[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46057-46058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16757]


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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 August 1, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m., Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Boulder Campus, 325 Broadway Street, Boulder, 
CO 80305. Additional information regarding the location and 
registration for attendance at this meeting is included in the 
Supplementary Information section, below. Public comments may be mailed 
to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Room 4600, Washington, DC 20230 or emailed to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Reed, Designated Federal 
Officer, at (202) 482-5955 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 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/files/ntia/publications/csmac_2015_charter_renewal_2-26-15.pdf.
    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 provides advice to the 
Assistant Secretary to assist in developing and maintaining spectrum 
management policies that enable the United States to maintain or 
strengthen its global leadership role in the introduction of 
communications technology, services, and innovation;

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thus expanding the economy, adding jobs, and increasing international 
trade, while at the same time providing for the expansion of existing 
technologies and supporting the country's homeland security, national 
defense, and other critical needs of government missions. The Committee 
will hear reports of the following Subcommittees:

1. Federal Access to Non-Federal Bands (Bi-directional Sharing)
2. Agency and Industry Collaboration
3. Measurement and Sensing in the 5 GHz Band
4. Spectrum Access System (SAS)/Spectrum Database International 
Extension
5. Fifth Generation (5G) Wireless

    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 August 1, 2016, from 
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. MDT. The meeting time 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 National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Boulder Campus, 325 Broadway Street, Boulder, 
CO 80305. The specific location is PML Building 81, Conference Room 
A116. All attendees, including both committee members and meeting 
observers, must pre-register in order to gain entry to the NIST campus. 
To register, please visit: https://appam.certain.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x310288cc0 0x310288cc0. Security and campus instructions will 
be sent via email to registered attendees prior to the meeting date. 
Valid photo identification must be presented at the main gate. All 
foreign national visitors who do not have permanent resident status and 
who wish to register for the meeting will be required to provide 
additional information in order to complete registration. For 
directions to NIST, please visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/boulder-visitor-info.cfm.
    The meeting will be open to the public and members of the press on 
a first-come, first-served basis as 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. Reed at 
(202) 482-5955 or [email protected] at least ten (10) business days 
before the meeting.
    Status: Interested parties are invited to attend and to submit 
written 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 may send them via postal mail 
to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Room 4600, Washington, DC 20230. It would be helpful if 
paper submissions also include a compact disc (CD) that contains the 
comments in Microsoft Word and/or PDF file formats. CDs should be 
labeled with the name and organizational affiliation of the filer. 
Alternatively, comments may be submitted via electronic mail to 
[email protected] and should also be in one or both of the file 
formats specified above. Comments must be received five (5) business 
days before the scheduled meeting date in order 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.
    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 reports are 
available on NTIA's Web site at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.

    Dated: July 12, 2016.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-16757 Filed 7-14-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-60-P