83_FR_40936 83 FR 40777 - The President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council

83 FR 40777 - The President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 159 (August 16, 2018)

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FR Document2018-17716

The President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet Thursday, September 13, 2018, in Arlington, VA. This meeting will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2018-0040]


The President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

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

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SUMMARY: The President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council 
(NIAC) will meet Thursday, September 13, 2018, in Arlington, VA. This 
meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The NIAC will meet on Thursday, September 13, 2018, 9:00 a.m.-
12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The meeting may close early if 
the committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: 1310 N. Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA 22201, Maryland 
Training Room. Members of the public will register at the registration 
table prior to entering the meeting room. For information on facilities 
or services for individuals with disabilities, or to request special 
assistance at the meeting, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon as possible.
    Members of the public are invited to provide comments on issues to 
be considered by the NIAC mentioned in the supplementary information 
section.

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Comments must be submitted in writing and received by the Department of 
Homeland Security no later than 12:00 p.m. on September 12, 2018, in 
order to be considered by the Council in its meeting. The comments must 
be identified by docket number DHS-2018-0040, and may be submitted by 
any one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting written comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include docket number DHS-2018-
0018 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (703) 235-9707, ATTN: Ginger Norris.
     Mail: Ginger Norris, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail 
Stop 0612, Washington, DC 20598-0607.
    Instructions: All written submissions must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and docket number DHS-2018-0040. 
Written comments will be posted without alteration at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or 
comments received by the NIAC, go to www.regulations.gov. Enter 
``NIAC'' in the search line and the website will list all relevant 
documents for your review.
    Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide oral 
comments on the topics on the meeting agenda below, and on any previous 
studies issued by the NIAC. We request that comments be limited to the 
issues and studies listed in the meeting agenda and previous NIAC 
studies. All previous NIAC studies can be located at www.dhs.gov/NIAC. 
Public comments may be submitted in writing or presented in person for 
the Council to consider. Written comments for discussion during the 
NIAC meeting must be received by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 12, 
2018. Comments received after the deadline will be added to the 
subsuquent meeting minutes, if received before meeting minutes are 
finalized. In-person presentations will be limited to three minutes per 
speaker, with no more than 15 minutes for all speakers. Parties 
interested in making in-person comments should register on the Public 
Comment Registration list available at the entrance to the meeting 
location prior to the beginning of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ginger Norris, NIAC Designated Federal 
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 202-441-5885, 
[email protected]. You may also consult the NIAC website, 
www.dhs.gov/NIAC, or contact the NIAC Secretariat by phone at (703) 
235-2888 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix. The NIAC shall 
provide the President, through the Secretary of Homeland Security, with 
advice on the security and resilience of the Nation's critical 
infrastructure sectors. The NIAC will meet to discuss issues relevant 
to critical infrastructure security and resilience, as directed by the 
President. The Council will discuss future taskings and host a cross-
sector panel discussion about various risks facing critical 
infrastructure. All slide presentations will be posted prior to the 
meeting on the Council's public web page, www.dhs.gov/NIAC.

Agenda

I. Opening of Meeting
II. Roll Call of Members
III. Opening Remarks and Introductions
IV. Approval of June 2018 Meeting Minutes
V. Catastrophic Power Outage Study Update
VI. Public Comment
VII. Discussion of New NIAC Business
VIII. Closing Remarks
IX. Adjournment

