[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28685-28686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9829]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Public 
Meeting

AGENCY:  National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
Commerce.

ACTION:  Notice of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY:  NTIA will hold a public meeting on June 4, 2007, in 
connection with its Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) 
Grant Program to provide information on the proposed program policies 
related to the program.

DATES:  The meeting will be held on June 4, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 12 
p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce 
Auditorium, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Sallianne Schagrin at (202) 482-1885 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA will host a public meeting for all 
interested parties to discuss proposed program policies related to the 
PSIC Grant Program. A copy of a presentation on the proposed program 
policies and an agenda will be available on NTIA's website prior to the 
public meeting at www.ntia.doc.gov/psic. The meeting will be webcast. 
Instructions on how to access the webcast will also be available on 
NTIA's website at www.ntia.doc.gov/psic.
    Section 3006 of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety 
Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-171, provides that the Assistant Secretary 
for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall make 
payments not to exceed $1 billion in the aggregate through fiscal year 
2010 to carry out the PSIC Grant Program. As required in the recently 
enacted Call Home Act of 2006, the grants will be awarded by September 
30, 2007.
    The Grant Program, which covers public safety agencies in all 50 
states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico

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and four U.S. territories, will assist public safety agencies in the 
acquisition of, deployment of, or training for the use of interoperable 
communications systems that can utilize or enable interoperability with 
communications systems that can utilize, certain frequencies in the 700 
MHz band for radio communication.
    Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. 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. The meeting will be 
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals 
requiring special services, such as sign language interpretation or 
other ancillary aids, must indicate this to Sallianne Schagrin at (202) 
482-1885 or [email protected] at least two (2) business days prior 
to the meeting.

    Dated: May 17, 2007.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-9829 Filed 5-21-07; 8:45 am]
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