[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 232 (Monday, December 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 70413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20403]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

National Communications System

[Docket No. NCS-2006-0009]


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 meet in a partially closed session.

DATES: Tuesday, December 19, 2006, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 
1615 H St. NW., Washington, DC. If you desire to submit comments, they 
must be submitted by December 12, 2006. Comments must be identified by 
Docket Number NCS-2006-0009 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.
     Fax: 866-466-5370.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and NCS-2006-0009, 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.).
    Between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., the NSTAC will receive comments from 
government stakeholders, discuss the work of the NSTAC's Emergency 
Communications and Interoperability Task Force (ECITF), and discuss the 
work of the Telecommunications and Electric Power Interdependency Task 
Force (TEPITF). This portion of the meeting will be open to the public.
    Between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., the committee will discuss the Global 
Infrastructure Resiliency (GIR) Report. This portion of the meeting 
will be closed to the public.
    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. 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, this portion of the meeting will be closed 
to the public pursuant to the authority set forth in 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(9)(B).
    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, contact 
Kiesha Gebreyes as soon as possible.

    Dated: November 20, 2006.
Peter M. Fonash,
Deputy Manager National Communications System.
[FR Doc. E6-20403 Filed 12-1-06; 8:45 am]
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