82 FR 49187 - Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 204 (October 24, 2017)

Page Range		49187-49187
FR Document		2017-23051

This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on spectrum management policy matters.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce 
Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee 
provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information and the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA) on spectrum management policy 
matters.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 17, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Verizon Technology and 
Policy Center, 1300 I St NW., Suite 500 East, Washington, DC 20005. 
Public comments may be mailed to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory 
Committee, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4600, Washington, DC 20230 or 
emailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Reed, Designated Federal 
Officer, at (202) 482-5955 or [email protected]; and/or visit NTIA's 
Web site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The Committee provides advice to the Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on needed 
reforms to domestic spectrum policies and management in order to: 
License radio frequencies in a way that maximizes public benefits; keep 
wireless networks as open to innovation as possible; and make wireless 
services available to all Americans. See Charter at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/csmac_charter-2017.pdf.
    This Committee is subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and is consistent with the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Act, 47 U.S.C. 
904(b). The Committee functions solely as an advisory body in 
compliance with the FACA. For more information about the Committee 
visit: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.
    Matters to Be Considered: The Committee provides advice to the 
Assistant Secretary to assist in developing and maintaining spectrum 
management policies that enable the United States to maintain or 
strengthen its global leadership role in the introduction of 
communications technology, services, and innovation; thus expanding the 
economy, adding jobs, and increasing international trade, while at the 
same time providing for the expansion of existing technologies and 
supporting the country's homeland security, national defense, and other 
critical needs of government missions. NTIA will post a detailed agenda 
on its Web site, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac, prior to the 
meeting. To the extent that the meeting time and agenda permit, any 
member of the public may speak to or otherwise address the Committee 
regarding the agenda items. See Open Meeting and Public Participation 
Policy, available at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held on November 17, 2017, from 
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. The meeting time and the agenda topics are 
subject to change. The meeting will be available via two-way audio link 
and may be webcast. Please refer to NTIA's Web site, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac, for the most up-to-date meeting agenda 
and access information.
    Place: The meeting will be held at Verizon Technology and Policy 
Center, 1300 I St NW., Suite 500 East, Washington, DC 20005. The 
meeting will be open to the public and members of the press on a first-
come, first-served basis as space is limited. The public meeting is 
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals 
requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids, are asked to notify Mr. Reed at (202) 482-5955 or 
[email protected] at least ten (10) business days before the meeting.
    Status: Interested parties are invited to attend and to submit 
written comments to the Committee at any time before or after the 
meeting. Parties wishing to submit written comments for consideration 
by the Committee in advance of a meeting may send them via postal mail 
to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Room 4600, Washington, DC 20230. It would be helpful if 
paper submissions also include a compact disc (CD) that contains the 
comments in Microsoft Word and/or PDF file formats. CDs should be 
labeled with the name and organizational affiliation of the filer. 
Alternatively, comments may be submitted via electronic mail to 
[email protected] and should also be in one or both of the file 
formats specified above. Comments must be received five (5) business 
days before the scheduled meeting date in order to provide sufficient 
time for review. Comments received after this date will be distributed 
to the Committee, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting.
    Records: NTIA maintains records of all Committee proceedings. 
Committee records are available for public inspection at NTIA's 
Washington, DC office at the address above. Documents including the 
Committee's charter, member list, agendas, minutes, and reports are 
available on NTIA's Web site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.

