80 FR 15571 - Notice of Public Workshop on Quantum Information Science and the Needs of U.S. Industry
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 | 2015-06848 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 15571-15572] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-06848] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Notice of Public Workshop on Quantum Information Science and the Needs of U.S. Industry AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public workshop. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology announces a workshop on Quantum Information Science and the Needs of U.S. Industry, to be held on Friday, April 10, 2015. NIST is holding this workshop on behalf of the Interagency Working Group on Quantum Information Science of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Committee on Science (CoS) Subcommittee on Physical Sciences (PSSC). The purpose of the workshop is to solicit input from stakeholders about the broader needs of the industrial community in the area of quantum information science (QIS). Topics to be discussed include opportunities for research and development, emerging market areas, barriers to near-term and future applications, and workforce needs. Information gathered at this workshop will be used in the development and coordination of U. S. Government policies, programs, and budgets to advance U.S. competitiveness in QIS. DATES: The Workshop on Quantum Information Science and the Needs of Industry will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Attendees must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 3, 2015. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at NIST, 100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, MD, 20899. Please note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Gail Newrock, Carl Williams, or Claire Cramer by email at qisiwg@nist.gov, or Gail Newrock by phone at (301) 975-3200. To register, go to: http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/quantum-information-science-innovation-and-the-path-forward.cfm. Additional information about the workshop will be available at this web address as the workshop approaches. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Twenty years of research and development work in QIS is producing the first niche applications, and there is an increasing level of international activity in the field. The Interagency Working Group in QIS was chartered in October 2014 to develop and coordinate policies, programs, and budgets to take advantage of recent progress in this area and position the United States as a leader in the international research community. The Interagency Working Group includes participants from the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Energy; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and the National Science Foundation. The purpose of the workshop on Quantum Information [[Page 15572]] Science and the Needs of U.S. Industry is to solicit input from stakeholders about the broader needs of the industrial community in the area of quantum information science (QIS). Topics to be discussed include opportunities for research and development, emerging market areas, barriers to near-term and future applications, and workforce needs. Information gathered at this workshop will be used in the development and coordination of U. S. Government policies, programs, and budgets to advance U.S. competitiveness in QIS. This workshop will focus on the needs of industry in the following areas: (1) Opportunities Quantum information science includes, for example, quantum computing and processing, quantum algorithms and programming languages, quantum communications, quantum sensors, quantum devices, single photon sources, and detectors. What areas of pre-competitive QIS research and development appear most promising? What areas should be the highest priorities for Federal investment? What are the emerging frontiers? What methods of monitoring new developments are most effective? (2) Market Areas and Applications The 2008 ``A Federal Vision for Quantum Information Science'' \1\ identified exciting new possibilities for QIS impact, including mineral exploration, medical imaging, and quantum computing. Now, six years later, what market areas are well-positioned to benefit from new developments in QIS? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/upload/FederalVisionQIS.pdf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) Barriers Funding levels and mechanisms, technology, dissemination of information, and technology transfer are some of the potential barriers to adoption of QIS technology. What are the greatest barriers to advancing important near-term and future applications of QIS and what should be done to address these barriers? (4) Workforce Needs Addressing opportunities in QIS and barriers to applications requires a workforce spanning many disciplines, ranging from computer science and information theory to atomic scale manipulation of materials, and possessing a range of knowledge and skills. What knowledge and skills are most important for a workforce capable of addressing the opportunities and barriers? In what areas is the current workforce strong, and in what areas is it weak? What are the best mechanisms for equipping workers with the needed knowledge and skills? The workshop will include invited presentations by leading experts from academia, industry, and government and time for group discussion. There is no cost for participating in the workshop. No proprietary information will be accepted, presented or discussed as part of the workshop, and all information accepted, presented or discussed at the workshop will be in the public domain. Workshop Registration: All workshop participants must pre-register at the following web address to be admitted: http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/quantum-information-science-innovation-and-the-path-forward.cfm. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on April 3, 2015, in order to attend. Also, please note that under the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13), federal agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued 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 federal-issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed information please contact Gail Newrock at (301) 975-3200 or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/. Richard R. Cavanagh, Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs. [FR Doc. 2015-06848 Filed 3-20-15; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P
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make changes to the universe to reflect Burden Hours: 505. SUMMARY: The National Institute of
those places that have merged. Needs and Uses: StormReady and Standards and Technology announces a
Failure to maintain the universe of TsunamiReady are voluntary programs workshop on Quantum Information
permit-issuing places would result in offered as a means of providing Science and the Needs of U.S. Industry,
deficient samples and inaccurate guidance and incentive to officials to be held on Friday, April 10, 2015.
statistics. This in turn jeopardizes the interested in improving their respective NIST is holding this workshop on behalf
accuracy of the above mentioned hazardous weather operations. The of the Interagency Working Group on
economic indicators. These indicators StormReady Application Form, Quantum Information Science of the
are closely monitored by the Board of Tsunami-Ready Application Form and National Science and Technology
Governors of the Federal Reserve TsunamiReady/StormReady Application Council (NSTC) Committee on Science
System and other economic policy Form are used by localities to apply for (CoS) Subcommittee on Physical
makers because of the sensitivity of the initial StormReady or TsunamiReady Sciences (PSSC). The purpose of the
housing industry to changes in interest and StormReady recognition and workshop is to solicit input from
rates. renewal of that recognition every six stakeholders about the broader needs of
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal years. The government will use the the industrial community in the area of
government. information collected to determine quantum information science (QIS).
