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3U.S. Department of Commerce, Internet Policy 

Task Force, Request for Public Comment, Benefits, 

Challenges, and Potential Roles for the Government 

in Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of 

Things, 81 FR 19956, Docket No. 160331306–6306– 

01 (April 5, 2016), available at: https://

www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/2016/rfcpotential-roles-government-fostering-advancementinternet-of-things. 

4NTIA has posted the public comments received 

at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/ 

2016/comments-potential-roles-governmentfostering-advancement-internet-of-things. 

5NTIA, Increasing the Potential of IoT through 

Security and Transparency (Aug. 2, 2016), available 

at: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/increasingpotential-iot-through-security-and-transparency. 

6NTIA, Notice of Multistakeholder Process on 

Internet of Things Security Upgradability and 

Patching Open Meeting (Sept. 15, 2016), available 

at: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/ 

2016/10192016-meeting-notice-msp-iot-securityupgradability-patching. 

7Federal Register Notices, Agendas, and 

Documents of these meetings are available at: 

https://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2016/ 

multistakeholder-process-iot-security. 

8See, e.g. Murugiah Souppaya and Karen 

Scarfone, Guide to Enterprise Patch Management 

Technologies, Special Publication 800–40 Revision 

3, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 

NIST SP 800–40 (2013) available at: http://

nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/ 

NIST.SP.800–40r3.pdf. 

9Bruce Schneier, The Internet of Things Is Wildly 

Insecure—And Often Unpatchable, Wired (Jan. 6, 

2014) available at: https://www.schneier.com/blog/ 

archives/2014/01/security_risks_9.html. 

10 Documents shared by working group 

stakeholders are available at: https://

www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2016/ 

multistakeholder-process-iot-security. 

emerging area of Internet of Things 

(IoT). 

In a separate but related matter in 

April 2016, NTIA, the Department’s 

Internet Policy Task Force, and its 

Digital Economy Leadership Team 

sought comments on the benefits, 

challenges, and potential roles for the 

government in fostering the 

advancement of the Internet of 

Things.’’ 3 Over 130 stakeholders 

responded with comments addressing 

many substantive issues and 

opportunities related to IoT.4 Security 

was one of the most common topics 

raised. Many commenters emphasized 

the need for a secure lifecycle approach 

to IoT devices that considers the 

development, maintenance, and end-oflife phases and decisions for a device. 

After reviewing these comments, 

NTIA announced that the next 

multistakeholder process on 

cybersecurity would be on IoT security 

upgradability and patching.5 NTIA 

subsequently announced that the first 

meeting of a multistakeholder process 

on this topic would be held on October 

19, 2016.6 NTIA has convened five 

subsequent virtual or in-person 

meetings.7

The matter of patching vulnerable 

systems is now an accepted part of 

cybersecurity.8 Unaddressed technical 

flaws in systems leave the users of 

software and systems at risk. The nature 

of these risks varies, and mitigating 

these risks requires various efforts from 

the developers and owners of these 

systems. One of the more common 

means of mitigation is for the developer 

or other maintaining party to issue a 

security patch to address the 

vulnerability. Patching has become 

more commonly accepted, even for 

consumers, as more operating systems 

and applications shift to visible 

reminders and automated updates. Yet 

as one security expert notes, this 

evolution of the software industry has 

yet to become the dominant model in 

IoT.9

To help realize the full innovative 

potential of IoT, users need reasonable 

assurance that connected devices, 

embedded systems, and their 

applications will be secure. A key part 

of that security is the mitigation of 

potential security vulnerabilities in IoT 

devices or applications through 

patching and security upgrades. 

The ultimate objective of the 

multistakeholder process is to foster a 

market offering more devices and 

systems that support security upgrades 

through increased consumer awareness 

and understanding. Enabling a thriving 

market for patchable IoT requires 

common definitions so that 

manufacturers and solution providers 

have shared visions for security, and 

consumers know what they are 

purchasing. Currently, no such 

common, widely accepted definitions 

exist, so many manufacturers struggle to 

effectively communicate to consumers 

the security features of their devices. 

This is detrimental to the digital 

ecosystem as a whole, as it does not 

reward companies that invest in 

patching and it prevents consumers 

from making informed purchasing 

choices. 

Stakeholders have identified four 

distinct work streams that could help 

foster better security across the 

ecosystem, one of which has produced 

a consensus document.10 The main 

objectives of the November 8, 2017, 

meeting are to share progress from the 

continuing working groups and 

potentially come to consensus around 

final products. Stakeholders will also 

discuss how the outputs of the different 

work streams can complement each 

other, and what next steps will be in 

promoting awareness and use of the 

outputs. More information about 

stakeholders’ work is available at: 

https://www.ntia.doc.gov/otherpublication/2016/multistakeholderprocess-iot-security. 

Time and Date: NTIA will convene a 

virtual meeting of the multistakeholder 

process on Internet of Things Security 

Upgradability and Patching on 

November 8, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting 

date and time are subject to change. 

Please refer to NTIA’s Web site, https:// 

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

2016/multistakeholder-process-iotsecurity, for the most current 

information. 

Place: This is a virtual meeting. NTIA 

will post links to online content and 

dial-in information on the 

multistakeholder process Web site at 

https://www.ntia.doc.gov/otherpublication/2016/multistakeholderprocess-iot-security. 

