[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54135-54136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23464]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2018-0057]


The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Committee management; notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory 
Committee (NSTAC) will meet on Wednesday November 14, 2018, in 
Washington, DC. The meeting will be partially closed to the public.

DATES: The NSTAC will meet on Wednesday November 14, 2018, from 9:30 
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Please note that the meeting may 
close early if the committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The November 2018 NSTAC Meeting's open session will be held 
at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC. Due to 
limited seating, requests to attend in person will be accepted and 
processed in the order in which they are received. The meeting's 
proceedings will also be available via Webcast at http://www.whitehouse.gov/live, for those who cannot attend in person. 
Individuals who intend to participate in the meeting will need to 
register by sending an email to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. ET on 
Thursday, November 8, 2018. For information on facilities or services 
for individuals with disabilities, or to request special assistance at 
the meeting, or to attend in person, contact [email protected] as soon 
as possible.
    Members of the public are invited to provide comment on the issues 
that will be considered by the committee as listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below. Associated briefing materials that 
participants may discuss during the meeting will be available at 
www.dhs.gov/nstac for review as of Thursday, November 8, 2018. Comments 
may be submitted at any time and must be identified by docket number 
DHS-2018-0057. Comments may be submitted by one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Please follow the instructions for submitting written comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number DHS-
2018-0057 in the subject line of the email.
     Fax: (703) 705-6190, ATTN: Sandy Benevides.
     Mail: Designated Federal Official, Stakeholder Engagement 
and Critical Infrastructure Resilience Division, National Protection 
and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray 
Lane, Mail Stop 0612, Arlington, VA 20598-0612.
    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, please go to www.regulations.gov and enter docket number DHS-
2018-0057.
    A public comment period will be held during the meeting on 
Wednesday, November 14, 2018, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. Speakers 
who wish to participate in the public comment period must register in 
advance by no later than Thursday, November 8, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. ET by 
emailing [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: Helen Jackson, NSTAC Designated 
Federal Official, Department of Homeland Security, (703) 705-6276 
(telephone) or [email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Pub. L. 92-
463). The NSTAC advises the President on matters related to national 
security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications and 
cybersecurity policy.
    Agenda: The committee will meet in an open session on November 14, 
2018, and receive remarks from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
leadership and other senior Government officials regarding the 
Government's current cybersecurity initiatives and NS/EP priorities. 
The meeting will include a keynote address. NSTAC members will also 
deliberate and vote on the NSTAC Report to the President on a 
Cybersecurity Moonshot. The goal of this study is to examine and 
expedite progress against the nation's critical cybersecurity 
challenges. The committee examined various approaches to a 
cybersecurity Moonshot and developed recommendations that steer the 
Administration towards a shared, strategic vision and an ambitious, 
outcome-focused cybersecurity end-goal. Additionally , NSTAC members 
will receive a status update on the Advancing Resiliency and Fostering 
Innovation in the ICT Ecosystem study, which is examining technology 
capabilities that are critical to NS/EP functions in the evolving ICT 
ecosystem and Government measures and policy actions to manage near 
term risks, support innovation, and enhance vendor diversity for NS/EP-
critical capabilities.
    The committee will also meet in a closed session from 10:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m. to receive a classified briefing regarding cybersecurity 
threats.
    Basis for Closure: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1)(A) 
and(9)(B), The Government in the Sunshine Act, it has been determined 
that one agenda item requires closure, as the disclosure of the 
information discussed would not be in the public interest.
    The classified briefing and discussion will provide members with a 
cybersecurity threat briefing on vulnerabilities related to the 
communications infrastructure. Disclosure of these threats would 
provide criminals who seek to compromise commercial and Government 
networks with information

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on potential vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques, weakening the 
Nation's cybersecurity posture. This briefing will be at the classified 
top secret/sensitive compartmented information level, thereby exempting 
disclosure of the content by statute. Therefore, this portion of the 
meeting is required to be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1)(A) & 
(9)(B).

    Dated: October 19, 2018.
Helen Jackson,
Designated Federal Officer for the NSTAC.
[FR Doc. 2018-23464 Filed 10-25-18; 8:45 am]
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