80_FR_72307 80 FR 72085 - National Infrastructure Advisory Council

80 FR 72085 - National Infrastructure Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 222 (November 18, 2015)

Page Range72085-72086
FR Document2015-29372

The National Infrastructure Advisory Council will meet Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at the Navy League Building, 2300 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201. This meeting will be open to the public.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2015-0065]


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 
Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at the Navy League Building, 2300 Wilson 
Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council will meet on 
December 1, 2015 from 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EST. 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 NIAC@hq.dhs.gov.

ADDRESSES: Navy League Building, 2300 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201. 
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 November 27,2015, in order to be considered by 
the Council in its meeting. The comments must be identified by ``DHS-
2015-0065,'' 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)235-9707.
     Mail: Ginger Norris, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane SW., Mail 
Stop 0612, Washington, DC 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 Ginger Norris after 11:30 a.m. on 
December 1, 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

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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: Ginger Norris, National Infrastructure 
Advisory Council, Alternate 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 NIAC will meet to discuss issues relevant to critical 
infrastructure security and resilience as directed by the President.
    The meeting will commence at 12:30 p.m. EST. At this meeting, the 
council will receive a presentation on Water Resilience and Applying 
Lessons Learned From Post Event Recovery. The council will also receive 
updates on the status of the Water Resilience Working Group and past 
NIAC Recommendations. The Council will discuss and deliberate the CEO 
report recommendations clarification. All presentations will be posted 
no later than one week prior to the meeting on the Council's public Web 
page--www.dhs.gov/NIAC.

Public Meeting Agenda

I. Opening of Meeting
II. Roll Call of Members
III. Opening Remarks and Introductions
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes
V. Status of Past NIAC Recommendations
VI. Water Resilience--Applying Lessons Learned From Post Event Recovery
VII. Status Update on Water Resilience Working Group
VIII. Public Comment
IX. CEO Report Recommendation Clarification Discussion
X. Closing Remarks

