59876 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 / Notices 

There is one marine mammal species 

(Arctic ringed seal) with confirmed 

occurrence in the study area that is 

listed as threatened under the ESA. The 

NMFS Alaska Regional Office of 

Protected Resources Division issued a 

Biological Opinion on September 13, 

2022 under section 7 of the ESA, on the 

issuance of an IHA to ONR under 

section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA by the 

NMFS Permits and Conservation 

Division. The Biological Opinion 

concluded that the action is not likely 

to jeopardize the continued existence of 

Arctic ringed seals, and is not likely to 

destroy or adversely modify Arctic 

ringed seal critical habitat. 

Proposed Renewal IHA and Request for 

Public Comment 

As a result of these preliminary 

determinations, NMFS proposes to issue 

a Renewal IHA to ONR for conducting 

Arctic Research Activities in the 

Beaufort and Chukchi Seas from 

September 14, 2023 to September 13, 

2024, provided the previously described 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements are incorporated. A draft 

of the proposed and final initial IHA can 

be found at https://www.fisheries.

noaa.gov/permit/incidental-takeauthorizations-under-marine-mammalprotection-act. We request comment on 

our analyses, the proposed Renewal 

IHA, and any other aspect of this notice. 

Please include with your comments any 

supporting data or literature citations to 

help inform our final decision on the 

request for MMPA authorization. 

Dated: August 24, 2023. 

Catherine Marzin, 

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Commerce Spectrum Management 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the Commerce 

Spectrum Management Advisory 

Committee (Committee). The Committee 

provides advice to the Assistant 

Secretary of Commerce for 

Communications and Information and 

the National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration (NTIA) on 

spectrum management policy matters. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

September 21, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 

4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Verizon Technology and Policy 

Center, 1300 I St. NW, Suite 500 East, 

Washington, DC 20005. Public 

comments may be emailed to 

arichardson@ntia.gov or mailed to 

Commerce Spectrum Management 

Advisory Committee, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room 4600, Washington, 

DC 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Antonio Richardson, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (202) 482–4156 or 

arichardson@ntia.gov; and/or visit 

NTIA’s website at https://www.ntia.gov/ 

category/csmac. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Committee provides 

advice to the Assistant Secretary of 

Commerce for Communications and 

Information on needed reforms to 

domestic spectrum policies and 

management in order to: license radio 

frequencies in a way that maximizes 

public benefits; keep wireless networks 

as open to innovation as possible; and 

make wireless services available to all 

Americans. See Charter at https://

www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/ 

publications/csmac-charter-2021.pdf. 

This Committee is subject to the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. app. 2, and is 

consistent with the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration Act, 47 U.S.C. 904(b). 

The Committee functions solely as an 

advisory body in compliance with the 

FACA. For more information about the 

Committee visit: http://www.ntia.gov/ 

category/csmac. 

Matters to Be Considered: The 

planned meeting for Thursday, 

September 21, 2023, will include 

updates on the progress CSMAC 

subcommittees are making in addressing 

topics they are addressing, specifically 

the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, 

6G wireless systems, and 

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) 

improvements. NTIA will post a 

detailed agenda on its website, http://

www.ntia.gov/category/csmac, prior to 

the meeting. To the extent that the 

meeting time and agenda permit, any 

member of the public may address the 

Committee regarding the agenda items. 

See Open Meeting and Public 

Participation Policy, available at http:// 

www.ntia.gov/category/csmac. 

Time and Date: The meeting will be 

held on September 21, 2023, from 1:00 

p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT). The meeting time and the agenda 

topics are subject to change. Please refer 

to NTIA’s website, http://www.ntia.gov/ 

category/csmac, for the most up-to-date 

meeting agenda and access information. 

Place: The meeting will be held at the 

Verizon Technology and Policy Center, 

1300 I St. NW, Suite 500 East, 

Washington, DC 20005. Individuals 

requiring accommodations are asked to 

notify Mr. Richardson at (202) 482–4156 

or arichardson@ntia.gov at least ten (10) 

business days before the meeting. 

Status: Interested parties are invited 

to join the teleconference and to submit 

written comments to the Committee at 

any time before or after the meeting. 

Parties wishing to submit written 

comments for consideration by the 

Committee in advance of the meeting 

are strongly encouraged to submit their 

comments in Microsoft Word and/or 

PDF format via electronic mail to 

arichardson@ntia.gov. Comments may 

also be sent via postal mail to 

Commerce Spectrum Management 

Advisory Committee, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room 4600, Washington, 

DC 20230. It would be helpful if paper 

submissions also include a compact disc 

(CD) that contains the comments in one 

or both of the file formats specified 

above. CDs should be labeled with the 

name and organizational affiliation of 

the filer. Comments must be received 

five (5) business days before the 

scheduled meeting date in order to 

provide sufficient time for review. 

Comments received after this date will 

be distributed to the Committee but may 

not be reviewed prior to the meeting. 

Additionally, please note that there may 

be a delay in the distribution of 

comments submitted via postal mail to 

Committee members. 

Records: NTIA maintains records of 

all Committee proceedings. Committee 

records are available for public 

inspection at NTIA’s Washington, DC 

office at the address above. Documents 

including the Committee’s charter, 

member list, agendas, minutes, and 

reports are available on NTIA’s website 

at http://www.ntia.gov/category/csmac. 

Stephanie Weiner, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

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