81 FR 6034 - Office of the Chief Information Officer; Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee Meeting Notice
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 23 (February 4, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 23 (February 4, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-02029 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 6034-6035] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-02029] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS-2016-0007] Office of the Chief Information Officer; Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee Meeting Notice AGENCY: Information Sharing Environment (ISEO)/Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), DHS. ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Council (HSINAC) calls a virtual meeting of its membership to receive all relevant information and facilitate development of recommendations to the HSIN Program Management Office (PMO) regarding the following major issue areas: (1) Programmatic business process enhancements for achieving enhanced requirements management and governance for HSIN's users, (2) continuous system protection through advanced security testing; and (3) HSIN's infrastructure and support model enhancements through hosting and application services. DATES: The HSINAC will meet Tuesday, February 16, 2016 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST via conference call and HSIN Connect, an online web- conferencing tool, both of which will be made available to members of the general public. Please note that the meeting may end early if the committee has completed its business. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually via HSIN Connect, an online web-conferencing tool at https://share.dhs.gov/hsinac, and available via Teleconference at 1-855-852-7677 Conference Pin: 9999- 6207-5505 for all public audience members. To access the web conferencing tool, go to https://share.dhs.gov/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 Allison Buchinski, [email protected], 202-343-4277, 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 February 10, must be identified by the docket number--DHS-2016-0007, and may be submitted by one of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Email: Allison Buchinski, [email protected]. Also include the docket number in the subject line of the message. Fax: 202-343-4294 Mail: Allison Buchinski, 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 [[Page 6035]] number (DHS-2016-0007) 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 DHS-2016-0007 into the ``search'' field at the top right of the Web site. A public comment period will be held during the meeting on Tuesday, February 16, 2015 from 2:00-2:15 p.m. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please note that the public comment period may take place before the time indicated, as it will follow the last call for comments from the committee members. Contact one of the individuals listed below to register as a speaker. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer, Michael Brody, [email protected], 202-282-9464. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee (HSINAC) is an advisory body to the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) Program 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. Agenda The agenda will consist of the following major components. 1. There will be a discussion between the HSIN Program and members of the committee in the following key areas: a. Welcome new members to the HSINAC through round table introductions and provide an overview of roles and responsibilities. b. An Introduction to the Information Sharing Environment Office (ISEO)--Provide embers with an overview of the office and HSIN's recent alignment with ISEO and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). c. The State of HSIN--Provide members with a strategic update on HSIN's FY15 accomplishments, challenges, and FY16 outlook. d. Focused Mission Growth--Members will participate in a facilitated feedback session that will help to ensure HSIN's goals, work effort and business processes are in alignment with and driven by stakeholder needs. 2. HSIN PMO will formally task the HSINAC to offer recommendations on the issue of how HSIN achieves growth in its user base and/or mission application, and the business process enhancements the Program must make to advance its requirements management processes and governance for HSIN's users. 3. HSIN PMO will formally task the HSINAC to offer recommendations on the issue of support for procurement activities around advanced security and cybersecurity testing to ensure protection of the system and its growing user base. 4. HSIN PMO will formally task the HSINAC to offer recommendations on the issue of upcoming infrastructure and system support enhancements with the goal of reducing the risk of system downtime due to aging equipment and older support models, as well as, mitigate funding gaps for these enhancements and future development activities. 5. Public comment period. 6. Committee Deliberation & Voting. 7. Closing Remarks. 8. Adjournment of the meeting. Dated: January 29, 2016. James Lanoue, HSIN Program Director. [FR Doc. 2016-02029 Filed 2-3-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-9B-P
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6. Final data analysis once the b. Capability of the collaborator to regarding the following major issue
international field trial is completed. provide equipment and materials for areas: (1) Programmatic business
Any selected industry collaborator, FMD vaccine and diagnostic process enhancements for achieving
depending on the terms of the CRADA, manufacturing; enhanced requirements management
would likely benefit by acquiring: c. Ability of the collaborator to and governance for HSIN’s users, (2)
1. Better understanding of FMD produce experimental AdFMD continuous system protection through
epidemiology in the FMD endemic vaccine(s) and licensed highly-purified advanced security testing; and (3)
country, which may allow for increased inactivated FMD vaccine(s) for use in HSIN’s infrastructure and support
sales and marketing of a company’s the field trial; model enhancements through hosting
current inactivated FMD vaccine(s) and d. Ability of the collaborator to and application services.
FMD ELISA diagnostic kit franchise produce and provide companion ELISA DATES: The HSINAC will meet Tuesday,
and; diagnostic kits for use in the field trial; February 16, 2016 from 1:00–2:30 p.m.
