[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 38779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16330]


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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 of Commerce for 
Communications and Information on spectrum management policy matters.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 27, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 12 
p.m., Mountain Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Institute 
for Telecommunication Sciences, 325 Broadway, Room 1107, Boulder, 
Colorado. Public comments may be mailed to Spectrum Management Advisory 
Committee, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230 or e-
mailed 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 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/advisory/spectrum.

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 in order to: 
License radio frequencies in a way that maximizes their public 
benefits; keep wireless networks as open to innovation as possible; and 
make wireless services available to all Americans (See charter, at 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/advisory/spectrum/csmac_charter.html). 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. 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 will consider draft reports 
from one or more of its subcommittees and will review work plans of two 
new subcommittees. NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its Web site, 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov, prior to the meeting. There also will be an 
opportunity for public comment at the meeting.
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held on July 27, 2010, from 9 
a.m. to 12 p.m., Mountain Daylight Time. The times and the agenda 
topics are subject to change. The meeting may be Webcast or made 
available via audio link. Please refer to NTIA's Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov, for the most up-to-date meeting agenda and access 
information.
    Place: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Institute 
for Telecommunication Sciences, 325 Broadway, Room 1107, Boulder, 
Colorado. For more information regarding directions to the Boulder 
facility please consult http://www.boulder.nist.gov/maps.htm. 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 
accommodations, 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 NTIA's 
Washington, DC office at the above-listed address and must be received 
by close of business on July 20, 2010, to provide sufficient time for 
review. Comments received after July 20, 2010 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 
Washington, DC 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: June 30, 2010.
Kathy Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-16330 Filed 7-2-10; 8:45 am]
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