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Contact Person: Larry Pinkus, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 

4132, MSC 7802, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(301) 435–1214, pinkusl@csr.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: December 20, 2011. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33251 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2011–0111] 

Homeland Security Advisory Council 

AGENCY: The Office of Policy, DHS. 

ACTION: Closed Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Homeland Security 

Advisory Council (HSAC) will meet on 

January 9, 2012, in Arlington, Virginia. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public. A notice of the meeting of the 

Homeland Security Advisory Council is 

being published in the Federal Register 

on December 27, 2011, 14 days prior to 

the meeting due to holiday scheduling 

conflicts. Although the meeting notice 

will be published in the Federal 

Register late, we’ve extended public 

comment until one day prior to the 

meeting. 

DATES: The HSAC will meet on Monday, 

January 9, 2012, from 8:50 a.m. to 3:30 

p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

Town Hall (1) at the Transportation 

Security Administration, 601 South 

12th Street, (East Building), Arlington, 

VA 22202. Written comments must be 

submitted and received by January 8, 

2012. Comments must be identified by 

Docket No. DHS 2011–0111 and may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: HSAC@dhs.gov. Include 

docket number in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: (202) 282–9207 

• Mail: Homeland Security Advisory 

Council, Department of Homeland 

Security, Mailstop 0450, 245 Murray 

Lane SW., Washington, DC 20528. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and DHS–2011– 

0111, 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 DHS 

Homeland Security Advisory Council, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

HSAC Staff at hsac@dhs.gov or (202) 

447–3135. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

The HSAC provides independent, 

objective advice and recommendations 

for the consideration of the Secretary of 

the Department of Homeland Security 

on matters related to homeland security. 

The Council is comprised of leaders of 

local law enforcement, first responders, 

state and local government, the private 

sector, and academia. 

The HSAC will meet for the purpose 

of receiving sensitive operational 

information from senior DHS 

leadership. The meeting will address 

threats to our homeland security, border 

security, examine U.S. Coast Guard 

counterterrorism efforts; provide an 

operational update of the Transportation 

Security Administration’s (TSA) 

Frequent Traveler Program; examine 

evolving threats in cyber security; and 

provide information on the threat of an 

electromagnetic pulse attack and its 

associated vulnerabilities. 

Summary of the Agenda 

Sensitive Threat Briefings against the 

Homeland. 

Briefing on Strategic Implementation 

Plan to Counter Violent Extremism 

Domestically. 

Update on Border Security and 

Evolving Threats. 

US Coast Guard, Update on 

Counterterrorism Efforts Around the 

World. 

TSA Frequent Travelers Program 

Operational Update. 

Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Threat— 

Lessons Learned and Areas of 

Vulnerability, and 

Evolving Threats in Cyber Security. 

Basis for Closure: In accordance with 

Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, it has been determined 

that the meeting requires closure as the 

premature disclosure of the information 

would not be in the public interest. 

The HSAC will receive briefings on 

domestic and international threats to the 

homeland from DHS Intelligence and 

Analysis and other senior leadership, 

and a briefing on threats at the 

Southwest Border and joint operations 

with Mexican law enforcement from 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

That material, and a discussion of it, 

entails information the premature 

disclosure of which would not be in the 

public interest. Specifically, there will 

be material presented regarding the 

latest viable threats against the United 

States, and how DHS and other Federal 

agencies plan to address those threats. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(7)(E)&(F), 

disclosure of that information could 

reveal investigative techniques and 

procedures not generally available to the 

public, allowing those with interests 

against the United States to circumvent 

the law, thereby endangering the life or 

physical safety of law enforcement 

personnel. Additionally, under 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B), disclosure of these 

techniques and procedures could 

frustrate the successful implementation 

of protective measures designed to keep 

our country safe. 

The DHS Office of Counterterrorism 

will present a briefing on the 

Department’s implementation plan to 

counter domestic violent extremism. 

