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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 211 / Thursday, November 4, 2021 / Notices
Requirements of the Statutory Provision Section 9414 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
William M. Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Pub. L. 116283
requires NIST to enter into an agreement with an appropriate entity to study the effect of the policies of the Peoples Republic of China and coordination among industrial entities within the Peoples Republic of China on international bodies engaged in developing and setting international standards for emerging technologies.
Made in China 2025 is a strategic plan that was initiated in 2015 to reduce Chinas dependence on foreign technology and promote Chinese technological manufacturers in the global marketplace. The goal was to reach this objective by the year 2025, a decade from the year when the plan first took root. More information on the Made in China 2025 policy can be found at http english.www.gov.cn/
policies/latest_releases/2015/05/19/
content_281475110703534.htm.
The China Standards 2035 project will most likely build upon Made in China 2025. The China Standards 2035 plan will lay out a blueprint for Chinas government and leading technology companies to set global standards for emerging technologies in areas such as artificial intelligence and advanced communications technology.
International standards need to be relevant and to effectively respond to regulatory and market needs, as well as scientific and technological developments in various countries.
They should not distort the global market, have adverse effects on fair competition, or stifle innovation and technological development. In addition, they should not give preference to the characteristics or requirements of specific countries or regions when different needs or interests exist in other countries or regions. Whenever possible, international standards should be performance based rather than based on design or descriptive characteristics.

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Request for Information To ensure that the broad perspective of the standards community informs the development of and aligns with governments future plans and approaches, this RFI invites stakeholders throughout the scientific research, advocacy, industry, and nonscientific communities, including the general public, to comment. The enumerated list of topics below covers the major areas about which NIST seeks comment and is not intended to limit
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the topics that may be addressed.
Commenters may provide responses to other relevant issues, such as the extent to which the PRC partners with foreign governments or multinational corporations to promote technical standards that may advantage PRC
companies, entities, or state objectives;
the aims of the PRC in international standards setting organizations, including an analysis of Chineselanguage sources; the standardization strategy of the PRC, as identified in the stated intentions of the China Standards 2035 plan, including how and to what extent that strategy has been implemented and has influenced PRC industry and academic sectors, including in the development of indigenous standards with international implications. Commenters may also offer comments on whether international standards for select emerging technologies e.g., electronics, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things IoT, blockchain and financial technologies, clean energy technologies, and quantum information technologies are being designed to promote or favor interests of the PRC, as expressed in the Made in China 2025 plan, to the exclusion or disadvantage of other participants or in a way that may not result in the best technological solution.
Responses may include any topic believed to have implications for the study.
1. The participation of the Peoples Republic of China in international standards setting organizations over the previous 10 years, including leadership roles in standards drafting technical committees, and the quality or value of that participation;
2. The effect of the standardization strategy of the Peoples Republic of China, as identified in the China Standards 2035 plan on international bodies engaged in developing and setting standards for select emerging technologies, such as advanced communication technologies, or cloud computing and cloud services;
3. Whether international standards for select emerging technologies are being designed to promote interests of the Peoples Republic of China as expressed in the Made in China 2025 plan to the exclusion of other participants;
4. How previous practices used by the Peoples Republic of China while participating in international standards setting organizations may foretell how the Peoples Republic of China is likely to engage in international standardization activities of critical technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum information science, and what may be the consequences;

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5. Recommendations on how the United States can take steps to mitigate the influence of the Peoples Republic of China and bolster United States public and private sector participation in international standards-setting bodies.
Alicia Chambers, NIST Executive Secretariat.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final Management Plans for the Lake Superior and Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserves Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of approval of the revised management plan for the Lake Superior and Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserves.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that the Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce approves the revised management plans for the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in Wisconsin and the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve in Texas. In accordance with applicable Federal regulations, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension revised the Lake Superior Reserves management plan, which replaces the plan previously approved in 2010, and the University of Texas at Austin revised the Mission-Aransas Reserves management plan, which replaces the plan previously approved in 2015.
ADDRESSES: The approved Lake Superior Reserve management plan can be downloaded or viewed at https
lakesuperiorreserve.org/files/2020/03/
lsnerr-management-plan.pdf. The approved Mission-Aransas Reserve management plan can be downloaded or viewed at https sites.cns.utexas.edu/
manerr/about/management-plan. These documents are also available by sending a written request to the point of contact identified below see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the Lake Superior revised management planBridget Faust-Accola of NOAAs Office for Coastal Management, by email SUMMARY:

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