Meeting: Homeland Security Advisory Council, 80677-80678 [2016-27539]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 16, 2016 / Notices engage in a panel discussion with senior Government officials regarding the effects of new technology on NS/EP processes and procedures; and (3) discuss the progress related to the draft National Cyber Incident Response Plan. Additionally, DHS will provide NSTAC members an update on the Government’s progress in implementing recent NSTAC recommendations. Finally, the NSTAC members will receive an update on the NSTAC Emerging Technologies Strategic Vision Subcommittee’s study of the near- and long-term NS/EP implications of emergent and expected information and communications technologies. The committee will also meet in a closed session to receive a classified briefing regarding cybersecurity threats and discuss future studies based on the Government’s NS/EP priorities and perceived vulnerabilities. Basis for Closure: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), The Government in the Sunshine Act, it has been determined that two agenda items require closure, as the disclosure of the information discussed would not be in the public interest. The first of these agenda items, the classified briefing, will provide members with a cybersecurity threat briefing on threats to critical infrastructure. Disclosure of these threats would provide criminals who seek to compromise commercial and Government networks with information on potential vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques, weakening the Nation’s cybersecurity posture. This briefing will be classified at the top secret/sensitive compartmented information level, thereby exempting disclosure of the content by statute. Therefore, this portion of the meeting is required to be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1)(A) & (B). The second agenda item, the discussion of potential NSTAC study topics, will address areas of critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities and priorities for Government. Government officials will share data with NSTAC members on initiatives, assessments, and future security requirements across public and private sector networks. The information will include specific vulnerabilities within cyberspace that affect the United States’ ICT infrastructures and proposed mitigation strategies. Disclosure of this information to the public would provide criminals with an incentive to focus on these vulnerabilities to increase attacks on the Nation’s critical infrastructure and communications networks. As disclosure of this portion of the meeting is likely to significantly frustrate VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:23 Nov 15, 2016 Jkt 241001 implementation of proposed DHS actions, it is required to be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B). Dated: November 9, 2016. Helen Jackson, Designated Federal Officer for the NSTAC. [FR Doc. 2016–27572 Filed 11–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS–2016–0056] Meeting: Homeland Security Advisory Council The Office of Partnership and Engagement, DHS. ACTION: Notice of partially closed Federal Advisory Committee meeting. AGENCY: The Homeland Security Advisory Council (‘‘Council’’) will meet in person on Thursday, December 1, 2016. Members of the public may participate in person. The meeting will be partially closed to the public. DATES: The Council will meet Thursday, December 1, 2016, from 10:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. The meeting will be open to the public from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. Please note the meeting may close early if the Council has completed its business. The meeting will be closed to the public from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (‘‘Wilson Center’’), located at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. All visitors will be processed through the lobby of the Wilson Center. Written public comments prior to the meeting must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, November 28, 2016, and must be identified by Docket No. DHS–2016– 0056. Written public comments after the meeting must be identified by Docket No. DHS–2016–0056 and may be submitted by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Email: HSAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include Docket No. DHS–2016–0056 in the subject line of the message. • Fax: (202) 282–9207 • Mail: Homeland Security Advisory Council, Attention Mike Miron, Department of Homeland Security, Mailstop 0445, 245 Murray Lane SW., Washington, DC 20528. Instructions: All submissions received must include the words ‘‘Department of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 80677 Homeland Security’’ and ‘‘DHS–2016– 0056,’’ the docket number for this action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Docket: For access to the docket to read comments received by the Council, go to https://www.regulations.gov, search ‘‘DHS–2016–0022,’’ ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and provide your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Miron at HSAC@hq.dhs.gov or at (202) 447–3135. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463 (5 U.S.C. Appendix), which requires each FACA committee meeting to be open to the public. The Council provides organizationally independent, strategic, timely, specific, actionable advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on matters related to homeland security. The Council is comprised of leaders of local law enforcement, first responders, federal, state, and local government, the private sector, and academia. The Council will meet in an open session between 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. The Council may review and deliberate on the Privatized Immigration Detention Facilities Subcommittee’s interim report or final recommendations, and receive an update from the Countering Violent Extremism Subcommittee. The Council will meet in a closed session from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST, and from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, to receive sensitive operational information from senior officials on current counterterrorism threats, the Presidential transition, the Transportation and Security Administration, and cybersecurity. Basis for Partial Closure: In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security has determined this meeting requires partial closure. The disclosure of the information relayed would be detrimental to the public interest for the following reasons: The Council will receive closed session briefings from senior officials. These briefings will concern matters sensitive to homeland security within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(7)(E) and 552b(c)(9)(B). The Council will receive operational counterterrorism updates on the current threat environment and security measures associated with countering such threats, E:\FR\FM\16NON1.SGM 16NON1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 80678 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 16, 2016 / Notices including those related to aviation security programs, the Presidential transition, and cybersecurity. The session is closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(7)(E) because disclosure of that information could reveal investigative techniques and procedures not generally available to the public, allowing terrorists and those with interests against the United States to circumvent the law and thwart the Department’s strategic initiatives. In addition, the session is closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) because disclosure of these techniques and procedures could frustrate the successful implementation of protective measures designed to keep our country safe. Participation: Members of the public will have until 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, November 28, 2016, to register to attend the Council meeting on December 1, 2016. Due to limited availability of seating, admittance will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Participants interested in attending the meeting can contact Mike Miron at HSAC@hq.dhs.gov or (202) 447–3135. You are required to provide your full legal name, date of birth, and company/ agency affiliation. The public may access the facility via public transportation or use the public parking garages located near the Wilson Center. Directions to the Wilson Center can be found at: https://wilsoncenter.org/ directions. Members of the public will meet at 1:00 p.m. EST at the Wilson Center’s main entrance for sign in and escorting to the meeting room for the public session. Late arrivals after 1:30 p.m. EST will not be permitted access to the facility. Facility Access: You are required to present a valid original government issued ID, to include a State Driver’s License or Non-Driver’s Identification Card, U.S. Government Common Access Card (CAC), Military Identification Card or Person Identification Verification Card; U.S. Passport, U.S. Border Crossing Card, Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Card; or Native American Tribal Document. Information of Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Mike Miron at HSAC@ hq.dhs.gov or (202) 447–3135 as soon as possible. Dated: November 10, 2016. Sarah E. Morgenthau, Executive Director, Homeland Security Advisory Council, DHS. [FR Doc. 2016–27539 Filed 11–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:23 Nov 15, 2016 Jkt 241001 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5855–N–04] Small Area Fair Market Rents in Housing Choice Voucher Program Values for Selection Criteria and Metropolitan Areas Subject to Small Area Fair Market Rents Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: On June 16, 2016, HUD sought comment on applying Small Area Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs) to certain metropolitan areas for administration of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program based on certain selection criteria and selection values. Found elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register is a final rule adopting the use of Smalls Area FMRs for the HCV program and the selection criteria. The final rule also requires HUD to set forth the values used to determine those metropolitan areas that are subject to Small Area FMRs through a Federal Register notice. This notice sets forth the values for the selection criteria and lists the metropolitan areas that will be subject to Small Area FMRs implemented in the Small Area FMRs final rule. DATES: Effective: January 17, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this rule, contact Peter B. Kahn, Director, Economic and Market Analysis Division, Office of Economic Affairs, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402–2409; email: SAFMR_Rule@ hud.gov. The listed telephone number is not a toll-free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling Federal Relay Service at 1–800– 877–8339 (this is a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. Background On June 2, 2015, at 80 FR 31332, HUD published an advance notice of final rulemaking (ANPR) entitled ‘‘Establishing a More Effective Fair Market Rent (FMR) System; Using Small Area Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs) in Housing Choice Voucher Program Instead of the Current 50th Percentile FMRs.’’ In this ANPR, HUD announced its intention to amend HUD’s FMR regulations applicable to the HCV program and sought public PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 comment on the use of certain criteria for setting Small Area FMRs for the HCV program within certain metropolitan areas. On June 16, 2016, at 81 FR 39218, HUD published a proposed rule that would require the use of Small Area FMRs in place of the 50th percentile rent to address high levels of voucher concentration. The proposed rule addressed the issues and suggestions raised by public commenters on the ANPR, and in response to public comments proposed new criteria for setting Small Area FMRs for the HCV program. The proposed regulation provided, in 24 CFR 888.113(c), to set Small Area FMRs for metropolitan areas where at least 2,500 HCVs are under lease; at least 20 percent of the standard quality rental stock, within the metropolitan area, is in small areas (that is ZIP codes) where the Small Area FMR is more than 110 percent of the metropolitan FMR; and the measure of the percentage of voucher holders living in concentrated low-income areas relative to all renters within these areas over the entire metropolitan area exceeds 155 percent (or 1.55). The proposed regulation also provided, in 24 CFR 888.113(c)(2), that ‘‘concentrated low-income areas’’ means those census tracts in the metropolitan FMR area with a poverty rate of 25 percent or more; or any tract in the metropolitan FMR area where more than 50 percent of the households earn incomes at less than 60 percent of the area median income (AMI) and are designated as Qualified Census Tracts in accordance with section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 42). Lastly, the proposed regulation provided, in 24 CFR 888.113(c)(3), that if a metropolitan area meets the criteria for application of Small Area FMRs to the area, all PHAs administering HCV programs in that area will be required to use Small Area FMRs. In addition to setting forth new proposed criteria, HUD specifically requested comment on whether HUD should codify in regulatory text the selection parameters for Small Area FMRs or if they should be incorporated into each annual FMR notice, subject to public comment, to provide HUD, PHAs, and other stakeholders with flexibility to offer changes to the selection parameters. HUD also asked for comments on the criteria that HUD selected for determining which metropolitan areas should be impacted by the shift to a Small Area FMR instead of the current 50th percentile policy. The final rule, found elsewhere in the Federal Register, responded to the E:\FR\FM\16NON1.SGM 16NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80677-80678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27539]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2016-0056]


