[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10575-10576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02931]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 17-110]


Federal Advisory Committee Act; Broadband Deployment Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces its intent to 
establish a Federal Advisory Committee, known as the ``Broadband 
Deployment Advisory Committee'' (hereinafter ``the Committee'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Hurley, Designated Federal 
Officer, Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, (202) 418-2220, or email: [email protected]; or Paul D'Ari, 
Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Federal Communications Commission, 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418-1550, or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chairman of the Federal Communications 
Commission (Commission) has determined that the establishment of the 
Committee is necessary and in the public interest in connection with 
the performance of duties imposed on the Commission by law, and the 
Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, 
concurs with the establishment of the Committee. The purpose of the 
Committee is to make recommendations to the Commission on how to 
accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access, or 
``broadband,'' by reducing and/or removing regulatory barriers to 
infrastructure investment. This Committee is intended to provide an 
effective means for stakeholders with interests in this area to 
exchange ideas and develop recommendations to the Commission on 
broadband deployment, which will in turn enhance the Commission's 
ability to carry out its statutory responsibility to encourage 
broadband deployment to all Americans. Issues to be considered by the 
Committee may include, but are not limited to, drafting for the 
Commission's consideration a model code covering local franchising, 
zoning, permitting, and rights-of-ways regulations; recommending 
further reforms of the Commission's pole attachment rules; identifying 
unreasonable regulatory barriers to broadband deployment; and 
recommending further reform within the scope of the Commission's 
authority (to include, but not limited to, sections 253 and 332(c)(7) 
of the Communications Act and section 6409 of the Spectrum Act).

Advisory Committee

    The Committee will be organized under, and will operate in 
accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The Committee will be solely advisory in 
nature. Consistent with FACA and its requirements, each meeting of the 
Committee will be open to the public unless otherwise noticed. A notice 
of each meeting will be published in the Federal Register at least 
fifteen (15) days in advance of the meeting. Records will be maintained 
of each meeting and made available for public inspection. All 
activities of the Committee will be conducted in an open, transparent 
and accessible manner. The Committee shall terminate two (2) years from 
the filing date of its charter, or earlier upon the completion of its 
work as determined by the Chairman, unless its charter is renewed prior 
to the termination date.
    During the Committee's first term, it is anticipated that the 
Committee will meet in Washington, DC for at least three (3) one-day 
meetings. The first meeting date and agenda topics will be described in 
a Public Notice issued and published in the Federal Register at least 
fifteen (15) days prior to the first meeting date. In addition, as 
needed, working groups or subcommittees (ad hoc or steering) will be 
established to facilitate the Committee's work between meetings of the 
full Committee. All meetings, including those of working groups and 
subcommittees, will be fully accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.

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    Accessible Formats: To request materials in accessible formats for 
people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio 
format), send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice) or (202) 418-0432 
(TTY).

Federal Communications Commission.
Daniel Kahn,
Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2017-02931 Filed 2-13-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6712-01-P