2023-04001. Notice of President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) meeting; request for comments.

SUMMARY:

CISA is publishing this notice to announce the following President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) meeting.

DATES:

Meeting Registration: Registration is required to attend the meeting and must be received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on March 9, 2023. 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. ET on March 9, 2023.

Written Comments: Written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. ET on March 9, 2023.

Meeting Date: The NIAC will meet on March 14, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. The meeting may close early if the council has completed its business.

ADDRESSES:

The National Infrastructure Advisory Council's open session will be held in-person at 1650 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC; however, members of the public may participate via teleconference only. Requests to participate will be accepted and processed in the order in which they are received. For access to the conference call bridge, information on services for individuals with disabilities, or to request special assistance, please email [e-mail] by 5 p.m. ET on March 9, 2023. The NIAC 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 Erin McJeon at [e-mail] as soon as possible.

Comments: The council will consider public comments on issues as listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Associated materials for potential discussions during the meeting will be available for review at https://www.cisa.gov/​niac by March 8. Comments should be submitted by 5 p.m. ET on March 9,2023 and must be identified by Docket Number CISA-2023-0002. 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-2023-0002 in the subject line of the email.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the words “Department of Homeland Security” 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 read the Privacy & Security Notice which is available via a link on the homepage of www.regulations.gov.

Docket: For access to the docket and comments received by the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, please go to www.regulations.gov and enter docket number CISA-2023-0002.

A public comment period will take place from 3:50 p.m. to 4 p.m. Speakers who wish to participate in the public comment period must email [e-mail] to register. Speakers should limit their comments to 3 minutes and will speak in order of registration. Please note that the public comment period may end before the time indicated, depending on the number of speakers who register to participate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Erin McJeon, 202-819-6196, [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The NIAC is established under section 10 of E.O. 13231 issued on October 16, 2001, continued and amended under the authority of E.O. 14048, dated September 30, 2021. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 10 (Pub. L. 117-286). The NIAC provides the President, through the Secretary of Homeland Security, advice on the security and resilience of the Nation's critical infrastructure sectors.

Agenda: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council will meet in an open session on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET to discuss NIAC activities. The open session will include: (1) a period for public comment; (2) a report to the Council from the NIAC's Cross-Cutting Infrastructure Policy Challenges Subcommittee; (3) deliberation and vote on Cross-Cutting Infrastructure Policy Challenges Subcommittee recommendations; and (4) updates on additional study topics.

Erin McJeon,

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