Deirdre Gallop-Anderson,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer for the National Infrastructure 
Advisory Council.
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                                                National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH,                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              allowed to present oral comments and if
                                                DHHS, Room 4227, MSC 9550, 6001                         HUMAN SERVICES                                        accepted by the committee, presentations
                                                Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–                                                                      may be limited to five minutes. Both printed
                                                9550, (301) 827–5702, lf33c.nih.gov.                    National Institutes of Health                         and electronic copies are requested for the
                                                (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance                                                                     record. In addition, any interested person
                                                                                                        National Institute on Drug Abuse;                     may file written comments with the
                                                Program No.: 93.279, Drug Abuse and
                                                                                                        Notice of Meeting                                     committee by forwarding their statement to
                                                Addiction Research Programs, National
                                                                                                                                                              the Contact Person listed on this notice. The
                                                Institutes of Health, HHS)
                                                                                                           Pursuant to section 10(d) of the                   statement should include the name, address,
                                                  Dated: August 10, 2018.                               Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                    telephone number and when applicable, the
                                                Natasha M. Copeland,                                    amended, notice is hereby given of a                  business or professional affiliation of the
                                                                                                                                                              interested person.
                                                Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory             meeting of the National Advisory
                                                                                                                                                                 Information is also available on the
                                                Committee Policy.                                       Council on Drug Abuse.                                Institute’s/Center’s home page:
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–17674 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am]                The meeting will be open to the                    www.drugabuse.gov/NACDA/
                                                BILLING CODE 4140–01–P                                  public as indicated below, with                       NACDAHome.html, where an agenda and
                                                                                                        attendance limited to space available.                any additional information for the meeting
                                                                                                        Individuals who plan to attend and                    will be posted when available.
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                need special assistance, such as sign                 (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
                                                HUMAN SERVICES                                          language interpretation or other                      Program Nos.: 93.279, Drug Abuse and
                                                                                                        reasonable accommodations, should                     Addiction Research Programs, National
                                                National Institutes of Health                           notify the Contact Person listed below                Institutes of Health, HHS)
                                                                                                        in advance of the meeting.                              Dated: August 10, 2018.
                                                National Institute on Drug Abuse;                          The meeting will be closed to the                  Natasha M. Copeland,
                                                Notice of Closed Meeting                                public in accordance with the                         Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
                                                                                                        provisions set forth in sections                      Committee Policy.
                                                  Pursuant to section 10(d) of the                      552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,            [FR Doc. 2018–17675 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am]
                                                Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                      as amended. The grant applications
                                                                                                                                                              BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                                amended, notice is hereby given of the                  and/or contract proposals and the
                                                following meeting.                                      discussions could disclose confidential
                                                  The meeting will be closed to the                     trade secrets or commercial property
                                                                                                        such as patentable material, and                      DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                public in accordance with the
                                                                                                        personal information concerning                       SECURITY
                                                provisions set forth in sections
                                                552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,              individuals associated with the grant                 [Docket No. DHS–2018–0040]
                                                as amended. The grant applications and                  applications and/or contract proposals,
                                                the discussions could disclose                          the disclosure of which would                         The President’s National Infrastructure
                                                confidential trade secrets or commercial                constitute a clearly unwarranted                      Advisory Council
                                                property such as patentable material,                   invasion of personal privacy.
                                                                                                                                                              AGENCY:  National Protection and
                                                and personal information concerning                        Name of Committee: National Advisory               Programs Directorate, DHS.
                                                individuals associated with the grant                   Council on Drug Abuse.
                                                applications, the disclosure of which                      Date: September 5, 2018.                           ACTION: Committee management; notice
                                                would constitute a clearly unwarranted                     Closed: 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.                    of an open Federal Advisory Committee
                                                invasion of personal privacy.                              Agenda: To review and evaluate grant               meeting.
                                                                                                        applications and/or proposals.
                                                  Name of Committee: National Institute on                 Place: National Institutes of Health,              SUMMARY:   The President’s National
                                                Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel; SEP for              Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive                   Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC)
                                                NIDA Medications Development.                           Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852.                       will meet Thursday, September 13,
                                                  Date: September 28, 2018.                                Open: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.                      2018, in Arlington, VA. This meeting
                                                  Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.                             Agenda: This portion of the meeting will           will be open to the public.
                                                  Agenda: To review and evaluate                        be open to the public for announcements and
                                                                                                                                                              DATES: The NIAC will meet on
                                                cooperative agreement applications.                     reports of administrative, legislative, and
                                                  Place: Hilton Garden Inn Bethesda, 7301               program developments in the drug abuse                Thursday, September 13, 2018, 9:00
                                                Waverly Street, Bethesda, MD 20814.                     field.                                                a.m.–12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
                                                  Contact Person: Ivan K. Navarro, Ph.D.,                  Place: National Institutes of Health,              (EDT). The meeting may close early if
                                                Scientific Review Officer, Office of                    Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive                   the committee has completed its
                                                Extramural Policy and Review, Division of               Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852.                       business.
                                                Extramural Research, National Institute on                 Contact Person: Susan R.B. Weiss, Ph.D.,
                                                                                                        Director, Division of Extramural Research,            ADDRESSES:   1310 N. Courthouse Road,
                                                Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, 6001 Executive
                                                                                                        Office of the Director, National Institute on         Arlington, VA 22201, Maryland
                                                Boulevard, Room 4242, MSC 9550, Bethesda,
                                                MD 20892, 301–827–5833, ivan.navarro@                   Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, 6001 Executive                 Training Room. Members of the public
                                                nih.gov.                                                Boulevard, NSC, Room 5274, MSC 9591,                  will register at the registration table
                                                                                                        Rockville, MD 20892, 301–443–6487,                    prior to entering the meeting room. For
                                                (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance               sweiss@nida.nih.gov.
                                                Program Nos.: 93.279, Drug Abuse and
                                                                                                                                                              information on facilities or services for
                                                                                                           Any member of the public interested in             individuals with disabilities, or to
                                                Addiction Research Programs, National
                                                                                                        presenting oral comments to the committee             request special assistance at the
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                                                Institutes of Health, HHS)
                                                                                                        may notify the Contact Person listed on this          meeting, contact the person listed under
                                                  Dated: August 10, 2018.                               notice at least 10 days in advance of the             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
                                                Natasha M. Copeland,                                    meeting. Interested individuals and
                                                                                                        representatives of organizations may submit
                                                                                                                                                              below as soon as possible.
                                                Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory                                                                     Members of the public are invited to
                                                                                                        a letter of intent, a brief description of the
                                                Committee Policy.                                                                                             provide comments on issues to be
                                                                                                        organization represented, and a short
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–17677 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am]             description of the oral presentation. Only one        considered by the NIAC mentioned in
                                                BILLING CODE 4140–01–P                                  representative of an organization may be              the supplementary information section.


