82_FR_42714 82 FR 42541 - Building the Foundations for Quantum Industry

82 FR 42541 - Building the Foundations for Quantum Industry

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 173 (September 8, 2017)

Page Range42541-42542
FR Document2017-19081

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requests information about the broader needs of the industrial community in the area of quantum information science (QIS). NIST seeks input from stakeholders regarding opportunities for research and development, means and methods of inducing interaction and collaboration, providing support for emerging market areas, identifying barriers to near-term and future applications, and understanding workforce needs. As part of this effort, NIST will hold a workshop on Thursday, October 5, 2017. The information received in response to this RFI and during the workshop will inform recommendations for the development and coordination of U.S. Government policies, programs, and budgets to advance U.S. competitiveness in QIS.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket No. 170804731-7731-01]


Building the Foundations for Quantum Industry

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

ACTION: Notice; request for information (RFI).

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
requests information about the broader needs of the industrial 
community in the area of quantum information science (QIS). NIST seeks 
input from stakeholders regarding opportunities for research and 
development, means and methods of inducing interaction and 
collaboration, providing support for emerging market areas, identifying 
barriers to near-term and future applications, and understanding 
workforce needs. As part of this effort, NIST will hold a workshop on 
Thursday, October 5, 2017. The information received in response to this 
RFI and during the workshop will inform recommendations for the 
development and coordination of U.S. Government policies, programs, and 
budgets to advance U.S. competitiveness in QIS.

DATES: 
    For Comments: Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
on October 10, 2017. Written comments in response to the RFI should be 
submitted according to the instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below.
    For Workshop: The Workshop on Building the Foundations for Quantum 
Industry will be held on Thursday, October 5, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Attendees must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time on September 29, 2017.

ADDRESSES: 
    For Comments: Written comments may be submitted only by email to 
Dr. Jacob Taylor at qid@nist.gov in any of the following formats: 
ASCII; Word; RTF; or PDF. Please include your name, organization's name 
(if any), and cite ``Building the Foundations for Quantum Industry 
RFI'' in the subject line of all correspondence. All comments will be 
made publicly available at https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2017/10/quantum-industry-day as submitted. Accordingly, proprietary or 
confidential information should not be included in any comments, as 
they will be posted without change.
    For Workshop: 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. To register, go to: 
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2017/10/quantum-industry-day. 
Additional information about the workshop will be available at this web 
address as the workshop approaches.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Emswiler, Jacob Taylor, or 
Carl Williams by email at qid@nist.gov, or Kimberly Emswiler by phone 
at (301) 975-4208. Please direct media inquiries to NIST's Office of 
Public Affairs at (301) 975-2762.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: Twenty five years of research and development work in 
QIS is producing dramatic new commercial opportunities domestically, 
including the first niche applications. There is also an increasing 
level of international activity and investment in the field. NIST is 
requesting this information and holding the workshop in support of the 
Interagency Working Group (IWG) on QIS of the National Science and 
Technology Council, Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Physical 
Sciences. The IWG was chartered in October 2014 to develop and 
coordinate policies, programs, and budgets for QIS research and 
development, and to further develop the scientific basis, 
infrastructure, future technical workforce, and intellectual property 
that will be required to address agency missions and secure future U.S. 
competitiveness in QIS. The IWG includes participants from the 
Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Energy; the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence; and the National Science Foundation. 
In 2016, the IWG published an initial report identifying key challenges 
for emerging quantum industry, including: Institutional boundaries, 
education and training, technology development, and levels and 
stability of funding.

Request for Information

    NIST seeks input from stakeholders regarding opportunities for 
research and development, emerging market areas, barriers to near-term 
and future applications, and workforce needs. The objective of this RFI 
is to gather facts that will assist the IWG's formation of 
recommendations for the development and coordination of U.S. Government 
policies, programs, and budgets to advance U.S. competitiveness in QIS. 
The questions below are intended to assist in the formulation of 
comments and should not be construed as a limitation on the number of 
comments that interested persons may submit or the issues that may be 
addressed in such comments. Comments containing references, studies, 
research, and other empirical data that are not widely published should 
include copies of the referenced materials. As noted above, all 
comments will be made publicly available as submitted; therefore 
proprietary or confidential information should not be included. NIST is 
specifically interested in receiving input pertaining to one or more of 
the following questions:

(1) Identification of Opportunities

    QIS 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? What market areas are well-
positioned to benefit from new developments in QIS? Where will a 
technology perspective study help most? Where are roadmaps useful for 
coordination?

