92906 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 227 / Monday, November 25, 2024 / Notices 

purposes, the written description of the 

scope of these investigations is dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27494 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

National Artificial Intelligence Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

announces that the National Artificial 

Intelligence Advisory Committee 

(NAIAC or Committee) will meet 

virtually via web conference on 

December 12, 2024, from 2:00 p.m.–3:00 

p.m. Eastern time. The primary purpose 

of this meeting is for the Committee to 

report working group findings, identify 

actionable recommendations, and 

receive public briefings. The final 

agenda will be posted on the NIST 

website at https://www.nist.gov/itl/ 

national-artificial-intelligence-advisorycommittee-naiac. 

DATES: The NAIAC will meet on 

Thursday, December 12, 2024, from 2:00 

p.m.–3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually via web conference. Please 

note participation instructions under 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl L. Gendron, Designated Federal 

Officer, Information Technology 

Laboratory, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, Telephone: 

(301) 975–2785, Email address: 

cheryl.gendron@nist.gov. Please direct 

any inquiries to the committee at 

naiac@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

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

notice is hereby given that the NAIAC 

will meet virtually as set forth in the 

DATES section of this notice. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

The NAIAC is authorized by Section 

5104 of the National Artificial 

Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (Pub. 

L. 116–283), in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq. The Committee 

advises the President and the National 

Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office 

on matters related to the National 

Artificial Intelligence Initiative. 

Additional information on the NAIAC is 

available at ai.gov/naiac/. 

The primary purpose of this meeting 

is for the Committee to report working 

group findings, identify actionable 

recommendations, and receive public 

briefings. The meeting will include 

continued discussion and deliberation 

on the NAIAC’s planned Transition 

Report. Briefings from outside subject 

matter experts to the full Committee 

include speakers from areas such as 

industry, nonprofit organizations, the 

scientific community, the defense and 

law enforcement communities, and 

other appropriate organizations. 

Additional information, including the 

speaker names, will be available on the 

agenda, which will be posted online. 

Members of the public interested in 

reviewing the agenda in advance and 

viewing the meeting are encouraged to 

visit https://www.nist.gov/itl/nationalartificial-intelligence-advisorycommittee-naiac for meeting details and 

to register to watch virtually. The 

agenda items may change to 

accommodate NAIAC business. The 

final agenda will be posted on the 

NAIAC Upcoming Meeting Page on the 

NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/ 

itl/national-artificial-intelligenceadvisory-committee-naiac. 

Comments: Individuals and 

representatives of organizations who 

would like to offer comments and 

suggestions related to items on the 

Committee’s agenda for this meeting are 

invited to submit comments in advance 

of the event. Please note that all 

comments submitted via email will be 

treated as public documents and will be 

made available for public inspection. 

For consideration prior to the meeting, 

all comments must be submitted via 

email with the subject line ‘‘December 

12, 2024, NAIAC Public Meeting’’ to 

naiac@nist.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time, December 10, 2024. NIST will not 

accept comments accompanied by a 

request that part or all of the comment 

be treated confidentially because of its 

business proprietary nature or for any 

other reason. Therefore, do not submit 

confidential business information or 

otherwise sensitive, protected, or 

personal information, such as account 

numbers, Social Security numbers, or 

names of other individuals. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments to the NAIAC at any time. 

Virtual Meeting Registration 

Instructions: The meeting will be 

broadcast via web conference. Requests 

for special accommodations may be 

made by emailing cheryl.gendron@

nist.gov. Registration is required to view 

the web conference. Instructions on how 

to register will be made available at 

https://www.nist.gov/itl/nationalartificial-intelligence-advisorycommittee-naiac. Registration will 

remain open until the conclusion of the 

meeting. 

Alicia Chambers, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27461 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE463] 

Taking and Importing Marine 

Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Geophysical Surveys 

Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the 

Gulf of Mexico 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of modification to 

expiration date of letter of authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), as amended, its implementing 

regulations, and NMFS’ MMPA 

Regulations for Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Geophysical 

Surveys Related to Oil and Gas 

Activities in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), 

notification is hereby given that NMFS 

has modified the expiration date of a 

Letter of Authorization (LOA) issued to 

Murphy Exploration and Production 

Company (Murphy) for the take of 

marine mammals incidental to 

geophysical survey activity in the GOM. 

DATES: This LOA is effective through 

March 15, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: The LOA, LOA request, and 

supporting documentation are available 

online at: https://www.fisheries.

noaa.gov/marine-mammal-protection/ 

issued-letters-authorization-oil-and-gasindustry-geophysical-survey. In case of 

problems accessing these documents, 

please call the contact listed below (FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jenna Harlacher, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the 

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct 

the Secretary of Commerce to allow, 

upon request, the incidental, but not 

intentional, taking of small numbers of 


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