83 FR 2429 - Tennessee Broadband Summit Conference
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 11 (January 17, 2018)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 11 (January 17, 2018)
| Page Range | 2429-2429 | |
| FR Document | 2018-00689 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 2429] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00689] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration Tennessee Broadband Summit Conference AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's BroadbandUSA Program, in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, will host a Broadband Summit about ``Creating Partnerships to Ensure Access for All'' on March 20, 2018. Speakers and attendees from Tennessee, federal agencies, and across the country will come together to explore ways to increase broadband deployment and improve broadband adoption to advance their overarching business, social, economic, and community goals. This Summit will highlight the initiatives and outreach driven through the newly enacted Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act, which promotes broadband deployment thorough grants to providers, tax credits, deregulation, and education. DATES: The Broadband Summit will be held on March 20, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Nashville, Tennessee at the William Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, 312 Rosa L Parks Avenue, Tennessee Room, 3rd Floor, Nashville, TN 37243. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janice Wilkins, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4678, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5791; email: [email protected]. Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-7002; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NTIA's BroadbandUSA program promotes innovation and economic growth by supporting efforts to expand broadband access and meaningful use across America. The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) is responsible for implementing the Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act (TBAA), which facilitates broadband access to all Tennesseans while promoting practices that increase deployment and encourage adoption. The ``Creating Partnerships to Ensure Access for All'' Broadband Summit will facilitate the sharing of best practices for public-private partnerships to improve broadband deployment, enhance digital skills, and stimulate innovation and economic development. The Summit is open to the public. Pre-registration is requested, and space is limited. NTIA asks registrants to provide their first and last names and email addresses for both registration purposes and to receive any updates on the workshop. Registration information, meeting updates, changes in the agenda, if any, and relevant documents will be available on NTIA's website at https://www2.ntia.doc.gov/tennessee-broadband-summit-03202018. The public meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as language interpretation or other ancillary aids, should notify Janice Wilkins at the contact information listed above at least five (5) business days before the meeting so that accommodations can be made. Dated: January 11, 2018. Kathy D. Smith, Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2018-00689 Filed 1-16-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-60-P
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Dated: January 11, 2018. across America. The Tennessee ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
Sarah Brabson, Department of Economic and identified by the title of the information
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. Community Development (TNECD) is collection activity, by any of the
[FR Doc. 2018–00692 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] responsible for implementing the following methods:
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act (1) By mail sent to: Corporation for
(TBAA), which facilitates broadband National and Community Service;
access to all Tennesseans while Attention Adrienne DiTommaso, 250 E
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE promoting practices that increase Street SW, Washington, DC, 20525.
deployment and encourage adoption. (2) By hand delivery or by courier to
National Telecommunications and The ‘‘Creating Partnerships to Ensure the CNCS mailroom at the mail address
Information Administration Access for All’’ Broadband Summit will given in paragraph (1) above, between
facilitate the sharing of best practices for 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
Tennessee Broadband Summit public-private partnerships to improve Monday through Friday, except federal
Conference broadband deployment, enhance digital holidays.
AGENCY: National Telecommunications skills, and stimulate innovation and (3) Electronically through
and Information Administration, U.S. economic development. www.regulations.gov.
Department of Commerce and The Summit is open to the public. Individuals who use a
Tennessee Department of Economic and Pre-registration is requested, and space telecommunications device for the deaf
Community Development. is limited. NTIA asks registrants to (TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. provide their first and last names and between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern
email addresses for both registration Time, Monday through Friday.
SUMMARY: The National purposes and to receive any updates on Comments submitted in response to
Telecommunications and Information the workshop. Registration information, this notice may be made available to the
Administration’s BroadbandUSA meeting updates, changes in the agenda, public through regulations.gov. For this
Program, in partnership with the if any, and relevant documents will be reason, please do not include in your
Tennessee Department of Economic and available on NTIA’s website at https:// comments information of a confidential
Community Development, will host a www2.ntia.doc.gov/tennessee- nature, such as sensitive personal
Broadband Summit about ‘‘Creating broadband-summit-03202018. information or proprietary information.
Partnerships to Ensure Access for All’’ The public meeting is physically If you send an email comment, your
on March 20, 2018. Speakers and accessible to people with disabilities. email address will be automatically
attendees from Tennessee, federal Individuals requiring accommodations, captured and included as part of the
agencies, and across the country will such as language interpretation or other comment that is placed in the public
come together to explore ways to ancillary aids, should notify Janice docket and made available on the
increase broadband deployment and Wilkins at the contact information listed internet. Please note that responses to
improve broadband adoption to advance above at least five (5) business days this public comment request containing
their overarching business, social, before the meeting so that any routine notice about the
economic, and community goals. This accommodations can be made. confidentiality of the communication
Summit will highlight the initiatives will be treated as public comment that
Dated: January 11, 2018.
and outreach driven through the newly may be made available to the public
enacted Tennessee Broadband Kathy D. Smith,
notwithstanding the inclusion of the
Accessibility Act, which promotes Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
routine notice.
broadband deployment thorough grants FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
to providers, tax credits, deregulation, [FR Doc. 2018–00689 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am]
Adrienne DiTommaso, 202–606–3611,
and education. BILLING CODE 3510–60–P
or by email at aditommaso@cns.gov.
DATES: The Broadband Summit will be
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
held on March 20, 2018, from 8:00 a.m.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND Title of Collection: AmeriCorps
to 5:00 p.m., Central Time.
COMMUNITY SERVICE Alumni Outcome Survey.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in OMB Control Number: #3045–0170.
Nashville, Tennessee at the William Type of Review: Renewal.
Agency Information Collection
Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, 312 Rosa L Respondents/Affected Public:
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Parks Avenue, Tennessee Room, 3rd AmeriCorps Members.
Management and Budget for Review
Floor, Nashville, TN 37243. Total Estimated Number of Annual
and Approval; Comment Request;
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Respondents: 3000.
Application Package for the
Janice Wilkins, National AmeriCorps Alumni Outcome Survey Total Estimated Annual Frequency:
Telecommunications and Information One time.
Administration (NTIA), U.S. AGENCY: Corporation for National and Total Estimated Average Response
Department of Commerce, Room 4678, Community Service (CNCS). Time per Response: 25 Minutes.
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, ACTION: Notice of information collection; Total Estimated Number of Annual
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) request for comment. Burden Hours: 1,250 Hours.
482–5791; email: jwilkins@ntia.doc.gov. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
Please direct media inquiries to NTIA’s SUMMARY: In accordance with the None.
ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002; Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Total Burden Cost (operating/
email: press@ntia.doc.gov. CNCS is proposing to renew an maintenance): None.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection.
NTIA’s BroadbandUSA program DATES: Written comments must be
Abstract
promotes innovation and economic submitted to the individual and office CNCS seeks to renew the current
growth by supporting efforts to expand listed in the ADDRESSES section by information request with revisions to
broadband access and meaningful use March 19, 2018. the survey administered in 2015 (OMB
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of open meeting. | |
| Dates | The Broadband Summit will be held on March 20, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central Time. | |
| Contact | Janice Wilkins, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4678, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5791; email: [email protected] Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-7002; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 2429 |
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