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funding for cybersecurity education; or
student or employee enrolled in a
cybersecurity education or training
program)? Note: Providing detailed
information, including your specific
affiliation is optional and will be made
publicly available. Commenters should
not include information they do not
wish to be posted (e.g., personal or
confidential business information) and
are strongly encouraged not to include
Personally Identifiable Information in
their submissions.
Growing and Sustaining the Nation’s
Cybersecurity Workforce
1. What current metrics and data exist
for cybersecurity education, training,
and workforce developments, and what
improvements are needed in the
collection, organization, and sharing of
information about cybersecurity
education, training, and workforce
development programs?
2. Is there sufficient understanding
and agreement about workforce
categories, specialty areas, work roles,
and knowledge/skills/abilities?
3. Are appropriate cybersecurity
policies in place in your organization
regarding workforce education and
training efforts and are those policies
regularly and consistently enforced?
4. What types of knowledge or skills
do employers need or value as they
build their cybersecurity workforce? Are
employer expectations realistic? Why or
why not? Are these expectations in line
with the knowledge and skills of the
existing workforce or student pipeline?
How do these types of knowledge and
skills vary by role, industry, and sector,
(e.g., energy vs financial sectors)?
5. Which are the most effective
cybersecurity education, training, and
workforce development programs being
conducted in the United States today?
What makes those programs effective?
What are the goals for these programs
and how are they successful in reaching
their goals? Are there examples of
effective/scalable cybersecurity,
education, training, and workforce
development programs?
6. What are the greatest challenges
and opportunities facing the Nation,
employers, and workers in terms of
cybersecurity education, training, and
workforce development?
7. How will advances in technology
(e.g., artificial intelligence, Internet of
Things, etc.) or other factors affect the
cybersecurity workforce needed in the
future? How much do cybersecurity
education, training, and workforce
development programs need to adapt to
prepare the workforce to protect
modernized cyber physical systems
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8. What steps or programs should be
continued, modified, discontinued, or
introduced to grow and sustain the
Nation’s cybersecurity workforce, taking
into account needs and trends? What
steps should be taken:
i. At the Federal level?
ii. At the state or local level, including
school systems?
iii. By the private sector, including
employers?
iv. By education and training
providers?
v. By technology providers?
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request; West
Coast Region Vessel Identification
Requirements
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before September 11,
2017.
SUMMARY:

Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Shannon Penna, National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West
Coast Region (WCR) Long Beach Office,
501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802, (562) 980–4238 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.

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Regulations at 50 CFR 660.704 require
that all commercial fishing vessels with
permits issued under authority of the
National Marine Fishery Service’s
(NMFS) Fishery Management Plan for
United States (U.S.) West Coast Highly
Migratory Species Fisheries display the
vessel’s official number (U.S. Coast
Guard documentation number or state
registration number). The numbers must
be of a specific size and format and
located at specified locations. The
official number must be affixed to each
vessel subject to this section in block
Arabic numerals at least 10 inches
(25.40 centimeters) in height for vessels
more than 25 feet (7.62 meters) but
equal to or less than 65 feet (19.81
meters) in length; and 18 inches (45.72
centimeters) in height for vessels longer
than 65 feet (19.81 meters) in length.
Markings must be legible and of a color
that contrasts with the background. The
display of the identifying number aids
in fishery law enforcement. This
requirement does not apply to
recreational charter vessels.
II. Method of Collection
The vessels’ official numbers are
displayed on the vessels.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0361.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1700.
Estimated Time per Response: All but
purse seine vessels, 45 minutes; purse
seine vessels, 1 hour, 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,325 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $13,250.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.

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Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: July 7, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–14576 Filed 7–11–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF395

Pacific Whiting; Advisory Panel
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; call for nominations.
AGENCY:

NMFS is soliciting
nominations for appointments to the
United States Advisory Panel (AP)
established in the Agreement between
the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of Canada
on Pacific Hake/Whiting (Pacific
Whiting Treaty). Nominations are being
sought to fill one position on the AP for
a four year term beginning in 2018.
DATES: Nominations must be received
by August 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
nominations by any of the following
methods:
• Email: whiting.nominations.wcr@
noaa.gov.
• Fax: 206–526–6736, Attn: Frank
Lockhart.
• Mail: Barry Thom, Regional
Administrator, West Coast Region,
NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE.,
Seattle, WA 98115–0070.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Lockhart, (206) 526–6142 or
Miako Ushio, (206) 526–4644.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

Pacific Whiting Treaty Committees
Background
The Pacific Whiting Act of 2006
(Pacific Whiting Act), 16 U.S.C. 7001–
10, implements the 2003 Agreement
between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government
of Canada on Pacific Hake/Whiting.
Among other provisions, the Pacific
Whiting Act provides for the
establishment of an Advisory Panel
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bilateral Pacific whiting management
issues. AP members must be
knowledgeable or experienced in the
harvesting, processing, marketing,
management, conservation, or research
of the offshore Pacific whiting resource.
Eight individuals represent the United
States on the AP, and nominations for
one of those positions (id. at § 7005) is
solicited through this notice.
Members appointed to the U.S.
sections of the AP will be reimbursed
for necessary travel expenses in
accordance with Federal Travel
Regulations and sections 5701, 5702,
5704 through 5708, and 5731 of Title 5.
(Id. at § 7008). NMFS anticipates that 1–
2 meetings of the AP will be held
annually, and these meetings will be
held in the United States or Canada. AP
members will need a valid U.S.
passport.
The Pacific Whiting Act also states
that while performing their appointed
duties, members ‘‘other than officers or
employees of the United States
Government, shall not be considered to
be Federal employees while performing
such service, except for purposes of
injury compensation or tort claims
liability as provided in chapter 81 of
title 5 and chapter 171 of title 28.’’ (Id.)
Information on the Pacific Whiting
Treaty, including current committee
members can be found at:
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/
fisheries/management/whiting/pacific_
whiting_treaty.html.
Advisory Panel Qualifications
AP member nominees must be
knowledgeable or experienced in the
harvesting, processing, marketing,
management, conservation, or research
of the offshore Pacific whiting resource;
and must not be employees of the
United States government. Nomination
packages for appointments should
include:
1. The name of the applicant or
nominee, position they are being
nominated for and a description of his/
her interest in Pacific whiting; and
2. A statement of background and/or
description of how the nominee is
knowledgeable or experienced in the
harvesting, processing, marketing,
management, conservation, or research
of the offshore Pacific whiting resource.
Letters of support for nominees will also
be considered.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.
Dated: July 6, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Greater Atlantic
Region Vessel Identification
Requirements
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before September 11,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Cynthia Hanson, (978) 281–
9180 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
Regulations at 50 CFR 648.8 and
§ 697.8 require that owners of vessels
over 25 ft (7.6 m) in registered length
that have Federal permits to fish in the
Greater Atlantic Region display the
vessel’s name and official number. The
name and number must be of a specific
size at specified locations: the vessel
name must be affixed to the port and
starboard sides of the bow and, if
possible, on its stern. The official
number must be displayed on the port
and starboard sides of the deckhouse or
hull, and on an appropriate weather
deck so as to be clearly visible from
enforcement vessels and aircraft. The
display of the identifying characters
aids in fishery law enforcement.
II. Method of Collection
No information is submitted to NMFS
as a result of this collection. The
vessel’s identification information must
be affixed to the vessel in the designated

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