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of the stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, 

Highly Migratory Species Management 

Division, and Southeast Fisheries 

Science Center. Participants include: 

data collectors and database managers; 

stock assessment scientists, biologists, 

and researchers; constituency 

representatives including fishermen, 

environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); 

international experts; and staff of 

Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 

The items of discussion at the SEDAR 

82 South Atlantic Gray Triggerfish 

Assessment Webinar 9 are as follows: 

discuss any leftover data/modelling 

issues that were not cleared up during 

the data and assessment processes, 

answer any questions the analysts have, 

and determine if model development is 

complete. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

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 

This meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary 

aids should be directed to the South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council 

office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence 

specified in this agenda are subject to 

change. 

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

Dated: December 28, 2023. 

Diane M. DeJames-Daly, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28904 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD627] 

Pacific Island Fisheries; Western 

Pacific Stock Assessment Review 

Steering Committee Meeting; Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Stock 

Assessment Review (WPSAR) Steering 

Committee will convene a public 

meeting to discuss and approve the 5- 

year calendar for stock assessments, and 

to address any other concerns related to 

the WPSAR process. 

DATES: The Steering Committee will 

meet from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Hawaii 

standard time on January 17, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be open to 

the public and held in-person at the 

NMFS Honolulu Service Center at Pier 

38, 1129 N Nimitz Hwy., Suite 220, 

Honolulu, HI 96817. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Todd Jones, (808) 725–5713, or 

todd.jones@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

WPSAR steering committee consists of 

the Executive Director of the Western 

Pacific Fishery Management Council, 

the Science Director of the NMFS 

Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 

(PIFSC), and the Acting Regional 

Administrator of the NMFS Pacific 

Islands Regional Office. You may read 

more about WPSAR at https://

www.pifsc.noaa.gov/peer_reviews/ 

wpsar/index.php. 

The public will have an opportunity 

to comment during the meeting. The 

agenda order may change. The meeting 

will run as late as necessary to complete 

scheduled business. 

Meeting Agenda 

1. Introductions 

2. Stock assessments 

a. Discuss and update stock 

assessment review schedule 

b. Discuss and update review levels 

for stock assessments 

3. Discuss and nominate additional 

science products for review by the 

Center for Independent Experts, if 

necessary 

4. Finalizing the updates to the WPSAR 

Framework 

a. Incorporation of Research Track 

Assessment 

5. Other business 

6. Public comment 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Please direct 

requests for sign language interpretation 

or other auxiliary aids to T. Todd Jones, 

Director, PIFSC Fisheries Research and 

Management Division, telephone: (808) 

725–5713, or todd.jones@noaa.gov at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: December 27, 2023. 

Jon William Bell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Recruitment of First Responder 

Network Authority Board Members 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) issues this 

Notice to initiate the annual process to 

seek expressions of interest from 

individuals who would like to serve on 

the Board of the First Responder 

Network Authority (FirstNet Authority 

Board or Board). The term of 11 of the 

12 non-permanent members to the 

FirstNet Authority Board will be 

available for appointment or 

reappointment in 2024. 

DATES: To be considered for the 

calendar year 2024 appointments, 

expressions of interest must be 

electronically transmitted on or before 

February 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Applicants should submit 

expressions of interest as described 

below to: Michael Dame, Deputy 

Associate Administrator, Office of 

Public Safety Communications, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, by email to 

FirstNetBoardApplicant@ntia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Dame, Deputy Associate 

Administrator, Office of Public Safety 

Communications, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration; telephone: (202) 482– 

1181; email: mdame@ntia.gov. Please 

direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office 

of Public Affairs, press@ntia.gov. 


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1 47 U.S.C. 1422(b). 

2 47 U.S.C. 1424(b). 

3 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(B). 

4 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(A). 

5 47 U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(B). 

6 47 U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(A)(ii). 

7 47 U.S.C. 1424(g). 

