[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 173 (Friday, September 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 51418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17648]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


NOTICE: Request for Nominations and Expressions of Interest, 
Joint Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice, Request for Nominations and Expressions of Interest

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 2201(c) of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public Law No. 110-
53, 121 Stat. 266, ------(2007) (Act), the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce, and the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are establishing the Joint 
Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical 
and Public Health Care Facilities (Committee). By February 4, 2008, the 
Committee is to assess and submit a report to Congress on the 
communications capabilities and needs of emergency medical and public 
health care facilities and the options to accommodate growth of 
communications services and to improve integration of communications 
systems used by such facilities. NTIA and FCC are requesting 
nominations from interested organizations of qualified individuals, and 
the submission of expressions of interest from individuals who desire 
to serve as members of the Committee.

DATES: Nominations and expressions of interest must be delivered or 
electronically transmitted on or before September 12, 2007. Nominations 
or expressions of interest received after this date might not be 
considered.

ADDRESSES: Nominations and expressions of interest should be delivered 
to the attention of Eric Werner, Senior Advisor, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4898, Washington DC, 
20230; by facsimile transmission to (202) 501-0536; or by electronic 
mail to: jointadvisorycommittee@@ntia.doc.gov AND to the attention of 
Lisa M. Fowlkes, Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security 
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 
7-C753,Washington, DC 20554; by facsimile transmission to (202) 418-
2817; or by electronic mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Werner at (202) 482-0014 or 
[email protected]; or Lisa M. Fowlkes at (202) 418-7452 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 3, 2007, the President signed the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public 
Law No. 110-53 (Act). Section 2201(c) of the Act requires the Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the 
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, to establish a joint advisory committee to examine the 
communications capabilities and needs of emergency medical and public 
health care facilities. According to the Act, the Committee will assess 
the following: (1) Specific communications capabilities and needs of 
emergency medical and public health care facilities, including the 
improvement of basic voice, data, and broadband capabilities; (2) 
options to accommodate growth of basic and emerging communications 
services used by emergency medical and public health care facilities; 
and (3) options to improve integration of communications systems used 
by emergency medical and public health care facilities with existing or 
future emergency communications networks. Pursuant to the Act, the 
Committee will report its findings to the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, no later than February 4, 2008.
    The Act also requires that the Committee be composed of individuals 
with expertise in communications technologies and emergency medical and 
public health care, including representatives of Federal, State, and 
local governments, industry and non-profit health organizations, and 
academia and educational institutions. NTIA and FCC intend to appoint 
representatives from a balanced cross-section of stakeholder interests 
as required by the Act. Accordingly, the NTIA and FCC seek qualified 
individuals with expertise in communications technologies and/or 
emergency medical and public health care and that are capable of 
representing the policy and/or technical issues relevant to the work of 
the Committee.
    It is anticipated that the Committee will be comprised of 20-25 
individuals. Members will be appointed for a term of six months. 
Depending upon the nature of the appointment, some members of the 
Committee may be required to submit certain confidential financial 
disclosures as a part of the appointment process. Individuals who would 
not be prepared to furnish such information, if required, should not 
submit their names for consideration. Members will serve without 
compensation and neither travel nor per diem will be paid. Members must 
also be willing and able to dedicate substantial time to the work of 
this Committee during the appointment.
    Nominations and expressions of interest should include a resume or 
curriculum vita, and should also include a statement summarizing the 
individual's qualifications and identifying the sector or interest for 
which the individual has expertise. Individuals should also have 
substantial experience (5 or more years) in the communications 
technologies and/or emergency medical and public health care sectors 
relevant for this Committee's work.
    Please note this Notice is not intended to be the exclusive method 
by which NTIA and FCC are soliciting nominations and expressions of 
interest and identifying qualified individuals. However, all candidates 
for membership on the Committee will be subject to the same evaluation 
criteria.

    Dated: August 31, 2007.
John M.R. Kneuer,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
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