60724 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 14, 2008 / Notices 

DATES: The proposed amendment to the 

Endowment’s systems of records will 

become effective 30 days from the date 

of this publication in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: Karen Elias; Acting General 

Counsel; National Endowment for the 

Arts; 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.; 

Room 518; Washington, DC 20506; 

telefax at (202) 682–5572 or by 

electronic mail at 

eliask@arts.endow.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Elias, (202) 682–5418. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Endowment is today making an 

amendment to its notice of the existence 

and character of its systems of records, 

which was published in the Federal 

Register on June 30, 2008 (73 FR 36908) 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4), 

by adding one general routine use. 

Statement of General Routine Uses 

12. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when (1) The Endowment 

suspects or has confirmed that the 

security or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; (2) the Endowment 

has determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed compromise 

there is a risk of harm to economic or 

property interests, identity theft or 

fraud, or harm to the security or 

integrity of this system or other systems 

or programs (whether maintained by the 

Endowment or another agency or entity) 

that rely upon the compromised 

information; and (3) the disclosure 

made to such agencies, entities, and 

persons is reasonably necessary to assist 

in connection with the Endowment’s 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed compromise and prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

Kathleen Edwards, 

Director, Administrative Services, National 

Endowment for the Arts. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Computer and 

Information Science and Engineering; 

Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee for Computer 

and Information Science and Engineering— 

(1115). 

Date and Time: October 17, 2008, 8:30 

a.m.–5 p.m. (EDT). 

Place: The National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 1235, Arlington, 

VA 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Maggie Whiteman, Office 

of the Assistant Director, Directorate for 

Computer and Information Science and 

Engineering, National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1105, Arlington, VA 

22230. Telephone: (703) 292–8900. 

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact 

person listed above. 

Purpose of Meeting: To discuss strategic 

priorities in computing. To advise NSF on 

the impact of its policies, programs and 

activities on the CISE community. To provide 

advice to the Assistant Director/CISE on 

issues related to long-range planning, and to 

form ad hoc subcommittees to carry out 

needed studies and tasks. 

Reason for Late Notice: Due to 

administrative complications and scheduling 

issues. However, there is necessity to proceed 

with this meeting at this time. 

Agenda: Report from the Assistant 

Director. Discussion of research, education, 

diversity, workforce issues in IT and longrange funding outlook. 

Dated: October 8, 2008. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

National Science Board Task Force on 

the NSB 60th Anniversary; Sunshine 

Act Meetings; Notice 

The National Science Board’s Task 

Force on the NSB 60th Anniversary, 

pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR 

Part 614), the National Science 

Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

1862n–5), and the Government in the 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby 

gives notice in regard to the scheduling 

of meetings for the transaction of 

National Science Board business and 

other matters specified, as follows: 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, October 28, 

2008 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

SUBJECT MATTER: Discussion of ideas for 

the NSB 60th Anniversary. 

STATUS: Open. 

PLACE: This meeting will be held by 

teleconference originating at the 

National Science Board Office, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, VA 22230. Room 110 will be 

available to the public to listen to this 

teleconference meeting. 

Please refer to the National Science 

Board Web site (http://www.nsf.gov/nsb) 

for information or schedule updates, or 

contact: Ann Ferrante, National Science 

Board Office, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 

292–7000. 

Ann Ferrante, 

Writer-Editor. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Request for Input (RFI)—National 

Cyber Leap Year 

AGENCY: The National Coordination 

Office (NCO) for Networking 

Information Technology Research and 

Development (NITRD). 

ACTION: Request for Input (RFI). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Tomas Vagoun at Vagoun@nitrd.gov or 

(703) 292–4873. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, 

Monday through Friday. 

DATES: To be considered, submissions 

must be received by December 15, 2008. 

SUMMARY: This request is being issued to 

initiate the National Cyber Leap Year 

under the Comprehensive National 

Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI). The goal 

of the National Cyber Leap Year is to 

identify the most promising gamechanging ideas with the potential to 

reduce vulnerabilities to cyber 

exploitations by altering the 

cybersecurity landscape. This RFI is the 

first step in constructing a national 

research and development agenda in 

support of the CNCI. Multidisciplinary 

contributions from organizations with 

cybersecurity interests are especially 

encouraged. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview: This Request for 

Information (RFI) is issued under the 

Comprehensive National Cybersecurity 

Initiative (CNCI), established within 

Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive (HSPD)–23. The RFI was 

developed by the Networking and 

Information Technology Research and 

Development (NITRD) Program Senior 

Steering Group (SSG) for Cybersecurity 

to invite participation in a National 

Cyber Leap Year whose goal is an 

integrated national approach to make 

cyberspace safe for the American way of 

life. 

Background: We are a cyber nation. 

The U.S. information infrastructure— 

including telecommunications and 

computer networks and systems and the 

data that reside on them—is critical to 

virtually every aspect of modern life. 

This information infrastructure is 


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