83 FR 59403 - Notice of the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 226 (November 23, 2018)

Page Range		59403-59404
FR Document		2018-25524

The National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) announces a public meeting of the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC). To facilitate public participation, NPPD invites public comment on the agenda items to be considered by the NIAC at the meeting, a draft report on catastrophic power outages, and the associated briefing materials for the report.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2018-0065]


Notice of the President's National Infrastructure Advisory 
Council Meeting

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) 
announces a public meeting of the President's National Infrastructure 
Advisory Council (NIAC). To facilitate public participation, NPPD 
invites public comment on the agenda items to be considered by the NIAC 
at the meeting, a draft report on catastrophic power outages, and the 
associated briefing materials for the report.

DATES: 
    Meeting Registration: Individual registration to attend the meeting 
in person must be received no later than 5 p.m. EST on December 5, 
2018.
    Written Comments: Written comments must be received no later than 
12 p.m. EST on December 12, 2018.
    Meeting: The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 13, 2018 
from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The NIAC meeting will be held at the Eisenhower Executive 
Office Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20502.
    Public Comments: Written comments may be submitted on the issues to 
be considered by the NIAC as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below and the briefing materials for the meeting. The draft 
report and associated briefing materials will be made publicly 
available at https://www.dhs.gov/national-infrastructure-advisory-council on Friday, December 7, 2018.
    Comments identified by docket number ``DHS-2018-0065'' may be 
submitted by any 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-
0065 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 703-235-9707, ATTN: Ginger K. Norris.
     Mail: Ginger K. Norris, Designated Federal Officer, 
National Infrastructure Advisory Council, 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 agency name 
and docket number for this notice. All written comments received will 
be posted without alteration at www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending 
comments and additional information on participating in the upcoming 
NIAC meeting, see the ``PUBLIC PARTICIPATION'' heading of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
    Docket: For access to the docket and comments received by the NIAC, 
go to www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ginger K. Norris, 202-441-5885, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NIAC is established under Section 10 of 
E.O. 13231 issued on October 16, 2001. Notice of this meeting is given 
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Pub. L. 
92-463). 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 in an open meeting on December 13, 2018 to

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receive remarks from DHS leadership and other senior Federal officials 
regarding their report on Catastrophic Power Outages. Additionally, the 
NIAC will deliberate and vote on their final recommendations for this 
current report as tasked by the National Security Council.

Agenda

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

Public Participation

Meeting Registration Information

    Due to limited seating, requests to attend in person will be 
accepted and processed in the order in which they are received. 
Individuals may register to attend the NIAC meeting by sending an email 
to [email protected]. For those who cannot attend in person, the 
meeting's proceedings will also be available via webcast at 
www.whitehouse.gov/live.

Public Comment

    While this meeting is open to the public, participation in NIAC 
deliberations are limited to council members. A public comment period 
will be held during the meeting from approximately 10:30 a.m.-10:45 
a.m. EST. Speakers who wish to comment on the draft catastrophic power 
outage report must register in advance and can do so by emailing 
[email protected] no later than Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at 5 p.m. 
EST. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to three minutes. 
Please note that the public comment period may end before the time 
indicated, following the last call for comments.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
[email protected] as soon as possible.

