104 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 1 / Tuesday, January 2, 2018 / Notices 

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 SAFMC 

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 27, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28287 Filed 12–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Renewal of the Digital Economy Board 

of Advisors Charter 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration (NTIA), 

U.S. Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of the renewal of the 

Digital Economy Board of Advisors 

Charter. 

SUMMARY: On December 20, 2017, the 

U.S. Department of Commerce renewed 

the Charter for the Digital Economy 

Board of Advisors. It has been 

determined that the Committee is 

necessary and in the public interest. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Evelyn Remaley, Designated Federal 

Officer, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, 1401 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20230; Telephone (202) 482–3821; 

Email: eremaley@ntia.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Digital Economy Board of Advisors was 

established on December 22, 2015, as a 

federal advisory committee to provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of Commerce, through the 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 

Communications and Information, on a 

broad range of issues concerning the 

digital economy and internet policy. 

Dated: December 27, 2017. 

Kathy D. Smith, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28294 Filed 12–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (CFTC or 

Commission) is establishing a new 

system of records under the Privacy Act 

of 1974: CFTC–50, LabCFTC. LabCFTC 

is the focal point for the CFTC’s efforts 

to promote responsible Financial 

Technology (FinTech) innovation and 

fair competition for the benefit of the 

American public. LabCFTC is designed 

to make the CFTC more accessible to 

FinTech innovators and serves as a 

platform to inform the Commission’s 

understanding of new technologies. 

LabCFTC allows FinTech innovators to 

engage with the CFTC, learn about the 

CFTC’s regulatory framework, and 

obtain feedback and information on the 

implementation of innovative 

technology ideas for the market. 

Further, LabCFTC functions as an 

information source for the Commission 

and the CFTC staff on responsible 

FinTech innovation that may influence 

policy development. LabCFTC allows 

FinTech innovators to engage with the 

CFTC, learn about the CFTC’s regulatory 

framework, and obtain feedback and 

information on the implementation of 

innovative technology ideas for the 

market. New CFTC–50 addresses 

information collected from individuals 

who submit requests and other 

information to CFTC through LabCFTC. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 1, 2018. This action 

will be effective without further notice 

on February 1, 2018, unless revised 

pursuant to comments received. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified as pertaining to ‘‘LabCFTC’’ 

by any of the following methods: 

• CFTC website: https://

comments.cftc.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the Comments Online process 

on the website. 

• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 

20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail, above. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one method. 

All comments must be submitted in 

English, or if not, accompanied by an 

English translation. Comments will be 

posted as received to www.cftc.gov. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. If 

you wish the Commission to consider 

information that you believe is exempt 

from disclosure under the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA), a petition for 

confidential treatment of the exempt 

information may be submitted according 

to the procedures established in § 145.9 

of the Commission’s regulations, 17 CFR 

145.9. 

The Commission reserves the right, 

but shall have no obligation, to review, 

pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse, or 

remove any or all of a submission from 

www.cftc.gov that it may deem to be 

inappropriate for publication, such as 

obscene language. All submissions that 

have been redacted or removed that 

contain comments on the merits of the 

notice will be retained in the comment 

file and will be considered as required 

under all applicable laws, and may be 

accessible under the FOIA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chief Privacy Officer, privacy@cftc.gov, 

Office of the Executive Director, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 

20581. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. LabCFTC 

The purpose of LabCFTC is twofold: 

First, to encourage responsible FinTech 

innovation in the markets the CFTC 

oversees, and second, to help accelerate 

Commission engagement with FinTech 

solutions that may enable the CFTC to 

carry out its mission responsibilities 

more effectively and efficiently. 

LabCFTC offers an additional, dedicated 

point of contact for FinTech innovators 

to engage with the CFTC, learn about 

the CFTC’s regulatory framework, and 

obtain feedback on the implementation 

of innovative ideas for the market. Such 

feedback may include information that, 

particularly at an early stage, could help 

innovators/entities save time and money 

by helping them understand relevant 

regulations and the CFTC’s oversight 

approach. LabCFTC also is designed to 


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