[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52633-52634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21065]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


First Responder Network Authority Board Meetings

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA), 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 September 17, 2014, 
preceded by meetings of the Board Committees on September 16, 2014.

DATES: On September 16, 2014 between 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time there will be sequential meetings of FirstNet's four 
Board Committees: (1) Governance and Personnel; (2) Technology; (3) 
Outreach; and (4) Finance. The full FirstNet Board will hold a meeting 
on September 17, 2014, between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings on September 16 and 17, 2014 will be held at 
FirstNet's headquarters located in the United States Geological Survey 
Building--12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192. The meetings 
will be held in the Dallas L. Peck Auditorium.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Uzoma Onyeije, Secretary, FirstNet, 
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192: telephone (703) 
648-4165; email [email protected]. Please direct media inquiries to 
Corey Ray at (703) 648-4109.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Board of FirstNet will convene an open public meeting of the Board on 
September 17, 2014, preceded by meetings of the Board Committees on 
September 16, 2014.
    Background: The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 
2012 (Act), Public Law 112-96, 126 Stat. 156 (2012), established 
FirstNet as an independent authority within NTIA that is headed by a 
Board. The Act directs FirstNet to ensure the building, deployment, and 
operation of a 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: FirstNet will post detailed agendas of 
each meeting on its Web site, http://www.firstnet.gov, prior to the 
meetings. The agenda topics are subject to change. Please note that the 
subjects that will be discussed by the Committees and the Board may 
involve commercial or financial information that is privileged or 
confidential, personnel matters, or other legal matters affecting 
FirstNet. As such, the Committee chairs and Board Chair may call for a 
vote to close the meetings only for the time necessary to preserve the 
confidentiality of such information pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 1424(e)(2).
    Times and Dates of September 2014 Meetings: On September 16, 2014, 
between 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time there will be 
sequential meetings of FirstNet's four committees. The full FirstNet 
Board meeting will be held on September 17, 2014, between 9:00 a.m. and 
11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
    Place: The meetings on September 16 and 17, 2014 will be held at 
FirstNet's headquarters located in the United States Geological Survey 
Building--12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192. The meetings 
will be held in the auditorium.
    Other Information: These meetings are open to the public and press 
on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. In order to get 
an accurate headcount, all expected attendees are

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asked to provide notice of intent to attend by sending an email to 
[email protected]. If the number of RSVPs indicates that expected 
attendance has reached auditorium capacity, FirstNet will respond to 
all subsequent notices indicating that auditorium capacity has been 
reached and that in person viewing may no longer be available and that 
the meeting may still be viewed by webcast as detailed below. For 
access to the meetings, valid, government issued photo identification 
may be requested for security reasons.
    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 (703) 648-4165 or 
[email protected] at least five (5) business days before the 
meeting.
    The meetings will also be webcast. Please refer to FirstNet's Web 
site at www.firstnet.gov for webcast instructions and other 
information. If you have technical questions regarding the webcast, 
please contact Ruben Vasquez at (703) 648-4195 or by email 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: August 29, 2014.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-21065 Filed 9-3-14; 8:45 am]
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