Publications

NTIA issues this Notice on behalf of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) to initiate the annual process to seek expressions of interest from individuals who would like to serve on the FirstNet Board. One of the 12 appointments of nonpermanent members to the FirstNet Board, expiring August 2019, is currently vacant. Additionally, four of the 12 appointments of nonpermanent members to the FirstNet Board expire in August 2018, creating a total of five available appointments to the FirstNet Board.

NTIA is seeking applications from persons interested in serving on the Department of Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC) for two-year terms. The CSMAC provides advice to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator on spectrum policy matters. Applications must be postmarked or electronically transmitted on or before May 18, 2018.

A public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee will be held on April 25, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) at the Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 201, Washington, DC 20004. For further information contact David J. Reed, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 482-5955 or [email protected]; and/or visit NTIA's website at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.

Comments received in response to the Request for Comments on Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats:

NTIA's BroadbandUSA Program, in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, will host a Broadband Summit about ‘‘Creating Partnerships to Ensure Access for All’’ on March 20, 2018. For further information please contact Janice Wilkins, NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5791; email: [email protected].

The Department of Commerce is requesting comment on a draft Report about actions to address automated and distributed threats to the digital ecosystem as part of the activity directed by Executive Order 13800, “Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure.” Through this Notice, the Department seeks broad input and feedback from all interested stakeholders—including private industry, academia, civil society, and other security experts—on this

On December 20, 2017, the U.S. Department of Commerce renewed the Charter for the Digital Economy Board of Advisors. It has been determined that the Committee is necessary and in the public interest.

For further information please contact Evelyn Remaley, Designated Federal Officer, NTIA, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230; Telephone (202) 482–3821; Email: [email protected].

The Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force (Task Force) will hold a conference at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) facility in Alexandria, Virginia, on January 25, 2018, to discuss current initiatives and technologies used to develop a more robust and collaborative digital marketplace for copyrighted works. The public meeting will be held from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time. Registration will begin at 8:30 am.

The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 requires a Governor of a State to notify the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of a State's decision to opt-out of participation in the deployment of the nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN) as proposed by FirstNet and to conduct its own deployment of a Radio Access Network in the State. This Notice provides instructions for such “opt-out” notices to NTIA.

A public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee will be held on November 17, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST)  at the Verizon Technology and Policy Center, 1300 I St NW., Suite 500 East, Washington, DC 20005.