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The items of discussion during the 

Assessment webinar are as follows: 

Panelists will review and discuss 

initial assessment modeling to date. 

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 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to each workshop. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: January 31, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD677] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Pacific Council) 

will convene a Stock Assessment 

Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review 

the 2024 Pacific sardine stock 

assessment. The meeting will be cohosted by the NOAA Southwest 

Fisheries Science Center. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, February 21 through 

Friday, February 23, 2024. The meeting 

will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. Pacific 

Standard Time and will continue until 

5 p.m. or until business for the day has 

been completed. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in 

person at the Pacific Room of the 

Southwest Fisheries Science Center at 

8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 

92037. The meeting will be broadcast 

with opportunity for remote public 

comment. Specific meeting information 

and materials will be provided in the 

meeting announcement on the Pacific 

Council’s website (see 

www.pcouncil.org). 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessi 

Doerpinghaus, Staff Officer, Pacific 

Council, telephone: (503) 820–2415; Dr. 

Annie Yau, Southwest Fisheries Science 

Center, email: annie.yau@noaa.gov; 

telephone: (858) 546–7170. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

provide a technical review of the Pacific 

sardine stock assessment. The review 

panel will consist of at least three 

members of the Pacific Council’s 

Scientific and Statistical Committee’s 

Subcommittee on Coastal Pelagic 

Species (CPS) and at least one 

independent expert from the Center for 

Independent Experts. Representatives of 

the Pacific Council’s CPS Management 

Team and the CPS Advisory Subpanel 

will also participate in the review as 

advisers. 

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 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Dr. Annie Yau 

(annie.yau@noaa.gov; (858) 546–7170) 

at least 10 days prior to the meeting 

date. 

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

Dated: January 31, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Research and Engineering, Department 

of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the Defense Science Board (DSB) will 

take place. 

DATES: Closed to the public Tuesday, 

February 6, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 

p.m.; closed to the public Wednesday, 

February 7, 2024 from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m.; closed to the public Thursday, 

February 8, 2024 from 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The addresses of the closed 

meeting are the Pentagon, Room 

3A912A, Washington, DC, 20301 and 

4075 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, 

VA 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Elizabeth J. Kowalski, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO): (703) 571–0081 

(Voice), (703) 697–1860 (Facsimile), 

elizabeth.j.kowalski.civ@mail.mil, 

(Email). Mailing address is Defense 

Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3140. Website: 

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/. The most 

up-to-date changes to the meeting 

agenda can be found on the website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, 

United States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Federal Advisory 

Committee Act’’ or ‘‘FACA’’), 5 U.S.C. 

552b (commonly known as the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’), 

and sections 102–3.140 and 102–3.150 

of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR). 

Due to circumstances beyond the 

control of the DFO, the DSB was unable 

to provide public notification required 

by 41 CFR 102–3.150(a) concerning its 

February 6—8, 2024 meeting. 

Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the DoD, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), 

waives the 15-calendar day notification 

requirement. Purpose of the Meeting: 

The mission of the DSB is to provide 

independent advice and 

recommendations on matters relating to 

the DoD’s scientific and technical 

enterprise. The objective of the meeting 

is to obtain, review, and evaluate 

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DSB’s mission. DSB membership will 

meet with DoD leadership to discuss 

classified current and future national 

security challenges and priorities within 

the DoD. DSB membership will also 

discuss the 2024 DSB Summer Study on 

Advanced Capabilities for Potential 

Future Conflict and classified strategies 

for continued development of 

symmetric and asymmetric capabilities. 

Agenda: The meeting will begin on 

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. 

Ms. Betsy Kowalski, DSB DFO, and Dr. 

Eric Evans, DSB Chair, will provide 

classified opening remarks regarding 

ongoing studies. Following break, Lt. 

