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Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, via fax at 

301–216–0529 or electronically by email 

to Karen.lellock@nist.gov. 

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 by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Wednesday, January 28, 

2015. Non-U.S. citizens must submit 

additional information; please contact 

Ms. Shaw. Ms. Shaw’s email address is 

stephanie.shaw@nist.gov and her phone 

number is 301–975–2667. Also, please 

note that under the REAL ID Act of 2005 

(Pub. L. 109–13), federal agencies, 

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

card for access to federal facilities if 

issued by states that are REAL ID 

compliant or have an extension. NIST 

also currently accepts other forms of 

federally-issued identification in lieu of 

a state-issued driver’s license. For 

detailed information please contact Ms. 

Shaw or visit: http://nist.gov/public_

affairs/visitor/. 

Dated: January 8, 2015. 

Willie E. May, 

Acting Director. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00658 Filed 1–15–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

[Docket Number 141021884–4884–01] 

Proposed Withdrawal of Six Federal 

Information Processing Standards 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

proposes to withdraw six (6) Federal 

Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 

from the FIPS series. The standards 

proposed for withdrawal are: FIPS 181, 

FIPS 185, FIPS 188, FIPS 190, FIPS 191 

and FIPS 196. 

These FIPS are obsolete because they 

have not been updated to reference 

current or revised voluntary industry 

standards. They also are not updated to 

reflect the changes and modifications 

that have been made by the 

organizations that develop and maintain 

the specifications and data 

representations. In addition, FIPS 188 

adopts specifications and data standards 

that are developed and maintained by 

other Federal government agencies and 

by voluntary industry standards 

organizations. 

Prior to the submission of this 

proposed withdrawal of FIPS to the 

Secretary of Commerce for review and 

approval, NIST invites comments from 

the public, users, the information 

technology industry, and Federal, State 

and local governments and government 

organizations concerning the 

withdrawal of the FIPS. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

withdrawal of the FIPS must be received 

no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on 

March 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning the withdrawal of the FIPS 

should be sent to Information 

Technology Laboratory, ATTN: 

Proposed Withdrawal of 6 FIPS, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 

Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899– 

8930. 

Electronic comments should be sent 

to: fipswithdrawal@nist.gov. 

Information about the FIPS is 

available on the NIST Web pages 

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/

PubsFIPS.html. 

Comments received in response to 

this notice will be published 

electronically at http://csrc.nist.gov/

publications/PubsFIPS.html without 

change or redaction, so commenters 

should not include information they do 

not wish to be posted (e.g., personal or 

confidential business information). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Diane Honeycutt, telephone (301) 975– 

8443, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 

8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930 or 

via email at dhoneycutt@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following Federal Information 

Processing Standards (FIPS) 

Publications are proposed for 

withdrawal from the FIPS series: 

FIPS 181, Automated Password 

Generator, 

FIPS 185, Escrowed Encryption 

Standard, 

FIPS 188, Standard Security Label for 

Information Transfer, 

FIPS 190, Guideline for the Use of 

Advanced Authentication Technology 

Alternatives, 

FIPS 191, Guideline for the Analysis of 

Local Area Network Security, and 

FIPS 196, Entity Authentication using 

Public Key Cryptography. 

These FIPS are being proposed for 

withdrawal because they are obsolete or 

have not been updated to adopt current 

voluntary industry standards, federal 

specifications, or federal data standards. 

Federal agencies are responsible for 

using current voluntary industry 

standards and current federal 

specifications and data standards in 

their acquisition and management 

activities. 

The Information Technology 

Management Reform Act of 1996 

(Division E of Pub. L. 104–106) and 

Executive Order 13011 emphasize 

agency management of information 

technology and Government-wide 

interagency support activities to 

improve productivity, security, 

interoperability, and coordination of 

Government resources. Under the 

National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104– 

113) Federal agencies and departments 

are directed to use technical standards 

that are developed or adopted by 

voluntary consensus standards bodies, 

using such technical standards as a 

means to carry out policy objectives or 

activities determined by the agencies 

and departments. Voluntary industry 

standards are the preferred source of 

standards to be used by the Federal 

government. The use of voluntary 

industry standards eliminates the cost to 

the government of developing its own 

standards, and furthers the policy of 

reliance upon the private sector to 

supply goods and services to the 

government. 

FIPS 181, FIPS 190 and FIPS 196 are 

Federal standards on electronic 

authentication technologies. NIST 

proposes withdrawing these standards 

because they reference withdrawn 

cryptographic standards and newer 

guidance has been developed based on 

modern technologies. 

FIPS 191 is being withdrawn because 

new technologies, techniques and 

threats to computer networks have made 

the standard obsolete. 

