81_FR_79678 81 FR 79459 - Open Meeting of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

81 FR 79459 - Open Meeting of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 219 (November 14, 2016)

Page Range79459-79459
FR Document2016-27258

The Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity will meet Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time as a virtual meeting with dial-in audio conferencing participation only. The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss the challenges and opportunities for organizations and consumers in securing the digital economy. In particular, the meeting will address: (1) Approval of public meeting minutes; (2) briefing and readout of working group meeting minutes; and (3) public comment. The meeting will support detailed recommendations to strengthen cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors while protecting privacy, ensuring public safety and economic and national security, fostering discovery and development of new technical solutions, and bolstering partnerships between Federal, State, local, tribal and territorial governments and the private sector in the development, promotion, and use of cybersecurity technologies, policies, and best practices. Interested members of the public will be able to participate in the meeting from remote locations by calling into a central phone number.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 219 (Monday, November 14, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Open Meeting of the Commission on Enhancing National 
Cybersecurity

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity will meet 
Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time 
as a virtual meeting with dial-in audio conferencing participation 
only. The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss the challenges 
and opportunities for organizations and consumers in securing the 
digital economy. In particular, the meeting will address: (1) Approval 
of public meeting minutes; (2) briefing and readout of working group 
meeting minutes; and (3) public comment.
    The meeting will support detailed recommendations to strengthen 
cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors while protecting 
privacy, ensuring public safety and economic and national security, 
fostering discovery and development of new technical solutions, and 
bolstering partnerships between Federal, State, local, tribal and 
territorial governments and the private sector in the development, 
promotion, and use of cybersecurity technologies, policies, and best 
practices. Interested members of the public will be able to participate 
in the meeting from remote locations by calling into a central phone 
number.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00 
a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a virtual meeting with dial-in audio 
participation only. The meeting is open to the public and interested 
parties are requested to contact Sara Kerman at the contact information 
indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice 
in advance of the meeting for dial-in instructions.
    Written comments may be submitted by mail to Commission Executive 
Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Mail Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8900, or by email 
to [email protected]. Please use subject line ``Open Meeting of 
the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Kerman, Information Technology 
Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8900, telephone: 301-975-4634, 
or by email at: [email protected]. Please use subject line ``Open 
Meeting of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the 
Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity (``the Commission'') 
will meet Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. 
Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public. The Commission 
is authorized by Executive Order 13718, Commission on Enhancing 
National Cybersecurity.\1\ The Commission was established by the 
President and will make detailed recommendations to strengthen 
cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors while protecting 
privacy, ensuring public safety and economic and national security, 
fostering discovery and development of new technical solutions, and 
bolstering partnerships between Federal, State, local, tribal and 
territorial governments and the private sector in the development, 
promotion, and use of cybersecurity technologies, policies, and best 
practices.
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    The agenda is expected to include the following items:

--Introductions
--Approval of public meeting minutes
--Briefing and readout of working group meeting minutes
--Public comment
--Conclusion

    Note that agenda items may change without notice. The final agenda 
will be posted on http://www.nist.gov/cybercommission. Attendees are 
asked to self-identify when they dial-in and lines will be available on 
a first-come, first-served basis.
    Public Participation: Individuals and representatives of 
organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related 
to the Committee's affairs are invited to request an opportunity to 
speak and detailed instructions on how to join the call from a remote 
location in order to participate by submitting their request to Sara 
Kerman at the contact information indicated in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice, no later than 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time on November 17, 2016.
    Approximately 15 minutes will be reserved from 9:45 a.m. until 
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time for public comments; speaking times will be 
assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The amount of time per 
speaker will be determined by the number of requests received, but is 
likely to be about three minutes each. Questions from the public will 
not be considered during this period. Speakers who wish to expand upon 
their oral statements, those who had wished to speak but could not be 
accommodated, and those who were unable to participate are invited to 
submit written statements by mail to Commission Executive Director, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 
Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8900, or by email to 
[email protected]. Please use subject line ``Open Meeting of the 
Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.''
    All participants of the meeting are required to pre-register. 
Anyone wishing to participate must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 
November 17, 2016, in order to be included. Please submit your full 
name, email address, and phone number Sara Kerman, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2000, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 or 301-975-4634, or electronically by 
email to [email protected]. After pre-registering, participants 
will be provided with detailed instructions on how to join the call 
from a remote location in order to participate.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), this Federal Register notice for 
this meeting is being published fewer than 15 calendar days prior to 
the meeting as exceptional circumstances exist. It is imperative that 
the meeting be held on November 21, 2016 to accommodate the scheduling 
priorities of the key participants, who must maintain a strict schedule 
of meetings in order to complete the Commission's report by December 1, 
2016, as required by Executive Order 13718 Sec.  3(e) (February 9, 
2016). Notice of the meeting is also posted on the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology's Web site at http://www.nist.gov/cybercommission.

Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2016-27258 Filed 11-10-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 219 / Monday, November 14, 2016 / Notices 79459 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Eastern Time for public comments; Drive, Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, MD speaking times will be assigned on a National Institute of Standards and 20899–8900, telephone: 301–975–4634, first-come, first-served basis. The Technology or by email at: eo-commission@nist.gov. amount of time per speaker will be Please use subject line ‘‘Open Meeting of determined by the number of requests Open Meeting of the Commission on the Commission on Enhancing National Enhancing National Cybersecurity received, but is likely to be about three Cybersecurity’’. minutes each. Questions from the public AGENCY: National Institute of Standards SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant will not be considered during this and Technology, Commerce. to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, period. Speakers who wish to expand ACTION: Notice. as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is upon their oral statements, those who hereby given that the Commission on had wished to speak but could not be SUMMARY: The Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity (‘‘the Enhancing National Cybersecurity will accommodated, and those who were Commission’’) will meet Monday, meet Monday, November 21, 2016 from unable to participate are invited to November 21, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time submit written statements by mail to 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. All sessions as a virtual meeting with dial-in audio will be open to the public. The Commission Executive Director, conferencing participation only. The Commission is authorized by Executive National Institute of Standards and primary purpose of the meeting is to Order 13718, Commission on Enhancing Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail discuss the challenges and National Cybersecurity.1 The Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, Maryland opportunities for organizations and Commission was established by the 20899–8900, or by email to consumers in securing the digital President and will make detailed cybercommission@nist.gov. Please use economy. In particular, the meeting will recommendations to strengthen subject line ‘‘Open Meeting of the address: (1) Approval of public meeting cybersecurity in both the public and Commission on Enhancing National minutes; (2) briefing and readout of private sectors while protecting privacy, Cybersecurity.’’ working group meeting minutes; and (3) ensuring public safety and economic All participants of the meeting are public comment. and national security, fostering required to pre-register. Anyone wishing The meeting will support detailed discovery and development of new recommendations to strengthen to participate must register by 5:00 p.m. technical solutions, and bolstering Eastern Time, November 17, 2016, in cybersecurity in both the public and partnerships between Federal, State, private sectors while protecting privacy, order to be included. Please submit your local, tribal and territorial governments full name, email address, and phone ensuring public safety and economic and the private sector in the and national security, fostering number Sara Kerman, National Institute development, promotion, and use of discovery and development of new of Standards and Technology, 100 cybersecurity technologies, policies, and technical solutions, and bolstering best practices. Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2000, partnerships between Federal, State, The agenda is expected to include the Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 or 301– local, tribal and territorial governments following items: 975–4634, or electronically by email to and the private sector in the —Introductions eo-commission@nist.gov. After pre- development, promotion, and use of —Approval of public meeting minutes registering, participants will be cybersecurity technologies, policies, and —Briefing and readout of working group provided with detailed instructions on best practices. Interested members of the meeting minutes how to join the call from a remote public will be able to participate in the —Public comment location in order to participate. meeting from remote locations by —Conclusion Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), this calling into a central phone number. Note that agenda items may change Federal Register notice for this meeting DATES: The meeting will be held on without notice. The final agenda will be is being published fewer than 15 Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00 posted on http://www.nist.gov/ calendar days prior to the meeting as a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. cybercommission. Attendees are asked exceptional circumstances exist. It is ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a to self-identify when they dial-in and imperative that the meeting be held on virtual meeting with dial-in audio lines will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. November 21, 2016 to accommodate the participation only. The meeting is open Public Participation: Individuals and scheduling priorities of the key to the public and interested parties are representatives of organizations who participants, who must maintain a strict requested to contact Sara Kerman at the would like to offer comments and schedule of meetings in order to contact information indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of suggestions related to the Committee’s complete the Commission’s report by this notice in advance of the meeting for affairs are invited to request an December 1, 2016, as required by dial-in instructions. opportunity to speak and detailed Executive Order 13718 § 3(e) (February Written comments may be submitted instructions on how to join the call from 9, 2016). Notice of the meeting is also by mail to Commission Executive a remote location in order to participate posted on the National Institute of Director, National Institute of Standards by submitting their request to Sara Standards and Technology’s Web site at and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Kerman at the contact information http://www.nist.gov/cybercommission. Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, Maryland indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Kevin Kimball, 20899–8900, or by email to mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES cybercommission@nist.gov. Please use notice, no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Chief of Staff. subject line ‘‘Open Meeting of the Time on November 17, 2016. 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ActionNotice.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Monday, November 21, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
ContactSara Kerman, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8900, telephone: 301-975-4634, or by email at: [email protected] Please use subject line ``Open Meeting of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity''.
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