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Authorization 

NMFS has issued an IHA to GSOE for 

conducting marine site characterization 

surveys offshore of Delaware and along 

potential submarine cable routes for a 

period of one year, provided the 

previously mentioned mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements 

are incorporated. 

Dated: June 1, 2018. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12225 Filed 6–6–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG278 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold 

a series of meetings to initiate the 

development of salmon rebuilding plans 

for Klamath River fall Chinook, 

Sacramento River fall Chinook, Strait of 

Juan de Fuca natural coho, Queets River 

natural coho, and Snohomish River 

natural coho. These meetings are open 

to the public. 

DATES: The meetings will be held June 

20, 2018 through June 28, 2018. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 

dates and times. 

ADDRESSES: The STT meetings for 

Klamath River fall Chinook and 

Sacramento River fall Chinook will be 

held in the Siskiyou Room at the Red 

Lion Hotel, 1830 Hilltop Drive, Redding, 

CA 96002; telephone: (530) 221–8700. 

The STT meeting for Strait of Juan de 

Fuca natural coho will be held in Room 

261 at the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration West Coast 

Region Office, 510 Desmond Drive SE, 

Lacy, WA 98503; telephone: (360) 753– 

9530. Please check-in at the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife’s reception desk for 

security clearance. 

The STT meetings for Queets River 

natural coho and Snohomish River 

natural coho will be held in the large 

conference room at the Northwest 

Indian Fisheries Commission, 6730 

Martin Way East, Olympia, WA 98516; 

telephone: (360) 438–1180. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Robin Ehlke, Pacific Council; telephone: 

(503) 820–2410. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The STT meeting for Klamath River 

fall Chinook will be held Wednesday, 

June 20, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

or until business for the day has been 

completed. 

The STT meeting for Sacramento 

River fall Chinook will be held 

Thursday, June 21, 2018, from 10 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., or until business for the day 

has been completed. 

The STT meeting for Strait of Juan de 

Fuca natural coho will be held Tuesday, 

June 26, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

or until business for the day has been 

completed. 

The STT meeting for Queets River 

natural coho will be held Wednesday, 

June 27, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

or until business for the day has been 

completed. 

The STT meeting for Snohomish 

River natural coho will be held 

Thursday, June 28, 2018, from 10 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., or until business for the day 

has been completed. 

Three natural coho stocks (Queets 

coho, Strait of Juan de Fuca coho, and 

Snohomish coho) and two Chinook 

stocks (Sacramento River fall Chinook 

and Klamath River fall Chinook) were 

found to meet the criteria for being 

classified as overfished in the PFMC 

Review of 2017 Ocean Salmon 

Fisheries. Under the tenets of the 

Salmon Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP), the STT is required to develop 

a salmon rebuilding plan for each of 

these stocks and propose them to the 

Council within one year. 

The STT will meet with tribal, state, 

and other management entities who will 

work with the STT to provide data and 

expertise on pertinent topics to be 

included in each rebuilding plan, 

consistent with the FMP. Discussions 

may include, but are not limited to, 

work flow, document structure, and 

timeline. One meeting will occur for 

each of the five stocks; additional 

meetings will be scheduled as needed. 

These work sessions are open to the 

public. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during this 

meeting. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed in this 

document and any issues arising after 

publication of this document that 

require emergency action under section 

305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the intent to take final action to address 

the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt at kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov or (503) 820–2411 at least 10 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: June 4, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12289 Filed 6–6–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG217 

Schedules for Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshops. 

SUMMARY: Free Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops will be held in July, August, 

and September of 2018. Certain 

fishermen and shark dealers are 

required to attend a workshop to meet 

regulatory requirements and to maintain 

valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshop is 

mandatory for all federally permitted 

Atlantic shark dealers. The Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshop is mandatory for vessel 

owners and operators who use bottom 

longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet 

gear, and who have also been issued 

shark or swordfish limited access 

permits. Additional free workshops will 

be conducted during 2018 and will be 

announced in a future notice. 

DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops will be held on July 26, 

August 23, and September 20, 2018. The 

Safe Handling, Release, and 


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Identification Workshops will be held 

on July 3, July 23, August 14, August 21, 

September 5, and September 19, 2018. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

further details. 

ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops will be held in 

Wilmington, NC; Ronkonkoma, NY; and 

Panama City Beach, FL. The Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops will be held in Port St. 

Lucie, FL; Ocean City, MD; 

Ronkonkoma, NY; Galveston, TX; 

Panama City, FL; and Warwick, RI. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further 

details on workshop locations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Pearson by phone: (727) 824–5399. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

workshop schedules, registration 

information, and a list of frequently 

asked questions regarding the Atlantic 

Shark ID and Safe Handling, Release, 

and ID workshops are posted on the 

internet at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highlymigratory-species/atlantic-sharkidentification-workshops, and https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highlymigratory-species/atlantic-protectedspecies-safe-handling-release-and. 

Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops 

Since January 1, 2008, Atlantic shark 

dealers have been prohibited from 

receiving, purchasing, trading, or 

bartering for Atlantic sharks unless a 

valid Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshop certificate is on the premises 

of each business listed under the shark 

dealer permit that first receives Atlantic 

sharks (71 FR 58057; October 2, 2006). 

Dealers who attend and successfully 

complete a workshop are issued a 

certificate for each place of business that 

is permitted to receive sharks. These 

certificate(s) are valid for 3 years. Thus, 

certificates that were initially issued in 

2015 will be expiring in 2018. 

Approximately 145 free Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops have been 

conducted since January 2008. 

Currently, permitted dealers may send 

a proxy to an Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshop. However, if a 

dealer opts to send a proxy, the dealer 

must designate a proxy for each place of 

business covered by the dealer’s permit 

which first receives Atlantic sharks. 

Only one certificate will be issued to 

each proxy. A proxy must be a person 

who is currently employed by a place of 

business covered by the dealer’s permit; 

is a primary participant in the 

identification, weighing, and/or first 

receipt of fish as they are offloaded from 

a vessel; and who fills out dealer 

reports. Atlantic shark dealers are 

prohibited from renewing a Federal 

shark dealer permit unless a valid 

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop 

certificate for each business location 

that first receives Atlantic sharks has 

been submitted with the permit renewal 

application. Additionally, trucks or 

other conveyances that are extensions of 

a dealer’s place of business must 

possess a copy of a valid dealer or proxy 

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop 

certificate. 

Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations 

1. July 26, 2018, 12 p.m.–4 p.m., 

Hampton Inn, 124 Old Eastwood Road, 

Wilmington, NC 28403. 

2. August 23, 2018, 12 p.m.–4 p.m., 

Hilton Garden Inn, 3485 Veterans 

Memorial Highway, Ronkonkoma, NY 

11779. 

3. September 20, 2018, 12 p.m.–4 

p.m., Hampton Inn, 13505 Panama City 

Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, FL 

32407. 

Registration 

To register for a scheduled Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshop, please 

contact Eric Sander at ericssharkguide@

yahoo.com or at (386) 852–8588. Preregistration is highly recommended, but 

not required. 

Registration Materials 

To ensure that workshop certificates 

are linked to the correct permits, 

participants will need to bring the 

following specific items to the 

workshop: 

• Atlantic shark dealer permit holders 

must bring proof that the attendee is an 

owner or agent of the business (such as 

articles of incorporation), a copy of the 

applicable permit, and proof of 

identification. 

• Atlantic shark dealer proxies must 

bring documentation from the permitted 

dealer acknowledging that the proxy is 

attending the workshop on behalf of the 

permitted Atlantic shark dealer for a 

specific business location, a copy of the 

appropriate valid permit, and proof of 

identification. 

