[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57843-57844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22946]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


First Responder Network Authority Board Meeting

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA) will convene an open public meeting of the Board of the First 
Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 17, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: Board members will meet in the Cedar Room of the Crowne 
Plaza-Concord/Walnut Creek Hotel, 45 John Glenn Drive, Concord, 
California 94520-5604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Uzoma Onyeije, Secretary, FirstNet, 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230: telephone (202) 482-0016; email [email protected]. Please 
direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-
7002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    This notice informs the public that the FirstNet Board has 
scheduled a meeting on October 17, 2013, in Concord, California.\1\
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    \1\ On November 9, 2012, NTIA published a notice in the Federal 
Register noting that a public meeting of the FirstNet Board would be 
held on October 15, 2013, in Washington, DC See First Responder 
Network Authority Board Meeting, Notice of Open Public Meetings, 77 
FR 67342 (Nov. 9, 2012). This notice provides an update to the 
correct date, time, and location information for the Board's October 
2013 meeting.
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    Background: The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 
2012 (Act), Public Law 112-96, 126 Stat. 156 (2012), created the First 
Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) as an independent authority 
within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA). The Act directs FirstNet to establish a single nationwide, 
interoperable public safety broadband network. The FirstNet Board is 
responsible for making strategic decisions regarding FirstNet's 
operations. The FirstNet Board held its first public meeting on 
September 25, 2012.
    Matters To Be Considered: NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its 
Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov, prior to the meeting on October 17. 
The agenda topics are subject to change. The Board may, by a majority 
vote, close a portion of the meeting as necessary to preserve the 
confidentiality of commercial or financial information that is 
privileged or confidential, to discuss personnel matters, or to discuss 
legal matters affecting FirstNet, including pending or potential 
litigation. See 47 U.S.C. 1424(e)(2).
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held on October 17, 2013, from 9 
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The time is subject to 
change.
    Place: Board members will meet in the Cedar Room of the Crowne 
Plaza-Concord/Walnut Creek Hotel, 45 John Glenn Drive, Concord, 
California 94520-5604.
    Other Information: The meeting is open to the public and press. 
Given the space limitations of the meeting room, members of the public 
wishing to attend the meeting in person will be directed to the Pine 
Room in the Crowne Plaza-

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Concord/Walnut Creek Hotel, 45 John Glenn Drive, Concord, California 
94520-5604, where they can observe the meeting by video. The meeting is 
accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring 
accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary 
aids, are asked to notify Uzoma Onyeije, Secretary, FirstNet, at (202) 
482-0016 or [email protected] at least five (5) business days before 
the meeting.
    The meeting will also be webcast. Please refer to NTIA's Web site 
at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/firstnet-public-meetings for webcast 
instructions and other information. If you have technical questions 
regarding the webcast, please contact Charles Franz at 
[email protected]. Access details for this meeting are subject to 
change.
    Records: NTIA maintains records of all Board proceedings. Board 
minutes will be available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/firstnet-public-meetings.

    Dated: September 17, 2013.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-22946 Filed 9-19-13; 8:45 am]
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