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1Presidential Memorandum, Promoting Economic 

Competitiveness While Safeguarding Privacy, Civil 

Rights, and Civil Liberties in Domestic Use of 

Unmanned Aircraft Systems, (Feb. 15, 2015), 

available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-pressoffice/2015/02/15/presidential-memorandumpromoting-economic-competitiveness-whilesafegua. 

2Presidential Memorandum at 4. 

operations within the United States in 

the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of 

2012 (Pub. L. 112–95), which requires a 

plan to safely integrate civil UAS into 

the National Airspace System (NAS) by 

2015. On February 15, 2015, President 

Obama issued the Presidential 

Memorandum ‘‘Promoting Economic 

Competitiveness While Safeguarding 

Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties 

in Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft 

Systems.’’ 1 The Presidential 

Memorandum establishes a ‘‘multistakeholder engagement process to 

develop and communicate best practices 

for privacy, accountability, and 

transparency issues regarding 

commercial and private UAS use in the 

NAS.’’ 2 The process includes 

stakeholders from industry, civil 

society, and academia, and will be 

initiated by the Department of 

Commerce, through NTIA, and in 

consultation with other interested 

agencies. On August 3, 2015, NTIA 

convened the first meeting of the 

multistakeholder process, followed by 

additional meetings through November 

2015. 

Matters To Be Considered: The 

February 24, 2016 meeting is a 

continuation of a series of NTIAconvened multistakeholder discussions 

concerning privacy, transparency, and 

accountability issues regarding 

commercial and private use of UAS. 

Additional meetings may be scheduled 

as needed. Stakeholders will engage in 

an open, transparent, consensus-driven 

process to develop best practices for 

privacy, accountability, and 

transparency issues regarding 

commercial and private UAS use in the 

NAS. The February 24, 2016 meeting 

will build on stakeholders’ previous 

work. More information about 

stakeholders’ work is available at: 

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otherpublication/2015/multistakeholderprocess-unmanned-aircraft-systems. 

Time and Date: NTIA will convene a 

meeting of the multistakeholder process 

regarding unmanned aircraft systems on 

February 24, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 

5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting 

date and time are subject to change. The 

meeting is subject to cancelation if 

stakeholders complete their work 

developing best practices. Please refer to 

NTIA’s Web site, http://

www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/

2015/multistakeholder-processunmanned-aircraft-systems, for the most 

current information. 

Place: The meeting will be held in the 

Boardroom at the American Institute of 

Architects, 1735 New York Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20006. The 

location of the meeting is subject to 

change. Please refer to NTIA’s Web site, 

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otherpublication/2015/multistakeholderprocess-unmanned-aircraft-systems, for 

the most current information. 

Other Information: The meeting is 

open to the public and the press. The 

meeting is physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to John 

Verdi at (202) 482–8238 or jverdi@

ntia.doc.gov at least seven (7) business 

days prior to the meeting. The meeting 

will also be webcast. Requests for realtime captioning of the webcast or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to John 

Verdi at (202) 482–8238 or jverdi@

ntia.doc.gov at least seven (7) business 

days prior to the meeting. There will be 

an opportunity for stakeholders viewing 

the webcast to participate remotely in 

the meeting through a moderated 

conference bridge, including polling 

functionality. Access details for the 

meeting are subject to change. Please 

refer to NTIA’s Web site, http://

www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/

2015/multistakeholder-processunmanned-aircraft-systems, for the most 

current information. 

Dated: February 5, 2016. 

Kathy D. Smith, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02644 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

Consumer Advisory Board Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

announcement of a public meeting of 

the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB or 

Board) of the Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau (Bureau). The notice 

also describes the functions of the 

Board. Notice of the meeting is 

permitted by section 9 of the CAB 

Charter and is intended to notify the 

public of this meeting. Specifically, 

Section 9(d) of the CAB Charter states: 

(1) Each meeting of the Board shall be open 

to public observation, to the extent that a 

facility is available to accommodate the 

public, unless the Bureau, in accordance 

with paragraph (4) of this section, determines 

that the meeting shall be closed. The Bureau 

also will make reasonable efforts to make the 

meetings available to the public through live 

web streaming. (2) Notice of the time, place 

and purpose of each meeting, as well as a 

summary of the proposed agenda, shall be 

published in the Federal Register not more 

than 45 or less than 15 days prior to the 

scheduled meeting date. Shorter notice may 

be given when the Bureau determines that 

the Board’s business so requires; in such 

event, the public will be given notice at the 

earliest practicable time. (3) Minutes of 

meetings, records, reports, studies, and 

agenda of the Board shall be posted on the 

Bureau’s Web site 

(www.consumerfinance.gov). (4) The Bureau 

may close to the public a portion of any 

meeting, for confidential discussion. If the 

Bureau closes a meeting or any portion of a 

meeting, the Bureau will issue, at least 

annually, a summary of the Board’s activities 

during such closed meetings or portions of 

meetings. 

DATES: The meeting date is Thursday, 

February 25, 2016, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 

p.m. eastern standard time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 

1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20002. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Crystal Dully, Outreach and Engagement 

Associate, 202–435–9588, CFPB_

CABandCouncilsEvents@cfpb.gov, 

Consumer Advisory Board and Councils 

Office, External Affairs, 1275 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 1014(a) of the Dodd-Frank 

Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act (http://

files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201501_

cfpb_charter-of-the-consumer-advisoryboard.pdf) (Dodd-Frank Act) provides: 

‘‘The Director shall establish a 

Consumer Advisory Board to advise and 

consult with the Bureau in the exercise 

of its functions under the Federal 

consumer financial laws, and to provide 

information on emerging practices in 

the consumer financial products or 

services industry, including regional 

trends, concerns, and other relevant 

information.’’ 12 U.S.C. 5494. 

