[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 41771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14693]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

National Communications System

[Docket No. NCS-2007-0003]


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 be meeting by teleconference: the meeting will 
be partially closed.

DATES: Thursday, August 16, 2007, from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place by teleconference. For access to 
the conference bridge and meeting materials, contact Mr. William Fuller 
at (703) 235-5521 or by e-mail at: [email protected] by 5 p.m. 
on Friday, August 10, 2007. If you desire to submit comments, they must 
be submitted by August 23, 2007. Comments must be identified by NCS-
2007-0003 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: 1-866-466-5370.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and NCS-2007-0003, 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, CS&C/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.).
    At the upcoming meeting, between 2 p.m. and 2:25 p.m., the members 
will receive comments from government stakeholders, and discuss and 
vote on the NSTAC's International Task Force (ITF) Report. This portion 
of the meeting will be open to the public.
    Between 2:25 p.m. and 3 p.m., the committee will discuss network 
security and the global communications environment. 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 network security and global communications 
environment discussions will contain sensitive information concerning 
system threats and explicit physical/cyber vulnerabilities of the 
critical domestic communications infrastructure. 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: July 12, 2007.
Sallie McDonald
Director, National Communications System.
 [FR Doc. E7-14693 Filed 7-30-07; 8:45 am]
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