[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 240 (Monday, December 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80776-80777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27444]


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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 January 14, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be conducted in an electronic format and 
open to the public via audio teleconference (866-880-0098 participant 
code 48261650). Public comments may be emailed to [email protected] 
or mailed to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Room 4600, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Antonio Richardson, Designated Federal 
Officer, at (202) 482-4156 or [email protected]; and/or visit NTIA's 
website at https://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 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.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/csmac_charter_10.1.19.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 role 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 needs of 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 January 14, 2021, from 
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST. The meeting time and the agenda topics are 
subject to change. Please refer to NTIA's website, http://www.ntia.gov/category/csmac, for the most up-to-date meeting agenda and access 
information.
    Place: This meeting will be conducted in an electronic format and 
open to the public via audio teleconference. Individuals requiring 
accommodations are asked to notify Mr. Richardson at (202) 482-4156 or 
[email protected] at least ten (10) business days before the 
meeting.
    Status: Interested parties are invited to join the teleconference 
and to submit written comments to the Committee at any time before or 
after the meeting. Parties wishing to submit written comments for 
consideration by the Committee in advance of the meeting are strongly 
encouraged to submit their comments in Microsoft Word and/or PDF format 
via electronic mail to [email protected]. Comments may also be sent 
via postal mail to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee, 
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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. Additionally, please note that 
there may be a delay in the distribution of comments submitted via 
postal mail to Committee members.
    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: December 9, 2020.
Kathy Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-27444 Filed 12-11-20; 8:45 am]
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