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                                                Comments must be submitted in writing                   hq.dhs.gov. You may also consult the                  2018–0041, by one of the following
                                                and received by the Department of                       NIAC website, www.dhs.gov/NIAC, or                    methods:
                                                Homeland Security no later than 12:00                   contact the NIAC Secretariat by phone                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                p.m. on September 12, 2018, in order to                 at (703) 235–2888 or by email at NIAC@                www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
                                                be considered by the Council in its                     hq.dhs.gov.                                           instructions for submitting comments.
                                                meeting. The comments must be                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of                     • Email: JENNY.MARGAROS@
                                                identified by docket number DHS–                        this meeting is given under the Federal               HQ.DHS.GOV. Please include docket
                                                2018–0040, and may be submitted by                      Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.                      number DHS–2018–0041 in the subject
                                                any one of the following methods:                       Appendix. The NIAC shall provide the                  line of the message.
                                                  • Federal eRulemaking Portal:                         President, through the Secretary of                      • Mail: Written comments and
                                                www.regulations.gov. Follow the                         Homeland Security, with advice on the                 questions about this Information
                                                instructions for submitting written                     security and resilience of the Nation’s               Collection Request should be forwarded
                                                comments.                                               critical infrastructure sectors. The NIAC             to DHS/NPPD/IP, ATTN: 1670—NEW,
                                                  • Email: NIAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include                     will meet to discuss issues relevant to               245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0612,
                                                docket number DHS–2018–0018 in the                      critical infrastructure security and                  Jenny Margaros, Arlington, VA 20528.
                                                subject line of the message.                            resilience, as directed by the President.                Instructions: All submissions received
                                                  • Fax: (703) 235–9707, ATTN: Ginger                   The Council will discuss future taskings              must include the words ‘‘Department of
                                                Norris.                                                 and host a cross-sector panel discussion              Homeland Security’’ and the docket
                                                   • Mail: Ginger Norris, National                      about various risks facing critical                   number for this action. Comments
                                                Protection and Programs Directorate,                    infrastructure. All slide presentations               received will be posted without
                                                Department of Homeland Security, 245                    will be posted prior to the meeting on                alteration at http://www.regulations.gov,
                                                Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0612,                         the Council’s public web page,                        including any personal information
                                                Washington, DC 20598–0607.                              www.dhs.gov/NIAC.                                     provided.
                                                   Instructions: All written submissions                                                                         Comments submitted in response to
                                                must include the words ‘‘Department of                  Agenda                                                this notice may be made available to the
                                                Homeland Security’’ and docket number                   I. Opening of Meeting                                 public through relevant websites. For
                                                DHS–2018–0040. Written comments                         II. Roll Call of Members                              this reason, please do not include in
                                                will be posted without alteration at                    III. Opening Remarks and Introductions                your comments information of a
                                                www.regulations.gov, including any                      IV. Approval of June 2018 Meeting                     confidential nature, such as sensitive
                                                personal information provided.                                Minutes                                         personal information or proprietary
                                                   Docket: For access to the docket or to               V. Catastrophic Power Outage Study                    information. If you send an email
                                                read background documents or                                  Update                                          comment, your email address will be
                                                comments received by the NIAC, go to                    VI. Public Comment                                    automatically captured and included as
                                                www.regulations.gov. Enter ‘‘NIAC’’ in                  VII. Discussion of New NIAC Business                  part of the comment that is placed in the
                                                the search line and the website will list               VIII. Closing Remarks                                 public docket and made available on the
                                                all relevant documents for your review.                 IX. Adjournment                                       internet. Please note that responses to
                                                   Members of the public will have an                   Deirdre Gallop-Anderson,                              this public comment request containing
