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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 242 / Monday, December 18, 2006 / Notices
Dated: December 8, 2006.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
National Communications System
[Docket No. NCS–2006–0009]
National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee
National Communications
System, DHS.
ACTION: Amended Notice of Partially
Closed Advisory Committee Meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The President’s National
Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee (NSTAC) will meet in a
partially closed session.
DATES: Tuesday, December 19, 2006,
from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615
H St., NW., Washington, DC. To register
for this meeting and for access to
meeting materials, contact Mr. William
Fuller at (703) 235–5521, or by e-mail at
William.C.Fuller@dhs.gov by 5 p.m. on
Monday, December 18, 2006. If you
desire to submit comments, they must
be submitted by December 18, 2006.
Comments must be identified by Docket
Number NCS–2006–0009 and may be
submitted by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: NSTAC1@dhs.gov. Include
docket number in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Office of the Manager,
National Communications System (N5),
Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20529.
• Fax: 866–466–5370
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the words ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security’’ and NCS–2006–
0009, the docket number for this action.
Comments received will be posted
without alteration at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received by the NSTAC, go to
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Kiesha Gebreyes, Chief, Industry
Operations Branch at (703) 235–5525, email: Kiesha.Gebreyes@dhs.gov or write
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the Deputy Manager, National
Communications System, Department of
Homeland Security, CS&T/NCS/N5.
SUPPLEMENTARY 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. 92–463, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.).
This meeting was the subject of a
prior notice published on December 4,
2006 (71 FR 70413). In that notice, the
meeting was scheduled for December
19, at the location provided above, from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. However, due to
exceptional circumstances, the meeting
must be rescheduled for earlier in the
day.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), this
amended notice is being published less
than 15 days prior to the meeting date
due to exceptional circumstances. The
Department adjusted the meeting
schedule set forth in the December 4,
2006 notice in order to accommodate
the schedule of the President of the
United States. The Department
determined that it would impracticable
to change the date of the substantive
activity scheduled for this meeting. In
order to allow the greatest possible
public participation, the Department has
extended the usual deadlines to submit
comments. As noted above, this date is
December 18, 2006.
Between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., the
committee will discuss the Global
Infrastructure Resiliency (GIR) Report.
This portion of the meeting will be
closed to the public.
Between 11 a.m. and 1 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. The
meeting may be adjourned earlier if all
business is concluded.
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 92–463, as
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amended (5 U.S.C. App.), 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: December 14, 2006.
George W. Foresman,
Under Secretary for Preparedness.
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Call for Nominations for the Sonoran
Desert National Monument Advisory
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notice under Section 9(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. The
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of the Interior is extending the call for
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
National Communications System
[Docket No. NCS-2006-0009]
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Communications System, DHS.
ACTION: Amended Notice of Partially Closed Advisory Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee (NSTAC) will meet in a partially closed session.
DATES: Tuesday, December 19, 2006, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
1615 H St., NW., Washington, DC. To register for this meeting and for
access to meeting materials, contact Mr. William Fuller at (703) 235-
5521, or by e-mail at William.C.Fuller@dhs.gov by 5 p.m. on Monday,
December 18, 2006. If you desire to submit comments, they must be
submitted by December 18, 2006. Comments must be identified by Docket
Number NCS-2006-0009 and may be submitted by one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: NSTAC1@dhs.gov. Include docket number in the
subject line of the message.
Mail: Office of the Manager, National Communications
System (N5), Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20529.
Fax: 866-466-5370
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and NCS-2006-0009, the docket
number for this action. Comments received will be posted without
alteration at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received by the NSTAC, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kiesha Gebreyes, Chief, Industry
Operations Branch at (703) 235-5525, e-mail: Kiesha.Gebreyes@dhs.gov or
write the Deputy Manager, National Communications System, Department of
Homeland Security, CS&T/NCS/N5.
SUPPLEMENTARY 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. 92-463, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.).
This meeting was the subject of a prior notice published on
December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70413). In that notice, the meeting was
scheduled for December 19, at the location provided above, from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. However, due to exceptional circumstances, the meeting must
be rescheduled for earlier in the day.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), this amended notice is being
published less than 15 days prior to the meeting date due to
exceptional circumstances. The Department adjusted the meeting schedule
set forth in the December 4, 2006 notice in order to accommodate the
schedule of the President of the United States. The Department
determined that it would impracticable to change the date of the
substantive activity scheduled for this meeting. In order to allow the
greatest possible public participation, the Department has extended the
usual deadlines to submit comments. As noted above, this date is
December 18, 2006.
Between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., the committee will discuss the Global
Infrastructure Resiliency (GIR) Report. This portion of the meeting
will be closed to the public.
Between 11 a.m. and 1 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.
The meeting may be adjourned earlier if all business is concluded.
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 92-463,
as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), 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: December 14, 2006.
George W. Foresman,
Under Secretary for Preparedness.
[FR Doc. 06-9769 Filed 12-14-06; 2:23 pm]
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