[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 101 (Friday, May 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29341-29342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2642]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2007-0037]


Homeland Security Advisory Council

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Committee management; Notice of closed Federal advisory 
committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Advisory Council will meet on June 11, 
2007, in New York, NY. The meeting will be closed to the public.

DATES: The Homeland Security Advisory Council will meet Monday, June 
11, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Warwick Hotel, 65 West 54th 
Street, New York, NY 10019, USA. Requests to have written material 
distributed to each member of the committee prior to the meeting should 
reach the contact person at the address below by May 31, 2007. Send 
written material to U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland 
Security Advisory Council, Washington, DC 20538. Comments must be 
identified by DHS-2007-0037 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 the docket number in the 
subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-282-9207.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland 
Security Advisory Council, Attn: Ruth Smith, 3801 Nebraska Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20528.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and 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 Homeland Security Advisory Council, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 
Homeland Security Advisory Council, Attention: Ruth Smith, (202) 447-
3135, fax: (202) 282-9207.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The 
HSAC exists to provide organizationally independent advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of the Department aiding in the 
creation and expeditious implementation of critical and actionable 
policy and operational capacities across the spectrum of Homeland 
Security operations. The HSAC shall periodically report, as 
appropriate, to the Secretary on matters within the scope of that 
function. The HSAC serves as an advisory body with the goal of 
providing advice upon the request of the Secretary.
    The committee will meet for the purpose of discussions with senior 
Department of Homeland Security Officials and will discuss priorities 
and the progress of various initiatives.

Basis for Closure

    The Federal Advisory Committee Act permits the closure of advisory 
committee meetings, or portions thereof, as a matter of public interest 
subject to the requirements of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)). At this meeting, the Committee will participate in 
sensitive discussions with senior officials regarding priorities and 
ongoing initiatives in the department.
    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), the nature of the discussions 
could lead to premature disclosure of information on Department of 
Homeland Security actions that would be ``likely to significantly 
frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action.'' Additionally, 
discussions of ongoing investigations with Department of

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Homeland Security enforcement components and outside law enforcement 
partners fall within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(7)(E) insofar as 
they will ``disclose investigative techniques and procedures.''
    The closed meeting will be dedicated to pre-decisional discussions 
of the updates to the National Response Plan and the rollout of 
radiation screening in ports, as well as the investigative and 
enforcement efforts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and 
Border Protection, New York Police Department, and the New York State 
Department of Public Safety. The predecisional discussion with Coast 
Guard and FEMA will involve information that, if publicly disclosed, is 
likely to inhibit the government's ability to implement the National 
Response Plan and the planned radiation screening programs. The 
discussions with internal and external enforcement components will 
involve information about sensitive investigative techniques and 
procedures.

    Dated: May 14, 2007.
Doug Hoelscher,
Executive Director, Homeland Security Advisory Committees.
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