[Federal Register: December 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 242)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
National Communications System
[Docket No. NCS-2006-0009]
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Communications System, DHS.
ACTION: Amended Notice of Partially Closed Advisory Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee (NSTAC) will meet in a partially closed session.
DATES: Tuesday, December 19, 2006, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
1615 H St., NW., Washington, DC. To register for this meeting and for
access to meeting materials, contact Mr. William Fuller at (703) 235-
5521, or by e-mail at William.C.Fuller@dhs.gov by 5 p.m. on Monday,
December 18, 2006. If you desire to submit comments, they must be
submitted by December 18, 2006. Comments must be identified by Docket
Number NCS-2006-0009 and may be submitted by one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: NSTAC1@dhs.gov. Include docket number in the
subject line of the message.
Mail: Office of the Manager, National Communications
System (N5), Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20529.
Fax: 866-466-5370
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and NCS-2006-0009, the docket
number for this action. Comments received will be posted without
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received by the NSTAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kiesha Gebreyes, Chief, Industry
Operations Branch at (703) 235-5525, e-mail: Kiesha.Gebreyes@dhs.gov or
write the Deputy Manager, National Communications System, Department of
Homeland Security, CS&T/NCS/N5.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NSTAC advises the President on issues
and problems related to implementing national security and emergency
preparedness telecommunications policy. Notice of this meeting is given
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Pub. L. 92-463, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.).
This meeting was the subject of a prior notice published on
December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70413). In that notice, the meeting was
scheduled for December 19, at the location provided above, from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. However, due to exceptional circumstances, the meeting must
be rescheduled for earlier in the day.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), this amended notice is being
published less than 15 days prior to the meeting date due to
exceptional circumstances. The Department adjusted the meeting schedule
set forth in the December 4, 2006 notice in order to accommodate the
schedule of the President of the United States. The Department
determined that it would impracticable to change the date of the
substantive activity scheduled for this meeting. In order to allow the
greatest possible public participation, the Department has extended the
usual deadlines to submit comments. As noted above, this date is
December 18, 2006.
Between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., the committee will discuss the Global
Infrastructure Resiliency (GIR) Report. This portion of the meeting
will be closed to the public.
Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., the NSTAC will receive comments from
government stakeholders, discuss the work of the NSTAC's Emergency
Communications and Interoperability Task Force (ECITF), and discuss the
work of the Telecommunications and Electric Power Interdependency Task
Force (TEPITF). This portion of the meeting will be open to the public.
The meeting may be adjourned earlier if all business is concluded.
Basis for Closure: The GIR discussion will likely involve sensitive
infrastructure information concerning system threats and explicit
physical/cyber vulnerabilities related to current communications
capabilities. Public disclosure of such information would heighten
awareness of potential vulnerabilities and increase the likelihood of
exploitation by terrorists or other motivated adversaries. Pursuant to
Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), the Department has determined that this
discussion will concern matters which, if disclosed, would be likely to
frustrate significantly the implementation of a proposed agency action.
Accordingly, this portion of the meeting will be closed to the public
pursuant to the authority set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For
information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
Kiesha Gebreyes as soon as possible.
Dated: December 14, 2006.
George W. Foresman,
Under Secretary for Preparedness.
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