Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Notification of Upcoming Meeting, 39851-39852 [2023-13031]

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Information on attending and providing public comment is under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. DATES: The open public meeting will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., EDT. The agenda for the meeting will be made available prior to the meeting online at https:// gsa.gov/fscac. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be accessible via webcast. Registrants will receive the webcast information before the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle White, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), FSCAC, GSA, 703–489– 4160, fscac@gsa.gov. Additional information about the Committee, including meeting materials and agendas, will be available online at https://gsa.gov/fscac. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39851 Background GSA, in compliance with the FedRAMP Authorization Act of 2022, established the FSCAC, a statutory advisory committee in accordance with the provisions of FACA (5 U.S.C. 10). The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) within GSA is responsible for providing a standardized, reusable approach to security assessment and authorization for cloud computing products and services that process unclassified information used by agencies. The FSCAC will provide advice and recommendations to the Administrator of GSA, the FedRAMP Board, and agencies on technical, financial, programmatic, and operational matters regarding the secure adoption of cloud computing products and services. The FSCAC will ensure effective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, use, authorization, monitoring, acquisition, and security of cloud computing products and services to enable agency mission and administrative priorities. The purposes of the Committee are: • To examine the operations of FedRAMP and determine ways that authorization processes can continuously be improved, including the following: Æ Measures to increase agency reuse of FedRAMP authorizations. Æ Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden, confusion, and cost associated with FedRAMP authorizations for cloud service providers. Æ Measures to increase the number of FedRAMP authorizations for cloud computing products and services offered by small businesses concerns (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). Æ Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden and cost of FedRAMP authorizations for agencies. • Collect information and feedback on agency compliance with, and implementation of, FedRAMP requirements. • Serve as a forum that facilitates communication and collaboration among the FedRAMP stakeholder community. The FSCAC will meet no fewer than three (3) times a calendar year. Meetings shall occur as frequently as needed, called, and approved by the DFO. Purpose of the Meeting and Agenda The July 20, 2023 public meeting will be dedicated to presenting the Committee with additional information E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1 39852 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 117 / Tuesday, June 20, 2023 / Notices on FedRAMP through a series of presentations and facilitated discussions reviewing current state and examining top priorities for the secure adoption of cloud computing technologies in the federal government as well as a vote on the Committee’s first course of action. The meeting agenda will be posted on https://gsa.gov/fscac prior to the meeting. Meeting Attendance This meeting is open to the public and can be attended virtually. Meeting registration and information is available at https://gsa.gov/fscac. Registration for attending the meeting is highly encouraged by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 17, 2023 to obtain the virtual meeting information. After registration, individuals will receive meeting attendance information via email. For information on services for individuals with disabilities, or to request accommodation for a disability, please email the FSCAC staff at FSCAC@gsa.gov at least 10 days prior to the meeting. Live captioning may be provided virtually. Public Comment Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide oral public comment during the FSCAC meeting by indicating their preference when registering. Written public comments can be submitted at any time by completing the public comment form on our website, https://gsa.gov/fscac. All written public comments received prior to Wednesday, July 12, 2023, will be provided to FSCAC members in advance of the meeting. Elizabeth Blake, Senior Advisor, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration. [FR Doc. 2023–13031 Filed 6–16–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Request for Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) Nominations Government Accountability Office (GAO). ACTION: Request for letters of nomination and resumes. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: implementation of a health information technology infrastructure that advances the electronic access, exchange, and use of health information. The Act gave the Comptroller General of the United States responsibility for appointing a portion of HITAC’s members. The Act requires that members at least reflect providers, ancillary health care workers, consumers, purchasers, health plans, health information technology developers, researchers, patients, relevant Federal agencies, and individuals with technical expertise on health care quality, system functions, privacy, security, and on the electronic exchange and use of health information, including the use standards for such activity. GAO is now accepting nominations for HITAC appointments that will be effective January 1, 2024. Members serve 3-year terms, with the terms subject to renewal, for a total not to exceed 6 years of service on the committee. From these nominations, GAO expects to appoint two to three new HITAC members, focusing especially on patients or consumers, health plans or purchasers, and researchers. Nominations should be sent to the email address listed below. Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted no later than July 31, 2023, to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of nominees prior to appointment. DATES: Submit letters of nomination and resumes to HITCommittee@gao.gov. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Legeer at (202) 512–3197 or legeers@gao.gov if you do not receive an acknowledgment within a week of submission or if you need additional information. For general information, contact GAO’s Office of Public Affairs, (202) 512–4800. Authority: Sec. 4003(e), Pub. L. 114– 255, 130 Stat. 1168 (42 U.S.C. 300jj–12). Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States. [FR Doc. 2023–12970 Filed 6–16–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1610–02–P The 21st Century Cures Act established HITAC to provide recommendations to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on policies, standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria relating to the SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:52 Jun 16, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC); Correction Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with regulatory provisions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announces the following meeting of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). This is a virtual meeting. The public is welcomed to listen to the meeting via Zoom; 500 teleconference lines are available. Time will be available for public comment. Registration is required. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sydnee Byrd, M.P.A., HICPAC, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, l600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H16–3, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Telephone (404) 718–8039; Email: hicpac@cdc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC); June 8, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., EDT, and June 9, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EDT in the original FRN. The virtual meeting was published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2023, Volume 88, Number 83, page/s/26547– 26548. The virtual meeting is being corrected to revise the SUMMARY, ADDRESSES, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION and should read as follows: In accordance with regulatory provisions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announces the following meeting of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). This meeting will be virtual for all public attendees, limited only by audio and web conference lines (500 audio and web conference lines are available). Registration is required. To register for this web conference, please go to: www.cdc.gov/hicpac. All registered participants will receive the meeting link and instructions shortly before the meeting. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39851-39852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13031]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-Q-2023-03; Docket No. 2023-0002; Sequence No. 20]


Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Notification of Upcoming 
Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Acquisition Service (Q), General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
GSA is hereby giving notice of an open public meeting of the Federal 
Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (FSCAC). Information on attending and 
providing public comment is under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section.

DATES: The open public meeting will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2023, 
from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., EDT. The agenda for the meeting will be 
made available prior to the meeting online at https://gsa.gov/fscac.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be accessible via webcast. Registrants will 
receive the webcast information before the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle White, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), FSCAC, GSA, 703-489-4160, [email protected]. Additional 
information about the Committee, including meeting materials and 
agendas, will be available online at https://gsa.gov/fscac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    GSA, in compliance with the FedRAMP Authorization Act of 2022, 
established the FSCAC, a statutory advisory committee in accordance 
with the provisions of FACA (5 U.S.C. 10). The Federal Risk and 
Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) within GSA is responsible 
for providing a standardized, reusable approach to security assessment 
and authorization for cloud computing products and services that 
process unclassified information used by agencies.
    The FSCAC will provide advice and recommendations to the 
Administrator of GSA, the FedRAMP Board, and agencies on technical, 
financial, programmatic, and operational matters regarding the secure 
adoption of cloud computing products and services. The FSCAC will 
ensure effective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, use, 
authorization, monitoring, acquisition, and security of cloud computing 
products and services to enable agency mission and administrative 
priorities.
    The purposes of the Committee are:
     To examine the operations of FedRAMP and determine ways 
that authorization processes can continuously be improved, including 
the following:
    [cir] Measures to increase agency reuse of FedRAMP authorizations.
    [cir] Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden, 
confusion, and cost associated with FedRAMP authorizations for cloud 
service providers.
    [cir] Measures to increase the number of FedRAMP authorizations for 
cloud computing products and services offered by small businesses 
concerns (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(a)).
    [cir] Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden and 
cost of FedRAMP authorizations for agencies.
     Collect information and feedback on agency compliance 
with, and implementation of, FedRAMP requirements.
     Serve as a forum that facilitates communication and 
collaboration among the FedRAMP stakeholder community.
    The FSCAC will meet no fewer than three (3) times a calendar year. 
Meetings shall occur as frequently as needed, called, and approved by 
the DFO.

Purpose of the Meeting and Agenda

    The July 20, 2023 public meeting will be dedicated to presenting 
the Committee with additional information

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on FedRAMP through a series of presentations and facilitated 
discussions reviewing current state and examining top priorities for 
the secure adoption of cloud computing technologies in the federal 
government as well as a vote on the Committee's first course of action. 
The meeting agenda will be posted on https://gsa.gov/fscac prior to the 
meeting.

Meeting Attendance

    This meeting is open to the public and can be attended virtually. 
Meeting registration and information is available at https://gsa.gov/fscac. Registration for attending the meeting is highly encouraged by 
5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 17, 2023 to obtain the virtual meeting 
information. After registration, individuals will receive meeting 
attendance information via email.
    For information on services for individuals with disabilities, or 
to request accommodation for a disability, please email the FSCAC staff 
at [email protected] at least 10 days prior to the meeting. Live captioning 
may be provided virtually.

Public Comment

    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide oral 
public comment during the FSCAC meeting by indicating their preference 
when registering. Written public comments can be submitted at any time 
by completing the public comment form on our website, https://gsa.gov/fscac. All written public comments received prior to Wednesday, July 
12, 2023, will be provided to FSCAC members in advance of the meeting.

Elizabeth Blake,
Senior Advisor, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-13031 Filed 6-16-23; 8:45 am]
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