GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE

UNCLAS STATE 027268 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL NATO MASS BEXP SUBJECT: GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE (IPC) MEETING IN EAPC FORMAT, MARCH 17, 18, 2008 1) SUMMARY: THE FOLLOWING CABLE PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE (IPC) MEETING IN EAPC FORMAT ON MARCH 17TH AND 18TH, 2008. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE ALL UPDATES, DISCUSSIONS, AND DECISIONS FROM THE MEETING, AS WELL AS BRIEF THE IPC ON NEW CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES (CIP) RELIABILITY STANDARDS. ALL AGENDA ITEMS ARE DETAILED BELOW. 2) AGENDA ITEM I. OPENING REMARKS. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE WITH INTEREST, THE OPENING REMARKS. 3) AGENDA ITEM II. ADOPTION OF AGENDA. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD APPROVE THE PROPOSED AGENDA FOR THE MARCH 17-18, 2008, IPC MEETING IN EAPC FORMAT. 4) AGENDA ITEM III. ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS. 5) AGENDA IV. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NATO. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE UPDATE BY THE HEAD OF CIVIL EMERGENCY PLANNING ON RECENT WORK AND ISSUES WITHIN CRISIS EMERGENCY PLANNING (CEP) AND THE SENIOR CIVILIAN EMERGENCY PLANNING (SCEPC). 6) AGENDA ITEM V. PROTECTION AGAINST ACTS OF TERRORISM. ¶A. CEP ACTION PLAN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AGAINST POSSIBLE ATTACKS AGAINST CIVIL POPULATIONS WITH CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, OR RADIOLOGICAL (CBR) AGENTS. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE UPDATE BY THE CPC STAFF OFFICER AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION ON IPC/NATIONS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CEP ACTION PLAN. ¶B. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE WILL BRIEF THE IPC ON THE EIGHT (8) NEW CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION RELIABILITY STANDARDS APPROVED BY THE U.S. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION IN 2008 TO PROTECT AGAINST POTENTIAL DISTRUPTIONS FROM CYBER SECURITY BREACHES. IN ADDITION, THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE WILL NOTE THAT THE UNITED STATES PUBLISHED ITS NEW NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK IN JANUARY 2008. THE NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK REPLACES THE NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 2004. THE NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK INCLUDES A SPECIFIC ANNEX REGARDING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 7) AGENDA ITEM VI. IMS AND ACO UPDATES ON MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS RELEVANT TO IPC. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE UPDATES AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION, IF APPROPRIATE, ON IPC SUPPORT TO THE MILITARY AND DECISION ON A WAY AHEAD. 8) AGENDA VII. SECURITY OF SUPPLY. ¶A. NATIONAL, BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL ARRANGEMENTS. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE UPDATES BY IPC MEMBERS ON PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS/SECURITY OF SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS AND THAT THE UNITED STATES CURRENTLY HAS PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS/SECURITY OF SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES IN PLACE WITH CANADA, ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS, SWEDEN, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. ¶B. PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEMS WITHIN THE ALLIANCE. THE U.S. WILL NOTE THAT BUILDING UPDON THE NOVEMBER 2007 IPC SEMINAR IN BUCHREST, ROMANIA, THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON SECURITY OF SUPPLY IS ESTABLISHING A PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS/SECURITY OF SUPPLY SECTION TO THE NEW NATO CIVIL EMERGENCY PLANNING WEB SITE. THIS SITE WILL HELP HIGHLIGHT EXISTING BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS/SECURITY OF SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO DEFENSE ITEMS; SHARE INFORMATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF "BEST PRACTICES" ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH ARRANGEMENTS; ENHANCE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS POINTS OF CONTACT (INCLUDING THOSE INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED IN THE IPC'S PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS DIRECTORY); AND COLLECT AND SHARE INFORMATION ON NATIONAL "SECURITY OF SUPPLY" SYSTEMS UTILIZED TO RESPOND TO CIVILIAN CRISES AND EMERGENCIES (CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES). THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE IPC MEMBERS TO PROVIDE ANY NATIONAL POINTS OF CONTACT FOR MANAGING PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS. 9) AGENDA ITEM VIII. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN EQUIPMENT TO MANAGE CBRN EMERGENCIES. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE IMS CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE DOCUMENT AT REFERENCE, PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION ON IPC WORK ON THE SUBJECT, AND NOTE THE UPDATES AND COMMENTS AND DECISIONS TAKEN DURING DISCUSSION. 10) AGENDA ITEM IX. INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS. THE U.S. REPRESENTATVE SHOULD NOTE THE UPDATE ON THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION (ISO) AND THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON STANDARDIZATION (CEN) BY NORWAY, PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION LED BY THE CHAIRMAN CONCERNING THE FUTURE WORK OF THE IPC ON INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS, AND NOTE THE UPDATES AND COMMENTS MADE IN DISCUSSION. 11) AGENDA ITEM X. PROTECTION OF ENERGY-RELATED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. ¶A. ELECTRICITY CIP. