Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 208 / Tuesday, October 28, 2014 / Notices 64175 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that an 

amendment to Permit No. 16087–01 has 

been issued to NMFS National Marine 

Mammal Laboratory, Seattle, WA to 

conduct research on pinnipeds. 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 

telephone: (301) 427–8401; fax: (301) 

713–0376. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sloan or Courtney Smith, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 2, 

2014, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (79 FR 25113) that a 

request for a permit to conduct research 

on pinnipeds had been submitted by the 

above-named applicant. The requested 

permit has been issued under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations 

governing the taking and importing of 

marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 

and the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226). 

Permit No. 16087–02 authorizes the 

permit holder to take marine mammals 

in California, Oregon, and Washington 

to investigate population status, health, 

demographic parameters, life history 

and foraging ecology of California sea 

lions (Zalophus californianus), Pacific 

harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), northern 

elephant seals (Mirounga 

angustrirostris), and Guadalupe fur seals 

(Arctocephalus townsendi). Research 

procedures involve capture, 

administering drugs, anesthesia, 

attaching scientific instruments, 

marking, measuring, restraint, tissue 

sampling, ultrasound, weighing, 

incidental harassment, euthanasia, and 

unintentional mortalities. The 

amendment modified annual takes and 

sample collection methods for 

California sea lions, Pacific harbor seals, 

and northern elephant seals; and added 

census, tagging and monitoring of 

threatened Guadalupe fur seal 

populations. The permit expires on June 

30, 2019. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

As required by the ESA, issuance of 

this permit was based on a finding that 

such permit: (1) Was applied for in good 

faith; (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered 

species; and (3) is consistent with the 

purposes and policies set forth in 

section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: October 10, 2014. 

Julia Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25578 Filed 10–27–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Extension of Comment Period for 

Telecommunications Assessment of 

the Arctic Region 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; Extension of Comment 

Period. 

SUMMARY: On October 3, 2014, the 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration (NTIA) 

published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) to 

seek public comment on the current and 

potential availability of communications 

services in the Arctic region as called 

for by the Implementation Plan for the 

National Strategy for the Arctic Region. 

79 FR 59746. The NOI requests public 

comments no later than November 3, 

2014. Through this Notice, NTIA is 

extending the public comment period 

until December 3, 2014, to afford parties 

a full opportunity to respond to the 

important issues presented in the NOI. 

DATES: Written comments are requested 

by December 3, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by email to arcticnoi@

ntia.doc.gov. Comments also may be 

submitted by fax at (202) 501–8009 or 

by mail to: National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Room 4898, Attn: Arctic NOI, 

Washington, DC 20230. Responders 

should include the name of the person 

or the organization, as well as a page 

number on each page of their 

submissions. Paper submissions should 

also include a CD or DVD with an 

electronic version of the document, 

which should be labeled with the name 

and organization of the filer. All email 

messages and comments received are a 

part of the public record and will 

generally be posted without change to 

the NTIA Web site at http://

www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register

notice/2014/comments-arctic-noi. All 

personal identifying information (e.g., 

name, address) voluntarily submitted by 

the commenter may be publicly 

accessible. Please do not submit any 

confidential or business sensitive 

information. NTIA intends to use the 

information provided in response to this 

Notice about potential future plans for 

communications networks in Arctic 

Alaska only in the aggregate, excluding 

companies’ names and customer 

information. Additionally, this 

information will be used to describe 

potential future communications 

developments to fill the gaps where 

services are not currently provided. 

Comments received will be posted on 

the NTIA Web site at http://

www.ntia.doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Helen Shaw, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Room 4874, Washington, DC 

20230; telephone: (202) 482–1157; 

email: hshaw@ntia.doc.gov. Please 

direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office 

of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 3, 2014, the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) published a 

Notice of Inquiry (NOI) to seek public 

comment on the current and potential 

availability of communications services 

in the Arctic region as called for by the 

Implementation Plan for the National 

Strategy for the Arctic Region. 79 FR 

59746. Effective communications 

services are critical to accommodate the 

increase in commercial, residential, 

governmental, and other critical 

economic and social activities across 

Arctic Alaskan communities, as well as 

the pan-Arctic region in general. A 

robust communications infrastructure is 

a critical tool in economic development, 

and it is expected that communications 

networks will contribute to small 

business development, economic 

growth, and corresponding employment 

increases. Accurate and reliable 

networks and services, such as 

radionavigation, are critical to the safety 

and security of the region. The NOI 

offers an opportunity for all interested 

parties to provide information regarding 

existing and potential communications 


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64176 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 208 / Tuesday, October 28, 2014 / Notices 

1The Privacy Blueprint is available at http://

www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/privacyfinal.pdf. 