(2) Surmounting Challenges

    The 2016 report ``Advancing Quantum Information Science: National 
Challenges and Opportunities'' \1\ identified institutional boundaries 
and knowledge transfer challenges, as well as workforce needs across 
the emerging quantum industry. To what extent are these challenges 
addressable by the formation of consortia? May they be addressed with 
structured academic-commercial or commercial-governmental interactions? 
What potential collaborative structures might

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(3) Funding and Knowledge Considerations

    Uncertain market needs, imperfect investment levels and mechanisms, 
undeveloped technology, challenges in dissemination of information, and 
technology transfer are some of the potential barriers to adoption of 
QIS technology. What are the greatest technical and organizational 
barriers to advancing important near-term and future applications of 
QIS and what should be done to address these barriers? What methods 
might be adopted to encourage both small and large efforts to provide a 
healthy industrial base? Which areas are underfunded, inconsistently 
funded, or need better funding clarity from the government for progress 
of the industry as a whole? At what level of knowledge or development 
should intellectual property move from being freely available to 
exclusive? How can industry or government address these concerns?

Workshop

    The purpose of the workshop is to convene stakeholders in the 
development and commercialization of quantum technologies to address 
the identified key challenges via industrial, academic, and 
governmental means. Topics to be discussed include opportunities for 
research and development and means and methods of facilitating 
interaction and collaboration such as creation of consortia, providing 
support for emerging market areas, identifying barriers to near-term 
and future applications, and understanding 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. Furthermore, this workshop will 
provide a discussion place for industry to consider methods of 
collaboration in a neutral setting, including the potential benefits of 
developing a technology perspective study as well as other helpful 
organizing elements, including consortia and future roadmap development 
for subfields.
    This workshop will focus on addressing the key challenges described 
above under ``Request for Information.'' It will include invited 
presentations by leading experts from academia, industry, and 
government; time for group discussion; and breakout sessions for 
discussing subfields, potential consortia frameworks, and the role of 
technology perspective studies.
    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.
    All workshop participants must pre-register at the following web 
address to be admitted: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2017/10/quantum-industry-day. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must 
register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 29, 2017, in order to 
attend. Also, please note that federal agencies, including NIST, can 
only accept a state-issued driver's license or identification card for 
access to federal facilities if such license or identification card is 
issued by a state that is compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. 
L. 109-13), or by a state that has an extension for REAL ID compliance. 
NIST currently accepts other forms of federally-issued identification 
in lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed information 
please contact Kimberly Emswiler at (301) 975-4208 or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b)(1), (4), (11) & 15 U.S.C. 
272(c)(12).

