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Secretary for Communications and 

Information and NTIA Administrator on 

spectrum policy matters. 

DATES: Applications must be 

postmarked or electronically 

transmitted on or before January 31, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Persons may submit 

applications, with the information 

specified below, to Antonio Richardson, 

Designated Federal Officer, by email to 

arichardson@ntia.gov, 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 arichardson@ntia.gov. 

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 14109, effective 

September 29, 2023. The Department of 

Commerce re-chartered the CSMAC on 

November 21, 2023, 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 calls for the committee 

to provide advice and recommendations 

on needed reforms to domestic 

spectrum policies and management to: 

(1) license radio frequencies in a way 

that maximizes their public benefit; (2) 

keep wireless networks as open to 

innovation as possible; and (3) 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 https://

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, who serve 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 a new 

two-year term that will commence 

approximately in June 2024 and 

continue for two years from that date, 

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 crosssection of interests in spectrum 

management and policy, including nonFederal 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 to be considered in determining 

each applicant’s expertise is contained 

in the committee’s Membership Balance 

Plan, available at https://www.ntia.gov/ 

sites/default/files/2023-12/csmacmembership_balance_plan.pdf. 

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. A 

diverse membership of the Committee 

assures expertise reflecting the breadth 

of the Committee’s responsibilities and, 

where possible, the Secretary will also 

consider the ethnic, racial, and gender 

diversity and various abilities of the 

United States population. 

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. 

Stephanie Weiner, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 2024 NTIA 

Spectrum Policy Symposium 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA), U.S. 

Department of Commerce, will host a 

public symposium on February 1, 2024, 

focusing on implementation of the 

National Spectrum Strategy, which the 

Executive Office of the President 

released on November 13, 2023. 

DATES: The symposium will be held on 

February 1, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The symposium will take 

place at the National Press Club, located 

at 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 

20045. The event also will be webcast 

through the NTIA website at https://

www.ntia.gov/page/ntia-spectrumpolicy-symposium. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Alden, Telecommunications Specialist, 

Office of Spectrum Management, NTIA, 

at (202) 482–8046 or 

spectrumsymposium@ntia.gov. Please 

direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office 

of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002; email: 

press@ntia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA 

serves as the president’s principal 

advisor on telecommunications policies 

and manages the use of the radiofrequency spectrum by federal agencies. 

See 47 U.S.C. 902(b)(2). NTIA is hosting 

a symposium to focus on implementing 

the National Spectrum Strategy released 

by the Executive Office of the President 

on November 13, 2023. The Strategy 


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1 17 CFR 145.9. 

2CFTC Mission Statement, available at: https:// 

www.cftc.gov/About/AboutTheCommission. 

3See CEA section 3(b), 7 U.S.C. 5(b). 

was accompanied by a Presidential 

Memorandum titled ‘‘Modernizing 

United States Spectrum Policy and 

Establishing a National Spectrum 

Strategy,’’ which calls for the Secretary 

of Commerce, acting through NTIA, to 

publish an Implementation Plan for the 

Strategy. This will chart the course for 

federal agency actions, pursuant to the 

Presidential Memorandum, to further 

the policy objectives stated in the 

Strategy. 

The strategic objectives in the Strategy 

are grouped under four ‘‘pillars’’ for 

further action: 

• Pillar One: A spectrum pipeline to 

ensure U.S. leadership in advanced and 

emerging technologies; 

• Pillar Two: Collaborative long-term 

planning to support the nation’s 

evolving spectrum needs; 

• Pillar Three: Unprecedented 

spectrum innovation, access, and 

management through technology 

development; and 

• Pillar Four: Expanded spectrum 

expertise and elevated national 

awareness. 

Speakers from the Department of 

Commerce, the Executive Office of the 

President, the Federal Communications 

Commission and Congress have been 

invited to provide keynote remarks. 

Panelists are expected to include 

participants from the FCC, Executive 

Branch agencies, and the private sector. 

Prior to the symposium event, NTIA 

will post detailed program information 

on its website: www.ntia.gov. 

