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academia, and (2) representatives of a U.S. industry sector (through a U.S. entity or organization). Individual experts will be appointed as Special Government Employees (SGEs) under 18 U.S.C. 202 and will be required to comply with certain ethics laws and rules, including filing a Confidential Financial Disclosure form. The representatives will express the views and interests of their industry sector and will likely be members of a U.S. entity or organization that is within the relevant sector. Because they serve in a representative capacity, they will not be SGEs. Prospective nominees should designate the capacity in which they choose to serve and identify either their area of expertise or the U.S. industry sector they wish to represent.

Each member of the Committee must be a U.S. citizen, and not registered as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Additionally, a member must not be a Federally registered lobbyist. No member may represent a company that is majority owned or controlled by a foreign government entity or entities.

Appointments will be made without regard to political affiliation.

Members shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary from the date of appointment to the COMMITTEE to the date on which the COMMITTEE’s charter terminates (normally two years).

The Secretary shall designate the Committee Chair and Vice Chair from selections made by the members. The Chair and Vice Chair will serve in those positions at the pleasure of the Secretary. The Department, through the Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services, may establish subcommittees or working groups from among the Committee’s members as may be necessary, and consistent with FACA, the FACA implementing regulations, and applicable Department of Commerce policies. Such subcommittees or working groups may not function independently of the chartered committee and must report their recommendations and advice to the Committee for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees or working groups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the Committee nor can they report directly to the Secretary or his or her designee. The Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services shall designate a Designated Federal Officer (DFO) from among the employees of the Office of Service Industries. The DFO will approve or call all of the advisory committee meetings, prepare and approve all meeting agendas, attend all committee meetings, adjourn any meeting when the DFO determines adjournment to be in the public interest, and chair meetings when directed to do so by the Secretary.
III. Meetings

The Committee shall, to the extent practicable, the Committee shall meet as necessary, but not less than once per year. No quorum is required. Additional meetings may be called at the discretion of the Secretary or his designee.
IV. Compensation

Members of the COMMITTEE will not be compensated for their services or reimbursed for their travel expenses.

Dated: October 31, 2011. David Long, Director, Office of Service Industries.
[FR Doc. 2011–28539 Filed 11–2–11; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**

**National Institute of Standards and Technology** 

**National Telecommunications and Information Administration** 

**DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY** 

**[Docket No. 110829543–1654–02]**

**National Protection and Programs Directorate; Models To Advance**  **Voluntary Corporate Notification to Consumers Regarding the Illicit Use of**  **Computer Equipment by Botnets and Related Malware; Extension of**  **Comment Period**

**AGENCY :**  National Institute of Standards and Technology U.S. Department of Commerce; Department of Homeland Security.

**ACTION :**  Notice; Extension of comment period.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology announces that the closing deadline for submission of comments responsive to the September 21, 2011, request for information on the requirements of, and possible approaches to, creating a voluntary industry code of conduct to address the detection, notification and mitigation of botnets, has been extended until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 14, 2011. Comments received between November 4, 2011, the due date for comments announced in the September 21, 2011 notice, and publication of this notice in the Federal Register , are deemed to be timely. **DATES :**  Comments are due by 5 p.m. EST on November 14, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Written comments may be submitted by mail to the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4822, Washington, DC 20230. Submissions may be in any of the following formats: HTML, ASCII, Word, rtf, or pdf. Online submissions in electronic form may be

sent to Consumer

_ Notice

_ RFI@nist.gov

. Paper submissions should include a compact disc (CD). CDs should be labeled with the name and organizational affiliation of the filer and the name of the word processing program used to create the document. Comments will be posted at http:// www.nist.gov/itl/

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**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For general questions about this amended Notice contact: Jon Boyens, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, jon.boyens@nist.gov. Please direct media inquires to NIST’s Office of Public Affairs at (301) 975–NIST.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On September 21, 2011, the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of Homeland Security requested information on the requirements of, and possible approaches to, creating a voluntary industry code of conduct to address the detection, notification and mitigation of botnets. (See 76 FR 58466.) The Department of Commerce announces that the closing deadline for submission of comments responsive to the September 21, 2011 notice has been extended until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 14, 2011. Comments received between November 4, 2011, the due date for comments announced in the September 21, 2011 notice, and publication of this notice in the Federal Register , are deemed to be timely.

Dated: October 31, 2011. Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology. Rand Beers, Under Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011–28528 Filed 11–2–11; 8:45 am]

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