[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61617-61618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22121]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2022-0009]


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: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, CISA is 
hereby giving notice that a meeting is scheduled to be held for the 
President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 
(NSTAC). This meeting will be partially closed to the public. The 
public can access the meeting via teleconference.

DATES: 
    Meeting Registration: Registration to attend the meeting via 
teleconference is required and must be received no later than 5 p.m. 
eastern time (ET) on November 22, 2022. 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 p.m. ET on 
November 22, 2022.
    Written Comments: Written comments must be received no later than 5 
p.m. ET on November 22, 2022.
    Meeting Date: The NSTAC will meet on December 1, 2022, from 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m. ET. The meeting may close early if the committee has 
completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The December 2022 NSTAC Meeting's open session is set to be 
held from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET in person at 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20504; however, members of the public may 
participate via teleconference only. 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 
p.m. ET on November 22, 2022. The NSTAC is committed to ensuring all 
participants have equal access regardless of disability status. If you 
require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability to fully 
participate, please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as possible.
    Comments: Members of the public are invited to provide comment on 
issues that will be considered by the committee as listed in the

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Associated materials that may 
be discussed during the meeting will be made available for review at 
https://www.cisa.gov/nstac on November 16, 2022. Comments should be 
submitted by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 22, 2022 and must be identified 
by Docket Number CISA-2022-0009. 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-
2022-0009 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. You 
may wish to review the Privacy & Security Notice available via a link 
on the homepage of www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket and comments received by the 
NSTAC, please go to www.regulations.gov and enter docket number CISA-
2022-0009.
    A public comment period is scheduled to be held during the meeting 
from 4:30 p.m. ET to 4:40 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 3 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: Christina Berger, 202- 701-6354, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NSTAC is established under the authority 
of Executive Order (E.O.) 12382, dated September 13, 1982, as amended 
by E.O. 13286, continued and amended under the authority of E.O. 14048, 
dated September 30, 2021. 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 meet in an open session on Thursday, 
December 1, 2022, from 3:30 p.m. ET to 5 p.m. ET to discuss current 
NSTAC activities and the government's ongoing cybersecurity and NS/EP 
communications initiatives. This open session will include: (1) a 
keynote address;(2) a status update on NSTAC recommendations; and (3) a 
deliberation and vote on the NSTAC Report to the President on a 
Strategy for Increasing Trust in the Information and Communications 
Technology and Services Ecosystem.
    The committee will also meet in a closed session from 1 p.m. ET to 
3 p.m. ET during which time: (1) senior government intelligence 
officials will provide a threat briefing concerning threats to NS/EP 
communications and engage NSTAC members in follow-on discussion; and 
(2) NSTAC members and senior government officials will discuss 
potential NSTAC study topics.
    Basis for Closure: In accordance with section 10(d) of FACA and 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), The Government in the Sunshine Act, it has been 
determined that a portion of the agenda requires closure.
    These agenda items are the: (1) classified threat briefing and 
discussion, which will provide NSTAC members the opportunity to discuss 
information concerning threats to NS/EP communications with senior 
government intelligence officials; and (2) potential NSTAC study topics 
discussion. The briefing is anticipated to be classified at the top 
secret/sensitive compartmented information level. Disclosure of these 
threats during the briefing, as well as vulnerabilities and mitigation 
techniques, is a risk to the Nation's cybersecurity posture since 
adversaries could use this information to compromise commercial and 
government networks. Subjects discussed during the potential study 
topics discussion are tentative and are under further consideration by 
the committee.
    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)(1) because it 
will disclose matters that are classified.

Christina Berger,
Designated Federal Officer, NSTAC, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2022-22121 Filed 10-11-22; 8:45 am]
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