[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25145-25146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10197]


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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 30, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 12 
p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4830, Washington, DC 20230. Public 
comments may be mailed to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory 
Committee, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4099, Washington, DC 20230, or 
emailed 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/category/CSMAC.

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//page/2011/csmac-charter.) 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/catergory/CSMAC.
    Matters to Be Considered: The Committee will consider the 
appropriate processes and structure for facilitating the development of 
recommendations based on a dialogue between industry and relevant 
federal agencies to make the 1755-1850 MHz band available for wireless 
broadband, while maintaining essential federal capabilities and 
maximizing commercial utilization. NTIA will post a detailed agenda on 
its Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov, prior to the meeting. The public 
may provide written comment on the meeting before or after the meeting.

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    Time and Date: The meeting will be held on May 30, 2012 from 10:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The times and the agenda 
topics are subject to change. The meeting will be available via two-way 
audio link and may be webcast. 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 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 comments must be 
received by close of business on May 25, 2012, to provide sufficient 
time for review. Comments received after May 25, 2012, 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, member list, agendas, minutes, and any reports are 
available on NTIA's Committee web page at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/CSMAC.

    Dated: April 24, 2012.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-10197 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
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