[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57951-57952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21690]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Directorate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection 
(IAIP); Open Meeting of National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC)

AGENCY: Directorate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure 
Protection, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet 
on Tuesday, October 12, 2004, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Hamilton 
Crowne Plaza Hotel in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the 
public. Limited seating will be available. Reservations are not 
accepted.
    The NIAC advises the President of the United States on the security 
of information systems for critical infrastructure supporting other 
sectors of the economy, including banking and finance, transportation, 
energy, manufacturing, and emergency government services. At this 
meeting, the NIAC will be briefed on the status of several Working 
Group activities, including those that the Council undertook at its 
last meeting.

DATES: The NIAC will meet Tuesday, October 12, 2004, from 1 p.m. until 
4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The NIAC will meet at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel, 529 
14th & K St., NW., Washington, DC 20005.
    The NIAC Designated Federal Official can be contacted via mail: Ms. 
Nancy J. Wong, Infrastructure Coordination Division, Directorate of 
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Department of 
Homeland Security, Room 6095, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC. 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Wong, NIAC Designated Federal 
Official, 202-482-1929.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Committee Meeting on October 12, 2004

I. Opening of Meeting
    Nancy J. Wong, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Designated 
Federal Officer, NIAC
II. Roll Call of Members
    NIAC Staff
III. Opening Remarks
    Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President and Homeland 
Security Advisor, Homeland Security Council, (invited);
    Secretary Tom Ridge, DHS (invited);
    Lt. Gen. Frank Libutti (USMC, ret.), Under Secretary for 
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, DHS (invited); and
    Robert P. Liscouski, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure 
Protection, Department of Homeland Security (invited);
IV. Status Reports on Pending Initiatives:
    A. Intelligence Process and Work Products Regarding Critical 
Infrastructures
    Vice Chairman John T. Chambers, Chairman & CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc. 
and Chief Gilbert Gallegos, Police Chief, City of Albuquerque, New 
Mexico Police Department; NIAC Member
    B. Risk Management Approaches to Protection
    Thomas E. Noonan, Chairman, President & CEO, Internet Security 
Systems, Inc.; NIAC Member and Martha Marsh, President & CEO, Stanford 
Hospital & Clinics; NIAC Member
    C. Assuring Adequate National Intellectual Capital to Secure Cyber-
Based Critical Infrastructures
    Vice Chairman Chambers, Chairman & CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc. and Dr. 
Linwood Rose, President, James Madison University; NIAC Member
V. Final Report and Discussion on Hardening the Internet
    George H. Conrades, Chairman & CEO Akamai Technologies; NIAC Member
VI. Final Report and Discussion on the Common Vulnerability Scoring 
System
    Vice Chairman Chambers; and John W. Thompson, Chairman & CEO, 
Symantec Corporation; NIAC Member
VII. Final Report and Discussion on Prioritization of Cyber 
Vulnerabilities
    Martin G. McGuinn, Chairman & CEO, Mellon Financial Corporation; 
NIAC Member
VIII. Adoption Of NIAC Recommendations
    NIAC Members
IX. New Initiatives
    Chairman Erle A. Nye; NIAC Members
X. New Business
    Chairman Erle A. Nye; NIAC Members
XI. Adjournment

Procedural

    These meetings are open to the public. Please note that the 
meetings may close early if all business is finished.

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Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, 
telephone the Designated Federal Official as soon as possible.

    Dated: September 13, 2004.
Nancy J. Wong,
Designated Federal Official for NIAC.
[FR Doc. 04-21690 Filed 9-27-04; 8:45 am]
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