[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 66 (Friday, April 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 17176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6418]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

National Communications System

[Docket No. NCS-2007-0002]


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: Thursday, April 26, 2007, from 1:15 p.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 
1615 H St., NW., Washington DC. For access to the meeting materials, 
contact Mr. William Fuller at (703) 235-5521 or by e-mail at 
[email protected] by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2007. If you 
desire to submit comments, they must be submitted by May 3, 2007. 
Comments must be identified by NCS-2007-0002 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, CS&T/NCS/N5, 245 Murray 
Lane, Mail Stop 8510, Washington, DC 20528.
     Fax: 1-866-466-5370
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and NCS-2007-0002, 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 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, IP/NCS/N5, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 8510, 
Washington, DC 20528.

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), Public Law 92-463, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App.1 et seq.).
    At the upcoming meeting, between 1:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m., the NSTAC 
will receive comments from government stakeholders, discuss the work of 
the Emergency Communications and Interoperability Task Force (ECITF), 
and discuss and vote on the International Task Force (ITF) Report. This 
portion of the meeting will be open to the public.
    Between 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., the NSTAC will discuss Global 
Infrastructure Resiliency (GIR) and Cyber Security. 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 and Cyber Security discussions 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, 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: March 23, 2007.
Sallie McDonald,
Director, National Communications System.
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