Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 225 / Thursday, November 21, 2024 / Notices 92097 

20899–1020, telephone number (301) 

975–2361, or by email at 

robert.fangmeyer@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(2)(B) 

and the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq., notice is hereby 

given that the Board will meet in open 

session on Thursday, December 5, 2024, 

from 10:00 a.m. Eastern time until 4:00 

p.m. Eastern time. The Board is 

currently composed of twelve members 

selected for their preeminence in the 

field of organizational performance 

excellence and appointed by the 

Secretary of Commerce. The Board 

consists of a balanced representation 

from U.S. service, manufacturing, 

nonprofit, education, and healthcare 

industries. The Board includes members 

familiar with the quality, performance 

improvement operations, and 

competitiveness issues of manufacturing 

companies, service companies, small 

businesses, nonprofits, healthcare 

providers, and educational institutions. 

The purpose of this meeting is to review 

and discuss the work of the Baldrige 

Performance Excellence Program 

(Program) to implement improvements 

to the Malcolm Baldrige National 

Quality Award (Award), and to provide 

recommendations to the Director of the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) as the Board deems 

necessary. The agenda will include: 

Report on Program Accomplishments 

for 2024, Update on Baldrige 

Reimagined Implementation, Baldrige 

Foundation Update, Alliance for 

Performance Excellence Update, 

Communities of Excellence Update, and 

Recommendations for the NIST 

Director. The agenda may change to 

accommodate Board business. The final 

agenda will be posted on the NIST 

Baldrige Performance Excellence 

website at http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/ 

community/overseers.cfm. The meeting 

will be open to the public. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Board’s affairs are invited to request a 

place on the agenda. On December 5, 

2024, approximately one-half hour will 

be reserved in the afternoon for public 

comments and speaking times will be 

assigned on a first-come, first-served 

basis. The amount of time per speaker 

will be determined by the number of 

requests received but is likely to be 

about 3 minutes each. The exact time for 

public comments will be included in 

the final agenda that will be posted on 

the Baldrige Program website at http:// 

www.nist.gov/baldrige/community/ 

overseers.cfm. Questions from the 

public will not be considered during 

this period. Requests must be submitted 

by email to Robyn Decker at 

Robyn.Decker@nist.gov and must be 

received by noon Eastern Time, 

December 2, 2024, to be considered. 

Speakers who wish to expand upon 

their oral statements, those who had 

wished to speak, but could not be 

accommodated on the agenda, and those 

who were unable to attend are invited 

to submit written statements to the 

Baldrige Performance Excellence 

Program, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 

Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–1020, via fax at 301–975–4967 or 

electronically by email to 

Robyn.Decker@nist.gov. 

All participants will be attending 

virtually via webinar and need to preregister to be admitted. Please contact 

Mrs. Robyn Decker by email at 

Robyn.Decker@nist.gov; Mailing 

Address: NIST c/o Robyn Decker, 100 

Bureau Drive, MS 1020, Gaithersburg, 

MD 20899; or 301–975–2361, please 

provide her with your name, email, and 

phone number; and she will provide 

you with instructions for admittance. 

All requests must be received by noon 

Eastern Time, December 2, 2024. 

Alicia Chambers, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27336 Filed 11–20–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE456] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Initiation of 5-Year Review for the 

Sawback Angelshark (Squatina 

aculeata) 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for information. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces its intent to 

conduct a 5-year review of the 

endangered sawback angelshark 

(Squatina aculeata). NMFS is required 

by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to 

conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that 

listing classifications of species are 

accurate. The 5-year review must be 

based on the best scientific and 

commercial data available at the time of 

the review. We request submission of 

any such information on the sawback 

angelshark, particularly information on 

its status, threats, and conservation 

efforts, that has become available since 

the status review of three species of 

angelsharks (sawback angelshark, 

Squatina aculeata; smoothback 

angelshark, Squatina oculata; and 

common angelshark, Squatina squatina) 

was issued in June 2016 and the species 

was listed in August 2016. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct this review, we must receive 

your information no later than January 

21, 2025. However, we will continue to 

accept new information about any listed 

species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your information, 

identified by docket number NOAA– 

NMFS–2024–0133, by the following 

method: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic comments via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://

www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA– 

NMFS–2024–0133 in the Search box. 

Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete 

the required fields, and enter or attach 

your comments. 

Instructions: NMFS may not consider 

comments or other information if sent 

by any other method, to any other 

address or individual, or received after 

the comment period ends. All 

comments and information received are 

a part of the public record and NMFS 

will post the comments for public 

viewing on https://www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.) 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ’’N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Howard Goldstein, Office of Protected 

Resources, (301) 648–1012, 

howard.goldstein@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces our active review of 

the sawback angelshark, which is 

currently listed as endangered (81 FR 

50394; August 1, 2016). Section 4(c)(2) 

of the ESA requires that the Secretary, 

through NMFS, conduct a review of 

listed species at least once every 5 years. 

The species was last reviewed in June 

2016 and listed as endangered in August 

2016 (81 FR 50394; August 1, 2016). The 

regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require 

that we publish a notice in the Federal 

Register announcing species currently 

under active review. Based on such 

reviews, we determine whether a listed 


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1 Global Coalition on Telecommunications Joint 

Statement of Intent between UK, Australia, Canada, 

Japan, and US: https://www.gov.uk/government/ 

publications/global-coalition-ontelecommunications-joint-statement-of-intentbetween-uk-australia-canada-japan-and-us. 

species should be removed from the list 

(i.e., delisted), or be changed in status 

from endangered to threatened or from 

threatened to endangered (16 U.S.C. 

