[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 62275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17764]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary


Committee Management: Update on Critical Infrastructure 
Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC) Committee Membership

AGENCY: Preparedness Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection, 
DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security announced the 
establishment of the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory 
Council (CIPAC) by Notice published in the Federal Register on March 
24, 2006 (``First CIPAC Notice;'' 71 FR 14930). That Notice identified 
the purpose of the committee as well as its membership. This Notice 
provides the quarterly update including instructions on how the public 
can obtain the most current roster of CIPAC membership.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brett Lambo, Infrastructure Programs 
Office, Infrastructure Partnerships Division, Office of Infrastructure 
Protection, Preparedness Directorate, United States Department of 
Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528, telephone (703) 235-5311 or 
via e-mail at [email protected].
    Responsible DHS Official: Nancy J. Wong, Director, Infrastructure 
Programs Office, Infrastructure Partnerships Division, Office of 
Infrastructure Protection, Preparedness Directorate, United States 
Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528, telephone (703) 
235-5349.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CIPAC is intended to facilitate 
interaction between representatives of government and the community of 
critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) owners and operators 
in each critical sector. As set forth in the CIPAC's originating 
documents, it engages in: ``Planning; coordination; security program 
implementation; operational activities related to critical 
infrastructure protection security measures, including incident 
response, recovery, and reconstitution from events both man-made and 
naturally occurring; and the sharing of information about threats, 
vulnerabilities, protective measures, best practices, and lessons 
learned.''
    CIPAC is designed to include as many of the owners and operators 
and the owner and operator representative trade associations deemed 
necessary by each sector's Sector Coordinating Council (SCC) as 
participants in these activities. CIPAC Membership is comprised of the 
CI/KR owner and operator entities (and the trade associations that 
represent CI/KR owners and operators) which the Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS) in conjunction with the Sector Specific Agency (SSA) 
(when different than DHS) recognizes as members of that sector's Sector 
Coordinating Council (SCC). It also includes Federal, State, local, and 
tribal government agencies (or their representative bodies) that 
comprise the membership of the Government Coordinating Council (GCC) 
for each sector as recognized by DHS in conjunction with the Sector 
Specific Agency (SSA).
    Owners and operators or trade associations representing the 
interests of owners and operators that own and invest in infrastructure 
assets, in the systems and processes to secure them, and that are held 
responsible by the public for their operations and the response and 
their recovery when their infrastructures or key resources are 
disrupted.
    This Notice serves as a quarterly notice to provide instructions 
for obtaining the most current roster of CIPAC membership. The most 
recent membership roster is published on the CIPAC Web site (http://www.dhs.gov/cipac). That CIPAC Web site maintains an updated list of 
all Sector industry/institutional CIPAC membership and all government 
entities involved in CIPAC. Any member of the public may visit the Web 
site to learn about CIPAC membership, list of meetings and agendas.

    Dated: October 12, 2006.
Nancy J. Wong,
Director, Infrastructure Programs Office, Infrastructure Partnerships 
Division, United States Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E6-17764 Filed 10-23-06; 8:45 am]
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