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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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Visiting Committee on Advanced 

Technology 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

Visiting Committee on Advanced 

Technology (VCAT or Committee) will 

meet on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 

from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. eastern time, 

and Thursday, February 13, 2020, from 

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. eastern time. 

DATES: The VCAT will meet on 

Wednesday, February 12, 2025, from 9 

a.m. to 5:30 p.m. eastern time, and 

Thursday, February 13, 2020, from 9 

a.m. to 1 p.m. eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Cybersecurity Center of 

Excellence, 9700 Great Seneca Highway, 

Rockville, Maryland, 20850 with an 

option to participate via Zoom. If there 

is inclement weather, all registered 

participants will receive the Zoom link 

to participate. Please note admittance 

instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Shaw, VCAT, NIST, 100 

Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1060, 

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1060, 

telephone number 240–446–6000. Ms. 

Shaw’s email address is 

stephanie.shaw@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278 and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., 

notice is hereby given that the VCAT 

will meet on the dates and at the times 

given in the DATES section. The meeting 

will be open to the public. The VCAT 

is composed of not fewer than nine 

members appointed by the NIST 

Director, eminent in such fields as 

business, research, new product 

development, engineering, labor, 

education, management consulting, 

environment, and international 

relations. The primary purpose of this 

meeting is for the VCAT to review and 

make recommendations regarding 

general policy for NIST, its organization, 

its budget, and its programs within the 

framework of applicable national 

policies as set forth by the President and 

the Congress. The agenda will include 

an update on major programs at NIST, 

a safety update, and a strategy planning 

session. The Committee also will work 

and deliberate on its initial 

observations, findings, and 

recommendations for the 2024 VCAT 

Annual Report. The agenda is subject to 

change if needed to accommodate 

Committee business. The final agenda 

will be posted on the NIST website at 

https://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/ 

agenda.cfm. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s business are invited to 

request a place on the agenda by no later 

than 5 p.m. eastern time, Wednesday, 

January 29, 2025, by contacting 

Stephanie Shaw at stephanie.shaw@

nist.gov. Approximately one-half hour 

will be reserved 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 and date 

for public comments will be included in 

the final agenda that will be posted on 

the NIST website at http://

www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.cfm. 

Questions from the public will not be 

considered during this period. 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 in person or via 

webinar are invited to submit written 

statements to Stephanie Shaw at 

stephanie.shaw@nist.gov. 

For participants desiring to attend via 

Zoom, please contact Ms. Shaw at 

stephanie.shaw@nist.gov by 5 p.m. 

eastern time, Wednesday, January 29, 

2025, for detailed instructions on how 

to join the webinar. All visitors to the 

NIST site are required to pre-register to 

be admitted. Please submit your name, 

time of arrival, email address, and 

phone number to Stephanie Shaw, 

stephanie.shaw@nist.gov by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Wednesday, January 29, 

2025. Non-U.S. citizens must submit 

additional information; please contact 

Ms. Shaw at stephanie.shaw@nist.gov. 

For participants attending in person, 

please note that federal agencies, 

including NIST, can only accept a stateissued driver’s license or identification 

card for access to federal facilities if 

such license or identification card is 

issued by a state that is compliant with 

the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109– 

13), or by a state that has an extension 

for REAL ID compliance. NIST currently 

accepts other forms of federal-issued 

identification in lieu of a state-issued 

driver’s license. For detailed 

information please visit: https://

nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/. 

Alicia Chambers, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing 

System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Integrated Ocean 

Observing System (IOOS®), National 

Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA), Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

hybrid meeting of the U.S. Integrated 

Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) 

Advisory Committee (Committee). The 

meeting is open to the public and an 

opportunity for oral and written 

comments will be provided. 

