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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3798-3799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00698]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket Number: 250108-0011]
XRIN: 0693-XC137

Request for Comments on AISI's Draft Document: Managing Misuse 
Risk for Dual-Use Foundation Models, Pursuant to Executive Order 14110 
(Section 4.1(a)(ii) and Section4.1(a)(ii)(A)

AGENCY: U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI), National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI), 
housed within NIST at the Department of Commerce, requests comments on 
an updated draft document responsive to Section 4.1(a)(ii) and Section 
4.1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy 
Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) issued on October 
30, 2023 (E.O. 14110). This draft document, NIST AI 800-1, Managing 
Misuse Risk for Dual-Use Foundation Models, can be found at https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.800-1.ipd2.pdf. This document is 
an update to an initial public draft and includes changes based on the 
previous round of public comment, as well as two new appendices that 
apply these guidelines to (1) chemical and biological misuse risk and 
(2) cyber misuse risk.

DATES: Comments containing information in response to this notice must 
be received on or before March 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. 
Submissions received after that date may not be considered.

ADDRESSES: The draft of NIST AI 800-1, Managing Misuse Risk for Dual-
Use Foundation Models is available for review and comment on the U.S. 
AI Safety Institute website at https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.800-1.ipd2.pdf and at www.regulations.gov under docket number 
NIST-2025-0001.
    Comments may be submitted:
    By email:
     Comments on NIST AI 800-1 may be sent electronically to 
[email protected] with ``NIST AI 800-1, Managing the Risk of Misuse 
for Dual-Use Foundation Models'' in the subject line. Electronic 
submissions may be sent as an attachment in any of the following 
unlocked formats: HTML; ASCII; Word; RTF; or PDF.
    Via www.regulations.gov:

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     To submit electronic public comments via the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal.
    1. Go to www.regulations.gov and enter NIST-2025-0001 in the search 
field,
    2. Click the ``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, 
including the relevant document number and title in the subject field, 
and
    3. Enter or attach your comments.
     Written comments may also be submitted by mail to 
Information Technology Laboratory, ATTN: AI E.O. Document Comments, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 
Stop 8900, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8900.
    Comments containing references, studies, research, and other 
empirical data that are not widely published should include copies of 
the referenced materials. All submissions, including attachments and 
other supporting materials, will become part of the public record and 
subject to public disclosure.
    AISI will not accept comments accompanied by a request that part or 
all of the material 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.
    All relevant comments received by the deadline will be posted at 
https://www.regulations.gov under docket number NIST-2025-0001 and at 
https://www.nist.gov/artificial-intelligence/executive-order-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence. Attachments and other 
supporting materials may become part of the public record and may be 
subject to public disclosure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this request for 
comments contact: Christina Knight, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, ((240) 961-8688). Direct media 
inquiries to NIST's Office of Public Affairs at (301) 975-2762. Users 
of telecommunication devices for the deaf, or a text telephone may call 
the Federal Relay Service toll free at 1-800-877-8339. Accessible 
Format: NIST will make the request for comments available in alternate 
formats, such as Braille or large print, upon request by persons with 
disabilities.
    Authority: Executive Order 14110 of Oct. 30, 2023; 15 U.S.C. 272.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2025-00698 Filed 1-14-25; 8:45 am]
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