83_FR_13558 83 FR 13497 - Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee

83 FR 13497 - Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 61 (March 29, 2018)

Page Range13497-13498
FR Document2018-06388

The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee (HSSTAC) will meet in-person and via webinar on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The meeting will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13497-13498]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06388]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2018-0016]


Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: Committee management; notice of open Federal Advisory Committee 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory 
Committee (HSSTAC) will meet in-person and via webinar on Thursday, 
April 12, 2018. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The HSSTAC meeting will take place Thursday, April 12, 2018 from 
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    The meeting may close early if the committee has completed its 
business.
    Due to security requirements, screening pre-registration is 
required for this event. Please see the REGISTRATION section below.

ADDRESSES: 1120 Vermont Ave. NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Kareis, HSSTAC Designated 
Federal Official, S&T Interagency Office (IAO), STOP 0205, Department 
of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, Washington, DC 20528-0205, 202-
254-8778 (Office), 202-254-6176 (Fax), [email protected] (Email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Pub. L. 92-463). The committee 
addresses areas of interest and importance to the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology (S&T), such as new developments in systems 
engineering, cyber-security, knowledge management and how best to 
leverage related technologies funded by other Federal agencies and by 
the private sector. It also advises the Under Secretary on policies, 
management processes, and organizational constructs as needed.

II. Registration

    If you plan to attend the meeting in-person, you must RSVP by April 
10, 2018. To register, email [email protected] with the following 
subject line: ``RSVP to HSSTAC Meeting.'' The email should include the 
name(s), title, organization/affiliation, email address, and telephone 
number of those interested in attending.
    To pre-register for the webinar, please send an email to 
[email protected] with the following subject line: ``RSVP to HSSTAC 
Meeting.'' The email should include the name(s), title, organization/
affiliation, email address, and telephone number of those interested in 
attending. You must RSVP by April 11, 2018.
    For information on services for individuals with disabilities or to 
request special assistance at the meeting, please contact Michel Kareis 
as soon as possible listed above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section.

III. Public Comment

    At the end of the open session, there will be a period for oral 
statements. Please note that the comments period may end before the 
time indicated, following the last call for oral statements. To 
register as a speaker, contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    To facilitate public participation, we invite public comment on the 
issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the Agenda below. 
Anyone is permitted to submit comments at any time, including orally at 
the meeting. However, those who would like their comments reviewed by 
committee members prior to the meeting must submit them in written form 
no later than April 9, 2018. Please include the docket number (DHS-
2018-0016) and submit via one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number in the 
subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-254-6176.
     Mail: Michel Kareis, HSSTAC Designated Federal Official, 
S&T IAO, STOP 0205, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, 
Washington, DC 20528-0205.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and docket number DHS-2018-0016. 
Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read the background documents 
or comments received by the HSSTAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov 
and enter the docket number into the search function: DHS-2018-0016.
    Agenda: The session will begin with remarks from the Designated 
Federal Official, Michel Kareis, and the Committee Chair, Dr. Vincent 
Chan. Next, the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology (SOPDUSST) will provide an 
overview of his priorities, including the S&T revitalization plan, the 
DHS Leadership Year and a discussion on proposed HSSTAC tasking.
    The afternoon session will begin with DHS S&T highlights and 
subcommittee updates. Information will be provided by the Social Media 
Working Group for Emergency Services and Disaster Management 
Subcommittee (SMWGEDSC), Quadrennial Homeland Security Review 
Subcommittee, and Systems Engineering Authority Subcommittee. In 
addition, a new subcommittee on Technology Scouting and Technology 
Forecasting will be announced.
    There will be a discussion on new topics for the SMWGDSC, including 
future technology and shifts in trends. The final session of the day 
will be on Technology Scouting and Forecasting.
    A public comment period will be held at the end of the open 
session.

