[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62521-62522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25176]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2012-0056]
National Infrastructure Advisory Council
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of an open Federal Advisory
Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet
Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at the United States Access Board, 1331 F
Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004. The meeting will be open
to the public.
DATES: The NIAC will meet Tuesday, October 16, 2012, from 1:30 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. The meeting may close early if the committee has completed
its business. For additional information, please consult the NIAC Web
site, www.dhs.gov/NIAC, or contact the NIAC Secretariat by phone at
(703) 235-2888 or by email at NIAC@hq.dhs.gov.
ADDRESSES: United States Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 800,
Washington, DC 20004.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, below as soon
as possible.
To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issues to be considered by the Council as listed in the SUMMARY
section below. Comments must be submitted in writing no later than
October 11, 2012, and must be identified by ``DHS-2012-0056'' and may
be submitted by any one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting written comments.
Email: NIAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include the docket number in the
subject line of the message.
Fax: (703) 603-5098.
Mail: Nancy Wong, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane SW., Mail
Stop 0607, Arlington, VA 20598-0607.
Instructions: All written submissions received must include the
words ``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for
this action. Written comments received will be posted without
alteration at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
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Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received by the NIAC, go to www.regulations.gov.
Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide oral
comments after the presentation of the report from the Regional
Resilience Working Group. We request that comments be limited to the
issues listed in the meeting agenda and previous NIAC studies. All
previous NIAC studies can be located at www.dhs.gov/NIAC. Relevant
public comments may be submitted in writing or presented in person for
the Council to consider. Comments received by Nancy Wong after October
11, 2012, will still be accepted and reviewed by the members, but not
necessarily by the time of the meeting. In-person presentations will be
limited to 3 minutes per speaker, with no more than 30 minutes for all
speakers. Parties interested in making in-person comments should
register no later than 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting
at the meeting location.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Wong, National Infrastructure
Advisory Council Designated Federal Officer, Department of Homeland
Security, telephone (703) 235-2888.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The
NIAC shall provide the President through the Secretary of Homeland
Security with advice on the security of the critical infrastructure
sectors and their information systems.
The NIAC will meet to discuss issues relevant to the protection of
critical infrastructure as directed by the President. At this meeting,
the Council will receive and discuss a presentation from the NIAC
Regional Resilience Working Group documenting their work to date on the
Regional Resilience Study, which includes the role and impact of
critical infrastructure on regional resiliency, best regional practices
and models, and the contribution of public private partnerships. The
presentation will be posted no later than one week prior to the meeting
on the Council's public Web page on www.dhs.gov/NIAC. The Council will
review and discuss the findings of the Working Group. Federal officials
will provide further direction to the Council on the scope of the
Working Group's study.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that notices of
meetings of advisory committees be announced in the Federal Register 15
days prior to the meeting date.
This notice of the NIAC meeting is published in the Federal
Register with less than 15 days notice due to the complexity of the
issues within the current study. Due to the complexities, the NIAC
Working Group was not able to complete the interim finding of the
report within this aggressive time line. Waiting for the full 15 day
notice period to conduct the meeting will delay the discussion of the
report. In order to not delay the continuation of this important study,
this meeting is being announced with less than 15 days notice.
Meeting Agenda
I. Opening of Meeting
II. Roll Call of Members
III. Opening Remarks and Introductions
IV. Approval of July 17, 2012, minutes
V. NIAC Presentation on Regional Resilience Working Group
VI. Public Comment: Discussion Limited to Meeting Agenda Items and
Previous NIAC Studies
VII. Closing Remarks
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
the NIAC Secretariat at (703) 235-2888 as soon as possible.
Dated: October 3, 2012.
Nancy Wong,
Designated Federal Officer for the NIAC.
[FR Doc. 2012-25176 Filed 10-12-12; 8:45 am]
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