Meetings: National Infrastructure Advisory Council,

[Federal Register: March 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 61)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2006-0013]

Office of the Secretary; Notice of Meeting of National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC)

AGENCY: Directorate for Preparedness, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet in open session.

DATES: Tuesday, April 11, 2006, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Grand Hyatt at Washington Center, 1000 H Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001.

You may submit comments, identified by DHS-2006-0013, by one of the following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

E-mail: william.corcoran@associates.dhs.gov. When submitting comments electronically, please include by DHS-2006-0013, in the subject line of the message.

Mail: Jenny Menna, Department of Homeland Security, Directorate for Preparedness, Washington, DC 20528. To ensure proper handling, please reference by DHS-2006-0013, on your correspondence. This mailing address may be used for paper, disk or CD-ROM submissions.

Hand Delivery/Courier: Jenny Menna, Department of Homeland Security, Directorate for Preparedness, Washington, DC 20528. Contact Telephone Number 703-235-5316.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the words ``Department of Homeland Security'' and DHS-2006-0013, the docket number for this action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal

information provided.

Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenny Menna, NIAC Designated Federal Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; telephone 703-235-5316.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Pub. L. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.1 et seq.). At this meeting, the NIAC will be briefed on the status of several Working Group activities in which the Council is currently engaged.

This meeting is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that the meeting may close early if all business is finished.

The NIAC meeting agenda may be updated. Please consult the NIAC Web site, http://www.dhs.gov/niac, for the most current agenda.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities: For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, telephone the Designated Federal Officer as soon as possible.

Dated: March 22, 2006. Jenny Menna, Designated Federal Officer for the NIAC.

Draft Agenda of April 11, 2006 Meeting

1. Opening of Meeting

   Jenny Menna, Designated Federal Officer, NIAC, Department of Homeland Security

2. Rollcall of Members

   Jenny Menna

3. Opening Remarks and Introductions

   NIAC Chairman, Erle A. Nye, Chairman Emeritus, TXU Corp. NIAC Vice Chairman, John T. Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc. Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Invited) George W. Foresman, Under Secretary, Preparedness Directorate, DHS (Invited) Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (Invited)

4. Approval of February Minutes

   NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye

5. Final Reports and Deliberations

   NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye Presiding

   1. Intelligence Coordination

      NIAC Vice Chairman John T. Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc. and Gilbert Gallegos, Chief of Police (ret.), Albuquerque, New Mexico Police Department, NIAC Member

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   2. Deliberation and Approval of Recommendations of Final Report

      NIAC Members

   3. Workforce Preparation, Education and Research

      Alfred R. Berkeley III, Chairman and CEO, Pipeline Trading, LLC., NIAC Member Dr. Linwood Rose, President, James Madison University, NIAC Member

   4. Deliberation and Approval of Recommendations of Final Report

      NIAC Members

6. Status Reports on Current Working Group Initiatives

   NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye Presiding

   1. Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Events and the Critical Infrastructure Workforce

      Chief Rebecca F. Denlinger, Fire Chief, Cobb County, Georgia Fire and Emergency Services, NIAC Member, Martha H. Marsh, Chairman and CEO, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, NIAC Member and Bruce Rohde, Chairman and CEO Emeritus, ConAgra Foods, Inc.

   2. Convergence of Physical and Cyber Technologies and Related Securityy Management Challenges

      George Conrades, Executive Chairman, Akamai Technologies, NIAC Member, Margaret Grayson, President, AEP Government Solutions Group, NIAC Member, and Gregory A. Peters, Former President and CEO, Internap Network Services Corporation, NIAC Member.

7. New Business

   NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye, NIAC Members TBD

   1. Deliberation and Voting on New Initiatives

   NIAC Members

8. Adjournment

   NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye

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