[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 26283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10683]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2015-0017]


Notice of Workshop Meeting Regarding Information Sharing and 
Analysis Organizations

AGENCY: Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, National Protection 
and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public workshop on June 9, 2015 to 
discuss Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, Automated 
Indicator Sharing, and Analysis, as related to E.O. 13691, ``Promoting 
Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing'' of February 13, 
2015.

DATES: The workshop will be held on June 9, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. The meeting may conclude before the allotted time if all 
matters for discussion have been addressed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the Cambridge Massachusetts Volpe 
Center--55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. See Supplementary Information 
section for the address to submit written or electronic comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the 
meeting, please contact [email protected] or Michael A. Echols, Director, 
JPMO, Department of Homeland Security, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

    On February 13, 2015, President Obama signed E.O. 13691 intended to 
enable and facilitate ``private companies, nonprofit organizations, and 
executive departments and agencies . . . to share information related 
to cybersecurity risks and incidents and collaborate to respond in as 
close to real time as possible.'' The order addresses two concerns the 
private sector has raised:
     How can companies share information if they do not fit 
neatly into the sector-based structure of the existing Information 
Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs)?
     If a group of companies wants to start an information 
sharing organization, what model should they follow? What are the best 
practices for such an organization?
    ISAOs may allow organizations to robustly participate in DHS 
information sharing programs even if they do not fit into an existing 
critical infrastructure sector, seek to collaborate with other 
companies in different ways (regionally, for example), or lack 
sufficient resources to share directly with the government. ISAOs may 
participate in existing DHS cybersecurity information sharing programs 
and contribute to near-real-time sharing of cyber threat indicators.

Information on Service for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the public meeting, 
contact [email protected] and write ``Special Assistance'' in the subject 
box or contact the meeting coordinator the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this notice.

Meeting Details

    Members of the public may attend this workshop by RSVP only up to 
the seating capacity of the room. DHS will audio record the Workshop 
Panels that take place in the VOLPE Center Auditorium and make the 
audio recording publicly available on the ISAO Web page DHS.gov/ISAO. 
Each individual will be scanned, and valid government-issued photo 
identification (for example, a driver's license) will be required for 
entrance to the building and meeting space. To facilitate the building 
security process, and to request reasonable accommodation, those who 
plan to attend should RSVP through the link provided on the ISAO Web 
page DHS.gov/ISAO no later than 14 days prior to the meeting. Requests 
made after May 26, 2015 might not be able to be accommodated.
    We encourage you to participate in this meeting by submitting 
comments to the ISAO inbox [email protected], commenting orally, or 
submitting written comments to the DHS personnel attending the meeting 
who are identified to receive them.

Submitting Other Written Comments

    You may also submit written comments to the docket before or after 
the meeting using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Although comments are being submitted to the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal, this is a tool to provide transparency to the general public, 
not because this is a rulemaking action.
    (2) Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number in the 
subject line of the message.
    (3) Fax: 703-235-4981, Attn: Michael A. Echols.
    (4) Mail: Michael A. Echols, Director, JPMO--ISAO Coordinator, 
NPPD, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0615, 
Arlington VA 20598-0615.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. 
All comments and related material submitted after the meeting must 
either be submitted to the online docket on or before July 8, 2015, or 
reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.

    Authority:  6 U.S.C. 131-134; 6 CFR. 29; E.O. 13691.

    Dated: May 1, 2015.
Andy Ozment,
Assistant Secretary, Cybersecurity and Communications, National 
Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-10683 Filed 5-6-15; 8:45 am]
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