2. Pre-published knowledge of e. Ability of the collaborator to work EST via conference call and HSIN
AdFMD vaccine performance during the with appropriate regulatory authorities Connect, an online web-conferencing
field trial, as compared to the current to allow for export of experimental and tool, both of which will be made
inactivated FMD vaccines; licensed FMD vaccines and import of available to members of the general
3. Pre-published knowledge of the these materials into a partner country; public. Please note that the meeting may
ELISA diagnostic performance during f. Ability of the collaborator to work
end early if the committee has
the field trial; with appropriate regulatory authorities
completed its business.
4. Understanding of how the AdFMD to allow for export of companion ELISA
vaccine may be used with a companion diagnostic kits and import of these ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
diagnostic test to better plan and materials into a partner country. virtually via HSIN Connect, an online
execute FMD control and eradication Participation in this CRADA does not web-conferencing tool at https://
strategies on the local, regional and imply nor create any obligation on share.dhs.gov/hsinac, and available via
national levels; and DHS’s part for the future purchase of Teleconference at 1–855–852–7677
5. Unique perspectives to better any materials, equipment, or services Conference Pin: 9999–6207–5505 for all
leverage existing public-public from the collaborating entities, and non- public audience members. To access the
partnerships that will focus corporate Federal CRADA participants will not be web conferencing tool, go to https://
stewardship toward more cost effective excluded from any future DHS S&T share.dhs.gov/hsinac, click on ‘‘enter as
FMD control strategies associated with procurements based solely on their a guest,’’ type in your name as a guest,
the United Nations Food and participation in this CRADA. and click ‘‘submit.’’ The teleconference
Agriculture Organization (FAO) related lines will be open for the public and the
Authority: CRADAs are authorized by the
to the FMD Progressive Control meeting brief will be posted beforehand
Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, as
Programme. amended and codified by 15 U.S.C. 3710a. on the Federal Register site (https://
DHS, as an executive agency under 5 U.S.C. www.federalregister.gov/). If the Federal
Period of Performance 105, is a Federal agency for the purposes of government is closed, the meeting will
The CRADA will be in effect for 5 15 U.S.C. 3710a and may enter into CRADAs. be rescheduled.
years or 60 months from the effective DHS delegated the authority to conduct For information on facilities or
date of the agreement. CRADAs to the Science and Technology services for individuals with disabilities
Directorate and its laboratories. or to request special assistance at the
Selection Criteria Dated: January 21, 2016. meeting, contact Allison Buchinski,
DHS S&T reserves the right to not Kristin Wyckoff, allison.buchinski@associates.dhs.gov,
issue a CRADA in response to this Director, Office of Public Private Partnerships. 202–343–4277, as soon as possible.
announcement or to issue CRADAs to [FR Doc. 2016–02123 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am]
To facilitate public participation, we
one or more prospective collaborator’s are inviting public comment on the
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proposals submitted in response to this issues to be considered by the
announcement. DHS S&T will provide committee. Comments must be
no funding for reimbursement of DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND submitted in writing no later than
proposal development costs. Proposals SECURITY February 10, must be identified by the
(or any other material) submitted in docket number—DHS–2016–0007, and
response to this notice will not be [Docket No. DHS–2016–0007] may be submitted by one of the
returned. Proposals submitted are following methods:
Office of the Chief Information Officer; • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
expected to be unclassified. If
Homeland Security Information www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Proprietary Information is included in
Network Advisory Committee Meeting instructions for submitting comments.
proposals, it must be properly marked
Notice • Email: Allison Buchinski,
as such. DHS S&T will select any
CRADA collaborator(s) at its sole AGENCY: Information Sharing allison.buchinski@
discretion on the basis of: Environment (ISEO)/Office of the Chief associates.hq.dhs.gov. Also include the
1. How well the proposal Information Officer (OCIO), DHS. docket number in the subject line of the
communicates the collaborators’ ACTION: Committee Management; Notice message.
• Fax: 202–343–4294
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understanding of and ability to meet the of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
CRADA’s goals and proposed timeline. • Mail: Allison Buchinski,
2. How well the proposal addresses SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security, OPS
the following criteria as they would be Information Network Advisory Council CIO–D Stop 0426, 245 Murray Lane
relevant to its proposal: (HSINAC) calls a virtual meeting of its SW., Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528–
a. Availability, qualifications and membership to receive all relevant 0426.
