[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23796-23797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10330]


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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 May 25, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 12 
p.m., Eastern Daylight Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 6029, 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 e-
mailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce M. Washington, Designated 
Federal Officer, at (202) 482-6415, 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 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 its work plan 
for the next two-year period including advice regarding accomplishment 
of the President's ten-year goal to identify 500 megahertz for wireless 
broadband. 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 May 25, 2011 from 9 a.m. 
to 12 p.m., Eastern 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, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 6029, 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 accommodations, such as 
sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to 
notify Mr. Washington, at (202) 482-6415 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 must send them to NTIA's 
Washington, DC office at the above-listed address and must be received 
by close of business on May 18, 2011, to provide sufficient time for 
review. Comments received after May 18, 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

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[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: April 25, 2011.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-10330 Filed 4-27-11; 8:45 am]
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