[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10430-10431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04715]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

First Responder Network Authority


First Responder Network Authority Combined Committee and Board 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting of the First Responder Network 
Authority Board.

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SUMMARY: The Board of the First Responder Network Authority (Board) 
will convene an open public meeting of the Board and the Board 
Committees on March 15, 2018.

DATES: A joint meeting of the four FirstNet Board Committees and the 
FirstNet Board will be held on March 15, 2018, between 8:00 a.m. and 
12:00 p.m. (CDT). The meeting of the FirstNet Board and the Governance 
and Personnel, Technology, Consultation and Outreach, and Finance 
Committees will be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
(CDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting on March 15, 2018 will be held at the Hilton 
Garden Inn Little Rock Downtown, 322 Rock St, Little Rock, AR 72202. 
Members of the public may listen to the meeting by dialing toll free 1-
888-677-5734 and entering participant code 1277627#.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Miller-Kuwana, Board Secretary, 
FirstNet, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192; 
telephone: (571) 665-6177; email: [email protected]. 
Please direct media inquiries to Ryan Oremland at (571) 665-6186.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
FirstNet Board and the Board Committees will convene an open public 
meeting on March 15, 2018.
    Background: The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 
2012 (Pub. L. 112-96, Title VI, 126 Stat. 256 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 
1401 et seq.)) (Act) established FirstNet as an independent authority 
within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
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 a detailed agenda for 
the Combined Board Committees and Board Meeting on its website, 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 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 Meeting: A combined meeting of the FirstNet 
Board and FirstNet Board Committees will be held on March 15, 2018 
between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. (CDT). The meeting of the FirstNet 
Board and the Governance and Personnel, Technology, Consultation and 
Outreach, and Finance Committees will be open to the public from 8:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (CDT). The times listed above are subject to change. 
Please refer to FirstNet's website at www.firstnet.gov for the most up-
to-date information.
    Place: The meetings on March 15, 2018 will be held at the Hilton 
Garden Inn Little Rock Downtown, 322 Rock St, Little Rock, AR 72202. 
Members of the public may listen to the meeting by dialing toll free 1-
888-677-5734 and entering participant code 1277627#.
    Other Information: These meetings are open to the public and press 
on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. To ensure 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 its 
capacity, FirstNet will respond to all subsequent notices indicating 
that 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 Combined Committee and Board Meetings are accessible to people 
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disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign 
language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify 
Ms. Miller-Kuwana by telephone (571) 665-6177 or email at [email protected] at least five (5) business days before the 
applicable meeting.
    The meeting will also be webcast. Please refer to FirstNet's 
website at www.firstnet.gov for webcast instructions and other 
information. Viewers experiencing any issues with the live webcast may 
email [email protected] or call 202-684-3361 x3 for 
support. A variety of automated troubleshooting tests are also 
available via the ``Troubleshooting Tips'' button on the webcast 
player. 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 toll free 1-888-677-5734 and entering 
participant code 1277627#. If you experience technical difficulty, 
please contact the Conferencing Center customer service at 1-866-900-
1011.
    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: March 5, 2018.
Karen Miller-Kuwana,
Board Secretary, First Responder Network Authority.
[FR Doc. 2018-04715 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-TL-P