Frequency: On occasion. whether a community has met all of the Topics to be discussed include
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. criteria to receive StormReady and/or opportunities for research and
Legal Authority: Title 13, United TsunamiReady recognition. In addition, development, emerging market areas,
States Code, Sections 9(b), 161, and 182. businesses, schools, non-profit barriers to near-term and future
This information collection request organizations and other non- applications, and workforce needs.
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. governmental entities often establish Information gathered at this workshop
Follow the instructions to view severe weather safety plans and actively will be used in the development and
Department of Commerce collections promote severe weather safety coordination of U. S. Government
currently under review by OMB. awareness activities but may not have policies, programs, and budgets to
Written comments and the resources necessary to fulfill all the advance U.S. competitiveness in QIS.
recommendations for the proposed eligibility requirements to achieve the DATES: The Workshop on Quantum
information collection should be sent full StormReady recognition. These Information Science and the Needs of
within 30 days of publication of this entities may apply through the Industry will be held on Friday, April
notice to StormReady Supporter program for 10, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax recognition. Time. Attendees must register by 5:00
to (202) 395–5806. Affected Public: Business or other for- p.m. Eastern Time on April 3, 2015.
Dated: March 18, 2015. profit organizations; not for profit ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
Glenna Mickelson, institutions; state, local or tribal at NIST, 100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief governments. MD, 20899. Please note admittance
Information Officer. Frequency: One time or every six
instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY
[FR Doc. 2015–06597 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am]
years.
INFORMATION section of this notice.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
This information collection request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow further information contact Gail
the instructions to view Department of Newrock, Carl Williams, or Claire
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Cramer by email at qisiwg@nist.gov, or
Commerce collections currently under
National Oceanic and Atmospheric review by OMB. Gail Newrock by phone at (301) 975–
Administration Written comments and 3200. To register, go to: http://
recommendations for the proposed www.nist.gov/pml/div684/quantum-
Submission for OMB Review; information collection should be sent information-science-innovation-and-
Comment Request within 30 days of publication of this the-path-forward.cfm. Additional
notice to information about the workshop will be
The Department of Commerce will OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax available at this web address as the
submit to the Office of Management and to (202) 395–5806. workshop approaches.
Budget (OMB) for clearance the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Twenty
following proposal for collection of Dated: March 19, 2015.
Sarah Brabson, years of research and development work
information under the provisions of the in QIS is producing the first niche
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
applications, and there is an increasing
chapter 35). [FR Doc. 2015–06680 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am]
level of international activity in the
Agency: National Oceanic and BILLING CODE 3510–KE–P
field. The Interagency Working Group in
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: STORMREADY®, QIS was chartered in October 2014 to
STORMREADY/TSUNAMIREADYTM, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE develop and coordinate policies,
AND STORMREADY® SUPPORTER programs, and budgets to take advantage
Application Forms National Institute of Standards and of recent progress in this area and
OMB Control Number: 0648–0419. Technology position the United States as a leader in
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Form Number(s): None. the international research community.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of Notice of Public Workshop on The Interagency Working Group
a currently approved information Quantum Information Science and the includes participants from the
collection). Needs of U.S. Industry Departments of Commerce, Defense, and
Number of Respondents: 265. AGENCY: National Institute of Standards Energy; the Office of the Director of
Average Hours Per Response: Initial and Technology (NIST), Commerce. National Intelligence; and the National
applications, 2 hours; renewal Science Foundation. The purpose of the
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
applications, 1 hour. workshop on Quantum Information
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Science and the Needs of U.S. Industry of addressing the opportunities and based, public facing database (the
is to solicit input from stakeholders barriers? In what areas is the current ‘‘Consumer Complaint Database’’ or
about the broader needs of the industrial workforce strong, and in what areas is ‘‘Database’’). Only those narratives for
community in the area of quantum it weak? What are the best mechanisms which opt-in consumer consent is
information science (QIS). Topics to be for equipping workers with the needed obtained and a robust personal
discussed include opportunities for knowledge and skills? information scrubbing standard and
research and development, emerging The workshop will include invited methodology applied will be eligible for
market areas, barriers to near-term and presentations by leading experts from disclosure. The Final Policy Statement
future applications, and workforce academia, industry, and government supplements and amends the Bureau’s
needs. Information gathered at this and time for group discussion. existing policy statements establishing
workshop will be used in the There is no cost for participating in and expanding the Consumer Complaint
development and coordination of U. S. the workshop. No proprietary Database.1
Government policies, programs, and information will be accepted, presented
or discussed as part of the workshop, DATES: Applicability date: The Bureau
budgets to advance U.S.
