[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11421-11422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04381]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


First Responder Network Authority Board Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of Open Public Meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) 
will convene an open public meeting of the Board on March 11, 2014, 
preceded by meetings of the Board Committees on March 10, 2014.

DATES: On March 10, 2014 between 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time there will be sequential meetings of FirstNet's four 
Board Committees: (1) Planning and Technology; (2) Governance and 
Personnel; (3) Finance; and (4) Outreach. The full FirstNet Board will 
hold a meeting on March 11, 2014, between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: Board members will meet at the NYC Police Headquarters (2nd 
Floor Press Room), One Police Plaza, New York, NY 10038.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Uzoma Onyeije, Secretary, FirstNet, 
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 
Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) will convene 
an open public meeting of the Board on March 11, 2014, preceded by 
meetings of the Board Committees on March 10, 2014.
    Background: The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 
2012 (Act), Public Law 112-96, 126 Stat. 156 (2012), created FirstNet 
as an independent authority within 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 detailed agendas of each 
meeting on its Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet 
prior to the meetings. The agenda topics are subject to change. Please 
note that the subjects that will be discussed by the Committees involve 
commercial and financial information that is privileged or 
confidential, personnel matters, and other legal matters affecting 
FirstNet. As such, the Committee chairs will call for a vote to close 
the meetings and all matters of substance will be discussed by the 
Committees in closed session pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 1424(e)(2). The 
Board meeting will also involve a closed session, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 
1424(e)(2), following a series of presentations.
    Times and Dates of March, 2014 Meetings: On March 10, 2014, between 
2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time there will be sequential 
meetings of FirstNet's four committees. The full FirstNet Board meeting 
will be held on March 11, 2014, between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time.
    Times and Dates of Future Meetings: Future meetings will be held on 
June 3, 2014 between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time at 
the Westin Hotel, 10600 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, Colorado in 
conjunction with the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) 
Conference; on August 6, 2014, between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Central 
Daylight Time in a location to be determined in conjunction with the 
APCO Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana; and on October 30, 
2014, between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time at the 
FirstNet Headquarters in Reston, Virginia. On the day prior to each 
Board meeting in 2014, the four Board committees will meet in the same 
location at the next day's Board meeting between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 
conduct sequential meetings. At a later date, additional information on 
these meetings will be available on the NTIA Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet.
    Place: The March 11 Board meeting and the March 10 Committee 
meetings will be held at the NYC Police Headquarters (2nd Floor Press 
Room), One Police Plaza, New York, NY 10038.
    Other Information: These meetings are open to the public and press. 
Members of the public wishing to attend the meetings in person will be 
directed to an auditorium where they can observe the meeting by video. 
For access to the meetings, valid, government-issued photo 
identification may be requested for security reasons. Due to security 
requirements and to facilitate entry into the FirstNet Headquarters on 
October 30, 2014, U.S. nationals must present valid, government-issued 
photo identification upon arrival. Foreign nationals must contact Uzoma 
Onyeije at (202) 482-0016 or [email protected] at least five (5) 
business days prior to the meeting to provide the necessary clearance 
information, and must present valid, government-issued photo 
identification upon arrival.
    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 meetings will also be webcast. Please refer to NTIA's Web site 
at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet for webcast instructions 
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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: February 24, 2014.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014-04381 Filed 2-27-14; 8:45 am]
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