Notice2021-19287
Call for Nominations To Serve on the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee and Call for Nominations To Serve on the Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence and Law Enforcement
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September 8, 2021
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Abstract
The Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), in consultation with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (the NAIAC or the Committee) in accordance with the requirements of Section 5104 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020, and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended. The Committee shall provide advice to the President and the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office on matters related to the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative (Initiative). The purposes of the Initiative are: (1) Ensuring continued United States leadership in artificial intelligence research and development; (2) leading the world in the development and use of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems in the public and private sectors; (3) preparing the present and future United States workforce for the integration of artificial intelligence systems across all sectors of the economy and society; and (4) coordinating ongoing artificial intelligence research, development, and demonstration activities among the civilian agencies, the Department of Defense, and the Intelligence Community to ensure that each informs the work of the others.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50326-50328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19287]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Call for Nominations To Serve on the National Artificial
Intelligence Advisory Committee and Call for Nominations To Serve on
the Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence and Law Enforcement
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Call for nominations to serve on the National Artificial
Intelligence Advisory Committee and call for nominations to serve on
the Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence and Law Enforcement.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), in consultation with
the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State,
the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall
establish the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (the
NAIAC or the Committee) in accordance with the requirements of Section
5104 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020,
and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended.
The Committee shall provide advice to the President and the National
Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office on matters related to the
National Artificial Intelligence Initiative (Initiative). The purposes
of the Initiative are: (1) Ensuring continued United States leadership
in artificial intelligence research and development; (2) leading the
world in the development and use of trustworthy artificial intelligence
systems in the public and private sectors; (3) preparing the present
and future United States workforce for the integration of artificial
intelligence systems across all sectors of the economy and society; and
(4) coordinating ongoing artificial intelligence research, development,
and demonstration activities among the civilian agencies, the
Department of Defense, and the Intelligence Community to ensure that
each informs the work of the others.
DATES: Nominations to serve on the inaugural Committee and Subcommittee
on Artificial Intelligence and Law Enforcement must be submitted by
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 25, 2021. In addition, nominations
for the Committee and Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence and Law
Enforcement will be accepted on an ongoing basis and will be considered
as and when vacancies arise. Nominations may be submitted to serve on
either or both the NAIAC or Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence and
Law Enforcement.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Alicia Chambers, Committee
Liaison Officer, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100
Bureau Drive, MS 1000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 and Melissa Banner,
Designated Federal Officer, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
Nominations may also be submitted via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cfaea3a6aca6aee1aca7aea2adaabdbc8fa1a6bcbbe1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5534393c363c347b363d343837302726153b3c26217b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>
and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fd909891948e8e9cd39f9c9393988fbd93948e89d39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9a4aca5a0babaa8e7aba8a7a7acbb89a7a0babde7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elham Tabassi, Chief of Staff,
Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8940, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Her
email is <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a5f56525b57144e5b585b4949537a5453494e145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="11747d79707c3f65707370626278517f7862653f767e67">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Committee Information: The National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST or Institute) invites and requests nominations of
individuals for appointment to the Committee and to the Subcommittee on
Artificial Intelligence and Law Enforcement. Registered Federal
lobbyists may not serve on NIST Federal Advisory Committees in an
individual capacity.
The Secretary of Commerce shall establish the National Artificial
Intelligence Advisory Committee (the NAIAC or the Committee) pursuant
to Section 5104 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act
of 2020 (Pub. L. 116-283), hereinafter referred to as the Act, and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.
Objectives and Duties: The Committee shall advise the President and
the Initiative Office on matters related to the Initiative, including
recommendations related to:
a. The current state of United States competitiveness and
leadership in artificial intelligence, including the scope and scale of
United States investments in artificial intelligence research and
development in the international context;
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b. The progress made in implementing the Initiative, including a
review of the degree to which the Initiative has achieved the goals
according to the metrics established by the Interagency Committee under
Section 5103(d)(2) of the Act;
c. The state of the science around artificial intelligence,
including progress toward artificial general intelligence;
d. Issues related to artificial intelligence and the United States
workforce, including matters relating to the potential for using
artificial intelligence for workforce training, the possible
consequences of technological displacement, and supporting workforce
training opportunities for occupations that lead to economic self-
sufficiency for individuals with barriers to employment and
historically underrepresented populations, including minorities,
Indians (as defined in 25 U.S.C. 5304), low-income populations, and
persons with disabilities;
e. How to leverage the resources of the Initiative to streamline
and enhance operations in various areas of government operations,
including health care, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and disaster
recovery;
f. The need to update the Initiative;
g. The balance of activities and funding across the Initiative;
h. Whether the strategic plan developed or updated by the
Interagency Committee established under Section 5103(d)(2) of the Act
is helping to maintain United States leadership in artificial
intelligence;
i. The management, coordination, and activities of the Initiative;
j. Whether ethical, legal, safety, security, and other appropriate
societal issues are adequately addressed by the Initiative;
k. Opportunities for international cooperation with strategic
allies on artificial intelligence research activities, standards
development, and the compatibility of international regulations;
l. Accountability and legal rights, including matters relating to
oversight of artificial intelligence systems using regulatory and
nonregulatory approaches, the responsibility for any violations of
existing laws by an artificial intelligence system, and ways to balance
advancing innovation while protecting individual rights; and
m. How artificial intelligence can enhance opportunities for
diverse geographic regions of the United States, including urban,
Tribal, and rural communities.
