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Advisory Committee website at http://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/ for the most up-todate information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krisa Arzayus, Designated Federal 

Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory 

Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910; Phone 240–533–9455; Fax 301– 

713–3281; Email krisa.arzayus@

noaa.gov or visit the U.S. IOOS 

Advisory Committee website at http://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/. To register for the 

meeting, contact Laura Gewain, 

laura.gewain@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established by the 

NOAA Administrator as directed by 

Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal 

and Ocean Observation System Act, part 

of the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

11), and reauthorized under the 

Coordinated Ocean Observations and 

Research Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116–271). 

The Committee advises the NOAA 

Administrator and the Interagency 

Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) 

on matters related to the responsibilities 

and authorities set forth in section 

12302 of the Integrated Coastal and 

Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 

and other appropriate matters as the 

Under Secretary refers to the Committee 

for review and advice. 

The Committee will provide advice 

on: 

(A) Administration, operation, 

management, and maintenance of the 

System; 

(B) expansion and periodic 

modernization and upgrade of 

technology components of the System; 

(C) identification of end-user 

communities, their needs for 

information provided by the System, 

and the System’s effectiveness in 

disseminating information to end-user 

communities and to the general public; 

and 

(D) additional priorities, including— 

(i) a national surface current mapping 

network designed to improve fine scale 

sea surface mapping using high 

frequency radar technology and other 

emerging technologies to address 

national priorities, including Coast 

Guard search and rescue operation 

planning and harmful algal bloom 

forecasting and detection that— 

(I) is comprised of existing high 

frequency radar and other sea surface 

current mapping infrastructure operated 

by national programs and regional 

coastal observing systems; 

(II) incorporates new high frequency 

radar assets or other fine scale sea 

surface mapping technology assets, and 

other assets needed to fill gaps in 

coverage on United States coastlines; 

and 

(III) follows a deployment plan that 

prioritizes closing gaps in high 

frequency radar infrastructure in the 

United States, starting with areas 

demonstrating significant sea surface 

current data needs, especially in areas 

where additional data will improve 

Coast Guard search and rescue models; 

(ii) fleet acquisition for unmanned 

maritime systems for deployment and 

data integration to fulfill the purposes of 

this subtitle; 

(iii) an integrative survey program for 

application of unmanned maritime 

systems to the real-time or near realtime collection and transmission of sea 

floor, water column, and sea surface 

data on biology, chemistry, geology, 

physics, and hydrography; 

(iv) remote sensing and data 

assimilation to develop new analytical 

methodologies to assimilate data from 

the System into hydrodynamic models; 

(v) integrated, multi-State monitoring 

to assess sources, movement, and fate of 

sediments in coastal regions; 

(vi) a multi-region marine sound 

monitoring system to be— 

(I) planned in consultation with the 

Interagency Ocean Observation 

Committee, the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, the 

Department of the Navy, and academic 

research institutions; and 

(II) developed, installed, and operated 

in coordination with the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, the Department of the 

Navy, and academic research 

institutions; and 

(E) any other purpose identified by 

the Administrator or the Council. 

The meeting will be open to public 

participation with a 10-minute public 

comment period on from 4:45pm to 

5:00pm EDT each day of the meeting 

(check agenda on website to confirm 

time). The Committee expects that 

public statements presented at its 

meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted verbal or written 

statements. In general, each individual 

or group making a verbal presentation 

will be limited to a total time of three 

(3) minutes. Written comments should 

be received by the Designated Federal 

Official by March 15, 2021, to provide 

sufficient time for Committee review. 

Written comments received after March 

15, 2021, will be distributed to the 

Committee, but may not be reviewed 

prior to the meeting date. To submit 

written comments, please email your 

comments, your name as it appears on 

your driver’s license, and the 

organization/company affiliation you 

represent to Krisa Arzayus, 

Krisa.Arzayus@noaa.gov and Laura 

Gewain, Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov. 

Matters to be considered: The meeting 

will focus on updates from committee 

working groups on ongoing committee 

priorities, including the role of ocean 

observations in forecasting, strategy and 

vision for the System, partnerships for 

a successful System, and requirements 

for the System, in order to develop the 

next set of recommendations to NOAA 

and the IOOC. The latest version of the 

agenda will be posted at http://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/. 

Special accomodations: These 

meetings are physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Krisa Arzayus, Designated Federal 

Official at Krisa.Arzayus@noaa.gov and 

Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov or 240–533– 

9455 by March 10, 2021. 

Krisa M. Arzayus, 

Deputy Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean 

Observing System Office, National Ocean 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04495 Filed 3–3–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Recruitment of First Responder 

Network Authority Board Members 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) issues this 

Notice to initiate the annual process to 

seek expressions of interest from 

individuals who would like to serve on 

the Board of the First Responder 

Network Authority (FirstNet Authority 

Board or Board). The terms of 11 of the 

12 non-permanent members to the 

FirstNet Authority Board will be 

available for appointment and 

reappointment in 2021. 

