Notice2024-22005
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Request for Information on a National Plan for Cyber-Physical Systems Resilience
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September 26, 2024
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Abstract
On behalf of Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the NITRD National Coordination Office seeks public input for the creation of a National Plan for Cyber-Physical Systems Resilience Research (the Plan). The goal of the plan is to shape a whole-of- government research and development (R&D) plan related to cyber- physical resilience across systems that may be local, regional, or national in scope. As defined in the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Report, Strategy for Cyber-Physical Resilience: Fortifying Our Critical Infrastructure for a Digital World, cyber-physical systems are defined as physical systems that rely on computing technologies for sensing, analysis, tracking, controls, connectivity, coordination, and human-system interaction. The National Climate Resilience Framework defines resilience as the ability to prepare for threats and hazards, adapt to changing conditions, and withstand and recover rapidly from adverse conditions and disruptions. From the perspective of the RFI, the system recovery period and performance are acceptable from a social and technical perspective. These definitions will be used for the purposes of this RFI, but respondents are welcome to provide alternate definitions if cyber- physical systems have a different meaning in their industry or field, along with the scientific rationale for specific use-cases. The Plan is scheduled to be released in 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78915-78916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22005]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development
Request for Information on a National Plan for Cyber-Physical Systems
Resilience
AGENCY: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development
(NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO), National Science
Foundation.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: On behalf of Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),
the NITRD National Coordination Office seeks public input for the
creation of a National Plan for Cyber-Physical Systems Resilience
Research (the Plan). The goal of the plan is to shape a whole-of-
government research and development (R&D) plan related to cyber-
physical resilience across systems that may be local, regional, or
national in scope. As defined in the President's Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST) Report, Strategy for Cyber-Physical
Resilience: Fortifying Our Critical Infrastructure for a Digital World,
cyber-physical systems are defined as physical systems that rely on
computing technologies for sensing, analysis, tracking, controls,
connectivity, coordination, and human-system interaction. The National
Climate Resilience Framework defines resilience as the ability to
prepare for threats and hazards, adapt to changing conditions, and
withstand and recover rapidly from adverse conditions and disruptions.
From the perspective of the RFI, the system recovery period and
performance are acceptable from a social and technical perspective.
These definitions will be used for the purposes of this RFI, but
respondents are welcome to provide alternate definitions if cyber-
physical systems have a different meaning in their industry or field,
along with the scientific rationale for specific use-cases. The Plan is
scheduled to be released in 2025.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
11:59 p.m. (ET) on October 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this RFI may be sent by
any of the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#581b080b0a753e2c393b0a1e111836312c2a3c763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e6d7e7d7c03485a4f4d7c68676e40475a5c4a00494158">[email protected]</span></a>; Email submissions should be
machine-readable and not be copy-protected. Submissions should include
``RFI Response: Cyber-Physical Systems Resilience R&D Plan'' in the
subject line of the message.
<bullet> Mail: Attn: Melissa Cornelius, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, VA 22314, USA.
Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Each individual or
institution is requested to submit only one response. Submissions must
not exceed 10 pages in 12 point or larger font, with a page number
provided on each page. Responses must include the name of the person(s)
or organization(s) filing the comment and the following statement:
``This document is approved for public dissemination. The document
contains no business-proprietary or confidential information. Document
contents may be reused by the government in the National Cyber-Physical
Systems Resilience R&D Strategic Plan and associated documents without
attribution.''
Responses to this RFI may be posted online at <a href="https://www.nitrd.gov/">https://www.nitrd.gov/</a>. Therefore, we request that no business proprietary
information, copyrighted information, or sensitive personally
identifiable information be submitted as part of your response to this
RFI.
