[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 33842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11857]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of the Networking and Information Technology Research and 
Development Fast Track Action Committee on Advancing Privacy-Preserving 
Data Sharing and Analytics Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: Recognizing the opportunities presented by privacy-enhancing 
technologies (PETs) to harness the power of data and to enable 
increased collaboration across entities, sectors, and borders in a 
privacy-preserving and secure manner, the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy (OSTP), in partnership with the Subcommittee on 
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development of the 
National Science and Technology Council, initiated an interagency Fast 
Track Action Committee (FTAC), to develop a national strategy to 
advance the research, development, and adoption of privacy-preserving 
data sharing and analytics (PPDSA) technologies The FTAC is holding a 
series of virtual roundtables, open to the public, to provide an 
opportunity for broad stakeholder input into the development of the 
national strategy.

DATES: 
1. Tuesday, June 7, 2022: 1:00-3:00 p.m. EDT, Roundtable on Vision
2. Thursday, June 9, 2022: 1:00-3:00 p.m. EDT, Roundtable on Technology
3. Friday, June 10, 2022: 1:00-3:00 p.m. EDT, Roundtable on Adoption 
and Use

ADDRESSES: The Roundtable sessions will be held virtually from 1:00-
3:00 p.m. EDT on each of these dates: June 7, 2022; June 9, 2022; and 
June 10, 2022.
    Instructions: Registration is required, and space is limited. 
Participation is open to the public on a first-come, first-served 
basis. Registration will be closed once capacity is reached. Interested 
persons or organizations are invited to register to participate in one 
or all the sessions at the following link: https://www.nitrd.gov/coordination-areas/privacy-rd/ftac-appdsa-roundtable-series/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Hessman at [email protected] or call at 202-459-9683.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through the national strategy, the FTAC will 
put forth a vision for responsibly harnessing privacy-preserving data 
sharing and analytics to benefit individuals and society. It will also 
propose actions from research investments, to training and education 
initiatives, to the development of standards, policy, and regulations 
needed to achieve that vision.
    To inform the development of these recommendations, the FTAC is 
arranging virtual roundtables to solicit input from a broad range of 
stakeholders, including representatives from academia, the private 
sector, and civil society. Each roundtable will be organized around a 
particular theme, described below:
    1. Roundtable on Vision: Tuesday, June 7, 2022: 1:00-3:00 p.m. EDT.
    Identification of characteristics of the future state that the 
national strategy should help achieve and guiding definitions and 
principles that the activities under the national strategy should 
follow.
    2. Roundtable on Adoption and Use: Thursday, June 9, 2022: 1:00-
3:00 p.m. EDT.
    Identification of barriers and enablers to adoption and use of 
PPDSA technologies; and, identification of best practices and 
standards, including international considerations.
    3. Roundtable on Technology: Friday, June 10, 2022: 1:00-3:00 p.m. 
EDT.
    Understanding of the current state of PPDSA technologies and 
solutions; and identification of challenges, gaps and priorities in 
PPDSA research and development (R&D).
    Submitted by the National Science Foundation in support of the 
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) 
National Coordination Office (NCO) on May 27, 2022.

Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2022-11857 Filed 6-2-22; 8:45 am]
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