[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57370-57371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22682]


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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 22, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 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/other-publication/2013/csmac-2013-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. 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 its members on matters related to the 
accomplishment of the President's goal of identifying 500 megahertz of 
radio spectrum for wireless broadband by 2020. In addition, the 
Committee will report on the progress of the following new 
subcommittees established to help the NTIA develop new or revised 
strategies for responding more efficiently and effectively to 
fundamental technological, operational, and other trends to continue 
advancement of delivering spectrum products, services, and solutions 
that will support the ever-increasing demand for spectrum:

1. Enforcement
2. Transitional Sharing
3. General Occupancy Measurements and Quantification of Federal 
Spectrum Use
4. Spectrum Management Via Databases
5. Federal Access to Non-Federal Bands
6. Spectrum Sharing Cost Recovery Alternatives

    NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac, 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 Committee regarding the agenda items. 
See Open Meeting and Public Participation Policy, available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held on October 22, 2013, from 
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The times and the agenda 
topics are subject to change. The meeting will

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be available via two-way audio link and may be Webcast. Please refer to 
NTIA's Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac, 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 a meeting must send them to NTIA's 
Washington, DC, office at the above-listed address and comments must be 
received five (5) business days before the scheduled meeting date, to 
provide sufficient time for review. Comments received after this date 
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 Word or PDF format. CDs should be labeled with the 
name and organizational affiliation of the filer. 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: September 13, 2013.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-22682 Filed 9-17-13; 8:45 am]
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