[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 59149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23326]


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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, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) 
will meet Wednesday, December 8, 2021 and Thursday, December 9, 2021 
from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. All sessions will be 
open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 and 
Thursday, December 9, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 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, December 8, 2021 and Thursday, 
December 9, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 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:

--Briefing from NIST on recent activities from the Information 
Technology Laboratory,
--Board Discussion on Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation's 
Cybersecurity (May 12, 2021) deliverables and impacts to date,
--Discussion on Agency Responsibilities for Cybersecurity Risk 
Management,
--Presentation from NIST on Cybersecurity Metrics and Measurements,
--Briefing from NIST on the Post Quantum Program,
--Briefing from the Office of Management and Budget on recent 
cybersecurity policies,
--Public Comments.

    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-december-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. on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
    The ISPAB agenda will include a period, not to exceed thirty 
minutes, for submitted questions or comments from the public between 
3:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 08, 2021. 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-december-2021-meeting by 5 p.m. Eastern 
Time, Tuesday, December 7, 2021.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-23326 Filed 10-25-21; 8:45 am]
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