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193–411, and (3) enter your name and 

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for technical assistance. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; telephone: 

(503) 820–2422. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At its 

September 2018 meeting, the Pacific 

Council decided to embark on the 

Climate and Communities Initiative 

pursuant to its Fishery Ecosystem Plan. 

The purpose of this initiative is to help 

the Pacific Council, its advisory bodies, 

and the public to better understand the 

effects of near-term climate shift and 

long-term climate change on our fish, 

fisheries, and fishing communities and 

identify ways in which the Council 

could incorporate such understanding 

into its decision-making. As a first step, 

the Council’s Ad Hoc Ecosystem 

Workgroup is working with scientists at 

NMFS Northwest and Southwest 

Fisheries Science Centers to present a 

series of webinars to educate the Pacific 

Council, advisory bodies, and the 

interested public about current research 

and forecasts related to the effects of 

climate variability/change on the 

California Current Ecosystem. 

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. 

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This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. 

Kris Kleinschmidt (503) 820–2411 at 

least 10 business days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Dated: January 8, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

[Docket No. 180103005–8005–01] 

RIN 0660–XC040 

Promoting Stakeholder Action Against 

Botnets and Other Automated Threats 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice, request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Department) is requesting comment on 

a draft Report about actions to address 

automated and distributed threats to the 

digital ecosystem as part of the activity 

directed by Executive Order 13800, 

‘‘Strengthening the Cybersecurity of 

Federal Networks and Critical 

Infrastructure.’’ Through this Notice, the 

Department seeks broad input and 

feedback from all interested 

stakeholders—including private 

industry, academia, civil society, and 

other security experts—on this draft 

Report, its characterization of risks and 

the state of the ecosystem, the goals laid 

out, and the actions to further these 

goals. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

5 p.m. Eastern Time on February 12, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted by email to counter_botnet@

list.commerce.gov. Written comments 

also may be submitted by mail to the 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4725, 

Attn: Evelyn L. Remaley, Deputy 

Associate Administrator, Washington, 

DC 20230. For more detailed 

instructions about submitting 

comments, see the ‘‘Instructions for 

Commenters’’ section of SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Megan Doscher, tel.: (202) 482–2503, 

email: mdoscher@ntia.doc.gov, or Allan 

Friedman, tel.: (202) 482–4281, email: 

afriedman@ntia.doc.gov, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Room 4725, Washington, DC 

20230. Please direct media inquiries to 

NTIA’s Office of Public Affairs, (202) 

482–7002, or at press@ntia.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Executive Order 13800 

on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of 

Federal Networks and Critical 

Infrastructure called for ‘‘resilience 

against botnets and other automated, 

distributed threats.’’ 1 The Order 

directed the Secretary of Commerce, 

together with the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, to ‘‘lead an open and 

transparent process to identify and 

promote action by appropriate 

stakeholders’’ with the goal of 

‘‘dramatically reducing threats 

perpetrated by automated and 

distributed attacks (e.g., botnets).’’ 2

The Departments of Commerce and 

Homeland Security worked jointly on 

this effort through three approaches— 

hosting a workshop, publishing a 

request for comment, and initiating an 

inquiry through the President’s National 

Security Telecommunications Advisory 

Committee (NSTAC)—all aimed at 

gathering a broad range of input from 

experts and stakeholders, including 

private industry, academia, and civil 

society. The Departments worked in 

consultation with the Departments of 

Defense, Justice, and State, the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation, the sectorspecific agencies, the Federal 

Communications Commission, and 

Federal Trade Commission, as well as 

other interested agencies. These 

activities all contributed to the 

information gathering process for 

developing a draft Report. 

The draft Report, published on 

January 5, 2018, and available at https:// 

www.ntia.doc.gov/report/2018/reportpresident-enhancing-resilience-internetand-communications-ecosystemagainst, characterizes the status of the 

internet and communications 

ecosystem, and offers a positive vision 

of the future. The Departments 

determined that the opportunities and 

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dramatically reducing threats from 

automated, distributed attacks can be 

summarized in six principal themes. 

1. Automated, distributed attacks are 

a global problem. The majority of the 

compromised devices in recent botnets 

have been geographically located 

outside the United States. Increasing the 

resilience of the internet and 

communications ecosystem against 

these threats will require coordinated 

action with international partners. 

2. Effective tools exist, but are not 

widely used. The tools, processes, and 

practices required to significantly 

enhance the resilience of the internet 

and communications ecosystem are 

widely available, if imperfect, and are 

routinely applied in selected market 

sectors. However, they are not part of 

common practices for product 

development and deployment in many 

other sectors for a variety of reasons, 

including (but not limited to) lack of 

awareness, cost avoidance, insufficient 

technical expertise, and lack of market 

incentives. 

