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emerging area of Internet of Things
(IoT).
In a separate but related matter in
April 2016, NTIA, the Department’s
Internet Policy Task Force, and its
Digital Economy Leadership Team
sought comments on the benefits,
challenges, and potential roles for the
government in fostering the
advancement of the Internet of
Things.’’ 3 Over 130 stakeholders
responded with comments addressing
many substantive issues and
opportunities related to IoT.4 Security
was one of the most common topics
raised. Many commenters emphasized
the need for a secure lifecycle approach
to IoT devices that considers the
development, maintenance, and end-oflife phases and decisions for a device.
After reviewing these comments,
NTIA announced that the next
multistakeholder process on
cybersecurity would be on IoT security
upgradability and patching.5 NTIA
subsequently announced that the first
meeting of a multistakeholder process
on this topic would be held on October
19, 2016.6 NTIA has convened five
subsequent virtual or in-person
meetings.7
The matter of patching vulnerable
systems is now an accepted part of
cybersecurity.8 Unaddressed technical
flaws in systems leave the users of
software and systems at risk. The nature
of these risks varies, and mitigating
these risks requires various efforts from
the developers and owners of these
systems. One of the more common
3 U.S. Department of Commerce, Internet Policy
Task Force, Request for Public Comment, Benefits,
Challenges, and Potential Roles for the Government
in Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of
Things, 81 FR 19956, Docket No. 160331306–6306–
01 (April 5, 2016), available at: https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/2016/rfcpotential-roles-government-fostering-advancementinternet-of-things.
4 NTIA has posted the public comments received
at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/
2016/comments-potential-roles-governmentfostering-advancement-internet-of-things.
5 NTIA, Increasing the Potential of IoT through
Security and Transparency (Aug. 2, 2016), available
at: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/increasingpotential-iot-through-security-and-transparency.
6 NTIA, Notice of Multistakeholder Process on
Internet of Things Security Upgradability and
Patching Open Meeting (Sept. 15, 2016), available
at: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/
2016/10192016-meeting-notice-msp-iot-securityupgradability-patching.
7 Federal Register Notices, Agendas, and
Documents of these meetings are available at:
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2016/
multistakeholder-process-iot-security.
8 See, e.g. Murugiah Souppaya and Karen
Scarfone, Guide to Enterprise Patch Management
Technologies, Special Publication 800–40 Revision
3, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
NIST SP 800–40 (2013) available at: https://
nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/
NIST.SP.800–40r3.pdf.
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means of mitigation is for the developer
or other maintaining party to issue a
security patch to address the
vulnerability. Patching has become
more commonly accepted, even for
consumers, as more operating systems
and applications shift to visible
reminders and automated updates. Yet
as one security expert notes, this
evolution of the software industry has
yet to become the dominant model in
IoT.9
To help realize the full innovative
potential of IoT, users need reasonable
assurance that connected devices,
embedded systems, and their
applications will be secure. A key part
of that security is the mitigation of
potential security vulnerabilities in IoT
devices or applications through
patching and security upgrades.
The ultimate objective of the
multistakeholder process is to foster a
market offering more devices and
systems that support security upgrades
through increased consumer awareness
and understanding. Enabling a thriving
market for patchable IoT requires
common definitions so that
manufacturers and solution providers
have shared visions for security, and
consumers know what they are
purchasing. Currently, no such
common, widely accepted definitions
exist, so many manufacturers struggle to
effectively communicate to consumers
the security features of their devices.
This is detrimental to the digital
ecosystem as a whole, as it does not
reward companies that invest in
patching and it prevents consumers
from making informed purchasing
choices.
Stakeholders have identified four
distinct work streams that could help
foster better security across the
ecosystem, one of which has produced
a consensus document.10 The main
objectives of the November 8, 2017,
meeting are to share progress from the
continuing working groups and
potentially come to consensus around
final products. Stakeholders will also
discuss how the outputs of the different
work streams can complement each
other, and what next steps will be in
promoting awareness and use of the
outputs. More information about
stakeholders’ work is available at:
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/other9 Bruce Schneier, The Internet of Things Is Wildly
Insecure—And Often Unpatchable, Wired (Jan. 6,
2014) available at: https://www.schneier.com/blog/
archives/2014/01/security_risks_9.html.
10 Documents shared by working group
stakeholders are available at: https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2016/
multistakeholder-process-iot-security.
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Time and Date: NTIA will convene a
virtual meeting of the multistakeholder
process on Internet of Things Security
Upgradability and Patching on
November 8, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. to
4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting
date and time are subject to change.
Please refer to NTIA’s Web site, https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/
2016/multistakeholder-process-iotsecurity, for the most current
information.
Place: This is a virtual meeting. NTIA
will post links to online content and
dial-in information on the
multistakeholder process Web site at
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/otherpublication/2016/multistakeholderprocess-iot-security.
Other Information: The meeting is
open to the public and the press. There
will be an opportunity for stakeholders
viewing the webcast to participate
remotely in the meeting through a
moderated conference bridge, including
polling functionality. Access details for
the meeting are subject to change. Please
refer to NTIA’s Web site, https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/
2016/multistakeholder-process-iotsecurity, for the most current
information.