    Dated: March 26, 2018.
Denis Gusty,
Alternate Designated Federal Official for the HSSTAC.
[FR Doc. 2018-06388 Filed 3-28-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 61 / Thursday, March 29, 2018 / Notices 13497 DATES: Comments must be submitted on them. Fire and Emergency Services will that could be mobilized to support a or before May 29, 2018. need to draw on assistance from systems national catastrophic disaster response. ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate beyond their normal mutual-aid Affected Public: Not-for-profit submissions to the docket, please use boundaries, executing regional, institutions; State, Local or Tribal only one of the following means to statewide and interstate mutual-aid Governments. submit comments: systems. For example, the State Estimated Number of Respondents: (1) Online. Submit comments at Emergency Management Agency may 3,947. www.regulations.gov under Docket ID coordinate the use of the Emergency Estimated Number of Responses: FEMA–2018–0012. Follow the Management Assistance Compact 3,947. instructions for submitting comments. (EMAC). Many Federal agencies who Estimated Total Annual Burden (2) Mail. Submit written comments to have a role in disaster response under Hours: 439. Docket Manager, Office of Chief the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Estimated Total Annual Respondent Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW, and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Cost: $23,728.94. 8NE, Washington, DC 20472–3100. Law 93–288, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Estimated Respondents’ Operation All submissions received must 5121 et seq., depend to some extent on and Maintenance Costs: $0. include the agency name and Docket ID. the support of skilled and equipped Estimated Respondents’ Capital and Regardless of the method used for citizens. 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USFA will pre-identify those Technology Advisory Committee Flooding, tornadoes and hurricanes specialized resources that may be AGENCY: Science and Technology do not follow geo-political boundaries. available to support a disaster response. Directorate, DHS. The larger and more widespread the This collection will be solicited from ACTION: Committee management; notice event, the greater the likelihood that the the nation’s fire and emergency services of open Federal Advisory Committee existing local mutual-aid systems will on a voluntary basis to establish a meeting. not meet the demands placed upon catalog/database of potential resources VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Mar 28, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1

