**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**

**National Telecommunications and Information Administration**

**Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting**

**AGENCY**: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), Department of Commerce (DOC).

**ACTION:** Notice of Open Meeting

**SUMMARY**: This notice announces a public meeting of the Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides advice
to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information on
spectrum management matters.

**DATES**: The meeting will be held on December 13, 2006, from 10:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

**ADDRESSES:** The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 6059, 1401 Constitution Ave.
N.W., Washington, D.C. Public comments may be mailed to Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee, 1401 Constitution Ave. N.W., Room 4725,
Washington, D.C. 20230 or emailed to spectrumadvisory@ntia.doc.gov.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:** Meredith Baker, Designated Federal
Official, at (202) 482-1840 or mbaker@ntia.doc.gov; Joe Gattuso at (202)
482-0977 or jgattuso@ntia.doc.gov; and/or visit NTIA's web site at
[www.ntia.doc.gov](http://www.ntia.doc.gov/).

**[SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:]{.smallcaps}**

*Background*: The Secretary of Commerce established the Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee (Committee) to implement a recommendation
of the President's Initiative on Spectrum Management pursuant to the
President's November 29, 2004 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive
Departments and Agencies on the subject of "Spectrum Management for the
21^st^ Century." [^1] This Committee is subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2 and is consistent with the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Act, 47
U.S.C. § 904(b). The Committee provides advice to the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on needed
reforms to domestic spectrum policies and management to enable the
introduction of new spectrum-dependent technologies and services,
including policy reforms for expediting the American public\'s access to
broadband services, public safety, digital television, and long-range
spectrum planning. The Committee will function solely as an advisory
body in compliance with the FACA.

*Matters to Be Considered*: This will be the first meeting of the
Committee. The primary purpose of this initial meeting is to organize
the Committee and establish future agendas and work schedule. As such,
the meeting agenda includes the following: (1) Discussion of Committee
organization and future agendas and (2) Briefings on matters related to
the President's Spectrum Policy Initiative.

*Time and Date*: The meeting will be held on December 13, 2006 from
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. These times and the
agenda topics described below are subject to change. Please refer to
NTIA's web site, [http://www.ntia.doc.gov](http://www.ntia.doc.gov/),
for the most up-to-date meeting agenda.

*Place*: U.S. Department of Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room
6059, 1401 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting will be
open to the public and press on a first-come, first-served basis. Space
is limited. When arriving for the meeting, attendees must present photo
or passport identification or a U.S. Government building pass, if
applicable, and should arrive at least one-half hour prior to the start
time of the meeting. The meeting will be physically accessible to people
with disabilities. Individuals requiring special services, such as sign
language interpretation or other ancillary aids are asked to contact Joe
Gattuso at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting.

*Status*: Interested parties are invited to attend and to submit written
comments. Written comments should be sent to the above listed address
and received by close of business on December 11, 2006 to provide
sufficient time for review. Comments received after December 11, 2006
will be distributed to the Committee, but may not be reviewed prior to
the meeting. It would be helpful if paper submissions also include a
three and one-half inch computer diskette in HTML, ASCII, Word or
WordPerfect format (please specify version). Diskettes should be labeled
with the name and organizational affiliation of the filer, and the name
of the word processing program used to create the document.
Alternatively, comments may be submitted electronically to
spectrumadvisory@ntia.doc.gov. Comments provided via electronic mail may
also be submitted in one or more of the formats specified above.

*Records*: NTIA is keeping records of all Committee proceedings, which
will be available for public inspection at NTIA's office at the address
above. Documents including the Committee's charter, membership, agendas,
minutes, and any reports are or will be available on NTIA's web site.

Dated: November 22, 2006

Milton Brown,

Acting Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.

[^1]: *President's Memorandum on Improving Spectrum Management for the
    21^st^ Century,* 49 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 2875 (Nov. 29, 2004)
    (Executive Memorandum).