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1PPD–21 can be found at: http://

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

Room 6182A, Rockville, MD 20852, Email: 

IACCPublicInquiries@mail.nih.gov. 

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2013. 

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notice as soon as possible. 

This meeting is being published less than 

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of the committee to discuss and vote on the 

updates of the 2013 IACC Strategic Plan. 

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Dated: November 29, 2013. 

David Clary, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

Exercise of Authority Under the 

Immigration and Nationality Act; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: On November 4, 2013, DHS 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register, announcing a Secretarial 

determination under section 

212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 

1182(d)(3)(B)(i), as amended. DHS 

inadvertently omitted three words from 

that notice. With this document, DHS is 

making three typographical corrections 

to that notice: inserting the words 

‘‘alien,’’ ‘‘in,’’ and ‘‘or.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicholas J. Perry, Assistant General 

Counsel for Immigration Enforcement, 

(202) 282–9822. 

Correction 

Correct FR Doc. 2013–26263 as 

follows: 

1. In the Federal Register of 

November 4, 2013, in FR Doc. 2013– 

26263, on page 66037, in the first 

column, correct the sixth through ninth 

lines to read: 

respect to an alien for solicitation of funds 

or other things of value for; solicitation of 

any individual for membership in; the 

provision of material support to; or who 

Dated: November 29, 2013. 

Christina E. McDonald, 

Associate General Counsel for Regulatory 

Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2013–0074] 

Review and Revision of the National 

Critical Infrastructure Security and 

Resilience (NCISR) Research and 

Development (R&D) Plan Outline and 

Specific Questions Regarding the 

Content 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments and answers to specific 

questions. 

SUMMARY: This Request for Information 

(RFI) notice informs the public that the 

Department of Homeland Security’s 

(DHS) Science and Technology 

Directorate (S&T) is currently 

developing a National Critical 

Infrastructure Security and Resilience 

Research and Development Plan (NCISR 

R&D Plan) to conform to the 

requirements of Presidential Policy 

Directive 21, Critical Infrastructure 

Security and Resilience. As part of a 

comprehensive national review process, 

DHS solicits public comment on issues 

or language in the NCISR R&D Plan that 

need to be included. Critical 

infrastructure includes both cyber and 

physical components, systems, and 

networks for the sixteen established 

‘‘critical infrastructures’’. 

DATES: Written comments are 

encouraged and will be accepted until 

January 6, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

questions about the NCISR R&D Plan 

should be forwarded to Kristin Wyckoff, 

DHS/S&T/RSD, 445 Murray Lane SW., 

Mail Stop 0208, Washington, DC 20528– 

0208. Written comments should reach 

the contact person listed no later than 

January 6, 2014. Comments must be 

identified by ‘‘DHS–2013–0074’’ and 

may be submitted by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

• Email: R&DWG@hq.dhs.gov. 

Include the docket number in the 

subject line of the message. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

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. You 

may submit your comments and 

material by one of the methods specified 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Please submit your 

comments and material by only one 

means to avoid the adjudication 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 10 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. We will date your postcard and 

return it to you via regular mail. 

Docket: Background documents and 

comments can be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

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 

The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) invites interested 

persons to contribute highly relevant 

content for consideration in the 

development the National Critical 

Infrastructure Security and Resilience 

Research and Development (NCISR 

R&D) Plan. Content can include, but is 

not limited to, published information 

and data, technical views, and/or ideas 

on research and development priorities, 

unsatisfied requirements or unmet 

capabilities, and/or current and longterm issues for critical infrastructure. 

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 in writing the 

NCISR R&D Plan will include the reason 

for the recommended information or 

topic along with supplemental data, 

information, or authority that supports 

such recommendation. 

II. Background 

On February 12, 2013, President 

Obama signed Presidential Policy 

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2EO 13636 can be found at: http://www.gpo.gov/ 

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

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 

and operators and state, local, tribal, 

and territorial entities to enhance the 

security and resilience of critical 

infrastructure. 

President Obama also signed 

Executive Order (EO) 13636 2 on 

February 12, 2013, entitled Improving 

Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. By 

issuing the EO 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 research and development 

requirements and investments. The plan 

shall be issued every four years after its 

initial delivery with interim updates as 

needed. The plan will provide input to 

align Federal and Federally-funded 

research and development activities 

seeking to strengthen the security and 

resilience of the Nation’s critical 

infrastructure. 

