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1PPD–21 can be found at: http://

www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/12/

presidential-policy-directive-critical-infrastructuresecurity-and-resil. 

Applied Toxicological Research and Testing, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: November 7, 2014. 

Carolyn Baum, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases: Notice of Closed 

Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special 

Emphasis Panel Modeling Immunity for 

Biodefense (U19). 

Date: December 8–10, 2014. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Sheraton—Silver Spring, Magnolia 

Ballroom, 8777 Georgia Avenue Silver 

Spring, MD 20910. 

Contact Person: Quirijn Vos, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Program, Division of Extramural Activities, 

DHHS/NIH/NIAID, 6700B Rockledge Drive, 

MSC 7616, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–451– 

2666, qvos@niaid.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special 

Emphasis Panel Beyond HAART: Innovative 

Approaches to Cure HIV–1 (U19). 

Date: December 10–12, 2014. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Baccarat 

Suite, One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, 

MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Betty Poon, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Program Division of Extramural Activities, 

NIAID/NIH/DHHS, 6700B Rockledge Drive, 

MSC 7616, Bethesda, MD 20892–7616, 301– 

402–6891, poonb@mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, 

and Transplantation Research; 93.856, 

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 

Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: November 7, 2014. 

David Clary, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2013–0074] 

Request for Comments and Answers 

to Specific Questions To Inform 

Development of the National Critical 

Infrastructure Security and Resilience 

(NCISR) Research and Development 

(R&D) Plan 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments and Answers to Specific 

Questions. 

SUMMARY: This Notice requests general 

comments and answers to specific 

questions to inform development of the 

National Critical Infrastructure Security 

and Resilience Research and 

Development Plan (NCISR R&D Plan) 

called for in Presidential Policy 

Directive (PPD) 21, Critical 

Infrastructure Security and Resilience. 

As part of a comprehensive national 

review process, the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) is soliciting 

public comments to support the DHS 

Science and Technology Directorate 

(S&T) in writing the NCISR R&D Plan. 

Critical infrastructure includes cyber 

and physical assets, systems, and 

networks comprising the 16 critical 

infrastructure sectors identified in PPD– 

21. 

DATES: Written comments are 

encouraged and will be accepted until 

December 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2013–0074, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: R&DWG@hq.dhs.gov. 

Include the docket number DHS–2013– 

0074 in the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Kristin Wyckoff, DHS/S&T/

RSD, 445 Murray Lane SW., Mail Stop 

0208, Washington, DC 20528–0208. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. For more 

information on submitting written 

comments, see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristin Wyckoff, DHS/S&T/RSD, 445 

Murray Lane SW., Mail Stop 0208, 

Washington, DC 20528–0208. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

DHS invites interested persons to 

provide input and answers to specific 

questions to inform the identification of 

national R&D priorities for the NCISR 

R&D Plan. Input is welcome from 

stakeholder groups, private and public 

entities, and individuals on content to 

be included to best fulfill the intended 

purpose of the plan. Comments that will 

provide the most assistance to DHS will 

include a rationale for the stated answer 

or recommendation, along with 

supplemental data, information, or 

authority that supports the response. 

II. Additional Instructions for Written 

Submissions 

All written submissions must include 

the words ‘‘Department of Homeland 

Security’’ and the docket number for 

this action. All comments received (via 

any of the identified methods) will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

submit your comments and material by 

only one means to avoid the posting of 

duplicate submissions. 

If you submit comments by mail, your 

submission should be an unbound 

document and no larger than 8.5 by 11 

inches to enable copying and electronic 

document management. Please limit 

submissions to a maximum of ten pages 

of text if possible. If you want DHS to 

acknowledge receipt of comments by 

mail, include with your comments a 

self-addressed, stamped postcard that 

includes the docket number for this 

action. DHS will date your postcard and 

return it to you via regular mail. 

III. Background 

On February 12, 2013, President 

Obama signed PPD–21,1 Critical 

Infrastructure Security and Resilience, 

which builds on the extensive work 

done to date to protect and enhance the 

resilience of the Nation’s critical 

infrastructure. This directive aims to 

clarify roles and responsibilities across 

the Federal Government and establish a 

more effective partnership with owners 


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fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-02-19/pdf/2013-03915.pdf. 

and operators and state, local, tribal, 

and territorial entities to enhance the 

security and resilience of critical 

infrastructure. 

