised regarding the number of TC meetings held in conjunction with IEC General Meeting. With the difficulty many TCs are having in finding hosts for their meetings, it was asked if there was any way that the number of TCs invited to GMs could be increased. To this, Jack Sheldon reminded the TMC that the minimum number of TCs needed to be invited to a General Meeting is twenty and that the specific TC’s invited is up to the National Committee hosting.

Mr. Piqueira announced that the USNC is once again soliciting candidates for the 2013 IEC Young Professionals Workshop to be held in conjunction with the IEC GM in New Delhi. Unfortunately, it appears again that the US is lacking enthusiasm for this initiative as the number of nominations

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keeps dropping. Fortunately, however, the quality of US candidates has not suffered as evidenced by two of our Young Professionals being voted as the 2011 and 2012 YP Leaders.

Section 11 – Future Meeting Dates The following meeting dates for 2013 and beyond were announced.

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Week of 22 – 26 April 2013COPANT General Assembly Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

Tuesday – Thursday, 30 April - 2 May 2013CAPCC/TMC/CouncilDell Inc., Austin, TX

Week of 20 – 23 May 2013 PASC 36Honolulu, Hawaii

Tuesday, 11 June 2013 SMB Meeting, Geneva

Tuesday – Thursday, 10 - 12 September 2013CAPCC/TMC/CouncilWashington, DC Area(Friday, 13 September, 6th TAG Leadership Workshop)

77th IEC General MeetingNew Delhi, India21 – 25 October 2013- SMB Monday, 21 October- CAB Tuesday, 22 October- CB Wednesday, 23 October- Council Friday, 25 October

201478th IEC General MeetingTokyo, Japan

201579th IEC General MeetingBelarus

201680th IEC General MeetingGermany

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201781st IEC General MeetingRussia

201882nd IEC General MeetingOPEN

201983rd IEC General MeetingChina

202084th IEC General MeetingSweden

202185th IEC General MeetingRepublic of Korea

202286th IEC General MeetingUSA

Section 12 – Summary of Action ItemsAction Item #12013-01-16 T ZertucheJack Sheldon asked that the survey from his presentation, prepared by IEC Central Office, be sent out to the TMC participants for completion.

Action Item #22013-01-16 T ZertucheAlong those lines, it was decided that the USNC should find out which TC/SC Chairs from the US will be immediately affected by the decision on term limits since it could have a big impact on the USNC.

Action Item #32013-01-16 T ZertucheAn email will be developed and sent out to new Group Managers outlining their expected roles and responsibilities.

Action Item #42013-01-16 USNC StaffAlec McMillan asked that the CENELEC White Paper be distributed to the TMC for comment so that the USNC President and USNC Staff can review it before deciding on the next steps to address these issues. He also asked that additional examples of similar instances be sent to the USNC Office for review and possible inclusion in the document.

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Section 13 – AdjournmentAlec McMillan thanked Sony for their hospitality and the meeting was adjourned at 4:33 PM PST.

Respectfully submitted:Tony ZertucheDeputy General Secretary USNC26 March 2013

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