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-19081 Filed 9-7-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 173 / Friday, September 8, 2017 / Notices 42541 NIST currently accepts other forms of Jacob Taylor at qid@nist.gov in any of Request for Information federal-issued identification in lieu of a the following formats: ASCII; Word; NIST seeks input from stakeholders state-issued driver’s license. For RTF; or PDF. Please include your name, regarding opportunities for research and detailed information please contact organization’s name (if any), and cite development, emerging market areas, Benjamin Davis or visit: http:// ‘‘Building the Foundations for Quantum barriers to near-term and future www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/. Industry RFI’’ in the subject line of all applications, and workforce needs. The correspondence. All comments will be objective of this RFI is to gather facts Kevin Kimball, made publicly available at https:// that will assist the IWG’s formation of NIST Chief of Staff. www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2017/ recommendations for the development [FR Doc. 2017–19080 Filed 9–7–17; 8:45 am] 10/quantum-industry-day as submitted. and coordination of U.S. Government BILLING CODE 3510–13–P Accordingly, proprietary or confidential policies, programs, and budgets to information should not be included in advance U.S. competitiveness in QIS. any comments, as they will be posted The questions below are intended to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE without change. assist in the formulation of comments National Institute of Standards and For Workshop: The workshop will be and should not be construed as a Technology held at NIST, 100 Bureau Dr., limitation on the number of comments Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Please note that interested persons may submit or [Docket No. 170804731–7731–01] admittance instructions under the the issues that may be addressed in such SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of comments. Comments containing Building the Foundations for Quantum this notice. To register, go to: https:// references, studies, research, and other Industry www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2017/ empirical data that are not widely AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 10/quantum-industry-day. Additional published should include copies of the and Technology, Department of information about the workshop will be referenced materials. As noted above, all Commerce. available at this web address as the comments will be made publicly ACTION: Notice; request for information workshop approaches. available as submitted; therefore (RFI). proprietary or confidential information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: should not be included. NIST is Kimberly Emswiler, Jacob Taylor, or SUMMARY: The National Institute of specifically interested in receiving input Carl Williams by email at qid@nist.gov, pertaining to one or more of the Standards and Technology (NIST) or Kimberly Emswiler by phone at (301) following questions: requests information about the broader 975–4208. Please direct media inquiries needs of the industrial community in to NIST’s Office of Public Affairs at (1) Identification of Opportunities the area of quantum information science (301) 975–2762. QIS includes, for example, quantum (QIS). NIST seeks input from stakeholders regarding opportunities for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: computing and processing, quantum research and development, means and Background: Twenty five years of algorithms and programming languages, methods of inducing interaction and research and development work in QIS quantum communications, quantum collaboration, providing support for is producing dramatic new commercial sensors, quantum devices, single photon emerging market areas, identifying opportunities domestically, including sources, and detectors. What areas of barriers to near-term and future the first niche applications. There is pre-competitive QIS research and applications, and understanding also an increasing level of international development appear most promising? workforce needs. As part of this effort, activity and investment in the field. What areas should be the highest NIST will hold a workshop on NIST is requesting this information and priorities for Federal investment? What Thursday, October 5, 2017. The holding the workshop in support of the are the emerging frontiers? What information received in response to this Interagency Working Group (IWG) on methods of monitoring new RFI and during the workshop will QIS of the National Science and developments are most effective? What inform recommendations for the Technology Council, Committee on market areas are well-positioned to development and coordination of U.S. Science, Subcommittee on Physical benefit from new developments in QIS? Government policies, programs, and Sciences. The IWG was chartered in Where will a technology perspective budgets to advance U.S. October 2014 to develop and coordinate study help most? Where are roadmaps competitiveness in QIS. policies, programs, and budgets for QIS useful for coordination? DATES: research and development, and to (2) Surmounting Challenges For Comments: Comments must be further develop the scientific basis, The 2016 report ‘‘Advancing received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on infrastructure, future technical Quantum Information Science: National October 10, 2017. Written comments in workforce, and intellectual property that Challenges and Opportunities’’ 1 response to the RFI should be submitted will be required to address agency identified institutional boundaries and according to the instructions in the missions and secure future U.S. knowledge transfer challenges, as well SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section competitiveness in QIS. The IWG as workforce needs across the emerging below. includes participants from the quantum industry. To what extent are For Workshop: The Workshop on Departments of Commerce, Defense, and these challenges addressable by the Building the Foundations for Quantum Energy; the Office of the Director of formation of consortia? May they be Industry will be held on Thursday, National Intelligence; and the National sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES addressed with structured academic- October 5, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 Science Foundation. In 2016, the IWG commercial or commercial- p.m. Eastern Time. Attendees must published an initial report identifying governmental interactions? What register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on key challenges for emerging quantum potential collaborative structures might September 29, 2017. industry, including: Institutional ADDRESSES: boundaries, education and training, 1 https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/ For Comments: Written comments technology development, and levels and whitehouse.gov/files/images/Quantum_Info_Sci_ may be submitted only by email to Dr. stability of funding. Report_2016_07_22%20final.pdf. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Sep 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1

