83 FR 19260 - NTIA 2018 Spectrum Policy Symposium
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 85 (May 2, 2018)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 85 (May 2, 2018)
| Page Range | 19260-19260 | |
| FR Document | 2018-09237 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 19260] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-09237] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration NTIA 2018 Spectrum Policy Symposium AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce, will host a symposium on June 12, 2018, focusing on the development and implementation of national spectrum policies to support continuing U.S. leadership and innovation in wireless telecommunications and other spectrum-dependent technologies. DATES: The symposium will be held on June 12, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). ADDRESSES: The symposium will be held at The National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Alden, Telecommunications Specialist, Office of Spectrum Management, NTIA, at (202) 482-8046 or [email protected]. Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-7002; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA serves as the President's principal adviser on telecommunications policies pertaining to the Nation's economic and technological advancement and establishes policies concerning use of the radio spectrum by federal agencies. NTIA is hosting a symposium that will focus on developing, implementing and maintaining spectrum management policies that enable the United States to strengthen its global leadership role in the introduction of wireless telecommunications technology, services, and innovation, while also supporting the expansion of existing technologies and the Nation's homeland security, national defense, and other critical government missions. The keynote address will be delivered by David J. Redl, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator. Additional speakers from Congress and the Executive Office of the President have been invited. Policy panel sessions are expected to include participants from the Federal Communications Commission, other federal agencies, and private sector and other non- government organizations. Prior to the event, NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its website at: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2018/2018-ntia-spectrum-policy-symposium. The symposium is open to the public and members of the press. Pre- registration is requested due to limited seating capacity. Registration will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. NTIA asks registrants to provide their first and last names, email addresses, and their organization (optional) for both registration purposes and to receive updates on the symposium. Registration information, the agenda, and meeting updates, if any, and other relevant documents will be available on NTIA's website at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2018/2018-ntia-spectrum-policy-symposium. The meeting will be physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, should notify Mr. Alden at the contact information listed above at least ten (10) business days before the event. Dated: April 26, 2018. Kathy Smith, Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2018-09237 Filed 5-1-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-60-P
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Based on the analysis contained qualifies to be categorically excluded focus on developing, implementing and
herein of the activity (including the from further NEPA review. maintaining spectrum management
mitigation and monitoring measures) policies that enable the United States to
Authorization
and the anticipated take of marine strengthen its global leadership role in
mammals, NMFS finds that small As a result of these determinations, the introduction of wireless
numbers of marine mammals will be we have issued an IHA to the Society for telecommunications technology,
taken relative to the population size of conducting the described activities services, and innovation, while also
the affected species or stocks. related to lighthouse station restoration, supporting the expansion of existing
maintenance, and tours from February technologies and the Nation’s homeland
Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis
19, 2018 through February 18, 2019
and Determination security, national defense, and other
provided the previously described
There are no subsistence uses of the critical government missions.
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
affected marine mammal stocks or requirements are incorporated. The keynote address will be delivered
species implicated by this action. by David J. Redl, Assistant Secretary of
Dated: April 26, 2018.
Therefore, NMFS has determined that Commerce for Communications and
the total taking of affected species or Donna S. Wieting,
Information and NTIA Administrator.
stocks will not have an unmitigable Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
Additional speakers from Congress and
adverse impact on the availability of the Executive Office of the President
such species or stocks for taking for [FR Doc. 2018–09240 Filed 5–1–18; 8:45 am]
have been invited. Policy panel sessions
subsistence purposes. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
are expected to include participants
Endangered Species Act (ESA) from the Federal Communications
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Commission, other federal agencies, and
Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C. private sector and other non-
1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal National Telecommunications and government organizations. Prior to the
agency insure that any action it Information Administration event, NTIA will post a detailed agenda
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not on its website at: https://
NTIA 2018 Spectrum Policy www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/
likely to jeopardize the continued Symposium
existence of any endangered or 2018/2018-ntia-spectrum-policy-
threatened species or result in the AGENCY: National Telecommunications symposium.
destruction or adverse modification of and Information Administration, U.S. The symposium is open to the public
designated critical habitat. To ensure Department of Commerce. and members of the press. Pre-
ESA compliance for the issuance of ACTION: Notice of public meeting. registration is requested due to limited
IHAs, NMFS consults internally, in this seating capacity. Registration will be
case with the West Coast Region SUMMARY: The National accepted on a first come, first served
Protected Resources Division Office, Telecommunications and Information
basis. NTIA asks registrants to provide
whenever we propose to authorize take Administration (NTIA), U.S.
their first and last names, email
for endangered or threatened species. Department of Commerce, will host a
No incidental take of ESA-listed addresses, and their organization
symposium on June 12, 2018, focusing
species is authorized or expected to on the development and (optional) for both registration purposes
result from this activity. Therefore, implementation of national spectrum and to receive updates on the
NMFS has determined that formal policies to support continuing U.S. symposium. Registration information,
consultation under section 7 of the ESA leadership and innovation in wireless the agenda, and meeting updates, if any,
is not required for this action. telecommunications and other and other relevant documents will be
spectrum-dependent technologies. available on NTIA’s website at https://
National Environmental Policy Act www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/
DATES: The symposium will be held on
To comply with the National June 12, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 2018/2018-ntia-spectrum-policy-
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). symposium.
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and The meeting will be physically
ADDRESSES: The symposium will be
NOAA Administrative Order (NAO)
held at The National Press Club, 529 accessible to people with disabilities.
216–6A, NMFS must review our action
14th Street NW, 13th Floor, Individuals requiring accommodations,
(i.e., the issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization) with respect Washington, DC 20045. such as sign language interpretation or
to potential impacts on the human FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John other ancillary aids, should notify Mr.
environment. This action is consistent Alden, Telecommunications Specialist, Alden at the contact information listed
with categories of activities identified in Office of Spectrum Management, NTIA, above at least ten (10) business days
Categorical Exclusion B4 (incidental at (202) 482–8046 or before the event.
harassment authorizations with no spectrumsymposium@ntia.doc.gov. Dated: April 26, 2018.
anticipated serious injury or mortality) Please direct media inquiries to NTIA’s
Kathy Smith,
of the Companion Manual for NOAA Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002;
email: press@ntia.doc.gov. Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
Administrative Order 216–6A, which do and Information Administration.
not individually or cumulatively have SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA
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[FR Doc. 2018–09237 Filed 5–1–18; 8:45 am]
the potential for significant impacts on serves as the President’s principal
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the quality of the human environment adviser on telecommunications policies
and for which we have not identified pertaining to the Nation’s economic and
any extraordinary circumstances that technological advancement and
would preclude this categorical establishes policies concerning use of
exclusion. Accordingly, NMFS has the radio spectrum by federal agencies.
determined that the issuance of the IHA NTIA is hosting a symposium that will
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of public meeting. | |
| Dates | The symposium will be held on June 12, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). | |
| Contact | John Alden, Telecommunications Specialist, Office of Spectrum Management, NTIA, at (202) 482-8046 or [email protected] Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-7002; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 19260 |
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