Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 192 / Thursday, October 5, 2023 / Notices 69171 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing 

System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Integrated Ocean 

Observing System (IOOS®), National 

Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA), Department of Commerce 

(DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

hybrid meeting of the U.S. Integrated 

Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) 

Advisory Committee (Committee). The 

meeting is open to the public and an 

opportunity for oral and written 

comments will be provided. 

DATES: The meeting will be held both 

virtually and in person from December 

4, 2023 to December 5, 2023. Sessions 

will occur from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EST) 

on December 4, 2023 and from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. (EST) on December 5, 2023. 

Written public comments should be 

received by the Designated Federal 

Official by November 27, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the NOAA Center for Weather and 

Climate Prediction, 5830 University 

Research Ct., College Park, MD. To 

register for the meeting and/or submit 

public comments, use this link https:// 

forms.gle/CebvvQ28rUW2itWeA or 

email Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

instructions and other information 

about public participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krisa Arzayus, Designated Federal 

Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory 

Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910; Phone 240–533–9455; Fax 301– 

713–3281; email krisa.arzayus@

noaa.gov or visit the U.S. IOOS 

Advisory Committee website at https:// 

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established by the 

NOAA Administrator as directed by 

section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal 

and Ocean Observation System Act, part 

of the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

11), and reauthorized under the 

Coordinated Ocean Observations and 

Research Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116–271). 

The Committee advises the NOAA 

Administrator and the Interagency 

Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) 

on matters related to the responsibilities 

and authorities set forth in section 

12302 and section 12304 of the 

Integrated Coastal and Ocean 

Observation System Act of 2009 and 

other appropriate matters as the Under 

Secretary may refer to the Committee for 

review and advice. 

The Committee will provide advice 

on: 

(A) administration, operation, 

management, and maintenance of the 

Integrated Coastal and Ocean 

Observation System (the System); 

(B) expansion and periodic 

modernization and upgrade of 

technology components of the System; 

(C) identification of end-user 

communities, their needs for 

information provided by the System, 

and the System’s effectiveness in 

disseminating information to end-user 

communities and to the general public; 

and 

(D) additional priorities, including— 

(1) a national surface current mapping 

network designed to improve fine scale 

sea surface mapping using high 

frequency radar technology and other 

emerging technologies to address 

national priorities, including Coast 

Guard search and rescue operation 

planning and harmful algal bloom 

forecasting and detection that— 

(i) is comprised of existing high 

frequency radar and other sea surface 

current mapping infrastructure operated 

by national programs and regional 

coastal observing systems; 

(ii) incorporates new high frequency 

radar assets or other fine scale sea 

surface mapping technology assets, and 

other assets needed to fill gaps in 

coverage on United States coastlines; 

and 

(iii) follows a deployment plan that 

prioritizes closing gaps in high 

frequency radar infrastructure in the 

United States, starting with areas 

demonstrating significant sea surface 

current data needs, especially in areas 

where additional data will improve 

Coast Guard search and rescue models; 

(2) fleet acquisition for unmanned 

maritime systems for deployment and 

data integration to fulfill the purposes of 

this subtitle; 

(3) an integrative survey program for 

application of unmanned maritime 

systems to the real-time or near realtime collection and transmission of sea 

floor, water column, and sea surface 

data on biology, chemistry, geology, 

physics, and hydrography; 

(4) remote sensing and data 

assimilation to develop new analytical 

methodologies to assimilate data from 

the System into hydrodynamic models; 

(5) integrated, multi-State monitoring 

to assess sources, movement, and fate of 

sediments in coastal regions; 

(6) a multi-region marine sound 

monitoring system to be— 

(i) planned in consultation with the 

IOOC, NOAA, the Department of the 

Navy, and academic research 

institutions; and 

(ii) developed, installed, and operated 

in coordination with NOAA, the 

Department of the Navy, and academic 

research institutions; and 

(E) any other purpose identified by 

the Administrator or the Council. 

Matters To Be Considered 

The meeting will focus on: (1) 

continuing to work on the phase 2 

recommendations from the committee 

workplan, and (2) IOOS Program Office 

updates. The latest version of the 

agenda will be posted at https://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/. The times and the 

agenda topics described here are subject 

to change. 

