20934 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 67 / Monday, April 8, 2013 / Notices 

Dated: April 2, 2013. 

Michelle Trout, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2013–0004] 

National Infrastructure Advisory 

Council; Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of an Open Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Infrastructure 

Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet 

Monday, April 8, 2013, at the United 

States Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., 

Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: The NIAC will meet Monday, 

April 8, 2013, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m. The meeting may close early if the 

committee has completed its business. 

For additional information, please 

consult the NIAC Web site, 

www.dhs.gov/NIAC, or contact the NIAC 

Secretariat by phone at (703) 235–2888 

or by email at NIAC@hq.dhs.gov. 

ADDRESSES: United States Access Board, 

1331 F Street NW., Suite 800, 

Washington, DC 20004. 

Persons attending meetings in the 

Access Board’s conference space are 

requested to refrain from using perfume, 

cologne, and other fragrances (see 

http://www.access-board.gov/about/ 

policies/fragrance.htm for more 

information). 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

below as soon as possible. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the Council 

as listed in the ‘‘Summary’’ section 

below. Comments must be submitted in 

writing no later than 12:00 p.m. on 

April 8, 2013, and must be identified by 

‘‘DHS–2013–0004’’ and may be 

submitted by any one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting written 

comments. 

• Email: NIAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include 

the docket number in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Fax: (703) 603–5098. 

• Mail: Nancy Wong, National 

Protection and Programs Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security, 245 

Murray Lane SW., Mail Stop 0607, 

Arlington, VA 20598–0607. 

Instructions: All written submissions 

received must include the words 

‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’ 

and the docket number for this action. 

Written comments received will be 

posted without alteration at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received by the NIAC, go to 

www.regulations.gov. 

Members of the public will have an 

opportunity to provide oral comments 

after the presentation of the report from 

the Regional Resilience Working Group. 

We request that comments be limited to 

the issues listed in the meeting agenda 

and previous NIAC studies. All previous 

NIAC studies can be located at 

www.dhs.gov/NIAC. Relevant public 

comments may be submitted in writing 

or presented in person for the Council 

to consider. Comments received by 

Nancy Wong after 12:00 p.m. on April 

8, 2013, will still be accepted and 

reviewed by the members, but not 

necessarily by the time of the meeting. 

In-person presentations will be limited 

to three minutes per speaker, with no 

more than 30 minutes for all speakers. 

Parties interested in making in-person 

comments should register no later than 

15 minutes prior to the beginning of the 

meeting at the meeting location. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Wong, National Infrastructure 

Advisory Council Designated Federal 

Officer, Department of Homeland 

Security, telephone (703) 235–2888. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

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

(Pub. L. 92–463). The NIAC shall 

provide the President through the 

Secretary of Homeland Security with 

advice on the security and resilience of 

the Nation’s critical infrastructure 

sectors and their information systems. 

The NIAC will meet to discuss issues 

relevant to the critical infrastructure 

protection and resilience as directed by 

the President. At this meeting, the 

committee will receive and discuss a 

presentation from the NIAC Regional 

Resilience Working Group documenting 

their work to date on the Regional 

Resilience Study, which includes the 

role and impact of critical infrastructure 

on regional resiliency, best regional 

practices and models, and the 

contribution of public private 

partnerships. The presentation will be 

posted no later than one week prior to 

the meeting on the Council’s public 

Web page on www.dhs.gov/NIAC. The 

Council will review and discuss the 

findings of the Working Group. Federal 

officials will brief the members on the 

recently issued Executive Order 13636 

and Presidential Policy Directive 21 to 

receive comments. Federal officials will 

also provide further direction to the 

Council on the scope of the Working 

Group’s study, and on potential new 

topics for study by the Council. 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

requires that notices of meetings of 

advisory committees be announced in 

the Federal Register 15 days prior to the 

meeting date. However, this notice of 

the NIAC meeting is being published in 

the Federal Register on April 8, 2013, 

zero days prior to the meeting due to an 

immediate need by DHS to receive 

advice on the new implementation of 

Executive Order 13636 and Presidential 

Policy Directive 21. Both mandate 

comprehensive consultation with 

stakeholders in very short time lines for 

implementation. Although the meeting 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register late, the date of the meeting has 

been posted on the Council’s public 

Web site on www.dhs.gov since January 

2013. Additional outreach will be 

accomplished through trade and 

professional associations. 

Meeting Agenda 

I. Opening of Meeting 

II. Roll Call of Members 

III. Opening Remarks and Introductions 

IV. NIAC Presentation on Regional 

Resilience Working Group 

V. Public Comment: Discussion Limited 

to Meeting Agenda Items and 

Previous NIAC Studies 

VI. Regional Resilience Working Group 

Discussion 

VII. Briefing and Discussion on 

Executive Order 13636 and 

Presidential Policy Directive 21 by the 

Department of Homeland Security 

VIII. Identification of Potential Areas to 

Recommend for Next NIAC Study 

IX. Closing Remarks 

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, contact the NIAC Secretariat at 

(703) 235–2888 as soon as possible. 

Dated: April 3, 2013. 

Nancy Wong, 

Designated Federal Officer for the NIAC. 

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