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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Homeland Security Department

Docket ID: [Docket No. DHS-2008-0100]

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Meetings:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Council Meeting.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council

DATES: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council will meet Tuesday, October 14, 2008 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please note that the meeting may close early if the committee has completed its business.

For additional information, please consult the NIAC Web site, www.dhs.gov/niac, or contact Timothy McCabe by phone at 7032352888 or by email at timothy.mccabe@associates.dhs.gov.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at the J.W. Marriott's Salons E and F, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20004.

SUMMARY: National Infrastructure Advisory Council,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92463). The National Infrastructure Advisory Council shall provide the President through the Secretary of Homeland Security with advice on the security of the critical infrastructure sectors and their information systems.

The National Infrastructure Advisory Council will meet to address issues relevant to the protection of critical infrastructure as directed by the President. The October 14, 2008 meeting will include a final report from the Critical Partnership Strategic Assessment Working Group and a status report from the Frameworks for Dealing With Disasters and Related Interdependencies Working Group.

The meeting agenda is as follows:
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I. Opening of Meeting.................. Nancy J. Wong, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), NIAC, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
II. Roll Call of Members............... Nancy J. Wong, DFO, NIAC, DHS. III. Opening Remarks and Introductions. NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye, Chairman Emeritus, TXU Corp. NIAC Vice Chairman, Alfred R. Berkeley III, Chairman and CEO, Pipeline Trading, LLC. Michael Chertoff, Secretary, DHS (invited).
Participating but not Expected to Make Paul A. Schneider, Deputy Remarks: Secretary, DHS (invited). Robert D. Jamison, Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (invited). Scott Charbo, Deputy Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS (invited). Robert B. Stephan, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, DHS (invited). Dr. Kevin J. Reardon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, DHS (invited).
Kenneth L. Wainstein, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security/Counter Terrorism (APHS/CT), Homeland Security Council (invited). IV. Approval of July 2008 Minutes...... NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye. V. Working Group Final Report and NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye Recommendations. Presiding.

A. The Critical Infrastructure Alfred R. Berkeley III, Partnership Strategic Assessment Chairman and CEO, Pipeline Working Group. Trading LLC., NIAC Member and Margaret E. Grayson, President, Coalescent Technologies, Inc., NIAC Member.
VI. Working Group Status Update........ NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye Presiding.

A. The Frameworks for Dealing Edmund G. Archuleta, President Disasters and Related and CEO, El Paso Water Interdependencies Working Group. Utilities, NIAC Member; James B. Nicholson, Chairman and CEO, PVS Chemicals, Inc., NIAC Member; and The Honorable Tim Pawlenty, Governor, The State of Minnesota, NIAC Member. VII. New Business...................... NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye, Vice Chairman Alfred R. Berkeley III, NIAC Members. VIII. Closing Remarks.................. Robert D. Jamison, Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS (invited). Robert B. Stephan, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, DHS (invited). IX. Adjournment........................ NIAC Chairman Erle A. Nye. Procedural

While this meeting is open to the public, participation in The National Infrastructure Advisory Council deliberations is limited to committee members, Department of Homeland Security officials, and persons invited to attend the meeting for special presentations. 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, contact the NIAC Secretariat at 7032352888 as soon as possible.

Dated: September 9, 2008.
Nancy J. Wong,
Designated Federal Officer for the NIAC.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Nancy J. Wong, NIAC Designated Federal Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; telephone 7032352888.