[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33176-33177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13501]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce 
Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee 
provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information and the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA) on spectrum management policy 
matters.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 10, 2014, from 1 p.m. to 4 
p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wiley Rein Conference 
Center, 1776 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006. Public comments 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, Designated 
Federal Officer, at (202) 482-6415 or [email protected]; and/or 
visit NTIA's Web site at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The Committee provides advice to 
the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information 
on needed reforms to domestic spectrum policies and management in order 
to: license radio frequencies in a way that maximizes their public 
benefits; keep wireless networks as open to innovation as possible; and 
make wireless services available to all Americans. See Charter at 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2013/csmac-2013-charter. This 
Committee is subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 
U.S.C. App. 2, and is consistent with the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration Act, 47 U.S.C. 904(b). The Committee 
functions solely as an advisory body in compliance with the FACA. For 
more information about the Committee visit: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.
    Matters to Be Considered: The Committee will receive reports on the 
progress of the following subcommittees established to help NTIA 
develop new or revised strategies for responding more efficiently and 
effectively to fundamental technological, operational, and other trends 
to continue advancement of delivering spectrum products, services, and 
solutions that will support the ever-increasing demand for spectrum:

1. Enforcement
2. Transitional Sharing
3. General Occupancy Measurements and Quantification of Federal 
Spectrum Use
4. Spectrum Management via Databases
5. Federal Access to Non-federal Bands
6. Spectrum Sharing Cost Recovery Alternatives

    NTIA will post a detailed agenda 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 Committee regarding the agenda items. 
See Open Meeting and Public Participation Policy, available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held on July 10, 2014, from 1 
p.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The times and the agenda topics 
are subject to change. The meeting will be available via two-way audio 
link and may be webcast. 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 Wiley Rein Conference 
Center, 1776 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20006. 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 
ten (10) business days before the meeting.
    Status: Interested parties are invited to attend and to submit 
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comments to the Committee at any time before or after the meeting. 
Parties wishing to submit written comments for consideration by the 
Committee in advance of a meeting must send them to NTIA's Washington, 
DC office at the above-listed address and comments must be received 
five (5) business days before the scheduled meeting date, to provide 
sufficient time for review. Comments received after this date will be 
distributed to the Committee, but may not be reviewed prior to the 
meeting. 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 one or 
more of the formats specified above.
    Records: NTIA maintains records of all Committee proceedings. 
Committee records are available for public inspection at NTIA's 
Washington, DC office at the address above. Documents including the 
Committee's charter, member list, agendas, minutes, and any reports are 
available on NTIA's Committee Web page at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.

     Dated: June 5, 2014.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-13501 Filed 6-9-14; 8:45 am]
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