[Federal Register: August 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 164)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

 
Announcing a Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy 
Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., 
notice is hereby given that the Information Security and Privacy 
Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet Thursday, September 6, 2007, from 8:30 
a.m. until 5:15 p.m., and Friday, September 7, 2007, from 8 a.m. until 
4:15 p.m. All sessions will be open to the public. The Advisory Board 
was established by the Computer Security Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-235) 
and amended by the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 
(Pub. L. 107-347) to advise the Secretary of Commerce and the Director 
of NIST on security and privacy issues pertaining to federal computer 
systems. Details regarding the Board's activities are available at 
http://csrc.nist.gov/ispab/.


DATES: The meeting will be held on September 6, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. 
until 5:15 p.m. and September 7, 2007, from 8 a.m. until 4:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the George Washington 
University Cafritz Conference Center 800 21st Street, NW., Room 405, 
Washington, DC.

Agenda

--Welcome and Overview
--Computer Security Division (CSD) Update
--NIST Metrics Projects Briefing
--NIST Research Priorities for the Future
--Best Practices in Security at NSA
--Telecommuting Security Issues
--OMB Privacy Update
--Privacy Technology Update
--ISPAB Work Plan
    Note that agenda items may change without notice because of 
possible unexpected schedule conflicts of presenters.
    Public Participation: The Board agenda will include a period of 
time, not to exceed thirty minutes, for oral comments and questions 
from the public. Each speaker will be limited to five minutes. Members 
of the public who are interested in speaking are asked to contact the 
Board Secretariat at the telephone number indicated below. In addition, 
written statements are invited and may be submitted to the Board at any 
time. Written statements should be directed to the ISPAB Secretariat, 
Information Technology Laboratory, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-
8930. It would be appreciated if 25 copies of written material were 
submitted for distribution to the Board and attendees no later than 
August 23, 2007. Approximately 15 seats will be available for the 
public and media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pauline Bowen, Board Secretariat, 
Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930, 
telephone: (301) 975-2938.

    Dated: August 16, 2007.
James M. Turner,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E7-16817 Filed 8-23-07; 8:45 am]

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