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National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) on information security and
privacy issues pertaining to Federal
government information systems,
including thorough review of proposed
standards and guidelines developed by
NIST. Details regarding the ISPAB’s
activities are available at https://
csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/
index.html.
The agenda is expected to include the
following items:
—Deliberations and recommendations
by the board,
—Presentation and discussion on next
generation identity management
technologies,
—Discussion on capabilities of
virtualization to enhance
cybersecurity,
—Threat brief presentation on activities
of advanced persistent threats,
—Presentation by National Security
Staff on administration cybersecurity
priorities,
—OMB presentation on current and
planned policy for cybersecurity and
discussion,
—Presentation on how to prevent
Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
and discussion,
—Discussion of the NIST national
vulnerability database reference
materials,
—Panel discussion/presentation on
National Institute of Standards and
Technology Internet of Things
Cybersecurity Program,
—Discussion on Ransomware Threat
Activity, and
—Updates on NIST Information
Technology Laboratory.
Note that agenda items may change
without notice. The final agenda will be
posted on the Web site indicated above.
Seating will be available for the public
and media. Pre-registration is not
required to attend this meeting.
Public Participation: The ISPAB
agenda will include a period of time,
not to exceed thirty minutes, for oral
comments from the public (Wednesday,
June 29, 2017, between 4:00 p.m. and
4:30 p.m.). Speakers will be selected on
a first-come, first served basis. Each
speaker will be limited to five minutes.
Questions from the public will not be
considered during this period. Members
of the public who are interested in
speaking are requested to contact
Matthew Scholl at the contact
information indicated in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice.
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their oral statements, those who had
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wished to speak but could not be
accommodated on the agenda, and those
who were unable to attend in person are
invited to submit written statements. In
addition, written statements are invited
and may be submitted to the ISPAB at
any time. All written statements should
be directed to the ISPAB Secretariat,
Information Technology Laboratory, 100
Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, National
Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930.
Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council, NEFMC)
will hold a three-day meeting to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
June 20, 21, and 22, 2017, beginning at
9 a.m. on June 20, 8:30 a.m. on June 21,
and 8:30 a.m. on June 22.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring
Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone:
(207) 775–2311; online at https://
www.innbythebay.com.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950;
telephone: (978) 465–0492;
www.nefmc.org.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492, ext.
113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
After introductions and brief
announcements, the meeting will begin
with reports from the Council Chairman
and Executive Director, NMFS’s
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Regional Administrator for the Greater
Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
(GARFO), liaisons from the Northeast
Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, representatives from NOAA
General Counsel and the Office of Law
Enforcement, and staff from the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission
and the U.S Coast Guard. Following
these reports, the Council will hear from
its Whiting Committee, which will
provide a brief progress report on
Amendment 22 to the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). The amendment is being
developed to potentially limit access to
the small-mesh multispecies fishery.
Next, the Council will review and
discuss the status of Amendment 6 to
the Monkfish FMP. This amendment
initially was intended to consider
potential catch share management
approaches for the monkfish fishery.
The Council also will discuss and
approve research priorities for the
Monkfish Research Set-Aside Program.
The Groundfish Committee report then
will commence with a preview of the
extensive afternoon agenda. Discussion
of the first agenda item potentially
could begin prior to lunch. For this
item, the Council will receive a
summary of the scoping comments for
Groundfish Monitoring Amendment 23
and discuss the amendment’s purpose
and need, as well as the likely range of
alternatives.
Following the lunch break, the
Council will resume the groundfish
monitoring discussion if necessary and
spend the remainder of the afternoon on
groundfish. The Council will initiate
Framework Adjustment 57 to the
Northeast Multispecies FMP, which will
include: (1) 2018–2020 fishery
specifications and other management
measures; (2) 2018 total allowable
catches (TACs) for U.S./Canada stocks
of Eastern Georges Bank (GB) cod,
Eastern GB haddock, and GB yellowtail
flounder; (3) Atlantic halibut
accountability measures (AMs); and (4)
recreational management measures. The
Council will review a draft letter with
comments on the Marine Recreational
Information Program Strategic Plan.
Finally, the Council will consider
comments on the interim final rule for
2017 and 2018 Sector Operations Plans,
including whether measures or
restrictions should be recommended for
Sector IX due to misreporting by sector
vessels. The Council then will adjourn
for the day.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
The second day of the meeting will
begin with a presentation on NMFS’s
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Stock Assessment Improvement Plan
(SAIP), which will be immediately
followed by a presentation on NMFS’s
guidance regarding the use of Best
Scientific Information Available (BSIA).
The Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) then will provide: (1) Comments
on both the SAIP and BSIA; (2)
comments on the Council’s draft fiveyear research recommendations; and (3)
a progress report on terms of reference
for operational stock assessments when
models are not feasible. The Council
will discuss and consider the SSC’s
comments on NMFS’s SAIP and BSIA
guidance. Next, the Council will receive
an Ecosystem-Based Fishery
Management Report with an update on
developing a worked example of harvest
control rules for ecosystem
management. This item will be followed
by the Skate Committee report. The
Council is scheduled to: (1) Take final
action on Framework Adjustment 4 to
the Northeast Skate Complex FMP to
modify the skate bait trigger and
possession limits currently in place for
the fishery; and (2) initiate Framework
Adjustment 5 to allow barndoor skate
landings and develop fishing year 2018–
2019 specifications. Members of the
public then will be able to speak during
an open comment period on issues that
relate to Council business but are not
included on the published agenda for
this meeting. The Council asks the
public to limit remarks to 3–5 minutes.
After a lunch break, the Scallop
Committee first will present a report on
the Limited Access General Category
(LAGC) Individual Fishing Quota FiveYear Review. The Council then will
approve research priorities for the 2018–
2019 Scallop RSA Program. Next, the
Council will receive a progress report on
the development of Framework
Adjustment 29, which includes: (1)
Fishery specifications for the 2018
fishing year and default specifications
for 2019; (2) flatfish AMs for the scallop
fishery; (3) Northern Gulf of Maine
(NGOM) Management Area issues; and
(4) Closed Area I Scallop Access Area
modifications to be consistent with
pending habitat area revisions. Finally,
the Council will discuss and potentially
request a control date to address
movement between the LAGC NGOM
and LAGC incidental permit categories.
The day will end with a NMFS
presentation and update on the Fishery
Dependent Data Visioning Project.
Thursday, June 22, 2017
The third day of the meeting will
begin with an overview of draft
alternatives for a Standardized Bycatch
Reporting Methodology omnibus
framework adjustment that is being
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developed to address assigning at-sea
observers to the lobster pot fleet in an
unbiased manner through the Northeast
Fishery Observer Program. The Council
then will hold a Habitat Committee
meeting as a Committee of the Whole to
review public comments on the
Omnibus Deep-Sea Coral Amendment
and develop final recommendations for
Council consideration. Once the
Committee of the Whole adjourns, the
Habitat Committee report will get
underway, starting with the Council
taking final action on the Coral
Amendment. Also under habitat, the
Council will review and approve
comments to the Department of the
Interior on: (1) National monument
designations under the Antiquities Act
of 1906, including the Northeast
Canyons and Seamounts Marine
National Monument; and (2) potential
environmental effects of offshore oil
development on the Atlantic Outer
Continental Shelf.
Following a lunch break, the Council
may resume the habitat discussion if
necessary. Then, the Council will
develop comments on NMFS’s Draft
Council Conflict of Interest Policy
Directives. The Council next will review
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
reauthorization legislation and
potentially develop Council positions
on the draft legislation. The Council
will close out the meeting with ‘‘other
business.’’
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
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Dated: May 30, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council, NEFMC)
will hold a three-day meeting to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
June 20, 21, and 22, 2017, beginning at
9 a.m. on June 20, 8:30 a.m. on June 21,
and 8:30 a.m. on June 22.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring
Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone:
(207) 775–2311; online at https://
www.innbythebay.com.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950;
telephone: (978) 465–0492;
www.nefmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492, ext.
113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Agenda
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
After introductions and brief
announcements, the meeting will begin
with reports from the Council Chairman
and Executive Director, NMFS’s
Regional Administrator for the Greater
Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
(GARFO), liaisons from the Northeast
Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, representatives from NOAA
General Counsel and the Office of Law
Enforcement, and staff from the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission
and the U.S Coast Guard. Following
these reports, the Council will hear from
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF463
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council, NEFMC)
will hold a three-day meeting to consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
June 20, 21, and 22, 2017, beginning at 9 a.m. on June 20, 8:30 a.m. on
June 21, and 8:30 a.m. on June 22.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88
Spring Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775-2311; online at
https://www.innbythebay.com.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465-0492;
www.nefmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492, ext.
