80 FR 15563 - Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium-Kick-off Workshop
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 56 (March 24, 2015)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 56 (March 24, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-06839 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 15563-15564] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-06839] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium--Kick-off Workshop AGENCY: National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public workshop. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NIST announces the Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium (SBSC)--Kick-off Workshop to be held on Tuesday March 31, 2015 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Pacific time. The SBSC will be convened as a standards setting consortium focused on the shared standards development needs of consortium participants. It will provide safe harbor for collaborative work through the formation of technical standards-setting working groups. [[Page 15564]] Successful working groups will be organized around a clear vision of specific metrology products--standards, including reference materials, reference data, reference methods, and documentary standards--that will enable interoperability and reproducibility. The goal of the workshop is to identify several initial working groups with critical mass, leadership teams, and a clear path forward to deliver standards that support the growth of the bioeconomy. DATES: The Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium Kick-Off meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Pacific time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Li Ka Shing Conference Center at Stanford University, 291 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305. To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/sbsc-0315. There is no registration fee. Space is limited so please register early. Travel and parking information can be found on the registration page listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Matthew Munson by email at mmunson@nist.gov or by phone at (650) 690- 6761, or Sarah Munro by email at smunro@nist.gov or by phone at (650) 690-6796, or Marc Salit by email at salit@nist.gov or by phone at (650) 350-2338. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Synthetic biology will realize its full contributions to the bioeconomy when a robust metrology infrastructure is in place to enable coordination of labor and reuse of materials. Metrology products--standards, including reference materials, reference data, reference methods, and documentary standards--can enable business-to-business transactions at scale. The NIST-hosted Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium (SBSC) will collectively build the infrastructure to support a fully integrated global synthetic biology enterprise. NIST will provide standards development support for some consortium activities, as well as facilitation and technical leadership. The SBSC will be convened as a standards setting consortium focused on the shared standards development needs of consortium members. It will provide safe harbor for collaborative work through the formation of technical standards-setting working groups. Successful working groups will be organized around a clear vision of specific metrology products that will enable interoperability and reproducibility. Example metrology products might include a reference material such as a standard proteome set from whole cell lysates to be used as a benchmark for mass spectroscopy; reference data such as a DNA watermark repository; a reference method for DNA sequence verification; and a documentary standard for minimum information standards for biological protocol interoperability. The goal of the workshop is to identify several initial working groups with critical mass, leadership teams, and a clear path forward to deliver standards. Participants are invited to put forth proposals-- your input is essential to the success of this work. Some candidate working groups are listed on the registration page. Proposals for working groups are strongly solicited and may be contributed via the workshop registration page (http://tinyurl.com/sbsc-0315), SBSC Trello page (http://tinyurl.com/NIST-SBSC), or email to the NIST team (sbsc@nist.gov). The portfolio of working groups and the technical projects within working groups will be dynamic as needs shift and arise. At present, we expect that the workshop will conclude with:A prioritized list of working groups with well-defined customers, scope, and initial products Working group leadership teams to begin to coordinate technical implementation A plan for continued engagement within the consortium, including ways of working together Establishment of consortium operations, e.g., steering committee and advisory board The SBSC--Kick-off Workshop will be held on Tuesday March 31, 2015 from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Pacific time. The workshop will be held in the Li Ka Shing Conference Center at Stanford University in Stanford, California. To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/sbsc-0315. There is no registration fee. Space is limited so please register early. Travel and parking information can be found on the registration page listed above. There is no cost for participating in the consortium or the workshop. No proprietary information will be shared at the workshop. Richard Cavanagh, Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs. [FR Doc. 2015-06839 Filed 3-20-15; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P
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the Kattegat inward (south/east) to and distribution have revealed shared addition, we did not find much
including the Baltic Sea proper. haplotypes throughout the region, even discussion in the available literature
across the Kattegat ‘transition zone’ about how differences in skull character
Significance
(Tiedemann et al., 1996; Wang and for harbor porpoises may relate to
The identified discrete Baltic Berggren, 1997; Wiemann et al., 2010). adaptation to a particular prey item.
subpopulation does not persist in an In Wiemann et al. (2010), an abrupt shift Most of these skull studies attempt to
ecological setting unusual or unique for in microsatellite haplotype distribution delineate a population structure without
the taxon. Differences seen in harbor was observed between the North Sea testing the attachment of particular skull
porpoise morphological characteristics and Baltic region past the Kattegat Sea, distinctions or characteristics.
