First Responder Network Authority Combined Committee and Board Meeting
| Published date | 08 March 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 8502 |
| Record Number | 2019-04192 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | First Responder Network Authority,National Telecommunications And Information Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 46 (Friday, March 8, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 8502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04192]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
First Responder Network Authority
First Responder Network Authority Combined Committee and Board
Meeting
AGENCY: First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), U.S. Department
of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting of the First Responder Network
Authority Board.
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SUMMARY: The Board of the First Responder Network Authority (Board)
will convene an open public meeting of the Board and the Board
Committees on March 20, 2019.
DATES: A joint meeting of the four FirstNet Board Committees and the
FirstNet Board will be held on March 20, 2019, between 10:30 a.m. and
12:45 p.m. (CT). The meeting of the FirstNet Board and the Governance
and Personnel, Technology, Public Safety Advocacy, and Finance
Committees will be open to the public from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
(CT).
ADDRESSES: The meeting on March 20, 2019 will be held at the Westin
Jackson, 407 South Congress Street, Jackson, MS 39201. Members of the
public may listen to the meeting by dialing toll free 1-888-942-9044
and entering participant code 7344096#.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Miller-Kuwana, Board Secretary,
FirstNet, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192;
telephone: (571) 665-6177; email: [email protected].
Please direct media inquiries to Ryan Oremland at (571) 665-6186.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This notice informs the public that the FirstNet Board and the
Board Committees will convene an open public meeting on March 20, 2019.
Background: The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of
2012 (Pub. L. 112-96, Title VI, 126 Stat. 256 (codified at 47 U.S.C.
1401 et seq.)) (Act) established FirstNet as an independent authority
within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
that is headed by a Board. The Act directs FirstNet to ensure the
building, deployment, and operation of 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.
Matters to be Considered: FirstNet will post a detailed agenda for
the Combined Board Committees and Board Meeting on its website, http://www.firstnet.gov, prior to the meetings. The agenda topics are subject
to change. Please note that the subjects that will be discussed by the
Committees and the Board may involve commercial or financial
information that is privileged or confidential or other legal matters
affecting FirstNet. As such, the Committee Chairs and Board Chair may
call for a vote to close the meetings only for the time necessary to
preserve the confidentiality of such information, pursuant to 47 U.S.C.
1424(e)(2).
Times and Dates of Meeting: A combined meeting of the FirstNet
Board and FirstNet Board Committees will be held on March 20, 2019
between 10:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. (CT). The meeting of the FirstNet
Board and the Governance and Personnel, Technology, Public Safety
Advocacy, and Finance Committees will be open to the public from 10:30
a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (CT). The times listed above are subject to change.
Please refer to FirstNet's website at www.firstnet.gov for the most up-
to-date information.
Place: The meetings on March 20, 2019 will be held at the Westin
Jackson, 407 South Congress Street, Jackson, MS 39201. Members of the
public may listen to the meeting by dialing toll free 1-888-942-9044
and entering participant code 7344096#.
Other Information: These meetings are open to the public and press
on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. To ensure an
accurate headcount, all expected attendees are asked to provide notice
of intent to attend by sending an email to [email protected]. If
the number of RSVPs indicates that expected attendance has reached its
capacity, FirstNet will respond to all subsequent notices indicating
that capacity has been reached and that in-person viewing may no longer
be available but that the meeting may still be viewed by webcast as
detailed below. For access to the meetings, valid government issued
photo identification may be requested for security reasons.
The Combined Committee and Board Meetings are accessible to people
with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign
language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify
Ms. Miller-Kuwana by telephone at (571) 665-6177 or email at
[email protected] at least five (5) business days before
the applicable meeting.
The meeting will also be webcast. Please refer to FirstNet's
website at www.firstnet.gov for webcast instructions and other
information. Viewers experiencing any issues with the live webcast may
email [email protected] or call 202-684-3361 x3 for
support. A variety of automated troubleshooting tests are also
available via the ``Troubleshooting Tips'' button on the webcast
player. The meetings will also be available to interested parties by
phone. To be connected to the meetings in listen-only mode by
telephone, please dial toll free 1-888-942-9044 and enter participant
code 7344096#. If you experience technical difficulty, please contact
the Conferencing Center customer service at 1-866-900-1011.
Records: FirstNet maintains records of all Board proceedings.
Minutes of the Board Meeting and the Committee meetings will be
available at www.firstnet.gov.
Dated: March 4, 2019.
Karen Miller-Kuwana,
Board Secretary, First Responder Network Authority.
[FR Doc. 2019-04192 Filed 3-7-19; 8:45 am]
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