[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57244-57245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27983]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee; Technology 
Subcommittee Meeting

AGENCIES: The National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration (NTIA), Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary for 
Communications and Information, and the Federal Communications 
Commission, Reed E. Hundt, Chairman.

ACTION: Notice of next meeting of the Technology Subcommittee and 
request for presentations by interested individuals addressing 
technical issues of spectrum use by public safety agencies.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463, as amended, this notice advises interested persons that the 
next meeting of the Technology Subcommittee will afford an opportunity 
for technical presentations to be made and the procedures for 
interested persons seeking to appear before the Subcommittee. The NTIA 
and the FCC established a Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee and 
subcommittees to prepare a final report to advise the NTIA and the FCC 
on operational, technical and spectrum requirements of Federal, state 
and local Public Safety entities through the year 2010. All interested 
parties are invited to attend the next round of meetings of the 
Subcommittee.

DATES: December 13, 1995; Commencing at 1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 3 Lafayette Centre, 
1155 21st Street, NW., 1st Floor Hearing Room 1000, Washington, DC 
20581.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Technology Subcommittee seeks 
presentations addressing communications technologies that embrace 
significant and evolutionary improvements in radio bandwidth and 
spectrum efficiency for public safety agencies. The presentation should 
be an overview of technical capabilities able to achieve more efficient 
and effective spectrum use through the year 2010. The range of present 
and emerging technologies should be addressed, including broadband and 
narrowband alternatives and capabilities.
    The Subcommittee will evaluate the information submitted to advise 
the steering committee of technologies that can best serve public 
safety's present and future requirements. The Subcommittee seeks to 
establish a record of the technical aspects of spectrum use and the 
impact for public safety purposes. The presentations should be premised 
on affording public safety agencies wireless capabilities that provide 
high information transfer rates supporting multimedia requirements, 
while also meeting historic public safety requirements in an 
environment that agencies are able to afford. The range of public 
safety agencies, from high density urban to low density rural 
operations, and the need for interoperable and compatible capability, 
are factors to be considered.
    Information is sought from educational and research institutions, 
as well as government agencies, with expertise in spectrum technology, 
government and private organizations who procure and operate radio 
systems, manufacturers and service providers of radio technology, and 
other interested parties who can assist the Advisory Committee in 
examining the technical aspects and capabilities of the spectrum. The 
Advisory Committee will evaluate how best spectrum should be allocated 
for public safety uses, and will include examining commercial 
alternatives.
    The presentations will be made at the December 13, 1995, meeting of 
the Technology Subcommittee. The oral presentation should be no more 
than 30 minutes in length and accompanied by a written submission that 
will be placed in the record of the Advisory Committee's proceedings. 
Those seeking to provide an oral presentation should notify Joy Alford 
at 202-418-0680 (telephone), 202-418-2643 (fax), [email protected] 
(email) by December 1, 1995, to schedule a time at the December 13, 
1995, meeting to make the presentation as well as to advise of any 
audio visual needs accompanying the presentation. Written submissions 
not accompanied by oral presentations will be accepted and should be 
submitted no later than December 8, 1995, to Joy Alford at 2025 M St., 
NW.; Room 8010; Washington, DC 20554 (mailing address). Any submission 
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the Subcommittee will be at no cost to the Advisory Committee or the 
federal government and will become the property of the Advisory 
Committee.
    The Co-Designated Federal Officers of the Public Safety Wireless 
Advisory Committee are William Donald Speights, NTIA, and John J. 
Borkowski, FCC. For public inspection, a file designated WTB-1 is 
maintained in the Private Wireless Division of the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 
8010; 2025 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20554
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the 
Technology Subcommittee, contact: Alfred Mello at 401-738-2220 
(telephone), 401-738-7336 (fax), or [email protected] (Internet) or 
contact Richard DeMello at 517-335-3266 (telephone) 517-373-0784 (Fax). 
For information regarding accommodations, transportation, and the 
Advisory Committee, contact: Deborah Behlin at 202-418-0650 
(telephone), 202-418-2643 (fax), or [email protected] (Internet). 
Information is also available from the Internet at the Public Safety 
Wireless Advisory Committee's homepage (http://pswac.ntia.doc.gov).

Federal Communications Commission.
Robert H. McNamara,
Chief, Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 95-27983 Filed 11-13-95; 8:45 am]
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