(skull and tooth analyses) may be but the two most abundant haplotypes
related to differences in environment, Conclusion Regarding Significance
only differ by a single point mutation.
but available information is not No physical barrier exists between the In conclusion, we find that the Baltic
informative enough at this point to link Kattegat and the North Sea, porpoises harbor porpoise subpopulation, while it
these characteristics to distinct habitats are known to move long distances may be discrete, does not meet any
or specific adaptations at present. The (Teilmann et al., 2009), and evidence factors under the significance criterion.
habitat utilization reported for the Baltic suggests that genetic connectivity can As such, we conclude that the Baltic
harbor porpoise does not differ from occur among harbor porpoises separated harbor porpoise subpopulation is not a
general descriptions of the species’ thousands of kilometers in the North DPS as defined by our joint DPS Policy.
habitat preference. They are found in Atlantic (Tolley et al., 1999; Fontaine et
the shallow coastal areas of the Baltic Finding
al., 2007). So, while the weak
region and their preference for shallow divergence (separating the North Sea We find that the Baltic harbor
water calving and nursing does not from the Baltic region) is well porpoise subpopulation does not meet
differ from the general preference of the supported, continued genetic exchange, the DPS Policy criteria for qualifying as
species. The opportunistic feeding connectivity, and ongoing reproduction a DPS. Therefore, listing the petitioned
nature of the Baltic harbor porpoise also among animals throughout the region is entity under the ESA is not warranted.
does not show it to persist in a unique likely. References Cited
ecological setting. They target high lipid There is no evidence that the
content fish to fulfill large energetic identified discrete Baltic subpopulation A complete list of all references cited
requirements, similar to the general represents the only surviving natural in this notice can be found on our Web
preference of the species. occurrence of a taxon that may be more site and is available upon request (see
There are insufficient data to abundant elsewhere as an introduced ADDRESSES).
conclude that loss of the identified population outside its historical range. Authority
discrete Baltic subpopulation would Harbor porpoises are historically
result in a significant gap in the range The authority for this action is the
widespread in the northern hemisphere.
of the taxon. The Baltic subpopulation As stated previously, within the North Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
comprises only a small geographic area Atlantic subspecies, genetic studies amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
in the total range of the species and differentiate harbor porpoises between Dated: March 18, 2015.
even the subspecies. There are the Eastern and Western Atlantic, with Samuel D. Rauch, III,
purported to be around ten other some level of mixing. The Baltic Deputy Assistant Administrator for
subpopulations in the North Atlantic subpopulation does not represent the Regulatory Programs, National Marine
(Tolley et al., 1999) and other harbor only surviving natural occurrence of a Fisheries Service.
porpoise populations in the North taxon that may be more abundant [FR Doc. 2015–06749 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am]
Pacific and Black Sea. Additionally, elsewhere as an introduced population BILLING CODE 3510–22––P
available information reveals movement outside its historical range, as there are
and some level of gene flow throughout clearly many other existing natural
the Baltic region through evidence of populations. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
shared haplotypes, which is discussed There is no evidence that the
further below. Although there are identified discrete Baltic population National Institute of Standards and
caveats to determining the exact level of differs markedly from other populations Technology
mixing between the North Sea and of the species in its genetic
Baltic region (and vice versa), there is characteristics. The attachment of skull Synthetic Biology Standards
evidence to show at least some level of characters to unique environments or Consortium—Kick-off Workshop
mixing, such that a loss of the Baltic conditions would show evidence of AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
subpopulation would not lead to a adaptive genetic characteristics; & Technology (NIST), Department of
significant gap in the range of the taxon. however, the available harbor porpoise Commerce.
There is evidence of continued skull information from the Baltic region ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
admixture and gene flow between these does not definitively attach characters to
regions. This gene flow may be environmental connections to show that SUMMARY: NIST announces the
sustained by the high dispersal capacity any skull differences are adaptive. One Synthetic Biology Standards
and movement of these animals, and the harbor porpoise skull study suggests Consortium (SBSC)—Kick-off Workshop
lack of obvious physical barriers that skull morphology could be attached to be held on Tuesday March 31, 2015
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
between the regions. to particular environments or conditions from 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Pacific time. The
While multiple studies confirm (Galatius et al., 2012). However, this is SBSC will be convened as a standards
divergence between individuals from not supported by the weight of genetic setting consortium focused on the
the North Sea and those inhabiting the evidence and is not even supported by shared standards development needs of
Baltic region past the Kattegat Sea, the other skull analyses, as they did not test consortium participants. It will provide
absolute extent of divergence is adaptive skull characteristics and attach safe harbor for collaborative work
consistently weak. For instance, all them to local or unique environmental through the formation of technical
analyses of mitochondrial haplotype conditions in the Baltic region. In standards-setting working groups.
