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identify the space weather research, 

observations, forecasting, prediction, 

and modeling advances required to 

improve space weather products, as 

required by 51 U.S.C. 60601(d)(3). 

Matters To Be Considered 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. During the meeting, the SWAG 

will discuss the PROSWIFT Act, 51 

U.S.C. 60601 et seq., directed duties of 

the SWAG including the required 51 

U.S.C. 60601(d)(3) user survey. The 

second day of the meeting will include 

the roll-out of the first SWAG userneeds survey report. The full agenda 

will be published on the SWAG website: 

https://www.weather.gov/swag. 

Additional Information and Public 

Comments 

The meeting will be held over one 

and a half days and will be conducted 

in a hybrid manner (for meeting details 

see ADDRESSES). Please register for the 

meeting through the website: https://

www.weather.gov/swag. 

This event is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. For all other special 

accommodation requests, please contact 

amy.macpherson@noaa.gov. 

This webinar is a SWAG public 

meeting and will be recorded and 

transcribed. Public comments directed 

to the SWAG members and SWAG 

related topics are encouraged. If you 

have a public comment, you 

acknowledge you will be recorded and 

are aware you can opt out of the 

meeting. Participation in the meeting 

constitutes consent to the recording. 

Both the meeting minutes and 

presentations will be posted to the 

SWAG website (https://

www.weather.gov/swag). The agenda, 

speakers and times are subject to 

change. For updates, please check the 

SWAG website (https://

www.weather.gov/swag). 

For other written public comments, 

please email amy.macpherson@

noaa.gov by September 20, 2024. 

Written comments received after this 

date will be distributed to the SWAG 

but may not be reviewed prior to the 

meeting date. As time allows, public 

comments will be read into the public 

record during the meeting, or posted to 

the meeting website. 

Dated: September 6, 2024. 

AJ Reiss, 

Director, Ocean Prediction Center, National 

Weather Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20626 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE224] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public online meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Ad-Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook 

Workgroup will hold an online meeting. 

DATES: The online meeting will be held 

Tuesday, October 1, 2024, from 9 a.m. 

until 3 p.m. Pacific time, or until 

business for the day concludes. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

online. Specific meeting information, 

including directions on how to join and 

system requirements will be provided in 

the meeting announcement on the 

Pacific Council’s website (see 

www.pcouncil.org). You may send an 

email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 

(kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov) or contact 

him at (503) 820–2280, extension 412 

for technical assistance. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Forristall, Staff Officer, Pacific 

Council; telephone: (503) 820–2419. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of the meeting, is to 

discuss and further develop interim 

management measures, or a 

management framework, intended to 

address the response of Klamath River 

fall Chinook to the dynamic nature of 

the Klamath River environment and the 

available habitat immediately following 

dam removal, and post-dam removal 

until the natural environment is 

stabilized and the salmon population is 

more predictable. Additional 

discussions may include, but are not 

limited to, future meetings, workload 

planning, and upcoming items on the 

upcoming Pacific Council meeting 

agenda. 

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 Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: September 9, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20704 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Public Meeting of the National Sea 

Grant Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the National Sea 

Grant Advisory Board (Board), a Federal 

Advisory Committee. Board members 

will discuss and provide advice on the 

National Sea Grant College Program (Sea 

Grant) in the areas of program 

evaluation, strategic planning, 

education and extension, science and 

technology programs, and other matters 

as described in the agenda found on the 

Sea Grant website. For more information 

on this Federal Advisory Committee 

please visit the Federal Advisory 

Committee database: https://

www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/ 

FACAPublicPage. 

DATES: The announced meeting is 

scheduled for Monday October 28, 2024 

from 3 p.m.–5 p.m. (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually only. For more information 

and for virtual access see below in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

any questions concerning the meeting, 

please contact Ms. Donna Brown, 

National Sea Grant College Program. 

Email: oar.sg-feedback@noaa.gov, 


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1See, e.g., NTIA, ‘‘New NTIA Data Show 13 

Million More internet Users in the U.S. in 2023 

than 2021,’’ June 6, 2024, available at https://

www.ntia.gov/blog/2024/new-ntia-data-show-13- 

million-more-internet-users-us-2023-2021. 

2 47 U.S.C. 1303(d). 

3U.S. Census Bureau, Digital Equity Act of 2021, 

available at https://www.census.gov/programssurveys/community-resilience-estimates/ 

partnerships/ntia/digital-equity.html. 

4U.S. Census Bureau, ACCESS BROADBAND Act 

of 2021, available at https://www.census.gov/ 

programs-surveys/community-resilience-estimates/ 

partnerships/ntia/broadband-act.html. 