Meeting: Homeland Security Advisory Council

AGENCY: The Office of Partnership and Engagement, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Advisory Council (``Council'') will meet 
in person on Thursday, December 1, 2016. Members of the public may 
participate in person. The meeting will be partially closed to the 
public.

DATES: The Council will meet Thursday, December 1, 2016, from 10:15 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. The meeting will be open to the public from 1:30 
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. Please note the meeting may close early if the 
Council has completed its business. The meeting will be closed to the 
public from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Woodrow Wilson International 
Center for Scholars (``Wilson Center''), located at 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. All visitors will be processed 
through the lobby of the Wilson Center. Written public comments prior 
to the meeting must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, November 
28, 2016, and must be identified by Docket No. DHS-2016-0056. Written 
public comments after the meeting must be identified by Docket No. DHS-
2016-0056 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: HSAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include Docket No. DHS-2016-0056 
in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 282-9207
     Mail: Homeland Security Advisory Council, Attention Mike 
Miron, Department of Homeland Security, Mailstop 0445, 245 Murray Lane 
SW., Washington, DC 20528.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and ``DHS-2016-0056,'' the docket 
number for this action. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read comments received by the 
Council, go to https://www.regulations.gov, search ``DHS-2016-0022,'' 
``Open Docket Folder'' and provide your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Miron at HSAC@hq.dhs.gov or at 
(202) 447-3135.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under 
Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 
92-463 (5 U.S.C. Appendix), which requires each FACA committee meeting 
to be open to the public.
    The Council provides organizationally independent, strategic, 
timely, specific, actionable advice, and recommendations to the 
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on matters related to 
homeland security. The Council is comprised of leaders of local law 
enforcement, first responders, federal, state, and local government, 
the private sector, and academia.
    The Council will meet in an open session between 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 
p.m. EST. The Council may review and deliberate on the Privatized 
Immigration Detention Facilities Subcommittee's interim report or final 
recommendations, and receive an update from the Countering Violent 
Extremism Subcommittee.
    The Council will meet in a closed session from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m. EST, and from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, to receive sensitive 
operational information from senior officials on current 
counterterrorism threats, the Presidential transition, the 
Transportation and Security Administration, and cybersecurity.
    Basis for Partial Closure: In accordance with Section 10(d) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Secretary of the Department 
of Homeland Security has determined this meeting requires partial 
closure. The disclosure of the information relayed would be detrimental 
to the public interest for the following reasons:
    The Council will receive closed session briefings from senior 
officials. These briefings will concern matters sensitive to homeland 
security within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(7)(E) and 
552b(c)(9)(B). The Council will receive operational counterterrorism 
updates on the current threat environment and security measures 
associated with countering such threats,

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including those related to aviation security programs, the Presidential 
transition, and cybersecurity.
    The session is closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(7)(E) because 
disclosure of that information could reveal investigative techniques 
and procedures not generally available to the public, allowing 
terrorists and those with interests against the United States to 
circumvent the law and thwart the Department's strategic initiatives. 
In addition, the session is closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) 
because disclosure of these techniques and procedures could frustrate 
the successful implementation of protective measures designed to keep 
our country safe.
    Participation: Members of the public will have until 5:00 p.m. EST 
on Monday, November 28, 2016, to register to attend the Council meeting 
on December 1, 2016. Due to limited availability of seating, admittance 
will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Participants interested in 
attending the meeting can contact Mike Miron at HSAC@hq.dhs.gov or 
(202) 447-3135. You are required to provide your full legal name, date 
of birth, and company/agency affiliation. The public may access the 
facility via public transportation or use the public parking garages 
located near the Wilson Center. Directions to the Wilson Center can be 
found at: https://wilsoncenter.org/directions. Members of the public 
will meet at 1:00 p.m. EST at the Wilson Center's main entrance for 
sign in and escorting to the meeting room for the public session. Late 
arrivals after 1:30 p.m. EST will not be permitted access to the 
facility.
    Facility Access: You are required to present a valid original 
government issued ID, to include a State Driver's License or Non-
Driver's Identification Card, U.S. Government Common Access Card (CAC), 
Military Identification Card or Person Identification Verification 
Card; U.S. Passport, U.S. Border Crossing Card, Permanent Resident Card 
or Alien Registration Card; or Native American Tribal Document.
    Information of Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For 
information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Mike Miron at HSAC@hq.dhs.gov or (202) 447-3135 as soon as possible.

    Dated: November 10, 2016.
Sarah E. Morgenthau,
Executive Director, Homeland Security Advisory Council, DHS.
[FR Doc. 2016-27539 Filed 11-15-16; 8:45 am]
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