113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
After introductions and brief announcements, the meeting will begin
with reports from the Council Chairman and Executive Director, NMFS's
Regional Administrator for the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
Office (GARFO), liaisons from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center
(NEFSC) and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, representatives
from NOAA General Counsel and the Office of Law Enforcement, and staff
from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the U.S Coast
Guard. Following these reports, the Council will hear from its Whiting
Committee, which will provide a brief progress report on Amendment 22
to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The
amendment is being developed to potentially limit access to the small-
mesh multispecies fishery. Next, the Council will review and discuss
the status of Amendment 6 to the Monkfish FMP. This amendment initially
was intended to consider potential catch share management approaches
for the monkfish fishery. The Council also will discuss and approve
research priorities for the Monkfish Research Set-Aside Program. The
Groundfish Committee report then will commence with a preview of the
extensive afternoon agenda. Discussion of the first agenda item
potentially could begin prior to lunch. For this item, the Council will
receive a summary of the scoping comments for Groundfish Monitoring
Amendment 23 and discuss the amendment's purpose and need, as well as
the likely range of alternatives.
Following the lunch break, the Council will resume the groundfish
monitoring discussion if necessary and spend the remainder of the
afternoon on groundfish. The Council will initiate Framework Adjustment
57 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP, which will include: (1) 2018-2020
fishery specifications and other management measures; (2) 2018 total
allowable catches (TACs) for U.S./Canada stocks of Eastern Georges Bank
(GB) cod, Eastern GB haddock, and GB yellowtail flounder; (3) Atlantic
halibut accountability measures (AMs); and (4) recreational management
measures. The Council will review a draft letter with comments on the
Marine Recreational Information Program Strategic Plan. Finally, the
Council will consider comments on the interim final rule for 2017 and
2018 Sector Operations Plans, including whether measures or
restrictions should be recommended for Sector IX due to misreporting by
sector vessels. The Council then will adjourn for the day.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
The second day of the meeting will begin with a presentation on
NMFS's
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Stock Assessment Improvement Plan (SAIP), which will be immediately
followed by a presentation on NMFS's guidance regarding the use of Best
Scientific Information Available (BSIA). The Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) then will provide: (1) Comments on both the SAIP and
BSIA; (2) comments on the Council's draft five-year research
recommendations; and (3) a progress report on terms of reference for
operational stock assessments when models are not feasible. The Council
will discuss and consider the SSC's comments on NMFS's SAIP and BSIA
guidance. Next, the Council will receive an Ecosystem-Based Fishery
Management Report with an update on developing a worked example of
harvest control rules for ecosystem management. This item will be
followed by the Skate Committee report. The Council is scheduled to:
(1) Take final action on Framework Adjustment 4 to the Northeast Skate
Complex FMP to modify the skate bait trigger and possession limits
currently in place for the fishery; and (2) initiate Framework
Adjustment 5 to allow barndoor skate landings and develop fishing year
2018-2019 specifications. Members of the public then will be able to
speak during an open comment period on issues that relate to Council
business but are not included on the published agenda for this meeting.
The Council asks the public to limit remarks to 3-5 minutes.
After a lunch break, the Scallop Committee first will present a
report on the Limited Access General Category (LAGC) Individual Fishing
Quota Five-Year Review. The Council then will approve research
priorities for the 2018-2019 Scallop RSA Program. Next, the Council
will receive a progress report on the development of Framework
Adjustment 29, which includes: (1) Fishery specifications for the 2018
fishing year and default specifications for 2019; (2) flatfish AMs for
the scallop fishery; (3) Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) Management Area
issues; and (4) Closed Area I Scallop Access Area modifications to be
consistent with pending habitat area revisions. Finally, the Council
will discuss and potentially request a control date to address movement
between the LAGC NGOM and LAGC incidental permit categories. The day
will end with a NMFS presentation and update on the Fishery Dependent
Data Visioning Project.
Thursday, June 22, 2017
The third day of the meeting will begin with an overview of draft
alternatives for a Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology omnibus
framework adjustment that is being developed to address assigning at-
sea observers to the lobster pot fleet in an unbiased manner through
the Northeast Fishery Observer Program. The Council then will hold a
Habitat Committee meeting as a Committee of the Whole to review public
comments on the Omnibus Deep-Sea Coral Amendment and develop final
recommendations for Council consideration. Once the Committee of the
Whole adjourns, the Habitat Committee report will get underway,
starting with the Council taking final action on the Coral Amendment.
Also under habitat, the Council will review and approve comments to the
Department of the Interior on: (1) National monument designations under
the Antiquities Act of 1906, including the Northeast Canyons and
Seamounts Marine National Monument; and (2) potential environmental
effects of offshore oil development on the Atlantic Outer Continental
Shelf.
Following a lunch break, the Council may resume the habitat
discussion if necessary. Then, the Council will develop comments on
NMFS's Draft Council Conflict of Interest Policy Directives. The
Council next will review Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act reauthorization legislation and potentially develop
Council positions on the draft legislation. The Council will close out
the meeting with ``other business.''
Although non-emergency issues not contained on this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted
to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to
address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting
will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the
recording is available upon request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: May 30, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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