[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65675-65676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26025]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2013-0070]


National Infrastructure Advisory Council

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

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

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SUMMARY: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet 
Thursday, November 21, 2013, at the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office, 2800 South Randolph Street, Room 3C71, Arlington, VA 22206. The 
meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The NIAC will meet Thursday, November 21, 2013, from 1:30 p.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. The meeting may close early if the committee has completed 
its business. For additional information, please consult the NIAC Web 
site, www.dhs.gov/NIAC, or contact the NIAC Secretariat by phone at 
(703) 235-2888 or by email at [email protected].

ADDRESSES: United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2800 South 
Randolph Street, Room 3C71, Arlington, VA 22206.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon 
as possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the Council as listed in the 
``Summary'' section below. Comments must be submitted in writing no 
later than 12:00 p.m. on November 18, 2013, and must be identified by 
``DHS-2013-0070'' and may be submitted by any one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting written comments.

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     Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number in the 
subject line of the message.
     Fax: (703)603-5098.
     Mail: Nancy Wong, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane SW., Mail 
Stop 0607, Arlington, VA 20598-0607.
    Instructions: All written submissions received must include the 
words ``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for 
this action. Written comments received will be posted without 
alteration at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received by the NIAC, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide oral 
comments after the presentation of the report from the Regional 
Resilience Working Group, and after the report of the Executive Order 
(EO) 13636 and Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 21 Implementation 
(EO-PPD) Working Group. We request that comments be limited to the 
issues listed in the meeting agenda and previous NIAC studies. All 
previous NIAC studies can be located at www.dhs.gov/NIAC. Public 
comments may be submitted in writing or presented in person for the 
Council to consider. Comments received by Nancy Wong after 12:00 p.m. 
on November 18, 2013, will still be accepted and reviewed by the 
members, but not necessarily by the time of the meeting. In-person 
presentations will be limited to three minutes per speaker, with no 
more than 15 minutes for all speakers after each presentation by each 
NIAC Working Group. Parties interested in making in-person comments 
should register on the Public Comment Registration list available at 
the meeting location no later than 15 minutes prior to the beginning of 
the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Wong, National Infrastructure 
Advisory Council Designated Federal Officer, Department of Homeland 
Security, telephone (703) 235-2888.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The 
NIAC shall provide the President through the Secretary of Homeland 
Security with advice on the security and resilience of the Nation's 
critical infrastructure sectors.
    The NIAC will meet to discuss issues relevant to the critical 
infrastructure security and resilience as directed by the President. At 
this meeting, the committee will receive a presentation from the NIAC 
Regional Resilience Working Group documenting their final 
recommendations in their Regional Resilience Study, which includes the 
role and impact of critical infrastructure on regional resiliency, best 
regional practices and models, and the contribution of public private 
partnerships. The committee will also receive a presentation from the 
EO-PPD Working Group on a report consolidating the Working Group's 
recommendations related to the implementation of EO 13636 and PPD 21, 
which include information sharing, national planning and the cyber 
security framework. Both presentations will be posted no later than one 
week prior to the meeting on the Council's public Web page on 
www.dhs.gov/NIAC. The Council will review, and deliberate on the 
findings and recommendations of both Working Groups in this meeting. A 
Federal official will update the members on the progress of 
implementation of the committee's recommendations on Intelligence 
Information Sharing, a report the Council issued in 2012. Federal 
officials will also provide further clarification to the Council on the 
scope of the new Transportation Sector Resilience Working Group's 
study.

Meeting Agenda

I. Opening of Meeting
II. Roll Call of Members
III. Opening Remarks and Introductions
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes
V. Update on Implementation of NIAC's Intelligence Information 
Sharing Report Recommendations
VI. Regional Resiliency Report Working Group Presentation
VII. Public Comment: Topics Limited to Regional Resilience Report
VIII. Regional Resiliency Report Discussion and Deliberation
IX. EO 13636 and PPD 21 Working Group Report Presentation
X. Public Comment: Topics Limited to EO 13636 and PPD 21 
Implementation Report
XI. EO 13636 and PPD 21 Implementation Report Discussion and 
Deliberation
XII. Discussion and Status of Transportation Resiliency Study 
Working Group
XIII. Closing Remarks

    Dated: October 23, 2013.
Nancy Wong,
Designated Federal Officer for the NIAC.
[FR Doc. 2013-26025 Filed 10-31-13; 8:45 am]
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