[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 75968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30557]


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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 January 11, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 1 
p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4830, Washington, DC. 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 review and consider 
draft reports of its Incentives Subcommittee and Unlicensed 
Subcommittee. 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 January 11, 2011, from 9 
a.m. to 1 p.m., Eastern Standard 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, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4830, Washington, DC. 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 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 at 
the above-listed address and they must be received by close of business 
on January 5, 2011, to provide sufficient time for review. Comments 
received after January 5, 2011, 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 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: December 1, 2010.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-30557 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
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