[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 60000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23544]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Broadband Grant Programs Technical Assistance Sessions

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA) will host Technical Assistance (TA) sessions in connection with 
the Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program authorized and 
funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The CMC TA 
Sessions are designed to help prospective applicants understand the 
eligibility and programmatic requirements of the CMC Pilot Program and 
to assist applicants prepare high quality grant applications before the 
application deadline on December 1, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard 
Time (EST). The CMC program team will address live questions during 
these technical assistance sessions to aid prospective CMC Pilot 
Program applicants.

DATES: NTIA will offer 60-minute CMC TA Sessions on the following 
dates:

 November 17, 2021 at 2:30pm EST
 November 18, 2021 at 2:30pm EST

ADDRESSES: The CMC TA Sessions will be hosted via NTIA's virtual 
platform and conducted as a live webinar. NTIA will post the 
registration information on its BroadbandUSA website at https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-events.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maci Morin, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Room 4872, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-4884; email: [email protected]. Please 
direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-
7002; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Division N, Title IX--Broadband internet 
Access Service, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 
116-260) authorized and funded three new broadband grant programs to be 
administered by NTIA: The Broadband Infrastructure Program, the Tribal 
Broadband Connectivity Program, and the Connecting Minority Community 
Pilot Program. On March 19, 2021, NTIA published a Notice in the 
Federal Register announcing a webinar series designed to help 
prospective applicants understand the grant programs and to assist 
applicants to prepare high quality grant applications. See NTIA, Notice 
of Open Meetings--NTIA Broadband Grant Programs Webinars, 86 FR 14882 
(March 19, 2021); NTIA, Notice of Change to Schedule for Open 
Meetings--NTIA Broadband Grant Programs Webinars, 86 FR 18965 (April 
12, 2021). Additionally, on July 6, 2021, NTIA published a Notice in 
the Federal Register announcing a continuation of the webinar series, 
scheduling an additional 12 public webinar opportunities. See NTIA, 
Notice of Open Meetings, 86 FR 35496 (July 6, 2021). Participants have 
communicated that they found the webinars to be informative in 
understanding the rules associated with the programs.
    NTIA seeks to continue to provide technical assistance to potential 
applicants of the CMC Pilot Program through TA sessions. Details about 
specific TA sessions, their content, and session registration 
information will be posted on the BroadbandUSA website at https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-events.
    These CMC TA Sessions are subject to change. Session time changes 
will be posted on the BroadbandUSA website at https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-events. Any CMC TA Session 
cancellations will also be posted on the same website. Any date change 
to a scheduled CMC TA Sessions will be provided in a notice in the 
Federal Register.
    The presentation and recording of each CMC TA Session will be 
posted on the BroadbandUSA website at https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/ and NTIA's YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/ntiagov within seven (7) days following the live 
session.
    The public is invited to participate in these CMC TA Sessions. The 
sessions are open to the public and press. Pre-registration is required 
as space is limited to the first 1000 participants. NTIA asks each 
registrant to provide their first and last name, city, state, zip code, 
job title, organization and email address for registration purposes.
    Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language 
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify the NTIA 
contact listed above at least ten (10) business days before the 
session. General questions and comments are welcome via email to 
[email protected].

    Dated: October 25, 2021.
Kathy Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-23544 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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