(a) The purpose of the Board is 

outlined in Section 1014(a) of the DoddFrank Act (http://

files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201501_

cfpb_charter-of-the-consumer-advisoryboard.pdf), which states that the Board 

shall ‘‘advise and consult with the 

Bureau in the exercise of its functions 

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laws’’ and ‘‘provide information on 

emerging practices in the consumer 

financial products or services industry, 

including regional trends, concerns, and 

other relevant information.’’ (b) To carry 

out the Board’s purpose, the scope of its 

activities shall include providing 

information, analysis, and 

recommendations to the Bureau. The 

Board will generally serve as a vehicle 

for market intelligence and expertise for 

the Bureau. Its objectives will include 

identifying and assessing the impact on 

consumers and other market 

participants of new, emerging, and 

changing products, practices, or 

services. (c) The Board will also be 

available to advise and consult with the 

Director and the Bureau on other 

matters related to the Bureau’s functions 

under the Dodd-Frank Act. 

II. Agenda 

The Consumer Advisory Board will 

discuss the Bureau’s strategic outlook 

2016–2017 and Financial Well-Being. 

Persons who need a reasonable 

accommodation to participate should 

contact CFPB_504Request@cfpb.gov, 

202–435–9EEO, 1–855–233–0362, or 

202–435–9742 (TTY) at least ten 

business days prior to the meeting or 

event to request assistance. The request 

must identify the date, time, location, 

and title of the meeting or event, the 

nature of the assistance requested, and 

contact information for the requester. 

CFPB will strive to provide, but cannot 

guarantee that accommodation will be 

provided for late requests. 

Individuals who wish to attend the 

Consumer Advisory Board meeting must 

RSVP to cfpb_cabandcouncilsevents@

cfpb.gov by noon, February 25, 2016. 

Members of the public must RSVP by 

the due date and must include ‘‘CAB’’ 

in the subject line of the RSVP. 

III. Availability 

The Board’s agenda will be made 

available to the public on February 10, 

2016, via consumerfinance.gov. 

Individuals should express in their 

RSVP if they require a paper copy of the 

agenda. 

A recording and transcript of this 

meeting will be available after the 

meeting on the CFPB’s Web site 

consumerfinance.gov. 

Dated: February 5, 2016. 

Christopher D’Angelo, 

Chief of Staff, Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02717 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Request for Information (RFI) for 

Updated Critical Materials Strategy 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Policy and 

Systems Analysis, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Request for 

Information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: In 2010, the U.S. Department 

of Energy (DOE) developed and issued 

a Critical Materials Strategy report 

addressing the role of rare earth and 

other materials in energy technologies 

and processes. An update and 

additional analyses were completed the 

following year. In order to update the 

2010 and 2011 analyses, DOE is seeking 

information from stakeholders on rare 

earth elements and other materials used 

in an array of energy technologies, as 

well as key materials used in the 

manufacturing of energy technologies 

that do not necessarily appear in the 

final product. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested no later than 

5:00 p.m. ET, on April 11, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit comments, which 

must be submitted electronically to 

materialstrategy@hq.doe.gov. 

Instructions: Electronic responses 

must be provided as attachments to an 

email. It is recommended that 

attachments with file sizes exceeding 

25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to 

ensure message delivery. Respondents 

are requested to provide the following 

information at the start of their response 

to this RFI: Company/Institution name; 

Company/Institution contact; Contact’s 

address, phone number, and email 

address. 

Please identify your answers by 

responding to a specific question or 

topic if possible. Any information 

obtained as a result of this RFI is 

intended to be used by the Government 

on a non-attribution basis for planning 

and strategy development. DOE will not 

respond to individual submissions or 

publish publicly a compendium of 

responses, except as required by 

applicable law. A response to this RFI 

will not be viewed as a binding 

commitment to develop or pursue the 

project or ideas discussed. DOE will not 

pay for information provided under this 

RFI. This RFI is not accepting 

applications for financial assistance or 

financial incentives. DOE has no 

obligation to respond to those who 

submit comments, and/or give any 

feedback on any decision made based 

on the responses received. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information may 

be sent to materialstrategy@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Purpose 

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit 

feedback from industry, academia, 

research laboratories, government 

agencies, and other stakeholders on 

issues related to the demand, supply, 

use, and costs of rare earth metals and 

other materials used in the energy 

sector. DOE is specifically interested in 

information on the materials and 

technologies in the following table, as 

well as other materials of interest 

identified by the respondents to this 

request that are used in energy 

technologies: 

Materials of Interest 

• Rare earth elements (e.g., cerium, 

dysprosium, europium, gadolinium, 

lanthanum, neodymium, praseodymium, 

samarium, scandium, terbium, ytterbium, 

and yttrium) 

• Platinum group metals (e.g., iridium, 

palladium, platinum, rhodium, and 

ruthenium) 

• Antimony, bismuth, cadmium, cobalt, 

gallium, germanium, hafnium, helium, 

indium, lithium, magnesium, manganese, 

molybdenum, nickel, rhenium, selenium, 

silicon, tantalum, tellurium, tungsten, 

vanadium, and zirconium 

Technologies and Components of Interest 

Technologies Types Components 

Solar photovoltaics ........................................................... .......................................................................................... Thin film. 

Concentrated solar power ................................................ Trough system .................................................................

Power tower system ........................................................

Mirrors. 

Molten salts. 

Dish engine system. 

Wind turbines ................................................................... Direct drive ....................................................................... Permanent magnets. 

Natural gas generators ..................................................... .......................................................................................... Superalloys. 

Coatings. 

Magnetic materials. 

Hydropower ...................................................................... .......................................................................................... Permanent magnets. 


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