[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12209-12210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04722]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[DHS-2013-0037]
Committee Name: Homeland Security Information Network Advisory
Committee (HSINAC)
AGENCY: Office of Operations Coordination and Planning/Office of Chief
Information Officer (OPS/OCIO), HSD.
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee
(HSINAC) calls a full body, in-person meeting of its membership to
receive all relevant information and facilitate development of
recommendations to the HSIN Program Management Office (PMO) on three
major issue areas including: (1) Progress in optimizing the HSIN R3
platform and potentially necessary reforms to the design of HSIN
Central and prioritization of future HSIN development requirements to
ensure optimal performance; (2) defining the strategic positioning of
the HSIN R3 platform and resulting messaging and communications
planning; and (3) at the direction and guidance of the HSIN PMO,
developing recommendations for membership, agendas and operations plans
for a series of newly established sub-committees.
DATES: The HSINAC will meet April 10-11, 2014 from 9-5 p.m. EST in
Washington, DC.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Washington, DC at 131 M St. NE.,
6th Floor Conference Room and virtually through HSIN Connect, an online
Web-conferencing tool and via teleconference at 1-866-709-3157. The
meeting will be open to the public. The meeting may conclude early on
Friday, April 11, 2014 if the committee concludes its business. A
conference call and HSIN Connect, an online Web-conferencing tool,
session will be made available to all audiences including members of
the general public. To access the meeting virtually visit https://share.dhs.gov/hsinac, and dial-in via teleconference at 1-866-709-3157
Conference Pin: 5713574. To enter the meeting virtually and follow the
brief online, from https://share.dhs.gov/
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hsinac, click on ``enter as a guest,'' type in your name as a guest and
click ``submit.'' The teleconference lines will be open for the public
and the meeting brief will be posted beforehand on the Federal Register
site https://www.federalregister.gov/. If the federal government is
closed, the meeting will be rescheduled.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
Michael Brody, michael.brody@hq.dhs.gov, 202-343-4211, as soon as
possible.
To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issues to be considered by the committee. Comments must be
submitted in writing no later than April 1, 2014, and must be
identified by the docket number--DHS-2013-0037--and may be submitted by
one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: Michael Brody, michael.brody@hq.dhs.gov. Please
also include the docket number in the subject line of the message.
Fax: 202-343-4294
Mail: Michael Brody, Department of Homeland Security, OPS
CIO-D Stop 0426, 245 Murray Lane SW., BLDG 410, Washington, DC 20528-
0426.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number (DHS-2013-
0037) 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 HSINAC go to http://www.regulations.gov and
type the docket number of DHS-2013-0037 into the ``search'' field at
the top right of the Web site.
A public comment period will be held during the meeting on Friday,
April 11, 2014, from 3 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., and speakers are requested to
limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please note that the public comment
period may begin or end before the time indicated, following the last
call for comments. Contact one of the individuals listed below to
register as a speaker.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer, Michael
Brody, michael.brody@hq.dhs.gov, Phone: 202-343-4211, Fax: 202-343-
4294.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Homeland Security Information Network
Advisory Committee (HSINAC) is an advisory body to the Homeland
Security Information Network (HSIN) Program Management Office. This
committee provides advice and recommendations to the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) on matters relating to HSIN. These matters
include system requirements, operating policies, community
organization, knowledge management, interoperability and federation
with other systems, and any other aspect of HSIN that supports the
operations of DHS and its federal, state, territorial, local, tribal,
international, and private sector mission partners. Notice of this
meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.
Appendix. The HSINAC provides advice and recommendations to DHS on
matters relating to HSIN.
Agenda
The Agenda will have two major components. The first, Program
Updates, will provide the HSINAC with information necessary to discuss
and develop recommendations on the specified issue areas. The second,
Recommendations Development, will involve deliberations by the HSINAC
on three major issues areas, including: (1) HSIN R3 platform
optimization; (2) HSIN R3 Strategic Positioning and Messaging Strategy;
and (3) Membership, Agendas and Operations Planning for a New Sub-
Committees.
1. HSIN Program Update
a. HSINAC Members receive HSIN Program Management Office (PMO)
updates on the following key issues, and offer critical feedback,
guidance and initial formulation of recommendations for future program
enhancements:
i. The State of HSIN--Members are provided a strategic update on
HSIN's progress, challenges and future plans by the HSIN Program
Manager, and use this strategic outlook to guide the balance of the
updates they will receive.
ii. Optimization of the HSIN platform--Members gain an
understanding of what the PMO is doing to ensure peak efficiency for
HSIN and offer guidance on measures the PMO must take to finalize this
task;
iii. Development Priorities for FY14 Q3 and Q4--Members are
provided detailed information on the PMO's development priorities for
the balance of FY14 and will validate these plans;
iv. Portal Consolidation Accomplishments and Priorities, and LMS
Service Offerings--Members are presented the latest on consolidation
efforts with FLETC, elements of NPPD, and the United States Coast
Guard, along with new Learning Management System updates, and then
consider the program's future portal consolidation priorities;
v. Messaging Strategy--Members are given an overview of a new
effort to define and deliver HSIN's messaging strategy with respect to
a series of its service offerings and then partake in a short focus
group session answering essential questions on HSIN's position in the
information sharing market.
2. Recommendations Development
a. HSIN R3 Platform Optimization--The HSINAC will determine the
substance of any and all recommendations necessary to ensure the HSIN
R3 platform meets its performance requirements for users and the
priority of future HSIN development planning;
b. HSIN R3 Strategic Positioning and Messaging Strategy--The HSINAC
will develop recommendations to the HSIN PMO on how to properly
position itself in the homeland security information sharing market and
effectively communicate such positioning to HSIN users and
stakeholders; and
c. Membership, Agendas and Operations Planning--the HSINAC will
develop recommendations to the PMO on the membership, agendas and
operations of a series of new sub-committees developed by the PMO in
coordination with the HSINAC Chair.
Public comment period
Closing remarks
Adjournment of the meeting
James Lanoue,
HSIN Acting Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 2014-04722 Filed 3-3-14; 8:45 am]
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