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1Memorandum for the Heads of Executive 

Departments and Agencies, Developing a 

Sustainable Spectrum Strategy for America’s 

Future, 83 FR 54513 (Oct. 30, 2018), available at 

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-10-30/pdf/ 

2018-23839.pdf. 2 Id. at sec. 4. 3 Id. 

4Memorandum for Heads for the Vice President, 

Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, 

Space Policy Directive-3, National Space Traffic 

Management Policy, 83 FR 28969 (Jun. 21, 2018), 

available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR2018-06-21/pdf/2018-13521.pdf. 

5 Id. at sec. 4(g). 

6 Id. at sec. 5(c)(2). 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

[Docket No. 181130999–8999–01] 

RIN 0660–XC044 

Developing a Sustainable Spectrum 

Strategy for America’s Future 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: On behalf of the U.S. 

Secretary of Commerce, the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) requests 

comments from interested parties with 

regard to development of a 

comprehensive, long-term national 

spectrum strategy. NTIA seeks broad 

input from interested stakeholders, 

including private industry, academia, 

civil society, and other experts. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on January 22, 

2019. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

identified by Docket No. 181130999– 

8999–01 may be submitted by email to 

spectrum-strategy-comments@

ntia.doc.gov. Comments submitted by 

email should be machine-readable and 

should not be copy-protected. Written 

comments also may be submitted by 

mail to the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Room 4600, Attn: John Alden, 

Washington, DC 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Alden, Office of Spectrum Management, 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4600, 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–8046; email: jalden@ntia.doc.gov. 

For media inquiries: Anne Veigle, 

Director, Office of Public Affairs, 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4897, 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–7002; email: press@ntia.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

NTIA is requesting comments from 

interested parties with regard to 

development of a comprehensive, longterm national spectrum strategy as 

required by the Presidential 

Memorandum, Developing a 

Sustainable Spectrum Strategy for 

America’s Future (Spectrum PM), issued 

on October 25, 2018.1 Section 4 of the 

Spectrum PM requires the Secretary of 

Commerce, working through NTIA, and 

in consultation with Office of 

Management and Budget, the Office of 

Science and Technology Policy, the 

Federal Communications Commission 

(FCC), and other Federal entities to 

submit a long-term National Spectrum 

Strategy to the President, through the 

Director of the National Economic 

Council and the Assistant to the 

President for National Security Affairs, 

within 270 days.2 The National 

Spectrum Strategy is to include 

legislative, regulatory, or other policy 

recommendations to: 

(a) Increase spectrum access for all 

users, including on a shared basis, 

through transparency of spectrum use 

and improved cooperation and 

collaboration between Federal and nonFederal spectrum stakeholders; 

(b) Create flexible models for 

spectrum management, including 

standards, incentives, and enforcement 

mechanisms that promote efficient and 

effective spectrum use, including 

flexible-use spectrum licenses, while 

accounting for critical safety and 

security concerns; 

(c) Use ongoing research, 

development, testing, and evaluation 

[RDT&E] to develop advanced 

technologies, innovative spectrumutilization methods, and spectrumsharing tools and techniques that 

increase spectrum access, efficiency, 

and effectiveness; 

(d) Build a secure, automated 

capability to facilitate assessments of 

spectrum use and expedite coordination 

of shared access among Federal and 

non-Federal spectrum stakeholders; and 

(e) Improve the global 

competitiveness of United States 

terrestrial and space-related industries 

and augment the mission capabilities of 

Federal entities through spectrum 

policies, domestic regulations, and 

leadership in international forums.3

On June 18, 2018, the President 

issued Space Policy Directive-3, 

National Space Traffic Management 

Policy (SPD–3), which sets forth 

principles, goals, and guidelines for the 

National Space Traffic Management 

Policy.4 NTIA believes SPD–3 shares 

many of the goals of the Spectrum PM 

with respect to the development of the 

administration’s comprehensive and 

sustainable approach to our national 

spectrum policy. For example, one of 

the goals of SPD–3 is to: 

[p]revent unintentional radio frequency (RF) 

interference. Growing orbital congestion is 

increasing the risk to U.S. space assets from 

unintentional RF interference. The United 

States should continue to improve policies, 

processes, and technologies for spectrum use 

(including allocations and licensing) to 

address these challenges and ensure 

appropriate spectrum use for current and 

future operations.5

Furthermore, SPD–3 provides that U.S. 

