Notice2023-25774
Establishment of Faith-Based Security Advisory Council Subcommittee
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Published
November 22, 2023
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Homeland Security Department
Abstract
On November 14, 2023, the Secretary of DHS, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, issued a memorandum tasking the Faith-Based Security Advisory Council (FBSAC) to establish a subcommittee further outlined below. This notice is not a solicitation for membership.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 81424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25774]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2023-0046]
Establishment of Faith-Based Security Advisory Council
Subcommittee
AGENCY: The Office of Partnership and Engagement (OPE), The Department
of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice of a new tasking for the Faith-Based Security Advisory
Council (FBSAC).
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SUMMARY: On November 14, 2023, the Secretary of DHS, Alejandro N.
Mayorkas, issued a memorandum tasking the Faith-Based Security Advisory
Council (FBSAC) to establish a subcommittee further outlined below.
This notice is not a solicitation for membership.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sameer Hossain, Designated Federal
Officer, Faith-Based Security Advisory Council of Department of
Homeland Security, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0f6f2e3f1f3f0d8c19ed4d8c39ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="662024352725260e1748020e1548010910">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-891-2876.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FBSAC provides organizationally
independent, strategic, timely, specific, and actionable advice to the
Secretary through the OPE Assistant Secretary, who serves as the DHS
Faith-Based Organizations Security Coordinator on security and
preparedness matters related to places of worship, faith communities,
and faith-based organizations. The Council consists of members who are:
faith-based organization security officials; faith-based organization
leaders; faith leaders; State and local public safety, law enforcement,
and emergency management leaders; and a representative from the
Department of Justice or Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The Secretary has requested that the FBSAC form a new subcommittee
to study and provide recommendations in the following critical area for
the Department:
1. Combatting online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA),
providing recommendations on how DHS can partner with faith-based
organizations to inform faith-based leaders and communities about how
to recognize and respond appropriately to incidents of online CSEA; and
an assessment to gauge the strengths, gaps, and opportunities in faith-
based community awareness, engagement, and whole-of-community
involvement. This assessment should include recommendations for faith-
based organization collaboration to raise public awareness of online
CSEA.
Schedule: The subcommittees findings and recommendations will be
submitted to the FBSAC for its deliberation and vote during a public
meeting within 150 days of November 14, 2023.
Dated: November 16, 2023.
Sameer Hossain,
Designated Federal Officer, Faith-Based Security Advisory Council, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-25774 Filed 11-21-23; 8:45 am]
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