[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 124 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 36301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14544]


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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), Department of 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 July 14, 2008, from 1:30 p.m. to 
3:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at ArrayComm, Inc., 2480 N. First 
St., San Jose, CA. Public comments may be mailed to Commerce Spectrum 
Management Advisory Committee, National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue N.W., Room 4725, 
Washington, DC 20230 or emailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Eric Stark, Designated Federal 
Officer, at (202) 482-1880 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 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 21\st\ 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 working groups of its Technical 
Sharing Efficiencies subcommittee and Operational Sharing Efficiencies 
subcommittees. The Committee will also consider matters to be taken up 
at its next meeting. It will provide an opportunity for public comment 
at the meeting.
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held on July 14, 2008, from 1:30 
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight 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: ArrayComm Inc., 2480 N. First St., San Jose, CA. The meeting 
will be open to the public and press on a first-come, first-served 
basis. Space is limited. The public meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Individuals requiring special services, such 
as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to 
notify Mr. Gattuso, at (202) 482-0977 or [email protected], at 
least five (5) business days before the meeting.
    Status: Interested parties are invited to attend and to submit 
written comments with the Committee at any time before or after a 
meeting. Parties wishing to submit written comments for consideration 
by the Committee in advance of this meeting should send them to the 
above-listed address and must be received by close of business on July 
7, 2008, to provide sufficient time for review. Comments received after 
July 7, 2008, 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 maintains 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 will be available on 
NTIA's Committee web site at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/advisory/spectrum.

    Dated: June 23, 2008.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-14544 Filed 6-25-08; 8:45 am]
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