DATES: To be considered for the 

calendar year 2021 appointments, 

expressions of interest must be 

electronically transmitted on or before 

April 5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Applicants should submit 

expressions of interest as described 

below to: Michael Dame, Deputy 

Associate Administrator, Office of 


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1 47 U.S.C. 1422(b). 

2 47 U.S.C. 1424(b). 

3 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(B). 

4 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(A). 

5 47 U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(B). 

6However, [a]ny member appointed to fill a 

vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the 

term for which that member’s predecessor was 

appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of 

the predecessor’s term. See 47 U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(C). 

7 47 U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(A)(ii). 

8 47 U.S.C. 1424(g). 

9See Revised Guidance on Appointment of 

Lobbyists to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards, 

and Commissions, Office of Management and 

Budget, 79 FR 47482 (Aug. 13, 2014). 

Public Safety Communications, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, by email to 

FirstNetBoardApplicant@ntia.doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Dame, Deputy Associate 

Administrator, Office of Public Safety 

Communications, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration; telephone: (202) 482– 

1181; email: mdame@ntia.gov. Please 

direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office 

of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Authority 

The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 

Creation Act of 2012 (Act) created the 

First Responder Network Authority 

(FirstNet Authority) as an independent 

authority within NTIA. The Act charged 

the FirstNet Authority with ensuring the 

building, deployment, and operation of 

a nationwide, interoperable public 

safety broadband network, based on a 

single, national network architecture.1

The FirstNet Authority holds the single 

nationwide public safety license granted 

for wireless public safety broadband 

deployment. The FirstNet Authority 

Board is responsible for providing 

overall policy direction and oversight of 

FirstNet to ensure that the nationwide 

network continuously meets the needs 

of public safety. 

II. Structure 

The FirstNet Authority Board is 

composed of 15 voting members. The 

Act names the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, the Attorney General of the 

United States, and the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget as 

permanent members of the FirstNet 

Authority Board. The Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) appoints the 12 

non-permanent members of the FirstNet 

Authority Board.2

The Act requires each Board member 

to have experience or expertise in at 

least one of the following substantive 

areas: Public safety, network, technical, 

and/or financial.3 Additionally, the 

composition of the FirstNet Authority 

Board must satisfy the other 

requirements specified in the Act, 

including that: (i) At least three 

members have served as public safety 

professionals; (ii) at least three members 

represent the collective interests of 

states, localities, tribes, and territories; 

and (iii) its members reflect geographic 

and regional, as well as rural and urban, 

representation.4 An individual Board 

member may satisfy more than one of 

these requirements. The current nonpermanent FirstNet Authority Board 

members are (noting expiration of term): 

• Robert Tipton Osterthaler, Board 

Chair, Business/technology executive, 

network (Term expired: January 2021) 

• Matt Slinkard, Executive Assistant 

Chief of Police, City of Houston Police 

Department (Term expired: January 

2021) 

• David Zolet, CEO, CentralSquare 

(Term expired: January 2021) 

• Vacant (Term expired: January 2021) 

• Richard Carrizzo, Board Vice Chair, 

Fire Chief, Southern Platte Fire 

Protection District, MO (Term expires: 

August 2021) 

• Neil E. Cox, Telecommunications/ 

technology executive (Term expires: 

August 2021) 

• Brian Crawford, SVP and Chief 

Administrative Officer for WillisKnighton Health System/former Fire 

Chief and municipal government 

executive (Term expires: August 

2021) 

• Billy Hewes, Mayor of Gulfport, MS 

(Term expires: August 2021) 

• Edward Horowitz, Venture capital/ 

technology executive (Term expires: 

August 2021) 

• Paul Patrick, Division Director, 

Family Health and Preparedness, 

Utah Department of Health (Term 

expires: August 2021) 

• Brigadier General Welton Chase, 

Retired, U.S. Army, Army Information 

Technology/CEO, Chase Cyber 

Consulting (Term expires: September 

2021) 

• Karima Holmes, Senior Director, 

ShotSpotter, Inc. (Term expires: 

August 2022) 

Any Board member whose term has 

expired may serve until such member’s 

successor has taken office, or until the 

end of the calendar year in which such 

member’s term has expired, whichever 

is earlier.5 Board members will be 

appointed for a term of three years.6

Board members may not serve more 

than two consecutive full three-year 

terms.7 More information about the 

FirstNet Authority Board is available at 

www.firstnet.gov/about/Board. 