3. Products should be secured during 

all stages of the lifecycle. Devices that 

are vulnerable at time of deployment, 

lack facilities to patch vulnerabilities 

after discovery, or remain in service 

after vendor support ends make 

assembling automated, distributed 

threats far too easy. 

4. Education and awareness is 

needed. Knowledge gaps in home and 

enterprise customers, product 

developers, manufacturers, and 

infrastructure operators impede the 

deployment of the tools, processes, and 

practices that would make the 

ecosystem more resilient. 

5. Market incentives are misaligned. 

Perceived market incentives do not 

align with the goal of ‘‘dramatically 

reducing threats perpetrated by 

automated and distributed attacks.’’ 

Market incentives motivate product 

developers, manufacturers, and vendors 

to minimize cost and time to market, 

rather than to build in security or offer 

efficient security updates. There has to 

be a better balance between security and 

convenience when developing products. 

6. Automated, distributed attacks are 

an ecosystem-wide challenge. No single 

stakeholder community can address the 

problem in isolation. 

The Report lays out five 

complementary and mutually 

supportive goals that would 

dramatically reduce the threat of 

automated, distributed attacks and 

improve the resilience of the ecosystem. 

They are: 

1. Identify a clear pathway toward an 

adaptable, sustainable, and secure 

technology marketplace; 

2. Promote innovation in the 

infrastructure for dynamic adaptation to 

evolving threats; 

3. Promote innovation at the edge of 

the network to prevent, detect, and 

mitigate bad behavior; 

4. Build coalitions between the 

security, infrastructure, and operational 

technology communities domestically 

and around the world; and 

5. Increase awareness and education 

across the ecosystem. 

For each goal, the report suggests 

supporting activities to be taken by both 

government and private sector actors. 

With this Request for Comment, the 

Department is asking for a response to 

the issues and goals raised by the draft 

Report, as well as the proposed 

approach, current initiatives, and next 

steps. Following the completion of the 

comment period, the Department will 

host a workshop to discuss substantive 

comments and the way forward for the 

Report. The workshop will be held 

February 28–March 1, 2018 at the 

National Cybersecurity Center of 

Excellence (NCCoE). Additional 

information regarding the workshop, 

including logistics and registration 

information, is available at https://

csrc.nist.gov/Events/2018/secondbotnet-workshop. 

Information obtained through this 

Request for Comment, the NCCoEhosted workshop, and other stakeholder 

interactions will be considered for 

incorporation into the final version of 

the Report. The final Report is due to 

the President on May 11, 2018. 

Request for Comment 

The goal of this Request for Comment 

is to solicit feedback on the draft Report, 

its characterization of the challenges, 

and proposed actions. The Department 

invites comment on the full range of 

issues that may be presented by this 

inquiry, including issues that are not 

specifically raised in the following 

questions. Respondents are invited to 

respond to some or all of the questions 

below: 

1. The Ecosystem: Is the Report’s 

characterization of risks and the state of 

the current internet and 

communications ecosystem accurate 

and/or complete? Are there technical 

details, innovations, policy approaches, 

or implementation barriers that warrant 

new or further consideration? 

2. Goals: Are the Report’s stated goals 

appropriate for achieving a more 

resilient ecosystem? Do the actions 

support the relevant goals? In aggregate, 

are the actions sufficient to significantly 

advance the goals? 

3. Stakeholder Roles: How can 

specific actions be refined for efficacy 

and achievability? What actors, inside 

the Federal government, in the private 

sector, and across the global 

community, can be instrumental in the 

successful accomplishment of these 

activities? Who should play a leadership 

role; and where and how? What 

stakeholders are key to particular 

successes? 

4. Road map: What information can 

help the government and stakeholders 

delineate a road map for achieving these 

goals? How should implementation be 

phased to optimize resources and 

commitments? Which actions are of 

highest priority, or offer opportunities 

for near term progress? Which actions 

depend on the completion of other 

actions? Are there known barriers that 

may inhibit progress on specific 

actions? 

5. Incentives: What policies, 

innovations, standards, best practices, 

governance approaches, or other 

activities can promote market-based 

solutions to the challenges and goals 

discussed in the report? Are there 

specific incentive ideas beyond the 

market-based approaches discussed in 

the report (e.g., procurement, 

multistakeholder policy development, 

R&D, best practices, and adoption & 

awareness efforts) that demand new 

consideration or exploration? 

6. Further Activities: What additional 

specific actions can improve the 

resilience of the internet and 

communications ecosystem? What 

partners can drive success for these 

activities? 

7. Metrics: How should we evaluate 

progress against the stated goals? 