13498 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 61 / Thursday, March 29, 2018 / Notices SUMMARY: The Homeland Security III. Public Comment Subcommittee. In addition, a new Science and Technology Advisory At the end of the open session, there subcommittee on Technology Scouting Committee (HSSTAC) will meet in- will be a period for oral statements. and Technology Forecasting will be person and via webinar on Thursday, Please note that the comments period announced. April 12, 2018. The meeting will be may end before the time indicated, There will be a discussion on new open to the public. following the last call for oral topics for the SMWGDSC, including DATES: The HSSTAC meeting will take statements. To register as a speaker, future technology and shifts in trends. place Thursday, April 12, 2018 from contact the person listed in the FOR The final session of the day will be on 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Technology Scouting and Forecasting. The meeting may close early if the To facilitate public participation, we A public comment period will be held committee has completed its business. invite public comment on the issues to at the end of the open session. Due to security requirements, be considered by the committee as listed Dated: March 26, 2018. screening pre-registration is required for in the Agenda below. Anyone is Denis Gusty, this event. Please see the permitted to submit comments at any REGISTRATION section below. Alternate Designated Federal Official for the time, including orally at the meeting. HSSTAC. ADDRESSES: 1120 Vermont Ave. NW, 5th However, those who would like their [FR Doc. 2018–06388 Filed 3–28–18; 8:45 am] Floor, Washington, DC 20005. comments reviewed by committee BILLING CODE 9110–9F–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: members prior to the meeting must Michel Kareis, HSSTAC Designated submit them in written form no later Federal Official, S&T Interagency Office than April 9, 2018. Please include the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND (IAO), STOP 0205, Department of docket number (DHS–2018–0016) and SECURITY Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, submit via one of the following Washington, DC 20528–0205, 202–254– methods: U.S. Immigration and Customs 8778 (Office), 202–254–6176 (Fax), • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Enforcement hsstac@hq.dhs.gov (Email). www.regulations.gov. Follow the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: instructions for submitting comments. Agency Information Collection • Email: hsstac@hq.dhs.gov. Include Activities: Extension, With Changes, of I. Background the docket number in the subject line of an Existing Information Collection; Notice of this meeting is given under the message. Comment Request the Federal Advisory Committee Act • Fax: 202–254–6176. (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Pub. L. 92– • Mail: Michel Kareis, HSSTAC ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 463). The committee addresses areas of Designated Federal Official, S&T IAO, collection for review; Form No. I–901; interest and importance to the Under STOP 0205, Department of Homeland Fee Remittance for Certain F, J and M Secretary for Science and Technology Security, 245 Murray Lane, Washington, Non-immigrants; OMB Control No. (S&T), such as new developments in DC 20528–0205. 1653–0034. systems engineering, cyber-security, Instructions: All submissions received knowledge management and how best to must include the words ‘‘Department of The Department of Homeland leverage related technologies funded by Homeland Security’’ and docket number Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs other Federal agencies and by the DHS–2018–0016. Comments received Enforcement (USICE) will be submitting private sector. It also advises the Under will be posted without alteration at the following information collection Secretary on policies, management http://www.regulations.gov. request for review and clearance in processes, and organizational constructs Docket: For access to the docket to accordance with the Paperwork as needed. read the background documents or Reduction Act of 1995. The information comments received by the HSSTAC, go collection is published in the Federal II. Registration to http://www.regulations.gov and enter Register to obtain comments from the If you plan to attend the meeting in- the docket number into the search public and affected agencies. This person, you must RSVP by April 10, function: DHS–2018–0016. information collection was previously 2018. To register, email Hsstac@ Agenda: The session will begin with published in the Federal Register on hq.dhs.gov with the following subject remarks from the Designated Federal December 8, 2017, at 82 FRN 58011, line: ‘‘RSVP to HSSTAC Meeting.’’ The Official, Michel Kareis, and the allowing for a 60-day comment period. email should include the name(s), title, Committee Chair, Dr. Vincent Chan. USICE received one comment in organization/affiliation, email address, Next, the Senior Official Performing the connection with the 60-day notice. The and telephone number of those Duties of the Under Secretary for purpose of this notice is to allow an interested in attending. Science and Technology (SOPDUSST) additional 30 days for public comments. To pre-register for the webinar, please will provide an overview of his Written comments and suggestions send an email to hsstac@hq.dhs.gov priorities, including the S&T regarding items contained in this notice with the following subject line: ‘‘RSVP revitalization plan, the DHS Leadership and especially with regard to the to HSSTAC Meeting.’’ The email should Year and a discussion on proposed estimated public burden and associated include the name(s), title, organization/ HSSTAC tasking. response time should be directed to the affiliation, email address, and telephone The afternoon session will begin with Office of Information and Regulatory DHS S&T highlights and subcommittee Affairs, Office of Management and sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES number of those interested in attending. You must RSVP by April 11, 2018. updates. Information will be provided Budget. Comments should be addressed For information on services for by the Social Media Working Group for to the OMB Desk Officer for U.S. individuals with disabilities or to Emergency Services and Disaster Immigration and Customs Enforcement, request special assistance at the Management Subcommittee Department of Homeland Security, and meeting, please contact Michel Kareis as (SMWGEDSC), Quadrennial Homeland sent via electronic mail to oira_ soon as possible listed above in the FOR Security Review Subcommittee, and submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Systems Engineering Authority (202) 395–5806. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Mar 28, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionCommittee management; notice of open Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
DatesThe HSSTAC meeting will take place Thursday, April 12, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
ContactMichel Kareis, HSSTAC Designated Federal Official, S&T Interagency Office (IAO), STOP 0205, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, Washington, DC 20528-0205, 202- 254-8778 (Office), 202-254-6176 (Fax), [email protected] (Email).
FR Citation83 FR 13497 
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