Phone Number 301–734–1088. To 

attend via webinar, please R.S.V.P. to 

Donna Brown (contact information 

above) by Friday, October 25, 2024. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Status: 

The meeting will be open to public 

participation with a public comment 

period on Monday, October 28 at 3:15 

p.m. The Board 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 Ms. Donna Brown by 

Monday, October 21, 2024 to provide 

sufficient time for Board review. Written 

comments received after the deadline 

will be distributed to the Board, but may 

not be reviewed prior to the meeting 

date. 

Special Accommodations: The Board 

meeting is virtually accessible to people 

with disabilities. Requests for sign 

language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. 

Donna Brown by Monday, October 21, 

2024. 

The Board, which consists of a 

balanced representation from academia, 

industry, state government and citizens 

groups, was established in 1976 by 

section 209 of the Sea Grant 

Improvement Act (Pub. L. 94–461, 33 

U.S.C. 1128). The Board advises the 

Secretary of Commerce and the Director 

of the National Sea Grant College 

Program with respect to operations 

under the Act, and such other matters 

as the Secretary refers to them for 

review and advice. 

Matters To Be Considered: Board 

members will discuss and vote on 

membership for the Mission Support 

Committee as well as approve and 

accept the ‘‘State of Sea Grant’’ Biennial 

Report to Congress. https://

seagrant.noaa.gov/About/AdvisoryBoard. 

David Holst, 

Chief Financial Officer/Administrative 

Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20693 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

[Docket No. 240906–0233] 

RIN 0660–XC063 

Request for Comment on Local 

Estimates of internet Adoption 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration (NTIA), 

U.S. Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice, request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) is seeking 

comments and recommendations 

regarding the project entitled, ‘‘Local 

Estimates of internet Adoption’’ (Project 

LEIA). Project LEIA is a new joint 

project of NTIA and the United States 

Census Bureau (Census Bureau) to 

develop model-based estimates of 

internet adoption for smaller 

populations than would typically be 

possible using survey data alone. We 

request input about potential uses of 

these estimates. We are also seeking 

suggestions for potential future 

improvements to the initial 

experimental model, as well as what 

additional sub-state geographies, small 

populations, indicators, or methods 

should be considered as future 

directions for Project LEIA. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: All electronic public 

comments on this action, identified by 

Regulations.gov docket number NTIA– 

2024–0003, may be submitted through 

the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Click the 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the 

required fields, and enter or attach your 

comments. Please do not include 

information of a confidential nature, 

such as sensitive personal information 

or proprietary information, in your 

comments. All comments received are a 

part of the public record and will 

generally be posted to 

www.regulations.gov without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Information 

obtained as a result of this notice may 

be used by the Federal Government for 

program planning on a non-attribution 

basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please direct questions regarding this 

Request for Comment to Rafi Goldberg, 

Senior Policy Advisor, Digital Equity, 

NTIA, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Suite 4725, Washington, DC 20230, at 

(202) 482–4375 or rgoldberg@ntia.gov. 

Please direct media inquiries to NTIA’s 

Office of Public Affairs, at (202) 482– 

7002 or press@ntia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For thirty 

years, NTIA and the Census Bureau 

have partnered to produce valuable data 

on computer and internet use in the 

United States. These data enable 

policymakers, researchers, and 

advocates to better understand 

challenges to achieving digital equity 

and other internet policy issues. The 

most enduring example of this is the 

NTIA internet Use Survey, which is 

administered as a supplement to the 

Census Bureau’s Current Population 

Survey. The most recent edition of this 

survey was fielded in November 2023.1

Since 1994, the survey has served as the 

premier Federal data source for in-depth 

information on who uses the internet, 

what technologies they use, and what 

challenges still prevent far too many 

Americans from fully realizing the 

benefits of modern information 

technologies. The relationship between 

NTIA and the Census Bureau has also 

expanded over time, facilitating the 

creation of additional data products that 

further improve the state of knowledge 

on internet use. In 2008, the Broadband 

Data Improvement Act directed the 

Census Bureau to add questions to the 

American Community Survey (ACS) 

about household computer use and 

internet subscribership.2 NTIA and the 

Federal Communications Commission 

(FCC) staff worked with our Census 

Bureau counterparts on implementation 

of these questions. More recently, NTIA 

collaborated with Census Bureau teams 

to create estimates of the Covered 

Populations, as defined by the Digital 

Equity Act.3 We also collaborated to 

launch the ACCESS BROADBAND 

Dashboard, which visualizes internet 

adoption across the United States.4

While these data products have 

enabled a great deal of important 

research and policy analysis, some 

significant gaps remain in our 


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