[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72667-72668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28936]


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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 of the First Responder Network 
Authority.

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SUMMARY: The Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) 
will convene an open public meeting on December 17, 2013.

DATES: The Board meeting will be held on December 17, 2013, from 9:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Grand Ballroom 1 of the 
DoubleTree by Hilton Denver, 3203 Quebec Street, Denver, Colorado 
80207.

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 December 17, 2013, in Denver, 
Colorado.\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 December 17, 2013, in Boulder, Colorado, and that NTIA would 
publish a future notice for this meeting. 77 FR 67342 (Nov. 9, 
2012). This notice provides an update to the date, time, and 
location information for the Board's December 17, 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 December 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).

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    Time and Date: The Board meeting will be held on December 17, 2013, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. The times are 
subject to change.
    Place: Board members will meet in Grand Ballroom 1 of the 
DoubleTree by Hilton Denver, 3203 Quebec Street, Denver, Colorado 
80207. Please refer to NTIA's Web site at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet for the most current information.
    Other Information: This meeting is open to the public and press. 
Given the space limitations of the meeting room, members of the public 
wishing to attend the meetings in person will be directed to Crystal 
Ballroom 1 of the DoubleTree by Hilton Denver, 3203 Quebec Street, 
Denver, Colorado 80207, where they can observe the meetings by video. 
The meetings are 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/category/firstnet 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].
    Records: NTIA maintains records of all Board proceedings. Board 
minutes will be available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet.

    Dated: November 27, 2013.
Milton Brown,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-28936 Filed 12-2-13; 8:45 am]
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