62550 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 12, 2023 / Notices 

LPG—Liquid Petroleum Gas and 

Anhydrous Ammonia LiquidMeasuring Devices 

LPG—23.1 This proposal submitted 

by the National Propane Gas 

Association and U-Haul International 

addresses practical issues that propane 

retailers encounter when trying to 

comply with zero-set-back interlock 

requirements in NIST HB 44 for 

electronic stationary and electronic 

vehicle-mounted propane meters and 

stationary retail motor-fuel devices used 

to dispense propane. The intent of the 

proposal is to exempt the required use 

of zero-set-back interlock systems in a 

device used to both dispense liquified 

petroleum gas for use as a vehicle 

motor-fuel and in filling containers/ 

cylinders for other than motor-fuel 

applications. The NCWM S&T 

Committee at the 2023 NCWM Annual 

Meeting downgraded the status of the 

item from Voting to Informational to 

allow more time to better understand 

how the proposed changes will impact 

stakeholders. 

OTH—Other Items 

OTH 16.1. The NIST United States 

National Work Group on Measuring 

Systems for Electric Vehicle Fueling and 

Submetering: Watthour-Type Electric 

Meters Subgroup has worked to develop 

a proposed comprehensive set of legal 

metrology requirements for electric 

watthour meters used in submeter 

applications in residences and 

businesses (not intended to address 

utility metering under the authority of 

entities such as the local utility 

commission). The NCWM S&T 

Committee downgraded the proposed 

new code under consideration at the 

2023 NCWM Annual Meeting from a 

Voting status to Informational status 

following comments heard during open 

hearings. Current and new 

recommendations to language for this 

proposed new code will be heard at the 

fall 2023 regional weights and measures 

association meetings. 

Alicia Chambers, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

National Artificial Intelligence Advisory 

Committee Law Enforcement 

Subcommittee 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Revised notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

announces that the National Artificial 

Intelligence Advisory Committee’s Law 

Enforcement Subcommittee (NAIAC–LE 

or Subcommittee) will hold an open 

meeting via web conference on 

September 12, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 2 

p.m. Eastern time. The primary purpose 

of this meeting is for the Subcommittee 

members to share and discuss updates 

on goals and deliverables. The final 

agenda will be posted to the NAIAC 

website: ai.gov/naiac/. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 from 1 

p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via web conference. Please see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice for instructions on how to 

attend. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alicia Chambers, Committee Liaison 

Officer, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 

1000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 

alicia.chambers@nist.gov or 301–975– 

5333, or Melissa Banner, Designated 

Federal Officer, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 

Drive, MS 1000, Gaithersburg, MD 

20899, melissa.banner@nist.gov or 301– 

975–5245. Please direct any inquiries to 

naiac@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., 

notice is hereby given that the NAIAC– 

LE will meet on Tuesday, September 12, 

2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern 

time. The meeting will be open to the 

public and will be held virtually via 

web conference. The primary purpose of 

this meeting is for the Subcommittee 

members to share and discuss updates 

on goals and deliverables. The final 

agenda will be posted to the NAIAC 

website: ai.gov/naiac/. 

The NAIAC–LE is authorized by 

Section 5104 of the National Artificial 

Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (Pub. 

L. 116–283). The Subcommittee advises 

the President through NAIAC on matters 

related to the development of artificial 

intelligence relating to law enforcement. 

Additional information on the NAIAC– 

LE is available at ai.gov/naiac/. 

Comments: Individuals and 

representatives of organizations who 

would like to offer comments and 

suggestions related to items on the 

Subcommittee’s agenda for this meeting 

are invited to submit comments in 

advance of the meeting. Approximately 

ten minutes will be reserved for public 

comments, which will be read on a firstcome, first-served basis. Please note that 

all comments submitted via email will 

be treated as public documents and will 

be made available for public inspection. 

All comments must be submitted via 

email with the subject line ‘‘September 

12, 2023, NAIAC–LE Meeting 

Comments’’ to naiac@nist.gov by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Monday, September 11, 

2023. NIST will not accept comments 

accompanied by a request that part or 

all of the comment be treated 

confidentially because of its business 

proprietary nature or for any other 

reason. Therefore, do not submit 

confidential business information or 

otherwise sensitive, protected, or 

personal information, such as account 

numbers, Social Security numbers, or 

names of other individuals. 

Virtual Admittance Instructions: The 

meeting will be broadcast via web 

conference. Registration is required to 

view the web conference. Instructions to 

register will be made available on 

ai.gov/naiac/#MEETINGS. Registration 

will remain open until the conclusion of 

the meeting. 

Alicia Chambers, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD326] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; Issuance of one 

Endangered Species Act incidental take 

permit; availability of the Final 

Environmental Assessment and Finding 

of No Significant Impact. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS issued an Incidental Take Permit 


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(ITP) to Port Blakely, pursuant to the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, 

as amended, for the incidental take of 

ESA-listed species on the John Franklin 

Eddy Forestlands located in the 

Clackamas River and Molalla River 

basins of Oregon. The ITP is issued for 

a duration of 50 years. The ITP 

application and Port Blakely Habitat 

Conservation Plan (HCP) were 

submitted to NMFS pursuant to the 

ESA. NMFS also prepared a Final 

Environmental Assessment (EA) and a 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

associated with NMFS’ issuance of the 

ITP for the HCP. 