                                                opportunity to provide oral comments                                                                          any routine notice about the
                                                                                                        Alternate Designated Federal Officer for the
                                                on the topics on the meeting agenda                     National Infrastructure Advisory Council.             confidentiality of the communication
                                                below, and on any previous studies                                                                            will be treated as public comments that
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2018–17716 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am]
                                                issued by the NIAC. We request that                                                                           may be made available to the public
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                                                comments be limited to the issues and                                                                         notwithstanding the inclusion of the
                                                studies listed in the meeting agenda and                                                                      routine notice.
                                                previous NIAC studies. All previous                     DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                NIAC studies can be located at                          SECURITY                                              specific questions related to collection
                                                www.dhs.gov/NIAC. Public comments                                                                             activities, please contact Jenny Margaros
                                                may be submitted in writing or                          [Docket No. DHS–2018–0041]                            at 703–235–9381 or at
                                                presented in person for the Council to                                                                        JENNY.MARGAROS@HQ.DHS.GOV.
                                                                                                        National Counter-Improvised Explosive
                                                consider. Written comments for                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
                                                                                                        Device Capabilities Analysis Database
                                                discussion during the NIAC meeting                                                                            Homeland Security Presidential
                                                must be received by 12:00 p.m. on                       AGENCY:  Office of Infrastructure                     Directive-19: Combating Terrorist Use of
                                                Wednesday, September 12, 2018.                          Protection (IP), National Protection and              Explosives in the United States, DHS
                                                Comments received after the deadline                    Programs Directorate (NPPD),                          was mandated to have a regularly
                                                will be added to the subsuquent meeting                 Department of Homeland Security                       updated assessment of domestic
                                                minutes, if received before meeting                     (DHS).                                                explosives-related capabilities. It
                                                minutes are finalized. In-person                        ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for                 required DHS to expand its National
                                                presentations will be limited to three                  comments; new collection, 1670—NEW.                   Capabilities Analysis Database, which is
                                                minutes per speaker, with no more than                                                                        now known as the National Counter-
                                                15 minutes for all speakers. Parties                    SUMMARY:   DHS NPPD IP will submit the                Improvised Explosive Device
                                                interested in making in-person                          following information collection request              Capabilities Analysis Database
                                                comments should register on the Public                  (ICR) to the Office of Management and                 (NCCAD). Currently, the President’s
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                                                Comment Registration list available at                  Budget (OMB) for review and clearance                 Policy Directive-17: Countering
                                                the entrance to the meeting location                    in accordance with the Paperwork                      Improvised Explosive Devices (PPD–17)
                                                prior to the beginning of the meeting.                  Reduction Act of 1995.                                reaffirms the 2007 Strategy for
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        DATES: Comments are encouraged and                    Combating Terrorist Use of Explosives
                                                Ginger Norris, NIAC Designated Federal                  will be accepted until October 15, 2018.              in the United States. It provides
                                                Officer, Department of Homeland                         ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                   guidance to update and gives
                                                Security, 202–441–5885, ginger.norris@                  identified by docket number DHS–                      momentum to our ability to counter


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionCommittee management; notice of an open Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
DatesThe NIAC will meet on Thursday, September 13, 2018, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The meeting may close early if the committee has completed its business.
ContactGinger Norris, NIAC Designated Federal Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 202-441-5885, [email protected] You may also consult the NIAC website, www.dhs.gov/NIAC, or contact the NIAC Secretariat by phone at (703) 235-2888 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 40777 

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