[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02137]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Open Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory 
Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) 
will meet Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time, and Thursday, March 4, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 
p.m., Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 10:00 
a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and Thursday, March 4, 2021 from 
10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a virtual meeting via webinar. Please 
note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Brewer, Information Technology 
Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Telephone: 
(301) 975-2489, Email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the ISPAB will hold an open 
meeting Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time, and Thursday, March 4, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 
p.m. Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public. The ISPAB 
is authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278g-4, as amended, and advises the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
on information security and privacy issues pertaining to Federal 
government information systems, including through review of proposed 
standards and guidelines developed by NIST. Details regarding the 
ISPAB's activities are available at https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/ispab.
    The agenda is expected to include the following items:

--Discussions on federal government incident response and breach 
activities,
--Presentation by NIST staff on NIST activities in response to the 
Internet of Things Cybersecurity Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116-207),
--Presentation by NIST staff on NIST updates to FIPS 201,
--Presentation on federal government supply chain cybersecurity 
activity,
--Presentation on Biometrics and Facial Recognition Technology used for 
identity and cybersecurity,
--Discussions on potential ISPAB recommendations to NIST,
--Presentation on NIST Information Technology Laboratory Activities 
since last meeting.

    Note that agenda items may change without notice. The final agenda 
will be posted on the ISPAB event page at: https://csrc.nist.gov/Events/2021/ispab-march-2021-meeting.
    Public Participation: Written questions or comments from the public 
are invited and may be submitted electronically by email to Jeff Brewer 
at the contact information indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this notice by 5 p.m. March 1, 2021.
    The ISPAB agenda will include a period, not to exceed thirty 
minutes, for submitted questions or comments from the public 
(Wednesday, March 3, 2021, between 4:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.). Submitted 
questions or comments from the public will be selected on a first-come, 
first-served basis and limited to five minutes per person.
    Members of the public who wish to expand upon their submitted 
statements, those who had wished to submit a question or comment but 
could not be accommodated on the agenda, and those who were unable to 
attend the meeting via webinar are invited to submit written 
statements. In addition, written statements are invited and may be 
submitted to the ISPAB at any time. All written statements should be 
directed to the ISPAB Secretariat, Information Technology Laboratory by 
email to: [email protected].
    Admittance Instructions: All participants will be attending via 
webinar and must register on ISPAB's event page at: https://csrc.nist.gov/Events/2021/ispab-march-2021-meeting by 5 p.m. Eastern 
Time, March 1, 2021.

Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2021-02137 Filed 2-1-21; 8:45 am]
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