2 Id. 

3NTIA, Facial Recognition Technology, http://

www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2013/privacymultistakeholder-process-facial-recognitiontechnology. 

technologies, services and applications 

for the Arctic region. Through this 

Notice, NTIA is extending the comment 

period for the NOI from November 3, 

2014, until December 3, 2014, to afford 

parties a full opportunity to respond to 

the important issues presented in the 

Notice. 

Dated: October 23, 2014. 

Kathy D. Smith, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25574 Filed 10–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Multistakeholder Process To Develop 

Consumer Data Privacy Code of 

Conduct Concerning Facial 

Recognition Technology 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meetings. 

SUMMARY: The National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) will convene 

meetings of a privacy multistakeholder 

process concerning the commercial use 

of facial recognition technology on 

November 6, 2014, and December 15, 

2014. 

DATES: The meetings will be held on 

November 6, 2014, and December 15, 

2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 

Eastern Time. See Supplementary 

Information for details. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

in the Boardroom at the American 

Institute of Architects, 1735 New York 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Verdi, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4725, 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 

482–8238; email jverdi@ntia.doc.gov. 

Please direct media inquiries to NTIA’s 

Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002; 

email press@ntia.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: On February 23, 2012, 

the White House released Consumer 

Data Privacy in a Networked World: A 

Framework for Protecting Privacy and 

Promoting Innovation in the Global 

Digital Economy (the ‘‘Privacy 

Blueprint’’).1 The Privacy Blueprint 

directs NTIA to convene 

multistakeholder processes to develop 

legally enforceable codes of conduct 

that specify how the Consumer Privacy 

Bill of Rights applies in specific 

business contexts.2 On December 3, 

2013, NTIA announced that it would 

convene a multistakeholder process 

with the goal of developing a code of 

conduct to protect consumers’ privacy 

and promote trust regarding facial 

recognition technology in the 

commercial context.3 On February 6, 

2014, NTIA convened the first meeting 

of the multistakeholder process, 

followed by additional meetings 

through July 2014. 

Matters To Be Considered: The 

November 6, 2014 and December 15, 

2014 meetings are continuations of a 

series of NTIA-convened 

multistakeholder discussions 

concerning facial recognition 

technology. Stakeholders will engage in 

an open, transparent, consensus-driven 

process to develop a code of conduct 

regarding facial recognition technology. 

The November 6, 2014 and December 

15, 2014 meetings will build on 

stakeholders’ previous work. More 

information about stakeholders’ work is 

available at: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/

other-publication/2014/privacymultistakeholder-process-facialrecognition-technology. 

Time and Date: NTIA will convene 

meetings of the privacy 

multistakeholder process regarding 

facial recognition technology on 

November 6, 2014 and December 15, 

2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 

Eastern Time. The meeting dates and 

times are subject to change. The 

meetings are subject to cancelation if 

stakeholders complete their work 

developing a code of conduct. Please 

refer to NTIA’s Web site, http://

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

2014/privacy-multistakeholder-processfacial-recognition-technology, for the 

most current information. 

Place: The meetings will be held in 

the Boardroom at the American Institute 

of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20006. The 

location of the meetings is subject to 

change. Please refer to NTIA’s Web site, 

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otherpublication/2014/privacymultistakeholder-process-facialrecognition-technology, for the most 

current information. 

Other Information: The meetings are 

open to the public and the press. The 

meetings are 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 meetings 

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 webcasts to participate remotely in 

the meetings through a moderated 

conference bridge, including polling 

functionality. Access details for the 

meetings are subject to change. Please 

refer to NTIA’s Web site, http://

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

2013/privacy-multistakeholder-processfacial-recognition-technology, for the 

most current information. 

Dated: October 23, 2014. 

Kathy D. Smith, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25573 Filed 10–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2014–OS–0132] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by November 28, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Licari, 571–372–0493. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title, Associated Form And OMB 

Number: Appointment of Chaplains for 

the Military Services; DD Form 2088— 

Statement of Ecclesiastical 

Endorsement; OMB Control Number: 

0704–0190. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Number of Respondents: 520. 

Responses per Respondent: 2. 

Annual Responses: 1040. 

Average Burden per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 780. 

Needs And Uses: This information 

collection is necessary to provide 


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