[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70500-70501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28006]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


First Responder Network Authority; First Responder Network 
Authority Board Meetings

AGENCY: First Responder Network Authority, National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) 
will convene an open public meeting of the Board on December 10, 2014, 
preceded by meetings of the Board Committees on December 9, 2014.

DATES: On December 9, 2014 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mountain 
Standard Time there will be sequential meetings of FirstNet's four 
Board Committees: (1) Governance and Personnel; (2) Technology; (3) 
Outreach; and (4) Finance. The FirstNet Board will hold a meeting on 
December 10, 2014, between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Mountain Standard 
Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings on December 9 and 10, 2014 will be held at the 
Salt Lake City Police Department, 475 South 300 East, Salt Lake City, 
Utah 84114-5497. The meetings will be held in the auditorium.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Uzoma Onyeije, Secretary, FirstNet, 
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive 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 
December 10, 2014, preceded by meetings of the Board Committees on 
December 9, 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 December 2014 Meetings: On December 9, 2014, 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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Mountain Standard Time there will be sequential meetings of FirstNet's 
four committees. The full FirstNet Board meeting will be held on 
December 10, 2014, between 9:00 and 12:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
    Place: The meetings on December 9 and 10, 2014 will be held at the 
Salt Lake City Police Department, 475 South 300 East, Salt Lake City, 
Utah 84114-5497. 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 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 but 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]. The meetings will also be available by 
phone. Please call 888-997-9859 and provide the password ``FirstNet.''
    Records: FirstNet maintains records of all Board proceedings. 
Minutes of the Board Meeting and the Committee meetings will be 
available at www.firstnet.gov.

    Dated: November 20, 2014.
Stuart Kupinsky,
Chief Counsel, First Responder Network Authority.
[FR Doc. 2014-28006 Filed 11-25-14; 8:45 am]
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