[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 226 (Monday, November 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 65893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29208]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Notice, One-Day Spectrum Efficiency and New Technology Forum

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration (NTIA) will host a one-day spectrum 
efficiency and new technology forum. The first panel will discuss 
incentives for more efficient and beneficial spectrum use and cover 
such topics as defining efficiency, comparing efficiency to 
effectiveness, measuring methods of efficiency, and identifying 
policies to achieve efficient spectrum use. The second panel will 
discuss the development of new and expanded services and technologies 
that improve efficiency and streamline technology deployment. Both 
panels will feature participation from representatives of key 
industries and organizations that use spectrum, economists and 
analysts, technologists and futurists, equipment manufacturers, and 
experts from government and academia.

DATES: The forum will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 
December 9, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The Spectrum Efficiency and New Technology Forum will be 
held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Room 4830, Washington, DC (the entrance to the Department of Commerce 
is on 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues). All 
events are open to the public. To facilitate entry into the Department 
of Commerce, please have a photo identification and/or U.S. Government 
building pass, if applicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Gattuso, NTIA Office of Policy 
Analysis and Development, at (202) 482-1880, or electronic mail: 
[email protected]. Please direct media inquiries to the Office of 
Public Affairs, NTIA, at (202) 482-7002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This forum is one in a series of discussions 
to implement the President's Spectrum Policy Initiative, which will 
result in recommendations to the Administration for improving spectrum 
management policies and procedures. On May 29, 2003, the President 
signed a Presidential Memorandum outlining the Administration's 
initiative for spectrum management reform. The President established 
the ``Spectrum Policy Initiative'' to promote the development and 
implementation of a U.S. spectrum policy for the 21st century. He 
directed the Secretary of Commerce to chair the initiative, which 
includes two courses of spectrum-related activity, one based on an 
interagency task force and the other on a series of public meetings. 
The Department of Commerce will develop recommendations for revising 
policies and procedures to promote more efficient and beneficial use of 
spectrum without harmful interference to incumbent users.
    NTIA will provide additional information about the forum in the 
near future on its home page atwww.ntia.doc.gov.
    Public Participation: The panel discussions will be open to the 
public and press on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. 
Due to security requirements and to facilitate entry to the Department 
of Commerce building, attendees must present photo identification and/
or a U.S. Government building pass, if applicable, and should arrive at 
least one-half hour ahead of the panel sessions. The public meeting is 
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 aids, should contact Joe 
Gattuso at (202) 482-1880 or [email protected]">at[email protected], at least three 
(3) days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: November 18, 2003.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-29208 Filed 11-21-03; 8:45 am]
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