[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 38 (Friday, February 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8914-8915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4194]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband 
Initiatives

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce; Rural Development, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture; Federal Communications Commission

ACTION: Joint Notice of Public Meeting

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Summary: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA), U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Rural Development, 
and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will host a public meeting 
on March 10, 2009, in connection with the Broadband Initiatives funded 
by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law No. 
111-5.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 10, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. to 
11:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Auditorium, Washington, D.C. (Please enter 
at 14th Street.) The disability accessible entrance is located at the 
14th Street Aquarium Entrance. The meeting location is subject to 
change. Any change in the location will be posted on NTIA's website 
(www.ntia.doc.gov) prior to the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the 
meeting, contact Barbara Brown, NTIA, at (202) 482-4374 or 
[email protected] or Mary Campanola, Rural Development, at (202)-720-
8822 or [email protected] or Christi Shewman, FCC, at (202) 418-
1686 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009 was signed into law on February 17, 2009. The Broadband 
Initiatives funded in the Act are intended to accelerate broadband 
deployment in unserved, underserved, and rural areas and to strategic 
institutions that are likely to create jobs

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or provide significant public benefits. NTIA, Rural Development, and 
the Federal Communications Commission will host a public meeting to 
discuss the broadband initiatives funded by the Act, including the new 
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, the new Rural Development 
Broadband Program, and the development of a National Broadband Plan. 
The public meeting agenda and information about the new program will be 
available at NTIA's website at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants, 
Rural Development's website at http://www.usda.gov/rurdev, and the 
FCC's website at http://www.fcc.gov. This will be the first of several 
Public Meetings.
    Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. The 
meeting will be physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Individuals requesting accommodations, such as sign language 
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to indicate this to 
Barbara Brown at least two (2) days prior to the meeting. Members of 
the public will have an opportunity to ask questions at the meeting. 
The meeting will be streamed on the Web with captions and the archive 
will be made available on NTIA's website at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants and Rural Development's website at http://www.usda/rurdev.

    Dated: February 23, 2009.
Bernadette McGuire-Rivera,
Associate Administrator, Office of Telecommunications and Information 
Applications.

    Dated: February 23, 2009.
David P. Grahn,
Associate General Counsel, Rural Development.

    Dated: February 23, 2009.
P. Michele Ellison,
Acting General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-4194 Filed 2-26-09; 8:45 am]
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