[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40606-40607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16040]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2021-0010]


Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; Notice of 
President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 
Meeting

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

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 open 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 August 10, 2021. For more information on how to participate, please 
contact [email protected].
    Speaker Registration: Registration to speak during the meeting's 
public comment period must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on 
August 10, 2021.
    Written Comments: Written comments must be received no later than 
5:00 p.m. ET on August 10, 2021.
    Meeting Date: The NSTAC will meet on August 17, 2021, from 2:00 
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. The meeting may close early if the committee has 
completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call. For access to 
the conference call bridge, information on services for individuals 
with disabilities, or to request special assistance, please email 
[email protected] by 5:00 p.m. ET on August 10, 2021.
    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 may 
be discussed during the meeting will be

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made available for review at https://www.cisa.gov/nstac on August 2, 
2021. Comments may be submitted by 5:00 p.m. ET on August 10, 2021 and 
must be identified by Docket Number CISA-2021-0010. 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-
2021-0010 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 to 
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-
2021-0010.
    A public comment period is scheduled to be held during the meeting 
from 2:25 p.m. to 2:35 p.m. ET. Speakers who wish to participate in the 
public comment period must email [email protected] to register. 
Speakers should 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: Sandra Benevides, 202-603-1225, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NSTAC was established by Executive Order 
(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 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 hold a conference call on Tuesday, August 
17, 2021, to discuss current NSTAC activities and the Government's 
ongoing cybersecurity and NS/EP communications initiatives. This 
meeting is open to the public and will include: (1) Remarks from the 
Administration and CISA leadership on salient NS/EP and cybersecurity 
efforts; (2) a status update from the NSTAC Software Assurance 
Subcommittee; and (3) a discussion of the provisions outlined in E.O. 
14028, Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, with a particular focus on 
its implications for public-private partnerships and the NSTAC's study 
of enhancing internet resilience in 2021 and beyond.

Sandra J. Benevides,
Designated Federal Officer, NSTAC, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2021-16040 Filed 7-27-21; 8:45 am]
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