80_FR_58893 80 FR 58704 - Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium-Planning and Progress Workshop

80 FR 58704 - Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium-Planning and Progress Workshop

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 189 (September 30, 2015)

Page Range58704-58705
FR Document2015-24734

NIST announces the Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium (SBSC)-Planning and Progress Workshop to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2015 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Pacific time. The SBSC is a standards setting consortium focused on the shared standards development needs of consortium participants. It will provide a forum for collaborative work through the formation of technical standards-setting working groups. Working groups are 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. At this workshop the working groups will collaboratively develop work products.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015) 
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[FR Doc No: 2015-24734]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium--Planning and Progress 
Workshop

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards & Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: NIST announces the Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium 
(SBSC)-Planning and Progress Workshop to be held on Tuesday November 3, 
2015 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Pacific time. The SBSC is a standards 
setting consortium focused on the shared standards development needs of 
consortium participants. It will provide a forum for collaborative work 
through the formation of technical standards-setting working groups. 
Working groups are organized around a clear vision of specific 
metrology products--standards, including reference materials; reference

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data; reference methods; and documentary standards--that will enable 
interoperability and reproducibility. At this workshop the working 
groups will collaboratively develop work products.

DATES: The Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium (SBSC)--Planning and 
Progress Workshop will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 from 9:00 
a.m.-5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Quadrus Conference Center, 
2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025. To register, go to http://jimb.stanford.edu/sbsc-registration. There is no registration fee. 
Space is limited so please register early. For additional meeting 
details, including travel and parking information, visit http://jimb.stanford.edu/sbsc-1115-workshop.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact 
Matthew Munson, Sarah Munro, and Marc Salit by email at sbsc@nist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A robust metrology infrastructure for the 
field of synthetic biology will enable coordination of labor and reuse 
of materials, driving economic growth. Metrology products--standards, 
including reference materials; reference data; reference methods; and 
documentary standards--can enable business-to-business transactions at 
scale. The intent of the NIST-hosted Synthetic Biology Standards 
Consortium (SBSC) is to collectively establish 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 has been convened as a standards setting consortium 
focused on the shared standards development needs of consortium 
members. It will provide a forum 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.
    Examples of metrology products 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 goals of the workshop are to discuss working group progress and 
plans with the broad consortium, develop a timeline of deliverables for 
metrology products to be produced by each working group, and 
collaboratively design and draft relevant documents.
    The SBSC Planning and Progress Workshop will be held on Tuesday, 
November 3, 2015 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Pacific time. The workshop 
will be held at the Quadrus Conference Center, 2400 Sand Hill Road, 
Menlo Park, CA 94025. To register, go to http://jimb.stanford.edu/sbsc-registration. There is no registration fee. Space is limited so please 
register early. For additional meeting details, including travel and 
parking information, visit http://jimb.stanford.edu/sbsc-1115-workshop.
    There is no cost for participating in the consortium or the 
workshop. No proprietary information will be shared at the workshop.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b) and (c).