III. Initial List of Issues To Be Updated 

in the NCISR R&D Plan 

PPD–21 specifies the following 

elements shall be included in the NCISR 

R&D Plan: 

1. Promote research and development 

to enable the secure and resilient design 

and construction of critical 

infrastructure and more secure 

accompanying cyber technology; 

2. Enhance modeling capabilities to 

determine potential impact on critical 

infrastructure of an incident or threat 

scenario as well as cascading effects on 

other sectors; 

3. Means to facilitate initiatives to 

incentivize cybersecurity investments 

and the adoption of critical 

infrastructure design features that 

strengthen all-hazards security and 

resilience; and 

4. Prioritize efforts to support the 

strategic guidance issued by the 

Secretary of Homeland. 

The NCISR R&D Plan will be written 

by coordinating with the full range of 

critical infrastructure partners and other 

stakeholders. This notice extends an 

invitation to the broader public to 

provide input on the technical content 

and foci for the NCISR R&D Plan needed 

to best achieve the goals established in 

the Presidential Executive Orders and 

Directives. To assist the reviewer, DHS 

has developed a proposed structure and 

outline for the NCISR R&D Plan which 

is included with this notice. The 

purpose of this notice is to request 

public comment on this draft outline 

indicating priority topics or ideas they 

believe should be included and why 

that are listed or not listed. These 

comments and inputs would help to 

ensure the NCISR R&D Plan mandated 

by PPD–21 is relevant and useful, 

guiding research and development that 

will strengthen the security and 

resilience of the Nation’s critical 

physical and cyber infrastructure. 

IV. NCISR R&D Plan Outline 

Below is the list of the topic areas 

proposed for the NCISR R&D. This 

request for information solicits feedback 

on the proposed content, foci, and 

relevant high-priority subtopics. 

Recommendations on changes, 

additions or deletions to the proposed 

list are also encouraged. Justification for 

inclusion is requested to strengthen the 

value of the input received. 

D Background and Problem 

D Challenges and Milestones 

D Future State and Vision 

D Objectives 

D Cyber-Physical Systems 

D Interdependencies 

D Operations, Modeling & Simulation 

D Human Systems Elements 

D Education 

D Public/Private/Local Partnerships 

D R&D Transition to Use 

D Multi-domain R&D 

D National R&D and Incentives 

D Science Challenges 

D Key Elements for Sector R&D 

Planning 

D Execution and Coordination 

Strategy 

D Tools and Methodologies 

D Standards and Regulations 

D Means to achieve R&D Objectives 

D Priorities and Metrics 

D Emerging Threats 

Additional feedback on the document 

structure, priority topics, technical or 

discipline emphasis, and/or method of 

prioritization of research and 

development topics are welcomed. 

V. Specific Questions 

Answers to the below specific 

questions are desired to ensure the 

NCISR R&D Plan best addresses and 

covers what is needed to fulfill its 

intention and purpose: 

1. What types of sector 

interdependencies of critical 

infrastructure entities and sectors are 

important to be included in the NCISR 

R&D Plan? How well do current analysis 

methods appropriately address the full 

operational impacts and complexities of 

sector interdependencies and the effects 

of cascading failures for individual 

assets and/or infrastructure sectors? 

2. This is a national research and 

development plan. What are the highest 

priority regional, state, local, tribal or 

territorial issues and concerns that 

should be included or addressed 

through a comprehensive research and 

development agenda? Who are the key 

players and beneficiaries for such a 

research and development agenda? How 

should this research agenda be 

implemented so to solicit innovative 

solutions that are broadly accepted by 

the stakeholder community? 

3. How should prioritization of 

research and development areas be best 

accomplished? What specific selection 

and performance criteria should be used 

to prioritize research and development 

topics within and between sectors? 

4. What is a topic area or issue that 

you feel is essential to be included in a 

national NCISR R&D Plan? 

Dated: November 27, 2013. 

Robert Kolasky, 

Director, Integrated Task Force, Cyber EO 

and PPD–21 Implementation, Office of 

Infrastructure Protection, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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