[Federal Register: March 8, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 46)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Notice, Spectrum Management and Policy Summit
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) will host a two-day Spectrum Summit, on April 4-5, 2002, that
will be open to the public. The purpose of the spectrum management and
policy summit is to explore new ideas to develop and implement spectrum
policy and management approaches that will make more efficient use of
the spectrum; provide spectrum for new technologies; and improve the
effectiveness of domestic and international spectrum management
processes.
DATES: The Spectrum Summit will be held from 8:30 a.m-5:30 p.m. on
Thursday, April 4, 2002, and from 8:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m on Friday, April
5, 2002.
ADDRESSES: The April 4th meeting will be held in the auditorium of the
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC. On Friday, April 5, 2002, meetings will take place at the Ronald
Reagan International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, on the Concourse Level. Meetings on both days are open
to the public. Seating is limited and is available on a first-come,
first-served basis. For updated information and an agenda, please refer
to NTIA's webpage at http:www.ntia.doc.gov>. Directions to the Ronald
Reagan International Trade Center and meeting room locations can also
be accessed through the Trade Center's webpage at http:www.itcdc.com>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derrick Owens, Office of Spectrum
Management, NTIA, telephone (202) 482-1920, or electronic mail:
dowens@ntia.doc.gov>; or Joe Gattuso, Office of Policy Analysis and
Development, NTIA, telephone: (202) 482-1880, or electronic mail
jgattuso@ntia.doc.gov>. Media inquiries should be directed to the
Office of Public Affairs, NTIA, at (202) 482-7002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA serves as the principal adviser to the
President on telecommunications policies as they pertain to the
Nation's technological and economic advancement. NTIA is the primary
Executive Branch agency responsible for developing and articulating
domestic and international telecommunications policies. NTIA also
manages use of the radio frequency spectrum by all federal agencies.
Radio spectrum is a key component for many government and private
sector telecommunications and commercial services. Over the years, the
demand for spectrum to be used for both governmental and commercial
purposes has increased significantly. Key government organizations rely
on radio spectrum to conduct national security, air traffic control,
law enforcement, and other public safety efforts, among many other
services. Spectrum use also supports the operations of the most
competitive and technologically sophisticated industries in the United
States. As such, effective spectrum policy and management is of great
importance to the national economy. The increasing spectrum needs of
the government and private sector has made the current spectrum
management process more difficult, especially as the amount of
available, unencumbered spectrum, becomes limited.
The Spectrum Summit, therefore, will focus on policies affecting
the management of the Nation's airwaves, on new ideas and approaches to
make more efficient use of spectrum, and on making the national and
international spectrum processes more effective. NTIA will have the
opportunity during the Spectrum Summit to initiate a dialogue with key
industries and organizations that use spectrum, economists and
analysts, technologists and futurists, and other interested parties.
The four major areas of discussion throughout the two-day Spectrum
Summit are: (1) Spectrum allocation and planning; (2) spectrum
efficiency; (3) spectrum for new technologies; and (4) spectrum
management regulatory processes.
Public Participation: These meetings will be open to the public and
are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Any member of
the public wishing to attend and requiring special services, such as
sign language interpretation or other ancillary aid, should contact
Derrick Owens or Joe Gattuso at least three (3) days prior to the
meeting via the contact information provided above. All persons
entering the Department of Commerce and the Ronald Reagan International
Trade Center must go through the security screening. To facilitate
entry into the Department of Commerce building, please have photo
identification available and/or a U.S. Government building pass, if
applicable.
Dated: March 5, 2002.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-5556 Filed 3-7-02; 8:45 am]
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