    Dated: November 9, 2015.
Ginger Norris,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer for the National Infrastructure 
Advisory Council.
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                                                    Building 410, STOP–0655, Washington,                    EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:                    disabilities, or to request special
                                                    DC 20528.                                                  The Secretary of Homeland Security                 assistance at the meeting, contact the
                                                       When seeking records about yourself                  exempted this system from 5 U.S.C.                    person listed under FOR FURTHER
                                                    from this system of records or any other                552a(c)(3) and (4); (d); (e)(1), (e)(2),              INFORMATION, CONTACT: below as soon as
                                                    Departmental system of records, your                    (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(5), (e)(8);         possible.
                                                    request must conform with the Privacy                   (f); and (g) pursuant to 5 U.S.C.                        To facilitate public participation, we
                                                    Act regulations set forth in 6 CFR part                 552a(j)(2). In addition, the Secretary of             are inviting public comment on the
                                                    5. You must first verify your identity,                 Homeland Security has exempted                        issues to be considered by the Council
                                                    meaning that you must provide your full                 portions of this system from 5 U.S.C.                 as listed in the ‘‘Summary’’ section
                                                    name, current address, and date and                     552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H);        below. Comments must be submitted in
                                                    place of birth. You must sign your                      and (f) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2).              writing no later than 12:00 p.m. on
                                                    request, and your signature must either                 These exemptions apply only to the                    November 27,2015, in order to be
                                                    be notarized or submitted under 28                      extent that records in the system are                 considered by the Council in its
                                                    U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits                         subject to exemption pursuant to 5                    meeting. The comments must be
                                                    statements to be made under penalty of                  U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and (k)(2).                         identified by ‘‘DHS–2015–0065,’’ and
                                                    perjury as a substitute for notarization.                  When this system receives a record                 may be submitted by any one of the
                                                    While no specific form is required, you                 from another system exempted in that                  following methods:
                                                    may obtain forms for this purpose from                  source system under 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2),                 • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
                                                    the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief                     DHS will claim the same exemptions for                www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                    FOIA Officer, http://www.dhs.gov/foia                   those records that are claimed for the                instructions for submitting written
                                                    or 1–866–431–0486. In addition, you                     original primary systems of records from              comments.
                                                    should:                                                 which they originated and claim any                      • Email: NIAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include
                                                       • Explain why you believe the                        additional exemptions set forth here.                 the docket number in the subject line of
                                                    Department would have information on                                                                          the message.
                                                    you;
                                                                                                            Jonathan R. Cantor,                                      • Fax: (703)235–9707.
                                                       • Identify which component(s) of the                 Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Department of              • Mail: Ginger Norris, National
                                                    Department you believe may have the                     Homeland Security.                                    Protection and Programs Directorate,
                                                    information about you;                                  [FR Doc. 2015–29445 Filed 11–17–15; 8:45 am]          Department of Homeland Security, 245
                                                       • Specify when you believe the                       BILLING CODE 9111–14–P                                Murray Lane SW., Mail Stop 0612,
                                                    records would have been created; and                                                                          Washington, DC 20598–0607.
                                                       • Provide any other information that                                                                          Instructions: All written submissions
                                                    will help the FOIA staff determine                      DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                received must include the words
                                                    which DHS component agency may                          SECURITY                                              ‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’
                                                    have responsive records.                                [Docket No. DHS–2015–0065]                            and the docket number for this action.
                                                       If your request is seeking records                                                                         Written comments received will be
                                                    pertaining to another living individual,                National Infrastructure Advisory                      posted without alteration at
                                                    you must include a statement from that                  Council                                               www.regulations.gov, including any
                                                    individual certifying his/her agreement                                                                       personal information provided.
                                                    for you to access his/her records.                      AGENCY:  National Protection and                         Docket: For access to the docket to
                                                       Without the above information, the                   Programs Directorate, DHS.                            read background documents or
                                                    component(s) may not be able to                         ACTION: Committee Management; Notice                  comments received by the National
                                                    conduct an effective search, and your                   of an Open Federal Advisory Committee                 Infrastructure Advisory Council, go to
                                                    request may be denied due to lack of                    Meeting.                                              www.regulations.gov. Enter ‘‘NIAC’’ in
                                                    specificity or lack of compliance with                                                                        the search line and the Web site will list
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:   The National Infrastructure
                                                    applicable regulations.                                                                                       all relevant documents for your review.
                                                                                                            Advisory Council will meet Tuesday,                      Members of the public will have an
                                                    RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:                               December 1, 2015, at the Navy League                  opportunity to provide oral comments
                                                       See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above.                Building, 2300 Wilson Blvd. Arlington,                on the topics on the meeting agenda
                                                                                                            VA 22201. This meeting will be open to                below, and on any previous studies
                                                    CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:                           the public.
                                                       See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above.                                                                      issued by the National Infrastructure
                                                                                                            DATES: The National Infrastructure                    Advisory Council. We request that
                                                    RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:                               Advisory Council will meet on                         comments be limited to the issues and
                                                      DHS/CBP obtains records about                         December 1, 2015 from 12:30 p.m.–3:30                 studies listed in the meeting agenda and
                                                    individuals covered by this system                      p.m. EST. The meeting may close early                 previous National Infrastructure
                                                    directly and by other federal, state,                   if the committee has completed its                    Advisory Council studies. All previous
                                                    local, tribal, or foreign governments;                  business. For additional information,                 National Infrastructure Advisory
                                                    private citizens; and public and private                please consult the National                           Council studies can be located at
                                                    organizations.                                          Infrastructure Advisory Council Web                   www.dhs.gov/NIAC. Public comments
                                                      ADIS data may be derived from                         site, www.dhs.gov/NIAC, or contact the                may be submitted in writing or
                                                    records related to entry or exit data of                National Infrastructure Advisory                      presented in person for the Council to
                                                    foreign countries collected by foreign                  Council Secretariat by phone at (703)                 consider. Comments received by Ginger
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                                                    governments in support of their                         235–2888 or by email at NIAC@                         Norris after 11:30 a.m. on December 1,
                                                    respective entry and exit processes.                    hq.dhs.gov.                                           2015, will still be accepted and
                                                    Generally, records collected from                       ADDRESSES: Navy League Building, 2300                 reviewed by the members, but not
                                                    foreign governments relate to                           Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201.                     necessarily by the time of the meeting.
                                                    individuals who have entered or exited                  Members of the public will register at                In-person presentations will be limited
                                                    the United States at some time, but in                  the table at the door to the meeting                  to three minutes per speaker, with no
                                                    some instances there is no pre-existing                 room. For information on facilities or                more than 15 minutes for all speakers.
                                                    ADIS record for the individual.                         services for individuals with                         Parties interested in making in-person


