[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78373-78374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25197]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2023-0024]


National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of partially closed Federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: CISA is publishing this notice to announce the President's 
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) meeting 
on December 7, 2023, in Washington, DC. This meeting will be partially 
closed to the public. The public can access the open portion of the 
meeting via teleconference.

DATES: 
    Meeting Registration: Registration to attend the meeting is 
required and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard 
Time (EST) on November 30, 2023. 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. EST on 
November 30, 2023.
    Written Comments: Written comments must be received no later than 
5:00 p.m. EST on November 30, 2023.
    Meeting Date: The NSTAC will meet on December 7, 2023, from 9:00 
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. The meeting may close early if the committee 
has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The December 2023 NSTAC Meeting's open session is set to be 
held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST in person at 1650 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW Washington, DC 20504. Members of the public may participate 
via teleconference. For access to the conference call bridge, or to 
request special assistance, please email [email protected] by 5:00 
p.m. EST on November 30, 2023. 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 comments on 
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 made available for review at 
https://www.cisa.gov/nstac prior to the day of the meeting. Comments 
should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 30, 2023, and must be 
identified by Docket Number CISA-2023-0024. 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-
2023-0024 in the subject line of the email.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency'' 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-
2023-0024.
    A public comment period is scheduled to be held during the meeting 
from 12:00 to 12:10 p.m. EST. 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: 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 and 14048, continued under the authority of E.O. 14109, 
dated September 30, 2023. Notice of this meeting is given under FACA, 5 
U.S.C. ch. 10 (Pub. L. 117-286). 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 7, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST 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; and (2) a status update on the Measuring and 
Incentivizing the Adoption of Cybersecurity Best Practices Study.
    The committee will also meet in a closed session from 9:00 to 11:00 
a.m. EST during which time: (1) senior government intelligence 
officials will provide a threat briefing concerning threats to NS/EP 
communications and (2) engage NSTAC members in follow-on discussion on 
how future studies can help inform policy to mitigate threats.
    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 because 
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.


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    Dated: November 9, 2023.
Christina Berger,
Designated Federal Officer, National Security Telecommunications 
Advisory Committee, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-25197 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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