[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12028-12029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05094]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2015-0001]


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 will meet Friday, 
March 20, 2015, at the U.S. Access Board Building, 1331 F Street NW., 
Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004. The meeting will be open to the 
public.

DATES: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council will meet on 
Friday, March 20, 2015, 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 National Infrastructure Advisory 
Council Web site, www.dhs.gov/NIAC, or contact the National 
Infrastructure Advisory Council Secretariat by phone at (703) 235-2888 
or by email at [email protected].

ADDRESSES: U.S. Access Board Building, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, 
Washington, DC 20004. The meeting will be open to the public. Members 
of the public will register at the table at the door to the meeting 
room. 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 
12:00 p.m. on March 20, 2015, in order to be considered by the Council 
in its meeting. The comments must be identified by ``DHS-,'' 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: [email protected]. 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.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received by the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, go 
to www.regulations.gov. Enter ``NIAC'' in the search line and the Web 
site will list all relevant documents for your review.
    Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide oral 
comments on the topics on the meeting agenda below, and on any previous 
studies issued by the National Infrastructure Advisory Council. We 
request that comments be limited to the issues and studies listed in 
the meeting agenda and previous National Infrastructure Advisory 
Council studies. All previous National Infrastructure Advisory Council 
studies can be located at www.dhs.gov/NIAC. Public comments may be 
submitted in writing or presented in person for the Council to 
consider. Comments received by Nancy Wong after 12:00 p.m. on March 20, 
2015, will still be accepted and reviewed by the members, but not 
necessarily by the time of the meeting. In-person presentations will be 
limited

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to three minutes per speaker, with no more than 15 minutes for all 
speakers. Parties interested in making in-person comments should 
register on the Public Comment Registration list available at the 
meeting location no later than 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Wong, National Infrastructure 
Advisory Council Designated Federal Officer, Department of Homeland 
Security, (703) 235-2888.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix. The National 
Infrastructure Advisory Council shall provide the President, through 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, with advice on the security and 
resilience of the Nation's critical infrastructure sectors. The Council 
will meet to discuss issues relevant to critical infrastructure 
security and resilience as directed by the President. At this meeting, 
the Council will receive a briefing by Administration officials on the 
implementation progress of recommendations in the Council's 2012 report 
on ``Intelligence Information Sharing'', followed by an update 
presentation from the Transportation Resilience Working Group 
documenting their work to date on a study reviewing the Transportation 
Sector's resilience against potentially disruptive events. The Council 
will also receive and deliberate on a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 
Engagement Working Group presentation of a draft report and 
recommendations on a framework for Chief Executive Officer/Senior 
Executive Engagement within the critical infrastructure community and a 
communication strategy with this target community. Finally, the Council 
will discuss and deliberate recommendations to the Administration on 
potential next topics for study. All presentations will be posted no 
later than one week prior to the meeting on the Council's public Web 
site--www.dhs.gov/NIAC.

    Meeting Agenda:
I. Opening of Meeting
II. Roll Call of Members
III. Opening Remarks and Introductions
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes
V. Administration Progress Report on 2012 Intelligence Information 
Sharing Recommendations
VI. Working Group Update on Transportation Resilience Study
VII. Working Group Presentation on CEO Engagement Study Report and 
Recommendations
VIII. Public Comment: Topics Limited to Agenda Topics and Previously 
Issued National Infrastructure Advisory Council Studies and 
Recommendations
IX. Discussion and Deliberation on Recommendations for the Chief 
Executive Officer Engagement Report
X. Discussion and Deliberation on Recommendations for Potential Next 
Topics for Study
XI. Closing Remarks

Nancy Wong,
Designated Federal Officer for the National Infrastructure Advisory 
Council.
[FR Doc. 2015-05094 Filed 3-4-15; 8:45 am]
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