[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1232-1233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-59]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DHS-2006-0080]


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, January 16, 2007, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20045.
    You may submit comments, identified by DHS-2006-0080, 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-2006-0080, 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-2006-0080, 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-2006-0080, 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, 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.). At this meeting, the NIAC will be briefed on the status 
of several Working Group activities in which the Council is currently 
engaged.
    Due to a clerical error at DHS, this Notice was not published in 
the Federal Register in a timely fashion. However, because of 
scheduling concerns, it is impossible for DHS to reschedule the 
meeting; accordingly, this Notice is presented late pursuant to 41 CFR 
102-3.150(b). In light of the late publication, DHS is making 
additional outreach efforts to notify stakeholders of this meeting.
    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.
    A tentative agenda for the meeting is set forth below, but 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: January 5, 2007.
Mary Kate Whalen,
Deputy Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs.

                Draft Agenda of January 16, 2007 Meeting
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I. Opening of Meeting..................  Jenny Menna, Designated Federal
                                          Officer, NIAC, Department of
                                          Homeland Security.
II. Roll Call of Members...............  Jenny Menna.

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III. Opening Remarks and Introductions.  NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye,
                                          Chairman Emeritus, TXU and
                                          Corp.
                                         Michael Chertoff, Secretary,
                                          Department of Homeland
                                          Security (DHS), (Invited).
                                         Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary,
                                          Department of Health and Human
                                          Services (Invited).
                                         Frances Fragos Townsend,
                                          Assistant to the President for
                                          Homeland Security and
                                          Counterterrorism (Invited).
IV. Approval of October Minutes........  NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye.
V. Final Reports and Deliberations.....  NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye
                                          Presiding.
    A. Convergence of Physical and       George Conrades, Executive
     Cyber Technologies and Related       Chairman, Akamai of
     Security Management Challenges.      Technologies, NIAC Member,
                                          Margaret Grayson, President,
                                          Grayson and Associates, NIAC
                                          Member, and Gregory A. Peters,
                                          Managing Partner, Collective
                                          IQ, NIAC Member.
    B. Deliberation and Approval of      NIAC Members.
     Recommendations of Final Report.
    C. The Prioritization of Critical    Chief Rebecca F. Denlinger,
     Infrastructures for a Pandemic       Fire Chief, Cobb County,
     Outbreak in the United States.       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.
    D. Deliberation and Approval of      NIAC Members.
     Recommendations of Final Report.
VI. New Business.......................  NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye,
                                          NIAC Members TBD.
    A. Introduction of New Working       NIAC Members TBD.
     Group Topic: Assessment of the
     Insider Threat on Critical
     Infrastructure.
    B. Recommendation Follow-up........  Greg Garcia, Assistant
                                          Secretary for Cyber Security
                                          and Telecommunications, DHS
                                          (Invited).
VII. Adjournment.......................  NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye.
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