In accordance with FAR 15.202(3), responses to this notice are not
offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding
contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated
with responding to this RFI.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Alexander, David Corman, Kristin
Ludwig, Melissa Cornelius, Martin Stanley at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ffbcafacadd2998b9e9cadb9b6bf91968b8d9bd1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c5f4c4f4e317a687d7f4e5a555c7275686e78327b736a">[email protected]</span></a> or
(202) 459-9674. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., eastern time, Monday through
Friday, except for U.S. Federal Government holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The (PCAST) released its report, Strategy
for Cyber-Physical Resilience: Fortifying our Critical Infrastructure
for a Digital World. The report makes recommendations to formulate a
National Plan for Cyber-Physical Resilience Research. The goal is to
enable focused research across Federal programs that increase the
likelihood of successful research results, but more importantly help
ensure that such results will transition into practice. In response to
this, the Fast-Track Action Committee (FTAC) on Cyber-Physical Systems
Resilience (CPSR) is developing a National Cyber Physical Systems
Resilience (R&D) Strategic Plan (the Plan) which will define research
needs that will strengthen our national capability to cyber-physical
resilience; identify the gaps; and define research needs, and
investment priorities spanning across multiple time horizons. The Plan
will coordinate cross-agencies priorities. Responsible innovation in
cyber physical resilience could provide significant benefits for the
American people especially as systems need to adapt to emergent
behaviors or operating conditions far exceeding design specifications.
Information Requested: This RFI seeks input to shape a whole-of-
government effort on research and development that will strengthen
cyber-physical resilience.
In the context of this RFI, we refer to threats to include
cybersecurity, physical, natural disasters including extreme weather
events or other hazards such as earthquakes, and the potential for
adversary use of AI to disrupt systems as well as deceive human
operators of critical infrastructure systems.
Threat-agnostic approaches for resilience are of special interest.
As part of the input, we are primarily concerned with the ability of
cyber-physical
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systems to recover and adapt while ability to withstand may be already
covered in the current risk assessment and management efforts. We are
particularly interested in how resilience by design or resilience by
intervention can prepare for recovery and adaptation in different
threat scenarios as well as in threat-agnostic situations.
Examples of domains and application of interest include but are not
limited to critical infrastructure and systems for energy,
transportation, medical, agriculture, water, space, manufacturing, and
other R&D topic areas in which the strategic plan should focus, as well
as details that should be considered when/if the topic area is
elaborated in the strategic plan.
This RFI is NOT soliciting approaches solely focused on risk
assessment and management through shielding cyber-physical systems from
specific threats including threat identification and sensing, or
through hardening the system to make it less vulnerable to specific
threat or disruptions. Submitters are encouraged to address the topics
of this RFI clearly and concisely.
References
<bullet> PCAST Releases Report on Strategy for Cyber-Physical
Resilience (<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/pcast/briefing-room/2024/02/27/pcast-releases-report-on-strategy-for-cyber-physical-">https://www.whitehouse.gov/pcast/briefing-room/2024/02/27/pcast-releases-report-on-strategy-for-cyber-physical-</a> resilience/
), The White House, February 2024.
<bullet> National Climate Resilience Framework (<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/National-Climate-Resilience-Framework-FINAL.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/National-Climate-Resilience-Framework-FINAL.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/National-Climate-Resilience-Framework-FINAL.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/National-Climate-Resilience-Framework-FINAL.pdf</a>).
<bullet> Strategy for Cyber-Physical Resilience: Fortifying Our
Critical Infrastructure for a Digital World, (<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PCAST_Cyber-Physical-Resilience-Report_Feb2024.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PCAST_Cyber-Physical-Resilience-Report_Feb2024.pdf</a>) Executive Office of the President,
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, February
2024.
<bullet<ls-thn-eq> Cyber-Physical Systems Resilience--The Networking
and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program
(<a href="https://www.nitrd.gov/coordination-areas/cyber-physical-systems-resilience/">https://www.nitrd.gov/coordination-areas/cyber-physical-systems-resilience/</a>).
<bullet> Submitted by the National Science Foundation in support of
the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development
(NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO) on September 20, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2024-22005 Filed 9-25-24; 8:45 am]
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