[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81454-81455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27609]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


The National Strategy To Secure 5G Industry Listening

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) will convene two virtual industry roundtable listening sessions 
on aspects of the implementation plan of the Secure 5G Strategy.

DATES: The meetings will be held on January 28 and February 25, 2021, 
from

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10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held virtually, with online slide share 
and dial-in information to be posted at https://www.ntia.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Travis Hall, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-3522; email: [email protected]. Please direct media 
inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs: (202) 482-7002; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background and Authority: On March 25, 2020, the President signed 
into law the Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020, Public Law 116-129 
(Act), which required the development of a strategy to ensure the 
security of next generation wireless communications systems and 
infrastructure.\1\
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    \1\ Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020, Public Law 116-129, 134 
Stat. 223-227 (2020) (Act).
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    On the same day, and in fulfilment of the requirement established 
by the Act, the Administration published the National Strategy to 
Secure 5G of the United States of America (Strategy).\2\ In so doing, 
the Administration recognizes both the importance of fifth generation 
wireless technologies (also known as 5G) to the future prosperity and 
security of the United States, as well as the risks and vulnerabilities 
posed by malicious actors that will seek to exploit these technologies. 
The Strategy is focused on four areas: (1) Facilitating domestic 5G 
rollout; (2) assessing the cybersecurity risks to and identifying core 
security principles of 5G capabilities and infrastructure; (3) 
addressing risks to United States economic and national security during 
development and deployment of 5G infrastructure worldwide; and (4) 
promoting responsible global development and deployment of secure and 
reliable 5G infrastructure. In accordance with both the Act and the 
Strategy, the National Security and National Economic Councils are 
developing an Implementation Plan, in consultation with relevant 
Departments and Agencies, to execute the actions identified to secure 
5G infrastructure and development.
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    \2\ See, The National Strategy to Secure 5G of the United States 
of America, March 2020, available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/National-Strategy-5G-Final.pdf.
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    In accordance with the Act, NTIA published a Request for Comment on 
March 28th, 2020,\3\ and posted the responses on June 29th, 2020.\4\ To 
assist in the implementation of the strategy NTIA will conduct industry 
engagement and listening sessions with 5G industry groups and 
manufacturers to formulate policy approaches for market incentives to 
do the following: Leverage trusted domestic and international partner 
suppliers; close 5G security gaps; and ensure domestic industrial base 
viability. To this end, NTIA will convene two virtual roundtables. The 
January 28 roundtable will focus on market incentives for 5G security. 
The February 25 roundtable will focus on principles for fostering 
global 5G vendor diversity and open, interoperable architectures. The 
discussions held at these roundtables will be analyzed and turned into 
a report to help the Administration further develop its policy approach 
to the secure development and deployment of 5G.
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    \3\ See, 85 FR 32016, 103 (May 28, 2020) available at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/fr-secure-5g-implementation-plan-05282020.pdf.
    \4\ See https://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/2020/comments-national-strategy-secure-5g-implementation-plan.
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    Time and Date: NTIA will convene the roundtable listening session 
on January 28 and February 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time. The exact time of the meeting is subject to change. 
Please refer to NTIA's website, https://www.ntia.gov, for the most 
current information.
    Place: The meeting will be held virtually, with online slide share 
and dial-in information to be posted at https://www.ntia.gov. Please 
refer to NTIA's website, https://www.ntia.gov, for the most current 
information.
    Other Information: The meeting is open to the public and the press 
on a first-come, first-served basis. The virtual meeting is accessible 
to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations such 
as real-time captioning, sign language interpretation or other 
ancillary aids should notify Travis Hall at (202) 482-3522 or 
[email protected] at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting. 
Access details for the meeting are subject to change. Please refer to 
NTIA's website, https://www.ntia.gov/, for the most current 
information.

    Dated: December 10, 2020.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-27609 Filed 12-15-20; 8:45 am]
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