     Dated: October 19, 2017.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
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Dated: October 19, 2017. (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and is Management Advisory Committee,
Sarah Brabson, consistent with the National National Telecommunications and
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The Committee functions solely as an Washington, DC 20230. It would be
advisory body in compliance with the helpful if paper submissions also
FACA. For more information about the include a compact disc (CD) that
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Committee visit: https:// contains the comments in Microsoft
www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac. Word and/or PDF file formats. CDs
National Telecommunications and Matters to Be Considered: The should be labeled with the name and
Information Administration Committee provides advice to the organizational affiliation of the filer.
Assistant Secretary to assist in Alternatively, comments may be
Commerce Spectrum Management developing and maintaining spectrum submitted via electronic mail to dreed@
Advisory Committee Meeting management policies that enable the ntia.doc.gov and should also be in one
United States to maintain or strengthen or both of the file formats specified
AGENCY: National Telecommunications
its global leadership role in the above. Comments must be received five
and Information Administration, U.S.
introduction of communications (5) business days before the scheduled
Department of Commerce.
technology, services, and innovation; meeting date in order to provide
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. thus expanding the economy, adding sufficient time for review. Comments
SUMMARY: This notice announces a jobs, and increasing international trade, received after this date will be
public meeting of the Commerce while at the same time providing for the distributed to the Committee, but may
expansion of existing technologies and not be reviewed prior to the meeting.
Spectrum Management Advisory
supporting the country’s homeland Records: NTIA maintains records of
Committee (Committee). The Committee
security, national defense, and other all Committee proceedings. Committee
provides advice to the Assistant
critical needs of government missions. records are available for public
Secretary of Commerce for
NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its inspection at NTIA’s Washington, DC
Communications and Information and
Web site, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/ office at the address above. Documents
the National Telecommunications and
category/csmac, prior to the meeting. To including the Committee’s charter,
Information Administration (NTIA) on
the extent that the meeting time and member list, agendas, minutes, and
spectrum management policy matters.
agenda permit, any member of the reports are available on NTIA’s Web site
DATES: The meeting will be held on public may speak to or otherwise
November 17, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/
address the Committee regarding the csmac.
12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time agenda items. See Open Meeting and
(EST). Public Participation Policy, available at Dated: October 19, 2017.
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/ Kathy D. Smith,
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Verizon Technology and Policy csmac. Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
Time and Date: The meeting will be and Information Administration.
Center, 1300 I St NW., Suite 500 East,
Washington, DC 20005. Public held on November 17, 2017, from 9:00 [FR Doc. 2017–23051 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am]
comments may be mailed to Commerce a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. The meeting BILLING CODE 3510–60–P

Spectrum Management Advisory time and the agenda topics are subject
Committee, National to change. The meeting will be available
Telecommunications and Information via two-way audio link and may be DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Administration, 1401 Constitution webcast. Please refer to NTIA’s Web
Avenue NW., Room 4600, Washington, site, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/ Defense Acquisition Regulations
DC 20230 or emailed to dreed@ csmac, for the most up-to-date meeting System
ntia.doc.gov. agenda and access information. [Docket Number: DARS–2017–0005; OMB
Place: The meeting will be held at Control Number 0704–0272]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Verizon Technology and Policy Center,
David J. Reed, Designated Federal 1300 I St NW., Suite 500 East, Submission for OMB Review;
Officer, at (202) 482–5955 or dreed@ Washington, DC 20005. The meeting Comment Request
ntia.doc.gov; and/or visit NTIA’s Web will be open to the public and members
site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/ of the press on a first-come, first-served AGENCY: Defense Acquisition
category/csmac. basis as space is limited. The public Regulations System, Department of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: meeting is physically accessible to Defense (DoD).
Background: The Committee provides people with disabilities. Individuals ACTION: Notice.
advice to the Assistant Secretary of requiring accommodations, such as sign
SUMMARY: The Defense Acquisition
Commerce for Communications and language interpretation or other
Regulations System has submitted to
Information on needed reforms to auxiliary aids, are asked to notify Mr.
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Status: Interested parties are invited Reduction Act.
public benefits; keep wireless networks
as open to innovation as possible; and to attend and to submit written DATES: Consideration will be given to all
make wireless services available to all comments to the Committee at any time comments received by November 24,
Americans. See Charter at https:// before or after the meeting. Parties 2017.
www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/ wishing to submit written comments for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title,
publications/csmac_charter-2017.pdf. consideration by the Committee in Associated Form, and OMB Number:
This Committee is subject to the advance of a meeting may send them via Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Federal Advisory Committee Act postal mail to Commerce Spectrum Supplement (DFARS) part 223,

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Dates		The meeting will be held on November 17, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Contact		David J. Reed, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 482-5955 or [email protected]; and/or visit NTIA's Web site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.
FR Citation		82 FR 49187

82 FR 49187 - Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Telecommunications and Information Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 204 (October 24, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration