80_FR_26094 80 FR 26007 - Broadband Opportunity Council Webinar

80 FR 26007 - Broadband Opportunity Council Webinar

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 87 (May 6, 2015)

Page Range26007-26008
FR Document2015-10580

In a request for comment (RFC) published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2015, the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce, which are co-chairing the Broadband Opportunity Council (Council), asked for public input on barriers that are hampering deployment of broadband, ways to promote public and private investment in broadband, challenges facing areas that lack access to broadband, and ways to measure broadband availability, adoption, and speed.\1\ To explain the RFC's purpose and objectives, and to allow an opportunity for members of the public to pose questions regarding the RFC, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host a webinar on May 20, 2015. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26007-26008]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10580]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Broadband Opportunity Council Webinar

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public webinar.

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SUMMARY: In a request for comment (RFC) published in the Federal 
Register on April 29, 2015, the Departments of Agriculture and 
Commerce, which are co-chairing the Broadband Opportunity Council 
(Council), asked for public input on barriers that are hampering 
deployment of broadband, ways to promote public and private investment 
in broadband, challenges facing areas that lack access to broadband, 
and ways to measure broadband availability, adoption, and speed.\1\ To 
explain the RFC's purpose and objectives, and to allow an opportunity 
for members of the public to pose questions regarding the RFC, the 
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA) will host a webinar on May 20, 2015.
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    \1\ Broadband Opportunity Council Notice and Request for 
Comment, 80 FR 23785 (April 29, 2015), available at 
www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/2015/broadband-opportunity-council-notice-and-request-comment.

DATES: The webinar will be held on May 20, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. until 
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5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The webinar will be open to the public and press on a first-
come, first-served basis. To help assure that adequate space is 
provided, all attendees are required to register for the webinar at 
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4277364480826458625 by May 
13, 2015. Upon registration, webinar information will be distributed, 
including both the link to the webinar (video) as well as the dial-in 
information (sound). Due to the limited capacity, we encourage and 
request that parties at the same location share a webinar link. Refer 
to the Supplemental Information below and to http://www.rd.usda.gov and 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ for additional information on the webinar.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Holtz, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4878, Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-2048; email: [email protected] or Denise 
Scott, Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250; 
telephone: (202) 720-1910; email: [email protected]. Please 
direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-
7002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On January 13, 2015, President Obama announced new Administration 
efforts to help more people, in more communities around the country, 
gain access to fast and affordable broadband.\2\ With this effort, 
President Obama created an interagency Broadband Opportunity Council, 
which is seeking public comment on steps federal agencies can take to 
help promote broadband deployment, adoption and competition.
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    \2\ See FACT SHEET: Broadband That Works: Promoting Competition 
& Local Choice In Next-Generation Connectivity, White House, January 
13, 2015, available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/13/fact-sheet-broadband-works-promoting-competition-local-choice-next-gener.
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    The Presidential Memorandum also directs the Council to consult 
with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as 
telecommunications companies, utilities, trade associations, 
philanthropic entities, policy experts, and other interested parties to 
identify and assess regulatory barriers and determine possible actions. 
This Notice seeks public participation, especially from the named 
stakeholders above, in the Council's RFC webinar to ensure that the RFC 
will bolster the Council's work and to improve the number and quality 
of ideas expressed in response to the RFC.

II. Objectives of This Notice

    The RFC requests public input on: (i) Ways the federal government 
can promote best practices, modernize outdated regulations, promote 
coordination, and offer more services online; (ii) identification of 
regulatory barriers to broadband deployment, competition, and adoption; 
(iii) ways to promote public and private investment in broadband; (iv) 
ways to promote broadband adoption; (v) issues related to state, local, 
and tribal governments; (vi) issues related to vulnerable communities 
and communities with limited or no broadband; (vii) issues specific to 
rural areas; and (viii) ways to measure broadband availability, 
adoption, and speed.
    This Notice announces a public webinar on May 20, 2015 to inform 
all stakeholders and other interested parties on how they can share 
their perspectives and recommend actions that the federal government 
can take to promote broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, 
including by identifying and removing regulatory barriers unduly 
impeding investments in broadband technology. The webinar will educate 
stakeholders and other interested parties on the purpose and objectives 
of the RFC. It will also provide the public with information on how to 
participate in the RFC, while also allowing the public to ask any 
questions about the RFC.

III. Public Webinar

    The purpose of the webinar is to inform the public of the Council's 
RFC and how interested parties may participate in the request. The 
webinar will be open to the public and press on a first-come, first-
served basis. Refer to Addresses above for information on registration 
for the webinar. Should problems arise with webinar

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registration, please contact Jennifer Holtz at (202) 482-2048 or email 
[email protected]. Copies of the presentations provided in the 
webinar will be available on the NTIA Web site within 30 days following 
the webinar.
    The webinar will be accessible to people with disabilities. 
Individuals requiring accommodations are asked to notify Theresa Thomas 
at (202) 482-7407 or [email protected] at least 5 business days 
before the webinar.

    Dated: May 1, 2015.
Lisa Mensah,
Under Secretary for Rural Development.
Lawrence E. Strickling,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 87 / Wednesday, May 6, 2015 / Notices 26007 (c) Recommendations for rewording adoption, and speed.1 To explain the is seeking public comment on steps or reorganizing. RFC’s purpose and objectives, and to federal agencies can take to help allow an opportunity for members of the promote broadband deployment, Response 9 public to pose questions regarding the adoption and competition. All typographical and grammatical RFC, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) The Presidential Memorandum also errors pointed out in comments were and the National Telecommunications directs the Council to consult with state, corrected. In many cases, requests for and Information Administration (NTIA) local, tribal, and territorial governments, rewording or reorganizing were will host a webinar on May 20, 2015. as well as telecommunications accepted (e.g., outcomes, outputs, and DATES: The webinar will be held on May companies, utilities, trade associations, example activities listed under each 20, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. philanthropic entities, policy experts, long-term research priority in Section II Eastern Daylight Time. and other interested parties to identify were reordered to example activities, ADDRESSES: The webinar will be open to and assess regulatory barriers and example outputs, and outcomes); determine possible actions. This Notice the public and press on a first-come, however, some requests would have seeks public participation, especially first-served basis. To help assure that required extensive rewriting of the plan from the named stakeholders above, in adequate space is provided, all or were beyond the scope of this the Council’s RFC webinar to ensure attendees are required to register for the document. In other cases, the requested that the RFC will bolster the Council’s webinar at https:// information was already in the plan— work and to improve the number and attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ this revised version improves the quality of ideas expressed in response to 4277364480826458625 by May 13, 2015. organization and alignment of the RFC. Upon registration, webinar information information and section headers will be distributed, including both the II. Objectives of This Notice throughout the plan to make it easier to link to the webinar (video) as well as the locate specific information. There were The RFC requests public input on: (i) dial-in information (sound). Due to the Ways the federal government can several comments regarding some limited capacity, we encourage and confusion on information presented in promote best practices, modernize request that parties at the same location outdated regulations, promote appendices. Several appendices have share a webinar link. Refer to the been revised and their captions have coordination, and offer more services Supplemental Information below and to online; (ii) identification of regulatory been clarified. Non-essential appendices http://www.rd.usda.gov and http:// have been removed from the plan. barriers to broadband deployment, www.ntia.doc.gov/ for additional competition, and adoption; (iii) ways to Dated: April 27, 2015. information on the webinar. promote public and private investment Mary C. Erickson, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: in broadband; (iv) ways to promote Director, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Jennifer Holtz, National broadband adoption; (v) issues related Science, National Ocean Service, National Telecommunications and Information to state, local, and tribal governments; Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Administration, U.S. Department of (vi) issues related to vulnerable [FR Doc. 2015–10453 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am] Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue communities and communities with BILLING CODE 3510–22–P NW, Room 4878, Washington, DC limited or no broadband; (vii) issues 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2048; specific to rural areas; and (viii) ways to email: broadbandusa@ntia.doc.gov or measure broadband availability, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Denise Scott, Rural Development, Rural adoption, and speed. Utilities Service, U.S. Department of This Notice announces a public Rural Utilities Service Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue webinar on May 20, 2015 to inform all SW, Washington, DC 20250; telephone: stakeholders and other interested parties DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (202) 720–1910; email: Denise.Scott1@ on how they can share their wdc.usda.gov. Please direct media perspectives and recommend actions National Telecommunications and inquiries to NTIA’s Office of Public that the federal government can take to Information Administration Affairs, (202) 482–7002. promote broadband deployment, Broadband Opportunity Council SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: adoption, and competition, including by Webinar identifying and removing regulatory I. Background barriers unduly impeding investments AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, U.S. On January 13, 2015, President in broadband technology. The webinar Department of Agriculture, and National Obama announced new Administration will educate stakeholders and other Telecommunications and Information efforts to help more people, in more interested parties on the purpose and Administration, U.S. Department of communities around the country, gain objectives of the RFC. It will also Commerce. access to fast and affordable provide the public with information on ACTION: Notice of public webinar. broadband.2 With this effort, President how to participate in the RFC, while Obama created an interagency also allowing the public to ask any SUMMARY: In a request for comment Broadband Opportunity Council, which questions about the RFC. (RFC) published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2015, the Departments of 1 Broadband Opportunity Council Notice and III. Public Webinar Agriculture and Commerce, which are Request for Comment, 80 FR 23785 (April 29, 2015), The purpose of the webinar is to co-chairing the Broadband Opportunity available at www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register- inform the public of the Council’s RFC notice/2015/broadband-opportunity-council-notice- tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Council (Council), asked for public and-request-comment. and how interested parties may input on barriers that are hampering 2 See FACT SHEET: Broadband That Works: participate in the request. The webinar deployment of broadband, ways to Promoting Competition & Local Choice In Next- will be open to the public and press on promote public and private investment Generation Connectivity, White House, January 13, a first-come, first-served basis. 