DATES: The ITP (No. 26729) was issued 

to Port Blakely on September 8, 2023, 

and the necessary countersignatures by 

the applicants were received on 

September 8, 2023. The expiration date 

of the ITP is September 1, 2073. The 

issued ITP is subject to certain 

conditions set forth therein. 

ADDRESSES: The permit, the Final EA 

and FONSI, and other related 

documents are available on the NMFS 

West Coast Region website at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/portblakely-habitat-conservation-plan-johnfranklin-eddy-forestlands. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Annie Birnie, NMFS, via phone at 503– 

230–5407 or via email at annie.birnie@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Included in the HCP 

ESA-Listed Species Covered by NMFS 

• Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 

tshawytscha): threatened Lower 

Columbia River (LCR) evolutionarily 

significant unit (ESU); threatened Upper 

Willamette River (UWR) ESU; 

• Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus 

kisutch): threatened LCR ESU; 

• Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss): 

threatened LCR distinct population 

segment (DPS); threatened UWR DPS. 

ESA-Listed Species Covered by USFWS 

• Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus); 

• Gray wolf (Canis lupus); and 

• Northern spotted owl (Strix 

occidentalis caurina). 

Non-ESA-Listed Species Covered by 

USFWS 

• Pacific lamprey (Lampetra 

tridentata); 

• Cascades frog (Rana cascadae); 

• Coastal tailed frog (Ascaphus truei); 

• Cascade torrent salamander 

(Rhyacotriton cascadae); 

• Oregon slender salamander 

(Batrachoseps wright); 

• Western/North Pacific pond turtle 

(Actinemys marmorata marmorata); 

• Northern goshawk (Accipiter 

gentilis); 

• Pacific Fisher (Pekania pennanti); 

• Townsend’s big-eared bat 

(Corynorhinus townsendii spp.); 

• Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus); 

• Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris 

noctivagans); 

• Fringed myotis bat (Myotis 

thysanodes); 

• Long-eared myotis bat (Myotis 

evotis); 

• Long-legged myotis bat (Myotis 

volans). 

Background 

Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 

authorizes NMFS and USFWS to issue 

ITPs to non-Federal parties for potential 

incidental take of endangered or 

threatened species as a result of covered 

activities. In support of its applications 

for such ITPs, Port Blakely prepared an 

HCP that provides an assessment of 

impacts of its timber harvest, 

silviculture, and road management 

activities in the Clackamas River and 

Molalla River basins of Oregon on the 

identified species; measures to monitor, 

minimize and mitigate for those impacts 

on those species; and procedures to 

account for unforeseen or extraordinary 

circumstances. NMFS received the ITP 

application and draft HCP on February 

10, 2022. 

On June 14, 2022, NMFS published a 

Notice of Receipt and Notice of 

Availability in the Federal Register (87 

FR 35970) asking for public comments 

on the draft HCP and the associated 

draft NEPA EA. NMFS received two 

comments and these comments were 

addressed as changes to the final EA. 

The requested permit has been issued 

under the authority of the ESA on 

September 8, 2023. This ITP authorizes 

the incidental take of ESA-listed species 

set forth in the HCP over the 50-year 

permit term. 

Authority 

Section 9 of the ESA and Federal 

regulations prohibit the taking of a 

species listed as endangered or 

threatened. The ESA defines ‘‘take’’ to 

mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, 

wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or 

to attempt to engage in any such 

conduct. NMFS may issue permits, 

under limited circumstances to take 

listed species incidental to, and not the 

purpose of, otherwise lawful activities. 

Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA provides 

for authorizing incidental take of listed 

species. NMFS regulations governing 

permits for threatened and endangered 

species are promulgated at 50 CFR 

222.307 

Dated: September 5, 2023. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD320] 

Nominations to the Marine Mammal 

Scientific Review Groups 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the 

Secretary of Commerce established three 

independent regional scientific review 

groups (SRGs) to provide advice on a 

range of marine mammal science and 

management issues. NMFS conducted a 

membership review of the Alaska, 

Atlantic, and Pacific SRGs, and is 

soliciting nominations for new members 

to fill vacancies and gaps in expertise 

(see below). 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

by October 12, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations can be 

emailed to Zachary.Schakner@noaa.gov, 

Assessment Branch, Office of Science 

and Technology, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, Attn: SRGs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Zachary Schakner, Office of Science and 

Technology, 301–427–8106, 

Zachary.Schakner@noaa.gov. 

Information about the SRGs, including 

the SRG Terms of Reference, is available 

at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

national/marine-mammal-protection/ 

scientific-review-groups. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

117(d) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1386(d)) 

directs the Secretary of Commerce to 

establish three independent regional 

SRGs to advise the Secretary (authority 

delegated to NMFS). The Alaska SRG 

advises on marine mammals that occur 

in waters off Alaska that are under the 

jurisdiction of the United States. The 

Pacific SRG advises on marine 

mammals that occur in waters off the 

U.S. West Coast, Hawaiian Islands, and 

the U.S. Territories in the Central and 

Western Pacific that are under the 


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