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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Establishment of the Communications
Supply Chain Risk Information
Partnership
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) announces the
establishment of the Communications
Supply Chain Risk Information
Partnership (C–SCRIP) in support of the
requirements of Section 8 of the Secure
and Trusted Communications Network
Act of 2019 (Act). The Act directs NTIA,
in cooperation with other designated
federal agencies, to establish a program
to share supply chain security risk
information with trusted providers of
advanced communications service and
suppliers of communications equipment
or services.
DATES: Applicable on July 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: C–SCRIP, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Megan Doscher, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room 4725, Washington, DC
20230; telephone (202) 482–2503;
mdoscher@ntia.gov. Please direct media
inquiries to NTIA’s Office of Public
Affairs, (202) 482–7002, or at press@
ntia.gov.
SUMMARY:
Section 8
of the Secure and Trusted
Communications Network Act of 2019
(Act) directs NTIA, in cooperation with
the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence (ODNI), the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), to establish a program to share
‘‘supply chain security risk’’
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information with trusted providers of
‘‘advanced communications service’’
and suppliers of communications
equipment or services.1 Through this
Notice, NTIA is announcing the
establishment of the Communications
Supply Chain Risk Information
Partnership (C–SCRIP), a partnership to
share supply chain security risk
information with trusted
communications providers and
suppliers.
NTIA is collaborating with the ODNI,
DHS, FBI, and FCC to establish the
program. This program is aimed
primarily at trusted small and rural
communications providers and
equipment suppliers, with the goal of
improving their access to risk
information about key elements in their
supply chain.2 C–SCRIP will allow for
regularly scheduled informational
briefings, with a goal of providing more
targeted information for C–SCRIP
participants as the program matures
over time. NTIA will aim to ensure that
the risk information identified for
sharing under the program is relevant
and accessible, and will work with its
government partners to enable the
granting of security clearances under
established guidelines when necessary.
NTIA is using a phased approach to
establish the C–SCRIP program, in
cooperation with its government
partners. In Phase 1, NTIA establishes
the program and develops the required
report to Congress on NTIA’s plan to
work with its interagency partners on:
(1) Declassifying material to help share
information on supply chain risks with
trusted providers; and (2) expediting
and expanding the provision of security
clearances for representatives of trusted
providers.3 During Phase 1, NTIA will
coordinate closely with its federal
partners to take advantage of the
existing processes and procedures in
place for the processing of security
clearances and the declassification of
threat intelligence and to develop a
strategic implementation plan for the C–
SCRIP program to establish primary
goals and operating principles for the
partnership. The strategic
implementation plan is intended to
harmonize the C–SCRIP program with
other government programs to ensure
cohesion and to avoid overlap.
In Phase 2, NTIA will operationalize
the program, informed by public
comments, and will establish the
methods and means to initiate and
1 Secure and Trusted Communications Network
Act of 2019, Public Law 116–124, § 8, 134 Stat. 158,
168 (2020) (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1607).
2 See id. § 8(a)(2)(A), (B).
3 See id. § 8(a)(2)(C).
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sustain the partnership community of
providers and suppliers that are eligible
under the Act to receive supply chain
security risk information.4 Phase 2 will
be driven by the strategic
implementation plan. In particular,
NTIA expects to establish partnership
guidelines during Phase 2, as driven by
the Act’s requirements. NTIA will also
initiate ad hoc briefings to trusted
providers during Phase 2 on an asneeded basis.
In Phase 3, NTIA will refine its
methods and means for generating and
sharing information with the C–SCRIP
partnership community to best secure
U.S. communications networks against
supply chain threats. NTIA also expects
to formalize its process and schedule for
briefings and alerts during this phase,
and to establish mechanisms for
ongoing coordination and
communication.
During Phase 4, NTIA will evaluate
the initiation period of the program and
make recommendations for adjustments
or enhancements to advance the goal of
diminishing supply chain risk among
program participants.
Dated: July 2, 2020.
Douglas Kinkoph,
Associate Administrator, Office of
Telecommunications and Information
Applications, performing the non-exclusive
functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Communications
and Information.
