[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36941-36942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12752]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DHS-2005-0043]


Open Meeting of National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC)

AGENCY: Directorate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure 
Protection, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet 
on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the National 
Press Club in Washington DC. The meeting will be open to the public. 
Limited seating will be available. Reservations are not accepted.
    The NIAC advises the President of the United States on the security 
of critical infrastructures which include banking and finance, 
transportation, energy, manufacturing, and emergency government 
services. At this meeting, the NIAC will be briefed on the status of 
several Working Group activities in which the Council is currently 
engaged.

DATES: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet on 
Tuesday, July 12, 2005, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the National 
Press Club in Washington DC.

ADDRESSES: The NIAC will meet at the National Press Club, 529 14th 
Street,

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NW., Washington, DC. If you desire to submit comments, they must be 
submitted by 10 days after publishing of Notice. Comments must be 
identified by DHS-2005-0043 and may be submitted by one of the 
following methods:
     EPA Federal Partner EDOCKET Web site: http://www.epa.gov/feddocket. Follow instructions for submitting comments on the Web site.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket 
number in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 703-235-5887.
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Department of Homeland 
Security, Attn: Mr. R. James Caverly, Infrastructure Coordination 
Division, Directorate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure 
Protection/703-235-5352, Anacostia Naval Annex, 245 Murray Lane, SW., 
Building 410, Washington, DC 20528, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. James Caverly, NIAC Designated 
Federal Official, telephone 703-235-5352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.

                  Draft Agenda of July 12, 2005 Meeting
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I. Opening of Meeting........  R. James Caverly, U.S. Department of
                                Homeland Security (DHS)/Designated
                                Federal Official, NIAC.
II. Roll Call of of Members..  R. James Caverly.
III. Opening Remarks and       NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye, Chairman
 Introductions.                 Emeritus, TXU and Corp.
                               NIAC Vice Chairman, John T. Chambers,
                                Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc.
                               Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department
                                of Homeland Security.
                               Robert B. Stephan, Acting Under Secretary
                                Information Analysis and Infrastructure
                                Protection (IAIP)--Assistant Secretary,
                                Office of Infrastructure Protection,
                                DHS.
                               Frances Fragos Townsend, Homeland
                                Security Advisor (Invited).
                               Cheryl Peace, Director, Cyberspace
                                Security, Homeland Security Council.
IV. Presentation of New        Frances Fragos Townsend, Homeland
 Members Chief Denlinger, Mr.   Security Advisor (Invited).
 Rohde, Mr. Peters.
V. Approval of April Minutes.  NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye.
VI. Status Reports on Current  NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye, Presiding.
 working Group Initiatives.
    A. Intelligence            NIAC Vice Chairman, John T. Chambers,
     Coordination.              Chairman & CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc. and
                                Chief Gilbert Gallegos, Retired Chief of
                                Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, NIAC
                                Member.
VII. DHS Informational Brief-- TBD.
 Tentative.
VIII. Draft Working Group      NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye, Presiding.
 Recommendations.
    A. Risk Management         Thomas E. Noonan, Chairman, President &
     Approaches To Protection.  CEO, Internet Security Systems, Inc.,
                                NIAC Member; Martha Marsh, President &
                                CEO, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, NIAC
                                Member.
    B. Education and           Alfred R. Berkeley III, Chairman,
     Workforce Preparation.     Pipeline Trading, LLC., NIAC Member; Dr.
                                Linwood Rose, President, James Madison
                                University, NIAC Member.
    C. Sector Partnership      Martin G. McGuinn, Chairman & CEO, Mellon
     Model Implementation.      Financial Corporation, NIAC Member;
                                Marilyn Ware, Chairman Emerita, American
                                Water, NIAC Member.
IX. New Business.............  NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye, NIAC Members.
    A. TBD...................  TBD.
X. Adjournment...............  NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye.
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    Procedural Information: These meetings are open to the public. 
Please note that the meetings may close early if all business is 
finished.
    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, 
telephone the Designated Federal Official as soon as possible.

    Dated: June 13, 2005.
R. James Caverly,
Designated Federal Officer for the NIAC.

[FR Doc. 05-12752 Filed 6-24-05; 8:45 am]
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