[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45009-45010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21579]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Announcing a Meeting of the Computer System 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 Computer System Security and Privacy 
Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Tuesday, September 11, 2001, and 
Wednesday, September 12, 2001, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and 
Thursday, September 13, 2001, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The 
Advisory Board was established by the Computer Security Act of 1987 
(P.L. 100-235) to advise the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of 
NIST on security and privacy issues pertaining to federal computer 
systems. All sessions will be open to the public. Details regarding the 
Board's activities are available at http://csrc.nist.gov/csspab/.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 11 and 12, 2001, from 9:00 
a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and on September 13, 2001, from 9:00 a.m. until 
2:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the National Security 
Agency's National Cryptologic Museum, Colony 7 Road, Annapolis 
Junction, Maryland.

AGENDA

 Welcome and Overview
 Two-Day Session on Minimally Accepted Security Controls--to 
include briefings from federal agencies such as the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, Social Security Administration, Federal 
Communications Commission and the Federal Reserve
 Updates on Recent Legislative Issues
 Update on OMB Activities
 Update on the NIST Computer Security Division
 Work Plan Review of Governance Issues
 Work Plan Review of GPEA Process
 Discussion of Follow-On Actions from June 2001 Privacy Event
 Public Participation
 Agenda Development for December 2001 meeting
 Wrap-Up

    Note that agenda items may change without notice because of 
possible unexpected schedule conflicts of presenters.

Public Participation

    The Board agenda will include a period of time, not to exceed 
thirty minutes, for oral comments and questions from the public. 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 below. In addition, written statements 
are invited and may be submitted to the Board at any time. Written 
statements should be directed to the CSSPAB Secretariat, Information 
Technology Laboratory, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930. It would be 
appreciated if 35 copies of written material were submitted for 
distribution to the Board and attendees no later than September 7, 
2001. Approximately 15 seats will be available for the public and 
media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Fran Nielsen, Board Secretariat, 
Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930, 
telephone: (301) 975-3669.

    Dated: August 20, 2001.
Karen H. Brown,
Acting Director, NIST.
[FR Doc. 01-21579 Filed 8-24-01; 8:45 am]
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