8See Revised Guidance on Appointment of 

Lobbyists to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards, 

and Commissions, Office of Management and 

Budget, 79 FR 47482 (Aug. 13, 2014). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Authority 

The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 

Creation Act of 2012 (Act) created the 

First Responder Network Authority 

(FirstNet Authority) as an independent 

authority within NTIA. The Act charged 

the FirstNet Authority with ensuring the 

building, deployment, and operation of 

a nationwide, interoperable public 

safety broadband network, based on a 

single, national network architecture.1

The FirstNet Authority holds the single 

nationwide public safety license granted 

for wireless public safety broadband 

deployment. The FirstNet Authority 

Board is responsible for providing 

overall policy direction and oversight of 

FirstNet to ensure that the nationwide 

network continuously meets the needs 

of public safety. 

II. Structure 

The FirstNet Authority Board is 

composed of 15 voting members. The 

Act names the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, the Attorney General of the 

United States, and the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget as 

permanent members of the FirstNet 

Authority Board. The Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) appoints the 12 

non-permanent members of the FirstNet 

Authority Board.2

The Act requires each Board member 

to have experience or expertise in at 

least one of the following substantive 

areas: public safety, network, technical, 

and/or financial.3 Additionally, the 

composition of the FirstNet Authority 

Board must satisfy the other 

requirements specified in the Act, 

including that: (i) at least three members 

have served as public safety 

professionals; (ii) at least three members 

represent the collective interests of 

States, localities, Tribes, and Territories; 

and (iii) its members reflect geographic 

and regional, as well as rural and urban, 

representation.4 An individual Board 

member may satisfy more than one of 

these requirements. The current nonpermanent FirstNet Authority Board 

members are (noting expiration of term): 

• Board Chair Richard Carrizzo, Fire 

Chief, Southern Platte Fire Protection 

District, MO (Term expires: September 

2024) 

• Brian Crawford, SVP/Chief 

Administrative Officer, Willis-Knighton 

Health System and retired Fire Chief 

and Municipal Government Executive 

(Term expires: September 2024) 

• Alexandra Fernandez Navarro, 

Former Associate Member, Puerto Rico 

Public Service Regulatory Board (Term 

expires: September 2024) 

• Kristin Graziano, Sheriff, 

Charleston County, SC (Term expires: 

September 2024) 

• Billy Hewes, Mayor, Gulfport, MS 

(Term expires: September 2024) 

• Peter Koutoujian, Sheriff, 

Middlesex County, MA (Term expires: 

September 2024) 

• Sean McDevitt, Partner, Arthur D. 

Little (Term expires: September 2024) 

• Warren Mickens, Retired 

technology executive (Term expires: 

September 2024) 

• Sylvia Moir, Undersheriff, Marin 

County, CA and retired Police Chief 

(Term expires: September 2024) 

• Jocelyn Moore, Board Member for 

Omaze, OppFi, and DraftKings (Term 

expires: September 2024) 

• Paul Patrick, Division Director, 

Family Health and Preparedness, Utah 

Department of Health (Term expires: 

September 2024) 

• Vice Chair Renee Gordon, Director, 

Department of Emergency and Customer 

Communications, Alexandria, VA (Term 

expires: September 2025) 

Any Board member whose term has 

expired may serve until such member’s 

successor has taken office, or until the 

end of the calendar year in which such 

member’s term has expired, whichever 

is earlier.5 Board members will be 

appointed for a term of three years. 

Board members may not serve more 

than two consecutive full three-year 

terms.6 In 2024, four current Board 

members are ineligible for 

reappointment. More information about 

the FirstNet Authority Board is available 

at www.firstnet.gov/about/Board. 

III. Compensation and Status as 

Government Employees 

FirstNet Authority Board members are 

appointed as government employees. 

