[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 33519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11436]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Homeland Security Advisory Council

[Docket No. DHS-2005-0042]


Notice

AGENCY: The Homeland Security Advisory Council, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will meet in 
partially closed session on Thursday, June 23, 2005. The HSAC will meet 
for purposes of receiving reports and briefings, and holding member 
deliberations. The HSAC will receive reports from the Private Sector 
Information Sharing Task Force, the Critical Infrastructure Task Force, 
and the Prevention of the Entry of Weapons of Mass Effect on American 
Soil Task Force. The HSAC will also hold roundtable deliberations and 
discussions among HSAC members.

DATES: This meeting will be held in Washington, DC on Thursday, June 
23, 2005.

ADDRESSES: If you desire to submit comments, they must be submitted by 
June 15, 2005. Comments must be identified by DHS-2005-0042 and may be 
submitted by one of the following methods:
     EPA Federal Partner EDOCKET Web Site: http://www.epa.gov/feddocket. Follow instructions for submitting comments on the Web site.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket number in the subject 
line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 772-9718.
     Mail: Katie Knapp, Homeland Security Advisory Council, 
Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Knapp, Homeland Security 
Advisory Council, Washington, DC 20528, (202) 692-4283, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 
U.S.C. app. 1, et seq.).

Meeting Format

    This meeting will be partially closed; the open portions of the 
meeting for purposes of receiving the Task Force reports listed above 
will be held at the Park Hyatt, 24th and M Streets, NW., Washington, 
DC, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The portions of the meeting closed for the 
purposes of the detailed briefings will be held at The Park Hyatt from 
8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. A closed session will 
then be held at the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters from 2 
p.m. to 5 p.m.

Public Attendance

    A limited number of members of the public may register to attend 
the public session on a first-come, first-served basis per the 
procedures that follow. Security requires that any member of the public 
who wishes to attend the public session provide his or her name and 
date of birth no later than 5 p.m., e.s.t., on June 15, 2005, to the 
Agency Official (listed above) via e-mail at [email protected] or via phone 
at (202) 692-4283. Persons with disabilities who require special 
assistance should indicate so in their admittance request and are 
encouraged to indicate their desires to attend and anticipated special 
needs as early as possible. Photo identification will be required for 
entry into the public session, and everyone in attendance must be 
present and seated by 9:45 a.m.
    Basis for Closure: In accordance with section 10 (d) of FACA, the 
Secretary has issued a determination that the closed portions of this 
HSAC meeting will be addressing specific law enforcement issues and 
classified information which, if disclosed, would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action 
which has not been disclosed to the public nor is required by law to be 
disclosed to the public. Accordingly, the Secretary has determined that 
these portions of the meeting shall be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 
10(d) and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).

    Dated: June 3, 2005.
Michael Chertoff,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-11436 Filed 6-7-05; 8:45 am]
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