80 FR 34451 - National Infrastructure Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 115 (June 16, 2015)

The National Infrastructure Advisory Council will meet on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at The Auditorium, 2451 Crystal Drive (first floor), Arlington, VA 22202. This meeting will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34451-34452]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14673]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2015-0019]


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 on 
Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at The Auditorium, 2451 Crystal Drive (first 
floor), Arlington, VA 22202. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council will meet on June 
30, 2015 from 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT. 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: The Auditorium, 2451 Crystal Drive, First Floor, Arlington, 
VA 22202. 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 June 30, 2015, in 
order to be considered by the Council in its meeting. The comments must 
be identified by ``DHS-2015-0019,'' 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 2015'' 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 June 29, 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 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.

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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 NIAC will meet to discuss issues relevant to critical 
infrastructure security and resilience as directed by the President.
    The meeting will commence at 1:30 p.m. EDT. At this meeting, the 
Council will receive an unclassified briefing from government officials 
on the implementation progress of recommendations in the Council's 2012 
report on ``Intelligence Information Sharing.'' The Council will 
receive and deliberate on the Transportation Resiliency Working Group 
draft report and recommendations. A government official will provide 
the Council a briefing on climate impacts to infrastructure systems to 
support the development of the council's new study (to be presented by 
senior Federal government representatives following the presentation) 
to provide recommendations on improving infrastructure security and 
resilience to climate-related hazards. Finally, the Administration will 
provide the Council with additional new taskings for the coming year. 
All presentations and the draft transportation resilience report will 
be posted no later than one week prior to the meeting on the Council's 
public Web page--www.dhs.gov/NIAC, in the section titled, ``Meeting 
Resources''.

Public Meeting Agenda

I. Opening of Meeting
II. Roll Call of Members
III. Opening Remarks and Introductions
IV. Approval of March 20, 2015 Meeting Minutes
V. Government Progress Report on 2012 Intelligence Information Sharing 
Recommendations
VI. Working Group Presentation on Transportation Resilience Report and 
Recommendations
VII. Public Comment: Topics Limited to Agenda Topics and Previously 
Issued National Infrastructure Advisory Council Studies and 
Recommendations
VIII. Discussion and Deliberation on the Transportation Resilience 
Report and Recommendations
IX. Government Presentation on Climate Impacts to Infrastructure 
Systems
X. Discussion and Recommendations on Scope of Climate Impact Topic of 
Study
XI. Discussion of Additional Administration-Identified Taskings for 
Coming Year
XII. Closing Remarks

Nancy J. Wong,
Designated Federal Officer for the National Infrastructure Advisory 
Council.
[FR Doc. 2015-14673 Filed 6-15-15; 8:45 am]
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