Richard Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-24734 Filed 9-29-15; 8:45 am]
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The entire discussion of these data as compared to meeting will be closed to the public. the Award criteria in order to Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. recommend Award recipients, will be ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Legal Authority: Title 42 U.S.C. 1861– closed to the public. the National Institute of Standards and 76: ‘‘National Science Foundation Act of Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Richard Cavanagh, 1950’’ as amended. Title 13, U.S.C. Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Section 8(b). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Programs. IV. Request for Comments Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige [FR Doc. 2015–24733 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] Performance Excellence Program, BILLING CODE 3510–13–P Comments are invited on: (a) Whether National Institute of Standards and the proposed collection of information Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail is necessary for the proper performance Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE of the functions of the agency, including 20899–1020, telephone number (301) whether the information shall have 975–2360, email robert.fangmeyer@ National Institute of Standards and practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the nist.gov. Technology agency’s estimate of the burden SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Synthetic Biology Standards (including hours and cost) of the Consortium—Planning and Progress Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) and the proposed collection of information; (c) Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Workshop ways to enhance the quality, utility, and amended, 5 U.S.C. App. clarity of the information to be AGENCY: National Institute of Standards collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Pursuant to the Federal Advisory & Technology, Department of Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. Commerce. burden of the collection of information app., notice is hereby given that the ACTION: Notice of public workshop. on respondents, including through the Judges Panel will meet Monday through use of automated collection techniques Friday, November 2–6, 2015, from 8:30 SUMMARY: NIST announces the or other forms of information a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time each Synthetic Biology Standards technology. day. The Judges Panel is composed of Consortium (SBSC)–Planning and Comments submitted in response to twelve members, appointed by the Progress Workshop to be held on this notice will be summarized and/or Secretary of Commerce, chosen for their Tuesday November 3, 2015 from 9:00 included in the request for OMB familiarity with quality improvement a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific time. The SBSC approval of this information collection; operations and competitiveness issues is a standards setting consortium they also will become a matter of public of manufacturing companies, service focused on the shared standards mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES record. companies, small businesses, health development needs of consortium Dated: September 25, 2015. care providers, and educational participants. It will provide a forum for institutions. Members are also chosen collaborative work through the Glenna Mickelson, who have broad experience in for-profit formation of technical standards-setting Management Analyst, Office of the Chief and nonprofit areas. The purpose of this working groups. Working groups are Information Officer. meeting is to review recommendations organized around a clear vision of [FR Doc. 2015–24768 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] from site visits, and recommend 2015 specific metrology products—standards, BILLING CODE 3510–07–P Malcolm Baldrige National Quality including reference materials; reference VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 Sep 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 189 / Wednesday, September 30, 2015 / Notices 58705 data; reference methods; and The goals of the workshop are to 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN 15700, documentary standards—that will discuss working group progress and Seattle, WA 98115–0070. enable interoperability and plans with the broad consortium, Copies of the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, reproducibility. At this workshop the develop a timeline of deliverables for and Caribbean Regional SARs may be working groups will collaboratively metrology products to be produced by requested from Peter Corkeron, develop work products. each working group, and collaboratively Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 DATES: The Synthetic Biology Standards design and draft relevant documents. Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543. Consortium (SBSC)—Planning and The SBSC Planning and Progress Copies of the Pacific Regional SARs Progress Workshop will be held on Workshop will be held on Tuesday, may be requested from Jim Carretta, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 from 9:00 November 3, 2015 from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 Southwest Fisheries Science Center, a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. p.m. Pacific time. The workshop will be 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at held at the Quadrus Conference Center, 92037–1508. the Quadrus Conference Center, 2400 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA You may submit comments, identified Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025. 94025. To register, go to http:// by NOAA–NMFS–2015–0108, by any of To register, go to http:// jimb.stanford.edu/sbsc-registration. the following methods: jimb.stanford.edu/sbsc-registration. There is no registration fee. Space is Electronic Submissions: Submit all There is no registration fee. Space is limited so please register early. For electronic public comments via the limited so please register early. For additional meeting details, including Federal eRulemaking Portal http:// additional meeting details, including travel and parking information, visit www.regulations.gov. travel and parking information, visit http://jimb.stanford.edu/sbsc-1115- Mail: Send comments or requests for http://jimb.stanford.edu/sbsc-1115- workshop. copies of reports to: Chief, Marine workshop. There is no cost for participating in Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the consortium or the workshop. No Division, Office of Protected Resources, further information contact Matthew proprietary information will be shared National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 Munson, Sarah Munro, and Marc Salit at the workshop. East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD by email at sbsc@nist.gov. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b) and (c). 20910–3226, Attn: Stock Assessments. Instructions: All comments received SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A robust Richard Cavanagh, are a part of the public record and will metrology infrastructure for the field of Acting Associate Director for Laboratory generally be posted to http:// synthetic biology will enable Programs. www.regulations.gov without change. coordination of labor and reuse of [FR Doc. 2015–24734 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] All Personal Identifying Information (for materials, driving economic growth. BILLING CODE 3510–13–P example, name, address, etc.) Metrology products—standards, voluntarily submitted by the commenter including reference materials; reference may be publicly accessible. Do not data; reference methods; and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE documentary standards—can enable submit Confidential Business business-to-business transactions at Information or otherwise sensitive or National Oceanic and Atmospheric protected information. scale. The intent of the NIST-hosted Administration Synthetic Biology Standards NMFS will accept anonymous Consortium (SBSC) is to collectively comments (enter N/A in the required RIN 0648–XE122 establish infrastructure to support a fields, if you wish to remain fully integrated global synthetic biology Draft 2015 Marine Mammal Stock anonymous). You may submit enterprise. NIST will provide standards Assessment Reports attachments to electronic comments in development support for some Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Adobe PDF file formats only. consortium activities, as well as Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: facilitation and technical leadership. The SBSC has been convened as a Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Shannon Bettridge, Office of Protected standards setting consortium focused on Commerce. Resources, 301–427–8402, the shared standards development ACTION: Notice; request for comments. Shannon.Bettridge@noaa.gov; Marcia needs of consortium members. It will Muto 206- 526–4026, Marcia.Muto@ SUMMARY: NMFS reviewed the Alaska, noaa.gov, regarding Alaska regional provide a forum for collaborative work Atlantic, and Pacific regional marine stock assessments; Peter Corkeron, 508– through the formation of technical mammal stock assessment reports 495–2191, Peter.Corkeron@noaa.gov, standards-setting working groups. (SARs) in accordance with the Marine regarding Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Successful working groups will be Mammal Protection Act. SARs for Caribbean regional stock assessments; or organized around a clear vision of marine mammals in the Alaska, Jim Carretta, 858–546–7171, specific metrology products that will Atlantic, and Pacific regions were Jim.Carretta@noaa.gov, regarding enable interoperability and revised according to new information. Pacific regional stock assessments. reproducibility. Examples of metrology products NMFS solicits public comments on the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: include a reference material such as a draft 2015 SARs. standard proteome set from whole cell DATES: Comments must be received by Background December 29, 2015. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES lysates to be used as a benchmark for Section 117 of the Marine Mammal mass spectroscopy; reference data such ADDRESSES: The 2015 draft SARs are Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 as a DNA watermark repository; a available in electronic form via the et seq.) requires NMFS and the U.S. Fish reference method for DNA sequence Internet at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ and Wildlife Service (FWS) to prepare verification; and a documentary pr/sars/draft.htm. stock assessments for each stock of standard for minimum information Copies of the Alaska Regional SARs marine mammals occurring in waters standards for biological protocol may be requested from Marcia Muto, under the jurisdiction of the United interoperability. 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ActionNotice of public workshop.
DatesThe Synthetic Biology Standards Consortium (SBSC)--Planning and Progress Workshop will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
ContactFor further information contact Matthew Munson, Sarah Munro, and Marc Salit by email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 58704 
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