Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Rulemaking; Town Hall Meetings

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security 6 CFR Part 226 [Docket ID: CISA-2022-0010] ( printed page 6794) AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notification of town hall meetings. SUMMARY: This notice announces town hall meetings to allow external stakeholders a limited additional opportunity to provide input on refining the scope and burden of the CIRCIA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued in the Federal Register on April 4, 2024. The proposed CIRCIA rulemaking seeks to implement the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, as amended, by implementing covered cyber incident and ransom payment reporting requirements for covered entities. DATES: Town hall meetings are scheduled to be held on the following dates: Chemical Sector; Water and Wastewater Sector; Dams Sector; Energy Sector; and Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste Sector —March 9, 2026—Virtual Commercial Facilities Sector; Critical Manufacturing Sector; and Food and Agriculture Sector —March 12, 2026—Virtual Emergency Services Sector, Government Facilities Sector, Healthcare and Public Health Sector —March 17, 2026—Virtual Communications Sector; Transportation Systems Sector; and Financial Services Sector —March 18, 2026—Virtual Defense Industrial Base Sector and Information Technology Sector —March 19, 2026—Virtual CISA also plans to hold two general town hall meetings sc…