III. Compensation and Status as 

Government Employees 

FirstNet Authority Board members are 

appointed as special government 

employees. FirstNet Authority Board 

members are compensated at the daily 

rate of basic pay for level IV of the 

Executive Schedule (approximately 

$172,500 per year) for each day worked 

on the FirstNet Authority Board.8 Each 

Board member must be a United States 

citizen, cannot be a registered lobbyist, 

and cannot be a registered agent of, 

employed by, or receive payments from, 

a foreign government.9

IV. Financial Disclosure and Conflicts 

of Interest 

FirstNet Authority Board members 

must comply with certain federal 

conflict of interest statutes and ethics 

regulations, including some financial 

disclosure requirements. A FirstNet 

Authority Board member will generally 

be prohibited from participating on any 

particular FirstNet Authority matter that 

will have a direct and predictable effect 

on his or her personal financial interests 

or on the interests of the appointee’s 

spouse, minor children, or non-federal 

employer. 

V. Selection Process 

At the direction of the Secretary, 

NTIA will conduct outreach to the 

public safety community, state and local 

organizations, and industry to solicit 

nominations for candidates to the Board 

who satisfy the statutory requirements 

for membership. In addition, the 

Secretary, through NTIA, will accept 

expressions of interest from any 

individual, or from any organization 

proposing a candidate who satisfies the 

statutory requirements for membership 

on the FirstNet Authority Board. To be 

considered for a calendar year 2021 

appointment, expressions of interest 

must be electronically transmitted on or 

before April 5, 2021. 

All parties submitting an expression 

of interest should submit the 

candidate’s (i) full name, address, 

telephone number, email address; (ii) 

current resume; (iii) statement of 

qualifications that references how the 

candidate satisfies the Act’s expertise, 

representational, and geographic 

requirements for FirstNet Authority 

Board membership, as described in this 

Notice; and (iv) a statement describing 

why the candidate wants to serve on the 

FirstNet Authority Board, affirming 

their ability and availability to take a 

regular and active role in the Board’s 

work. 

The Secretary will select FirstNet 

Authority Board candidates based on 


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the eligibility requirements in the Act 

and recommendations submitted by 

NTIA. NTIA will recommend 

candidates based on an assessment of 

qualifications as well as demonstrated 

ability to work in a collaborative way to 

achieve the goals and objectives of the 

FirstNet Authority as set forth in the 

Act. NTIA may consult with FirstNet 

Authority Board members or executives 

in making its recommendation. Board 

candidates will be vetted through the 

Department of Commerce and are 

subject to an appropriate background 

check for security clearance. 

Dated: March 1, 2021. 

Kathy Smith, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04473 Filed 3–3–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–WL–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Generic Clearance for the Collection of 

Pilot and Test Data 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service, operating as 

AmeriCorps, has submitted a public 

information collection request (ICR) 

entitled Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Pilot and Test Data for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the individual and office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section by April 

5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling Amy Borgstrom at 

202–422–2781 or by email to 

aborgstrom@cns.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of AmeriCorps, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments 

A 60-day Notice requesting public 

comment was published in the Federal 

Register on Monday, November 30 at 

85: 76543. This comment period ended 

January 29, 2021. No comments were 

received. 

Title of Collection: Generic Clearance 

for the Collection of Pilot and Test Data. 

OMB Control Number: 3045–0163. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 350. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 10,500 minutes. 

Abstract: AmeriCorps seeks to renew 

the current information collection. The 

information collection will enable pilot 

testing of survey instruments in an 

efficient, timely manner, in accordance 

with the Administration’s commitment 

to improving service delivery. By pilot 

testing we mean information that 

provides useful insights on how 

respondents interact with the 

instrument, but are not statistical 

surveys that yield quantitative results 

that can be generalized to the 

population of study. This feedback will 

provide insights into customer or 

stakeholder perceptions, experiences 

and expectations regarding prospective 

studies. It will also allow feedback to 

contribute directly to the improvement 

of research program management. 

The Agency will only submit a 

collection for approval under this 

generic clearance if it meets the 

following conditions: 

• The collections are voluntary; 

• The collections are low-burden for 

respondents (based on considerations of 

total burden hours, total number of 

respondents, or burden-hours per 

respondent) and are low-cost for both 

the respondents and the Federal 

Government; 

• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of 

concern to other Federal agencies; 

• Any collection is targeted to the 

solicitation of opinions from 

respondents who have experience with 

the program or may have experience 

with the program in the near future; 

• Personally identifiable information 

(PII) is collected only to the extent 

necessary and is not retained; 

• Information gathered will be used 

only internally for general service 

improvement and program management 

purposes and is not intended for release 

outside of the agency; 

• Information gathered will not be 

used for the purpose of substantially 

informing influential policy decisions; 

and 

• Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information; the collections 

will not be designed or expected to 

yield statistically reliable results or used 

as though the results are generalizable to 

the population of study. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance provides useful information, 

but it does not yield data that can be 

generalized to the overall population. 

This type of generic clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. Such data uses 

require more rigorous designs that 

address the target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

As a general matter, information 

collections will not result in any new 

system of records containing privacy 

information and will not ask questions 

of a sensitive nature, such as sexual 

behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, 

and other matters that are commonly 

considered private. The information 

collection will be used in the same 


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