Workshop Objectives 

The Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops are designed to reduce the 

number of unknown and improperly 

identified sharks reported in the dealer 

reporting form and increase the 

accuracy of species-specific dealerreported information. Reducing the 

number of unknown and improperly 

identified sharks will improve quota 

monitoring and the data used in stock 

assessments. These workshops will train 

shark dealer permit holders or their 

proxies to properly identify Atlantic 

shark carcasses. 

Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshops 

Since January 1, 2007, shark limitedaccess and swordfish limited-access 

permit holders who fish with longline 

or gillnet gear have been required to 

submit a copy of their Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshop 

certificate in order to renew either 

permit (71 FR 58057; October 2, 2006). 

These certificate(s) are valid for 3 years. 

Certificates issued in 2015 will be 

expiring in 2018. As such, vessel 

owners who have not already attended 

a workshop and received a NMFS 

certificate, or vessel owners whose 

certificate(s) will expire prior to the next 

permit renewal, must attend a workshop 

to fish with, or renew, their swordfish 

and shark limited-access permits. 

Additionally, new shark and swordfish 

limited-access permit applicants who 

intend to fish with longline or gillnet 

gear must attend a Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshop 

and submit a copy of their workshop 

certificate before either of the permits 

will be issued. Approximately 280 free 

Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshops have been 

conducted since 2006. 

In addition to certifying vessel 

owners, at least one operator on board 

vessels issued a limited-access 

swordfish or shark permit that uses 

longline or gillnet gear is required to 

attend a Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshop and receive a 

certificate. Vessels that have been issued 

a limited-access swordfish or shark 

permit and that use longline or gillnet 

gear may not fish unless both the vessel 

owner and operator have valid 

workshop certificates onboard at all 

times. Vessel operators who have not 

already attended a workshop and 

received a NMFS certificate, or vessel 

operators whose certificate(s) will 

expire prior to their next fishing trip, 

must attend a workshop to operate a 

vessel with swordfish and shark 

limited-access permits that uses 

longline or gillnet gear. 

Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations 

1. July 3, 2018, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Holiday 

Inn, 10120 South US Highway 1, Port St 

Lucie, FL 34952. 

2. July 23, 2018, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Marriott Courtyard, 2 15th Street, Ocean 

City, MD 21842. 

3. August 14, 2018, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Marriott Courtyard, 5000 Express Drive 

South, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779. 


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1U.S. Department of Commerce, internet Policy 

Task Force, Request for Public Comment, 

Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the 

Digital Ecosystem, 80 FR 14360, Docket No. 

150312253–5253–01 (Mar. 19, 2015), available at: 

https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/ 

cybersecurity_rfc_03192015.pdf. 

2U.S. Department of Commerce, internet Policy 

Task Force, Request for Public Comment, Benefits, 

Challenges, and Potential Roles for the Government 

in Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of 

Things, 81 FR 19956, Docket No 160331306–6306– 

01 (Apr. 5, 2016), available at: https://

www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/2016/rfcpotential-roles-government-fostering-advancementinternet-of-things. 

3U.S. Department of Commerce, internet Policy 

Task Force, Request for Public Comment, Promoting 

Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other 

Automated Threats, 82 FR 27042, Docket No. 

170602536–7536–01 (Mar. 19, 2015), available at: 

https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/frntia-cyber-eo-rfc-06132017.pdf. 

4. August 21, 2018, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

DoubleTree Hotel, 1702 Seawall 

Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77550. 

5. September 5, 2018, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Hilton Garden Inn, 1101 US Highway 

231, Panama City, FL 32405. 

6. September 19, 2018, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Hilton Garden Inn, 1 Thurber Street, 

Warwick, RI 02886. 

Registration 

To register for a scheduled Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshop, please contact Angler 

Conservation Education at (386) 682– 

0158. Pre-registration is highly 

recommended, but not required. 

