[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61421-61422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24841]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2012-0026]
Committee Name: Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) will
meet on October 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to
the public.
DATES: The HSAAC will meet Wednesday, October 24, 2012, from 10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Please note that the meeting may close early if the
committee has completed its business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Ronald Reagan International
Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Floor B, Room B1.5-10,
Washington, DC 20004. All visitors to the Ronald Reagan International
Trade Center must bring a Government-issued photo ID. Please use the
main entrance on 14th Street, NW.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, send an
email to AcademicEngagement@hq.dhs.gov or contact Lindsay Burton at
202-447-4686 as soon as possible.
To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Comments must be submitted in
writing no later than Tuesday, October 16, 2012, and must be identified
by DHS-2012-0026 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: AcademicEngagement@hq.dhs.gov. Include the docket
number in the subject line of the message.
Fax: 202-447-3713.
Mail: Academic Engagement; MGMT/Office of Academic
Engagement/Mailstop 0440; Department of Homeland Security; 245 Murray
Lane SW., Washington, DC 20528-0440.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket, to read background documents or
comments received by the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council,
go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Two fifteen-minute public comment periods will be held during the
meeting on October 24, 2012, the first occurring between approximately
11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.; the second occurring between approximately
2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Speakers will be requested to
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limit their comments to three minutes. Please note that the public
comment period may end before the time indicated, following the last
call for comments. Contact the Office of Academic Engagement as
indicated below to register as a speaker.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsay Burton, Office of Academic
Engagement/Mailstop 0440; Department of Homeland Security; 245 Murray
Lane SW., Washington, DC 20528-0440, email:
AcademicEngagement@hq.dhs.gov, tel: 202-447-4686 and fax: 202-447-3713.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The
HSAAC provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary and senior
leadership on matters relating to student and recent graduate
recruitment; international students; academic research; campus and
community resiliency, security and preparedness; and faculty exchanges.
Agenda
The five HSAAC subcommittees (Student and Recent Graduate
Recruitment, Homeland Security Academic Programs, Academic Research and
Faculty Exchange, International Students, and Campus Resilience) will
give progress reports and may present draft recommendations for action
in response to initial taskings issued by Secretary Napolitano at the
March 20, 2012 full committee meeting, including: how to attract
student interns, student veterans, and recent graduates to jobs at DHS;
how to use social media and other means of communication to most
effectively reach this audience; how to ensure that students and recent
graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic
Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other
Minority Serving Institutions know of and take advantage of DHS
internship and job opportunities; how to define the core elements of a
homeland security degree at the associate's, bachelor's and master's
levels; how to apply the TSA Associates Program model to other segments
of the DHS workforce who wish to pursue a community college pathway;
how to form relationships with 4-year schools so that DHS employees'
credits transfer towards a higher level degree; how to enhance existing
relationships between FEMA's Emergency Management Institute and the
higher education community to support Presidential Policy Directive 8
(PPD-8): National Preparedness, expand national capability, and support
a whole community approach; how to expand DHS cooperation with the
Department of Defense academies and schools to provide DHS' current
employees with educational opportunities; how academic research can
address DHS' biggest challenges; how DHS operational Components can
form lasting relationships with universities to incorporate scientific
findings and R&D into DHS' operations and thought processes; how
universities can effectively communicate to DHS the universities'
emerging scientific findings and technologies that will make DHS
operations more effective and efficient; how to create a robust staff/
faculty exchange program between academe and DHS; how DHS can improve
its international student processes and outreach efforts; how DHS can
better communicate its regulatory interpretations, policies and
procedures to the academic community; how DHS can accommodate and
support emerging trends in international education; how colleges and
universities use specific capabilities, tools, and processes to enhance
campus and community resilience as well as the cyber and physical
infrastructure; how DHS' grant programs may be adjusted to support
resiliency-related planning and improvements; how campuses can better
integrate with community planning and response entities; how to
implement the whole community approach and preparedness culture within
student and neighboring communities; how to strengthen ties between
DHS' Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and campus law enforcement
professionals; and how DHS can better coordinate with individual campus
IT departments on the risks towards and attacks on computer systems and
networks.
Responsible DHS Official
Lauren Kielsmeier, AcademicEngagement@hq.dhs.gov, 202-447-4686.
Dated: October 3, 2012.
Lauren Kielsmeier,
Executive Director for Academic Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2012-24841 Filed 10-5-12; 8:45 am]
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