The symposium is open to the public 

and members of the press to attend or 

to view through a webcast available on 

the NTIA website. While it is not 

required, NTIA asks that online 

attendees provide registration 

information prior to the event. This 

information will include names, email 

addresses, and organizations (optional). 

Registration information, the agenda, 

meeting updates, if any, and other 

relevant documents will be available on 

NTIA’s website. 

The event webcast will be closecaptioned. Individuals requiring special 

accommodations, such as sign language 

interpretation or other ancillary aids, 

should notify Mr. Alden at the contact 

information listed above at least ten (10) 

business days before the event. 

Stephanie Weiner, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

RIN 3038–AF40 

Commission Guidance Regarding the 

Listing of Voluntary Carbon Credit 

Derivative Contracts; Request for 

Comment 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission 

ACTION: Proposed guidance; request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CFTC’’) is issuing for 

public comment this proposed guidance 

regarding the listing for trading of 

voluntary carbon credit (‘‘VCC’’) 

derivative contracts. Specifically, the 

Commission is proposing to issue 

guidance to outline factors that 

designated contract markets (‘‘DCMs’’) 

should consider when addressing 

certain provisions of the Commodity 

Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’), and CFTC 

regulations thereunder, that are relevant 

to the listing for trading of VCC 

derivative contracts. The Commission 

recognizes that VCC derivatives are a 

comparatively new and evolving class of 

products, and believes that guidance 

that outlines factors for a DCM to 

consider in connection with product 

design and listing may help to advance 

the standardization of such products in 

a manner that promotes transparency 

and liquidity. The Commission requests 

comment on this proposed guidance 

and further invites comment on specific 

questions related to the listing for 

trading of VCC derivative contracts. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by ‘‘Commission Guidance 

Regarding the Listing of Voluntary 

Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts’’ and 

RIN 3038–AF40, by any of the following 

methods: 

• CFTC Comments Portal: https:// 

comments.cftc.gov. Select the ‘‘Submit 

Comments’’ link for this release and 

follow the instructions on the Public 

Comment Form. 

• Mail: Send to Christopher 

Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the 

Commission, Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette 

Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Follow the 

same instructions as for Mail, above. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one of these methods. Submissions 

through the CFTC Comments Portal are 

encouraged. 

All comments must be submitted in 

English, or if not, accompanied by an 

English translation. Comments will be 

posted as received to https:// 

comments.cftc.gov. You should submit 

only information that you wish to make 

available publicly. If you wish the 

Commission to consider information 

that you believe is exempt from 

disclosure under the Freedom of 

Information Act (‘‘FOIA’’), a petition for 

confidential treatment of the exempt 

information may be submitted according 

to the procedures established in § 145.9 

of the Commission’s regulations.1

The Commission reserves the right, 

but shall have no obligation, to review, 

pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse, or 

remove any or all of your submission 

from https://www.comments.cftc.gov 

that it may deem to be inappropriate for 

publication, such as obscene language. 

All submissions that have been redacted 

or removed that contain comments on 

the merits of the guidance will be 

retained in the public comment file and 

will be considered as required under the 

Administrative Procedure Act and other 

applicable laws, and may be accessible 

under FOIA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lillian A. Cardona, Assistant Chief 

Counsel, (202) 418–5012, lcardona@

cftc.gov; Steven Benton, Industry 

Economist, (202) 418–5617, sbenton@

cftc.gov; Nora Flood, Chief Counsel, 

(202) 418–6059, nflood@cftc.gov; 

Division of Market Oversight, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 

20581. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

A. The Regulatory Framework for DCMs 

The CFTC’s mission is to promote the 

integrity, resilience, and vibrancy of the 

U.S. derivatives markets through sound 

regulation.2 An independent agency of 

the U.S. federal government, the CFTC 

exercises the authorities granted to it 

under the CEA to promote market 

integrity, prevent price manipulation 

and other market disruptions, protect 

customer funds, and avoid systemic 

risk, while fostering responsible 

innovation and fair competition in the 

derivatives markets.3

DCMs are CFTC-regulated exchanges 

that provide participants in the 

derivatives markets with the ability to 

execute or trade derivative contracts 


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