82 FR 12199 - Open Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 39 (March 1, 2017)

The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet Wednesday, March 29, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Thursday, March, 30, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and Friday, March 31, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12199]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03970]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Open Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory 
Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) 
will meet Wednesday, March 29, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time, Thursday, March, 30, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 
p.m., Eastern Time, and Friday, March 31, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 
12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, from 9:00 
a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Thursday, March 30, 2017, from 9:00 
a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and Friday, March 31, 2017 from 
9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Press Club 
Building, 519 14th St. NW., Washington, DC, 13th Floor on Wednesday, 
March 29th and Thursday, March 30th, 2017. The meeting will be held at 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room R-253 in Washington, DC on 
Friday, March 31st, 2017. Please note admittance instructions under the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Scholl, Information Technology 
Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-
8930, telephone: (301) 975-2941, Email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the ISPAB 
will meet Wednesday, March 29, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time, Thursday, March 30, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time, and Friday, March 31, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 
p.m. Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public. The ISPAB 
is authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278g-4, as amended, and advises the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
on security and privacy issues pertaining to Federal government 
information systems, including thorough review of proposed standards 
and guidelines developed by NIST. Details regarding the ISPAB's 
activities are available at http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/index.html.
    The agenda is expected to include the following items:

--Presentation relating to impacts of federal hiring restrictions on 
the cybersecurity workforce,
--The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) plans for incorporating 
voting systems as critical infrastructure,
--The use of bug bounties in the US Government,
--Presentation on Cybersecurity Framework and the US Government,
--Discussions with OMB on current and planned policy for cybersecurity,
--Actions and activities to prevent Distributed Denial of Service 
Attacks,
--Presentation on DHS's Mobility Study,
--Panel discussion/presentation on National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration Internet of Things report,
--Discussion on Ransomware and lessons learned from invited panelists, 
and
--Updates on NIST Information Technology Laboratory's Computer Security 
Division.

    Note that agenda items may change without notice. The final agenda 
will be posted on the Web site indicated above. Seating will be 
available for the public and media. Pre-registration is not required to 
attend this meeting.
    Public Participation: The ISPAB agenda will include a period of 
time, not to exceed thirty minutes, for oral comments from the public 
(Thursday, March 30, 2017, between 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.). Speakers 
will be selected on a first-come, first served basis. Each speaker will 
be limited to five minutes. Questions from the public will not be 
considered during this period. Members of the public who are interested 
in speaking are requested to contact Matthew Scholl at the contact 
information indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who 
had wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, and 
those who were unable to attend in person are invited to submit written 
statements. In addition, written statements are invited and may be 
submitted to the ISPAB at any time. All written statements should be 
directed to the ISPAB Secretariat, Information Technology Laboratory, 
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930.

Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-03970 Filed 2-28-17; 8:45 am]
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