    Dated: November 16, 2018.
Ginger K. Norris,
Designated Federal Officer, National Infrastructure Advisory Council, 
National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland 
Security.
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a.m.–1 p.m. EST. Instructions: All submissions received
ADDRESSES: The NIAC meeting will be must include the agency name and
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND held at the Eisenhower Executive Office docket number for this notice. All
SECURITY Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, written comments received will be
[Docket No. DHS–2018–0065] Washington, DC 20502. posted without alteration at
Public Comments: Written comments www.regulations.gov, including any
Notice of the President’s National may be submitted on the issues to be personal information provided. For
Infrastructure Advisory Council considered by the NIAC as described in detailed instructions on sending
Meeting the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section comments and additional information
below and the briefing materials for the on participating in the upcoming NIAC
AGENCY: National Protection and meeting, see the ‘‘PUBLIC
Programs Directorate, DHS. meeting. The draft report and associated
briefing materials will be made publicly PARTICIPATION’’ heading of the
ACTION: Announcement of meeting; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
available at https://www.dhs.gov/
request for comments. this document.
national-infrastructure-advisory-council
SUMMARY: The National Protection and on Friday, December 7, 2018. Docket: For access to the docket and
Programs Directorate (NPPD) announces Comments identified by docket comments received by the NIAC, go to
a public meeting of the President’s number ‘‘DHS–2018–0065’’ may be www.regulations.gov.
National Infrastructure Advisory submitted by any of the following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Council (NIAC). To facilitate public methods: Ginger K. Norris, 202–441–5885,
participation, NPPD invites public • Federal eRulemaking Portal: ginger.norris@hq.dhs.gov.
comment on the agenda items to be www.regulations.gov. Follow the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NIAC
considered by the NIAC at the meeting, instructions for submitting written is established under Section 10 of E.O.
a draft report on catastrophic power comments. 13231 issued on October 16, 2001.
outages, and the associated briefing • Email: NIAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include Notice of this meeting is given under the
materials for the report. docket number DHS–2018–0065 in the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
DATES: subject line of the message. U.S.C. Appendix (Pub. L. 92–463). The
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Meeting Registration: Individual • Fax: 703–235–9707, ATTN: Ginger NIAC shall provide the President,
registration to attend the meeting in K. Norris. through the Secretary of Homeland
person must be received no later than 5 • Mail: Ginger K. Norris, Designated Security, with advice on the security
p.m. EST on December 5, 2018. Federal Officer, National Infrastructure and resilience of the Nation’s critical
Written Comments: Written comments Advisory Council, National Protection infrastructure sectors.
must be received no later than 12 p.m. and Programs Directorate, Department The NIAC will meet in an open
EST on December 12, 2018. of Homeland Security, 245 Murray meeting on December 13, 2018 to