FirstNet Authority Board members are 

compensated at the daily rate of basic 

pay for level IV of the Executive 

Schedule (approximately $183,500 per 

year as of January 2023) for each day 

worked on the FirstNet Authority 

Board.7 Board members work 

intermittent schedules and may not 

work more than 130 days per year 

during their term. Each Board member 

must be a United States citizen, cannot 

be a registered lobbyist, and cannot be 

a registered agent of, employed by, or 

receive payments from, a foreign 

government.8

IV. Financial Disclosure and Conflicts 

of Interest 

FirstNet Authority Board members 

must comply with certain Federal 

conflict of interest statutes and ethics 

regulations, including some financial 

disclosure requirements. A FirstNet 

Authority Board member will generally 

be prohibited from participating on any 

FirstNet Authority matter that will have 

a direct and predictable effect on his or 

her personal financial interests or on the 

interests of the appointee’s spouse, 

minor children, or non-Federal 

employer. 

V. Selection Process 

At the direction of the Secretary, 

NTIA will conduct outreach to the 

public safety community, State and 

local organizations, and industry to 

solicit nominations for candidates to the 

Board who satisfy the statutory 

requirements for membership. In 

addition, the Secretary, through NTIA, 

will accept expressions of interest from 

any individual, or from any organization 

proposing a candidate who satisfies the 

statutory requirements for membership 

on the FirstNet Authority Board. To be 

considered for a calendar year 2024 

appointment, expressions of interest 

must be electronically transmitted on or 

before February 2, 2024. 

All parties submitting an expression 

of interest should submit the 

candidate’s (i) full name, title, 

organization, address, telephone 

number, email address; (ii) current 

resume; (iii) brief bio; (iv) statement of 

qualifications that references how the 

candidate satisfies the Act’s expertise, 

representational, and geographic 

requirements for FirstNet Authority 

Board membership, as described in this 

Notice; and (v) a statement describing 

why the candidate wants to serve on the 

FirstNet Authority Board, affirming 

their ability and availability to take a 

regular and active role in the Board’s 

work. 

The Secretary will select FirstNet 

Authority Board candidates based on 

the eligibility requirements in the Act 

and recommendations submitted by 

NTIA. NTIA will recommend 

candidates based on an assessment of 

qualifications as well as demonstrated 

ability to work in a collaborative way to 

achieve the goals and objectives of the 

FirstNet Authority as set forth in the 

Act. NTIA may consult with FirstNet 


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Authority Board members or executives 

in making its recommendation. Board 

candidates will be vetted through the 

Department of Commerce and are 

subject to an appropriate background 

check for security clearance. 

Stephanie Weiner, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28702 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–WL–P 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Determination Under the Textile and 

Apparel Commercial Availability 

Provision of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free 

Trade Agreement (‘‘CAFTA–DR’’) 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

ACTION: Determination to add a product 

in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3.25 

of the CAFTA–DR. 

DATES: Applicable Date: January 3, 

2024. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(‘‘CITA’’) has determined that certain 

two-way stretch polyester/spandex 

woven fabric (the ‘‘subject product’’), as 

specified below, is not available in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner in the CAFTA–DR countries. 

The product will be added to the list in 

Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA–DR in 

unrestricted quantities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurie Mease, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482–2043 or Laurie.Mease@

trade.gov. 

For Further Information Online: 

https://otexaprod.trade.gov/ 

otexacapublicsite/requests/cafta under 

‘‘Approved Requests,’’ File Number: 

CA2023001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: The CAFTA–DR; section 

203(o)(4) of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free 

Trade Agreement Implementation Act 

(‘‘CAFTA–DR Implementation Act’’), 

Public Law 109–53; the Statement of 

Administrative Action accompanying 

the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act; 

and Presidential Proclamation 7987 

(February 28, 2006). 

Background: The CAFTA–DR 

provides a list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, 

yarns, and fibers that the Parties to the 

CAFTA–DR have determined are not 

available in commercial quantities in a 

timely manner in the territory of any 

Party. The CAFTA–DR provides that 

this list may be modified pursuant to 

Article 3.25.4 and 3.25.5, when the 

United States determines that a fabric, 

yarn, or fiber is not available in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner in the territory of any Party. See 

Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA–DR; see also 

section 203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA–DR 

Implementation Act. 