1533(c)(2)(B)). As described by the 

regulations in 50 CFR 424.11(e), the 

Secretary will delist a species if the 

Secretary determines, based on 

consideration of the factors and 

standards set forth in 50 CFR 424.11(c), 

that the best scientific and commercial 

data available substantiate that that: (1) 

the species is extinct; (2) the species has 

recovered to the point at which it no 

longer meets the definition of an 

endangered species or a threatened 

species; or (3) new information that has 

become available since the original 

listing decision shows that the listed 

entity does not meet the definition of an 

endangered species or a threatened 

species; or (4) new information that has 

become available since the original 

listing decision shows the listed entity 

does not meet the definition of a 

species. Any change in Federal status 

would require a separate rulemaking 

process. 

Background information on the 

sawback angelshark is available on the 

NMFS website at: https://www.fisheries.

noaa.gov/species/sawback-angelshark. 

Public Solicitation of New Relevant 

Information 

To ensure that the 5-year review is 

complete and based on the best 

scientific and commercial data 

available, we are soliciting new 

information from the public, 

governmental agencies, Tribes, the 

scientific community, industry, 

environmental entities, and any other 

interested parties concerning the status 

of the sawback angelshark. Categories of 

requested information include: (1) 

species biology including, but not 

limited to, population trends, 

distribution, abundance, demographics, 

and genetics; (2) habitat conditions 

including, but not limited to, amount, 

distribution, suitability, and important 

features for conservation; (3) degree, 

nature, and trends of threats to the 

species and its habitats; (4) conservation 

measures that have been implemented 

that benefit the species, including 

monitoring data demonstrating 

effectiveness of such measures; and (5) 

other new information or data, 

including, but not limited to, taxonomic 

or nomenclatural changes and improved 

analytical methods for evaluating 

extinction risk. 

If you wish to provide information for 

the review, you may submit your 

information and materials electronically 

(see ADDRESSES section). We request that 

all information be accompanied by 

supporting documentation such as 

maps, bibliographic references, or 

reprints of pertinent publications. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: November 15, 2024. 

Lisa Manning, 

Acting Chief, Endangered Species 

Conservation Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27231 Filed 11–20–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Open RAN Certification Principles 

Listening Session 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA), on behalf of the 

Global Coalition on 

Telecommunications (GCOT), will 

convene a virtual industry listening 

session on Open RAN Certification 

Principles. The listening session is 

designed to collect stakeholder input to 

help inform the development of GCOT 

Open RAN Certification Principles. 

DATES: The listening session will be 

held at the following time: 

• December 3, 2024, from 9 a.m. EST 

to 11 a.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The session will be held 

virtually, with online slide share and 

dial-in information to be posted at 

https://www.ntia.gov/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please direct questions regarding this 

Notice to kdimsdale@ntia.gov, 

indicating ‘‘GCOT Certification 

Principles Listening Session’’ in the 

subject line, or if by mail, addressed to 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–1866. 

Please direct media inquiries to NTIA’s 

Office of Public Affairs, press@ntia.gov 

or (202) 482–7002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In October 2023, the Department for 

Science, Innovation and Technology 

(United Kingdom); the Department of 

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional 

Development, Communications and the 

Arts (Australia); the Department of 

Innovation, Science and Economic 

Development (Canada); the Ministry of 

Internal Affairs and Communications 

(Japan); and NTIA (USA) announced 

their commitment to establish the 

Global Coalition on 

Telecommunications (GCOT). GCOT is 

the most comprehensive grouping of 

likeminded partners on a range of 

telecommunications-related topics, 

including telecommunications supplier 

diversity. GCOT will complement the 

work of other domestic and 

international groupings. 

GCOT aims to: 1

• Increase cooperation and 

coordination between the GCOT 

partners on telecommunications, 

including by improving information 

sharing with a view to ensuring 

complementary national approaches; 

• Build broader international 

consensus on key areas of 

telecommunications policy in support 

of our shared objectives; 

• Enable dialogue between 

policymakers, industry, and academia; 

and 

• Promote innovation and growth 

opportunities for industry 

In order to enact these goals, GCOT 

intends to explore engagements that will 

enhance information sharing, support 

joint research and development, ensure 

alignment of funding priorities, support 

vision setting and standards 

development, and enhance coordination 

on international outreach and 

collaboration. GCOT’s immediate areas 

of focus are on telecommunications 

supply chain diversification and 6G and 

future telecommunications. 

GCOT Certification Principles: On 

behalf of all GCOT partners, NTIA, in 

collaboration with the U.S. Department 

of State’s Bureau of Cyberspace and 

Digital Policy (CDP), Innovation, 

Science, and Economic Development 

Canada (ISED), and the United 

Kingdom’s Department for Science, 

Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) is in 

the process of developing certification 

principles on Open RAN. These 

principles are intended to serve as a 

voluntary framework of 

recommendations for the 

telecommunications industry to develop 

a robust certification program to 

advance the maturity of the Open RAN 

market and ensure that certified Open 

RAN products are open, interoperable, 

and resilient. The discussions held at 

this session will be analyzed to help 


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