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26008 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 87 / Wednesday, May 6, 2015 / Notices registration, please contact Jennifer Officer, Directorate of Oversight and direct medical education costs are Holtz at (202) 482–2048 or email Compliance, Regulatory and Audit incorporated in the children’s hospital broadbandusa@ntia.doc.gov. Copies of Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, differential), who want to be reimbursed the presentations provided in the Washington, DC 20301–9010. for allowed capital and direct medical webinar will be available on the NTIA Instructions: All submissions received education costs must submit a request Web site within 30 days following the must include the agency name, docket for payment to the TRICARE/CHAMPUS webinar. number and title for this Federal contractor. The request allows TRICARE The webinar will be accessible to Register document. The general policy to collect the information necessary to people with disabilities. Individuals for comments and other submissions properly reimburse hospitals for its requiring accommodations are asked to from members of the public is to make share of these costs. The information notify Theresa Thomas at (202) 482– these submissions available for public can be submitted in any form, most 7407 or tthomas@ntia.doc.gov at least 5 viewing on the Internet at http:// likely in the form of a letter. The business days before the webinar. www.regulations.gov as they are contractor will calculate the TRICARE/ Dated: May 1, 2015. received without change, including any CHAMPUS share of capital and direct Lisa Mensah, personal identifiers or contact medical educations costs and make a information. Any associated form(s) for lump-sum payment to the hospital. The Under Secretary for Rural Development. this collection may be located within TRICARE/CHAMPUS DRG-based Lawrence E. Strickling, payment system is modeled on the this same electronic docket and Assistant Secretary for Communications and downloaded for review/testing. Follow Medicare Prospective Payment System Information. (PPS) and was implemented on October the instructions at http:// [FR Doc. 2015–10580 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am] 1, 1987. Initially, under 42 CFR 412.46 www.regulations.gov for submitting BILLING CODE 3510–60–P comments. Please submit comments on of the Medicare regulations, physicians any given form identified by docket was required to sign attestation and number, form number, and title. acknowledgment statements. These DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To requirements were implemented to request more information on this ensure a means of holding hospitals and Office of the Secretary physicians accountable for the proposed information collection or to [Docket ID DoD–2015–HA–0039] obtain a copy of the proposal and information they submit on the associated collection instruments, Medicare claim forms. Being modeled Proposed Collection; Comment please write to the Defense Health on the Medicare PPS, CHAMPUS also Request Agency, Medical Benefits and adopted these requirements. The Reimbursement Office, 16401 E. physicians attestation and physician AGENCY: Office of the Assistant acknowledgment required by Medicare Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Centretech Pkwy, Attn: Sharon Seelmeyer, Aurora, CO 80011–9066, or under 42 CFR 412.46 are also required DoD. for TRICARE/CHAMPUS as a condition ACTION: Notice. call Defense Health Agency, Medical Benefits and Reimbursement Office at for payment and may be satisfied by the SUMMARY: In compliance with the (303) 676–3690. same statements as required for Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Medicare, with substitution or addition SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Office of the Assistant Secretary of of ‘‘TRICARE/CHAMPUS’’ when the Associated Form; and OMB Number: word ‘‘Medicare’’ is used. Physicians Defense for Health Affairs announces a Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) proposed public information collection sign a physician acknowledgement, Reimbursement; OMB Control Number: maintained by the institution, at the and seeks public comment on the 0720–0017. provisions thereof. Comments are time the physician is granted admitting Needs and Uses: The TRICARE/ privileges. This acknowledgement invited on: (a) Whether the proposed CHAMPUS contractors will use the collection of information is necessary indicates the physician understands the information collected to reimburse importance of a correct medical record, for the proper performance of the hospitals for TRICARE/CHAMPUS share functions of the agency, including and misrepresentation may be subject to of capital and direct medical education penalties. whether the information shall have costs. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Affected Public: Individuals; business Dated: April 30, 2015. agency’s estimate of the burden of the or other for-profit. Aaron Siegel, proposed information collection; (c) Annual Burden Hours: 8,400. Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Number of Respondents: 5,600. Officer, Department of Defense. clarity of the information to be Responses per Respondent: 1. [FR Doc. 2015–10510 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am] collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Average Burden per Response: 90 BILLING CODE 5001–06–P burden of the information collection on minutes. respondents, including through the use Frequency: On occasion. of automated collection techniques or The Department of Defense DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE other forms of information technology. Authorization Act, 1984, Public Law DATES: Consideration will be given to all 98–94 amended Title 10, section Office of the Secretary comments received by July 6, 2015. 1079(j)(2)(A) of the U.S.C. and provided [Docket ID: DoD–2015–HA–0040] ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, the Civilian Health and Medical tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES identified by docket number and title, Program of the Uniform Services Proposed Collection; Comment by any of the following methods: (CHAMPUS) with the statutory Request • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// authority to reimburse institutional AGENCY: Office of the Assistant www.regulations.gov. Follow the providers based on diagnosis-related Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, instructions for submitting comments. groups (DRGs). 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public webinar.
DatesThe webinar will be held on May 20, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. until
ContactJennifer Holtz, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4878, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2048; email: [email protected] or Denise Scott, Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250; telephone: (202) 720-1910; email: [email protected] Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482- 7002.
FR Citation80 FR 26007 
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