[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 85266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26810]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Implementation of the National Spectrum Strategy

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

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public input.

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SUMMARY: The White House released a Presidential Memorandum (PM), 
Modernizing United States Spectrum Policy and Establishing a National 
Spectrum Strategy, and the National Spectrum Strategy (Strategy), on 
November 13, 2023. The PM tasks the Secretary of Commerce, through the 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), with 
publishing an Implementation Plan for the Strategy within 120 days 
after its release. NTIA welcomes public input on the implementation of 
the Strategy and is providing the opportunity to submit written 
comments and/or request meetings with NTIA staff regarding the 
implementation plan.

DATES: Parties should submit written comments no later than January 2, 
2024. Parties requesting meetings should do so as soon as practicable.

ADDRESSES: All written inputs and any requests for meetings should be 
sent to [email protected]. Responders should include a 
page number on each page of their submissions. Please do not include in 
your input information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive 
personal or business information. All comments received are part of the 
public record and generally will be posted to the NTIA website without 
change. All personally identifiable information (e.g., name, address) 
voluntarily submitted may be publicly accessible.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct questions regarding this 
Notice to John Alden, Telecommunications Specialist, Office of Spectrum 
Management, NTIA, at (202) 482-8046 or [email protected]. Please direct 
media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-7002; or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA serves as the President's principal 
advisor on telecommunications policies and manages the use of the 
radio-frequency spectrum by federal agencies. See 47 U.S.C. 902(b)(2). 
NTIA is interested in public views on implementing the Strategy, with a 
focus on the next 1-3 years, as such inputs allow NTIA and other 
federal agencies to benefit from expertise and viewpoints outside the 
federal government. These views will be considered in developing the 
implementation plan, which is intended to help accelerate U.S. 
leadership in wireless communications and other spectrum-based 
technologies and to unlock innovations that benefit the American 
people.
    America is increasingly dependent on secure and reliable access to 
radio frequency spectrum. Sufficient access to spectrum is vital to 
national security, critical infrastructure, transportation, emergency 
response, public safety, scientific discovery, economic growth, 
competitive next-generation communications, and diversity, equity, and 
inclusion. Increased spectrum access will also advance U.S. innovation, 
connectivity, and competition, create high-paying and highly skilled 
jobs, and produce improvements to the overall quality of life. Access 
to more spectrum, in short, will help the United States continue to 
lead the world in advanced technology and enhance our national and 
economic security.
    Spectrum access, however, must be managed responsibly and 
efficiently. NTIA jointly manages the nation's spectrum resources with 
the Federal Communications Commission. NTIA is welcoming public input 
from interested stakeholders to help inform the development of an 
implementation plan for the Strategy, which is needed for the U.S. to 
bolster investment in spectrum-related innovative technologies and plan 
effectively for its current and future spectrum needs.

Sean Conway,
Deputy Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-26810 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]
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