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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104543-104544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30489]

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-Q-2024-08; Docket No. 2024-0002; Sequence No. 58]

Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Notification of Upcoming 
Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Acquisition Service (Q), General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as 
amended, GSA is hereby giving notice of two (2) open public meetings of 
the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (FSCAC). Information on 
attending and providing public comment is under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section.

DATES: The open public meetings will be held virtually on Wednesday, 
February 26, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., eastern time (ET), and 
Thursday, February 27, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., eastern time (ET). 
The meeting materials, registration information, and agendas for the 
meetings will be made available prior to the meeting online at https://gsa.gov/fscac. Additional information can be found under the 
Supplementary Information section of this notice. Both meetings will be 
open to the public for the entire time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be accessible via webcast. Registration is 
required for attending each meeting and will be made available prior to 
the meetings online at https://gsa.gov/fscac, by selecting the 
``Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee meetings'' tab on the left, 
and then selecting the ``February 26 & 27, 2025--Virtual'' meeting 
accordion in order to view all meeting materials, agendas, and 
registration information. Registrants will receive the webcast 
information before the meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle White, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), FSCAC, GSA, 703-489-4160, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    GSA, in compliance with the FedRAMP Authorization Act of 2022 (the 
Act), established the FSCAC, a statutory advisory committee in 
accordance with the provisions of FACA, as amended (5 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq.). The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) 
within GSA is responsible for providing a standardized, reusable 
approach to security assessment and authorization for cloud computing 
products and services that process unclassified information used by 
agencies.
    The FSCAC will provide advice and recommendations to the 
Administrator of GSA, the FedRAMP Board, and agencies on technical, 
financial, programmatic, and operational matters regarding the secure 
adoption of cloud computing products and services. The FSCAC will 
ensure effective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, use, 
authorization, monitoring, acquisition, and security of cloud computing 
products and services to enable agency mission and administrative 
priorities. The purposes of the Committee are:

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     To examine the operations of FedRAMP and determine ways 
that authorization processes can continuously be improved, including 
the following:
    [cir] Measures to increase agency reuse of FedRAMP authorizations.
    [cir] Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden, 
confusion, and cost associated with FedRAMP authorizations for cloud 
service providers.
    [cir] Measures to increase the number of FedRAMP authorizations for 
cloud computing products and services offered by small businesses 
concerns (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(a)).
    [cir] Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden and 
cost of FedRAMP authorizations for agencies.
     Collect information and feedback on agency compliance 
with, and implementation of, FedRAMP requirements.
     Serve as a forum that facilitates communication and 
collaboration among the FedRAMP stakeholder community.
    The FSCAC will meet no fewer than three (3) times a calendar year. 
Meetings shall occur as frequently as needed, called, and approved by 
the DFO.

Purpose of the Meeting and Agenda

    The February 26, 2025 public meeting will include two presentations 
by FedRAMP on their roadmap as well as commercial and federal framework 
reciprocity, and the meeting will also include several panel 
discussions on the topics of the current FedRAMP authorization process 
experience, the current state of Open Security Controls Assessment 
Language (OSCAL), and Federal framework reciprocity.
    The February 27, 2025 public meeting will be dedicated to continued 
deliberations in order to finalize recommendations to the GSA 
Administrator on their initial two (2) priority initiatives of 1) 
identifying and documenting top challenges and proposing solutions 
around the barrier to entry for Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) with a 
focus on small businesses, third party assessment organizations 
(3PAOs), and small & large agencies, and 2) identifying and documenting 
ways to expedite the authorization process for Cloud Service Offerings 
(CSOs), such as exploring agile authorizations and other potential cost 
reductions, both labor and financial, with a focus on small businesses.
    Additionally, the committee will begin deliberations to develop 
their initial recommendations on their last two (2) priority 
initiatives of 3) identifying best practices and recommendations on how 
FedRAMP can make progress with commercial reciprocity using different 
security frameworks, and 4) identifying what is needed to support OSCAL 
adoption and if there are any barriers to OSCAL interoperability within 
the CSP and agency GRC ecosystem that need to be addressed.
    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide oral 
public comments during each meeting, and may also submit public 
comments in writing prior to this meeting by completing the public 
comment form on our website, https://gsa.gov/fscac. The meeting agendas 
will be posted on https://gsa.gov/fscac prior to each meeting and can 
be accessed by selecting the ``Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee 
meetings'' tab on the left, and then selecting the ``February 26 & 27, 
2025--Virtual'' meeting accordion in order to view all meeting 
materials, agendas, and registration information.

Meeting Attendance

    The virtual meeting is open to the public. The meeting materials, 
registration information, and agenda will be made available prior to 
the meeting online at https://gsa.gov/fscac,by selecting the ``Federal 
Secure Cloud Advisory Committee meetings'' tab on the left, and then 
selecting the ``February 26 & 27, 2025--Virtual'' meeting accordion. 
Registration for attending the virtual meeting is highly encouraged by 
5 p.m. EST, on Friday, February 21, 2025. After registration, 
individuals will receive instructions on how to attend the meetings via 
email.
    For information on services for individuals with disabilities, or 
to request accommodation for a disability, please email the FSCAC staff 
at [email protected] at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. Live 
captioning may be provided virtually.

Public Comment

    Members of the public attending will have the opportunity to 
provide oral public comment during the FSCAC meeting. Written public 
comments can be submitted at any time by completing the public comment 
form on our website, https://gsa.gov/fscac, located under the ``Get 
Involved'' section. All written public comments will be provided to 
FSCAC members in advance of the meeting if received by Tuesday, 
February 18, 2025.

Margaret Dugan,
Service-Level Liaison, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-30489 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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