[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 67 (Monday, April 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 18804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7074]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

National Communications System

[Docket No. NCS-2008-0001]


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, May 1, 2008, 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. If you desire meeting materials, 
contact Ms. Sue Daage at (703) 235-5526 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]. Please submit your comments by May 8, 2008. Comments 
must be identified by NCS-2008-0001 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-2008-0001, 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, Acting Chief, 
Customer Service Division at (703) 235-5525, email: 
[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), Public Law 92-463, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.).
    At the upcoming meeting, between 1:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., the NSTAC 
will receive comments from government stakeholders, and discuss NSTAC 
work on legislation and regulation, research and development, and 
outreach. This portion of the meeting will be open to the public.
    Between 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., the NSTAC will receive briefings from 
the Department of Defense, the Acting Assistant to the President for 
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and the Department of Treasury. 
The NSTAC will discuss impacts of the global economy on communications, 
cyber security and network security. This portion of the meeting will 
be closed to the public.
    Basis For Closure: Briefings from the Department of Defense, the 
Acting Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and 
Counterterrorism, and the Department of Treasury, as well as 
discussions on cyber security and network security 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. 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 significantly frustrate 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)(4).

Lawrence Hale,
Acting Director, National Communications System.
 [FR Doc. E8-7074 Filed 4-4-08; 8:45 am]
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