[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48968-48969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20023]


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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 October 4, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 1 
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/category/CSMAC.
    Matters to Be Considered: The Committee will receive 
recommendations from subcommittees on matters related to the 
accomplishment of the President's ten-year goal of identifying 500 
megahertz of radio spectrum for wireless broadband. The Sharing, 
Unlicensed, and Spectrum Management Improvements Subcommittees will 
report on the status of their determinations and findings and 
facilitate discussion on recommended next steps. In addition, the 
Committee will receive reports from designated committee members on the 
progress of the following five working groups to repurpose the 1695-
1710 MHz and 1755-1850 MHz bands for wireless broadband:

    1. WG1 1695-1710 MHz Weather Satellite Receive Earth Stations,
    2. WG2 1755-1850 MHz Law Enforcement Surveillance and other 
short-range fixed,
    3. WG3 1755-1850 MHz Satellite Control Links and Electronic 
Warfare,
    4. WG4 1755-1850 MHz Fixed Point-to-Point and Tactical Radio 
Relay, and
    5. WG5 1755-1850 MHz Airborne Operations.

    NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov, prior to the meeting. To the extent that the meeting 
time and agenda permit, any member of the public may speak to or 
otherwise address the advisory committee regarding agenda items. During 
the portion of the meeting when the public may make an oral 
presentation, speakers may address only matters the subject of which 
are on the agenda. (See policy: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/
csmac.)
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held on October 4, 2012 from 10 
a.m. to 1 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 September 28, 2012, to provide 
sufficient time for review. Comments received after September 28, 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

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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: August 10, 2012.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-20023 Filed 8-14-12; 8:45 am]
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