[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84611-84612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24487]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2018-0001]


Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Committee management; Notice of open Federal advisory committee 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will hold a 
meeting of the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee 
(STSAC) on November 21, 2024. Members of the public will be able to 
participate virtually via Microsoft Teams. The

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meeting agenda and information on public participation is provided 
below under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

DATES: The meeting will take place on Thursday, November 21, 2024. The 
meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and will adjourn at 4:00 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time (EST). As listed in the Public Participation section 
below, requests to attend the meeting, to address the STSAC, and/or for 
accommodations because of a disability, must be received by November 
14, 2024.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in-person at TSA Headquarters, 
located at 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, Virginia 20598, 
and virtually via Microsoft Teams. See Public Participation below for 
information on how to register to attend the meeting. Attendance 
information will be provided upon registration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Click, 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], 571-227-5866.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Section 1969 of the TSA Modernization Act,\1\ established the STSAC 
to advise, consult with, report to, and make recommendations to the TSA 
Administrator on surface transportation security matters, including the 
development, refinement, and implementation of policies, programs, 
initiatives, rulemakings, and security directives pertaining to surface 
transportation security. The STSAC also considers risk-based security 
approaches in the performance of its duties. While section 1969(f) 
exempts the STSAC from the Federal Advisory Committee Act,\2\ paragraph 
1969(c)(6)(B) requires that TSA hold at least one public meeting each 
year.
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    \1\ Division K of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Public 
Law 115-254 (132 Stat. 3186; Oct. 5, 2018), codified at 6 U.S.C. 
204.
    \2\ 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.
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Meeting Agenda

 Welcoming remarks and introductions
 Committee and subcommittee briefings on activities, key 
issues, and focus areas (cybersecurity information sharing; emergency 
management and resiliency; insider threat; and security risk and 
intelligence)
 Public comments
 Closing comments and adjournment

Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public via Microsoft Teams and 
attendance may be limited due to Microsoft Teams meeting constraints. 
Members of the public who wish to participate are asked to register via 
email by submitting their name, contact number, and affiliation (if 
applicable) to [email protected] by November 14, 2024. Attendees will 
be admitted on a first-to-register basis. Attendance information will 
be provided upon registration.
    Members of the public wishing to present oral or written statements 
must make advance arrangements by November 14, 2024. The statements 
must specifically address issues pertaining to the items listed in 
Meeting Agenda discussed above. Advance requests to present and/or 
written statements must be submitted via email to [email protected]. 
Oral presenters are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes.
    The STSAC and TSA are committed to providing equal access to this 
meeting for all participants. If you need alternative formats or 
services because of a disability, please contact the individual listed 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by November 14, 2024.

    Dated: October 16, 2024.
Eddie D. Mayenschein,
Assistant Administrator, Policy, Plans, and Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2024-24487 Filed 10-22-24; 8:45 am]
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