[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 72792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29685]


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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 by teleconference.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce 
Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee), which will take 
place through a telephone conference call (teleconference). 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 December 13, 2010, from 11 a.m. to 2 
p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by teleconference. Members of the 
public may listen to the meeting by dialing toll-free to 1 (888) 769-
8761 and entering passcode 2684385. Due to a limited number of 
telephone lines, attendance will be on a first-come, first-served 
basis. Written 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 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 discuss the work and 
review a draft report of its Incentives Subcommittee. There also will 
be an opportunity for public comment at the meeting. NTIA will post a 
detailed agenda on its Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov, prior to the 
meeting.
    Time and Date: The meeting/teleconference will be held on December 
13, 2010, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. The 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 
and access information.
    Place: The meeting will be held by teleconference. Members of the 
public may listen to the meeting by dialing toll-free to 1 (888) 769-
8761 and entering passcode 2684385. An operator will provide further 
instructions. Public access will be limited to listen-only except 
during the public comment portion of the meeting. Due to a limited 
number of telephone lines, attendance will be on a first-come, first-
served basis. The call will be recorded. For information about access 
by or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. 
Gattuso at (202) 482-0977 or [email protected], at least five (5) 
business days before the meeting.
    Status: Interested parties are invited to participate and to submit 
written comments to the Committee at any time before or after the 
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. Such comments must 
be received by close of business on December 8, 2010, to provide 
sufficient time for review. Comments received after December 8, 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: November 19, 2010.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-29685 Filed 11-24-10; 8:45 am]
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