FIPS 185 is being withdrawn because 

it references a cryptographic algorithm 

that is no longer approved for U.S. 

government use. FIPS 185, Escrowed 

Encryption Standard, specifies use of a 

symmetric-key encryption (and 

decryption) algorithm (SKIPJACK) and a 

Law Enforcement Access Field (LEAF) 

creation method which was intended to 

support lawfully authorized electronic 

surveillance. The SKIPJACK algorithm 

is no longer approved to protect 

sensitive government information, and 

NIST recommends the use of newer 

techniques for data security based on 

current algorithms. 

NIST proposes the withdrawal of FIPS 

188 because it is a Federal data standard 

that is now maintained, updated and 

kept current by Federal government 

agencies other than NIST. Executive 

Order 13556 ‘‘Controlled Unclassified 

Information’’ assigns the responsibility 

for this data standard to the National 


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Archives and Records Administration, 

and it is available through their Web 

pages. 

Should the Secretary of Commerce 

approve the withdrawal of these FIPS, 

NIST will keep references to the 

withdrawn FIPS on its FIPS Web pages 

and will link to current versions of these 

standards and specifications where 

appropriate. 

Withdrawal means that these FIPS 

would no longer be part of a 

subscription service that is provided by 

the National Technical Information 

Service and federal agencies will no 

longer be required to comply with these 

FIPS. NIST will continue to provide 

relevant information on standards and 

guidelines by means of electronic 

dissemination methods. 

Comments received in response to 

this notice will be published 

electronically at http://csrc.nist.gov/

publications/PubsFIPS.html without 

change or redaction, so commenters 

should not include information they do 

not wish to be posted (e.g., personal or 

confidential business information). 

Authority: Federal Information Processing 

Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) are 

issued by the National Institute of Standards 

and Technology after approval by the 

Secretary of Commerce, pursuant to Section 

5131 of the Information Technology 

Management Reform Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 

104–106), and the Federal Information 

Security Management Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 

107–347). 

Dated: January 6, 2015. 

Richard Cavanagh, 

Acting Associate Director for Laboratory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00657 Filed 1–15–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD707 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council (NPFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: There will be a joint meeting 

of the North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and 

International Pacific Halibut 

Commission (IPHC) in Seattle, WA. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, February 5, 2015, from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison 

Street, South Room, Seattle, WA. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Witherell, Council staff; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Council/IPHC agenda: 

1. Introductions/opening comments 

2. Brief history of NPFMC/IPHC/NMFS 

interactions 

3. Brief description of respective 

management authorities and 

applicable laws 

4. Current data/information collection 

issues relative to stock assessment 

and management; Reconciling 

bycatch estimates for use in stock 

assessment and Catch Limit Fishing 

Mortality Rate (FCEY) 

determinations; Improving 

estimates of discard mortalities and 

discard mortality rates (DMRs(\) in 

the directed halibut and other 

fisheries 

5. Discussion of current management 

measures and issues of mutual 

interest; IPHC Total mortality 

accounting framework and 

Scientific Statistical Committee 

(SSC) review; Council BSAI halibut 

Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) 

reduction package and SSC review; 

Abundance-based PSC limits 

(background discussion being 

drafted by NPFMC/IPHC) 

6. Identify areas of mutual interest in 

research and facilitation of 

management 

7. Public comment 

8. Council/IPHC discussion of all 

agenda items 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version will be posted at 

http://www.npfmc.org. Background 

documents, reports, and analyses for 

review are posted on the Council Web 

site in advance of the meeting. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Gail Bendixen at 

(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: January 13, 2015. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00610 Filed 1–15–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD716 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Highly Migratory Species Management 

Team (HMSMT) will hold a meeting, 

which is open to the public. 

DATES: The HMSMT will meet 

Wednesday, February 4 to Friday, 

February 6, 2015. This meeting will start 

at 8:30 a.m. and continue until business 

is concluded on each day. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the following location: Best Western 

Plus Inn by the Sea, Wind and Sea 

Room, 7830 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA 

92037. 

Council address: Pacific Council, 

7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, 

Portland, OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; telephone: 

(503) 820–2422. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

HMSMT will discuss assignments and 

develop reports for HMS topics to be 

taken up at Pacific Council meetings in 

2015. Topics on the March 2015 Council 

agenda that the HMSMT will focus on 

include: (1) Developing a Drift Gillnet 

Management and Monitoring Plan 

purpose and need statement and 

contents; (2) analyzing the range of 

alternatives adopted by the Council in 

November 2014 for bycatch reduction 

and monitoring for the California drift 

gillnet fishery; and (3) reviewing and 

making recommendations on exempted 

fishing permit proposals. The HMSMT 

will also discuss the planned 

management strategy evaluation for 

North Pacific albacore tuna to be 

conducted by the International 

Scientific Committee for Tuna and 

Tuna-Like Species in the North Pacific 

Ocean and potential Council advice to 

the U.S. delegation. Time-permitting, 

the HMSMT may discuss initial 

planning for topics on future Council 

meetings including the authorization of 

a shallow-set longline fishery outside 

the west coast Exclusive Economic Zone 

and creating a Federal limited entry 

permit for the California drift gillnet 

fishery. 


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