81 FR 38143 - Community Connectivity Initiative-Webinar Series
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 113 (June 13, 2016)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 113 (June 13, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 38143-38144] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-13903] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration Community Connectivity Initiative--Webinar Series AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meetings, monthly webinars. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), as part of its BroadbandUSA program, will host a nine-part series of monthly webinars to engage stakeholders to inform the development of the Community Connectivity Initiative (Initiative). The objective of the Initiative is to support communities working to accelerate broadband access, improve digital inclusion, strengthen policies, and support local community priorities. The webinar series will convene stakeholders to discuss the role that broadband plays in achieving local priorities and will solicit input on the development of the Initiative, which is a compilation of three new resources for local communities featuring: (1) A Community Connectivity framework; (2) an online self-assessment tool; and (3) a report and recommendations. Through collaborative sessions, participants will: Review the Community Connectivity framework; review assessment questions and response options; co-design the structure and content for the report and recommendations; and identify supporting resources and tools that will support the local communities' use of the tools in 2017 and beyond. DATES: The Community Connectivity Initiative monthly webinars will be held on the second Thursday of each month from 2:00-3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, starting on July 14, 2016 and ending on March 9, 2017. ADDRESSES: This is a virtual meeting. Participants can register for one or more webinars in the series at NTIA's Web site at http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/CommunityConnectivityWebinars. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Brown, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4889, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 280-8260; email: [email protected]. Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482- 7002; email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA's BroadbandUSA program provides expert advice and field-proven tools for assessing broadband adoption, planning new infrastructure and engaging a wide range of partners in broadband projects. BroadbandUSA convenes workshops on a regular basis to bring stakeholders together to discuss ways to improve broadband policies, share best practices, and connect communities to other federal agencies and funding sources for the purpose of expanding broadband infrastructure and adoption throughout America's communities. Experts from NTIA's BroadbandUSA program are available to provide technical assistance and to connect communities with additional resources, such as best practices, guides and program models. NTIA's BroadbandUSA team is developing new tools to support communities working to expand broadband access, adoption and use. The Initiative will provide communities with a comprehensive self- assessment tool and report to enable communities to better understand how their current policies and programs support broadband connectivity; an index or comparative community connectivity score; technical assistance with broadband planning and implementation; and access to an expanding community of practice. This webinar series will address the development of each of these components, including the planning framework, online self-assessment tool, and report with recommendations. Each webinar will include a 15-20 minute overview and update on the Community Connectivity Initiative and a discussion topic pertinent to the 2016 development and program roll-out. The proposed focus areas for each meeting are listed below: July 14: Initiative update and framework and assessment design discussion Aug. 11: Initiative update and discussion of the report and recommended output Sept.8: Initiative update and recommendations discussion Oct. 13: Initiative update and discussion on user support requirements Nov. 10: Initiative update and evaluation discussion Dec. 8: Initiative update and discussion of training requirements Jan. 12: Initiative update and discussion of roll-out timeline Feb. 9: Initiative update and communication discussion March 9: Initiative update and next steps discussion Participants are welcome to attend one or many webinars. General [[Page 38144]] questions and comments are welcome at any time during webinars via email to [email protected]. The webinars are open to the public and press. Pre-registration is recommended. NTIA asks registrants to provide their first and last names and email addresses for both registration purposes and to receive any updates on the BroadbandUSA Community Connectivity Initiative at http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/CommunityConnectivityWebinars or via email at [email protected]. Meeting agendas and relevant documents, including information on how to register for one or more webinars, will be also available on NTIA's Web site at http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/CommunityConnectivityWebinars. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify the NTIA contact listed above at least seven (7) business days before the meeting. Dated: June 8, 2016. Kathy D. Smith, Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-13903 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-60-P
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webinar will be posted to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NTIA’s BroadbandUSA program
www.mafmc.org. provides expert advice and field-proven
National Telecommunications and tools for assessing broadband adoption,
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Information Administration planning new infrastructure and
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; engaging a wide range of partners in
Community Connectivity Initiative— broadband projects. BroadbandUSA
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their Webinar Series convenes workshops on a regular basis
Web site at www.mafmc.org.
