[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 70214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29516]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Announcing a Meeting of the Computer System Security and Privacy 
Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., 
notice is hereby given that the Computer System Security and Privacy 
Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Tuesday, December 3, 2002, from 9 
a.m. until 5 p.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2002, from 9 a.m. until 5 
p.m. and on Thursday, December 5, 2002, from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. All 
sessions will be open to the public. The Advisory Board was established 
by the Computer Security Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-235) to advise the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Director of NIST on security and privacy 
issues pertaining to federal computer systems. Details regarding the 
Board's activities are available at http://csrc.nist.gov/csspab/.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 3, 2002, from 9 a.m. until 
5 p.m., December 4, 2002, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., and December 5, 
2002, from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Washington D.C./North 
Gaithersburg Hilton Hotel, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
    Agenda:

--Welcome and Overview
--CSSPAB Work Plan Reports
--GSA Update on E-Authentication Effort
--Updates on Recent Computer Security Legislation
--Update by OMB on Privacy and Security Issues
--Briefing on OMB Enterprise Architecture Effort
--Briefing on NIST Certification and Authentication Effort
--Agenda Development for March 2003 CSSPAB meeting
--Wrap-Up

    Note that agenda items may change without notice because of 
possible unexpected schedule conflicts of presenters.
    Public Participation: The Board agenda will include a period of 
time, not to exceed thirty minutes, for oral comments and questions 
from the public. Each speaker will be limited to five minutes. Members 
of the public who are interested in speaking are asked to contact the 
Board Secretariat at the telephone number indicated below. In addition, 
written statements are invited and may be submitted to the Board at any 
time. Written statements should be directed to the CSSPAB Secretariat, 
Information Technology Laboratory, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-
8930. It would be appreciated if 35 copies of written material were 
submitted for distribution to the Board and attendees no later than 
November 25, 2002. Approximately 15 seats will be available for the 
public and media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Fran Nielsen, Board Secretariat, 
Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930, 
telephone: (301) 975-3669.

    Dated: November 14, 2002.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 02-29516 Filed 11-20-02; 8:45 am]
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