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Successful working groups will be lysates to be used as a benchmark for DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
organized around a clear vision of mass spectroscopy; reference data such
specific metrology products—standards, as a DNA watermark repository; a National Oceanic and Atmospheric
including reference materials, reference reference method for DNA sequence Administration
data, reference methods, and verification; and a documentary
documentary standards—that will Proposed Information Collection;
standard for minimum information
enable interoperability and Comment Request; Economic Survey
standards for biological protocol
reproducibility. The goal of the of Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Captains and
interoperability. Crew Associated With the Gulf of
workshop is to identify several initial
working groups with critical mass, The goal of the workshop is to Mexico (GOM) Grouper-Tilefish
leadership teams, and a clear path identify several initial working groups Individual Fishing Quota (GT–IFQ)
forward to deliver standards that with critical mass, leadership teams, Program
support the growth of the bioeconomy. and a clear path forward to deliver
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
DATES: The Synthetic Biology Standards standards. Participants are invited to Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Consortium Kick-Off meeting will be put forth proposals—your input is Commerce.
held on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from essential to the success of this work.
ACTION: Notice.
9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Pacific time. Some candidate working groups are
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at listed on the registration page. Proposals SUMMARY: The Department of
Li Ka Shing Conference Center at for working groups are strongly solicited Commerce, as part of its continuing
Stanford University, 291 Campus Drive, and may be contributed via the effort to reduce paperwork and
Stanford, CA 94305. To register, go to workshop registration page (http:// respondent burden, invites the general
http://tinyurl.com/sbsc-0315. There is tinyurl.com/sbsc-0315), SBSC Trello public and other Federal agencies to
no registration fee. Space is limited so page (http://tinyurl.com/NIST–SBSC), or take this opportunity to comment on
please register early. Travel and parking email to the NIST team (sbsc@nist.gov). proposed and/or continuing information
information can be found on the The portfolio of working groups and the collections, as required by the
registration page listed above. technical projects within working Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For groups will be dynamic as needs shift DATES: Written comments must be
further information contact Matthew and arise. submitted on or before May 26, 2015.
Munson by email at mmunson@nist.gov ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
At present, we expect that the
or by phone at (650) 690–6761, or Sarah to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
workshop will conclude with:
Munro by email at smunro@nist.gov or Paperwork Clearance Officer,
by phone at (650) 690–6796, or Marc • A prioritized list of working groups Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
Salit by email at salit@nist.gov or by with well-defined customers, scope, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
phone at (650) 350–2338. and initial products Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Synthetic • Working group leadership teams to Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
biology will realize its full contributions begin to coordinate technical FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
to the bioeconomy when a robust implementation Requests for additional information or
metrology infrastructure is in place to copies of the information collection
enable coordination of labor and reuse • A plan for continued engagement instrument and instructions should be
of materials. Metrology products— within the consortium, including directed to Dr. Larry Perruso, (305) 361–
standards, including reference ways of working together 4278 or Larry.perruso@noaa.gov.
materials, reference data, reference • Establishment of consortium SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
methods, and documentary standards— operations, e.g., steering committee
can enable business-to-business I. Abstract
and advisory board
transactions at scale. The NIST-hosted This request is for a new information
Synthetic Biology Standards The SBSC—Kick-off Workshop will collection.
Consortium (SBSC) will collectively be held on Tuesday March 31, 2015 The National Marine Fisheries Service
build the infrastructure to support a from 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Pacific time. (NMFS) proposes to collect economic
fully integrated global synthetic biology The workshop will be held in the Li Ka and attitudinal data from hired captains
enterprise. NIST will provide standards Shing Conference Center at Stanford and crew regarding the performance of
development support for some University in Stanford, California. To the GOM Grouper-Tilefish IFQ Program
consortium activities, as well as register, go to http://tinyurl.com/sbsc- five years after its implementation.
facilitation and technical leadership. 0315. There is no registration fee. Space These data will be used to estimate the
The SBSC will be convened as a is limited so please register early. Travel effects of the GT–IFQ Program on these
standards setting consortium focused on and parking information can be found stakeholders for the five-year program
the shared standards development on the registration page listed above. review mandated by the Magnuson-
needs of consortium members. It will Stevens Fishery Conservation and
There is no cost for participating in
provide safe harbor for collaborative Management Act (U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
the consortium or the workshop. No The population targeted by the
work through the formation of technical
proprietary information will be shared economic survey is hired captains and
standards-setting working groups.
at the workshop.
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Successful working groups will be crew that participate in the GOM
organized around a clear vision of Richard Cavanagh, Grouper-Tilefish fishery. In addition,
specific metrology products that will Acting Associate Director for Laboratory
the information will be used to
enable interoperability and Programs. strengthen and improve fishery
reproducibility. [FR Doc. 2015–06839 Filed 3–20–15; 4:15 pm]
management decision-making, and
Example metrology products might satisfy legal mandates under Executive
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include a reference material such as a Order 12866, the Regulatory Flexibility
standard proteome set from whole cell Act, the Endangered Species Act, the
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| Action | Notice of public workshop. | |
| Dates | The Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium Kick-Off meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Pacific time. | |
| Contact | For further information contact Matthew Munson by email at [email protected] or by phone at (650) 690- 6761, or Sarah Munro by email at [email protected] or by phone at (650) 690-6796, or Marc Salit by email at [email protected] or by phone at (650) 350-2338. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 15563 |
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