[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 15332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06097]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Community Broadband Workshop

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA), through the BroadbandUSA program, will hold a technical 
assistance workshop to share information to help communities build 
their broadband capacity and utilization. The workshop will present in-
depth sessions on planning and funding broadband infrastructure 
projects. The planning session will explore effective business and 
partnership models, and the funding session will identify available 
funding types, including federal funding.

DATES: The Technical Assistance Workshop will be held on April 19, 
2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Mountain Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Mesa, AZ at the Mesa Arts Center 
Meeting Room, 1 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giselle Sanders, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Room 4628, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-7971; email: [email protected]. Please 
direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-
7002; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA's BroadbandUSA program provides expert 
advice and field-proven tools for assessing broadband adoption, 
planning new infrastructure, and engaging a wide range of partners in 
broadband projects. BroadbandUSA convenes workshops on a regular basis 
to bring stakeholders together to discuss ways to improve broadband 
policies, share best practices, and connect communities to federal 
agencies and other funding sources for the purpose of expanding 
broadband infrastructure and adoption throughout America's communities. 
This workshop will explore two topics for broadband infrastructure: 
Planning and funding.
    The workshop will feature subject matter experts from NTIA's 
BroadbandUSA program. The first session will explore key elements 
required for planning successful broadband projects. The second session 
will identify funding models, including federal programs that support 
broadband infrastructure projects.
    The workshop will be open to the public. Pre-registration is 
requested, and space is limited. NTIA will ask registrants to provide 
their first and last names and email addresses for both registration 
purposes and to receive any updates on the workshop. If capacity for 
the meeting is reached, NTIA will maintain a waiting list and will 
inform those on the waiting list if space becomes available. Meeting 
updates, changes in the agenda, if any, and relevant documents will be 
also available on NTIA's Web site at https://www2.ntia.doc.gov/arizona-technical-assistance-workshop.
    The public meeting is physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as language 
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify Giselle 
Sanders at the contact information listed above at least five (5) 
business days before the meeting.

    Dated: March 23, 2017.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-06097 Filed 3-27-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-60-P