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Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone
Conference Call).
Contact Person: Maria E. Davila-Bloom,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Review
Branch, DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of
Health, Room 758, 6707 Democracy
Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301)
594–7637, [email protected].
This notice is being published less than 15
days prior to the meeting due to the timing
limitations imposed by the review and
funding cycle.
Name of Committee: National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Special Emphasis Panel; CF Centers.
Date: December 12, 2011.
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institute of Health, Two
Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy
Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone
Conference Call).
Contact Person: Lakshmanan Sandaran,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Review
Branch, DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of
Health, Room 755, 6707 Democracy
Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301)
594–7797, [email protected].
This notice is being published less than 15
days prior to the meeting due to the timing
limitations imposed by the review and
funding cycle.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes,
Endocrinology and Metabolic Research;
93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology
and Hematology Research, National Institutes
of Health, HHS)
Dated: November 17, 2011.
Jennifer S. Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2011–0098]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for Review;
Information Collection Request for the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), Science and Technology,
Protected Repository for the Defense
of Infrastructure Against Cyber Threats
(PREDICT) Program
Science and Technology
Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 60-day Notice and request for
comment.

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AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), Science & Technology
(S&T) Directorate invites the general
public to comment on data collection

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forms for the Protected Repository for
the Defense of Infrastructure against
Cyber Threats (PREDICT) program, and
is a revision of a previously approved
collection. The PREDICT program
facilitates the accessibility of computer
and network operational data for use in
cyber security research and
development through the establishment
of distributed repositories of securityrelevant network operations data, and
the application procedures, protection
policies, and review processes necessary
to make this data available to the cyber
defense research community. The forms
allow the PREDICT initiative to provide
a central repository, accessible through
a Web-based portal (https://
www.predict.org/) that catalogs current
computer network operational data,
provide secure access to multiple
sources of data collected as a result of
use and traffic on the Internet, and
facilitate data flow among PREDICT
participants for the purpose of
developing new models, technologies
and products that support effective
threat assessment and increase cyber
security capabilities. The PREDICT
Coordinating Center (PCC) has
established application procedures,
protection policies, and review
processes necessary to make this data
available to the cyber defense research
community, and PREDICT has been
operational since Fall 2008. In order for
a user to access PREDICT data, s/he
must complete a registration form to
establish a user account. The
information collected is used by the
DHS S&T PREDICT program to
determine the authenticity and validate
the requestor’s stated research against
the data requested.
The DHS invites interested persons to
comment on the following form and
instructions (hereinafter ‘‘Forms
Package’’) for the S&T PREDICT
program. Interested persons may receive
a copy of the Forms Package by
contacting the DHS S&T PRA
Coordinator. This notice and request for
comments is required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until January 23, 2012.

DATES:

Interested persons are
invited to submit comments, identified
by docket number DHS–2011–0098, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: [email protected]. Please
include docket number DHS–2011–0098
in the subject line of the message.
ADDRESSES:

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• Fax: (202) 254–6171. (Not a toll-free
number.)
• Mail: Science and Technology
Directorate, ATTN: Chief Information
Office—Millie Ives, 245 Murray Drive,
Mail Stop 0202, Washington, DC 20528.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DHS
S&T PRA Coordinator Millie Ives (202)
254–6828. (Not a toll free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information will be collected via the
DHS S&T PREDICT secure Web site at
http://www.predict.org/. The PREDICT
Web site employs only secure webbased technology to collect information
from users to both reduce the burden
and increase the efficiency of this
collection.
The Department is committed to
improving its information collection
and urges all interested parties to
suggest how these materials can further
reduce burden while seeking necessary
information under the Act.
DHS is particularly interested in
comments that:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Suggest ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Suggest ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Science and Technology, Protected
Repository for the Defense of
Infrastructure against Cyber Threats
(PREDICT) program.
(3) Agency Form Number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Department of
Homeland Security, Science &
Technology Directorate, Cyber Security
Division (CSD).
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief

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abstract: Individuals, consisting of
federal, state and local law enforcement,
private sector and academia
practitioners. The information collected
will be leveraged to determine the
authenticity and suitability of the
practitioner requesting access. Once
approved, users will utilize the
collaborative environment to upload
documents/resources, exchange
information, network with other users,
as well as post blogs and comments.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond:
a. Estimate of the total number of
respondents: 243.
b. Estimate of the time for an average
respondent to respond: 0.5 burden
hours.
c. Estimate of the total public burden
(in hours) associated with the collection:
118.5 burden hours.
Dated: November 10, 2011.
Rick Stevens,
Chief Information Officer for Science and
Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2011–0106]