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                                                    comments should register on the Public                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                accordance with applicable
                                                    Comment Registration list available at                  SECURITY                                              requirements and submitted by mail to
                                                    the meeting location no later than 15                                                                         the DHS/NPPD/IP/ISCD CFATS
                                                                                                            [Docket No. DHS–2015–0058]
                                                    minutes prior to the beginning of the                                                                         Program Manager at the Department of
                                                    meeting.                                                Chemical Security Assessment Tool                     Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane
                                                                                                            (CSAT)                                                SW., Mail Stop 0610, Arlington, VA
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              20528–0610. Comments must be
                                                    Ginger Norris, National Infrastructure                  AGENCY:  National Protection and                      identified by docket number DHS–
                                                    Advisory Council, Alternate Designated                  Programs Directorate, DHS.                            2015–0058.
                                                    Federal Officer, Department of                          ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
                                                    Homeland Security, (703) 235–2888.                      comments; Revision of Information                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:        Section
                                                                                                            Collection Request: 1670–0007.                        550 of the Homeland Security
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       Notice of                                                                    Appropriations Act of 2007, Public Law
                                                    this meeting is given under the Federal                 SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland                 109–295 (2006), provided the
                                                    Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.                        Security (DHS or the Department),                     Department with the authority to
                                                    Appendix. The National Infrastructure                   National Protection and Programs                      regulate the security of high-risk
                                                    Advisory Council shall provide the                      Directorate (NPPD), Office of                         chemical facilities. On April 9, 2007, the
                                                    President, through the Secretary of                     Infrastructure Protection (IP),                       Department issued an Interim Final
                                                    Homeland Security, with advice on the                   Infrastructure Security Compliance                    Rule (IFR), implementing this statutory
                                                    security and resilience of the Nation’s                 Division (ISCD), will submit the
                                                                                                                                                                  mandate at 72 FR 17688. In December
                                                    critical infrastructure sectors.                        following Information Collection
                                                                                                                                                                  2014, the President signed into law the
                                                                                                            Request to the Office of Management
                                                      The NIAC will meet to discuss issues                                                                        Protecting and Securing Chemical
                                                                                                            and Budget (OMB) for review and
                                                    relevant to critical infrastructure                                                                           Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of
                                                                                                            clearance in accordance with the
                                                    security and resilience as directed by                                                                        2014 (the CFATS Act of 2014), Public
                                                                                                            Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
                                                    the President.                                          L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).                     Law 113–254, which authorized the
                                                      The meeting will commence at 12:30                                                                          Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
                                                                                                            DATES: Comments are encouraged and
                                                    p.m. EST. At this meeting, the council                                                                        Standards program in the Homeland
                                                                                                            will be accepted until January 19, 2016.
                                                    will receive a presentation on Water                                                                          Security Act of 2002, as amended,
                                                                                                            This process is conducted in accordance
                                                    Resilience and Applying Lessons                         with 5 CFR 1320.8.                                    Public Law 107–296.4
                                                    Learned From Post Event Recovery. The                   ADDRESSES: Interested persons are                       The CFATS regulations (available at 6
                                                    council will also receive updates on the                invited to submit comments on the                     CFR part 27) govern the security at
                                                    status of the Water Resilience Working                  proposed information collection                       covered chemical facilities that have
                                                    Group and past NIAC                                     through the Federal eRulemaking Portal                been determined by the Department to
                                                    Recommendations. The Council will                       at http://www.regulations.gov. All                    be at high risk for terrorist attack. See 6
                                                    discuss and deliberate the CEO report                   submissions received must include the                 CFR part 27. CFATS represents a
                                                    recommendations clarification. All                      words ‘‘Department of Homeland                        national-level effort to minimize
                                                    presentations will be posted no later                   Security’’ and the docket number DHS–                 terrorism risk to such facilities. Its
                                                    than one week prior to the meeting on                   2015–0058. Except as provided below,                  design and implementation balance
                                                    the Council’s public Web page—                          comments received will be posted                      maintaining economic vitality with
                                                    www.dhs.gov/NIAC.                                       without alteration at http://                         securing facilities and their surrounding
                                                                                                            www.regulations.gov, including any                    communities. The regulations were
                                                    Public Meeting Agenda                                   personal information provided.                        designed, in collaboration with the
                                                                                                               Comments that include trade secrets,               private sector and other stakeholders, to
                                                    I. Opening of Meeting
                                                                                                            confidential commercial or financial                  take advantage of protective measures
                                                    II. Roll Call of Members                                information, Chemical-terrorism                       already in place and to allow facilities
                                                    III. Opening Remarks and Introductions                  Vulnerability Information (CVI),1                     to employ a wide range of tailored
                                                    IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes                         Sensitive Security Information (SSI),2 or             measures to satisfy the regulations’ Risk-
                                                                                                            Protected Critical Infrastructure                     Based Performance Standards (RBPS).
                                                    V. Status of Past NIAC                                  Information (PCII) 3 should not be
                                                          Recommendations                                   submitted to the public regulatory                      The Department collects the core
                                                                                                            docket. Please submit such comments                   regulatory data necessary to implement
                                                    VI. Water Resilience—Applying Lessons
                                                                                                            separately from other comments in                     CFATS through the portions of the
                                                          Learned From Post Event Recovery
                                                                                                            response to this notice. Comments                     Chemical Security Assessment Tool
                                                    VII. Status Update on Water Resilience                                                                        (CSAT) covered under this collection.
                                                                                                            containing trade secrets, confidential
                                                          Working Group                                                                                           For more information about CFATS and
                                                                                                            commercial or financial information,
                                                    VIII. Public Comment                                    CVI, SSI, or PCII should be                           CSAT, you may access www.dhs.gov/
                                                    IX. CEO Report Recommendation                           appropriately marked and packaged in                  chemicalsecurity. The current
                                                          Clarification Discussion                                                                                information collection for CSAT (IC
                                                                                                              1 For more information about CVI see 6 CFR
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                                                    X. Closing Remarks                                      27.400 and the CVI Procedural Manual at http://         4 Section 2 of the CFATS Act of 2014 adds a new