Gen. Charles Moore, United States Air 

Force (Ret.), the Chair of the DSB Task 

Force on Future Cyber Warfighting 

Capabilities of the DoD will provide a 

classified briefing on the Task Force’s 

findings and recommendations, 

regarding technical evaluations of cyber 

capabilities, on which the DSB will then 

deliberate and vote. Following break, 

Dr. Katherine McGrady and Dr. Robert 

Wisnieff, Chairs of the DSB Task Force 

to Advise Implementation and 

Prioritization of National Security 

Innovation Activities will provide a 

classified briefing on the Task Force’s 

findings and recommendations, 

regarding emerging hardware and 

materials areas with the most significant 

potential dual-use impact, on which the 

DSB will then deliberate and vote. After 

a break, Dr. Robert Grossman, study 

chair, will present the DSB Task Force 

on Digital Engineering’s written report, 

regarding an independent assessment of 

the progress made by the DoD in 

implementing sections 23l (a) through 

(c) of the Fiscal Year 2020 National 

Defense Authorization Act, followed by 

classified deliberation and a vote. The 

DSB Task Force on Test and Evaluation, 

which studied the resources and 

capabilities of the test and evaluation 

organizations, facilities, and laboratories 

of the DoD and is chaired by Dr. Dave 

Van Wie and Dr. Johney Green, will 

present a minority opinion document 

followed by classified deliberation and 

a vote. Next, Dr. David Knoll, Director 

for Analysis and Study Director, Office 

of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) 

Policy; Mr. Elee Wakim, Project Lead, 

OSD Policy; CDR Matthew Noland, 

Study Member, OSD Policy; CPT T.S. 

Allen, U.S. Army, Study Member; and 

MAJ Bart Kennedy, Study Member, Joint 

Staff, from a Joint OSD Policy, Joint 

Staff J7, and Office of Net Assessment 

team will provide a classified briefing 

on lessons learned from the RussiaUkraine conflict. Finally, Mr. Doug 

Beck, Director of the Defense Innovation 

Unit (DIU), will provide a classified 

briefing on DIU’s strategy, challenges, 

and priorities. The meeting will adjourn 

at 4:45 p.m. On Wednesday, February 7, 

2024 at 8:15 a.m., Ms. Betsy Kowalski, 

DSB DFO, and Dr. Eric Evans, DSB 

Chair, will provide opening remarks and 

a classified overview of the objectives of 

the 2024 Summer Study on Advanced 

Capabilities for Potential Future 

Conflict. Next, DSB members will meet 

to discuss classified strategies that best 

enable DoD’s continued development of 

symmetric and asymmetric capabilities 

that will characterize future conflicts, 

including periodic breaks. Finally, the 

Honorable Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary 

of Defense for Research & Engineering, 

will provide a classified briefing on her 

view of symmetric and asymmetric 

capabilities that will characterize future 

conflicts. The meeting will adjourn at 

5:00 p.m. On Thursday, February 8, 

2024, starting at 8:15 a.m., the DSB 

members will continue to meet to 

discuss classified strategies that best 

enable DoD’s continued development of 

symmetric and asymmetric capabilities 

that will characterize future conflicts, 

including periodic breaks. The meeting 

will adjourn at 4:00 p.m. 

Meeting Accessibility: In accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41 CFR 102– 

3.155, the DoD has determined that the 

DSB meeting will be closed to the 

public. Specifically, the Under Secretary 

of Defense for Research and Engineering 

(R&D), in consultation with the DoD 

Office of the General Counsel, has 

determined in writing that the meeting 

will be closed to the public because it 

will consider matters covered by 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The determination is 

based on the consideration that it is 

expected that discussions throughout 

will involve classified matters of 

national security concern. Such 

classified material is so intertwined 

with the unclassified material that it 

cannot reasonably be segregated into 

separate discussions without defeating 

the effectiveness and meaning of the 

overall meeting. To permit the meeting 

to be open to the public would preclude 

discussion of such matters and would 

greatly diminish the ultimate utility of 

the DSB’s findings and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Defense and to the Under Secretary of 

Defense for R&D. 

Written Statements: In accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) and 41 CFR 

102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, interested 

persons may submit a written statement 

for consideration by the DSB at any time 

regarding its mission or in response to 

the stated agenda of a planned meeting. 

Individuals submitting a written 

statement must submit their statement 

to the DSB DFO at the email address 

provided in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section at any 

point; however, if a written statement is 

not received at least three calendar days 

prior to the meeting, which is the 

subject of this notice, then it may not be 

provided to or considered by the DSB 

until a later date. 

Dated: January 30, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Privacy Act Request Form 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

new information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 6, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Arthur 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

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