[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 61 (Thursday, March 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16174-16175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4634]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2006-0013]


Office of the Secretary; Notice of Meeting of National 
Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC)

AGENCY: Directorate for Preparedness, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet 
in open session.

DATES: Tuesday, April 11, 2006, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Grand Hyatt at Washington Center, 1000 H Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20001.
    You may submit comments, identified by DHS-2006-0013, by one of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. When 
submitting comments electronically, please include by DHS-2006-0013, in 
the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Jenny Menna, Department of Homeland Security, 
Directorate for Preparedness, Washington, DC 20528. To ensure proper 
handling, please reference by DHS-2006-0013, on your correspondence. 
This mailing address may be used for paper, disk or CD-ROM submissions.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Jenny Menna, Department of Homeland 
Security, Directorate for Preparedness, Washington, DC 20528. Contact 
Telephone Number 703-235-5316.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and DHS-2006-0013, the docket 
number for this action. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenny Menna, NIAC Designated Federal 
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; 
telephone 703-235-5316.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Pub. L. 92-463, as amended (5 
U.S.C. App.1 et seq.). At this meeting, the NIAC will be briefed on the 
status of several Working Group activities in which the Council is 
currently engaged.
    This meeting is open to the public on a first-come, first-served 
basis. Please note that the meeting may close early if all business is 
finished.
    The NIAC meeting agenda may be updated. Please consult the NIAC Web 
site, http://www.dhs.gov/niac, for the most current agenda.
    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 Officer as soon as possible.

    Dated: March 22, 2006.
Jenny Menna,
Designated Federal Officer for the NIAC.

Draft Agenda of April 11, 2006 Meeting

I. Opening of Meeting

Jenny Menna, Designated Federal Officer, NIAC, Department of 
Homeland Security

II. Rollcall of Members

Jenny Menna

III. Opening Remarks and Introductions

NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye, Chairman Emeritus, TXU Corp.
NIAC Vice Chairman, John T. Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco 
Systems, Inc.
Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
(Invited)
George W. Foresman, Under Secretary, Preparedness Directorate, DHS 
(Invited)
Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland 
Security and Counterterrorism (Invited)

IV. Approval of February Minutes

NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye

V. Final Reports and Deliberations

NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye Presiding

A. Intelligence Coordination

NIAC Vice Chairman John T. Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco 
Systems, Inc. and Gilbert Gallegos, Chief of Police (ret.), 
Albuquerque, New Mexico Police Department, NIAC Member

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B. Deliberation and Approval of Recommendations of Final Report

NIAC Members

C. Workforce Preparation, Education and Research

Alfred R. Berkeley III, Chairman and CEO, Pipeline Trading, LLC., 
NIAC Member Dr. Linwood Rose, President, James Madison University, 
NIAC Member

D. Deliberation and Approval of Recommendations of Final Report

NIAC Members

VI. Status Reports on Current Working Group Initiatives

NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye Presiding

A. Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Events and the Critical 
Infrastructure Workforce

Chief Rebecca F. Denlinger, Fire Chief, Cobb County, Georgia Fire 
and Emergency Services, NIAC Member, Martha H. Marsh, Chairman and 
CEO, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, NIAC Member and Bruce Rohde, 
Chairman and CEO Emeritus, ConAgra Foods, Inc.

B. Convergence of Physical and Cyber Technologies and Related Securityy 
Management Challenges

George Conrades, Executive Chairman, Akamai Technologies, NIAC 
Member, Margaret Grayson, President, AEP Government Solutions Group, 
NIAC Member, and Gregory A. Peters, Former President and CEO, 
Internap Network Services Corporation, NIAC Member.

VII. New Business

NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye, NIAC Members TBD

A. Deliberation and Voting on New Initiatives

NIAC Members

VIII. Adjournment

NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye

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