[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 51 (Monday, March 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14881-14882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05227]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


First Responder Network Authority: Public Combined Committees and 
Board Meeting

AGENCY: First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority), 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting of the FirstNet Authority Board.

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SUMMARY: The FirstNet Authority Board will convene an open public 
meeting of the Board and the Board Committees on Thursday, March 19, 
2020.

DATES: A joint meeting of the four (4) FirstNet Authority Board 
Committees and the FirstNet Authority Board will be held on Thursday, 
March 19, 2020 between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time 
(EST). The meeting of the FirstNet Authority Board and the Governance 
and Personnel, Network and Technology, Advocacy, and Finance Committees 
will be open to the public from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be conducted via teleconference and 
WebEx only. Members of the public may listen to the meeting by dialing 
toll-free: 1-888-982-7296 and enter participant code 3161488#.
    To view the slide presentation, the public may visit the URL: 
https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/ and enter Conference Number: 
PWXW9653105 and Audience Passcode: 3161488. Alternatively, members of 
the public may view the slide presentation by directly visiting the 
URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PWXW9653105&p=3161488&t=c.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Watts, Acting Board 
Secretary, FirstNet Authority, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, M/S 243, 
Reston, VA

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20192; telephone: (571) 665-6178; email: [email protected]. 
Please direct media inquiries to Ryan Oremland at: (571) 665-6186.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
FirstNet Authority Board and the Board Committees will convene an open 
public meeting via teleconference and WebEx only on Thursday, March 19, 
2020.
    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 the FirstNet Authority as an 
independent authority within the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration that is headed by a Board. The Act directs 
the FirstNet Authority to ensure the building, deployment, and 
operation of a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband 
network. The FirstNet Authority Board is responsible for making 
strategic decisions regarding the FirstNet Authority's operations. The 
FirstNet Authority Board held its first public meeting on September 25, 
2012.
    Matters to be Considered: The FirstNet Authority will post a 
detailed agenda for the Combined Board Committees and Board Meeting on 
FirstNet.gov prior to the meeting. 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 the FirstNet Authority. 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 public combined meeting of the 
FirstNet Authority Board and FirstNet Authority Board Committees will 
be held on Thursday, March 19, 2020 between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. 
(EST). The meeting of the FirstNet Authority Board and the Governance 
and Personnel, Network and Technology, Advocacy, and Finance Committees 
will be open to the public via teleconference and WebEx from 11:00 a.m. 
to 1:00 p.m. (EST). The times listed above are subject to change. 
Please refer to FirstNet.gov for the most up-to-date information.
    Location: The public combined Board and Board Committee meetings 
will be conducted via teleconference and WebEx on Thursday, March 19, 
2020. Members of the public may listen to the meeting by dialing toll-
free: 1-888-982-7296 and enter participant code 3161488#.
    Other Information: The public combined Board and Board Committee 
meetings open to the public via teleconference and WebEx only. On the 
date and time of the meeting, members of the public may listen to the 
meeting by dialing toll-free: 1-888-982-7296 and enter participant code 
3161488#.
    The public combined Board and Board Committees meetings are 
accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring 
accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary 
aids, are asked to notify Mrs. Watts by telephone at (571) 665-6178 or 
email: [email protected] at least five (5) business days 
(March 12) before the applicable meeting.
    To be connected to the meetings in listen-only mode by telephone, 
please dial toll-free: 1-888-982-7296 and enter participant code 
3161488#. If you experience technical difficulty, please contact the 
Conferencing Center Customer Service at: 1-866-900-1011.
    Records: The FirstNet Authority maintains records of all Board 
proceedings. Minutes of the Board meeting and Committee meetings will 
be available on FirstNet.gov.

    Dated: March 11, 2020.
Jennifer Watts,
Acting Board Secretary, FirstNet Authority.
[FR Doc. 2020-05227 Filed 3-13-20; 8:45 am]
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