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82 FR 12247 - Large Scale Networking (LSN)-Joint Engineering Team (JET)

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 39 (March 1, 2017)

Page Range12247-12247
FR Document2017-03935

The JET, established in 1997, provides for information sharing among Federal agencies and non-Federal participants with interest in high performance research networking and networking to support science applications. The JET reports to the Large Scale Networking (LSN) Interagency Working Group (IWG). The agendas, minutes, and other meeting materials and information can be found on the JET Web site at: https://www.nitrd.gov/nitrdgroups/ index.php?title=Joint_Engineering_Team_(JET). Public Comments: The government seeks individual input; attendees/ participants may provide individual advice only. Members of the public are welcome to submit their comments to [email protected] Please note that under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), all public comments and/or presentations will be treated as public documents and will be made available to the public via the JET Web site. Submitted by the National Science Foundation in support of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO) on February 23, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017) 
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Large Scale Networking (LSN)--Joint Engineering Team (JET)

AGENCY: The Networking and Information Technology Research and 
Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO), National 
Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Grant Miller at [email protected] 
or (703) 292-4873.

DATES: The JET meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month 
(January 2017-December 2017, 12:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., at the National 
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Please 
note that public seating for these meetings is limited and is available 
on a first-come, first served basis. WebEx and/or Teleconference 
participation is available for each meeting. Please reference the JET 
Web site for updates. Further information about the NITRD may be found 
at: http://www.nitrd.gov/.

SUMMARY: The JET, established in 1997, provides for information sharing 
among Federal agencies and non-Federal participants with interest in 
high performance research networking and networking to support science 
applications. The JET reports to the Large Scale Networking (LSN) 
Interagency Working Group (IWG). The agendas, minutes, and other 
meeting materials and information can be found on the JET Web site at: 
https://www.nitrd.gov/nitrdgroups/index.php?title=Joint_Engineering_Team_(JET).
    Public Comments: The government seeks individual input; attendees/
participants may provide individual advice only. Members of the public 
are welcome to submit their comments to [email protected]. Please 
note that under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), all public comments and/or presentations will be treated as 
public documents and will be made available to the public via the JET 
Web site.
    Submitted by the National Science Foundation in support of the 
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) 
National Coordination Office (NCO) on February 23, 2017.

Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2017-03935 Filed 2-28-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 39 / Wednesday, March 1, 2017 / Notices 12247 5. The Subgroup also proposes that D. Conclusion www.nitrd.gov/nitrdgroups/ OMB provide guidance to Federal This Notice affords a second index.php?title=Joint_Engineering_ agencies that race/ethnicity coding opportunity for the public to comment Team_(JET). procedures be documented and made on the interim progress of the Working Public Comments: The government publicly available, as this would allow Group. None of the proposals has been seeks individual input; attendees/ greater transparency and promote adopted and no interim decisions have participants may provide individual further consistency in Federal data been made concerning them. OMB can advice only. Members of the public are collections. modify or reject any of the proposals, welcome to submit their comments to 6. The Subgroup proposes further clarifying the standards to indicate the and OMB has the option of making no jet-comments@nitrd.gov. Please note classification is not intended to be changes. The report and its proposals that under the provisions of the Federal genetically based, nor based on skin are published in this Notice because Advisory Committee Act (FACA), all color. Rather, the goal of standards is to OMB believes that they are worthy of public comments and/or presentations provide guidelines for the Federal public discussion, and OMB’s decision will be treated as public documents and measurement of race/ethnicity as a will benefit from obtaining the public’s will be made available to the public via social construct and therefore inform views on the recommendations. OMB the JET Web site. public policy decisions. plans to announce its decision in spring 2017 so that revisions, if any, can be Submitted by the National Science (b) Request for Public Comment: The reflected in preparations for the 2020 Foundation in support of the Subgroup also considered whether referring to Black or African American Census. Networking and Information as the ‘‘principal minority race’’ is still Technology Research and Development Dominic J. Mancini, relevant, meaningful, accurate, and (NITRD) National Coordination Office Acting Administrator, Office of Information (NCO) on February 23, 2017. acceptable. Given that many of the and Regulatory Affairs. groups classified as racial and ethnic [FR Doc. 2017–03973 Filed 2–28–17; 8:45 am] Suzanne H. Plimpton, minorities have experienced BILLING CODE P Reports Clearance Officer, National Science institutionalized or State-sanctioned Foundation. discrimination as well as social [FR Doc. 2017–03935 Filed 2–28–17; 8:45 am] disadvantage and oppression, many consider it to be important to continue NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION BILLING CODE 7555–01–P identifying the principal minority group Large Scale Networking (LSN)—Joint in Federal data collections and reporting Engineering Team (JET) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION systems. However, it is not clear if the referent groups should change given AGENCY: The Networking and changing demographics. Notice of Permits Issued Under the Information Technology Research and 1. Should Hispanic or Latino be Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 Development (NITRD) National among the groups considered among Coordination Office (NCO), National ‘‘principal minorities’’? Would AGENCY: National Science Foundation. Science Foundation. alternative terms be more salient (e.g., ACTION: Notice of permits issued under ACTION: Notice of meetings. ‘‘principal minority race/ethnicity’’)? the Antarctic Conservation of 1978, Hispanic or Latino usually is considered FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Public Law 95–541. an ethnicity while ‘‘minority’’ is usually Grant Miller at miller@nitrd.gov or (703) used when referencing race. 292–4873. SUMMARY: The National Science The overall goal of the standards’ review is to ensure the quality of DATES: The JET meetings are held on the Foundation (NSF) is required to publish information that is used to inform third Tuesday of each month (January notice of permits issued under the Federal policy, without imposing undue 2017–December 2017, 12:00 a.m.–2:00 Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. burden on the public. Comments are p.m., at the National Science This is the required notice. requested on any aspect of the Working Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Group’s proposals. When evaluating the Arlington, VA 22230. Please note that Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, proposals, readers may wish to refer to public seating for these meetings is limited and is available on a first-come, Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, the set of general principles used by National Science Foundation, 4201 Working Group members to govern its first served basis. WebEx and/or Teleconference participation is available Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. review (enumerated in Section 1 of the for each meeting. Please reference the Or by email: ACApermits@nsf.gov. Working Group’s interim report)—a process that has attempted to balance JET Web site for updates. Further SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On statistical issues, data needs, and social information about the NITRD may be December 27, 2016, the National concerns. We recognize these principles found at: http://www.nitrd.gov/. Science Foundation published a notice may in some cases represent competing SUMMARY: The JET, established in 1997, in the Federal Register of a permit goals for the standards. For example, provides for information sharing among application received. The permit was having categories that are Federal agencies and non-Federal issued on January 26, 2017 to: Daniel comprehensive in the coverage of our participants with interest in high asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES McGrath, Permit No. 2017–037. Nation’s diverse population (Principle performance research networking and 4) and that would facilitate self- networking to support science Nadene G. Kennedy, identification (Principle 2) may not be applications. The JET reports to the Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar operationally feasible in terms of the Large Scale Networking (LSN) Programs. burden that would be placed upon Interagency Working Group (IWG). The [FR Doc. 2017–03933 Filed 2–28–17; 8:45 am] respondents and the public and private agendas, minutes, and other meeting BILLING CODE 7555–01–P costs that would be associated with materials and information can be found implementation (Principle 8). on the JET Web site at: https:// VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Feb 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meetings.
DatesThe JET meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (January 2017-December 2017, 12:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., at the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Please note that public seating for these meetings is limited and is available on a first-come, first served basis. WebEx and/or Teleconference participation is available for each meeting. Please reference the JET Web site for updates. Further information about the NITRD may be found at: http://www.nitrd.gov/.
ContactDr. Grant Miller at [email protected] or (703) 292-4873.
FR Citation82 FR 12247 
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