[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 65681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29065]


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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, 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 Information Security and Privacy 
Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet Tuesday, December 16, 2003, from 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m., Wednesday, December 17, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 
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 December 16, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 5 p.m., December 17, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m

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

    Agenda:

--Welcome and Overview
--Board Discussion/Planning for March 2004 Agencies Customer Service 
Management Work Session
--Overview of Program Activities of the NIST Information Technology 
Laboratory's Computer Security Division
--Update by OMB on Privacy and Security Issues
--Briefing by Department of Homeland Security Office Privacy Officer 
Nuala Connor-Kelly
--Agenda Development for March 2004 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 25 copies of written material were 
submitted for distribution to the Board and attendees no later than 
December 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: November 13, 2003.
Arden L. Bement, Jr.,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-29065 Filed 11-20-03; 8:45 am]
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