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Title: General Meeting Registration and Evaluation.

OMB Number: 1670–NEW. General Registration Form

Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 5,000. Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 850 annual burden hours. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintaining): $22,457.
Pre-Meeting Survey

Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 5,000. Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 850 annual burden hours. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintaining): $22,457. Post-Meeting/Workshop/Training Evaluation

Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 5,000. Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 1,250 annual burden hours. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintaining): $33,025.

Dated: November 21, 2013. Scott Libby, Deputy Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013–28702 Filed 11–27–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 9910–9P–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY** 

**[DHS–2013–0037]**

**Committee Name: Homeland Security Information Network Advisory**  **Committee (HSINAC)**

**AGENCY :**  Operation Coordination and Planning/Office of Chief Information Officer (OPS/OCIO)

**ACTION :**  Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. **SUMMARY :**  The Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Council (HSINAC) will meet December 17, 2013 from 1 p.m.–3 p.m. EST virtuallythrough HSIN Connect, an online webconferencing tool and via teleconference. The meeting will be open to the public.

**DATES :**  The HSINAC will meet Tuesday, December 17, 2013 from 1 p.m.—3 p.m. EST via conference call and HSIN Connect, an online web-conferencing tool, both of which will be made available to members of the general public. Please note that the meeting may end early if the committee has completed its business.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held virtually via HSIN Connect, an online web-conferencing tool at https:// share.dhs.gov/hsinac, and available via teleconference at 1–800–320–4330 Conference Pin: 673978 for all public audience members. To access the web conferencing tool go to https:// share.dhs.gov/hsinac, click on ‘‘enter as a guest’’, type in your name as a guest and click ‘‘submit.’’ The teleconference lines will be open for the public and the meeting brief will be posted beforehand on the Federal Register site (https:// www.federalregister.gov/ ). If the federal government is closed, the meeting will be rescheduled.

For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Michael Brody, michael.brody@hq.dhs.gov, 202–343– 4211, as soon as possible.

To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment on the issues to be considered by the committee. Comments must be submitted in writing no later than December 13th and must be identified by the docket number—DHS–2013– 0037—and may be submitted by one of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• Email: Michael Brody, michael.brody@hq.dhs.gov. Please also include the docket number in the subject line of the message.

• Fax: 202–343–4294

• Mail: Michael Brody, Department of Homeland Security, OPS CIO–D Stop 0426, 245 Murray Lane, SW., BLDG 410, Washington, DC 20528–0426.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the words ‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’ and the docket number (DHS–2013–0037) 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 HSINAC go
to http://www.regulations.gov and type the docket number of DHS–2013–0037 into the ‘‘search’’ field at the top right of the Web site.

A public comment period will be held during the meeting on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 from 2:45 p.m. to 3 p.m., and speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please note that the public comment period may end before the time indicated, following the last call for comments. Contact one of the individuals listed below to register as a speaker.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Designated Federal Officer, Michael Brody, Michael.brody@hq.dhs.gov, Phone: 202–343–4211, Fax: 202–343– 4294, Or Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Sarah Schwettman, sarah.schwettman@hq.dhs.gov, Phone:
202–343–4212.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee (HSINAC) is an advisory body to the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) Program Office. This committee provides advice and recommendations to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on matters relating to HSIN. These matters include system requirements, operating policies, community organization, knowledge management, interoperability and federation with other systems, and any other aspect of HSIN that supports the operations of DHS and its federal, state, territorial, local, tribal, international, and private sector mission partners. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix. The HSINAC provides advice and recommendations to DHS on matters relating to HSIN. Agenda

• HSIN Program Update

Æ New Hires—How the HSIN

program has increased the quantity and quality of its Federal workforce.

Æ New Development Contract—How

the HSIN Program has implemented a new contract for the engineering and architecture team that builds the HSIN system.

Æ New Outreach Contract—How the

HSIN Program has implemented a new engagement to maintain and improve upon its mission advocate team for all HSIN users.

Æ Budget/Investment Requirements—

A summary of HSIN’s current financial position, and expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year.


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• HSIN Optimization and Development Vision

Æ Improving System Performance and

Service Operations—A summary of the steps the program has and will be taking to ensure the current platform meets user service requirements and agreements.

Æ Interoperability and Federation—A

discussion of the program’s plans to link HSIN to a series of partner networks that will provide all users with greater access to new collaborative partners and their
content.

Æ Large List—A summary of how the

program is implementing new ways to ensure the validation of users is fast and efficient.

