Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee
| Published date | 17 March 2021 |
| Record Number | 2021-05505 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Telecommunications And Information Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 50 (Wednesday, March 17, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 14613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05505]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Call for applications to serve on Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) is seeking applications from persons interested in serving on
the Department of Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee
(CSMAC or committee) for two-year terms. The CSMAC provides advice to
the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA
Administrator on spectrum policy matters.
DATES: Applications must be postmarked or electronically transmitted on
or before April 16, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Persons may submit applications, with the information
specified below, to Antonio Richardson, Designated Federal Officer, by
email to [email protected] (preferred) or by U.S. mail or commercial
delivery service to Office of Spectrum Management, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room 4600, Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Antonio Richardson at (202) 482-4156
or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee is chartered by the Department of Commerce under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and pursuant to Section
105(b) of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 904(b). The
committee will continue as provided in Executive Order 13889 effective
September 27, 2019. The Department of Commerce re-chartered the CSMAC
on October 1, 2019, for a two-year period. The CSMAC advises the
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on a
broad range of issues regarding spectrum policy. In particular, the
current charter provides that the committee will provide advice and
recommendations on needed reforms to domestic spectrum policies and
management in order to: License radio frequencies in a way that
maximizes their public benefit; keep wireless networks as open to
innovation as possible; and make wireless services available to all
Americans. The CSMAC functions solely as an advisory body in compliance
with the FACA. Additional information about the CSMAC and its
activities may be found at http://www.ntia.gov/category/csmac.
Under the terms of the committee's charter, it will have no fewer
than five (5) members and no more than thirty (30) members. The members
serve on the CSMAC in the capacity of Special Government Employee
(SGE). As SGEs, members must comply with certain federal conflict of
interest statutes and ethics regulations, including some financial
disclosure requirements. Members will not receive compensation or
reimbursement for travel or for per diem expenses. No member may be a
registered federal lobbyist pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of
1995 (codified at 2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). See Office of Management and
Budget, Revised Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists to Federal
Advisory Committees, Boards, and Commissions, 79 FR 47482 (Aug. 13,
2014). No member may be an agent of a foreign principal required to
register pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as
amended (codified at 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.).
The Secretary of Commerce appoints members of the committee who
serve at the Secretary's pleasure and discretion for up to a two-year
term and may be reappointed for additional terms. NTIA currently seeks
applicants for new two-year terms that will commence in approximately
April 2021 and continue for two years, subject to the anticipated
timely renewal of the committee's charter or its termination by proper
authority.
The committee's membership will be fairly balanced in terms of the
points of view represented by members and the functions to be
performed. Accordingly, its membership will reflect a cross-section of
interests in spectrum management and policy, including non-federal
spectrum users; state, regional, and local sectors; technology
developers and manufacturers; academia; civil society; and service
providers with customers in both domestic and international markets. A
description of factors that will be considered to determine each
applicant's expertise is contained in the committee's Membership
Balance Plan (available at http://www.ntia.gov/other-publication/2019/csmac-membership-balance-plan).
In particular, NTIA seeks applicants with strong technical and
engineering knowledge and experience, familiarity with commercial or
private wireless technologies and associated businesses, or expertise
with specific applications of wireless technologies. The Secretary may
consider factors including, but not limited to, educational background,
past work or academic accomplishments, and the industry sector in which
a member is currently or previously employed. All appointments are made
without discrimination on the basis of age, ethnicity, gender, sexual
orientation, disability, cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status.
Each application must include the applicant's full name, address,
telephone number, and email address, along with a summary of the
applicant's qualifications that identifies, with specificity, how his
or her education, training, experience, expertise, or other factors
would support the CSMAC's work and how his or her participation would
help achieve the balance factors described above. Each application must
also include a detailed resume or curriculum vitae.
Dated: March 12, 2021.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-05505 Filed 3-16-21; 8:45 am]
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