[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65566-65567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22795]


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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 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Meredith Baker, Designated Federal 
Official, at (202) 482-1840 or [email protected]; Joe Gattuso at 
(202) 482-0977 or [email protected]; and/or visit NTIA's web site 
at 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 
[email protected] 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 
[email protected]. 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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