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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Open Meeting of the Commission on
Enhancing National Cybersecurity
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission on
Enhancing National Cybersecurity will
meet Monday, November 21, 2016 from
8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
as a virtual meeting with dial-in audio
conferencing participation only. The
primary purpose of the meeting is to
discuss the challenges and
opportunities for organizations and
consumers in securing the digital
economy. In particular, the meeting will
address: (1) Approval of public meeting
minutes; (2) briefing and readout of
working group meeting minutes; and (3)
public comment.
The meeting will support detailed
recommendations to strengthen
cybersecurity in both the public and
private sectors while protecting privacy,
ensuring public safety and economic
and national security, fostering
discovery and development of new
technical solutions, and bolstering
partnerships between Federal, State,
local, tribal and territorial governments
and the private sector in the
development, promotion, and use of
cybersecurity technologies, policies, and
best practices. Interested members of the
public will be able to participate in the
meeting from remote locations by
calling into a central phone number.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00
a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a
virtual meeting with dial-in audio
participation only. The meeting is open
to the public and interested parties are
requested to contact Sara Kerman at the
contact information indicated in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice in advance of the meeting for
dial-in instructions.
Written comments may be submitted
by mail to Commission Executive
Director, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899–8900, or by email to
cybercommission@nist.gov. Please use
subject line ‘‘Open Meeting of the
Commission on Enhancing National
Cybersecurity’’.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Kerman, Information Technology
Laboratory, National Institute of
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Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, MD
20899–8900, telephone: 301–975–4634,
or by email at: eo-commission@nist.gov.
Please use subject line ‘‘Open Meeting of
the Commission on Enhancing National
Cybersecurity’’.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is
hereby given that the Commission on
Enhancing National Cybersecurity (‘‘the
Commission’’) will meet Monday,
November 21, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. All sessions
will be open to the public. The
Commission is authorized by Executive
Order 13718, Commission on Enhancing
National Cybersecurity.1 The
Commission was established by the
President and will make detailed
recommendations to strengthen
cybersecurity in both the public and
private sectors while protecting privacy,
ensuring public safety and economic
and national security, fostering
discovery and development of new
technical solutions, and bolstering
partnerships between Federal, State,
local, tribal and territorial governments
and the private sector in the
development, promotion, and use of
cybersecurity technologies, policies, and
best practices.
The agenda is expected to include the
following items:
—Introductions
—Approval of public meeting minutes
—Briefing and readout of working group
meeting minutes
—Public comment
—Conclusion
Note that agenda items may change
without notice. The final agenda will be
posted on http://www.nist.gov/
cybercommission. Attendees are asked
to self-identify when they dial-in and
lines will be available on a first-come,
first-served basis.
Public Participation: Individuals and
representatives of organizations who
would like to offer comments and
suggestions related to the Committee’s
affairs are invited to request an
opportunity to speak and detailed
instructions on how to join the call from
a remote location in order to participate
by submitting their request to Sara
Kerman at the contact information
indicated in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice, no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on November 17, 2016.
Approximately 15 minutes will be
reserved from 9:45 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.
Eastern Time for public comments;
speaking times will be assigned on a
first-come, first-served basis. The
amount of time per speaker will be
determined by the number of requests
received, but is likely to be about three
minutes each. Questions from the public
will not be considered during this
period. Speakers who wish to expand
upon their oral statements, those who
had wished to speak but could not be
accommodated, and those who were
unable to participate are invited to
submit written statements by mail to
Commission Executive Director,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899–8900, or by email to
cybercommission@nist.gov. Please use
subject line ‘‘Open Meeting of the
Commission on Enhancing National
Cybersecurity.’’
All participants of the meeting are
required to pre-register. Anyone wishing
to participate must register by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time, November 17, 2016, in
order to be included. Please submit your
full name, email address, and phone
number Sara Kerman, National Institute
of Standards and Technology, 100
Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2000,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 or 301–
975–4634, or electronically by email to
eo-commission@nist.gov. After preregistering, participants will be
provided with detailed instructions on
how to join the call from a remote
location in order to participate.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), this
Federal Register notice for this meeting
is being published fewer than 15
calendar days prior to the meeting as
exceptional circumstances exist. It is
imperative that the meeting be held on
November 21, 2016 to accommodate the
scheduling priorities of the key
participants, who must maintain a strict
schedule of meetings in order to
complete the Commission’s report by
December 1, 2016, as required by
Executive Order 13718 § 3(e) (February
9, 2016). Notice of the meeting is also
posted on the National Institute of
Standards and Technology’s Web site at
http://www.nist.gov/cybercommission.
Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Open Meeting of the Commission on Enhancing National
Cybersecurity
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity will meet
Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
as a virtual meeting with dial-in audio conferencing participation
only. The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss the challenges
and opportunities for organizations and consumers in securing the
digital economy. In particular, the meeting will address: (1) Approval
of public meeting minutes; (2) briefing and readout of working group
meeting minutes; and (3) public comment.
The meeting will support detailed recommendations to strengthen
cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors while protecting
privacy, ensuring public safety and economic and national security,
fostering discovery and development of new technical solutions, and
bolstering partnerships between Federal, State, local, tribal and
territorial governments and the private sector in the development,
promotion, and use of cybersecurity technologies, policies, and best
practices. Interested members of the public will be able to participate
in the meeting from remote locations by calling into a central phone
number.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00
a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a virtual meeting with dial-in audio
participation only. The meeting is open to the public and interested
parties are requested to contact Sara Kerman at the contact information
indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice
in advance of the meeting for dial-in instructions.
Written comments may be submitted by mail to Commission Executive
Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, Mail Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8900, or by email
to cybercommission@nist.gov. Please use subject line ``Open Meeting of
the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Kerman, Information Technology
Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8900, telephone: 301-975-4634,
or by email at: eo-commission@nist.gov. Please use subject line ``Open
Meeting of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity''.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the
Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity (``the Commission'')
will meet Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.
Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public. The Commission
is authorized by Executive Order 13718, Commission on Enhancing
National Cybersecurity.\1\ The Commission was established by the
President and will make detailed recommendations to strengthen
cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors while protecting
privacy, ensuring public safety and economic and national security,
fostering discovery and development of new technical solutions, and
bolstering partnerships between Federal, State, local, tribal and
territorial governments and the private sector in the development,
promotion, and use of cybersecurity technologies, policies, and best
practices.
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The agenda is expected to include the following items:
--Introductions
--Approval of public meeting minutes
--Briefing and readout of working group meeting minutes
--Public comment
--Conclusion
Note that agenda items may change without notice. The final agenda
will be posted on http://www.nist.gov/cybercommission. Attendees are
asked to self-identify when they dial-in and lines will be available on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Public Participation: Individuals and representatives of
organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related
to the Committee's affairs are invited to request an opportunity to
speak and detailed instructions on how to join the call from a remote
location in order to participate by submitting their request to Sara
Kerman at the contact information indicated in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice, no later than 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on November 17, 2016.
Approximately 15 minutes will be reserved from 9:45 a.m. until
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time for public comments; speaking times will be
assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The amount of time per
speaker will be determined by the number of requests received, but is
likely to be about three minutes each. Questions from the public will
not be considered during this period. Speakers who wish to expand upon
their oral statements, those who had wished to speak but could not be
accommodated, and those who were unable to participate are invited to
submit written statements by mail to Commission Executive Director,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8900, or by email to
cybercommission@nist.gov. Please use subject line ``Open Meeting of the
Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.''
All participants of the meeting are required to pre-register.
Anyone wishing to participate must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
November 17, 2016, in order to be included. Please submit your full
name, email address, and phone number Sara Kerman, National Institute
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2000,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 or 301-975-4634, or electronically by
email to eo-commission@nist.gov. After pre-registering, participants
will be provided with detailed instructions on how to join the call
from a remote location in order to participate.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), this Federal Register notice for
this meeting is being published fewer than 15 calendar days prior to
the meeting as exceptional circumstances exist. It is imperative that
the meeting be held on November 21, 2016 to accommodate the scheduling
priorities of the key participants, who must maintain a strict schedule
of meetings in order to complete the Commission's report by December 1,
2016, as required by Executive Order 13718 Sec. 3(e) (February 9,
2016). Notice of the meeting is also posted on the National Institute
of Standards and Technology's Web site at http://www.nist.gov/cybercommission.
Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2016-27258 Filed 11-10-16; 8:45 am]
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