[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47936-47937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19653]


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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 October 1, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 
p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 201, Washington, DC 20004. 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 
website at http://www.ntia.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 or authorize the use of 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 https://www.ntia.gov/files/ntia/publications/csmac_signed_charter_9-30-17.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.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 in the introduction of communications 
technology, services, and innovation; 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 
government missions. NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its website, 
http://www.ntia.gov/category/csmac, prior to the meeting. To the extent 
that the meeting time and agenda permit, any member of the public may 
address the Committee regarding the agenda items. See Open Meeting and 
Public Participation Policy, available at http://www.ntia.gov/category/csmac.
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held on October 1, 2019, from 
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. The meeting time and the agenda topics are 
subject to change. The meeting will be available via two-way audio 
link. Please refer to NTIA's website, http://www.ntia.gov/category/csmac, for the most up-to-date meeting agenda and access information.
    Place: The meeting will be held at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 201, Washington, DC 20004. 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 
auxiliary aids, are asked to notify Mr. Reed at (202) 482-5955 or 
[email protected] at least ten (10) business days prior to 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 comments for consideration by the 
Committee in advance of a meeting may send them via electronic mail to 
[email protected] in Microsoft Word and/or PDF file formats. 
Alternatively, comments may be submitted 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 one or both 
of the file formats specified above. CDs should be labeled with the 
name and organizational affiliation of the filer. 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.

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    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 website at http://www.ntia.gov/category/csmac.

    Dated: September 6, 2019.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-19653 Filed 9-10-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-60-P