Notice of Public Meeting of the International Telecommunication Advisory Committee and Preparations for Upcoming International Telecommunications Meetings, 23120-23121 [2020-08676]

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All submissions should refer to File Number SR–NYSECHX–2020–13 and should be submitted on or before May 15, 2020. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.12 J. Matthew DeLesDernier, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–08695 Filed 4–23–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11101] Notice of Public Meeting of the International Telecommunication Advisory Committee and Preparations for Upcoming International Telecommunications Meetings This notice announces a conference call of the Department of State’s International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC). The ITAC session will be on conference call only on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 to review the results of recent meetings on 12 17 PO 00000 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). Frm 00128 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 international telecommunication policy meetings and preview upcoming related activities. The meeting will focus on the following topics: 1. The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA–20) taking place in the fourth quarter of 2020, including positions on study program restructuring and leadership. The WTSA, the quadrennial assembly of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU–T), will consider the reports of the ITU–T Study Groups, approve the sector’s program of work, decide the Study Group structure, and appoint chairmen and vicechairmen. At the ITAC meeting, we invite comment from the public on the U.S. priorities for WTSA 2020. The meeting will also highlight preparations for the 2020 session of the ITU Council taking place from June 9, 2020 to June 19, 2020 and related ITU Council Working Groups. The Council acts as the governing body between plenipotentiary conferences. 2. Other ITU–T meetings. 3. ITU–D Telecommunication Development Sector. 4. Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). 5. Council Working Groups (CWG). 6. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Committee on Digital Economy Policy (CDEP). 7. Asia Pacific Economic Corporation Telecommunications (APECTEL). Participation on the ITAC call is open to the public. The public will have an opportunity to provide comments on the call at the invitation of the chair. Persons wishing to request reasonable accommodation during the meeting should send their requests to ITAC@ state.gov no later than April 29, 2020. Accommodations may not be possible for requests made after that time. Further details on this ITAC conference call will be announced through the Department of State’s email list, ITAC@lmlist.state.gov. Use of the ITAC list is limited to International Communication Information Policy (CIP) personnel and is used for meeting announcements and confirmations, distribution of agendas and other relevant meeting documents. The Department welcomes any U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to join the ITAC listserv by emailing ITAC@ state.gov and providing their name, email address, telephone contact and company, organization, or community that will be represented. This announcement might appear in the Federal Register less than 15 days prior to the meeting. The Department of E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 80 / Friday, April 24, 2020 / Notices State finds that there is an exceptional circumstance in that this advisory committee meeting must be held on May 5, due to the need to brief the community on the issues noted above, and because of difficult scheduling issues brought about by the ongoing public health emergency. Please send all inquiries to ITAC@ state.gov. Zachary A. Parker, Director, Office of Directives Management, U.S. Department of State. [FR Doc. 2020–08676 Filed 4–23–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–07–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11095] Notice of Public Teleconference Concerning the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources ACTION: Notice of meeting. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) invites submission of comments from the public, academia, industry, and other stakeholders on the topic of ‘‘digital sequence information (DSI) on genetic resources,’’ also known as genetic sequence data (GSD). The United States will use these comments to inform policy development and international messaging on GSD, particularly regarding the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Nagoya Protocol. The Department will hold a public meeting and information session to discuss these issues, on May 14, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., by teleconference. This teleconference is in place of the postponed in-person public meeting on DSI originally scheduled for March 12, 2020 [Public Notice 11037]. DATES: A teleconference is planned on Thursday, May 14, 2020. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. EDT and last for up to two hours. Dial-in details will be made available upon registration. Electronic comments are due on or before June 30, 2020. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by phone. You will receive dial-in details upon registration. One electronic submission per person by the June 30 deadline is welcome, with no more than 10 pages of single-spaced text including relevant examples, with no more than one page per example. Submissions should be made via the internet at www.regulations.gov docket number [DOS–2020–2017]. Note that relevant comments submitted to regulations.gov will be posted without editing and will be available to the public; therefore, khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Apr 23, 2020 Jkt 250001 business-confidential information should be clearly identified as such and submitted by email instead to ReillyPK2@state.gov. The public is required to file submissions electronically rather than by facsimile or mail. You do not need to resubmit comments if you submitted comments for the original Federal Register Notice [Public Notice 11037] announcing the now postponed, in-person public meeting on DSI originally scheduled for March 12, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the submission of comments should be directed to Patrick Reilly (202) 647–4827, ReillyPK2@ state.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretariat of the CBD released three studies on ‘‘Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources’’ (https://www.cbd.int/dsi-gr/2019-2020/ studies/) that examine the scope, present use, traceability, access, and current benefit-sharing schemes relating to DSI/GSD. These studies were commissioned to inform decisions by the Parties to the CBD and the Nagoya Protocol at the 2020 Conference of Parties (COP) to the CBD and the Conference of Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol. (Originally planned for October 15–18, 2020 in Kunming, China, the CBD COP and related meetings have been postponed due to COVID–19; new dates have not yet been announced.) During the teleconference, DOS will provide a brief overview of the ongoing discussions regarding DSI/GSD in the context of the CBD and the Nagoya Protocol and public participants will have the opportunity to share their comments, concerns, and questions about this issue. The information obtained from these meetings will help the U.S. Government prepare for U.S. participation in international meetings, in particular, U.S. participation in upcoming CBD and Nagoya Protocol meetings. Documents and other information related to the CBD and Nagoya Protocol can be found at this website: www.cbd.int. We welcome examples, information, and comment on: (1) The CBD studies cited above; (2) practices regarding the collection, management, and use of DSI/GSD; (3) experiences with access and benefit-sharing (ABS) approaches or requirements related to DSI/GSD; (4) specific examples of actual and potential impacts that could occur if tracking and benefit sharing for the utilization of DSI/GSD were required by domestic legislation in other countries, PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23121 or encouraged under the Nagoya Protocol or other international instruments, such as the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the World Health Organization Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework; (5) specific examples of actual and potential impacts that could occur if tracking and benefit sharing for the utilization of DSI/GSD were required on research collaborations, international sample sharing, academic and commercial research, pandemic and epidemic preparedness and response, and food security; (6) monetary or non-monetary benefits that are facilitated by international sharing of DSI/GSD; (7) how organizations can still advance science if national-level ABS frameworks in other countries require tracking and benefit sharing for the utilization of DSI/GSD; (8) non-ABS challenges and barriers to sharing DSI/GSD that have significant implications for global research efforts that might merit additional attention or analysis; and (9) issues and/or examples related to the items described above or other items that could affect the scientific process. Representatives from DOS will review written submissions and share them, as appropriate, with other Federal Agencies to inform U.S. Government policy and our international engagements on these issues. U.S. officials may contact individuals making submissions for further information or clarification. Status: The meeting will be open to the public. Persons wishing to dial-in should submit their full name and organization to Patrick Reilly at ReillyPK2@state.gov and copy RSVP– ECW@state.gov at least three days prior to the meeting. Requests made after that time will be considered but might not be accommodated. Zachary A. Parker, Director, Office of Directives Management, Department of State. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 80 (Friday, April 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23120-23121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08676]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11101]