AGENCY: National Telecommunications to bring stakeholders together to discuss
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and Information Administration, U.S. ways to improve broadband policies,
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Department of Commerce. share best practices, and connect
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery ACTION: Notice of open meetings, communities to other federal agencies
Management Council, telephone: (302) monthly webinars. and funding sources for the purpose of
526–5255. expanding broadband infrastructure and
SUMMARY: The National adoption throughout America’s
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Telecommunications and Information communities. Experts from NTIA’s
MAFMC’s Ecosystem and Ocean Administration (NTIA), as part of its BroadbandUSA program are available to
Planning Advisory Panel (AP) will meet BroadbandUSA program, will host a provide technical assistance and to
to develop recommendations for final nine-part series of monthly webinars to connect communities with additional
action on the Council’s Unmanaged engage stakeholders to inform the resources, such as best practices, guides
Forage Omnibus Amendment. This development of the Community and program models.
amendment will prohibit the Connectivity Initiative (Initiative). The NTIA’s BroadbandUSA team is
development of new and expansion of objective of the Initiative is to support developing new tools to support
existing directed commercial fisheries communities working to accelerate communities working to expand
on unmanaged forage species in Mid- broadband access, improve digital broadband access, adoption and use.
Atlantic Federal waters until the inclusion, strengthen policies, and The Initiative will provide communities
Council has had an adequate support local community priorities. The with a comprehensive self-assessment
opportunity to both assess the scientific webinar series will convene tool and report to enable communities
stakeholders to discuss the role that to better understand how their current
information relating to any new or
broadband plays in achieving local policies and programs support
expanded directed fisheries and priorities and will solicit input on the
consider potential impacts to existing broadband connectivity; an index or
development of the Initiative, which is comparative community connectivity
fisheries, fishing communities, and the a compilation of three new resources for
marine ecosystem. At this meeting, the score; technical assistance with
local communities featuring: (1) A broadband planning and
AP will consider comments received Community Connectivity framework; (2) implementation; and access to an
during public hearings and will develop an online self-assessment tool; and (3) a expanding community of practice. This
recommendations to the Council’s report and recommendations. Through webinar series will address the
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning collaborative sessions, participants will: development of each of these
Committee and to the full Council for Review the Community Connectivity components, including the planning
final action on the amendment. An EOP framework; review assessment questions framework, online self-assessment tool,
Committee meeting on the same topic and response options; co-design the and report with recommendations. Each
will be held on July 7, 2016. The structure and content for the report and webinar will include a 15–20 minute
Council plans to take final action on the recommendations; and identify overview and update on the Community
amendment at their meeting in Virginia supporting resources and tools that will Connectivity Initiative and a discussion
Beach on August 8–11, 2016. More support the local communities’ use of topic pertinent to the 2016 development
information on the EOP AP meeting, the the tools in 2017 and beyond. and program roll-out. The proposed
EOP Committee meeting, and the DATES: The Community Connectivity focus areas for each meeting are listed
August Council meeting, including Initiative monthly webinars will be held below:
agendas and background materials, will on the second Thursday of each month
July 14: Initiative update and framework
be posted to www.mafmc.org. from 2:00–3:00 p.m., Eastern Time,
and assessment design discussion
starting on July 14, 2016 and ending on
Aug. 11: Initiative update and
Special Accommodations March 9, 2017.
discussion of the report and
ADDRESSES: This is a virtual meeting.
The meeting is physically accessible recommended output
Participants can register for one or more Sept.8: Initiative update and
to people with disabilities. Requests for webinars in the series at NTIA’s Web
sign language interpretation or other recommendations discussion
site at http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/ Oct. 13: Initiative update and discussion
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. CommunityConnectivityWebinars.
Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 on user support requirements
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nov. 10: Initiative update and
days prior to the meeting date.
Barbara Brown, National evaluation discussion
Dated: June 8, 2016. Telecommunications and Information Dec. 8: Initiative update and discussion
Tracey L. Thompson, Administration, U.S. Department of of training requirements
Commerce, Room 4889, 1401 Jan. 12: Initiative update and discussion
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Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, of roll-out timeline
[FR Doc. 2016–13893 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am] DC 20230; telephone: (202) 280–8260; Feb. 9: Initiative update and
email: bbrown@ntia.doc.gov. Please communication discussion
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direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office March 9: Initiative update and next
of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002; email steps discussion
press@ntia.doc.gov. Participants are welcome to attend
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| Dates | The Community Connectivity Initiative monthly webinars will be held on the second Thursday of each month from 2:00-3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, starting on July 14, 2016 and ending on March 9, 2017. | |
| Contact | Barbara Brown, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4889, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 280-8260; email: [email protected] Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482- 7002; email [email protected] | |
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