Government efforts in Space Traffic 

Management (STM) should address the 

following spectrum management 

considerations: 

• Where appropriate, verify 

consistency between policy and existing 

national and international regulations 

and goals regarding global access to, and 

operation in, the RF spectrum for space 

services; 

• Investigate the advantages of 

addressing spectrum in conjunction 

with the development of STM systems, 

standards, and best practices; 

• Promote flexible spectrum use and 

investigate emerging technologies for 

potential use by space systems; and 

• Ensure spectrum-dependent STM 

components, such as inter-satellite 

safety communications and active 

debris removal systems, can 

successfully access the required 

spectrum necessary to their missions.6

II. Request for Comments 

This Request for Comments (RFC) 

solicits input to assist the Secretary of 

Commerce, through NTIA, in 

developing a National Spectrum 

Strategy. We solicit recommended 

actions as well as information that can 

improve NTIA’s understanding more 

generally in areas including expanding 

spectrum access, improving spectrum 

sharing, enhancing spectrum 

management, utilizing ongoing research 

and development activities, fostering 

global competitiveness, protecting U.S. 

space assets from RF interference, and 

augmenting the mission capability of 

Federal entities. 

NTIA invites comment on the full 

range of issues raised in this RFC. NTIA 

also seeks comment on the following 

specific questions: 


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1. In what ways could the 

predictability of spectrum access for all 

users be improved? 

2. To what extent would the 

introduction of automation facilitate 

assessments of spectrum use and 

expedite the coordination of shared 

access, especially among Federal and 

non-Federal spectrum stakeholders? 

3. What is the practical extent of 

applying standards, incentives, and 

enforcement mechanisms to promote 

efficient and effective spectrum use? 

4. How might investment in RDT&E 

improve spectrum-utilization methods, 

and spectrum-sharing tools and 

techniques? 

5. What are the risks, if any, to the 

global competitiveness of U.S. 

industries associated with spectrum 

management and policy actions? 

6. How could a spectrum management 

paradigm be structured such that it 

satisfies the needs of commercial 

interests while preserving the spectrum 

access necessary to satisfy the mission 

requirements and operations of Federal 

entities? 

7. What are the likely future needs of 

spectrum users, both terrestrially and 

for space-based applications, within the 

next 15 years? In particular, are present 

allocations of spectrum sufficient to 

provide next generation services like 

Fifth Generation (5G) cellular services 

and emerging space-based applications? 

For commenters who assert that existing 

allocations are insufficient, NTIA is 

interested in understanding better the 

amount of spectrum presently available 

to provide particular services (or similar 

services) and estimates of the amount of 

additional spectrum in each frequency 

band that the commenter believes is 

needed. 

Instructions for Commenters: 

Commenters are encouraged to address 

any or all of the questions in this RFC. 

Comments that contain references to 

studies, research, and other empirical 

data that are not widely published 

should include copies of the referenced 

materials with the submitted comments. 

Comments submitted by email should 

be machine-readable and should not be 

copy-protected. Comments submitted by 

mail may be in hard copy (paper) or 

electronic (on CD–ROM or disk). 

Commenters should include the name of 

the person or organization filing the 

comment, as well as a page number on 

each page of their submissions. All 

comments received are a part of the 

public record and generally will be 

posted on the NTIA website, https://

www.ntia.doc.gov, without change. All 

personal identifying information (for 

example, name, address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

Dated: December 18, 2018. 

David J. Redl, 

Assistant Secretary for Communications and 

Information, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Deletions from the Procurement 

List. 

SUMMARY: This action deletes products 

and services from the Procurement List 

that were previously furnished by 

nonprofit agencies employing persons 

who are blind or have other severe 

disabilities. 

DATES: Date deleted from the 

Procurement List: January 20, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S Clark Street, Suite 715, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 

603–2117, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email 

CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Deletions 

On 11/16/2018 (83 FR 222), the 

Committee for Purchase From People 

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 

published notice of proposed deletions 

from the Procurement List. 

After consideration of the relevant 

matter presented, the Committee has 

determined that the products and 

services listed below are no longer 

suitable for procurement by the Federal 

Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 

and 41 CFR 51–2.4. 

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I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. The action will not result in 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities. 

2. The action may result in 

authorizing small entities to furnish the 

products and services to the 

Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in 

connection with the products and 

services deleted from the Procurement 

List. 

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Procurement List: 

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NSNs—Product Names: 

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Includes Shipper 20722 

MR 378—Christmas Sticker Book 

MR 833—Onion Saver 

Mandatory Source of Supply: Winston-Salem 

Industries for the Blind, Inc., WinstonSalem, NC 

Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary 

Agency 

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Disease Center: 2300 Dayton Avenue, 

Ames, IA 

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Development, Jefferson, IA 

Contracting Activity: ANIMAL AND PLANT 

HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, USDA 

APHIS MRPBS 

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1635 Berks Road, Norristown, PA 

Mandatory Source of Supply: The Chimes, 

Inc., Baltimore, MD 

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Library and Distribution Services, 

Washington, DC 

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Inc., Oakton, VA 

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Office 

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