President’s National Security
Telecommunications Advisory
Committee
National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice
of an Open Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting.
AGENCY:

The President’s National
Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee (NSTAC) will meet on
Thursday, December 8, 2011. The
meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The NSTAC will meet Thursday,
December 8, 2011, from 9 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. Please note that the meeting
may close early if the committee has
completed its business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Department of Homeland Security’s
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) facility located at 500
12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024.
For access to the facility, contact Ms.
Deirdre Gallop-Anderson at (703) 235–
4282 or by email at [email protected] by 5 p.m. on
December 2, 2011.
For information on facilities or
services for individuals with disabilities

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or to request special assistance at the
meeting, contact Deirdre GallopAnderson as soon as possible.
To facilitate public participation, we
are inviting public comment on the
issues to be considered by the
committee as listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Associated briefing materials
that will be discussed during the
meeting will be available at http://www.
ncs.gov/nstac for review by Friday,
December 2, 2011. Comments must be
received in writing by the Acting
Director of the National
Communications System no later than
January 8, 2012, and must be identified
by Federal Register Docket Number
DHS–2011–0106 and may be submitted
by any one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting written
comments.
• Email: [email protected]. Include
the docket number in the subject line of
the email message.
• Fax: (703) 235–4981
• Mail: Acting Director, National
Communications System, National
Protection and Programs Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security, 245
Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0615,
Arlington, VA 20598–0615.
Instructions: All written submissions
received must include the words
‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’
and the docket number for this action.
Comments received will be posted
without alteration at www.regulations.
gov, including any personal information
provided.
Docket: For access to the docket,
background documents or comments
received by the NSTAC, go to www.
regulations.gov.
A public comment period will be held
during the meeting on December 8,
2011, from 1:10 p.m. to 1:25 p.m.
Speakers are required to register in
advance in order to comment and are
requested to limit their comments to
three minutes. Speakers will be taken in
order of registration, with the
understanding that not all registered
speakers may be accommodated within
the allotted time. Please note that the
public comment period may end before
the time indicated, following the last
call for comments. Contact Ms. Deirdre
Gallop-Anderson at (703) 235–4282 or
by email at deirdre.gallop-anderson@
dhs.gov by 5 p.m. December 2, 2011, to
register as a speaker.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allen F. Woodhouse, NSTAC
Designated Federal Officer, Department
of Homeland Security, telephone (703)
235–4214.

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Notice of
this meeting is given under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
(Pub. L. 92–463). The NSTAC advises
the President on matters related to
national security and emergency
preparedness (NS/EP)
telecommunications policy.
During the meeting, NSTAC members
will receive feedback from the
Department of Homeland Security and
the Executive Office of the President
regarding ongoing NSTAC
recommendations. They will also
receive an update from the Cloud
Computing Subcommittee, and receive
an update on the National Public Safety
Broadband Network Subcommittee
scoping effort. Additionally, there will
be three discussions about Priority
Services for Next Generation Networks,
a Cyber Code of Conduct and current
NS/EP communications issues related to
risk management. The NSTAC will
discuss options for developing and
deploying Next Generation Network
Priority Service capabilities to ensure a
seamless transition from existing
circuit-switched Priority Services as the
carriers transition to Internal Protocol
platforms. During the session on Cyber
Code of Conduct, Federal Government
officials and members will discuss the
issue of the potential economic impact
and policy issues related to botnets and
the problems they cause to computer
systems, businesses, and consumers.
(Botnets are a group of compromised
computers that are connected to the
Internet and are used for malicious
purposes). This discussion will include
steps to stop botnets from propagating
and to remove or mitigate the malicious
software where installed. The last
discussion will center around industry’s
current risk management practices for
NS/EP, how to better utilize these
practices in Government to assure better
response to cyber threats and how
improving mechanisms for sharing
threat information with industry can
improve mitigation of cyber threats.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: November 17, 2011.
Michael Echols,
Alternate Designated Federal Official for the
NSTAC.
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