[Federal Register: September 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 173)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
NOTICE: Request for Nominations and Expressions of Interest,
Joint Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce
ACTION: Notice, Request for Nominations and Expressions of Interest
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 2201(c) of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public Law No. 110-
53, 121 Stat. 266, ------(2007) (Act), the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce, and the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are establishing the Joint
Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical
and Public Health Care Facilities (Committee). By February 4, 2008, the
Committee is to assess and submit a report to Congress on the
communications capabilities and needs of emergency medical and public
health care facilities and the options to accommodate growth of
communications services and to improve integration of communications
systems used by such facilities. NTIA and FCC are requesting
nominations from interested organizations of qualified individuals, and
the submission of expressions of interest from individuals who desire
to serve as members of the Committee.
DATES: Nominations and expressions of interest must be delivered or
electronically transmitted on or before September 12, 2007. Nominations
or expressions of interest received after this date might not be
considered.
ADDRESSES: Nominations and expressions of interest should be delivered
to the attention of Eric Werner, Senior Advisor, Office of the
Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4898, Washington DC,
20230; by facsimile transmission to (202) 501-0536; or by electronic
mail to: jointadvisorycommittee@@ntia.doc.govjointadvisorycommittee@@ntia.doc.gov AND to the attention of
Lisa M. Fowlkes, Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Room
7-C753,Washington, DC 20554; by facsimile transmission to (202) 418-
2817; or by electronic mail to lisa.fowlkes@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Werner at (202) 482-0014 or
ewerner@ntia.doc.gov; or Lisa M. Fowlkes at (202) 418-7452 or
lisa.fowlkes@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 3, 2007, the President signed the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public
Law No. 110-53 (Act). Section 2201(c) of the Act requires the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, in consultation with
the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, to establish a joint advisory committee to examine the
communications capabilities and needs of emergency medical and public
health care facilities. According to the Act, the Committee will assess
the following: (1) Specific communications capabilities and needs of
emergency medical and public health care facilities, including the
improvement of basic voice, data, and broadband capabilities; (2)
options to accommodate growth of basic and emerging communications
services used by emergency medical and public health care facilities;
and (3) options to improve integration of communications systems used
by emergency medical and public health care facilities with existing or
future emergency communications networks. Pursuant to the Act, the
Committee will report its findings to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee
on Energy and Commerce, no later than February 4, 2008.
The Act also requires that the Committee be composed of individuals
with expertise in communications technologies and emergency medical and
public health care, including representatives of Federal, State, and
local governments, industry and non-profit health organizations, and
academia and educational institutions. NTIA and FCC intend to appoint
representatives from a balanced cross-section of stakeholder interests
as required by the Act. Accordingly, the NTIA and FCC seek qualified
individuals with expertise in communications technologies and/or
emergency medical and public health care and that are capable of
representing the policy and/or technical issues relevant to the work of
the Committee.
It is anticipated that the Committee will be comprised of 20-25
individuals. Members will be appointed for a term of six months.
Depending upon the nature of the appointment, some members of the
Committee may be required to submit certain confidential financial
disclosures as a part of the appointment process. Individuals who would
not be prepared to furnish such information, if required, should not
submit their names for consideration. Members will serve without
compensation and neither travel nor per diem will be paid. Members must
also be willing and able to dedicate substantial time to the work of
this Committee during the appointment.
Nominations and expressions of interest should include a resume or
curriculum vita, and should also include a statement summarizing the
individual's qualifications and identifying the sector or interest for
which the individual has expertise. Individuals should also have
substantial experience (5 or more years) in the communications
technologies and/or emergency medical and public health care sectors
relevant for this Committee's work.
Please note this Notice is not intended to be the exclusive method
by which NTIA and FCC are soliciting nominations and expressions of
interest and identifying qualified individuals. However, all candidates
for membership on the Committee will be subject to the same evaluation
criteria.
Dated: August 31, 2007.
John M.R. Kneuer,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
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