                                                      Dated: November 9, 2015.                              www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_cvi_              Title XXI to the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
                                                                                                            proceduresmanual.pdf.                                 Title XXI contains new sections numbered 2101
                                                    Ginger Norris,                                            2 For more information about SSI see 49 CFR part
                                                                                                                                                                  through 2109. Citations to the Homeland Security
                                                    Alternate Designated Federal Officer for the            1520 and the SSI Program Web page at http://          Act of 2002 throughout this document reference
                                                    National Infrastructure Advisory Council.               www.tsa.gov.                                          those sections of Title XXI. In addition to being
                                                                                                              3 For more information about PCII see 6 CFR part    found in amended versions of the Homeland
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–29372 Filed 11–17–15; 8:45 am]            29 and the PCII Program Web page at http://           Security Act of 2002, those sections of Title XXI can
                                                    BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P                                  www.dhs.gov/protected-critical-infrastructure-        also be found in section 2 of the CFATS Act of
                                                                                                            information-pcii-program.                             2014, or in 6 U.S.C. 621–629.



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionCommittee Management; Notice of an Open Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
DatesThe National Infrastructure Advisory Council will meet on December 1, 2015 from 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EST. 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]
ContactGinger Norris, National Infrastructure Advisory Council, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Department of Homeland Security, (703) 235-2888.
FR Citation80 FR 72085 

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