[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70197-70198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27967]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No DHS-2014-0066]


Homeland Security Advisory Council--New Tasking

AGENCY: The Office of Policy, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of task assignment for the Homeland Security Advisory 
Council.

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Summary: The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 
Jeh Johnson tasked his Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) to 
establish a subcommittee entitled the DHS Grant Review Task Force on 
Friday November 7, 2014. The DHS Grant Review Task Force will provide 
recommendations to the Homeland Security Advisory Council on how to 
improve the allocation of annual grant funds among jurisdictions. This 
notice informs the public of the establishment of the DHS Grant Review 
Task Force and is not a solicitation for membership.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Miron, Director, Homeland 
Security Advisory Council and the DHS Grant Review Task Force at 202-
447-3135 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#315c585a541f5c58435e5f715559421f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fe2e6e4eaa1e2e6fde0e1cfebe7fca1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a>.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Homeland Security Advisory Council 
provides organizationally independent, strategic, timely, specific, and 
actionable advice and recommendations for the consideration of the 
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on matters related to 
homeland security. The Homeland Security Advisory Council is comprised 
of leaders of local law enforcement, first responders, state and local 
government, the private sector, and academia.
    Tasking: The DHS Grant Review Task Force will develop findings and 
recommendations in the following topic areas: The DHS Grant Review Task 
Force should address, among other closely related topics, the following 
questions: (1) What are the outcomes that the grants process is 
intended to achieve? (2) What mechanisms are best suited to achieving 
the desired outcomes? (3) Can national advisory committees and sub-
groups consisting of local, state, territorial, and tribal 
representation be used to create nationally-recognized communities of 
practice, which in turn can be used to set broad national priorities, 
share lessons learned, and practice determining capability and capacity 
targets? (4) What role can national standards-setting bodies play in 
helping to define capability and capacity targets and other assessment 
criteria?
    Schedule: The DHS Grant Review Task Force's findings and 
recommendations will be submitted to the Homeland Security Advisory 
Council for their deliberation and vote during a public meeting. Once 
the report is approved it will be sent to the Secretary for his review 
and acceptance.

    Dated: November 19, 2014.
Ben Haiman,
Deputy Executive Director, Homeland Security Advisory Council, DHS.
[FR Doc. 2014-27967 Filed 11-24-14; 8:45 am]
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