Æ New Development Environments—

A discussion on how HSIN is creating a set of new virtual environments for its new development team to use that are stable and accurately replicate the actual network, to ensure, final, new developments work as planned and meet requirements.

Æ DHS Suspicious Activity Reporting

(SAR)—An introduction to how HSIN is developing a new capability for the quick and efficient delivery and sharing of suspicious activity reports by users of all kinds including those from the private sector.

• Portal Consolidation Update—A review of HSIN’s efforts to save resources across the Federal government by consolidating a series of systems into the single, HSIN platform.

• Public comment period

• Deliberation/Voting/Obtain guidance from HSINAC on:

Æ Stakeholder Management

Strategy—A review of HSIN’s new strategy for ensuring managed growth, user self-sufficiency, and prioritized engagements with critical partners in the coming year.

Æ Messaging/Communications

Strategy—An update on HSIN’s work to define its place in the information sharing market, what defines it, its value proposition, and the best way to communicate these
terms.

Æ HSIN Mobile Use/Application

Policy—An opportunity for HSINAC members to comment on the development of a new policy that will define the rights, duties and privileges to use HSIN on mobile devices ensuring security and accessibility.

• Closing remarks • Adjournment of the meeting

James Lanoue, HSIN Acting Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 2013–28703 Filed 11–27–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 9910–9B–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY** 

**[Docket No. DHS–2013–0078]**

**Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)**  **Opportunity With the Department of Homeland Security for the Testing of**  **Reusable Electronic Conveyance Security Device (RECONS) Solutions** 

**AGENCY :**  Borders and Maritime Security Division (BMD), Homeland Advanced Research Projects Agency, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

**ACTION :**  Notice of intent.

**SUMMARY :**  BMD is initiating a project to demonstrate that commercially available conveyance security solutions can be utilized with a common data management system in the following Government operations (described in detail later):

• Centralized Examination Station

(CES)

• In-bond

• National Capital Region Secure

Delivery

• Cross-border Commerce

BMD is looking to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with interested partner(s) to test the interoperability and conveyance security capabilities of their solutions in a lab environment and thenassess their ability to support CES, Inbond, National Capital Region Secure Delivery, and Cross-border Commerce operations in a technology demonstration.

The results of the project are intended to serve as a data point for the standard under development for reusable electronic conveyance security devices (RECONS). The RECONS Standard will support certification of partner solutionsto be used by industry for their crossborder commerce shipments (described in detail later) in addition to the Government in their aforementioned operations.

The proposed term of the CRADA can be up to twenty-four (24) months.

**DATES :**  Submit comments on or before December 30, 2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  Mail comments and requests to participate to Jonathan McEntee, (ATTN: Jonathan McEntee, 245 Murray Lane SW., Washington, DC 20528–0075). Submit electronic comments and other data with the subject line ‘‘RECONS Notice of Intent’’
to jonathan.mcentee@dhs.gov.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :** 

Information on DHS CRADAs: Marlene Owens, (202) 254–6671.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Background

Ensuring cargo security as it flows through supply chains is a challenge faced by industry and governments, both domestically and internationally. There is a need to identify illegal activity introduced into the supply chain while facilitating the flow of legal

commerce.

A solution that provides greater security and facilitation of legal commerce is tracking the cargo conveyance as it moves through the supply chain and reporting any security breaches. The additional data is critical in assessing the risk level of cargo shipments and determining which shipments require more scrutiny rather than expedited processing. Operational Context

Each operation requiring conveyance security is slightly different and it is important to understand the environment in which they will be employed to ensure understanding of the unique characteristics.

Centralized Examination Stations (CES) Operations: Ports of entry (POEs) often are constrained in the physical space and resources available to conduct physical inspections at the facility. In order to prevent arriving conveyances awaiting inspection from negatively impacting the flow of shipments through the POEs, shipments selected for physical inspection are often directed to a facility (i.e. CES) located away from the POE. The shipments are secured with high security International Organization Standard (ISO) bolts while they are en route between the two facilities and legally remain within custody of CBP until they are cleared at the CES.

Using RECONS in CES Operations will increase security by providing tracking between the POE and CES and ensuring they do not deviate from the designated route and/or compromise the integrity of the conveyance and the shipment. In addition, using RECONS for repeated trips rather than single-use ISO bolts will automate processes resulting in cost savings and efficiencies in operations.

In-bond Operations: Duties are nominally assessed when a shipment