[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 208 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60269-60270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23668]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2018-0001]


Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee (STSAC) 
Meeting

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: Committee management; notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will hold a 
public meeting of the Surface Transportation Security Advisory 
Committee (STSAC) on November 18, 2021. The meeting agenda and 
information on public participation is provided below under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. In light of the current COVID-19 public 
health crisis, the public meeting will be virtual.

DATES: The meeting will take place on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The 
meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and will adjourn at 4:00 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time. As listed in the section below, requests to attend the 
meeting, to address the STSAC, and/or for

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accommodations because of a disability must be received by November 8, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually by teleconference. See 
the Public Participation section below for information on how to 
register to attend the meeting. Attendance information will be provided 
upon registration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Harroun-Lord, Surface 
Transportation Security Advisory Committee, Designated Federal Officer, 
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, Virginia 
20598, [email protected], 571-227-2283.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    TSA is providing notice of this meeting in accordance with the 
section 404 of the TSA Modernization Act, Division K of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2018, Public Law 115-254 (132 Stat. 3186; Oct. 
5, 2018), as codified at 6 U.S.C. 204. The STSAC provides advice and 
industry perspective to the Administrator of TSA on surface 
transportation security matters, including the development, refinement, 
and implementation of policies, programs, rulemaking, and security 
directives pertaining to aviation security. While the STSAC is exempt 
from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), see 6 U.S.C. 
205(f), paragraph 204(c)(6)(B) requires that TSA hold at least one 
public meeting each year.

II. Meeting Agenda

    The Committee will meet to discuss the following agenda items:

 Welcoming Remarks/Introductions
 Committee and Subcommittee briefings on activities, key 
issues, and focus areas for FY 2021--Cybersecurity Information Sharing; 
Emergency Management and Resiliency; Insider Threat; and Security Risk 
and Intelligence
 Public Comments
 Closing Comments and Adjournment

III. Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public and attendance may be 
limited due to telephonic meeting constraints. Members of the public, 
all non-STSAC members, and non-TSA staff who wish to attend are asked 
to register via email by submitting their name, contact number, and 
affiliation to [email protected] by November 8, 2021. Attendees will be 
admitted on a first-to-register basis. Attendance information will be 
provided upon registration.
    In addition, members of the public must make advance arrangements 
by November 8, 2021, to present oral or written statements. The 
statements must specifically address issues pertaining to the items 
listed above in the discussion of the Meeting Agenda; requests must be 
submitted, via email to: [email protected]. The public comment period 
will begin at approximately 3:25 p.m. and will end at 3:40 p.m. 
Speakers are requested to limit their comments to three minutes.
    The STSAC and TSA are committed to providing equal access to this 
virtual meeting for all participants. If you need alternative formats 
or services because of a disability, please contact the person listed 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by November 8, 2021.

    Dated: October 26, 2021.
Eddie D. Mayenschein,
Assistant Administrator, Policy, Plans, and Engagement (PPE).
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