Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 221 / Monday, November 17, 2014 / Notices 68457 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27059 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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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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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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