[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44375-44376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18383]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2015-0031]


President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS).

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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 via teleconference on Wednesday, August 12, 
2015. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The NSTAC will meet on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, from 2:00 
p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Please note that the meeting may close early if the 
committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call. For access to 
the conference call bridge, information on services for individuals 
with disabilities, or to request special assistance to attend, please 
email [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2015.
    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 at the meeting will be available at www.dhs.gov/nstac for review as of Friday, August 7, 2015. Comments may be 
submitted at any time and must be identified by docket number DHS-2015-
0031. Comments may be submitted by 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: 703-235-5962, Attn: Julia Madison.
     Mail: Designated Federal Officer, Stakeholder Engagement 
and Critical Infrastructure Resilience Division, National Protection 
and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray 
Lane, Mail Stop 0604, Arlington, VA 20598-0604.
    Instructions: All 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 and comments received by the 
NSTAC, go to www.regulations.gov and enter docket number DHS-2015-0031.
    A public comment period will be held during the conference call on 
Wednesday, August 12, 2015, from 2:35 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Speakers who 
wish to participate in the public comment period must register in 
advance by no later than Monday, August 10, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. by 
emailing NSTAC at [email protected]. Speakers are requested to limit 
their comments to three minutes and will speak in order of 
registration. Please note that the public comment period may end before 
the time indicated, following the last request for comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Helen Jackson, NSTAC Designated 
Federal Officer, Department of Homeland Security, telephone (703) 235-
5321.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix. The NSTAC 
advises the President on matters related to national security and 
emergency preparedness telecommunications policy.
    Agenda: In February 2015, the Executive Office of the President 
requested that the NSTAC examine how the utilization of Big Data 
Analytics could enhance National Security/Emergency Preparedness 
functions for the Nation. During the conference call, the NSTAC members 
will discuss their recent scoping phase on big data analytics and their 
approach or methodology for the research phase of the study. Following 
the discussion, the members will deliberate and vote on the Big Data 
Analytics Scoping Report.

    Dated: July 21, 2015.
Helen Jackson,
Designated Federal Officer for the NSTAC.
[FR Doc. 2015-18383 Filed 7-24-15; 8:45 am]
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