Public Comment Instructions 

The meeting will be open to public 

participation (check agenda on website 

to confirm time). The Committee 

expects that public statements presented 

at its meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted verbal or written 

statements. In general, each individual 

or group making a verbal presentation 

will be limited to a total time of three 

(3) minutes. Written comments should 

be received by the Designated Federal 

Official by November 27, 2023, to 

provide sufficient time for Committee 

review. Written comments received after 

November 27, 2023, will be distributed 

to the Committee, but may not be 

reviewed prior to the meeting date. To 

submit written comments, please fill out 

the brief form at https://forms.gle/

CebvvQ28rUW2itWeA or email your 

comments and the organization/ 

company affiliation you represent to 

Laura Gewain, Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Krisa Arzayus, 

Designated Federal Official by phone 

(240–533–9455) or email 

(Krisa.Arzayus@noaa.gov) or to Laura 


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69172 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 192 / Thursday, October 5, 2023 / Notices 

1https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/PoliciesStatements-and-Directives/Statement-of-Principles-- 

---------Integrity-of-the-U-S-Consumer-ProductSafety-Commission-Staffs-Scientific-and-TechnicalWork. 

Gewain (Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov) by 

November 20, 2023. 

Carl C. Gouldman, 

Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing 

System Office, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22151 Filed 10–4–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD448] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) will hold a meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, October 30, 2023 from 10 a.m. 

through 5 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for agenda details. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

over webinar using the Webex platform 

with a telephone-only connection 

option. Webinar connection instructions 

and briefing materials will be available 

at: www.mafmc.org/ssc. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; website: 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During 

this meeting, the SSC will make multiyear acceptable biological catch (ABC) 

recommendations for Spiny Dogfish and 

Atlantic Mackerel based on the results 

of the recently completed management 

track stock assessments and peer 

review. The SSC will recommend new 

2024–2026 ABC specifications for Spiny 

Dogfish. The SSC will also review, and 

potentially revise, their preliminary 

2024–2025 ABC recommendations for 

Atlantic Mackerel based on the peer 

review results, updated stock 

projections, and additional guidance 

from the Council. 

A detailed agenda and background 

documents will be made available on 

the Council’s website (www.mafmc.org) 

prior to the meeting. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to 

Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) 

Dated: September 29, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22121 Filed 10–4–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2023–0042] 

Draft CPSC Scientific Integrity Policy 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (Commission or CPSC) is 

announcing the availability of a 

proposed Scientific Integrity Policy. 

This policy is provided in response to 

the Presidential Memorandum on 

Restoring Trust in Government Through 

Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based 

Policymaking, to ensure that Agency 

stakeholders are given an opportunity to 

comment on this policy. Scientific and 

technical work constitute the 

foundation upon which the CPSC 

executes the agency’s mission to protect 

the public against unreasonable risks of 

injury associated with the use of 

consumer products. CPSC aims to carry 

out the agency’s mission with integrity, 

because both policy makers and the 

public rely upon the work done at the 

CPSC to ensure the protection of 

consumers from potential hazards 

associated with consumer products. 

DATES: Submit comments by December 

4, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You can submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2023– 

0042, by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit 

electronic comments to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

CPSC does not accept comments 

submitted via email, except as described 

below. CPSC encourages you to submit 

electronic comments using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. 

Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/ 

Confidential Written Submissions: 

Submit comments by mail, hand 

delivery, or courier to: Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 

504–7479. If you wish to submit 

confidential business information, trade 

secret information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want available to the public, you may 

submit such comments by mail, hand 

delivery, courier, or you may email 

them to: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number. CPSC may post all comments 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers, contact information, or other 

personal information provided to: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Do not 

submit to this website: confidential 

business information, trade secret 

information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public. If you 

wish to submit such information, please 

submit it according to the instructions 

for mail/hand delivery/courier/ 

confidential written submissions. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

review supplemental information, 

including comments received, regarding 

the draft policy, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, and insert the 

docket number, CPSC–2023–0042, into 

the ‘‘search’’ box, and follow the 

prompts. The proposed supplemental 

guidance is available under ‘‘Supporting 

and Related Material.’’ It is also 

available at https://

www.regulations.gov/document/CPSC2023-0042-0001 and from the 

Commission’s Office of the Secretary. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Kelleher, Scientific Integrity 

Official, Associate Executive Director 

for Health Sciences, U.S. Consumer 

Product Safety Commission, 5 Research 

Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: 

(240) 429–4894 email: mkelleher@

cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

The proposed draft CPSC Scientific 

Integrity Policy builds upon the current 

Statement of Principles: Integrity of the 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission Staff’s Scientific and 

Technical Work 1 and follows the 

National Science and Technology 


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