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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.,

notice is hereby given that the Computer

System Security and Privacy Advisory

Board (CSSPAB) will meet Tuesday,

June 13, 2000, Wednesday, June 14,

2000, and Thursday, June 15, 2000, from

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Advisory

Board was established by the Computer

Security Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100–235)

to advise the Secretary of Commerce

and the Director of NIST on security and

privacy issues pertaining to federal

computer systems. All sessions will be

open to the public Details regarding the

Board’s activities are available at http:/

/csrc.nist.gov/csspab/.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June

13–15, 2000, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place

at the National Institute of Standards

and Technology, North Campus, 820

West Diamond Avenue, Gaithersburg,

MD in Lecture Room 152.

Agenda

As part of this meeting, a ‘‘security

metrics’’ workshop will be held on June

13 and 14, 2000, to examine the

approaches to measuring security. The

following topics will be explored:

—Definitions of ‘‘metrics’’

—Measures of security against specific

security threats

—Measures of overall system security

—Qualitative measures, e.g., adherence

to ‘‘standards’’ or checklists of

practices

—Live, real-time measures of security in

extended networks

—Use of statistically-sampled data in

measurement systems

—Effective communications of metrics,

assurance levels and risk management

tradeoffs to executives, lawmakers,

and the public so that risks and

protections are properly understood

in both business and public policy

terms.

The first day of this workshop will be

dedicated to presentations from the

government, the private sector, and

public sector organizations. The second

day will consist of case studies

presented by a government panel and an

industry panel.

The last day of the meeting, Thursday,

June 15, 2000, the Board will review the

progress of the workshop and, as

appropriate, plan or recommend followon activity. The Board will also devote

discussion period to develop the

Board’s future program and to identify

key issues.

Public Participation

The Board agenda will include a

period of time, not to exceed thirty

minutes, for oral comments and

questions from the public. Each speaker

will be limited to five minutes.

Members of the public who are

interested in speaking are asked to

contact the Board Secretariat at the

telephone number indicated below. In

addition, written statements are invited

and may be submitted to the Board. It

would be appreciated if 35 copies of

written material were available for

distribution to the Board and attendees

at the meeting no later than June 5,

2000. Approximately 15 seats will be

available for the public and media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Edward Roback, Board Secretariat,

Information Technology Laboratory,

National Institute of Standards and

Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop

8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930,

telephone: (301) 975–3696.

Dated: May 18, 2000.

Jorge Urrutia,

Acting Director, NIST.

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BILLING CODE 3510–CN–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051900B]

New England Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery

Management Council (Council) is

scheduling a public meeting of its Social

Sciences Advisory Committee and a

number of joint meetings of its

Groundfish Oversight Committee and

Groundfish Advisory Panel in June,

2000. Recommendations from the these

groups will be brought to the full

Council for formal consideration and

action, if appropriate.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

J. Howard, Executive Director, New

England Fishery Management Council;

(978) 465–0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

June 8, 2000, 10:00 a.m.—Social

Sciences Advisory Committee Meeting

Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury

Street (Rt. 1 North), Peabody, MA

01960; telephone: (978) 535–4600.

The committee will discuss the social

and economic issues associated with

measures proposed for Amendment 10

to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery

Management Plan (FMP). The proposed

measures include a rotational area

management system for Atlantic sea

scallops including possible access to the

groundfish closed areas on Georges

Bank and in Southern New England,

modifications to trawl gear to require

the same scallop selectivity as dredge

gear, and a possible increase in the

seven-person crew limit. The committee

also will discuss the organization of

workshops for improving social and

economic analyses. Finally, the

committee will receive an update on the

work of the Council’s Capacity

Committee.

June 13, 2000, 9:30 a.m.—Joint

Groundfish Committee and Advisory

Panel Meeting

Location: Howard Johnson’s Motor

Lodge, Interstate Traffic Circle,

Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603)

436–7600.

The committee and advisors will

conduct a joint meeting to continue

development of management options for

Amendment 13 to the Northeast

Multispecies FMP. They also will

consider options for developing an area

management system, or for a sector

allocation system. Work on these

options will continue at all meetings to

be held in June. In addition, the

committee will continue to develop

changes to current management

measures that will improve the

effectiveness of the existing

management system. The goal is to

develop management alternatives for

review at public hearings in the fall of

2000. This same agenda will be

followed for the following list of joint

Groundfish Committee and Advisory

Panel meetings.

June 20, 2000, 9:30 a.m.—Joint

Groundfish Committee and Advisory

Panel Meeting.

Location: Radisson Hotel, 35

Governor Winthrop Boulevard, New

London, CT 06320; telephone: (860)

443–7000.

June 27, 2000, 9:30 a.m.—Joint

Groundfish Committee and Advisory

Panel Meeting.

Location: Sheraton Inn—Providence

Airport, 1850 Post Road, Warwick, RI

02886; telephone: (401) 738–4000.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in this agenda may come

before this Council for discussion, those

issues may not be the subject of formal

Council action during this meeting.

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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.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5

days prior to the meeting dates.

Dated: May 22, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0149]

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request Entitled

Subcontract Consent

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public

comments regarding an extension to an

existing OMB clearance (9000–0149).

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Secretariat has submitted to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) a

request to review and approve an

extension of a currently approved

information collection requirement

concerning Subcontract Consent. A

request for public comments was

published at 65 FR 14950 on March 20,

2000. No comments were received.

Public comments are particularly

invited on: Whether this collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of functions of the FAR,

and whether it will have practical

utility; whether our estimate of the

public burden of this collection of

information is accurate, and based on

valid assumptions and methodology;

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and ways in which we can

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond, through the use of appropriate

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on

or before June 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments including

suggestions for reducing this burden,

should be submitted to: FAR Desk

Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to

the General Services Administration,

FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035,

1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC

20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Klein, Office of Federal

Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202)

501–3775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The objective to consent to

subcontract, as discussed in FAR Part

44, is to evaluate the efficiency and

effectiveness with which the contractor

spends Government funds, and

complies with Government policy when

subcontracting. The consent package

provides the administrative contracting

officer a basis for granting, or

withholding consent to subcontract.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Number of Respondents: 4,252.

Responses Per Respondent: 3.61.

Total Responses: 15,349.

Average Burden Hours Per Response:

.87.

Total Burden Hours: 13,353.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals:

Requester may obtain a copy of the

proposal from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

208–7312. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0149, Subcontract Consent, in all

correspondence.

Dated: May 22, 2000.

Edward C. Loeb,

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

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BILLING CODE 6820–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0007]

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request Entitled Summary

Subcontract Report

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public

comments regarding an extension of an

existing OMB clearance.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Secretariat has submitted to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) a

request to review and approve an

extension of a currently approved

information collection requirement

concerning Summary Subcontract

Report. A request for public comments

was published at 65 FR 14951, on

March 20, 2000. No comments were

received.

Public comments are particularly

invited on: Whether this collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of functions of the FAR,

and whether it will have practical

utility; whether our estimate of the

public burden of this collection of

information is accurate, and based on

valid assumptions and methodology;

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and ways in which we can

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond, through the use of appropriate

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on

or before June 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments including

suggestions for reducing this burden,

should be submitted to: FAR Desk

Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to

the General Services Administration,

FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035,

1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC

20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria Moss, Office of Federal

Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202)

501–4764.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: