[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46871-46872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18620]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Announcing a Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy 
Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., 
notice is hereby given that the

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Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet 
Thursday, September 4, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Friday, 
September 5, 2008 from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. All sessions will be open 
to the public. The Advisory Board was established by the Computer 
Security Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-235) and amended by the Federal 
Information Security Management Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-347) to advise 
the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of NIST on security and 
privacy issues pertaining to federal computer systems. Details 
regarding the Board's activities are available at http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/index.html/.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 4, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. 
until 5 p.m. and September 5, 2008, from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at George Washington University 
Cafritz Conference Center 800 21st Street, NW., Room 405, Washington, 
DC on September 4-5, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pauline Bowen, Board Secretariat, 
Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930, 
telephone: (301) 975-2938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

--Welcome and Overview
--NIST Computer Security Division Overview
--FISMA
--DHS Cyber Security Center Activities Brief
--Industry Security Officers Best Practices Panel
--Privacy Technology Report
--Trusted Internet Connection Panel
--Cyber Initiative and Relationship to Civilian Agency Security
--Privacy Impact (Einstein)
--Board discussion on transition letter for old and new administration 
(NIST Director and OMB Director)
--ISPAB Work Plan Discussion
--Security and Privacy Professional Workforce Issues Discussion

    Note that agenda items may change without notice because of 
possible unexpected schedule conflicts of presenters. The final agenda 
will be posted on the Web site indicated above.
    Public Participation: The Board agenda will include a period of 
time, not to exceed thirty minutes, for oral comments and questions 
from the public (Friday, September 5, 2008 at 3-3:30 p.m.). Each 
speaker will be limited to five minutes. Members of the public who are 
interested in speaking are asked to contact the Board Secretariat at 
the telephone number indicated above. In addition, written statements 
are invited and may be submitted to the Board at any time. Written 
statements should be directed to the ISPAB Secretariat, Information 
Technology Laboratory, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930. Approximately 
15 seats will be available for the public and media.

    Dated: August 5, 2008.
James M. Turner,
Deputy Director.
 [FR Doc. E8-18620 Filed 8-11-08; 8:45 am]
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