Providing this information to the public 

would provide terrorists with a road 

map regarding the Department’s plan to 

counter their actions, and thus, allow 

them to take different actions to avoid 

counterterrorism efforts. Under 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(7)(E)&(F), disclosure of that 

information could endanger the life or 

physical safety of law enforcement 

personnel. Additionally, under 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B), disclosure of this plan 

could frustrate the successful 

implementation of measures designed to 

counter terrorist acts. 

The members of the HSAC will 

receive a briefing on the Transportation 

Security Administration’s (TSA) 

frequent travelers program that will 

include lessons learned, the enhanced 

security the new program provides, and 

screening techniques associated with 

this program. The briefing will include 

Sensitive Security Information within 

the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 114 and 49 

C.F.R. part 1520, which requires 

nondisclosure of security activities if 

disclosure would be detrimental to the 

security of transportation. DHS has 

determined that public disclosure of 

this information would significantly 

compromise the operational security of 

the nation’s transportation system if 

disclosed, by exposing the existing 

vulnerabilities and the physical 

limitations of the program. As a result, 

this briefing must be closed under the 

authority of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3)(A). 


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The members will also receive a 

briefing on recent Cyber attacks and the 

potential threat of an electromagnetic 

pulse attack. Both will include lessons 

learned and potential vulnerabilities of 

infrastructure assets, as well as potential 

methods to improve the Federal 

response to a cyber or electromagnetic 

pulse attack. Disclosure of this 

information would be a road map to 

those who wish to attack our 

infrastructure, and hence, would 

certainly frustrate the successful 

implementation of preventive and 

counter measures to protect our cyber 

and physical infrastructure. Therefore, 

this portion of the meeting is required 

to be closed under U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B). 

Accordingly, this meeting will be closed 

to the public. 

Dated: December 21, 2011. 

Becca Sharp, 

Executive Director, Homeland Security 

Advisory Council, DHS. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33196 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2011–0074] 

Submission for Review and Comment: 

‘‘The Menlo Report: Ethical Principles 

Guiding Information and 

Communication Technology 

Research’’ (‘‘Menlo Report’’) for the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), Science and Technology, Cyber 

Security Division (CSD), Protected 

Repository for the Defense of 

Infrastructure Against Cyber Threats 

(PREDICT) 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day Notice and request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: DHS invites the public to 

comment on the Menlo Report in 

support of PREDICT, DHS S&T 

sponsored work on ethics in 

Information and Communication 

Technology Research (ICTR). This 

notice is to elicit feedback from the 

public. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

February 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The Menlo Report may be 

found at: http://www.cyber.st.dhs.gov/ 

wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ 

MenloPrinciplesCORE-20110915- 

r560.pdf Interested persons are invited 

to submit comments, identified by 

docket number DHS–2011–0074, by 

accessing Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Please 

follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DHS 

S&T CSD, Email 

Menlo_Report@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DHS 

S&T, CSD is interested in comments 

applicable to privacy issues and 

applicability of ethics with respect to 

human subjects in ICTR. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Feedback comments. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Science and Technology, ‘‘The Menlo 

Report: Ethical Principles Guiding 

Information and Communication 

Technology Research’’ (‘‘Menlo Report’’) 

review and comments. 

(3) Agency Form Number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: N/A 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Individuals, consisting of 

federal, state and local law enforcement, 

private sector and academia 

practitioners. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 

a. Estimate of the total number of 

respondents: N/A. 

b. An estimate of the time for an 

average respondent to respond: N/A. 

c. An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: N/A. 

Dated: December 14, 2011. 

Tara O’Toole, 

Under Secretary for Science and Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33231 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9F–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–131, Revision of an 

Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Form I–131, 

Application for Travel Document. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services will be submitting 

the following information collection 

request for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The information 

collection is published to obtain 

comments from the public and affected 

agencies. Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for sixty days until 

February 27, 2012. 

Written comments and suggestions 

regarding items contained in this notice, 

and especially with regard to the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Products Division, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529– 

2020. Comments may also be submitted 

to DHS via facsimile to (202) 272–0997, 

or via email at 

uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov. When 

submitting comments by email, please 

add the OMB Control Number 1615– 

0013 in the subject box. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the collection of information 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Travel Document. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–131. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 


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