NSTAC Teleconference Meeting Notice

Regs.gov: National Communications System

Published November 6th, 2008

Detected March 15th, 2026

Summary

The Department of Homeland Security's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will hold a partially closed teleconference meeting on November 6, 2008. The meeting will cover government stakeholder feedback, outreach activities, and a vote on a national security report, with a portion closed for discussions on core network assurance and cybersecurity.

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This document provides notice of a partially closed teleconference meeting for the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), scheduled for November 6, 2008. The meeting will include open sessions for government stakeholder feedback and an update on NSTAC initiatives, followed by a closed session to discuss sensitive topics such as core network assurance, cybersecurity collaboration, and identity management, which may involve proprietary commercial information and internal agency security strategies.

Regulated entities or interested parties wishing to submit comments must do so by November 13, 2008, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal, email, fax, or mail. Access to the conference bridge and meeting materials requires prior arrangement with Ms. Sue Daage by October 27, 2008. The notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the closed portion is justified by the need to discuss information that could risk circumvention of regulations or statutes if disclosed.

What to do next

Arrange access to teleconference bridge and meeting materials by October 27, 2008.
Submit comments by November 13, 2008, including docket number DHS-2008-0098.

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Content

ACTION:

Notice of partially closed advisory committee meeting.

SUMMARY:

The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will be meeting by teleconference; the meeting
will be partially closed to the public.

DATES:

November 6, 2008, from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will take place by teleconference. For access to the conference bridge and meeting materials, contact Ms. Sue
Daage at (703) 235-5526 or by e-mail at sue.daage@dhs.gov by 5 p.m. October 27, 2008. If you desire to submit comments regarding the November 6, 2008 meeting they must be submitted
by November 13, 2008. Comments must be identified by DHS-2008-0098 and may be submitted by one of the following methods: (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov; (2) E-mail: NSTAC1@dhs.gov (Include docket number in the subject line of the message); (3) Fax: 1-866-466-5370; or (4) Mail: Office of the Manager, National Communications System (Customer Service Branch), Department of Homeland Security, Washington,
DC 20529.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the words “Department of Homeland Security” and DHS-2008-0098, the docket number for
this action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.

Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received by the NSTAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Kiesha Gebreyes, Deputy Chief, Customer Service Branch at (703) 235-5525, e-mail: Kiesha.Gebreyes@dhs.gov or write the Deputy Manager, National Communications System, Department of Homeland Security, CS&C/NCS/CSB, 245 Murray Lane,
SW., Building 410, Washington, DC 20528.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

NSTAC advises the President on issues and problems related to implementing national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications
policy. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463 (1972), as amended
appearing in 5 U.S.C. App.1 et seq. (1997).

At the upcoming meeting, between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., the conference call will include government stakeholder feedback on
NSTAC initiatives, an update on NSTAC outreach activities, and a discussion and vote on the national security/emergency preparedness
internet protocol-based traffic report. This portion of the meeting will be open to the public.

Between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., the NSTAC will discuss core network assurance, cyber collaboration and internet identity. This
portion of the meeting will be closed to the public.

Persons with disabilities who require special assistance should indicate this when arranging access to the teleconference
and are encouraged to identify anticipated special needs as early as possible.

Basis for Closure: During the portion of the meeting to be held from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., the NSTAC will discuss core assurance and physical
security of the cyber network, cybersecurity collaboration between the Federal Government and the private sector, and identity
management. Such discussions will likely include internal agency personnel rules and practices, specifically, identification
of vulnerabilities in the Federal Government's cyber network, along with strategies for mitigating those vulnerabilities and
other sensitive law enforcement or homeland security information of a predominantly internal nature which, if disclosed, would
significantly risk circumvention of DHS regulations or statutes. NSTAC members will likely inform the discussion by contributing
confidential and voluntarily-provided commercial information relating to private sector network vulnerabilities that they
would not customarily release to the public. Disclosure of this information can be reasonably expected to frustrate DHS's
ongoing cybersecurity programs and initiatives and could be used to exploit vulnerabilities in the Federal Government's cyber
network. Accordingly, the relevant portion of this meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (4)
and (9)(B).

James Madon, Director, National Communications System. [FR Doc. E8-24613 Filed 10-15-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P