[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 72427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30298]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2011-0106]


President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of an Open Federal Advisory 
Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory 
Committee (NSTAC) will meet on Thursday, December 8, 2011. The meeting 
will be open to the public.

DATES: The NSTAC will meet Thursday, December 8, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 
1:30 p.m. Please note that the meeting may close early if the committee 
has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of Homeland 
Security's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility 
located at 500 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. For access to the 
facility, contact Ms. Deirdre Gallop-Anderson at (703) 235-4282 or by 
email at [email protected] by 5 p.m. on December 2, 2011.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Deirdre Gallop-Anderson as soon as possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Associated briefing materials 
that will be discussed during the meeting will be available at http://www.ncs.gov/nstac for review by Friday, December 2, 2011. Comments must 
be received in writing by the Acting Director of the National 
Communications System no later than January 8, 2012, and must be 
identified by Federal Register Docket Number DHS-2011-0106 and may be 
submitted by any one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting written comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number in the 
subject line of the email message.
     Fax: (703) 235-4981
     Mail: Acting Director, National Communications System, 
National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland 
Security, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0615, Arlington, VA 20598-0615.
    Instructions: All written 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, background documents or comments 
received by the NSTAC, go to www.regulations.gov.
    A public comment period will be held during the meeting on December 
8, 2011, from 1:10 p.m. to 1:25 p.m. Speakers are required to register 
in advance in order to comment and are requested to limit their 
comments to three minutes. Speakers will be taken in order of 
registration, with the understanding that not all registered speakers 
may be accommodated within the allotted time. Please note that the 
public comment period may end before the time indicated, following the 
last call for comments. Contact Ms. Deirdre Gallop-Anderson at (703) 
235-4282 or by email at [email protected] by 5 p.m. 
December 2, 2011, to register as a speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allen F. Woodhouse, NSTAC Designated 
Federal Officer, Department of Homeland Security, telephone (703) 235-
4214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The 
NSTAC advises the President on matters related to national security and 
emergency preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications policy.
    During the meeting, NSTAC members will receive feedback from the 
Department of Homeland Security and the Executive Office of the 
President regarding ongoing NSTAC recommendations. They will also 
receive an update from the Cloud Computing Subcommittee, and receive an 
update on the National Public Safety Broadband Network Subcommittee 
scoping effort. Additionally, there will be three discussions about 
Priority Services for Next Generation Networks, a Cyber Code of Conduct 
and current NS/EP communications issues related to risk management. The 
NSTAC will discuss options for developing and deploying Next Generation 
Network Priority Service capabilities to ensure a seamless transition 
from existing circuit-switched Priority Services as the carriers 
transition to Internal Protocol platforms. During the session on Cyber 
Code of Conduct, Federal Government officials and members will discuss 
the issue of the potential economic impact and policy issues related to 
botnets and the problems they cause to computer systems, businesses, 
and consumers. (Botnets are a group of compromised computers that are 
connected to the Internet and are used for malicious purposes). This 
discussion will include steps to stop botnets from propagating and to 
remove or mitigate the malicious software where installed. The last 
discussion will center around industry's current risk management 
practices for NS/EP, how to better utilize these practices in 
Government to assure better response to cyber threats and how improving 
mechanisms for sharing threat information with industry can improve 
mitigation of cyber threats.

    Dated: November 17, 2011.
Michael Echols,
Alternate Designated Federal Official for the NSTAC.
[FR Doc. 2011-30298 Filed 11-22-11; 8:45 am]
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