[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85227-85228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24863]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2024-0024]


National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice of partially closed Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: CISA is publishing this notice to announce the President's 
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) Meeting 
on November 14, 2024, in Washington DC. This meeting will be partially 
closed to the public. The public can access the open portion of the 
meeting via teleconference.

DATES: Meeting Registration: Registration to attend the meeting is 
required and must be received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard 
Time (EST) on November 12, 2024. For more information on how to 
participate, please contact <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#baf4e9eefbf9fad9d3c9db94ded2c994ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="703e2324313330131903115e1418035e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Speaker Registration: Registration to speak during the meeting's 
public comment period must be received no later than 5 p.m. EST on 
November 7, 2024.
    Written Comments: Written comments must be received no later than 5 
p.m. EST on November 7, 2024.
    Meeting Date: The NSTAC will meet on November 14, 2024, from 1 p.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. EST. The meeting may end early if the committee has 
completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The NSTAC meeting will be open to the public, per 41 CFR 
102-3.150 and will be held virtually. Members of the public may 
participate via teleconference only. For access to the conference call 
bridge, or to request special assistance, please email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fcb2afa8bdbfbc919d9590d29f958f9dd298948fd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bd5c8cfdad8dbf6faf2f7b5f8f2e8fab5fff3e8b5fcf4ed">[email protected]</span></a> by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 12, 2024. The 
NSTAC is committed to ensuring all participants have equal access 
regardless of disability status. If you require a reasonable 
accommodation due to a disability to fully participate, please contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as 
soon as possible.
    Comments: Members of the public are invited to provide comments on 
issues that will be considered by the committee as listed in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Associated materials that may 
be discussed during the meeting will be made available for review at 
https://www.cisa.gov/nstac prior to the day of the meeting. Comments 
should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 7, 2024, and must be 
identified by Docket Number CISA-2024-0024. Comments may be submitted 
by one of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Please 
follow the instructions for submitting written comments.
    <bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9879a9d888a89a4a8a0a5e7aaa0baa8e7ada1bae7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7998483969497bab6bebbf9b4bea4b6f9b3bfa4f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>. Include the Docket Number 
CISA-2024-0024 in the subject line of the email.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency'' and the Docket 
Number for this action. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. You may wish to review the Privacy & Security Notice 
available via a link on the homepage of www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket and comments received by the 
NSTAC, please go to www.regulations.gov and enter docket number CISA-
2024-0024.
    A public comment period is scheduled to be held during the meeting 
from 3:40 to 3:50 p.m. EST. Speakers who wish to participate in the 
public comment period must email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#347a676075777459555d581a575d47551a505c471a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fbb5a8afbab8bb969a9297d59892889ad59f9388d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a> to register. 
Speakers should limit their comments to three minutes and will speak in 
order of registration. Please note that the public comment period may 
end before the time indicated, following the last request for comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Berger, 202- 701-6354, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#420c11160301022f232b2e6c212b31236c262a316c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="307e63647173705d51595c1e535943511e5458431e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NSTAC is established under the authority 
of Executive Order (E.O.) 12382, dated September 13, 1982, as amended 
by E.O. 13286 and 14048, continued under the authority of E.O. 14109, 
dated September 30, 2023. Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Chapter 10. The NSTAC 
advises the President on matters related to national security and 
emergency preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications and cybersecurity 
policy.
    Agenda: The NSTAC will meet in an open session on Thursday, 
November 14, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST to discuss current 
NSTAC activities and the government's ongoing cybersecurity and NS/EP 
communications initiatives. This open session will include: (1) an 
update on the administration's

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cybersecurity initiatives; (2) a status update on the NSTAC Principles 
for Baseline Security Offerings from Cloud Service Providers Study; and 
(3) a status update on the National Preparedness for Post-Quantum 
Cryptography Study.
    The committee will also meet in a closed session from 1:00 to 2:45 
p.m. EST during which time: (1) senior government intelligence 
officials will provide a threat briefing concerning threats to NS/EP 
communications; and (2) NSTAC members and government officials will 
discuss potential future NSTAC study topics.
    Basis for Closure: In accordance with section 1009(d) of FACA; and 
sections 552b(c)(1) and 552b(c)(9)(B) of The Government in the Sunshine 
Act (Sunshine Act), 5 U.S.C. 552b; it has been determined that a 
portion of the agenda requires closure.
    These agenda items are the: (1) classified threat briefing, which 
will provide NSTAC members the opportunity to discuss information 
concerning threats to NS/EP communications with senior government 
intelligence officials; and (2) potential future NSTAC study topic 
discussion. The threat briefing will be classified at the top secret/
sensitive compartmented information level. Disclosure of these threats 
during the briefing, as well as vulnerabilities and mitigation 
techniques, is a risk to the Nation's cybersecurity posture because 
adversaries could use this information to compromise commercial and 
government networks. Subjects addressed during the discussion are 
tentative and are under further consideration by the committee.
    Therefore, this portion of the meeting has been closed pursuant to 
section 1009(d) of FACA, and sections 552b(c)(1) and 552b(c)(9)(B) of 
the Sunshine Act, because it will disclose matters that are classified 
and be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of one or more 
proposed agency actions.

    Dated: October 18, 2024
Christina Berger,
Designated Federal Officer, National Security Telecommunications 
Advisory Committee, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-24863 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am]
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