The CAFTA–DR Implementation Act 

requires the President to establish 

procedures governing the submission of 

a request and providing opportunity for 

interested entities to submit comments 

and supporting evidence before a 

commercial availability determination is 

made. In Presidential Proclamation 

7987, the President delegated to CITA 

the authority under section 203(o)(4) of 

CAFTA–DR Implementation Act for 

modifying the Annex 3.25 list. Pursuant 

to this authority, on September 15, 

2008, CITA published modified 

procedures it would follow in 

considering requests to modify the 

Annex 3.25 list of products determined 

to be not commercially available in the 

territory of any Party to the CAFTA–DR 

(Modifications to Procedures for 

Considering Requests Under the 

Commercial Availability Provision of 

the Dominican Republic-Central 

America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement, 73 FR 53200) (‘‘CITA’s 

procedures’’). 

On October 31, 2023, CITA received 

a commercial availability request from 

Konffetty S.A. de C.V. (‘‘Konffetty’’) for 

certain two-way stretch polyester/ 

spandex woven fabric, as specified 

below. On November 2, 2023, in 

accordance with CITA’s procedures, 

CITA notified interested parties of the 

Request, which was posted on the 

dedicated website for CAFTA–DR 

commercial availability proceedings. In 

its notification, CITA advised that any 

Response with an Offer to Supply 

(‘‘response’’) must be submitted by 

November 15, 2023, and any Rebuttal to 

a Response (‘‘rebuttal’’) must be 

submitted by November 21, 2023, in 

accordance with sections 6 and 7 of 

CITA’s procedures. 

Based on a request from an interested 

entity, and in accordance with section 

6(a) of CITA’s procedures, CITA 

extended the response deadline by two 

business days, through November 17, 

2023. Correspondingly, the rebuttal 

deadline was extended by two business 

days, through November 24, 2023. 

On November 17, 2023, Summitex 

Woven Textiles (‘‘Summitex’’) 

submitted a response to the pending 

request. On November 24, 2023, 

Konffetty submitted a rebuttal to 

Summitex’s response. In accordance 

with section 203(o)(4) of the CAFTA–DR 

Implementation Act, Article 3.25 of the 

CAFTA–DR, and section 8(c)(4) of 

CITA’s procedures, because there was 

insufficient information on the record to 

make a determination within 30 

business days, CITA extended the 

period to make a determination by 14 

U.S. business days. Further, in 

accordance with section 8(c)(4)(i) of its 

procedures, CITA called for a public 

meeting on December 6, 2023 with 

representatives of Konffetty and 

Summitex to provide the companies 

with an opportunity to submit 

additional evidence to substantiate their 

claims regarding Summitex’s capability 

to supply the subject product in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner. 

Section 203(o)(4)(C)(ii) of the 

CAFTA–DR Implementation Act 

provides that after receiving a request, a 

determination will be made as to 

whether the subject product is available 

in commercial quantities in a timely 

manner in the CAFTA–DR countries. In 

the instant case, the information on the 

record indicates that Konffetty made 

significant efforts to source the fabric in 

the CAFTA–DR region, specifically from 

Summitex. However, Summitex has not 

demonstrated its ability to supply the 

subject product in commercial 

quantities in a timely manner. 

Therefore, in accordance with section 

203(o) of the CAFTA–DR 

Implementation Act and CITA’s 

procedures, as no interested entity has 

substantiated its ability to supply the 

subject product in commercial 

quantities in a timely manner, CITA has 

determined to add the specified fabric to 

the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA– 

DR. 

The subject product has been added 

to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA– 

DR in unrestricted quantities. A revised 

list has been posted on the dedicated 

website for CAFTA–DR Commercial 

Availability proceedings, at https://

otexaprod.trade.gov/otexacapublicsite/ 

shortsupply/cafta. 

Specifications: Certain Two-Way 

Stretch Polyester/Spandex Woven 

Fabric 

HTS: 5407.51, 5407.52, or 5407.53 

Fiber Content (AATCC 20A): 95% 

(94%–96%) polyester and 5% (4%– 

6%) spandex 

Yarn Size: 

Warp: 100D +40D polyester/spandex 

textured filament 

Weft: (100D + 40D SP)*2 polyester/ 

spandex textured filament 

Thread Count (ASTM D3775): 


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