[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55337-55338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23081]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Open Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory 
Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) 
will meet Wednesday, October 21, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time, Thursday, October 22, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 
p.m. Eastern Time, and Friday, October 23, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 
12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public.

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DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, from 
8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, October 22, 2015, 
from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and Friday, October 23, 
2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Access Board, 1331 F 
Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annie Sokol, Information Technology 
Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930, telephone: (301) 975-
2006, or by email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the 
Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet 
Wednesday, October 21, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time, Thursday, October 22, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time, and Friday, October 23, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 
p.m. Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public. The ISPAB 
is authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278g-4, as amended, and advises the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on information security and 
privacy issues pertaining to Federal government information systems, 
including thorough review of proposed standards and guidelines 
developed by NIST. Details regarding the ISPAB's activities are 
available at http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/index.html.
    The agenda is expected to include the following items:

--Presentation from U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National 
Protection and Programs Directorate,
--Updates from Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity and 
Communications, U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
--Presentation from U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of 
Investigation on Information Collection--Going Dark Initiative--
Overview, Challenges and Gaps,
--Updates on OMB Circular No. A-130 Revised, Management of Federal 
Information Resources,
--Discussion on cybersecurity from Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission,
--Updates from Government Accountability Office on information security 
and privacy reports,
--Presentation from Federal Bureau of Investigation on information 
collection,
--Presentation from the Communications Security, Reliability and 
Interoperability Council (CSRIC) on Cybersecurity,
--Legislative Updates relating to cybersecurity,
--FedRAMP Updates on ``High'' baseline security controls,
--Presentation from U.S. Department of Justice on Cyber Norms,
--Discussion on Government adoption of Internet of Things,
--Follow-up discussion with National Telecommunication and Information 
Administration (NTIA) on Drones and Privacy,
--Discussion on Prevention of large-scale breaches in Federal Databases 
containing Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and
--Updates on NIST Computer Security Division.

    Note that agenda items may change without notice. The final agenda 
will be posted at http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/index.html. 
Seating will be available for the public and media. No registration is 
required to attend this meeting.
    Public Participation: The ISPAB agenda will include a period of 
time, not to exceed thirty minutes, for oral comments from the public 
(Friday, October 23, 2015, between 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.). Speakers 
will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Each speaker will 
be limited to five minutes. Questions from the public will not be 
considered during this period. Members of the public who are interested 
in speaking are requested to contact Annie Sokol at the contact 
information indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who 
had wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, and 
those who were unable to attend in person are invited to submit written 
statements. In addition, written statements are invited and may be 
submitted to the ISPAB at any time. All written statements should be 
directed to the ISPAB Secretariat, Information Technology Laboratory, 
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930.

Richard Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-23081 Filed 9-14-15; 8:45 am]
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