[Federal Register: November 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 224)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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), Departmentof 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 6, 2007, from 1:30 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 4830, 1401 Constitution
Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. Public comments may be mailed to Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee, 1401 Constitution Avenue 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 21st 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 long-range spectrum planning and
policy reforms for expediting the American public's access to broadband
services, public safety, and digital television. The Committee
functions solely as an advisory body in compliance with the FACA.
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\1\ President's Memorandum on Improving Spectrum Management for
the 21st Century, 49 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 2875 (Nov. 29, 2004)
(Executive Memorandum).
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Matters to Be Considered: The Committee will receive
recommendations and reports from its Technical Sharing Efficiencies and
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Operational Sharing Efficiences subcommittee. It will 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. It will also provide an opportunity for public
comment on these matters.
Time and Date: The meeting will be held on December 6, 2007, from
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. These times and the
agenda topics 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 4830, 1401 Constitution Avenue 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 (202) 482-0977 or
jgattuso@ntia.doc.gov at least two (2) business days prior to the
meeting.
Status: Interested parties are invited to attend and to submit
written comments. Interested parties are permitted to file written
comments with the Committee at any time before or after a meeting. If
interested parties wish to submit written comments for consideration by
the Committee in advance of this meeting, they should be sent to the
above listed address and received by close of business on November 30,
2007 to provide sufficient time for review. Comments received after
November 30, 2007, 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, 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.
Committee records are available for public inspection at NTIA's office
at the address above. Documents including the Committee's charter,
membership list, agendas, minutes, and any reports are or will be
available on NTIA's Committee web site at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/advisory/spectrum
.
Dated: November 16, 2007.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-22795 Filed 11-20-07; 8:45 am]
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