[Federal Register: November 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 228)]
[Notices]
[Page 68808]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides
advice to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information on
spectrum management matters.
DATES: The meeting will be held on December 13, 2006, from 10:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 6059, 1401 Constitution Ave. N.W.,
Washington, D.C. Public comments may be mailed to Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee, 1401 Constitution Ave. N.W., Room 4725, Washington,
D.C. 20230 or emailed to spectrumadvisory@ntia.doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meredith Baker, Designated Federal
Official, at (202) 482-1840 or mbaker@ntia.doc.gov; Joe Gattuso at
(202) 482-0977 or jgattuso@ntia.doc.gov; and/or visit NTIA's web site
at http://www.ntia.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The Secretary of Commerce
established the Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee) to
implement a recommendation of the President's Initiative on Spectrum
Management pursuant to the President's November 29, 2004 Memorandum for
the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on the subject of
``Spectrum Management for the 21\st\ Century.''\1\ 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. Sec. 904(b). The Committee provides
advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information on needed reforms to domestic spectrum policies and
management to enable the introduction of new spectrum-dependent
technologies and services, including policy reforms for expediting the
American public's access to broadband services, public safety, digital
television, and long-range spectrum planning. The Committee will
function solely as an advisory body in compliance with the FACA.
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\1\President's Memorandum on Improving Spectrum Management for
the 21\st\ Century, 49 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 2875 (Nov. 29,
2004)(Executive Memorandum).
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Matters to Be Considered: This will be the first meeting of the
Committee. The primary purpose of this initial meeting is to organize
the Committee and establish future agendas and work schedule. As such,
the meeting agenda includes the following: (1) Discussion of Committee
organization and future agendas and (2) Briefings on matters related to
the President's Spectrum Policy Initiative.
Time and Date: The meeting will be held on December 13, 2006 from
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. These times and the
agenda topics described below are subject to change. Please refer to
NTIA's web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov, for the most up-to-date
meeting agenda.
Place: U.S. Department of Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building,
Room 6059, 1401 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting
will be open to the public and press on a first-come, first-served
basis. Space is limited. When arriving for the meeting, attendees must
present photo or passport identification or a U.S. Government building
pass, if applicable, and should arrive at least one-half hour prior to
the start time of the meeting. The meeting will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring special
services, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids
are asked to contact Joe Gattuso at least two (2) business days prior
to the meeting.
Status: Interested parties are invited to attend and to submit
written comments. Written comments should be sent to the above listed
address and received by close of business on December 11, 2006 to
provide sufficient time for review. Comments received after December
11, 2006 will be distributed to the Committee, but may not be reviewed
prior to the meeting. It would be helpful if paper submissions also
include a three and one-half inch computer diskette in HTML, ASCII,
PDF, Word or WordPerfect format (please specify version). Diskettes
should be labeled with the name and organizational affiliation of the
filer, and the name of the word processing program used to create the
document. Alternatively, comments may be submitted electronically to
spectrumadvisory@ntia.doc.gov. Comments provided via electronic mail
may also be submitted in one or more of the formats specified above.
Records: NTIA is keeping records of all Committee proceedings,
which will be available for public inspection at NTIA's office at the
address above. Documents including the Committee's charter, membership,
agendas, minutes, and any reports are or will be available on NTIA's
web site.
Dated: November 22, 2006.
Milton Brown,
Acting Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-20103 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am]
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