[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 240 (Monday, December 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 80800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27365]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Notice of the Renewal of the Critical Infrastructure Partnership 
Advisory Council Charter

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

ACTION: Notice of availability; renewal of the Critical Infrastructure 
Partnership Advisory Council Charter.

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SUMMARY: On November 30, 2020, the Department renewed the Critical 
Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC)Charter. Through 
this notice, the Department is making the renewed CIPAC Charter 
publicly available and highlighting updated information and guidelines 
that have been included in the renewed charter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ginger K. Norris, 202-441-5885, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS established the CIPAC on March 24, 
2006.\1\ (71 FR 14930). The CIPAC facilitates interactions between 
government officials and representatives of owners and/or operators for 
each of the critical infrastructure sectors established by Presidential 
Policy Directive 21 and identified in the current National 
Infrastructure Protection Plan. Please visit https://www.cisa.gov/critical-infrastructure-partnership-advisory-council for more 
information on CIPAC, activities supported by CIPAC, CIPAC Membership 
Roster, and Council information.
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    \1\ The CIPAC was established consistent with 6 U.S.C. 121 and 6 
U.S.C. 451(a). Pursuant to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency Act of 2018, the National Protection and Programs 
Directorate (NPPD) was re-designated as CISA and the authorities 
related to the CIPAC under 6 U.S.C. 121 were transferred to 6 U.S.C. 
652.
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    On November 30, 2020, the Secretary of Homeland Security, renewed 
the CIPAC Charter for an additional two years. The renewed CIPAC 
Charter supersedes the CIPAC Charter dated November 30, 2018 and is 
available on the CIPAC website at https://www.cisa.gov/critical-infrastructure-partnership-advisory-council. The renewed CIPAC Charter 
includes updated information and guidelines concerning: (1) The 
formation, governance, and responsibilities of councils, working 
groups, and cross sector activities,(2) ethics and integrity standards 
applicable to CIPAC participants,(3) information sharing requirements; 
and (4) provisions authorizing training on new ethics standards and 
information sharing requirements.

Ginger K. Norris,
Designated Federal Official, Critical Infrastructure Partnership 
Advisory Council, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-27365 Filed 12-11-20; 8:45 am]
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