[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 79459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27258]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Open Meeting of the Commission on Enhancing National 
Cybersecurity

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity will meet 
Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time 
as a virtual meeting with dial-in audio conferencing participation 
only. The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss the challenges 
and opportunities for organizations and consumers in securing the 
digital economy. In particular, the meeting will address: (1) Approval 
of public meeting minutes; (2) briefing and readout of working group 
meeting minutes; and (3) public comment.
    The meeting will support detailed recommendations to strengthen 
cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors while protecting 
privacy, ensuring public safety and economic and national security, 
fostering discovery and development of new technical solutions, and 
bolstering partnerships between Federal, State, local, tribal and 
territorial governments and the private sector in the development, 
promotion, and use of cybersecurity technologies, policies, and best 
practices. Interested members of the public will be able to participate 
in the meeting from remote locations by calling into a central phone 
number.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00 
a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a virtual meeting with dial-in audio 
participation only. The meeting is open to the public and interested 
parties are requested to contact Sara Kerman at the contact information 
indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice 
in advance of the meeting for dial-in instructions.
    Written comments may be submitted by mail to Commission Executive 
Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Mail Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8900, or by email 
to [email protected]. Please use subject line ``Open Meeting of 
the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Kerman, Information Technology 
Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8900, telephone: 301-975-4634, 
or by email at: [email protected]. Please use subject line ``Open 
Meeting of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the 
Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity (``the Commission'') 
will meet Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. 
Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public. The Commission 
is authorized by Executive Order 13718, Commission on Enhancing 
National Cybersecurity.\1\ The Commission was established by the 
President and will make detailed recommendations to strengthen 
cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors while protecting 
privacy, ensuring public safety and economic and national security, 
fostering discovery and development of new technical solutions, and 
bolstering partnerships between Federal, State, local, tribal and 
territorial governments and the private sector in the development, 
promotion, and use of cybersecurity technologies, policies, and best 
practices.
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    The agenda is expected to include the following items:

--Introductions
--Approval of public meeting minutes
--Briefing and readout of working group meeting minutes
--Public comment
--Conclusion

    Note that agenda items may change without notice. The final agenda 
will be posted on http://www.nist.gov/cybercommission. Attendees are 
asked to self-identify when they dial-in and lines will be available on 
a first-come, first-served basis.
    Public Participation: Individuals and representatives of 
organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related 
to the Committee's affairs are invited to request an opportunity to 
speak and detailed instructions on how to join the call from a remote 
location in order to participate by submitting their request to Sara 
Kerman at the contact information indicated in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice, no later than 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time on November 17, 2016.
    Approximately 15 minutes will be reserved from 9:45 a.m. until 
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time for public comments; speaking times will be 
assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The amount of time per 
speaker will be determined by the number of requests received, but is 
likely to be about three minutes each. Questions from the public will 
not be considered during this period. Speakers who wish to expand upon 
their oral statements, those who had wished to speak but could not be 
accommodated, and those who were unable to participate are invited to 
submit written statements by mail to Commission Executive Director, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 
Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8900, or by email to 
[email protected]. Please use subject line ``Open Meeting of the 
Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.''
    All participants of the meeting are required to pre-register. 
Anyone wishing to participate must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 
November 17, 2016, in order to be included. Please submit your full 
name, email address, and phone number Sara Kerman, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2000, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 or 301-975-4634, or electronically by 
email to [email protected]. After pre-registering, participants 
will be provided with detailed instructions on how to join the call 
from a remote location in order to participate.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), this Federal Register notice for 
this meeting is being published fewer than 15 calendar days prior to 
the meeting as exceptional circumstances exist. It is imperative that 
the meeting be held on November 21, 2016 to accommodate the scheduling 
priorities of the key participants, who must maintain a strict schedule 
of meetings in order to complete the Commission's report by December 1, 
2016, as required by Executive Order 13718 Sec.  3(e) (February 9, 
2016). Notice of the meeting is also posted on the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology's Web site at http://www.nist.gov/cybercommission.

Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2016-27258 Filed 11-10-16; 8:45 am]
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