[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 64202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25388]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Meeting To Discuss Lessons Learned From Commerce Spectrum 
Management Advisory Committee Working Group Process

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA) will convene a meeting on December 13, 2013 to discuss ``lessons 
learned'' from NTIA's Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee 
(CSMAC or Committee) Working Group process.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 13, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 
11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4830, Washington, DC 20230. Public 
input 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 at (202) 482-6415 
or [email protected]; and/or visit NTIA's Web site at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac. Please direct media inquiries to 
NTIA's Office of Public Affairs at (202) 482-7002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: In May 2012, the CSMAC created five (5) working groups 
to consider ways to facilitate the transition of the 1695-1710 MHz and 
1755-1850 MHz bands.\1\ The working groups were open to CSMAC members, 
federal agency representatives, and non-federal stakeholders even if 
they were not affiliated with the members on the full Committee. Each 
working group was co-chaired by an industry and an agency participant 
and each group included one or more CSMAC member liaisons. Staff from 
NTIA and the Federal Communications Commission also participated as 
observers.
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    \1\ See CSMAC, Framework for Work within CSMAC (May 30, 2012), 
available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/meetings/framework_for_work_within_csmac_20120525.pdf.
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    The four working groups addressed the various federal operations 
within the two spectrum bands as follows:

 Working Group 1--1695-1710 MHz Meteorological-Satellite
 Working Group 2--Law Enforcement Video, Explosive Ordnance 
Disposal, and other short distance links;
 Working Group 3--Satellite Control and Electronic Warfare;
 Working Group 4--Tactical Radio Relay, Fixed Microwave, and 
ground-based software defined radios; and
 Working Group 5--Airborne Operations (Air Combat Training 
Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Precision Guided Munitions, airborne 
software defined radios, and Aeronautical Telemetry)

    From May 2012 to August 2013, the working groups organized 
themselves and developed work plans, convened face-to-face and 
teleconference meetings, drafted and edited reports, provided updates 
to the full CSMAC through the member liaisons, and delivered final 
reports and recommendations for consideration by the Committee. In a 
recent executive memorandum, President Obama stated that these 
discussions between agencies and nonfederal entities have ``produced an 
unprecedented level of information-sharing and collaboration to 
identify opportunities for agencies to relinquish or share spectrum.'' 
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    \2\ Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, 
Expanding America's Leadership in Wireless Innovation (June 14, 
2013), 78 Fed. Reg. 37431, 37433 at Sec.  2(a) (June 20, 2013), 
available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/14/presidential-memorandum-expanding-americas-leadership-wireless-innovatio.
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    Matters To Be Considered: At this meeting, NTIA will facilitate a 
forum for the CSMAC Working Group participants to discuss lessons 
learned from the collaborative efforts within the five (5) working 
groups. NTIA will post an agenda for the meeting 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 forum regarding the agenda 
items. Although some CSMAC members will be participating, this meeting 
is not a meeting of the Committee under the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act. The CSMAC's next meeting will be held later the same day.
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held on December 13, 2013 from 
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. The times and the 
agenda topics are subject to change. The meeting will be available via 
two-way audio link. 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, 
Herbert C. Hoover Building, 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 Mr. Washington before or after the meeting, subject 
to the following deadlines. Parties wishing to submit written comments 
for consideration by NTIA and the other participants in advance of a 
meeting must send them to NTIA's Washington, DC office at the above-
listed address at least five (5) business days before the scheduled 
meeting date and will be posted on the NTIA Web site. The public 
comment period will end on December 16, 2013. 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 the file formats specified 
above.
    Records: NTIA will maintain a record of all meeting proceedings. A 
written transcript will be available for public inspection at NTIA's 
Washington, DC office at the address above or on NTIA's Web site at 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.

     Dated: October 23, 2013.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-25388 Filed 10-25-13; 8:45 am]
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