Notice of Public Meeting of the International Telecommunication 
Advisory Committee and Preparations for Upcoming International 
Telecommunications Meetings

    This notice announces a conference call of the Department of 
State's International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC). The 
ITAC session will be on conference call only on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 to 
review the results of recent meetings on international 
telecommunication policy meetings and preview upcoming related 
activities.
    The meeting will focus on the following topics:
    1. The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-20) 
taking place in the fourth quarter of 2020, including positions on 
study program restructuring and leadership. The WTSA, the quadrennial 
assembly of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), 
will consider the reports of the ITU-T Study Groups, approve the 
sector's program of work, decide the Study Group structure, and appoint 
chairmen and vice-chairmen. At the ITAC meeting, we invite comment from 
the public on the U.S. priorities for WTSA 2020.
    The meeting will also highlight preparations for the 2020 session 
of the ITU Council taking place from June 9, 2020 to June 19, 2020 and 
related ITU Council Working Groups. The Council acts as the governing 
body between plenipotentiary conferences.
    2. Other ITU-T meetings.
    3. ITU-D Telecommunication Development Sector.
    4. Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL).
    5. Council Working Groups (CWG).
    6. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 
Committee on Digital Economy Policy (CDEP).
    7. Asia Pacific Economic Corporation Telecommunications (APECTEL).
    Participation on the ITAC call is open to the public. The public 
will have an opportunity to provide comments on the call at the 
invitation of the chair. Persons wishing to request reasonable 
accommodation during the meeting should send their requests to 
[email protected] no later than April 29, 2020. Accommodations may not be 
possible for requests made after that time.
    Further details on this ITAC conference call will be announced 
through the Department of State's email list, [email protected]. 
Use of the ITAC list is limited to International Communication 
Information Policy (CIP) personnel and is used for meeting 
announcements and confirmations, distribution of agendas and other 
relevant meeting documents. The Department welcomes any U.S. citizen or 
legal permanent resident to join the ITAC listserv by emailing 
[email protected] and providing their name, email address, telephone 
contact and company, organization, or community that will be 
represented.
    This announcement might appear in the Federal Register less than 15 
days prior to the meeting. The Department of

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State finds that there is an exceptional circumstance in that this 
advisory committee meeting must be held on May 5, due to the need to 
brief the community on the issues noted above, and because of difficult 
scheduling issues brought about by the ongoing public health emergency.
    Please send all inquiries to [email protected].

Zachary A. Parker,
Director, Office of Directives Management, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-08676 Filed 4-23-20; 8:45 am]
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