81 FR 24624 - President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 80 (April 26, 2016)

The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will meet on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in Santa Clara, California. The meeting will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24624-24625]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09668]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2016-0021]


President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory 
Committee (NSTAC) will meet on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in Santa Clara, 
California. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The NSTAC will meet on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Please note that the meeting 
may close early if the committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Intel Security Executive 
Briefing Center, 2817 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, 
California. Due to limited seating, requests to attend in person will 
be accepted and processed in the order in which they are received. The 
meeting's proceedings will also be available via Webcast at http://www.live-webcast.com/events/palo-alto-networks/live/player1.htm for 
those who cannot attend in person. Individuals who intend to 
participate in the meeting will need to register by sending an email to 
[email protected] by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 6, 
2016. For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, please 
contact [email protected] as soon as possible.
    Members of the public are invited to provide comment on the issues 
to be considered by the committee as listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below. Associated briefing materials to be 
discussed at the meeting will be available at www.dhs.gov/nstac for 
review on May 1, 2016. Comments may be submitted at any time and must 
be identified by docket number DHS-2016-0021. Comments may be submitted 
by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting written comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number DHS-
2016-0021 in the subject line of the email message.
     Fax: 703-235-5962, Attn: Sandy Benevides.
     Mail: Designated Federal Officer, Stakeholder Engagement 
and Cyber Infrastructure Resilience Division, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, 
Mail Stop 0604, Arlington, VA 20598-0604.
    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 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket and comments received by the 
NSTAC, go to www.regulations.gov and enter docket number DHS-2016-0021.
    A public comment period will be held during the meeting on 
Wednesday, May 11, 2016, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. PDT. Speakers who 
wish to participate in the public comment period must register in 
advance and can do so by emailing [email protected] by no later than May 
6, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Speakers are 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Helen Jackson, NSTAC Designated 
Federal Officer, Department of Homeland Security, (703) 235-5321 
(telephone) or [email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. appendix. The NSTAC advises 
the President on matters related to national security and emergency 
preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications policy.
    Agenda: The NSTAC will meet on May 11, 2016, to receive keynote 
addresses on government and industry perspectives regarding emerging 
technologies. Meeting participants will engage in two panel 
discussions: One

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with several notable industry technology leaders on emergent 
information and communications technologies (ICT) in the private 
sector; and the other with senior government officials on the 
government's efforts to adopt emergent ICT in support of its NS/EP 
functions. Additionally, the NSTAC members will receive an update on 
the NSTAC Emerging Technologies Strategic Vision Subcommittee's study 
of emerging ICT, as well as deliberate and vote on the NSTAC Report to 
the President on Big Data Analytics. Lastly, the Department of Homeland 
Security will provide NSTAC members with an update of the 
implementation of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.

    Dated: April 20, 2016.
Helen Jackson,
Designated Federal Officer for the NSTAC.
[FR Doc. 2016-09668 Filed 4-25-16; 8:45 am]
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