DATES: The meeting will be held both 

virtually and in person from January 21, 

2025 to January 23, 2025. Sessions will 

occur from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. central 

standard time (CST) on January 21, 2025 

and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CST) on 

January 22, 2025 and January 23, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

LUMCON Blue Works, 335 Dickson Rd., 

Houma, LA 70363. To register for the 

meeting and/or submit public 

comments, use this link https://

forms.gle/cMxN1cG4tp7DL11c6 or email 

Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov. Registration is 

required. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for instructions and other 

information about public participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krisa Arzayus, Designated Federal 


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Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory 

Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, Phone 

240–533–9455; Email krisa.arzayus@

noaa.gov or visit the U.S. IOOS 

Advisory Committee website at https:// 

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established by the 

NOAA Administrator as directed by 

section 12304(d) of the Integrated 

Coastal and Ocean Observation System 

Act (the Act) as amended by section 103 

of the Coordinated Ocean Observations 

and Research Act of 2020 (COORA) 

(Pub. L. 116–271, title I). 33 U.S.C. 

3603(d). The Committee advises the 

NOAA Administrator and the 

Interagency Ocean Observation 

Committee (IOOC) on matters related to 

the responsibilities and authorities set 

forth in the Act and other appropriate 

matters as the Administrator, the Ocean 

Policy Committee described at 33 U.S.C. 

3603(c)(1), and IOOC may refer to the 

Committee for review and advice. The 

charter and summaries of prior meetings 

can be found online at https://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/. 

Matters To Be Considered 

The meeting will focus on: (1) onboarding new members, (2) developing 

a new work plan, including topics on 

IOOS Inflation Reduction Act projects, 

(3) updates on Committee governance, 

and (4) updates from NOAA and key 

partners. The latest version of the 

agenda will be posted at https://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/. The times and the 

agenda topics described here are subject 

to change. 

Public Comment Instructions 

The meeting will be open to public 

participation (check agenda on website 

to confirm time). The Committee 

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 the Designated Federal 

Official by January 13, 2025, to provide 

sufficient time for Committee review. 

Written comments received after 

January 13, 2025, will be distributed to 

the Committee, but may not be reviewed 

prior to the meeting date. To submit 

written comments, please fill out the 

brief form at https://forms.gle/ 

cMxN1cG4tp7DL11c6 or email your 

comments and the organization/ 

company affiliation you represent to 

Laura Gewain, Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov. 

All comments received are a part of the 

public record. All personally 

identifiable information (name, address, 

etc.), confidential business information, 

or otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the commenter 

will be publicly accessible. The written 

comment is considered the official 

comment and should include discussion 

of all points you wish to make. The 

Federal agencies will generally not 

consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). Comments 

that are not responsive or contain 

profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other 

inappropriate language will not be 

considered. This NOAA public meeting 

will be recorded for use in preparation 

of minutes. If you have a public 

comment, you acknowledge that you 

will be recorded and are aware you can 

opt out of the meeting. Participation in 

the meeting constitutes consent to the 

recording. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Krisa Arzayus, 

Designated Federal Official by phone 

(240–533–9455) or email 

(Krisa.Arzayus@noaa.gov) or to Laura 

Gewain (Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov) by 

January 7, 2025. 

Carl C. Gouldman, 

Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing 

System Office, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE535] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its OnDemand Fishing Gear Conflict Working 

Group via webinar to consider actions 

affecting New England fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This webinar will be held on 

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Webinar registration URL 

information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/ 

meeting/register/tJ0rceoqzwvG9OrjYClYDsKIlZtezi59UUj. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate 

O’Keefe, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The On-Demand Fishing Gear Conflict 

Working Group (ODWG) will meet to 

review the status of Council action to 

revise gear marking regulations; receive 

updates from NOAA GARFO, NEFSC 

Gear Research Team, NOAA Office of 

Law Enforcement, and MA Division of 

Marine Fisheries on various on-demand 

gear related activities and other relevant 

topics; receive feedback from the 

Council’s Enforcement Committee. They 

also plan to discuss the ODWG work 

plan for 2025. Other business will be 

discussed if necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on the agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Council 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. The public also should be 

aware that the meeting will be recorded. 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate 

O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: December 16, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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