NSTAC Advisory Committee Meeting Notice

Regs.gov: National Communications System

Published July 27th, 2006

Detected March 15th, 2026

Summary

The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will hold a partially closed teleconference meeting on July 27, 2006. The meeting will cover hurricane preparedness, work plans, and global infrastructure resiliency, with a portion closed to the public due to sensitive information.

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This notice announces a partially closed teleconference meeting of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) scheduled for July 27, 2006. The meeting agenda includes updates on hurricane preparedness, NSTAC work plans, and discussions on global infrastructure resiliency, with the latter portion being closed to the public due to the sensitive nature of potential threats and vulnerabilities.

While this is primarily an informational notice about a meeting, the deadline for submitting comments to the committee is July 26, 2006, and registration for the teleconference bridge and materials is by July 24, 2006. Regulated entities interested in providing input or accessing public portions of the meeting should adhere to these deadlines. The notice also mentions that this publication is late due to exceptional circumstances and administrative processing errors.

What to do next

Submit comments by July 26, 2006, if desired.
Contact Mr. William Fuller by July 24, 2006, for teleconference access and meeting materials.

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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:

Thursday, July 27, 2006, 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 Mr. William
Fuller at (703) 235-5521, or by e-mail at William.C.Fuller@dhs.gov by 5 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2006. If you desire to submit comments, they must be submitted by Wednesday, July 26, 2006.
Comments must be identified by NCS-2006-0006 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.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the words “Department of Homeland Security” and NCS-2006-0006, 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, Chief, Industry Operations Branch at (703) 235-5525, e-mail: Kiesha.Gebreyes@dhs.gov or write the Deputy Manager, National Communications System, Department of Homeland Security, IP/NCS/N5.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The 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,
as amended (5 U.S.C. App.1 et seq.).

At the upcoming meeting, between 2 p.m. and 2:45 p.m., the members will receive comments from government stakeholders, receive
an update from government officials on hurricane preparedness, review the NSTAC XXX work plan, discuss a request from the
National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) to the NSTAC, and receive updates from the NSTAC International Scoping Group
(ISG) and the Emergency Communications and Interoperability Task Force (ECITF). This portion of the meeting will be open to
the public.

Between 2:45 p.m. and 3 p.m. the committee will discuss global infrastructure resiliency (GIR). This portion of the meeting
will be closed to the public.

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

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), this notice was published late as a result of exceptional circumstances. An administrative
processing error prevented earlier publication, and the Department determined that it would be impracticable to reschedule
the substantive activity scheduled for this meeting. In order to allow the greatest possible public participation, the Department
has extended the usual deadlines to register public participants for the teleconference and to receive public comments. As
noted above, these dates are, respectively, July 24, 2006, and July 26, 2006.

Basis for Closure: The GIR discussion will likely involve sensitive infrastructure information concerning system threats and explicit physical/cyber
vulnerabilities related to current communications capabilities. Public disclosure of such information would heighten awareness
of potential vulnerabilities and increase the likelihood of exploitation by terrorists or other motivated adversaries. Pursuant
to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.), the Department has 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 the authority set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).

Dated: July 14, 2006. George W. Foresman, Under Secretary for Preparedness. [FR Doc. E6-11459 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P