[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 8, 2009)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 64585-64586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29371]


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Federal Register

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 The President

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                Proclamation 8460 of December 2, 2009

                
Critical Infrastructure Protection Month, 2009

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Critical infrastructure protection is an essential 
                element of a resilient and secure nation. Critical 
                infrastructure are the assets, systems, and networks, 
                whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United 
                States that their incapacitation or destruction would 
                have a debilitating effect on security, national 
                economic security, public health or safety. From water 
                systems to computer networks, power grids to cellular 
                phone towers, risks to critical infrastructure can 
                result from a complex combination of threats and 
                hazards, including terrorist attacks, accidents, and 
                natural disasters. During Critical Infrastructure 
                Protection Month, we pledge to work together to shelter 
                our communities from the harm of uncertain threats.

                My Administration is committed to ensuring our 
                country's essential resources are safe and capable of 
                recovering from disruptive incidents. The Department of 
                Homeland Security is leading a coordinated national 
                program to reduce risks and improve our national 
                preparedness, timely response, and rapid recovery in 
                the event of an attack, natural disaster, or other 
                emergency. The Department, in collaboration with other 
                Federal stakeholders, State, local, and tribal 
                governments, and private sector partners, has developed 
                the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) to 
                establish a framework for securing our resources and 
                maintaining their resilience from all hazards during an 
                event or emergency.

                During Critical Infrastructure Protection Month, we 
                rededicate ourselves to safeguarding and strengthening 
                our Nation's infrastructure. Additionally, members of 
                the public and private sectors should work with their 
                appropriate State, regional, and local authorities to 
                engage in critical infrastructure protection activities 
                being coordinated across the country. Americans can 
                learn more about the NIPP and its partnership framework 
                by visiting: www.dhs.gov/criticalinfrastructure.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim December 2009 as 
                Critical Infrastructure Protection Month. I call upon 
                the people of the United States to recognize the 
                importance of partnering to protect our Nation's 
                resources and to observe this month with appropriate 
                events and training to enhance our national security 
                and resilience.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                second day of December, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. E9-29371
Filed 12-7-09; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-W0-P