Announcing a Meeting of the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Announcing a Meeting of the Computer System Security and Privacy

Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.,

notice is hereby given that the Computer System Security and Privacy

Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Tuesday, June 2, 1998, Wednesday,

June 3, 1998, and Thursday, June 4, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The

Advisory Board was established by the Computer Security Act of 1987

(Pub. L. 100-235) to advise the Secretary of Commerce and the Director

of NIST on security and privacy issues pertaining to federal computer

systems. All sessions will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 2-4, 1998, from 9:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the National Institute of

Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland in the Administration

Building in Lecture Room A.

Agenda

Welcome and Overview.

Issues Update and Briefings.

Computer Security Legislation Updates.

Information Security Briefing.

Privacy Issues Briefings.

Crytography Policy Updates.

Discussion.

Pending Business.

Public Participation.

Agenda Development for September Meeting.

Wrap-Up.

Public Participation

The Board agenda will include a period of time, not to exceed

thirty minutes, for oral comments and questions from the public. Each

speaker will be limited to five minutes. Members of the public who are

interested in speaking are asked to contact the Board Secretariat at

the telephone number indicated below. In addition, written statements

are invited and may be submitted to the Board at any time. Written

statements should be directed to the CSSPAB Secretariat, Information

Technology Laboratory, Building 820, Room 426, National Institute of

Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. It would be

appreciated if 35 copies of written material were submitted for

distribution to the Board and attendees no later than May 29, 1998.

Approximately 20 seats will be available for the public and media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Roback, Board Secretariat,

Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Building 820, Room 426, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001,

telephone: (301) 975-3696.

Dated: May 8, 1998.

Robert E. Hebner,

Acting Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 98-13195 Filed 5-18-98; 8:45 am]

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