42542 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 173 / Friday, September 8, 2017 / Notices industry adopt to best address these There is no cost for participating in Meeting address: The meeting will be challenges? the workshop. No proprietary held at the Beauport Hotel, 55 information will be accepted, presented Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA (3) Funding and Knowledge or discussed as part of the workshop, 01930; telephone (978) 282–0008; Considerations and all information accepted, presented online at www.beauporthotel.com. Uncertain market needs, imperfect or discussed at the workshop will be in Council address: New England investment levels and mechanisms, the public domain. Fishery Management Council, 50 Water undeveloped technology, challenges in All workshop participants must pre- Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; dissemination of information, and register at the following web address to telephone (978) 465–0492; technology transfer are some of the be admitted: https://www.nist.gov/news- www.nefmc.org. potential barriers to adoption of QIS events/events/2017/10/quantum- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: technology. What are the greatest industry-day. Anyone wishing to attend Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, technical and organizational barriers to this meeting must register by 5:00 p.m. New England Fishery Management advancing important near-term and Eastern Time on September 29, 2017, in Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492, ext. future applications of QIS and what order to attend. Also, please note that 113. should be done to address these federal agencies, including NIST, can SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: barriers? What methods might be only accept a state-issued driver’s adopted to encourage both small and license or identification card for access Agenda large efforts to provide a healthy to federal facilities if such license or industrial base? Which areas are Tuesday, September 26, 2017 identification card is issued by a state underfunded, inconsistently funded, or After introductions and brief that is compliant with the REAL ID Act need better funding clarity from the announcements, the meeting will begin of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–13), or by a state government for progress of the industry with the swearing-in of reappointed that has an extension for REAL ID as a whole? At what level of knowledge Council members, followed by the compliance. NIST currently accepts or development should intellectual election of 2017–2018 officers. The other forms of federally-issued property move from being freely Council then will hear reports from the identification in lieu of a state-issued available to exclusive? How can Council Chairman and Executive driver’s license. For detailed industry or government address these Director, NMFS’s Regional information please contact Kimberly Administrator for the Greater Atlantic concerns? Emswiler at (301) 975–4208 or visit: Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), Workshop http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/ liaisons from the Northeast Fisheries The purpose of the workshop is to visitor/. Science Center (NEFSC) and Mid- convene stakeholders in the Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b)(1), (4), (11) & Atlantic Fishery Management Council, development and commercialization of 15 U.S.C. 272(c)(12). representatives from NOAA General quantum technologies to address the Kevin Kimball, Counsel and the Office of Law identified key challenges via industrial, Enforcement, and staff from the Atlantic NIST Chief of Staff. academic, and governmental means. States Marine Fisheries Commission [FR Doc. 2017–19081 Filed 9–7–17; 8:45 am] Topics to be discussed include and U.S. Coast Guard. In addition, the opportunities for research and BILLING CODE 3510–13–P Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel will development and means and methods of provide a report. Next, the Council will facilitating interaction and collaboration hear from its Whiting Committee, which such as creation of consortia, providing DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE will cover three items of business. The support for emerging market areas, National Oceanic and Atmospheric first involves Amendment 22 to the identifying barriers to near-term and Administration Northeast Multispecies Fishery future applications, and understanding Management Plan (FMP). The workforce needs. Information gathered RIN 0648–XF666 amendment is being developed to at this workshop will be used in the potentially limit access to the small- development and coordination of U.S. New England Fishery Management mesh multispecies fishery, which Government policies, programs, and Council; Public Meeting includes red, silver, and offshore hakes. budgets to advance U.S. The Council is expected to select competitiveness in QIS. Furthermore, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries limited access, permitting, and this workshop will provide a discussion Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and possession limit preferred alternatives place for industry to consider methods Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for Amendment 22 to send to public of collaboration in a neutral setting, Commerce. hearing. Next, the Whiting Plan including the potential benefits of ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Development Team (PDT) will present developing a technology perspective the Annual Monitoring Report, which SUMMARY: The New England Fishery study as well as other helpful organizing summarizes 2016 fishing year activity Management Council (Council, NEFMC) elements, including consortia and future and contains an assessment update and will hold a three-day meeting to roadmap development for subfields. specification recommendations. Finally, This workshop will focus on consider actions affecting New England the Council will initiate an action to addressing the key challenges described fisheries in the exclusive economic zone develop 2018–20 specifications for the above under ‘‘Request for Information.’’ (EEZ). sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES small-mesh multispecies fishery. It will include invited presentations by DATES: The meeting will be held on Following the lunch break, the leading experts from academia, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Council will resume the whiting industry, and government; time for September 26, 27, and 28, 2017, discussion if necessary. Otherwise, it group discussion; and breakout sessions beginning at 9 a.m. on September 26, will move on to the Atlantic Herring for discussing subfields, potential 8:30 a.m. on September 27, and 8:30 Committee report and address three consortia frameworks, and the role of a.m. on September 28. items related to Draft Amendment 8 to technology perspective studies. ADDRESSES: the Atlantic Herring FMP. First, the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Sep 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1


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ActionNotice; request for information (RFI).
DatesFor Comments: Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 10, 2017. Written comments in response to the RFI should be submitted according to the instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
ContactKimberly Emswiler, Jacob Taylor, or Carl Williams by email at [email protected], or Kimberly Emswiler by phone at (301) 975-4208. Please direct media inquiries to NIST's Office of Public Affairs at (301) 975-2762.
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