2006
Reports, Filings and Notices
Comments
on FCC Automated Identification Systems Proceeding:
NTIA comments about the FCC's Automated Identification Systems
(AIS) proceeding, which addresses the exclusive nationwide
frequency allocation to allow more efficient satellite detection
of AIS signals, that AIS base stations must only be authorized
for Fedral use, and certification standards.
• Comments
without Exhibits [ HTML ]
• Complete
Comments with Exhibits [ PDF
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Posted 12-4-2006
Federal
Register Notice: Commerce Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee Meeting: This notice
announces a public meeting of the Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee. The meeting will be held on
December 13, 2006, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
in Washington, DC. Please note: The meeting will be held at the Herbert
C. Hoover Building in Washington DC. The room has been
changed to HCHB 4830. Please enter at the main entrance
on 14th Street.
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Posted 11-28-2006
- Meeting Agenda: Dec. 13, 2006 [ -- HTML -- MS
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Posted 12-12-2006
National
Space Policy Supports NTIA's Rulemaking on Federal
Earth Stations: Acting Asst. Sec. John
Kneuer sent a letter today to Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Chairman Martin notifying him that the
President's U.S. National Space Policy supports the objective
of NTIA's petition for a rulemaking to obtain allocation
status for federal earth stations using non-federal satellites.
• NTIA
Letter to FCC [ -- HTML -- Acrobat
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• U.
S. National Space Policy, released August 31, 2006
Posted: 11-17-2006
Federal
Register: Digital Converter Box Coupon Public Meetings: NTIA
announced that it will be holding individual meetings
with interested parties on November 14-15, 2006 in connection
with its digital-to-analog converter box coupon program
described in the July 25, 2006 Request
for Comment and Notice of Proposed Rules to Implement
and Administer a Coupon Program for Digital-to-Analog
Converter Boxes (NPRM). All interested
parties invited to schedule an individual meeting.
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Posted: 11-03-2006
Spectrum
Relocation Report Transmitted to Congress: NTIA
has transmitted to Congress a report required by the
Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act (CSEA) , “Spectrum
Relocation Report: Compensation Options for Relocation
Costs of Federal Entities,” on the various
policy options to compensate Federal entities for relocation
costs incurred when the entities' spectrum is allocated
by the Federal Communications Commission for unlicensed,
public safety, shared, or non-commercial use. [ -- HTML --
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Posted 09-22-2006
Federal
Register: Deletion of Records: NTIA
has published a notice to
announce the deletion of a Privacy Act System of Records
entitled COMMERCE/NTIA-1, “Radio
Spectrum Management Career Development Program.” NTIA
no longer collects or maintains this system of records.
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Posted 09-15-2006
NTIA files comments with
the FCC regarding PacifiCorp's Waiver Request: NTIA
requests that the FCC deny PacifiCorp's request
for a waiver of Part 80 rules to permit the use
of maritime frequencies for private land mobile
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Posted 08-25-2006
Federal
Register: Summit on Continuity of Business via Satellite: NTIA
will co-sponsor a conference entitled Continuity
of Business (via satellite) Summit: Acquiring Robust
Communications Capability to Prepare for Natural and
Man-Made Disasters with the Satellite Industry
Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday,
September 21, 2006, from 9:00 AM to noon. [ -- HTML -- MS
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Posted 08-24-2006
NTIA
comments on FCC's Proposed Rulemaking to Implement Recommendations
of Independent Panel Studying Hurricane Katrina's Impact
on Communications Networks: Acting
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
John M.R. Kneuer submitted comments to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking on Recommendations of the Independent
Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina
on Communications Networks, EB Docket No. 06-119
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Posted 08-23-2006
FCC
Petition to Amend Table of Frequency Allocations:
NTIA submitted a petition to the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) for rulemaking to amend the national
table of frequency allocations to provide an allocation
status for U.S. Government (Federal) earth stations communicating
with non-federal satellites.
FCC
Petition [ -- HTML -- MS
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Petition, Appendix A [ -- Acrobat
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FCC
Petition, Appendix B [ -- Acrobat
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FCC
Petition (complete) [ -- Acrobat
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Posted 08-07-2006
Market
Research for Implementation of Digital to Analog Converter
Box Coupon Program: On July 31, 2006,
NTIA published a Request for Information (RFI)
to conduct market research for implementation of
the Congressionally mandated Digital to Analog
Converter Box Coupon Program. NTIA is seeking capability
information from organizations with the experience,
qualifications, solution approaches, and best practices
necessary to implement and administer the Coupon
Program. This RFI is for information and planning
purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal.
