81 FR 14425 - Multistakeholder Process To Develop Best Practices for Privacy, Transparency, and Accountability Regarding Commercial and Private Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 52 (March 17, 2016)

Page Range		14425-14425
FR Document		2016-06029

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will convene a meeting of a multistakeholder process concerning privacy, transparency, and accountability issues regarding commercial and private use of unmanned aircraft systems on April 8, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Multistakeholder Process To Develop Best Practices for Privacy, 
Transparency, and Accountability Regarding Commercial and Private Use 
of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA) will convene a meeting of a multistakeholder process concerning 
privacy, transparency, and accountability issues regarding commercial 
and private use of unmanned aircraft systems on April 8, 2016.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 8, 2016 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., 
Eastern Time. See Supplementary Information for details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Boardroom at the American 
Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Verdi, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone (202) 482-8238; email [email protected]. Please 
direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-
7002; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: Congress recognized the potential wide-ranging benefits 
of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations within the United States 
in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform 
Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-95), which requires a plan to safely integrate 
civil UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS) by 2015. On February 
15, 2015, President Obama issued the Presidential Memorandum 
``Promoting Economic Competitiveness While Safeguarding Privacy, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties in Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft 
Systems.'' \1\ The Presidential Memorandum establishes a ``multi-
stakeholder engagement process to develop and communicate best 
practices for privacy, accountability, and transparency issues 
regarding commercial and private UAS use in the NAS.'' \2\ The process 
includes stakeholders from industry, civil society, and academia, and 
will be initiated by the Department of Commerce, through NTIA, and in 
consultation with other interested agencies. On August 3, 2015, NTIA 
convened the first meeting of the multistakeholder process, followed by 
additional meetings through February 2016.
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    \1\ Presidential Memorandum, Promoting Economic Competitiveness 
While Safeguarding Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties in 
Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, (Feb. 15, 2015), 
available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/15/presidential-memorandum-promoting-economic-competitiveness-while-safegua.
    \2\ Presidential Memorandum at 4.
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    Matters To Be Considered: The April 8, 2016 meeting is a 
continuation of a series of NTIA-convened multistakeholder discussions 
concerning privacy, transparency, and accountability issues regarding 
commercial and private use of UAS. Additional meetings may be scheduled 
as needed. Stakeholders will engage in an open, transparent, consensus-
driven process to develop best practices for privacy, accountability, 
and transparency issues regarding commercial and private UAS use in the 
NAS. The April 8, 2016 meeting will build on stakeholders' previous 
work. More information about stakeholders' work is available at: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2015/multistakeholder-process-unmanned-aircraft-systems.
    Time and Date: NTIA will convene a meeting of the multistakeholder 
process regarding unmanned aircraft systems on April 8, 2016 from 1 
p.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting date and time are subject to 
change. The meeting is subject to cancellation if stakeholders complete 
their work developing best practices. Please refer to NTIA's Web site, 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2016/multistakeholder-process-unmanned-aircraft-systems, for the most current information.
    Place: The meeting will be held in the Boardroom at the American 
Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20006. The location of the meeting is subject to change. Please refer 
to NTIA's Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2016/multistakeholder-process-unmanned-aircraft-systems, for the most 
current information.
    Other Information: The meeting is open to the public and the press. 
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to John Verdi at (202) 482-8238 or 
[email protected] at least seven (7) business days prior to the 
meeting. The meeting will also be webcast. Requests for real-time 
captioning of the webcast or other auxiliary aids should be directed to 
John Verdi at (202) 482-8238 or [email protected] at least seven (7) 
business days prior to the meeting. 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, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2016/multistakeholder-process-unmanned-aircraft-systems, for the most 
current information.