In addition, pursuant to Section 5104(e) of the Act, the
Committee's Chairperson shall establish a subcommittee that shall
provide advice to the President, through the Committee, on matters
related to the development of AI relating to law enforcement, including
advice on the following:
A. Bias, including whether the use of facial recognition by
government authorities, including law enforcement agencies, is taking
into account ethical considerations and addressing whether such use
should be subject to additional oversight, controls, and limitations.
B. Security of data, including law enforcement's access to data and
the security parameters for that data.
C. Adoptability, including methods to allow the United States
Government and industry to take advantage of artificial intelligence
systems for security or law enforcement purposes while at the same time
ensuring the potential abuse of such technologies is sufficiently
mitigated.
D. Legal standards, including those designed to ensure the use of
artificial intelligence systems are consistent with the privacy rights,
civil rights and civil liberties, and disability rights issues raised
by the use of these technologies.
Not later than one (1) year after the date of the enactment of the
Act, and not less frequently than once every three (3) years
thereafter, the Committee shall submit to the President, the Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee
on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, a
report on the Committee's findings and recommendations under Section
5104(d) and Section 5104(e) of the Act. The report on the Committee's
findings and recommendations will be administratively delivered to the
President and Congress through the Secretary of Commerce.
Membership
Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce. The Committee shall consist of not less than 9 members, who
represent broad and interdisciplinary expertise and perspectives,
including from academic institutions, companies across diverse sectors,
nonprofit and civil society entities, including civil rights and
disability rights organizations, and Federal laboratories, who
represent geographic diversity, and who are qualified to provide advice
and information on science and technology research, development,
ethics, standards, education, technology transfer, commercial
application, security, and economic competitiveness related to
artificial intelligence.
In selecting the members of the Committee, the Secretary of
Commerce shall seek and give consideration to recommendations from
Congress, industry, nonprofit organizations, the scientific community
(including the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and
Medicine, scientific professional societies, and academic
institutions), the defense and law enforcement communities, and other
appropriate organizations.
The Committee members serve three-year terms and may serve two
consecutive terms at the discretion of the Secretary. A member who has
served two consecutive terms is ineligible to serve a third term for a
period of one year following the expiration of the second term, to
include its subcommittees. Vacancies are filled as soon as highly
qualified candidates in a needed area of expertise, sector, or
perspective are identified and available to serve. Members of the
Committee who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers
or employees and appointed for their individual expertise and
experience will be appointed to serve as Special Government Employee
(SGE) members. Members of the Committee appointed on behalf of specific
interests will serve as Representatives. Members of the Committee who
are full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees will
be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102.3.130(h) to serve as Regular
Government Employee (RGE) members. Members will be individually advised
of the capacity in which they will serve by the DFO.
Members shall be selected on the basis of established records of
distinguished service and shall be eminent in their fields.
The Secretary of Commerce shall appoint the Chairperson and the
Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Committee. The
Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson's tenure shall be two years and
can be modified at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce.
Members of the Committee shall not be compensated for their
services. Non-Federal members of the Committee, while attending
meetings of the Committee or while otherwise serving at the request of
the head of the Committee away from their homes or regular place
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of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu
of subsistence, as authorized by Section 5703 of Title 5, United States
Code, for individuals in the Government serving without pay. Nothing in
this section shall be construed to prohibit members of the Committee
who are officers of employees of the United States from being allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with existing law.
Members shall not reference or otherwise utilize their membership
on the Committee or its subcommittees in connection with public
statements made in their personal capacities without a disclaimer that
the views expressed are their own and do not represent the views of the
Committee or its subcommittees, NIST, the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy,
the Department of State, the Attorney General, the Office of National
Intelligence, the Initiative Office, the President, or the Department
of Commerce.
Miscellaneous
Meetings will be conducted at least twice each year.
1. Generally, Committee meetings are open to the public.
2. Meeting may be held in-person in selected locations across the
country and/or virtually.
Nomination Information
1. Nominations are sought from all fields, sectors, and
perspectives described above.
2. Nominees should represent broad and interdisciplinary expertise
and perspectives, including from academic institutions, companies
across diverse sectors, nonprofit and civil society entities, including
civil rights and disability rights organizations, and Federal
laboratories, who represent geographic diversity, and who are qualified
to provide advice and information on science and technology research,
development, ethics, standards, education, technology transfer,
commercial application, security, and economic competitiveness related
to artificial intelligence. The field of eminence for which the
candidate is qualified should be specified in the nomination letter. A
summary of the candidate's qualifications should be included with the
nomination, including (where applicable) current or former service on
Federal advisory boards and Federal employment. In addition, each
nomination letter should state whether the candidate seeks to serve on
the Committee, the Subcommittee, or both; and that the candidate
acknowledges the responsibilities of serving and will actively
participate in good faith in the tasks of the Committee or
Subcommittee, as appropriate. Third-party nomination letters should
state that the candidate agrees to the nomination.
3. The Department of Commerce seeks a broad-based and diverse
Committee and subcommittee membership.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-19287 Filed 9-7-21; 8:45 am]
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