On August 11, 2006, at 10 A.M., NTIA will hold an Industry
Day at the NOAA Auditorium, 1305 East West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD, to give interested organizations an opportunity
to receive an overview briefing on the Coupon Program
and to ask questions about the project. Responses to
the RFI should be received by September 15, 2006, and
any questions should be e-mailed to Catherine.Holland@noaa.gov
in the Commerce Department's NOAA Procurement Office.
• Federal
Business Opportunities: Request for Information
• Synopsis: Request
For Information (Fed Biz Opps)
• Synopsis: Request
For Information (NTIA)
• Request
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• Digital
Television Transition and Public Safety
Posted 08-01-2006
NPRM: Digital-to-analog
Converter Box Coupon Program: NTIA has
released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking
comment on ways to implement the digital-to-analog
converter box coupon program pursuant to the Digital
Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005.
• Notice
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• Press
Release [-- HTML -- MS
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• DTV Coupon
Comments
• Frequently
Asked Questions (Background Information) [-- HTML -- MS
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• Digital
Television Transition and Public Safety
Posted: 07-24-2006
Notice of Inquiry: NTIA Receives Public Comment on Creation
of Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-bed:
Pilot Program to study feasibility of increased spectrum
sharing between federal and non-federal users
Federal
Register: Notice of Inquiry
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Press
Release
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Public
Comments
Posted: 07-11-06
Federal
Register: Notice to Delete a Privacy Act System
of Records: In
accordance with the Privacy Act, NTIA is issuing a notice
of its intent to delete the system of records entitled
Radio Spectrum Management Career Development Program and
invites public comment.
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Posted: 06-16-2006
Notice
of Inquiry: NTIA Seeks Public Comment
on Creation of Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-bed: Pilot
Program to study feasibility of increased spectrum sharing
between federal and non-federal users
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Register: Notice of Inquiry [ -- HTML -- MS
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Posted: 06-08-2006
Press
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Posted: 06-07-2006
Notice
of Inquiry: DNS Transition: The
Commerce Department’s NTIA has published a
Notice of Inquiry and is convening a public meeting
to seek views on the continued transition of the
technical coordination and management of the Internet
Domain Name and Addressing System to the private
sector.
• Notice
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• DNS
Transition Comments
• Domain Names:
Management of Internet Names and Addresses
Posted 05-24-2006
Public
Notice: The Federal Communications Commission
and the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) provide information
to assist coordination in the 1710-1755 MHz band, and
to facilitate the transition of this band from federal
government use to non-federal use.
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Posted 04-20-2006
NTIA
Releases Plan to Implement Recommendations of the President's
Spectrum Policy Initiative: Spectrum
Management for the 21st Century: Plan to Implement
Recommendations of the President’s Spectrum Policy
Initiative
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Posted 03-14-2006
NTIA
Releases Ultrawideband Report, Part 3: The
report Interference
Potential of Ultrawideband Signals, Part 3: Measurements
of Ultrawideband Interference to C-Band Satellite Digital
Television Receivers provides results from tests
that measured digital television (DTV) susceptibility
to ultrawideband (UWB) interference. The authors are
with the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
Posted: 03-03-06
Technical
and Economic Assessment of Internet Protocol, Version
6 (IPv6): The U. S. Department of Commerce
has released the final report on the technical and economic
issues related to IPv6 adoption in the United States,
including the appropriate role of government, international
interoperability, security in transition, and costs and
benefits of IPv6 deployment. The report was developed
by the IPv6 Task Force, led by NTIA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Final Report [ -- HTML
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IPv6 Task Force Inquiry Page
Posted 2-17-2006
Request
for Nominations, Spectrum Management Advisory Committee:
Federal Register Notice: On October
28, 2005, NTIA published a notice in the Federal Register
(70 FR 62099) announcing the formation of the Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee (Committee) and soliciting
nominations for persons to serve on the Committee. In
a second Notice published on January 23, 2006, the Department
announced it will accept nominations postmarked or electronically
transmitted on or before January 31, 2006.
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• Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee information
Posted 01-19-2006
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