82 FR 35764 - Community Broadband Workshop
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 146 (August 1, 2017)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 146 (August 1, 2017)
| Page Range | 35764-35764 | |
| FR Document | 2017-16154 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 35764] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-16154] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration Community Broadband Workshop AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), through the BroadbandUSA program, will hold a Technical Assistance Workshop to share information and help communities build their broadband capacity and utilization. The workshop will present in- depth sessions on planning and funding broadband infrastructure projects. The session on planning will explore effective business and partnership models. The session on funding will explore available funding options and models, including federal funding. DATES: The Technical Assistance Workshop will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Charleston, West Virginia at the Law Firm of Jackson Kelly PLLC, 500 Lee Street East, Suite 1600, Rooms A and B, Charleston, WV 25301. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giselle Sanders, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4889, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7971; 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. The Charleston workshop will explore two specific topics for broadband infrastructure: Planning and funding. The Charleston workshop will feature subject matter experts from NTIA's BroadbandUSA broadband program. The first session will explore key elements required for planning successful broadband projects. The second session will explore funding models, including federal programs that fund broadband infrastructure projects. The Charleston workshop will be open to the public. Pre- registration is requested, and space is limited. NTIA will ask registrants to provide their first and last names and email addresses for both registration purposes and to receive any updates on the workshop. If capacity for the meeting is reached, NTIA will maintain a waiting list and will inform those on the waiting list if space becomes available. Meeting updates, changes in the agenda, if any, and relevant documents will also be available on NTIA's Web site at https://www2.ntia.doc.gov/notice-09192017-workshop. The public meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify Giselle Sanders at the contact information listed above at least five (5) business days before the meeting. Dated: July 27, 2017. Kathy D. Smith, Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-16154 Filed 7-31-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-60-P
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participate remotely in the meeting assessing broadband adoption, planning Information Collection Request (ICR)
through a moderated conference bridge, new infrastructure, and engaging a wide abstracted below has been forwarded to
including polling functionality. Access range of partners in broadband projects. the Office of Management and Budget
details for the meeting are subject to BroadbandUSA convenes workshops on (OMB) for review and comment. The
change. Please refer to NTIA’s Web site, a regular basis to bring stakeholders ICR describes the nature of the
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/other- together to discuss ways to improve information collection and its expected
publication/2016/multistakeholder- broadband policies, share best practices, costs and burden.
process-iot-security, for the most current and connect communities to other DATES: Comments must be submitted on
information. federal agencies and funding sources for or before August 31, 2017.
the purpose of expanding broadband
Dated: July 27, 2017. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
infrastructure and adoption throughout
Kathy D. Smith, burden estimate or any other aspect of
America’s communities. The Charleston
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications the information collection, including
workshop will explore two specific
and Information Administration. suggestions for reducing the burden,
topics for broadband infrastructure:
[FR Doc. 2017–16155 Filed 7–31–17; 8:45 am] may be submitted directly to the Office
Planning and funding.
BILLING CODE 3510–60–P The Charleston workshop will feature of Information and Regulatory Affairs
subject matter experts from NTIA’s (OIRA) in OMB within 30 days of this
BroadbandUSA broadband program. notice’s publication by either of the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The first session will explore key following methods. Please identify the
elements required for planning comments by ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–
National Telecommunications and 0081’’.
successful broadband projects. The
Information Administration
second session will explore funding • By email addressed to:
models, including federal programs that OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov or
Community Broadband Workshop • By mail addressed to: the Office of
fund broadband infrastructure projects.
AGENCY: National Telecommunications The Charleston workshop will be Information and Regulatory Affairs,
and Information Administration, U.S. open to the public. Pre-registration is Office of Management and Budget,
Department of Commerce. requested, and space is limited. NTIA Attention Desk Officer for the
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. will ask registrants to provide their first Commodity Futures Trading
and last names and email addresses for Commission, 725 17th Street NW.,
SUMMARY: The National both registration purposes and to Washington, DC 20503.
Telecommunications and Information receive any updates on the workshop. If A copy of all comments submitted to
Administration (NTIA), through the capacity for the meeting is reached, OIRA should be sent to the Commodity
BroadbandUSA program, will hold a NTIA will maintain a waiting list and Futures Trading Commission (the
Technical Assistance Workshop to share will inform those on the waiting list if ‘‘Commission’’) by either of the
information and help communities space becomes available. Meeting following methods. The copies should
build their broadband capacity and updates, changes in the agenda, if any, refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–0081’’.
utilization. The workshop will present and relevant documents will also be • By mail addressed to: Christopher
in-depth sessions on planning and available on NTIA’s Web site at https:// Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the
funding broadband infrastructure www2.ntia.doc.gov/notice-09192017- Commission, Commodity Futures
projects. The session on planning will workshop. Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
explore effective business and The public meeting is physically Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
partnership models. The session on accessible to people with disabilities. Washington, DC 20581;
funding will explore available funding Individuals requiring accommodations, • By Hand Delivery/Courier to the
options and models, including federal such as language interpretation or other same address; or
funding. ancillary aids, are asked to notify Giselle • Through the Commission’s Web site
Sanders at the contact information listed at http://comments.cftc.gov. Please
DATES: The Technical Assistance
above at least five (5) business days follow the instructions for submitting
Workshop will be held on Tuesday,
before the meeting. comments through the Web site.
September 19, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to
A copy of the supporting statement
12:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. Dated: July 27, 2017.
for the collection of information
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Kathy D. Smith, discussed herein may be obtained by
Charleston, West Virginia at the Law Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications visiting http://RegInfo.gov.
Firm of Jackson Kelly PLLC, 500 Lee and Information Administration. All comments must be submitted in
Street East, Suite 1600, Rooms A and B, [FR Doc. 2017–16154 Filed 7–31–17; 8:45 am] English, or if not, accompanied by an
Charleston, WV 25301. BILLING CODE 3510–60–P English translation. Comments will be
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: posted as received to http://
Giselle Sanders, National www.cftc.gov. You should submit only
Telecommunications and Information COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING information that you wish to make
Administration, U.S. Department of COMMISSION available publicly. If you wish the
Commerce, Room 4889, 1401 Commission to consider information
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, Agency Information Collection that you believe is exempt from
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–7971; Activities Under OMB Review disclosure under the Freedom of
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email: gsanders@ntia.doc.gov. Please AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Information Act, a petition for
direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office Commission. confidential treatment of the exempt
of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002; email: information may be submitted according
ACTION: Notice.
press@ntia.doc.gov. to the procedures established in § 145.9
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA’s SUMMARY: In compliance with the of the Commission’s regulations.1 The
BroadbandUSA program provides Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Open Meeting. | |
| Dates | The Technical Assistance Workshop will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. | |
| Contact | Giselle Sanders, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4889, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7971; email: [email protected] Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482- 7002; email: [email protected] | |
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