[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60860-60861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24087]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee, Call for 
Applications

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

ACTION: Notice and call for applications to serve on advisory 
committee.

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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA) is seeking applications from persons interested in serving on 
the Department of Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee 
(CSMAC or committee) for a two-year term. The CSMAC provides advice to 
the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information 
on a broad range of issues regarding spectrum management and policy.

DATES: Applications must be postmarked or electronically transmitted on 
or before November 15, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Persons may submit applications, with the information 
specified below, to Bruce M. Washington, Designated Federal Officer, by 
email to [email protected] or by U.S. mail or commercial 
delivery service to Office of Spectrum Management, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Room 4099, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce M. Washington at (202) 482-6415 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory 
Committee has been established and chartered by the Department of 
Commerce under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 
2, and pursuant to Section 105(b) of the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration Organization Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 
904(b). The

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Department of Commerce re-chartered the CSMAC on March 5, 2013, for a 
two-year period. The CSMAC advises the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Communications and Information on a broad range of issues regarding 
spectrum policy. In particular, the current charter provides that the 
committee will provide advice and recommendations on needed reforms to 
domestic spectrum policies and management in order to: License radio 
frequencies in a way that maximizes their public benefit; keep wireless 
networks as open to innovation as possible; and make wireless services 
available to all Americans. The CSMAC functions solely as an advisory 
body in compliance with FACA. Additional information about the CSMAC 
and its activities may be found at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.
    Under the committee's charter, it will have no fewer than five (5) 
members and no more than thirty (30) members. The Secretary of Commerce 
will appoint members of the committee who serve at the pleasure and 
discretion of the Secretary. Members will be appointed for up to a two-
year term and may be reappointed for additional terms. On behalf of the 
Secretary, NTIA hereby seeks applicants for two-year terms that will 
commence in May 2014 and continue until May 2016, subject to extension 
of such terms, reappointment, and the renewal of the committee's 
charter, unless earlier terminated or renewed by proper authority.
    No member of the committee shall be a registered lobbyist under the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, 2 U.S.C. Sec.  1601 et 
seq. See Office of Management and Budget, Final Guidance on 
Appointments of Lobbyists to Federal Boards and Commissions, Notice of 
Final Guidance, 76 FR 61756 (Oct. 5, 2011). All members of the 
committee are Special Government Employees (SGEs) and shall be subject 
to the ethical standards applicable to SGEs. Members may not receive 
compensation or reimbursement for travel or for per diem expenses.
    The committee's membership will be fairly balanced in terms of the 
points of view represented by members and the functions to be 
performed. Accordingly, its membership will reflect a balanced cross-
section of interests in spectrum management and policy, including non-
federal spectrum users; state, regional, and local sectors; technology 
developers and manufacturers; academia; civil society; and service 
providers with customers in both domestic and international markets. A 
description of factors that will be considered to determine each 
applicant's expertise is contained in the committee's Membership 
Balance Plan (available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2013/csmac-membership-balance-plan).
    In particular, NTIA seeks applicants with strong technical and 
engineering knowledge and experience, familiarity with commercial or 
private wireless technologies and associated businesses, or expertise 
with specific applications of wireless technologies. The Secretary may 
consider factors including, but not limited to, educational background, 
past work or academic accomplishments, and the industry sector in which 
a member is currently or was previously employed. All appointments will 
be made without discrimination on the basis of age, ethnicity, gender, 
sexual orientation, disability, or cultural, religious, or 
socioeconomic status.
    Interested qualified persons may submit applications, with the 
information specified below, to Bruce M. Washington, Designated Federal 
Officer, by email to [email protected] or by U.S. mail or 
commercial delivery service to Office of Spectrum Management, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Room 4099, Washington, DC 20230.
    Each application must include the applicant's full name, address, 
telephone number, and email address, along with a summary of the 
applicant's qualifications that identifies, with specificity, how his 
or her education, training, experience, or other factors would support 
the CSMAC's work and how his or her participation would help achieve 
the balance factors described above. Each application must also include 
a detailed resume or curriculum vitae.

    Dated: September 27, 2013.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-24087 Filed 10-1-13; 8:45 am]
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