willingness of subject matter experts to information and facilitate development Instructions: All submissions received
participate in interagency meetings and of recommendations to the HSIN must include the words ‘‘Department of
other teleconferences; Program Management Office (PMO) Homeland Security’’ and the docket
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number (DHS–2016–0007) for this d. Focused Mission Growth— ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
action. Comments received will be Members will participate in a facilitated invited to submit comments regarding
posted without alteration at http:// feedback session that will help to ensure this proposal. Comments should refer to
www.regulations.gov, including any HSIN’s goals, work effort and business the proposal by name and/or OMB
personal information provided. processes are in alignment with and Control Number and should be sent to:
Docket: For access to the docket to driven by stakeholder needs. Colette Pollard, Reports Management
read background documents or 2. HSIN PMO will formally task the Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
comments received by the HSINAC go HSINAC to offer recommendations on and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
to http://www.regulations.gov and type the issue of how HSIN achieves growth SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
the docket number DHS–2016–0007 into in its user base and/or mission 20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
the ‘‘search’’ field at the top right of the application, and the business process (this is not a toll-free number) or email
Web site. enhancements the Program must make at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
A public comment period will be held to advance its requirements the proposed forms or other available
during the meeting on Tuesday, management processes and governance information. Persons with hearing or
February 16, 2015 from 2:00–2:15 p.m. for HSIN’s users. speech impairments may access this
Speakers are requested to limit their 3. HSIN PMO will formally task the number through TTY by calling the toll-
comments to 3 minutes. Please note that HSINAC to offer recommendations on free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
the public comment period may take the issue of support for procurement 8339.
place before the time indicated, as it activities around advanced security and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
will follow the last call for comments cybersecurity testing to ensure Brian Siebenlist, Director, Office of
from the committee members. Contact protection of the system and its growing Housing Counseling, Policy and Grants
one of the individuals listed below to user base.
register as a speaker. Administration, Department of Housing
4. HSIN PMO will formally task the and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HSINAC to offer recommendations on SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone
Designated Federal Officer, Michael the issue of upcoming infrastructure and (202) 402–5415 (this is not a toll free
Brody, Michael.brody@hq.dhs.gov, 202– system support enhancements with the number) for copies of the proposed
282–9464. goal of reducing the risk of system forms and other available information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The downtime due to aging equipment and Copies of available documents
Homeland Security Information older support models, as well as, submitted to OMB may be obtained
Network Advisory Committee (HSINAC) mitigate funding gaps for these from Mr. Siebenlist.
is an advisory body to the Homeland enhancements and future development
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Security Information Network (HSIN) activities.
Program Office. This committee 5. Public comment period. notice informs the public that HUD is
provides advice and recommendations 6. Committee Deliberation & Voting. seeking approval from OMB for the
to the U.S. Department of Homeland 7. Closing Remarks. information collection described in
Security (DHS) on matters relating to 8. Adjournment of the meeting. Section A.
HSIN. These matters include system Dated: January 29, 2016. A. Overview of Information Collection
requirements, operating policies, James Lanoue, Title of Information Collection:
community organization, knowledge HSIN Program Director. Housing Counseling Training Grant
management, interoperability and [FR Doc. 2016–02029 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am] Program.
federation with other systems, and any
BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P OMB Approval Number: 2502–0567.
other aspect of HSIN that supports the
Type of Request: Extension.
operations of DHS and its Federal, State,
Form Number: SF–424, SF–424 Supp,
territorial, local, tribal, international,
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND SF–424CB, SF–LLL, HUD–2880, HUD–
and private sector mission partners.
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 2994.
Notice of this meeting is given under the
Description of the need for the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 [Docket No. FR–5913–N–02]
information and proposed use: Eligible
U.S.C. Appendix.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information organizations submit information to
Agenda Collection: Housing Counseling HUD through Grants.gov when applying
The agenda will consist of the Training Grant Program for grant funds to provide housing
following major components. counseling training to housing
1. There will be a discussion between AGENCY: Office of the Assistant counselors. HUD uses the information
the HSIN Program and members of the Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing collected to evaluate applicants
committee in the following key areas: Commissioner, HUD. competitively and then select qualified
a. Welcome new members to the ACTION: Notice. organizations to receive funding that
HSINAC through round table supplement their housing counseling
SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from training program. Post-award collection,
introductions and provide an overview
the Office of Management and Budget such as quarterly reports, will allow
of roles and responsibilities.
b. An Introduction to the Information (OMB) for the information collection HUD to evaluate grantees’ performance.
Sharing Environment Office (ISEO)— described below. In accordance with the Respondents: Not for profit
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Provide embers with an overview of the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is Institutions.
office and HSIN’s recent alignment with requesting comment from all interested Estimated Number of Respondents:
ISEO and the Office of the Chief parties on the proposed collection of 21.
Information Officer (OCIO). information. The purpose of this notice Estimated Number of Responses: 30.
c. The State of HSIN—Provide is to allow for 60 days of public Frequency of Response: One-time
members with a strategic update on comment. application and quarterly reports.
HSIN’s FY15 accomplishments, DATES: Comments Due Date: April 4, Average Hours per Response: 14.0.
challenges, and FY16 outlook. 2016. Total Estimated Burdens: 1192.
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| Dates | The HSINAC will meet Tuesday, February 16, 2016 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST via conference call and HSIN Connect, an online web- conferencing tool, both of which will be made available to members of the general public. Please note that the meeting may end early if the committee has completed its business. | |
| Contact | Designated Federal Officer, Michael Brody, [email protected], 202-282-9464. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 6034 |
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