[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58402-58403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23779]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2019-0014]


Notice of President's National Security Telecommunications 
Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) meeting; 
request for comments.

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SUMMARY: CISA is publishing this notice to announce the following 
President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 
(NSTAC) meeting. This meeting will be partially closed to the public.

DATES: Meeting Registration: Registration to attend the meeting is 
required and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) 
on November 7, 2019. Due to limited seating, requests to attend in 
person will be accepted and processed in the order in which they are 
received.
    Speaker Registration: Registration to speak during the meeting's 
public comment period must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on 
November 7, 2019.
    Written Comments: Written comments must be received no later than 
5:00 p.m. ET on November 7, 2019.
    Meeting Date: The NSTAC will meet on November 14, 2019 from 9:30 
a.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET. The meeting may close early if the committee has 
completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The November 2019 NSTAC Meeting's open session will be held 
at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Ave NW, 
Washington, DC.
    Meeting Registration: To register, for information on services for 
individuals with disabilities, or to request special assistance to 
participate, please email [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 
7, 2019. Include ``November 2019 NSTAC Meeting Registration'' in the 
subject line of the message.
    Comments: 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 materials that 
participants may discuss during the meeting will be available at 
www.dhs.gov/cisa/national-security-telecommunications-advisory-committee for review as of October 30, 2019. Comments may be submitted 
by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 7, 2019 and must be identified by Docket 
Number CISA-2019-0014. Comments may be submitted by one of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Please 
follow the instructions for submitting written comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the Docket Number CISA-
2019-0014 in the subject line of the email.
    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 CISA-
2019-0014.
    A public comment period will be held during the meeting from 3:00 
p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET. Speakers who wish to participate in the public 
comment period must register 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, 703-705-6276, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NSTAC was established by E.O. 12382, 47 
FR 40531 (September 13, 1982), as amended and continued under the 
authority of E.O. 13889, dated September 27, 2019. Notice of this 
meeting is given under the Federal

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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 NSTAC will meet in an open session on Thursday, 
November 14, 2019, to discuss current priorities related to NS/EP 
communications as well as cybersecurity. Specifically, discussions with 
senior-level Government Stakeholders will focus on the importance of 
software defined networking as well as the challenges industry faces 
with regards to the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) 
supply chain. Additionally, members will receive an update regarding 
government progress towards recent NSTAC recommendations.
    The committee will also meet in a closed session from 9:30 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m. to receive a classified briefing on cybersecurity threats 
related to 5G and ICT supply chain and discuss future studies based on 
the Government's NS/EP priorities and perceived vulnerabilities.
    Basis for Closure: In accordance with section 10(d) of FACA and 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (9)(B), The Government in the Sunshine Act, it 
has been determined that two agenda items require closure, as the 
disclosure of the information that will be discussed would not be in 
the public interest.
    The first item is a classified threat briefing, which will provide 
NSTAC members with issues and concerns surrounding 5G and ICT supply 
chain. Disclosure of potential vulnerabilities and mitigation 
techniques is a threat to the Nation's cybersecurity posture since 
adversaries could use this information to compromise commercial and 
Government networks. This briefing will be classified at the top 
secret/sensitive compartmented information level, thereby exempting 
disclosure of the content by statute. The second agenda item, the 
discussion of potential NSTAC study topics, will address areas of 
critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities and priorities for Government. 
Government officials will share data with NSTAC members on initiatives, 
assessments, and future security requirements across public and private 
sector networks. The information will include specific vulnerabilities 
within cyberspace that affect the United States' ICT infrastructures 
and proposed mitigation strategies. The premature disclosure of this 
information to the public would be likely to significantly frustrate 
implementation of a proposed agency action. Therefore, this portion of 
the meeting is required to be closed pursuant to section 10(d) of FACA 
and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(l) and (9)(B).

    Dated: October 24, 2019.
Helen Jackson,
Designated Federal Officer, National Security Telecommunications 
Advisory Committee, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-23779 Filed 10-30-19; 8:45 am]
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