"A designated event that, by virtue of its political, economic, social, or religious significance, may be the target of terrorism or other criminal activity". (1) An event of great magnitude and enormous national and/or international importance (2) Designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security (at the request of a Governor and recommendation of the NSSE Working Group) (3) USSS [US Secret Service] leads the development and implementation of the comprehensive security planning for the event (4) FBI serves as the lead for intelligence, criminal investigation of terrorist acts and threats, hostage rescue, and counterterrorism (5) Other Federal Departments and Agencies will usually provide (pre-deployed and on standby) a full range of resources to support USSS, FBI and FEMA to achieve the highest level of readiness during the event (6) A Principal Federal Official (PFO) is pre-designated for all NSSEs (7) Integrated Federal Support Plan (IFSP) is required for all SEAR [Special Event Assessment Report] Level 1 & 2 events". (DHS, Office of Operations Coordination Interagency Planning Workshop, November 29, 2007, slide # 25).