Notices. Notice of renewal of the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC) Charter

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BILLING CODE 9111-46-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS-2016-0092] The Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS. ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC) Charter. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security

(DHS)announced the establishment of the CIPAC in a **Federal Register** Notice (71 FR 14930-14933) dated March 24, 2006, which identified the purpose of CIPAC, as well as its membership. This notice provides:

(i)Notification of the CIPAC charter renewal. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Murphy, Designated Federal Officer, Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council, Sector Outreach and Programs Division, Office of Infrastructure Protection, National Protection and Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0607, Arlington, VA 20598-0607; telephone:

(703)603-5083; email: *CIPAC@hq.dhs.gov.* *Responsible DHS Official:* Renee Murphy, Designated Federal Officer for the CIPAC. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Notice of CIPAC Charter Renewal:* The CIPAC Charter was signed by Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson on November 30, 2016. It supersedes the CIPAC Charter dated December 7, 2014 and is available on the CIPAC Web site ( *http://www.dhs.gov/cipac* ). *Purpose and Activity:* The CIPAC facilitates interaction between government officials and representatives of the community of owners and/or operators for each of the critical infrastructure sectors defined by Presidential Policy Directive 21 and identified in *National Infrastructure Protection Plan 2013: Partnering for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience* (NIPP 2013). The scope of activities covered by the CIPAC includes: Planning; coordinating among government and critical infrastructure owner and operator security partners; implementing security program initiatives; conducting operational activities related to critical infrastructure protection security measures, incident response, recovery, and infrastructure resilience; reconstituting critical infrastructure assets and systems for both manmade and naturally occurring events; and sharing threat, vulnerability, risk mitigation, and infrastructure continuity information. *Organizational Structure:* CIPAC members are organized into 16 critical infrastructure sectors. These sectors have a Government Coordinating Council

(GCC)whose membership includes:

(i)A lead Federal agency that is defined as the Sector-Specific Agency (SSA);

(ii)all relevant Federal, State, local, tribal, and/or territorial government agencies (or their representative bodies) whose mission interests also involve the scope of the CIPAC activities for that particular sector; and

(iii)a Sector Coordinating Council (SCC), where applicable, whose membership includes critical infrastructure owners and/or operators or their representative trade associations. *CIPAC Membership:* CIPAC Membership may include:

(i)Critical Infrastructure owner and operator members of a DHS-recognized SCC, including their representative trade associations or equivalent organization members of a SCC as determined by the SCC.

(ii)Federal, State, local, and tribal governmental entities comprising the members of the GCC for each sector, including their representative organizations; members of the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Government Coordinating Council; and representatives of other Federal agencies with responsibility for Critical Infrastructure activities. *CIPAC Membership Roster and Council Information:* CIPAC membership is organizational. Multiple individuals may participate in CIPAC activities on behalf of a member organization. Members of the public may visit the CIPAC Web site ( *http://www.dhs.gov/cipac* ) at any time to view current CIPAC membership, as well as the current and historic lists of CIPAC meetings and agendas. Dated: January 23, 2017. Renee Murphy, Designated Federal Officer for the CIPAC. [FR Doc. 2017-02167 Filed 2-1-17; 8:45 am]