[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57889-57890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20169]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

[Docket No. 160706588-6588-01]
RIN 0660-XC027


State Alternative Plan Program (SAPP) and the First Responder 
Network Authority Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network

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

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 19, 2016, the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA) issued a notice and request for 
public comments on NTIA's preliminary guidance concerning how a 
qualified state may apply to NTIA for required authority to enter into 
a spectrum capacity lease with the First Responder Network Authority 
(FirstNet) and optional grant funds to assist in the construction of 
its radio access network (RAN) should it opt to do so as allowed under 
the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job

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Creation Act of 2012 (Act). In response to requests for additional time 
in which to comment, NTIA through this notice reopens the comment 
period. Comments received between the August 18, 2016 due date for 
comments announced in the July 19, 2016 notice, and publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register, are deemed to be timely.

DATES: Comments are due no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 
on September 7, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The public may submit written comments on issues addressed 
in this Notice. Written comments may be submitted electronically via 
email to: [email protected] or by mail to: Office of Public 
Safety Communications, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Room 4078, Washington, DC 20230. Comments submitted by email 
should be machine-readable and should not be copy-protected. Commenters 
should include the name of the person or organization filing the 
comment, as well as a page number on each page of their submissions. 
Paper submissions should also include a CD or DVD with an electronic 
version of the document, which should be labeled with the name and 
organization of the filer. All comments received are a part of the 
public record and will generally be posted to the NTIA Web site (http://www.ntia.doc.gov) without change. All personal identifying information 
(e.g., name, address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be 
publicly accessible.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Dunn, Office of Public Safety 
Communications, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Room 4078, Washington, DC 20230; [email protected]; (202) 
482-4103. Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public 
Affairs: (202) 482-7002; via email to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice provided NTIA's 
preliminary guidance concerning how a qualified state may apply to NTIA 
for authority to enter into a spectrum capacity lease with FirstNet and 
receive a grant to construct its RAN should it opt to do so as allowed 
under the Act. See Notice and request for comments, State Alternative 
Plan Program (SAPP) and the First Responder Network Authority 
Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network, 81 FR 46907 (July 19, 
2016), available at: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/fr-sapp-firstnet-rfc-07182016.pdf. The original deadline for submission 
of comments was August 18, 2016. In response to requests for additional 
time in which to comment, NTIA reopens the comment period with this 
notice. Comments received between the August 18, 2016 due date for 
comments announced in the July 19, 2016 notice, and publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register, are deemed to be timely.

    Dated: August 18, 2016.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-20169 Filed 8-23-16; 8:45 am]
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