[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51559-51560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21949]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Announcing a Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy 
Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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 Information Security and Privacy 
Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet Tuesday, September 16, 2003, from 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m., Wednesday, September 17, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. until 
5 p.m. and on Thursday, September 18, from 8:30 a.m. until 1 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) and amended by 
the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-
347) 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/ispab/.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 16, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 5 p.m., September 17, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., and 
September 18, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Bethesda Hyatt Regency 
Hotel, 7400 Wisconsin Avenue [One Bethesda Metro Center], Bethesda, MD 
20814.

Agenda

--Welcome and Overview
--Session on Agencies Customer Service Management Work
--Session on the National Information Assurance Program Extension 
Activities
--Session on Acceptable Behavior of ``Touching the Browser''
--NIST Information Technology Laboratory Briefings
--Update by OMB on Privacy and Security Issues
--Briefing by Department of Homeland Security Office Privacy Officer

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--Agenda Development for December 2003 ISPAB 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 ISPAB 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 
September 9, 2003. Approximately 15 seats will be available for the 
public and media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Joan Hash, Board Secretariat, 
Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930, 
telephone: (301) 975-3357.

    Dated: August 21, 2003.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 03-21949 Filed 8-26-03; 8:45 am]
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