[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 21 (Thursday, February 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9072-9073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02167]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2016-0092]


The Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Critical Infrastructure Partnership 
Advisory Council (CIPAC) Charter.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the 
establishment of the CIPAC in a Federal Register Notice (71 FR 14930-
14933) dated March 24, 2006, which identified the purpose of CIPAC, as 
well as its membership. This notice provides: (i) Notification of the 
CIPAC charter renewal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Murphy, Designated Federal 
Officer, Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council, Sector 
Outreach and Programs Division, Office of Infrastructure Protection, 
National Protection and Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0607, Arlington, VA 
20598-0607; telephone: (703) 603-5083; email: [email protected].
    Responsible DHS Official: Renee Murphy, Designated Federal Officer 
for the CIPAC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Notice of CIPAC Charter Renewal: The CIPAC Charter was signed by 
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson on November 30, 2016. It 
supersedes the CIPAC Charter dated December 7, 2014 and is available on 
the CIPAC Web site (http://www.dhs.gov/cipac).
    Purpose and Activity: The CIPAC facilitates interaction between 
government officials and representatives of the community of owners 
and/or operators for each of the critical infrastructure sectors 
defined by Presidential Policy Directive 21 and identified in National 
Infrastructure Protection Plan 2013: Partnering for Critical 
Infrastructure Security and Resilience (NIPP 2013). The scope of 
activities covered by the CIPAC includes: Planning; coordinating among 
government and critical infrastructure owner and operator security 
partners; implementing security program initiatives; conducting 
operational activities related to critical infrastructure protection 
security measures, incident response, recovery, and infrastructure 
resilience; reconstituting critical infrastructure assets and systems 
for both manmade and naturally occurring events; and sharing threat, 
vulnerability, risk mitigation, and infrastructure continuity 
information.
    Organizational Structure: CIPAC members are organized into 16 
critical infrastructure sectors. These sectors have a Government 
Coordinating Council (GCC) whose membership includes: (i) A lead 
Federal agency that is defined as the Sector-Specific Agency (SSA); 
(ii) all relevant Federal, State, local, tribal, and/or territorial 
government agencies (or their representative bodies) whose mission 
interests also involve the scope of the CIPAC activities for that 
particular sector; and (iii) a Sector Coordinating Council (SCC), where 
applicable, whose membership includes critical infrastructure owners 
and/or operators or their representative trade associations.
    CIPAC Membership: CIPAC Membership may include:
    (i) Critical Infrastructure owner and operator members of a DHS-
recognized SCC, including their representative trade associations or 
equivalent organization members of a SCC as determined by the SCC.
    (ii) Federal, State, local, and tribal governmental entities 
comprising the

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members of the GCC for each sector, including their representative 
organizations; members of the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial 
Government Coordinating Council; and representatives of other Federal 
agencies with responsibility for Critical Infrastructure activities.
    CIPAC Membership Roster and Council Information: CIPAC membership 
is organizational. Multiple individuals may participate in CIPAC 
activities on behalf of a member organization. Members of the public 
may visit the CIPAC Web site (http://www.dhs.gov/cipac) at any time to 
view current CIPAC membership, as well as the current and historic 
lists of CIPAC meetings and agendas.

    Dated: January 23, 2017.
Renee Murphy,
Designated Federal Officer for the CIPAC.
[FR Doc. 2017-02167 Filed 2-1-17; 8:45 am]
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