5 December 2012

Prez: Critical Infrastructure Protection Month

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 5, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 72673-72676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29573]

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Vol. 77
Wednesday,
No. 234
December 5, 2012

Part VII

The President

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Proclamation 8910--Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience 
Month, 2012
                        Presidential Documents 

Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 234 / Wednesday, December 5, 2012 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8910 of November 30, 2012

                
Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience 
                Month, 2012

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Every day, Americans across our country--from 
                entrepreneurs and college students to families and 
                community leaders--rely on critical infrastructure to 
                travel and communicate, work and play. The assets and 
                systems we depend on are essential to our way of life, 
                and during Critical Infrastructure Protection and 
                Resilience Month, we maintain our commitment to keeping 
                our critical infrastructure and our communities safe 
                and resilient.

                Our Nation's critical infrastructure is complex and 
                interconnected, and we must understand not only its 
                strengths, but also its vulnerabilities to emerging 
                threats. Cyber incidents can have devastating 
                consequences on both physical and virtual 
                infrastructure, which is why my Administration 
                continues to make cybersecurity a national security 
                priority. As we continue to work within existing 
                authorities to fortify our country against cyber risks, 
                comprehensive legislation remains essential to 
                improving infrastructure security, enhancing cyber 
                information sharing between government and the private 
                sector, and protecting the privacy and civil liberties 
                of the American people.

                Physical threats also put our Nation's most important 
                assets at risk. Destruction caused by devastating 
                storms and other natural disasters this year 
                underscored our reliance on our critical 
                infrastructure. Yet, these tragic events also 
                demonstrated once again the strength and resolve of the 
                American people when we work together to recover and 
                rebuild. As long as we keep fortifying partnerships 
                between Federal, State, and local governments and among 
                community leaders and the private sector, we can 
                continue to modernize our critical infrastructure and 
                bolster our ability to overcome whatever challenges we 
                may face.

                All Americans have a part to play in protecting our 
                critical infrastructure and making it more resilient, 
                and my Administration continues to engage stakeholders 
                in doing what it takes to keep our people safe and our 
                assets secure. This month, we rededicate ourselves to 
                raising awareness of the importance of critical 
                infrastructure and to doing all we can to protect it. 
                Americans can learn more about how they can get 
                involved by visiting www.Ready.gov.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim December 2012 as 
                Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience 
                Month. I call upon the people of the United States to 
                recognize the importance of protecting our Nation's 
                resources and to observe this month with appropriate 
                events and training to enhance our national security 
                and resilience.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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