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THE ENERGY "SECTOR SPECIFIC PLAN" TO THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PLAN PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF ENERGY AND HOMELAND SECURITY. THE UNITED STATES PUBLISHED SEVENTEEN "SECTOR SPECIFIC PLANS" IN MAY ¶2007. THE SECTOR-SPECIFIC PLANS SUPPORT THE U.S. NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PLAN BY ESTABLISHING A COORDINATED APPROACH TO NATIONAL PRIORITIES, GOALS, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES PROTECTION. ¶B. GAS CIP. THE U.S.REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD HIGHLIGHT THAT THE UNITED STATES SUBMITTED INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE DRAFTING OF THE IPC REPORT ON THE PROTECTION OF GAS-RELATED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS INFORMATION INCLUDED NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SECURITY SMART PRACTICES THAT WERE DEVELOPED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. ¶C. OIL CIP. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE INTRODUCTION BY THE CHAIR, AD HOC WORKING GROUP (AHWG) ON ENERGY CIP, AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION ON A WAY AHEAD. ¶D. NETHERLANDS/ UNITED KINGDOM-SPONSORED SEMINAR ON "THE SECURITY OF ENERGY SUPPLIES". THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CHAIR, THE NETHERLANDS, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM REPRESENTATIVES. 12) AGENDA ITEM XI. INVENTORY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND RESEARCH. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE UPDATE ON PROGRESS AND WAY AHEAD BY THE IPC TEAM ON THE INVENTORY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION REPORT AND RESEARCH (THE IPC CBR DATABASE) BY THE FINISH AND/ OR GERMAN DELEGATION. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD ALSO PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSION ON IPC CONTRIBUTION AND NOTE REPORTS AND ANY DECISIONS TAKEN DURING THE DISCUSSION. 13) AGENDA ITEM XII. IPC HANDBOOK OF NATIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE MEASURES. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION ON THE "WAY AHEAD" AND WILL INFORM THE IPC THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL BE SUBMITTING REVISIONS TO ITS CHAPTER IN THE HANDBOOK BEFORE THE NEXT IPC MEETING IN NOVEMBER 2008 TO REFLECT RECENT REVISIONS TO U.S. NATIONAL EMERGENCY PLANS. 14) AGENDA ITEM XIII. CATALOGUE OF MEASURES AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION USED IN CRISES. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE REPORTS FROM THE CZECH AND SLOVAK DELEGATIONS AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION ON THE "WAY AHEAD", INCLUDING NOT OBJECTING TO ANY PROPOSAL FROM THE CZECH AND SLOVAK DELEGATIONS TO CEASE THIS ACTIVITY. 15) AGENDA ITEM XIV. NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE WILL BRIEF THE IPC ABOUT THE NEW U.S. NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK, PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 2008. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF ANY OTHER NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS. 16) AGENDA ITEM XV. IPC WORK PROGRAMME FOR 2007-2008. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE OVERVIEW OF THE IPC WORK PROGRAMME BY THE STAFF OFFICER AND CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION. 17) AGENDA ITEM XVI. CRISIS MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS. ¶A. CEP CRISIS MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE UPDATE BY THE STAFF OFFICER. ¶B. IPC CRISIS MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE WILL NOTE THE REPORT BY THE IPC CHAIR AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE CHANGES TO IPC CRISIS MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS. 18) AGENDA ITEM XVII. TRAINING FOR EXPERTS. ¶A. IPC TRAINING POLICY. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE REPORT BY THE IPC VICE-CHAIRMAN ON THE AD HOC TRAINING TEAM'S (AHTT) EXAMINATION OF A TRAINING APPROACH BASED ON TWO YEAR ALTERNATE CYCLES AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION ON THE POLICY PAPER. ¶B. 2008 IPC VITAL RESOURCES SEMINAR. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE UPDATE BY THE CHAIR OF THE IPC AD HOC TRAINING TEAM (AHTT) ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE SEMINAR AND NOTE THE REPORT AND COMMENTS MADE IN DISCUSSION. ¶C. NEW EXPERTS ORIENTATION COURSES. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE UPDATE BY STAFF OFFICER ON THE 2008 NEW EXPERTS ORIENTATION COURSE TO BE HELD IN JULY 2008. ¶D. CEP TRAINING AND EXERCISES. THE U.S. REPRESNTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE UPDATE BY THE STAFF OFFICER AND NOTE THE UPDATES AND COMMENTS MADE IN DISCUSSION. 19) AGENDA ITEM XVIII. DISCUSSION ON THE FUURE FOCUS OF IPC. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD NOTE THE GENERAL DISCUSSION LED BY THE CHAIRMAN INVITING NATIONS TO PRESENT NEW TOPIC/ IDEAS CONCERNING THE FUTURE FOCUS AND WORK OF THE IPC, AND HOW SUCH TOPICS/ IDEAS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN A STRUCTURED WAY. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD ALSO NOTE THE COMMENTS AND ANY DECISIONS TAKEN. 20) AGENDA ITEM XIX. ANY OTHER BUSINESS. DUE TO DANIEL HILL'S SELECTION AS THE NEW DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR INDUSTRY AND SECURITY WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, MICHAEL VACCARO, FORMERLY ALTERNATE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE IPC, WILL BECOME THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE IPC. 21) AGENDA ITEM XX. DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING. THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MAY APPROVE THE DATES, 6-7 NOVEMBER 2008, IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY. RICE