Registration Materials 

To ensure that workshop certificates 

are linked to the correct permits, 

participants will need to bring the 

following specific items with them to 

the workshop: 

• Individual vessel owners must 

bring a copy of the appropriate 

swordfish and/or shark permit(s), a copy 

of the vessel registration or 

documentation, and proof of 

identification. 

• Representatives of a businessowned or co-owned vessel must bring 

proof that the individual is an agent of 

the business (such as articles of 

incorporation), a copy of the applicable 

swordfish and/or shark permit(s), and 

proof of identification. 

• Vessel operators must bring proof of 

identification. 

Workshop Objectives 

The Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshops are designed 

to teach longline and gillnet fishermen 

the required techniques for the safe 

handling and release of entangled and/ 

or hooked protected species, such as sea 

turtles, marine mammals, and 

smalltooth sawfish, and prohibited 

sharks. In an effort to improve reporting, 

the proper identification of protected 

species and prohibited sharks will also 

be taught at these workshops. 

Additionally, individuals attending 

these workshops will gain a better 

understanding of the requirements for 

participating in these fisheries. The 

overall goal of these workshops is to 

provide participants with the skills 

needed to reduce the mortality of 

protected species and prohibited sharks, 

which may prevent additional 

regulations on these fisheries in the 

future. 

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

Dated: June 4, 2018. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Multistakeholder Process on 

Promoting Software Component 

Transparency 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) will convene 

meetings of a multistakeholder process 

on promoting software component 

transparency. This Notice announces 

the first meeting, which is scheduled for 

July 19, 2018. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 

19, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 

Eastern Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the American Institute of Architects, 

1735 New York Ave. NW, Washington, 

DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allan Friedman, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Room 4725, Washington, DC 

20230; telephone: (202) 482–4281; 

email: afriedman@ntia.doc.gov. Please 

direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office 

of Public Affairs: (202) 482–7002; email: 

press@ntia.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Since 2015, the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration has sought public 

comment on several matters around 

information and cyber policy and 

security, the Internet of Things (IoT), 

and the health of the digital ecosystem. 

In 2015, NTIA issued a Request for 

Comment to ‘‘identify substantive 

cybersecurity issues that affect the 

digital ecosystem and digital economic 

growth where broad consensus, 

coordinated action, and the 

development of best practices could 

substantially improve security for 

organizations and consumers.’’ 1 In a 

separate but related matter in April 

2016, NTIA, along with the 

Department’s internet Policy Task 

Force, sought comments on the 

‘‘benefits, challenges, and potential 

roles for the government in fostering the 

advancement of the Internet of 

Things.’’ 2 Lastly, as part of Executive 

Order 13800, NTIA requested comments 

on ‘‘Promoting Stakeholder Action 

Against Botnets and Other Automated 

Threats.’’ 3

Several themes emerged from these 

three public consultations. Many 

stakeholders emphasized the 

importance of community-led, 

consensus-driven, and risk-based 

solutions to address information 

security challenges, highlighting the 

role NTIA should play in convening 

multistakeholder processes. In the 

digital ecosystem, particular challenges 

were identified: Understanding and 

handling vulnerability information, 

addressing the insecurities in the 

growing IoT marketplace, and fostering 

a secure development lifecycle. NTIA 

has convened two multistakeholder 

processes to address these policy and 

market challenges. The first focused on 

how to promote collaboration around 

communicating vulnerability 

information, and the second helped 

vendors and consumers understand 

policy and market concerns related to 

patching vulnerabilities. 

The next initiative will focus on 

promoting software component 

transparency. Stakeholders will engage 

in an open and transparent process to 

explore the benefits and any potential 

risks of greater transparency. They may 

focus on incentives and barriers to 

adoption of transparency practices. The 

scope could include policy and 

international components. 

Transparency-driven solutions need not 

be prescriptive or regulatory, and can 

accommodate an ecosystem without a 

one-size-fits-all approach. The goal of 

this initiative is to foster a market that 


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