and all information accepted, presented will not publish any consented-to
competitiveness in QIS.
or discussed at the workshop will be in narrative for at least 90 days after
This workshop will focus on the
the public domain. publication in the Federal Register.
needs of industry in the following areas:
Workshop Registration: All workshop FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(1) Opportunities participants must pre-register at the Scott Pluta, Assistant Director, Office of
Quantum information science following web address to be admitted: Consumer Response, Bureau of
includes, for example, quantum http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/ Consumer Financial Protection, at (202)
computing and processing, quantum quantum-information-science- 435–7306.
algorithms and programming languages, innovation-and-the-path-forward.cfm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
quantum communications, quantum Anyone wishing to attend this meeting
sensors, quantum devices, single photon must register by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Authority: 12 U.S.C. 5492(a), 5493(b)(3),
sources, and detectors. What areas of April 3, 2015, in order to attend. Also, (d), 5496(c)(4), 5511(b), (c), 5512, 5534(a), (b).
pre-competitive QIS research and please note that under the REAL ID Act I. Overview
development appear most promising? of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–13), federal
What areas should be the highest agencies, including NIST, can only A. Final Policy Statement
priorities for Federal investment? What accept a state-issued driver’s license or Under the Final Policy Statement, the
are the emerging frontiers? What identification card for access to federal Bureau extends its existing practice of
methods of monitoring new facilities if issued by states that are disclosing data associated with
developments are most effective? REAL ID compliant or have an consumer complaints via the Consumer
extension. NIST also currently accepts Complaint Database to include
(2) Market Areas and Applications
other forms of federal-issued narratives for which opt-in consumer
The 2008 ‘‘A Federal Vision for identification in lieu of a state-issued consent is obtained and a robust
Quantum Information Science’’ 1 driver’s license. For detailed personal information scrubbing
identified exciting new possibilities for information please contact Gail standard and methodology has been
QIS impact, including mineral Newrock at (301) 975–3200 or visit: applied. The purposes of the Consumer
exploration, medical imaging, and http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/ Complaint Database include providing
quantum computing. Now, six years visitor/. consumers with timely and
later, what market areas are well-
Richard R. Cavanagh, understandable information about
positioned to benefit from new
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory consumer financial products and
developments in QIS?
Programs. services, and improving the functioning,
(3) Barriers [FR Doc. 2015–06848 Filed 3–20–15; 4:15 pm] transparency, and efficiency of markets
Funding levels and mechanisms, BILLING CODE 3510–13–P for such products and services. The
technology, dissemination of Bureau believes that adding additional
information, and technology transfer are information to the Consumer Complaint
some of the potential barriers to BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL Database, here narratives and structured
adoption of QIS technology. What are PROTECTION company responses, is consistent with
the greatest barriers to advancing and promotes these purposes.
[Docket No. CFPB–2014–0016]
important near-term and future II. Background
applications of QIS and what should be Disclosure of Consumer Complaint
done to address these barriers? A. Complaint System
Narrative Data
(4) Workforce Needs In the Bureau’s previous notices of its
AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial
policy statements, establishing and
Addressing opportunities in QIS and Protection.
expanding the Consumer Complaint
barriers to applications requires a ACTION: Final Policy Statement. Database, the Bureau generally
workforce spanning many disciplines, described how the Office of Consumer
ranging from computer science and SUMMARY: The Bureau of Consumer
Response (‘‘Consumer Response’’)
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information theory to atomic scale Financial Protection (the ‘‘Bureau’’) is
issuing a final policy statement (‘‘Final handles consumer complaints
manipulation of materials, and (collectively the ‘‘Complaint
possessing a range of knowledge and Policy Statement’’) to provide guidance
skills. What knowledge and skills are on how the Bureau plans to exercise its
1 Disclosure of Certain Credit Card Complaint
most important for a workforce capable discretion to disclose publicly
Data, 77 FR 37558 (June 22, 2012) (‘‘2012 Notice of
unstructured consumer complaint Final Policy Statement’’); Disclosure of Consumer
1 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/upload/ narrative data (‘‘narratives’’ or Complaint Data, 78 FR 21218 (Apr. 10, 2013) (‘‘2013
FederalVisionQIS.pdf. ‘‘consumer narratives’’) via its web- Notice of Final Policy Statement’’).
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| Dates | The Workshop on Quantum Information Science and the Needs of Industry will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Attendees must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 3, 2015. | |
| Contact | For further information contact Gail Newrock, Carl Williams, or Claire Cramer by email at [email protected], or Gail Newrock by phone at (301) 975-3200. To register, go to: http:// www.nist.gov/pml/div684/quantum-information-science-innovation-and-the- path-forward.cfm. Additional information about the workshop will be | |
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