[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65236-65237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27102]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2015-0017]


Notice of Public Meeting Regarding Standards for Information 
Sharing and Analysis Organizations

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with EO 13691, DHS has entered into a 
cooperative agreement with a non-governmental ISAO Standards 
Organization led by the University of Texas at San Antonio with support 
from the Logistics Management Institute (LMI) and the Retail Cyber 
Intelligence Sharing Center (R-CISC). This Notice announces the ISAO 
Standards Organization's initial public meeting on November 9, 2015 to 
discuss Standards for the development of ISAOs, as related to Executive 
Order 13691, ``Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information 
Sharing'' of February 13, 2015. This meeting builds off of the 
workshops held on June 9, 2015 at the Volpe Center in Cambridge, MA; 
and July 30, 2015 at San Jose State University in San Jose, CA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 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 LMI Headquarters at 7940 Jones 
Branch Drive, Tysons, VA 22102. See Supplementary Information section 
for the address to submit written or electronic comments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Executive Order 13691 can be found at: 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/13/executive-order-promoting-private-sector-cybersecurity-information-shari.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the 
meeting, please contact [email protected].

Background and Purpose

    On February 13, 2015, President Obama signed Executive Order 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.''
    At the Standards Organization's initial public meeting, they intend 
to review the results of previous DHS-hosted public workshops, and 
share a proposed standards framework and standards development process. 
In addition, they will solicit suggestions on existing standards, 
guidelines, and best practices that can be shared as provisional 
guidance until formal ISAO standards are established. Minutes from

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this meeting will be made available to the public.

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 at the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this notice.

Meeting Details

    Members of the public may attend this meeting by RSVP only up to 
the seating capacity of the room. The Breakout Panels that take place 
in the LMI Conference Facility will be audio recorded. The audio 
recordings will be made available on the DHS ISAO Web page, DHS.gov/ISAO. A valid government-issued photo identification (for example, a 
driver's license) will be required for entrance to the meeting space. 
Those who plan to attend should RSVP through the link provided on the 
ISAO Web page DHS.gov/ISAO or at LMI's registration page www.lmi.org/ISAO-Registration no later than 5 days prior to the meeting. Requests 
made after November 4, 2015 might not be able to be accommodated.
    DHS and the ISAO Standards Organization encourages 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 Written Comments

    You may also submit written comments to the docket 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) Mail: ISAO Standards Organization, c/o LMI, 1777 NE Loop 410, 
Suite 808, San Antonio, TX 78217-5217.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these three methods. 
All comments must either be submitted to the online docket on or before 
November 4, 2015, or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.

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

    Dated: October 20, 2015.
Andy Ozment,
Assistant Secretary, Cybersecurity and Communications, National 
Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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