President Obama also signed 

Executive Order (E.O.) 13636 2 on 

February 12, 2013, entitled Improving 

Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. By 

issuing the E.O. and PPD together, the 

Administration is taking an integrated 

approach to strengthening the security 

and resilience of critical infrastructure 

against all hazards, through an updated 

and overarching national framework 

that acknowledges the increased role of 

cybersecurity in securing physical 

assets. 

PPD–21 sets forth several actions that 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

shall take to implement the directive. 

One of these actions is to develop a 

National Critical Infrastructure Security 

and Resilience R&D Plan. This is to be 

done within two years of the date of the 

directive, or by February 12, 2015, with 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

working in coordination with the Office 

of Science and Technology Policy 

(OSTP), the Sector-Specific Agencies 

(SSAs), Department of Commerce 

(DOC), and other Federal departments 

and agencies. The plan is to take into 

account the evolving threat landscape, 

annual metrics, and other relevant 

information to identify priorities and 

guide R&D requirements and 

investments. The plan shall be issued 

every 4 years after its initial delivery 

with interim updates as needed. The 

plan will provide input to align Federal 

and Federally-funded R&D activities 

seeking to strengthen the security and 

resilience of the Nation’s critical 

infrastructure. 

The R&D Plan is being written 

through a collaborative process 

involving a full range of critical 

infrastructure partners and other 

stakeholders. This notice extends an 

invitation to the broader public to 

provide comments on the specific 

questions posed to inform the 

identification of national CISR R&D 

priorities. These comments and inputs 

will help to ensure the NCISR R&D Plan 

is relevant and useful, guiding R&D that 

will strengthen the security and 

resilience of the Nation’s critical 

infrastructure. 

IV. Specific Questions 

Answers to the following specific 

questions are desired: 

1. What do you view as the most 

significant cross-sector R&D themes? 

How might this view change looking 

forward to 2020 and beyond? 

2. PPD–21 states, ‘‘Critical 

infrastructure must be secure and able 

to withstand and rapidly recover from 

all hazards.’’ Given this desired 

outcome, what factors should be 

considered in prioritizing national R&D 

activities? 

3. What role can partnerships play in 

facilitating R&D within the themes 

identified in question #1? Is public 

sector engagement essential to 

advancing any of these themes? 

Dated: November 10, 2014. 

Jalal Mapar, 

Director, Resilient Systems Division, Science 

and Technology Directorate. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–9F–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[1651–0117] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Free Trade Agreements 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for 

comments; extension of an existing 

collection of information. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) of the Department of 

Homeland Security will be submitting 

the following information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act: Free Trade Agreements. 

CBP is proposing that this information 

collection be extended with a change to 

the burden hours, but no changes to the 

information collected. This document is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 16, 2015 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and 

Rulings, Office of International Trade, 

90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20229–1177. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Tracey Denning, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Regulations and Rulings, Office of 

International Trade, 90 K Street NE., 

10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– 

1177, at 202–325–0265. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 

44 U.S.C. 3507). The comments should 

address: (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimates of the burden of the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology; and (e) the annual cost 

burden to respondents or record keepers 

from the collection of information (total 

capital/startup costs and operations and 

maintenance costs). The comments that 

are submitted will be summarized and 

included in the CBP request for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. In this 

document, CBP is soliciting comments 

concerning the following information 

collection: 

Title: Free Trade agreements. 

OMB Number: 1651–0117. 

Form Number: None. 

Abstract: Free trade agreements are 

established to reduce and eliminate 

trade barriers, strengthen and develop 

economic relations, and to lay the 

foundation for further cooperation to 

expand and enhance benefits of the 

agreement. These agreements establish 

free trade by reduced-duty treatment on 

imported goods. 

The U.S. has entered into the 

following Free Trade Agreements: 

United States-Chile Free Trade 

Agreement (US–CFTA) (Pub. L. 108–77); 

the Republic of Singapore (Pub. L. 108– 

78, 117 Stat. 948,19 U.S.C. 3805 note); 

Australia (Pub. L. 108–286); Morocco 

(Pub. L. 108–302); Jordan (Pub. L. 107– 

43); Bahrain (Pub. L. 109–169); Oman 

(Pub. L. 107–210); Peru (Pub. L. 110– 

138, 121 Stat. 1455); Korea (Pub. L. 112– 

41); Colombia (Pub. L. 112–42, 125 Stat. 

462); Panama (Pub. L. 112–43); and 

Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El 

Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and 

Nicaragua (CAFTA–DR) (Pub. L. 109– 

53, 119 Stat. 462). 

These free trade agreements involve 

collection of data elements such as 

information about the importer and 

exporter of the goods, a description of 

the goods, tariff classification number, 


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