[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2434-2435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00530]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2019-0016]


Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; Notice of 
President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) meeting; 
request for comments.

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SUMMARY: CISA is publishing this notice to announce the following 
President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 
(NSTAC) meeting. This meeting is open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meeting Registration: Registration to attend the meeting is 
required and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) 
on February 18, 2020.
    Speaker Registration: Registration to speak during the meeting's 
public comment period must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on 
February 18, 2020.
    Meeting Date: The NSTAC will meet on February 20, 2020, from 2:00 
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. The meeting may close early if the committee has 
completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call. For access to 
the conference call bridge, information on services for individuals 
with disabilities, or to request special assistance to participate, 
please email [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. ET on February 18, 2020.
    Comments: Members of the public are invited to provide comment on 
the issues that will be considered by the committee as listed in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Associated materials that 
participants may discuss during the meeting will be available at 
www.dhs.gov/cisa/national-security-telecommunications-advisory-committee for review as of February 5, 2020. Comments may be submitted 
by 5:00 p.m. ET on February 18, 2020, and must be identified by Docket 
Number CISA-2019-0016. Comments may be submitted by one of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Please follow the instructions for submitting written comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the Docket Number CISA-
2019-0016 in the subject line of the email.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the Docket Number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket and comments received by the 
NSTAC, please go to www.regulations.gov and enter docket number CISA-
2019-0016.
    A public comment period is scheduled to be held during the meeting 
from 2:45 p.m.-2:55 p.m. ET. Speakers who wish to participate in the 
public comment period must register by emailing [email protected]. 
Speakers are requested to limit their comments to three minutes and 
will speak in order of registration. Please note that the public 
comment period may end before the time indicated, following the last 
request for comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Jackson, 703-705-6276, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NSTAC was established by Executive Order 
(E.O.) 12382, 47 FR 40531 (September 13, 1982), as amended and 
continued under the authority of E.O. 13889, dated September 27, 2019. 
Notice of this meeting is given under the

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FACA, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Pub. L. 92-463). The NSTAC advises the 
President on matters related to national security and emergency 
preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications and cybersecurity policy.
    Agenda: The NSTAC will hold a conference call on February 20, 2020, 
to discuss issues and challenges related to NS/EP communications. The 
meeting will include: discussions with senior-level Government 
stakeholders, and a status update on the NSTAC Software-Defined 
Networking subcommittee, the current study which tasked the committee 
with examining the impact of SDN on the Government's NS/EP functions, 
to include identifying the challenges and opportunities provided by SDN 
and assessing the use of SDN and other virtualization technologies in 
support of national security. There will also be discussion on 
potential NSTAC study topics.

    Dated: January 6, 2020.
Helen Jackson,
Designated Federal Officer, NSTAC.
[FR Doc. 2020-00530 Filed 1-14-20; 8:45 am]
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