[Federal Register: July 20, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 138)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
National Communications System
[Docket No. DHS-2005-0051]
Notice of Revised Agenda and Partial Closure for the July 27,
2005, Meeting of the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Communications System (NCS).
ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee (NSTAC) will meet on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, from 2 p.m.
until 3 p.m. The meeting will take place via teleconference and will be
partially closed to the public. For access to the conference bridge and
meeting materials, interested members of the public should contact Ms.
Elizabeth Hart at (703) 289-5948, or by e-mail at
hart_elizabeth@bah.com by 5 p.m. on Monday, July 25, 2005.
The NSTAC advises the President of the United States on issues and
problems related to implementing national security and emergency
preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications policy. Between 2 p.m. and 2:30
p.m. the members will discuss the NSTAC work plan for the coming year
and the activities of two NSTAC task forces. This portion of the
meeting remains open to the public.
Basis for Closure
Notice of the July 27th meeting of the NSTAC was submitted for
publication in the Federal Register on July 7, 2005, and published on
July 12, 2005 (70 FR 40052). Subsequent to the July 7 terrorist attacks
in London, however, the NSTAC asked Robert B. Stephan, Assistant
Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland
Security (Department), to discuss the attacks during the July 27 NSTAC
meeting. This topic will be incorporated into the discussions of
Exercise Pinnacle and the National Infrastructure Protection Plan
(NIPP), items which have been on the agenda since notice of this
meeting appeared in the Federal Register on July 12, 2003. The combined
discussion of the London attacks, Exercise Pinnacle, and the NIPP will
occur between 2:30 and 3 p.m. and will likely involve sensitive
information on the release of which would likely frustrate the
Department's ability to implement the NIPP, safeguard critical
facilities, and implement response and recovery activities.
Accordingly, the Department has determined that this portion of the
meeting will be closed to the public.
Notice of the partial closure of this meeting is given pursuant to
41 CFR 102-3.150 which allows such notice within 15 calendar days of a
meeting due to exceptional circumstances. Given the timing of the
London attacks, earlier notice of this agenda change was not possible.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Alberta Ross, Industry Operations
Branch at (703) 235-5526, e-mail: Alberta.Ross@dhs.gov, or write the
Deputy Manager, National Communications System, Department of Homeland
Security, IAIP/NCS/N5, Washington, DC 20528-mail stop 8510.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Comments: You may submit comments for
the public portion of this meeting, identified by DHS-2005-0051, by one
of the following methods:
EPA Federal Partner EDOCKET Web Site: http://www.epa.gov/feddocket.
Follow instructions for submitting comments on the Web site.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: NSTAC@dhs.gov. When submitting comments
electronically, please include DHS-2005-0051 in the subject line of the
message.
Mail: Office of the Manager, National Communications
System (N5), Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20529. To
ensure proper handling, please reference DHS-2005-0051 on your
correspondence. This mailing address may also be used for paper, disk
or CD-ROM submissions.
All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket
, including any personal information provided. For
access to the docket, or to read background documents or comments
received, go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket You may also access the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
Dated: July 15, 2005.
Peter M. Fonash,
Deputy Manager, National Communications System.
[FR Doc. 05-14442 Filed 7-18-05; 2:57 pm]
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