The meeting is also accessible to
people with disabilities. Individuals
requiring accommodations, such as
other auxiliary aids, are asked to notify
Allan Friedman at the contact
information listed above at least seven
(7) business days prior to the meeting.
Dated: October 5, 2017.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Wednesday, October 18,
2017, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda
Towers, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD.
STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to
the Public.
MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Decisional
Matter: (1) Prohibition of Children’s
Toys and Child Care Articles Containing
Specified Phthalates—Final Rule; (2)
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Specified Phthalates—Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking.
A live webcast of the Meeting can be
viewed at https://www.cpsc.gov/live.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Rockelle Hammond, Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301)
504–7923.
Dated: October 10, 2017.
Alberta E. Mills,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Secretary’s Proposed Supplemental
Priorities and Definitions for
Discretionary Grant Programs
Department of Education.
Proposed priorities and
definitions.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In order to support and
strengthen the work that educators do
every day in collaboration with parents,
advocates, and community members,
the Secretary proposes 11 priorities and
related definitions for use in
discretionary grant programs that are in
place today or may exist in the future.
The Secretary may choose to include an
entire priority within a grant program or
merely one or more of its component
parts. These proposed priorities and
definitions are intended to replace the
current supplemental priorities
published on December 10, 2014 (79 FR
73425).
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before November 13, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. We will not accept
comments by fax or by email, or those
submitted after the comment period. To
ensure that we do not receive duplicate
copies, please submit your comments
only once. In addition, please include
the Docket ID at the top of your
comments.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
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• Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery,
or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver
your comments, address them to
Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Room 6W231,
Washington, DC 20202.
Privacy Note: The Department’s
policy is to make all comments received
from members of the public available for
public viewing in their entirety on the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. Therefore,
commenters should be careful to
include in their comments only
information that they wish to make
publicly available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Room 6W231,
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:
(202) 401–0831 or by email:
jennifer.bell-ellwanger@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation to Comment: We invite you
to submit comments regarding this
notice. To ensure that your comments
have maximum effect in developing the
notice of final priorities, we urge you to
identify clearly the specific issues that
each comment addresses.
We invite you to assist us in
complying with the specific
requirements of Executive Orders 12866
and 13563 and their overall requirement
of reducing regulatory burden that
might result from these proposed
priorities and definitions. Please let us
know of any further ways we could
reduce potential costs or increase
potential benefits while preserving the
effective and efficient administration of
our programs.
During and after the comment period,
you may inspect all public comments
about this notice by accessing
Regulations.gov. You may also inspect
the comments in person in Room
6W231, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC, between the hours of
8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Washington,
DC time, Monday through Friday of
each week except Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals with
Disabilities in Reviewing the
Rulemaking Record: On request we will
provide an appropriate accommodation
or auxiliary aid to an individual with a
disability who needs assistance to
review the comments or other
documents in the public rulemaking
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e–
3.
Proposed Priorities:
This notice contains 11 proposed
priorities.
Background:
The Secretary proposes 11 priorities
and related definitions for use in
discretionary grant programs to reflect
the Secretary’s vision for American
education. Specifically, the priorities
are designed to encourage grantees to
empower parents and educators; reduce
red tape; utilize and build evidence of
what works; and, most importantly, take
strides toward ensuring equal access to
the high-quality, affordable education
every American student deserves in an
educational environment that is safe
and respectful of all viewpoints and
backgrounds.
Improving education starts with
allowing greater decision-making
authority at the State and local level
while also recognizing that the ultimate
form of local control occurs when
parents and students are empowered to
choose their own educational paths
forward. This work also requires
helping all students overcome
challenges they may face outside of the
classroom, learn to read so they can use
reading to learn, and complete their
formal education with a well-considered
and attainable path to a sustainable
career. These priorities will also support
broad-based access to 21st-century
technologies.
The Department believes that more
Federal programs are not a sufficient
proxy for progress and that increased
Federal funding cannot be a stand-in for
increased learning. We will focus less
on discrete funding streams and more
on innovative problem solving. This can
only happen when everyone gets a seat
at the table and can focus on highpriority local projects that promote
change from the ground up. We will
place a renewed focus on our core
mission: serving the most vulnerable
students, ensuring equal access for all
students, protecting their path to a
world-class education, and empowering
local educators to deliver for our
students.
Proposed Priority 1—Empowering
Families to Choose a High-Quality
Education that Meets Their Child’s
Unique Needs.
Background:
In his first address to a joint session
of Congress on February 28, 2017, the
President underscored the importance
of educational choice and providing
families with access to quality
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Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD.
STATUS: Commission Meeting--Open to the Public.
Matter To Be Considered: Decisional Matter: (1) Prohibition of
Children's Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified
Phthalates--Final Rule; (2) Revision to the Notice of Requirements
(NOR) for Prohibition of Children's Toys and Child Care Articles
Containing
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Specified Phthalates--Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
A live webcast of the Meeting can be viewed at https://www.cpsc.gov/live.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Rockelle Hammond, Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504-7923.
Dated: October 10, 2017.
Alberta E. Mills,
Acting Secretary.
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