NSTAC Advisory Committee Meeting Notice

Regs.gov: National Communications System

Published January 11th, 2008

Detected March 15th, 2026

Summary

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a notice for a partially closed meeting of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) on February 28, 2008. The meeting will include discussions on NSTAC initiatives, GPS reports, and network infrastructure, with a portion closed due to sensitive information.

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What changed

This document provides notice of a partially closed teleconference meeting for the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), scheduled for February 28, 2008. The meeting will cover government stakeholder feedback, a vote on the Global Positioning Systems Report, and discussions on the global network infrastructure environment and network security. A portion of the meeting will be closed to the public due to the sensitive nature of discussions regarding system threats and vulnerabilities.

Interested parties could submit comments by March 7, 2008, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal, email, mail, or fax. Access to the conference bridge and meeting materials required prior contact by February 21, 2008. The notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act and specifies the basis for closing portions of the meeting, citing the potential for disclosure of trade secrets, confidential financial information, and frustration of agency actions.

What to do next

Submit comments regarding the NSTAC meeting by March 7, 2008, if desired.
Contact Ms. Sue Daage by February 21, 2008, for access to conference bridge and meeting materials.

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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.

DATES:

February 28, 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. February 21, 2008. If you desire to submit comments regarding the February 28, 2008, meeting, they must be submitted
by March 7, 2008. Comments must be identified by NCS-2007-0006 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• E-mail: NSTAC1@dhs.gov. Include docket number in the subject line of the message.

• Mail: Office of the Manager, National Communications System (N5), Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC, 20529.

• Fax: 1-866-466-5370.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the words “Department of Homeland Security” and NCS-2007-0006, 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, Acting Chief, Customer Service Division 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/N5.

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, and a discussion and vote on its Global Positioning Systems Report. This portion of the meeting will be
open to the public.

Between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., NSTAC will discuss and vote on the results of its investigation of the global network infrastructure
environment. NSTAC will also discuss progress made by its Network Security Scoping Group. 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: Discussions about the global network infrastructure environment and network security will contain sensitive industry information
concerning specific system threats and explicit physical/cyber vulnerabilities. This information could be exploited by terrorists
or other motivated adversaries.

Pursuant to Section 10(d) of FACA, the Department has determined that this discussion will likely reveal trade secrets or
financial information obtained from private parties which is privileged or confidential. Pursuant to Section 10(d) of FACA,
the Department has also determined that this discussion will concern matters which, if disclosed, would be likely to frustrate
significantly the implementation of a proposed agency action. Accordingly, the relevant portion of this meeting will be closed
to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(9)(B) (1976), applied through 5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq. at section 10(d) (1997).

Dated: January 11, 2008. Lawrence Hale, Acting Director, National Communications System. [FR Doc. E8-2011 Filed 2-1-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P