[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 57991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8398]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

National Communications System

[Docket No. NCS-2006-0007]


National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Communications System, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Partially Closed Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory 
Committee (NSTAC) will be meeting by teleconference: the meeting will 
be partially closed.

DATES: Thursday, October 12, 2006, from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place by teleconference. For access to 
the conference bridge and meeting materials, contact Mr. William Fuller 
at (703) 235-5521, or by e-mail at [email protected] by 5 p.m. 
on Friday, October 6, 2006. If you desire to submit comments, they must 
be submitted by October 5, 2006. Comments must be identified by NCS-
2006-0007 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket number in the 
subject line of the message.
     Mail: Office of the Manager, National Communications 
System (N5), Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC, 20529.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and NCS-2006-0007, the docket 
number for this action. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received by the NSTAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kiesha Gebreyes, Chief, Industry 
Operations Branch at (703) 235-5525, e-mail: [email protected] or 
write the Deputy Manager, National Communications System, Department of 
Homeland Security, CS&T/NCS/N5.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NSTAC advises the President on issues 
and problems related to implementing national security and emergency 
preparedness telecommunications policy. 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 the upcoming meeting, between 2 p.m. and 2:20 p.m., the members 
will receive comments from government stakeholders and receive an 
update from the NSTAC's Emergency Communications and Interoperability 
Task Force (ECITF). This portion of the meeting will be open to the 
public.
    Between 2:20 p.m. and 3 p.m., the committee will discuss and vote 
on the Global Infrastructure Resiliency (GIR) Report and discuss 
NSTAC's Influenza Pandemic Study. This portion of the meeting will be 
closed to the public.
    Persons with disabilities who require special assistance should 
indicate this when arranging access to the teleconference and are 
encouraged to identify anticipated special needs as early as possible.
    Basis for Closure: The GIR discussion will likely involve sensitive 
infrastructure information concerning system threats and explicit 
physical/cyber vulnerabilities related to current communications 
capabilities. The discussion on NSTAC's Influenza Pandemic Study will 
likely involve sensitive information concerning prioritization of 
critical infrastructure capabilities, and the use of vaccines and 
medications. Public disclosure of such information would heighten 
awareness of potential vulnerabilities and increase the likelihood of 
exploitation by terrorists or other motivated adversaries. 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).

    Dated: September 13, 2006.
Peter M. Fonash,
Deputy Manager National Communications System.
[FR Doc. 06-8398 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]
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