[Infowarrior] - Another DHS Advisory Coffee Klatch

[Richard Forno]

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security announced the
establishment of the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory
Council (CIPAC) by Notice published in the Federal Register on March
24, 2006 (``First CIPAC Notice''). That Notice identified the purpose
of the committee as well as its membership. This Notice identifies the
institutions currently serving as CIPAC members. This Notice also
identifies the government entities that comprise the Government
Coordinating Council for each sector.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 24, 2006, the Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published notice in the Federal
Register (71 FR 14930) announcing the establishment of the Critical
Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC). That first CIPAC
Notice identified the CIPAC's intended purpose as facilitating
interaction between representatives of government and the community of
critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) owners and operators
in each critical sector. As set forth in that notice, that interaction
will include the following activities: ``planning; coordination;
security program implementation; operational activities related to
critical infrastructure protection security measures, including
incident response, recovery, and reconstitution from events both man-
made and naturally occurring; and the sharing of information about
threats, vulnerabilities, protective measures, best practices, and
lessons learned.''
    CIPAC is designed to include as many of the owners and/or operators
and the owner and/or operator representative trade associations deemed
by each sector's Sector Coordinating Council (SCC) as necessary
participants in the activities described in the March 24, 2006 Notice.
That first Notice provided a list of the CIPAC membership from each
sector as of that date. That first Notice also stated that the CIPAC
Executive Secretariat would work with each SCC's leadership and with
the Sector Specific Federal Agency for each sector to compile a list of
the CIPAC SCC members from each sector. It further stated that the
Department would publish a subsequent Notice identifying these
additional members of the CIPAC.

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