Instructions for Commenters: The 

Department invites comment on the full 

range of issues that may be presented by 

this inquiry, including issues that are 

not specifically raised in the above 

questions. Commenters are encouraged 

to address any or all of the above 

questions. Comments that contain 

references to studies, research, and 

other empirical data that are not widely 

available should include copies of the 

referenced materials with the submitted 

comments. 

Comments submitted by email should 

be machine-readable and should not be 

copy-protected. Responders should 

include the name of the person or 

organization filing the comment, which 

will facilitate agency follow up for 

clarity as necessary, as well as a page 

number on each page of their 

submissions. All comments received are 

a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted on the NTIA 

website, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/, 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (for example, name, 


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address) voluntarily submitted by the 

commenter may be publicly accessible. 

Do not submit confidential business 

information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. The Department 

will also accept anonymous comments. 

Dated: January 5, 2018. 

David J. Redl, 

Assistant Secretary for Communication and 

Information, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Board of Regents, Uniformed Services 

University of the Health Sciences; 

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness, Department of 

Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that the following Federal 

Advisory Committee meeting of the 

Board of Regents, Uniformed Services 

University of the Health Sciences will 

take place. 

DATES: Tuesday, February 6, 2018; open 

to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 10:05 

a.m. Closed session will occur from 

approximately 10:10 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Uniformed Services 

University of the Health Sciences, 4301 

Jones Bridge Road, Everett Alvarez Jr. 

Board of Regents Room (D3001), 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Nuetzi James, 301–295–3066 

(Voice), 301–295–1960 (Facsimile), 

jennifer.nuetzi-james@usuhs.edu 

(Email). Mailing address is 4301 Jones 

Bridge Road, A1020, Bethesda, 

Maryland 20814. Website: https://

www.usuhs.edu/vpe/bor. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Defense, through the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, on 

academic and administrative matters 

critical to the full accreditation and 

successful operation of USU. These 

actions are necessary for USU to pursue 

its mission, which is to educate, train 

and comprehensively prepare 

uniformed services health professionals, 

officers, scientists and leaders to 

support the Military and Public Health 

Systems, the National Security and 

National Defense Strategies of the 

United States, and the readiness of our 

Uniformed Services. 

Agenda: The actions scheduled to 

occur include the review of the minutes 

from the Board meeting held on 

November 3, 2017; recommendations 

regarding the awarding of associate, 

baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate 

degrees; recommendations regarding the 

approval of faculty appointments and 

promotions; and recommendations 

regarding award nominations. The USU 

President will provide a report on recent 

actions affecting academic and 

operational aspects of USU. Member 

reports will include an Academics 

Summary consisting of reports from the 

Dean of the F. Edward He ́bert School of 

Medicine, Dean of the Daniel K. Inouye 

Graduate School of Nursing, Executive 

Dean of the Postgraduate Dental College, 

Dean of the College of Allied Health 

Sciences, Director of the Armed Forces 

Radiobiology Research Institute and the 

President of the USU Faculty Senate. 

Member Reports will also include a 

Finance and Administration Summary 

consisting of reports from the Senior 

Vice President, Southern Region; Senior 

Vice President, Western Region; 

Commander, USU Brigade; and the 

President and CEO of the Henry M. 

Jackson Foundation for the 

Advancement of Military Medicine. 

There will be reports from the USU Vice 

President for Research and the USU 

Vice President for Finance and 

Administration. A closed session will be 

held, after the open session, to discuss 

active investigations and personnel 

actions. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 

Federal statutes and regulations (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 

CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165) and 

the availability of space, the meeting is 

open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 

10:05 a.m. Seating is on a first-come 

basis. Members of the public wishing to 

attend the meeting should contact 

Jennifer Nuetzi James no later than five 

business days prior to the meeting, at 

the address and phone number noted in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2, 

5–7), the Department of Defense has 

determined that the portion of the 

meeting from 10:10 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. 

shall be closed to the public. The Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness), in consultation with the 

Office of the Department of Defense 

General Counsel, has determined in 

writing that this portion of the Board’s 

meeting will be closed as the discussion 

will disclose sensitive personnel 

information, will include matters that 

relate solely to the internal personnel 

rules and practices of the agency, will 

involve allegations of a person having 

committed a crime or censuring an 

individual, and may disclose 

investigatory records compiled for law 

enforcement purposes. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 

section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 and 41 CFR 102– 

3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

comments to the Board about its 

approved agenda pertaining to this 

meeting or at any time regarding the 

Board’s mission. Individuals submitting 

a written statement must submit their 

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specific topic being discussed at the 

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comments may not be provided to or 

considered by the Board until a later 

date. The Designated Federal Officer 

will compile all timely submissions 

with the Board’s Chair and ensure such 

submissions are provided to Board 

Members before the meeting. 

Dated: January 8, 2018. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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