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receive remarks from DHS leadership Dated: November 16, 2018. operating cost adjustment factor
and other senior Federal officials Ginger K. Norris, established by the Secretary.’’ The sole
regarding their report on Catastrophic Designated Federal Officer, National limitation to this grant of authority is a
Power Outages. Additionally, the NIAC Infrastructure Advisory Council, National specific requirement in each of the
will deliberate and vote on their final Protection and Programs Directorate, foregoing provisions that application of
Department of Homeland Security. an OCAF ‘‘shall not result in a negative
recommendations for this current report
as tasked by the National Security [FR Doc. 2018–25524 Filed 11–21–18; 8:45 am] adjustment.’’ Contract rents are adjusted
Council. BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P by applying the OCAF to that portion of
the rent attributable to operating
Agenda expenses exclusive of debt service.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND The OCAFs provided in this notice
I. Opening of Meeting
URBAN DEVELOPMENT are applicable to eligible projects having
II. Roll Call of Members a contract anniversary date of February
[Docket No. FR–6128–N–01]
III. Opening Remarks and Introductions 11, 2019 or after and were calculated
Notice of Certain Operating Cost using the same method as those
IV. Approval of June 2018 Meeting
Adjustment Factors for 2019 published in HUD’s 2018 OCAF notice
Minutes
published on November 2, 2017 (82 FR
V. Public Comment Catastrophic Power AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 50888). Specifically, OCAFs are
Outage Report Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing calculated as the sum of weighted
VI. Catastrophic Power Outage Report Commissioner, HUD. component cost changes for wages,
Deliberations ACTION: Notice. employee benefits, property taxes,
insurance, supplies and equipment, fuel
VII. Discussion of New NIAC Business SUMMARY: This notice establishes oil, electricity, natural gas, and water/
VIII. Closing Remarks operating cost adjustment factors sewer/trash using publicly available
(OCAFs) for project-based assistance indices. The weights used in the OCAF
IX. Adjournment
contracts issued under Section 8 of the calculations for each of the nine cost
Public Participation United States Housing Act of 1937 and component groupings are set using
renewed under the Multifamily Assisted current percentages attributable to each
Meeting Registration Information Housing Reform and Affordability Act of the nine expense categories. These
Due to limited seating, requests to of 1997 (MAHRA) for eligible weights are calculated in the same
attend in person will be accepted and multifamily housing projects having an manner as in the November 2, 2017
processed in the order in which they are anniversary date on or after February 11, notice. Average expense proportions
2019. OCAFs are annual factors used to were calculated using three years of
received. Individuals may register to
adjust Section 8 rents renewed under audited Annual Financial Statements
attend the NIAC meeting by sending an
section 515 or section 524 of MAHRA. from projects covered by OCAFs. The
email to NIAC@hq.dhs.gov. For those
DATES: Applicability Date: February 11, expenditure percentages for these nine
who cannot attend in person, the
2019. categories have been found to be very
meeting’s proceedings will also be
available via webcast at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: stable over time but using three years of
www.whitehouse.gov/live. Carissa Janis, Program Analyst, Office of data increases their stability. The nine
Asset Management and Portfolio cost component weights were calculated
Public Comment Oversight, Department of Housing and at the state level, which is the lowest
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, level of geographical aggregation with
While this meeting is open to the Washington, DC 20410; telephone enough projects to permit statistical
public, participation in NIAC number 202–402–2487 (this is not a toll- analysis. These data were not available
deliberations are limited to council free number). Hearing- or speech- for the Western Pacific Islands, so data
members. A public comment period will impaired individuals may access this for Hawaii were used as the best
be held during the meeting from number through TTY by calling the toll- available indicator of OCAFs for these
approximately 10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. free Federal Relay Service at 800–877– areas.
EST. Speakers who wish to comment on 8339. The best current price data sources for
the draft catastrophic power outage SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the nine cost categories were used in
report must register in advance and can calculating annual change factors. State-
do so by emailing NIAC@hq.dhs.gov no I. OCAFs level data for fuel oil, electricity, and
later than Wednesday, December 12, Section 514(e)(2) and section 524(c)(1) natural gas from Department of Energy
2018, at 5 p.m. EST. Speakers are of MAHRA (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) surveys are relatively current and
requested to limit their comments to require HUD to establish guidelines for continue to be used. Data on changes in
three minutes. Please note that the the development of OCAFs for rent employee benefits, insurance, property
public comment period may end before adjustments. Sections 524(a)(4)(C)(i), taxes, and water/sewer/trash costs are
the time indicated, following the last 524(b)(1)(A), and 524(b)(3)(A) of only available at the national level. The
call for comments. MAHRA, all of which prescribe the use data sources for the nine cost indicators
of the OCAF in the calculation of selected used were as follows:
Information on Services for Individuals renewal rents, contain similar language. • Labor Costs: First quarter, 2018
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With Disabilities HUD has therefore used a single Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ECI,
methodology for establishing OCAFs, Private Industry Wages and Salaries, All
For information on facilities or which vary among states and territories. Workers (Series ID CIU2020000000000I)
services for individuals with disabilities MAHRA gives HUD broad discretion at the national level and Private
or to request special assistance at the in setting OCAFs, referring, for example, Industry Benefits, All Workers (Series
meeting, contact NIAC@hq.dhs.gov as in sections 524(a)(4)(C)(i), 524(b)(1)(A), ID CIU2030000000000I) at the national
soon as possible. 524(b)(3)(A) and 524(c)(1) simply to ‘‘an level.

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Dates		Meeting Registration: Individual registration to attend the meeting in person must be received no later than 5 p.m. EST on December 5, 2018.
Contact		Ginger K. Norris, 202-441-5885, [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 59403