[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 224 (Monday, November 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61113-61114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28072]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce 
Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee 
provides advice to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and 
Information on spectrum policy matters.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 9, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. to 
2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 4813, Washington, DC 20230. Public 
comments may be mailed to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory 
Committee, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230 or 
emailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Gattuso, Designated Federal 
Officer, at (202) 482-0977 or [email protected]; and/or visit 
NTIA's web site at www.ntia.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: 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. 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 functions 
solely as an advisory body in compliance with the FACA. For more 
information about the Committee visit http://www.ntia.doc.gov/advisory/spectrum.
    Matters to Be Considered: The Committee is expected to hear 
presentations on spectrum related issues from representatives of the 
Federal Communications Commission and from NTIA staff. It also will 
receive status reports from its subcommittees on work plans and 
benchmarks.
    There also will be an opportunity for public comment at the 
meeting.
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held on December 9, 2009, from 
9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The times and the agenda 
topics are subject to change. The meeting may be webcast. Please refer 
to NTIA's web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov, for the most up-to-date 
meeting agenda.
    Place: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 4813, Washington, DC 20230. 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

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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 
December 2, 2009, to provide sufficient time for review. Comments 
received after December 2, 2009, 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 compact disc (CD) in HTML, ASCII, Word 
or WordPerfect format (please specify version). CDs 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 
also may 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 are available on 
NTIA's Committee web page at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/advisory/spectrum.

    Dated: November 17, 2009.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-28072 Filed 11-20-09; 8:45 am]
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