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4 See NTIA, Notice; request for public comments,
Promoting the Sharing of Supply Chain Security
Risk Information Between Government and
Communications Providers and Suppliers, 85 FR
35919 (June 12, 2020), available at https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/2020/
request-comments-promoting-sharing-supply-chainsecurity-risk.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Establishment of the Communications Supply Chain Risk Information
Partnership
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) announces the establishment of the Communications Supply Chain
Risk Information Partnership (C-SCRIP) in support of the requirements
of Section 8 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Network Act of
2019 (Act). The Act directs NTIA, in cooperation with other designated
federal agencies, to establish a program to share supply chain security
risk information with trusted providers of advanced communications
service and suppliers of communications equipment or services.
DATES: Applicable on July 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: C-SCRIP, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Doscher, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone (202) 482-2503; [email protected]. Please direct media
inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-7002, or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 8 of the Secure and Trusted
Communications Network Act of 2019 (Act) directs NTIA, in cooperation
with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),
to establish a program to share ``supply chain security risk''
information with trusted providers of ``advanced communications
service'' and suppliers of communications equipment or services.\1\
Through this Notice, NTIA is announcing the establishment of the
Communications Supply Chain Risk Information Partnership (C-SCRIP), a
partnership to share supply chain security risk information with
trusted communications providers and suppliers.
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\1\ Secure and Trusted Communications Network Act of 2019,
Public Law 116-124, Sec. 8, 134 Stat. 158, 168 (2020) (codified at
47 U.S.C. 1607).
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NTIA is collaborating with the ODNI, DHS, FBI, and FCC to establish
the program. This program is aimed primarily at trusted small and rural
communications providers and equipment suppliers, with the goal of
improving their access to risk information about key elements in their
supply chain.\2\ C-SCRIP will allow for regularly scheduled
informational briefings, with a goal of providing more targeted
information for C-SCRIP participants as the program matures over time.
NTIA will aim to ensure that the risk information identified for
sharing under the program is relevant and accessible, and will work
with its government partners to enable the granting of security
clearances under established guidelines when necessary.
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\2\ See id. Sec. 8(a)(2)(A), (B).
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NTIA is using a phased approach to establish the C-SCRIP program,
in cooperation with its government partners. In Phase 1, NTIA
establishes the program and develops the required report to Congress on
NTIA's plan to work with its interagency partners on: (1) Declassifying
material to help share information on supply chain risks with trusted
providers; and (2) expediting and expanding the provision of security
clearances for representatives of trusted providers.\3\ During Phase 1,
NTIA will coordinate closely with its federal partners to take
advantage of the existing processes and procedures in place for the
processing of security clearances and the declassification of threat
intelligence and to develop a strategic implementation plan for the C-
SCRIP program to establish primary goals and operating principles for
the partnership. The strategic implementation plan is intended to
harmonize the C-SCRIP program with other government programs to ensure
cohesion and to avoid overlap.
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\3\ See id. Sec. 8(a)(2)(C).
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In Phase 2, NTIA will operationalize the program, informed by
public comments, and will establish the methods and means to initiate
and sustain the partnership community of providers and suppliers that
are eligible under the Act to receive supply chain security risk
information.\4\ Phase 2 will be driven by the strategic implementation
plan. In particular, NTIA expects to establish partnership guidelines
during Phase 2, as driven by the Act's requirements. NTIA will also
initiate ad hoc briefings to trusted providers during Phase 2 on an as-
needed basis.
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\4\ See NTIA, Notice; request for public comments, Promoting the
Sharing of Supply Chain Security Risk Information Between Government
and Communications Providers and Suppliers, 85 FR 35919 (June 12,
2020), available at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/2020/request-comments-promoting-sharing-supply-chain-security-risk.
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In Phase 3, NTIA will refine its methods and means for generating
and sharing information with the C-SCRIP partnership community to best
secure U.S. communications networks against supply chain threats. NTIA
also expects to formalize its process and schedule for briefings and
alerts during this phase, and to establish mechanisms for ongoing
coordination and communication.
During Phase 4, NTIA will evaluate the initiation period of the
program and make recommendations for adjustments or enhancements to
advance the goal of diminishing supply chain risk among program
participants.
Dated: July 2, 2020.
Douglas Kinkoph,
Associate Administrator, Office of Telecommunications and Information
Applications, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 2020-14725 Filed 7-7-20; 8:45 am]
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