Other Information: The meeting is 

open to the public and the press. 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, https://

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

2016/multistakeholder-process-iotsecurity, for the most current 

information. 

The meeting is also accessible to 

people with disabilities. Individuals 

requiring accommodations, such as 

other auxiliary aids, are asked to notify 

Allan Friedman at the contact 

information listed above at least seven 

(7) business days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: October 5, 2017. 

Kathy D. Smith, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21976 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, October 18, 

2017, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to 

the Public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Decisional 

Matter: (1) Prohibition of Children’s 

Toys and Child Care Articles Containing 

Specified Phthalates—Final Rule; (2) 

Revision to the Notice of Requirements 

(NOR) for Prohibition of Children’s Toys 

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Specified Phthalates—Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking. 

A live webcast of the Meeting can be 

viewed at https://www.cpsc.gov/live. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Rockelle Hammond, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: October 10, 2017. 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22181 Filed 10–10–17; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

RIN 1894–AA09 

[Docket ID ED–2017–OS–0078] 

Secretary’s Proposed Supplemental 

Priorities and Definitions for 

Discretionary Grant Programs 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Proposed priorities and 

definitions. 

SUMMARY: In order to support and 

strengthen the work that educators do 

every day in collaboration with parents, 

advocates, and community members, 

the Secretary proposes 11 priorities and 

related definitions for use in 

discretionary grant programs that are in 

place today or may exist in the future. 

The Secretary may choose to include an 

entire priority within a grant program or 

merely one or more of its component 

parts. These proposed priorities and 

definitions are intended to replace the 

current supplemental priorities 

published on December 10, 2014 (79 FR 

73425). 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before November 13, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. We will not accept 

comments by fax or by email, or those 

submitted after the comment period. To 

ensure that we do not receive duplicate 

copies, please submit your comments 

only once. In addition, please include 

the Docket ID at the top of your 

comments. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov to submit your 

comments electronically. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing agency 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket, is available on the 

site under ‘‘How to use 

regulations.gov.’’ 

• Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, 

or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver 

your comments, address them to 

Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Room 6W231, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

Privacy Note: The Department’s 

policy is to make all comments received 

from members of the public available for 

public viewing in their entirety on the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, 

commenters should be careful to 

include in their comments only 

information that they wish to make 

publicly available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Room 6W231, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 401–0831 or by email: 

jennifer.bell-ellwanger@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Invitation to Comment: We invite you 

to submit comments regarding this 

notice. To ensure that your comments 

have maximum effect in developing the 

notice of final priorities, we urge you to 

identify clearly the specific issues that 

each comment addresses. 

We invite you to assist us in 

complying with the specific 

requirements of Executive Orders 12866 

and 13563 and their overall requirement 

of reducing regulatory burden that 

might result from these proposed 

priorities and definitions. Please let us 

know of any further ways we could 

reduce potential costs or increase 

potential benefits while preserving the 

effective and efficient administration of 

our programs. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all public comments 

about this notice by accessing 

Regulations.gov. You may also inspect 

the comments in person in Room 

6W231, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC, between the hours of 

8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, Monday through Friday of 

each week except Federal holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals with 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record: On request we will 

provide an appropriate accommodation 

or auxiliary aid to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for this notice. If you want to 

schedule an appointment for this type of 

accommodation or auxiliary aid, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e– 

3. 

Proposed Priorities: 

This notice contains 11 proposed 

priorities. 

Background: 

The Secretary proposes 11 priorities 

and related definitions for use in 

discretionary grant programs to reflect 

the Secretary’s vision for American 

education. Specifically, the priorities 

are designed to encourage grantees to 

empower parents and educators; reduce 

red tape; utilize and build evidence of 

what works; and, most importantly, take 

strides toward ensuring equal access to 

the high-quality, affordable education 

every American student deserves in an 

educational environment that is safe 

and respectful of all viewpoints and 

backgrounds. 

Improving education starts with 

allowing greater decision-making 

authority at the State and local level 

while also recognizing that the ultimate 

form of local control occurs when 

parents and students are empowered to 

choose their own educational paths 

forward. This work also requires 

helping all students overcome 

challenges they may face outside of the 

classroom, learn to read so they can use 

reading to learn, and complete their 

formal education with a well-considered 

and attainable path to a sustainable 

career. These priorities will also support 

broad-based access to 21st-century 

technologies. 

The Department believes that more 

Federal programs are not a sufficient 

proxy for progress and that increased 

Federal funding cannot be a stand-in for 

increased learning. We will focus less 

on discrete funding streams and more 

on innovative problem solving. This can 

only happen when everyone gets a seat 

at the table and can focus on highpriority local projects that promote 

change from the ground up. We will 

place a renewed focus on our core 

mission: serving the most vulnerable 

students, ensuring equal access for all 

students, protecting their path to a 

world-class education, and empowering 

local educators to deliver for our 

students. 

Proposed Priority 1—Empowering 

Families to Choose a High-Quality 

Education that Meets Their Child’s 

Unique Needs. 

Background: 

In his first address to a joint session 

of Congress on February 28, 2017, the 

President underscored the importance 

of educational choice and providing 

families with access to quality 


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