Federal Register: December 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 232)
DOCID: FR Doc E6-20403
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Homeland Security Department
Docket ID: [Docket No. NCS-2006-0009]
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Meetings:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Partially Closed Advisory Committee Meeting
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
DATES: Tuesday, December 19, 2006, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will meet in a partially closed session.
SUMMARY:
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The NSTAC advises the President on issues and problems related to implementing national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications policy. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Pub. L. 92463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.1 et seq.).
Between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., the NSTAC will receive comments from government stakeholders, discuss the work of the NSTAC's Emergency Communications and Interoperability Task Force (ECITF), and discuss the work of the Telecommunications and Electric Power Interdependency Task Force (TEPITF). This portion of the meeting will be open to the public.
Between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., the committee will discuss the Global Infrastructure Resiliency (GIR) Report. This portion of the meeting will be closed to the public.
Basis for Closure: The GIR discussion will likely involve sensitive infrastructure information concerning system threats and explicit physical/cyber vulnerabilities related to current communications capabilities. Public disclosure of such information would heighten awareness of potential vulnerabilities and increase the likelihood of exploitation by terrorists or other motivated adversaries. Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.), the Department has determined that this discussion will concern matters which, if disclosed, would be likely to frustrate significantly the implementation of a proposed agency action. Accordingly, this portion of the meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to the authority set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities: For
information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Kiesha Gebreyes as soon as possible.
Dated: November 20, 2006.
Peter M. Fonash,
Deputy Manager National Communications System.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Ms. Kiesha Gebreyes, Chief, Industry Operations Branch at (703) 2355525, email: Kiesha.Gebreyes@dhs.gov or write the Deputy Manager, National Communications System, Department of Homeland Security, CS&T/NCS/N5.