[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 55739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22774]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

[Docket No. 100721305-0436-02]
RIN 0660-XA18


Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force 
announces that the closing deadline for submission of comments 
responsive to the July 28, 2010 notice of inquiry on the nexus between 
cybersecurity challenges in the commercial sector and innovation in the 
Internet economy has been extended until 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 
(EDT) on September 20, 2010.

DATES: Comments are due by 5 p.m. EDT on September 20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by mail to Diane 
Honeycutt, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Submissions may be in any of 
the following formats: HTML, ASCII, Word, rtf, or pdf. Online 
submissions in electronic form may be sent to [email protected]. 
Paper submissions should include a three and one-half inch computer 
diskette or compact disc (CD). Diskettes or CDs should be labeled with 
the name and organizational affiliation of the filer and the name of 
the word processing program used to create the document. Comments will 
be posted at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/internetpolicytaskforce and http://csrc.nist.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about this 
amended Notice contact: Jon Boyens, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 2806, 
Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-0573, e-mail 
[email protected]; or Alfred Lee, National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230, telephone 
(202) 482-1880, e-mail [email protected]. Please direct media inquires 
to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Office of Public 
and Business Affairs at (301) 975-6478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 21, 2010, the Department of 
Commerce (the ``Department'') announced the formation of a Commerce-
wide Internet Policy Task Force (``Task Force'') to identify leading 
public policy and operational issues impacting the U.S. private 
sector's ability to realize the potential for economic growth and job 
creation through the Internet.\1\ On July 28, 2010, the Task Force 
issued a notice of inquiry on the nexus between cybersecurity 
challenges in the commercial sector and innovation in the Internet 
economy, with a closing date for comments of September 13, 2010.\2\ The 
Task Force announces that the closing deadline for submission of 
comments responsive to the July 28, 2010 notice has been extended until 
5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on September 20, 2010.
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    \1\ Commerce Secretary Locke Launches Internet Policy Task 
Force, Department of Commerce Press Release (April 21, 2010), at 
http://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2010/04/21/commerce-secretary-locke-announces-public-review-privacy-policy-and-i.
    \2\ See 75 Fed. Reg. 44216 (July 28, 2010).

    Dated: September 8, 2010.
Lawrence E. Strickling,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 2010-22774 Filed 9-13-10; 8:45 am]
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