[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11394-11395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04367]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

First Responder Network Authority


First Responder Network Authority Board Meetings

AGENCY: First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), U.S. Department 
of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of 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 25, 2015, 
preceded by meetings of the Board Committees on March 24, 2015.

DATES: On March 24, 2015 between 9:00 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern 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 full FirstNet Board will hold a meeting on March 
25, 2015 between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings on March 24 and 25, 2015 will be held in the 
auditorium of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC.

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 Ryan Oremland at (703) 648-4114.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Board of FirstNet will convene an open public meeting of the Board on 
March 25, 2015, preceded by meetings of the Board Committees on March 
24, 2015.
    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 the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration (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 March 2015 Meetings: On March 24, 2015, between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time there will be sequential 
meetings of FirstNet's four committees. The full FirstNet Board meeting 
will be held on March 25, 2015, between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time.
    Place: The meetings on March 24 and 25, 2015 will be held in the 
auditorium of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, U.S.

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Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC.
    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. The meetings will also be available to interested parties 
by phone. To be connected to the meetings in listen-only mode by 
telephone, please dial (888) 997-9859 and passcode 3572169. If you have 
technical questions regarding the webcast, please contact Margaret 
Baldwin at (703) 648-4161 or by email at [email protected].
    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: February 26, 2015.
Stuart Kupinsky,
Chief Counsel, First Responder Network Authority.
[FR Doc. 2015-04367 Filed 3-2-15; 8:45 am]
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