2008 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee

9/17/2008 12:45:39 PM
1. Department or Agency

2. Fiscal Year

Department of Commerce

2008

3. Committee or SubCommittee

3b. GSA Committee No.

Spectrum Management Advisory Committee

25109

4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?

5. Current Charter

6. Expected Renewal Date

7. Expected Term Date

No 3/28/2007 3/28/2009
8a. Was Terminated During FY?

8b. Specific Termination Authority

8c.Actual Termination Date

No

9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY

10a.Legislation Req to Terminate?

10b.Legislation Pending?

Continue No

11. Establishment Authority

Presidential

12. Specific Establishment Authority

13. Effective Date

14. Committee Type

14c. Presidential?

Presidential Memorandum 11/29/2004 Continuing No
15. Description of Committee

Other

16a. Total Number of Reports

No Reports for this Fiscal Year.

17a Open:

4

17b. Closed:

0

17c. Partially Closed:

0

17d. Total Meetings

4

Meeting Purposes and Dates

To receive recommendations and reports from its Technical Sharing Efficiencies subcommittee and Operational Sharing Efficiencies subcommittee, to consider matters to be taken up at its next meeting, and will receive the final written report formally presenting recommendations adopted at its previous meeting on May 30, 2007.

12/6/2007 12/6/2007

To receive recommendations and reports from its Technical Sharing Efficiencies subcommittee and Operational Sharing Efficiencies subcommittee and to consider matters to be taken up at its next meeting.

2/8/2008 2/8/2008

To accept reports and recommendations from its subcommittees/working groups and a deliver a final report to NTIA.

4/30/2008 4/30/2008

To accept reports and recommendations from its subcommittees/working groups and a deliver a final report to NTIA.

7/14/2008 7/14/2008

Current Fiscal Year

Next Fiscal Year

18a(1) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members $0 $0
18a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members $0 $0
18a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff $30,000 $30,000
18a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants $0 $0
18b(1) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members $0 $0
18b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members $0 $0
18b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff $5,000 $5,000
18b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants $0 $0
18c.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.) $1,500 $1,500
18d                Total $36,500 $36,500
19. Federal Staff Support Years 0.2 0.2

20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
The Committee will provide advice and recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information on a broad range of issues regarding spectrum policy and on needed reforms to domestic spectrum policies and management to enable timely implementation of evolving spectrum-dependent technologies and services to benefit the public.
20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?
The Committee will be fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented by stakeholders and the functions to be performed. It will reflect a balanced cross-section of stakeholder interests in spectrum management and policy reform, including non-federal government users, state, regional, and local sectors, technology developers, and manufacturers, academia, consumer groups, and service providers with customers in both domestic and international markets.
20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings?
Two meetings per year (expected)
20d. Why can't the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?
On November 29, 2004, the President issued a Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on the subject of "Spectrum Management for the 21st Century." In general, this Executive Memorandum directed the heads of the executive departments and agencies to implement the recommendations contained in Secretary Evans' June 2004 reports to the President identifying improvements in U.S. spectrum management. The first recommendation in Report 2 called for the establishment of this federal advisory committee.
20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings?

21. Remarks
Designated Federal Official:   Eric Stark Associate Administrator for Policy Analysis and Development
Committee Members Start End Occupation Member Designation
Borth , Dr. David E. 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Motorola Inc. Special Government Employee (SGE)
Cooper , Mr. Martin 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 ArrayComm Inc. Special Government Employee (SGE)
Crosby , Mr. Mark E. 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Enterprise Wireless Alliance Special Government Employee (SGE)
Goldstein , Mr. James B. 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Sprint Nextel Corp. Special Government Employee (SGE)
Good , Mr. Alexander H. 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Mobile Satellite Ventures Special Government Employee (SGE)
Gurss , Mr. Robert M. 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Association of Public-Safety Communications Officals Special Government Employee (SGE)
Hatfield , Mr. Dale N. 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Independent Consultant and Adjunct Professor Special Government Employee (SGE)
Hoadley , Mr. John 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Nortel Special Government Employee (SGE)
Kahn , Mr. Kevin C. 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Intel Corp. Special Government Employee (SGE)
Legg , The Hon. Hilda Gay 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Legg Strategies Special Government Employee (SGE)
Lewis , Mr. James Andrew 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Center for Strategic and International Studies Special Government Employee (SGE)
McHenry , Dr. Mark A. 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Shared Spectrum Company Special Government Employee (SGE)
Mylett , Mr. Darrin M. 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Cantor Fitzgerald Special Government Employee (SGE)
Obuchowski , Ms. Janice 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Freedom Technologies, Inc. Special Government Employee (SGE)
Pepper , Mr. Robert 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. Special Government Employee (SGE)
Salemme , Mr. R. Gerard 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Clearwire Corp. Special Government Employee (SGE)
Tramont , Mr. Bryan 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP Special Government Employee (SGE)
Tucker , Mr. Mark 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 ConX S.A Special Government Employee (SGE)
Warren , Ms. Jennifer 12/13/2006 12/12/2008 Lockheed Martin Corp. Special Government Employee (SGE)
Total Count of Committee Members 19