[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2660-2661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00501]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
First Responder Network Authority Board Meeting
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open public meeting of the Board of
the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).
DATES: The meeting will be held on February 12, 2013, from 9 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: Board members will meet at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) Radio Building 1 (Room 1107), 325
Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3328.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Uzoma Onyeije, Senior Advisor for
Public Safety, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-0016, uzoma@firstnet.gov. Please
direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-
7002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The Middle Class Tax Relief and
Job Creation Act of 2012 (Act), Public Law 112-96, 126 Stat. 156
(2012), created FirstNet as an independent authority within the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The
Act directs FirstNet to establish a nationwide, interoperable public
safety broadband network. The FirstNet Board is responsible for making
strategic decisions regarding FirstNet's operations. The FirstNet Board
held its first public meeting on September 25, 2012, and its second
meeting on December 11, 2012, in Washington, DC.
Matters to Be Considered: NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its
Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet prior to the
meeting. The agenda topics are subject to change.
Time and Date: The meeting will be held on February 12, 2013, from
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. The time is subject to
change.
Place: Board members will meet at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) Radio Building 1 (Room 1107), 325
Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3328.
Other Information: The meeting is open to the public, including the
press. Given the space limitations of the FirstNet Board's Conference
Room, members of the public and the press attending the meeting in
person will be directed to the B Auditorium (Room 1-1108) at the NIST
campus, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3328. The public participants
will observe the meeting by video.
Due to security requirements, in order to gain access to the
meeting site, by February 4, 2013, all participants must register
online and complete the NIST 1260 form at https://www-s.nist.gov/CRS/conf_disclosure.cfm?conf_id=5910. All attendees are required to have
two forms of identification, and one MUST include a photo.
Questions about registration should be addressed to Teresa Vicente,
(301) 975-3883, teresa.vicente@nist.gov. Upon completion of
registration, participants will receive a map with
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instructions on how to enter the NIST campus in Boulder. Details
regarding access to the facility are available at http://www.boulder.nist.gov/police/Foreign_Nationals.html.
The meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals
requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other
ancillary aids, are asked to notify Uzoma Onyeije, Senior Advisor for
Public Safety, at (202) 482-0016 or uzoma@firstnet.gov at least seven
(7) business days before the meeting (by February 1, 2013).
The meeting will also be webcast. Please refer to NTIA's Web site
at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet for webcast instructions
and other information. If you have technical questions regarding the
webcast, please contact Charles Franz at (202) 482-1835 or
cfranz@ntia.doc.gov.
Records: NTIA will post records of all Board open meetings. Board
minutes will be available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet.
Dated: January 8, 2013.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-00501 Filed 1-11-13; 8:45 am]
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