[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 1930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00405]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2014-0077]


The Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Critical Infrastructure Partnership 
Advisory Council Charter.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the 
establishment of the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory 
Council (CIPAC) in a Federal Register Notice (71 FR 14930-14933) dated 
March 24, 2006, which identified the purpose of CIPAC, as well as its 
membership. This notice provides the revised charter signed by 
Secretary Jeh Johnson on December 7, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Murphy, Designated Federal 
Officer, Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council, Sector 
Outreach and Programs Division, Office of Infrastructure Protection, 
National Protection and Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0607, Arlington, VA 
20598-0607; telephone: (703) 603-5083; email: [email protected].
    Responsible DHS Official: Renee Murphy, Designated Federal Officer 
for the CIPAC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of CIPAC Charter Revisions: The 
Secretary of Homeland Security extended the CIPAC Charter on March 18, 
2014 for a period of two years. This charter has now been revised to 
further clarify the participation by federally registered lobbyists per 
the guidance released by the Office of Management and Budget in Federal 
Register Notice 79 FR 47482 released on August 13, 2014. The revised 
charter was signed by the Secretary of Homeland Security on December 7, 
2014. The current CIPAC charter is available on the CIPAC Web site 
(http://www.dhs.gov/cipac).
    Purpose and Activity: The CIPAC facilitates interaction between 
government officials and representatives of the community of owners 
and/or operators for each of the critical infrastructure sectors 
defined by Presidential Policy Directive 21 and identified in National 
Infrastructure Protection Plan 2013: Partnering for Critical 
Infrastructure Security and Resilience (NIPP 2013). The scope of 
activities covered by the CIPAC includes: Planning; coordinating among 
government and critical infrastructure owner and operator security 
partners; implementing security program initiatives; conducting 
operational activities related to critical infrastructure protection 
security measures, incident response, recovery, and infrastructure 
resilience; reconstituting critical infrastructure assets and systems 
for both manmade and naturally occurring events; and sharing threat, 
vulnerability, risk mitigation, and infrastructure continuity 
information.
    Organizational Structure: The NIPP 2013 organizes the critical 
infrastructure community into 16 critical infrastructure sectors. Each 
of these sectors has a Government Coordinating Council (GCC) whose 
membership includes: (i) A lead Federal agency that is defined as the 
Sector-Specific Agency; (ii) all relevant Federal, State, local, 
tribal, and/or territorial government agencies (or their representative 
bodies) whose mission interests also involve the scope of the CIPAC 
activities for that particular sector; and (iii) a Sector Coordinating 
Council (SCC) whose membership includes critical infrastructure owners 
and/or operators or their representative trade associations.
    CIPAC Membership: CIPAC Membership may include:
    (i) Critical Infrastructure (CI) owner and operator members of a 
DHS-recognized Sector SCC, including their representative trade 
associations or equivalent organization members of an SCC as determined 
by the SCC.
    (ii) Federal, State, local, and tribal governmental entities 
comprising the members of the GCC for each sector, including their 
representative organizations; members of the State, Local, Tribal, and 
Territorial Government Coordinating Council; and representatives of 
other Federal agencies with responsibility for CI activities.
    CIPAC membership is organizational. Multiple individuals may 
participate in CIPAC activities on behalf of a member organization.

    Dated: January 7, 2015.
Renee Murphy,
Designated Federal Officer for the CIPAC.
[FR Doc. 2015-00405 Filed 1-13-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-9P-P