[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 42 (Monday, March 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14102-14103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04861]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2013-0019]
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 March 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to
the public.
DATES: The HSAAC will meet Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 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 [email protected] 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 prior to the adoption
of recommendations as listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Comments must be submitted in writing no later than Tuesday,
March 12, 2013; must include DHS-2013-0019 as the identification
number; and may be submitted using one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. 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.
One thirty-minute public comment period will be held during the
meeting on March 20, 2013, occurring between approximately 2:00 p.m.
and 4:00 p.m. Speakers will be requested to 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
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Engagement/Mailstop 0440; Department of Homeland Security; 245 Murray
Lane SW.; Washington, DC 20528-0440, email:
[email protected], 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 Associates, Bachelors and Masters
levels; how to apply the Transportation Security Administration (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 the
Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Emergency Management
Institute and the higher education community to support Presidential
Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8), expand national capability, and support a
whole community approach; how to expand DHS cooperation with the
Department of Defense academies and schools to provide current DHS
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 Research and Development into DHS operations and thought
processes; how universities can effectively communicate to DHS 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, 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 the 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. The meeting materials
will be posted to the HSAAC Web site at: http://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-academic-advisory-council-hsaac no later than March 15, 2013.
Responsible DHS Official: Lauren Kielsmeier,
[email protected], 202-447-4686.
Dated: February 26, 2013.
Lauren Kielsmeier,
Executive Director for Academic Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2013-04861 Filed 3-1-13; 8:45 am]
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