# Notice of Meeting of National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC)
**AGENCY:**
Directorate for Preparedness, DHS.
**ACTION:**
Notice of meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet in open session.
**DATES:**
Tuesday, October 10, 2006, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20045. You may submit comments, identified by DHS-2006-0054, by *one* of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: *[email protected]* . When submitting comments electronically, please include by DHS-2006-0054, in the subject line of the message.
• Mail: Jenny Menna, Department of Homeland Security, Directorate for Preparedness, Washington, DC 20528. To ensure proper handling, please reference by DHS-2006-0054, on your correspondence. This mailing address may be used for paper, disk or CD-ROM submissions.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Jenny Menna, Department of Homeland Security, Directorate for Preparedness, Washington, DC 20528. Contact Telephone Number 703-235-5316.
*Instructions:* All submissions received must include the words “Department of Homeland Security” and DHS-2006-0054, the docket number for this action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at *http://www.regulations.gov* , including any personal information provided.
*Docket:* For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to *http://www.regulations.gov* .
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Jenny Menna, NIAC Designated Federal Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; telephone 703-235-5316.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.1 *et seq.* ). At this meeting, the NIAC will be briefed on the status of several Working Group activities in which the Council is currently engaged.
This meeting is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that the meeting may close early if all business is finished.
A tentative agenda for the meeting is set forth below, but may be updated. Please consult the NIAC Web site, *http://www.dhs.gov/niac* , for the most current agenda.
*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, telephone the Designated Federal Officer as soon as possible.
Dated: September 18, 2006.
Jenny Menna,
Designated Federal Officer for the NIAC.
**Draft Agenda of October 10, 2006 Meeting**
I. Opening of Meeting: *Jenny Menna,* Designated Federal Officer, NIAC, Department of Homeland Security.
II. Roll Call of Members: *Jenny Menna* .
III. Opening Remarks and Introductions: NIAC Chairman, *Erle A. Nye,* Chairman Emeritus, TXU Corp, NIAC Vice Chairman, *John T. Chambers,* President and CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc, * Michael Chertoff, * Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) *(Invited)* , *Frances Fragos Townsend,* Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism *(Invited)* .
IV. Approval of July Minutes: NIAC Chairman, *Erle A. Nye* .
V. Final Reports and Deliberations: NIAC Chairman, *Erle A. Nye* Presiding.
A. The Prioritization of Critical Infrastructures for a Pandemic Outbreak in the United States: *Chief Rebecca F. Denlinger* , Fire Chief, Cobb County, Georgia Fire and Emergency Services, NIAC Member, *Martha H. Marsh,* Chairman and CEO, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, NIAC Member and *Bruce Rohde,* Chairman and CEO Emeritus, ConAgra Foods, Inc.
B. Deliberation and Approval of Recommendations of Final Report: *NIAC Members* .
VI. Status Report on Current Working Group Initiatives: NIAC Chairman, *Erle A. Nye* Presiding.
A. Convergence of Physical and Cyber Technologies and Related Security Management Challenges: *George Conrades,* Executive Chairman, Akamai Technologies, NIAC Member, *Margaret Grayson,* President, AEP Government Solutions Group, NIAC Member, and *Gregory A. Peters,* Former President and CEO, Internap Network Services Corporation, NIAC Member.
VII. New Business: NIAC Chairman, *Erle A. Nye,* NIAC Members TBD.
A. Discussion of Potential New Working Group Topics: *NIAC Members* .
B. Recommendations Follow-up: *Nancy Wong,* Designated Federal Officer, DHS.
VIII. Adjournment: NIAC Chairman, *Erle A. Nye* .