    Dated: March 14, 2016.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE stakeholder engagement process to ntia.doc.gov at least seven (7) business
develop and communicate best practices days prior to the meeting. The meeting
National Telecommunications and for privacy, accountability, and will also be webcast. Requests for real-
Information Administration transparency issues regarding time captioning of the webcast or other
commercial and private UAS use in the auxiliary aids should be directed to John
Multistakeholder Process To Develop NAS.’’ 2 The process includes Verdi at (202) 482–8238 or jverdi@
Best Practices for Privacy, stakeholders from industry, civil ntia.doc.gov at least seven (7) business
Transparency, and Accountability society, and academia, and will be days prior to the meeting. There will be
Regarding Commercial and Private initiated by the Department of an opportunity for stakeholders viewing
Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Commerce, through NTIA, and in the webcast to participate remotely in
AGENCY: National Telecommunications consultation with other interested the meeting through a moderated
and Information Administration, U.S. agencies. On August 3, 2015, NTIA conference bridge, including polling
Department of Commerce. convened the first meeting of the functionality. Access details for the
multistakeholder process, followed by meeting are subject to change. Please
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
additional meetings through February refer to NTIA’s Web site, http://
SUMMARY: The National 2016. www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/
Telecommunications and Information Matters To Be Considered: The April 2016/multistakeholder-process-
Administration (NTIA) will convene a 8, 2016 meeting is a continuation of a unmanned-aircraft-systems, for the most
meeting of a multistakeholder process series of NTIA-convened current information.
concerning privacy, transparency, and multistakeholder discussions Dated: March 14, 2016.
accountability issues regarding concerning privacy, transparency, and
Kathy D. Smith,
commercial and private use of accountability issues regarding
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
unmanned aircraft systems on April 8, commercial and private use of UAS.
and Information Administration.
2016. Additional meetings may be scheduled
[FR Doc. 2016–06029 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am]
as needed. Stakeholders will engage in
DATES: The meeting will be held on BILLING CODE 3510–60–P
an open, transparent, consensus-driven
April 8, 2016 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., process to develop best practices for
Eastern Time. See Supplementary privacy, accountability, and
Information for details. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
transparency issues regarding
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in commercial and private UAS use in the
the Boardroom at the American Institute United States Patent and Trademark
NAS. The April 8, 2016 meeting will Office
of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue build on stakeholders’ previous work.
NW., Washington, DC 20006. More information about stakeholders’ Requirements for Patent Applications
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Verdi, National Telecommunications www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/ or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures
and Information Administration, U.S. 2015/multistakeholder-process-
Department of Commerce, 1401 unmanned-aircraft-systems. ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4725, Time and Date: NTIA will convene a
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) meeting of the multistakeholder process SUMMARY: The United States Patent and
482–8238; email jverdi@ntia.doc.gov. regarding unmanned aircraft systems on Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its
Please direct media inquiries to NTIA’s April 8, 2016 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., continuing effort to reduce paperwork
Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002; Eastern Time. The meeting date and and respondent burden, invites the
email press@ntia.doc.gov. time are subject to change. The meeting general public and other Federal
is subject to cancellation if stakeholders agencies to comment on proposed and/
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
complete their work developing best or continuing information collections,
Background: Congress recognized the as required by the Paperwork Reduction
potential wide-ranging benefits of practices. Please refer to NTIA’s Web
site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other- Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
operations within the United States in publication/2016/multistakeholder-
process-unmanned-aircraft-systems, for DATES: Written comments must be
the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of the most current information. submitted on or before May 16, 2016.
2012 (Pub. L. 112–95), which requires a Place: The meeting will be held in the ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
plan to safely integrate civil UAS into Boardroom at the American Institute of submitted by any of the following
the National Airspace System (NAS) by Architects, 1735 New York Avenue methods:
2015. On February 15, 2015, President NW., Washington, DC 20006. The • Email: InformationCollection@
Obama issued the Presidential location of the meeting is subject to uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0024 inquiry’’
Memorandum ‘‘Promoting Economic change. Please refer to NTIA’s Web site, in the subject line of the message.
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other- • Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://
Competitiveness While Safeguarding
publication/2016/multistakeholder- www.regulations.gov.
Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records
in Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft process-unmanned-aircraft-systems, for
the most current information. Management Division Director, Office of
Systems.’’ 1 The Presidential the Chief Information Officer, United
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Memorandum establishes a ‘‘multi- States Patent and Trademark Office,
open to the public and the press. The
1 Presidential Memorandum, Promoting Economic meeting is physically accessible to P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
Competitiveness While Safeguarding Privacy, Civil people with disabilities. Requests for 1450.
Rights, and Civil Liberties in Domestic Use of sign language interpretation or other FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Unmanned Aircraft Systems, (Feb. 15, 2015), auxiliary aids should be directed to John Requests for additional information
available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-
office/2015/02/15/presidential-memorandum- Verdi at (202) 482–8238 or jverdi@ should be directed to Raul Tamayo,
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on April 8, 2016 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time. See Supplementary Information for details.
Contact		John Verdi, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-8238; email [email protected] Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482- 7002; email [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 14425

81 FR 14425 - Multistakeholder Process To Develop Best Practices for Privacy, Transparency, and Accountability Regarding Commercial and Private Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Telecommunications and Information Administration

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