2024-24863. National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

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Department of Homeland Security

1. [Docket No. CISA-2024-0024]

AGENCY:

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION:

Notice of partially closed Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

SUMMARY:

CISA is publishing this notice to announce the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) Meeting on November 14, 2024, in Washington DC. This meeting will be partially closed to the public. The public can access the open portion of the meeting via teleconference.

DATES:

Meeting Registration: Registration to attend the meeting is required and must be received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 12, 2024. For more information on how to participate, please contact [e-mail].

Speaker Registration: Registration to speak during the meeting's public comment period must be received no later than 5 p.m. EST on November 7, 2024.

Written Comments: Written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. EST on November 7, 2024.

Meeting Date: The NSTAC will meet on November 14, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. The meeting may end early if the committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES:

The NSTAC meeting will be open to the public, per 41 CFR 102-3.150 and will be held virtually. Members of the public may participate via teleconference only. For access to the conference call bridge, or to request special assistance, please email [e-mail] by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 12, 2024. The NSTAC is committed to ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability status. If you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability to fully participate, please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as possible.

Comments: Members of the public are invited to provide comments on issues that will be considered by the committee as listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Associated materials that may be discussed during the meeting will be made available for review at https://www.cisa.gov/​nstac prior to the day of the meeting. Comments should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 7, 2024, and must be identified by Docket Number CISA-2024-0024. Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Please follow the instructions for submitting written comments.
• Email: [e-mail]. Include the Docket Number CISA-2024-0024 in the subject line of the email.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the words “Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency” and the Docket Number for this action. Comments received will be posted without alteration to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You may wish to review the Privacy & Security Notice available via a link on the homepage of www.regulations.gov.

Docket: For access to the docket and comments received by the NSTAC, please go to www.regulations.gov and enter docket number CISA-2024-0024.

A public comment period is scheduled to be held during the meeting from 3:40 to 3:50 p.m. EST. Speakers who wish to participate in the public comment period must email [e-mail] to register. Speakers should limit their comments to three minutes and will speak in order of registration. Please note that the public comment period may end before the time indicated, following the last request for comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christina Berger, 202- 701-6354, [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The NSTAC is established under the authority of Executive Order (E.O.) 12382, dated September 13, 1982, as amended by E.O. 13286 and 14048, continued under the authority of E.O. 14109, dated September 30, 2023. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Chapter 10. The NSTAC advises the President on matters related to national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications and cybersecurity policy.

Agenda: The NSTAC will meet in an open session on Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST to discuss current NSTAC activities and the government's ongoing cybersecurity and NS/EP communications initiatives. This open session will include: (1) an update on the administration's ( print page 85228) cybersecurity initiatives; (2) a status update on the NSTAC Principles for Baseline Security Offerings from Cloud Service Providers Study; and (3) a status update on the National Preparedness for Post-Quantum Cryptography Study.

The committee will also meet in a closed session from 1:00 to 2:45 p.m. EST during which time: (1) senior government intelligence officials will provide a threat briefing concerning threats to NS/EP communications; and (2) NSTAC members and government officials will discuss potential future NSTAC study topics.

Basis for Closure: In accordance with section 1009(d) of FACA; and sections 552b(c)(1) and 552b(c)(9)(B) of The Government in the Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act), 5 U.S.C. 552b; it has been determined that a portion of the agenda requires closure.

These agenda items are the: (1) classified threat briefing, which will provide NSTAC members the opportunity to discuss information concerning threats to NS/EP communications with senior government intelligence officials; and (2) potential future NSTAC study topic discussion. The threat briefing will be classified at the top secret/sensitive compartmented information level. Disclosure of these threats during the briefing, as well as vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques, is a risk to the Nation's cybersecurity posture because adversaries could use this information to compromise commercial and government networks. Subjects addressed during the discussion are tentative and are under further consideration by the committee.

Therefore, this portion of the meeting has been closed pursuant to section 1009(d) of FACA, and sections 552b(c)(1) and 552b(c)(9)(B) of the Sunshine Act, because it will disclose matters that are classified and be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of one or more proposed agency actions.

Dated: October 18, 2024

Christina Berger,

Designated Federal Officer, National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security.