[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 56731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19397]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

National Communications System

[Docket No. DHS-2005-0071]


Notice of Partial Closure for the October 13, 2005, Meeting of 
the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Communications System (NCS), DHS.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory 
Committee (NSTAC) will meet on Thursday, October 13, 2005, from 11 a.m. 
until 12 p.m. The meeting will take place via teleconference and will 
be partially closed to the public. For access to the conference bridge 
and meeting materials, interested members of the public should contact 
Ms. Elizabeth Hart at (703) 289-5948, or by e-mail at [email protected] by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2005.
    The NSATC advises the President of the United States on issues and 
problems related to implementing national security and emergency 
preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications policy. Between 11 a.m. and 
11:30 a.m. the members will discuss activities of two NSTAC task forces 
including the results of the August 30, 2005, Incident Management 
Subject Matter Experts Meeting and Response to Hurricane Katrina. This 
portion of the meeting remains open to the public.

Basis for Closure

    Subsequent to the July 7 terrorist attacks in London, Robert B. 
Stephan, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, Department 
of Homeland Security (Department), briefed the NSTAC Principals during 
the July 27 NSTAC Conference Call on National Security and Emergency 
Preparedness concerns related to the shutdown of cellular services in 
the tunnels into and out of Manhattan. Since then the NCS and the NSTAC 
have both initiated efforts to examine these concerns from both an 
industry and Government perspective respectively. During the call, NCS 
and NSTAC will discuss their findings.
    The discussion of the cellular services shutdown will occur between 
11:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. and will involve sensitive information. Pursuant 
to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.), 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, the relevant 
portion of this meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to the 
authority set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Alberta Ross, Industry Operations 
Branch at (703) 235-5526, e-mail: [email protected] or write the 
Deputy Manager, National Communications System, Department of Homeland 
Security, IAIP/NCS/N5, Washington, DC 20528, mail stop 8510.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Public Comments: You may submit comments for the public portion of 
this meeting, identified by DHS-2005-0071, 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.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. When submitting comments 
electronically, please include DHS-2005-0071 in the subject line of the 
message.
     Mail: Office of the Manager, National Communications 
System (N5), Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20529. To 
ensure proper handling, please reference DHS-2005-0071 on your 
correspondence. This mailing address may also be used for paper, disk, 
or CD-ROM submissions.
    All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket, including any personal information provided. For 
access to the docket, or to read background documents or comments 
received, go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket. You may also access the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: September 22, 2005.
Peter M. Fonash,
Deputy Manager, National Communications System.
[FR Doc. 05-19397 Filed 9-27-05; 8:45 am]
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