83 FR 37511 - The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 148 (August 1, 2018)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is publishing this notice to announce the following President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) meeting. This meeting is open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 37511]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16395]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket ID DHS-2018-0033]


The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of 
Homeland Security.

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

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is publishing this 
notice to announce the following President's National Security 
Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) meeting. This meeting is 
open to the public.

DATES: The NSTAC will meet on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, from 1:00 
p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Please note that the meeting may 
close early if the committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call. For access to 
the conference call bridge, information on services for individuals 
with disabilities, or to request special assistance to participate, 
please email [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, August 10, 
2018.
    Members of the public are invited to provide comment on the issues 
that will be considered by the committee as listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below. Associated briefing materials that 
participants may discuss during the meeting will be available at 
www.dhs.gov/nstac for review as of Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Comments 
may be submitted at any time and must be identified by docket number 
DHS-2018-0033. Comments may be submitted by one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Please follow the instructions for submitting written comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number DHS-
2018-0033 in the subject line of the email.
     Fax: (703) 705-6190, ATTN: Sandy Benevides.
     Mail: Helen Jackson, Designated Federal Official, 
Stakeholder Engagement and Cyber Infrastructure Resilience Division, 
National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland 
Security, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0612, Arlington, VA 20598-0612.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and docket number DHS-2018-0033. 
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, please go to www.regulations.gov and enter docket number DHS-
2018-0033.
    A public comment period will be held during the teleconference on 
August 15, 2018, from 1:40 p.m.-1:55 p.m. ET. Speakers who wish to 
participate in the public comment period must register in advance by no 
later than Friday, August 10, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. ET by emailing 
[email protected]. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 
three minutes and will speak in order of registration. Please note that 
the public comment period may end before the time indicated, following 
the last request for comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Jackson, NSTAC Designated 
Federal Official, Department of Homeland Security, (703) 705-6276 
(telephone) or [email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Pub. L. 92-463). The 
NSTAC advises the President on matters related to national security and 
emergency preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications and cybersecurity 
policy.
    Agenda: The NSTAC will hold a conference call on Wednesday, August 
15, 2018, to discuss a potential new study topic regarding advancing 
resiliency and fostering innovation in the information and 
communications technology ecosystem. Additionally, the NSTAC will 
receive an update on the committee's progress on its current 
Cybersecurity Moonshot study. The goal of this study is to examine and 
expedite progress against the Nation's critical cybersecurity 
challenges. The committee has examined various approaches to a Moonshot 
and is developing recommendations that steer the Administration towards 
a shared, strategic vision and an ambitious, outcome-focused 
cybersecurity end goal.

    Dated: July 26, 2018.
Helen Jackson,
Designated Federal Official for the NSTAC.
[FR Doc. 2018-16395 Filed 7-31-18; 8:45 am]
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