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(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 13811 effective
September 30, 2017. The Department of
Commerce re-chartered the CSMAC on
September 30, 2017, 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 provides that the
committee will provide advice and
recommendations on needed reforms to
domestic spectrum policies and
management in order to: License radio
frequencies in a way that maximizes
their public benefit; keep wireless
networks as open to innovation as
possible; and 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.doc.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. The members serve on
the CSMAC 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 new twoyear terms that will commence in
October 2018 and continue through
September 2020, subject to the
anticipated timely renewal of the
committee’s charter or its termination
by proper authority.
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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 that will be considered to
determine each applicant’s expertise is
contained in the committee’s
Membership Balance Plan (available at
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/otherpublication/2017/csmac-membershipbalance-plan).
In particular, 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.
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.
Dated: April 16, 2018.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Recruitment of First Responder
Network Authority Board Members
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
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Notice.
The National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (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 issues this Notice to obtain
expressions of interest in being selected
by the Secretary to the FirstNet Board.
DATES: Expressions of interest must be
postmarked or electronically
transmitted on or before May 21, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to submit
expressions of interest as described
below should send that information to:
Marsha MacBride, Associate
Administrator of NTIA’s Office of Public
Safety Communications, by email to
FirstNetBoardApplicant@ntia.doc.gov;
or by U.S. mail or commercial delivery
service to: Office of Public Safety
Communications, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room 4078, Washington,
DC 20230; or by facsimile transmission
to (202) 482–5802. Please note that all
material sent via the U.S. Postal Service
(including ‘‘Overnight’’ or ‘‘Express
Mail’’) is subject to delivery delays of up
to two weeks due to mail security
procedures.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marsha MacBride, Associate
Administrator, Office of Public Safety
Communications, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room 4078, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482–5802;
email: mmacbride@ntia.doc.gov. Please
direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office
of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background and Authority
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 (Act) created the
First Responder Network Authority
(FirstNet) as an independent authority
within NTIA and charged it with
ensuring the building, deployment, and
operation of a nationwide, interoperable
public safety broadband network, based
on a single, national network
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architecture.1 FirstNet is responsible for
ensuring nationwide standards for use
and access of the network; issuing open,
transparent, and competitive requests
for proposals (RFPs) to build, operate,
and maintain the network; encouraging
these RFPs to leverage, to the maximum
extent economically desirable, existing
commercial wireless infrastructure to
speed deployment of the network; and
managing and overseeing contracts with
non-federal entities to build, operate,
and maintain the network.2 FirstNet
holds the single public safety license
granted for wireless public safety
broadband deployment. The FirstNet
Board is responsible for providing
overall policy direction and oversight of
FirstNet to ensure the success of the
nationwide network.
II. Structure
The FirstNet Board is composed of 15
voting members. The Act names the
Secretary of the Department 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 Board. The Secretary of
Commerce appoints the twelve
nonpermanent members of the FirstNet
Board.3 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.4
Additionally, the composition of the
FirstNet Board must satisfy the other
requirements specified in the Act,
including that: (i) At least three Board
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.5 An individual Board
member may satisfy more than one of
these requirements. The current
nonpermanent FirstNet Board members
are (noting length of term):
• Susan Swenson (Chairwoman),
Telecommunications/technology
executive (Term expires: August 2019)
• Jeffrey Johnson (Vice Chairman),
Fire Chief, retired; CEO Western Fire
Chiefs Association; Former Chair, State
Interoperability Council, State of Oregon
(Term expires: August 2019)
• Neil E. Cox, Telecommunications/
technology executive (Term Expires:
August 2018)
FirstNet Board members are
appointed as special government
employees. FirstNet Board members are
compensated at the daily rate of basic
pay for level IV of the Executive
Schedule (approximately $161,900 per
year).7 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.8
IV. Financial Disclosure and Conflicts
of Interest
FirstNet Board members must comply
with certain federal conflict of interest
statutes and ethics regulations,
including some financial disclosure
requirements. A FirstNet Board member
will generally be prohibited from
participating on any particular 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.
Dated: April 16, 2018.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(A)(ii).
7 47 U.S.C. 1424(g).
8 See, Revised Guidance on Appointment of
Lobbyists to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards,
and Commissions, Office of Management and
Budget, 79 FR 47482 (Aug. 13, 2014).
U.S.C. 1422(b).
U.S.C. 1426(b)(1).
3 47 U.S.C. 1424(b).
4 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(B).
5 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(A).
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III. Compensation and Status as
Government Employees
V. Selection Process
At the direction of the Secretary of
Commerce, NTIA, in consultation with
FirstNet, 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, by this
Notice, the Secretary of Commerce,
through NTIA, will accept expressions
of interest until May 21, 2018 from any
individual, or any organization that
wishes to propose a candidate, who
satisfies the statutory requirements for
membership on the FirstNet Board.9
All parties wishing to be considered
should submit their full name, address,
telephone number, email address, a
current resume, and a statement of
qualifications that references how the
candidate satisfies the Act’s expertise,
representational, and geographic
requirements for FirstNet Board
membership, as described in this
Notice, along with a statement
describing why they want to serve on
the FirstNet Board and affirming their
ability and availability to take a regular
and active role in the Board’s work. The
Secretary of Commerce will select
FirstNet Board candidates based on the
eligibility requirements in the Act and
recommendations submitted by NTIA,
in consultation with the FirstNet
Board’s Governance and Personnel
Committee. NTIA will recommend
candidates based on an assessment of
their qualifications as well as their
demonstrated ability to work in a
collaborative way to achieve the goals
and objectives of FirstNet as set forth in
the Act. Board candidates will be vetted
through the Department of Commerce
and are subject to an appropriate
background check for security
clearance.
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• Edward Horowitz, Venture capital/
technology executive (Term Expires:
August 2018)
• Kevin McGinnis, Chief/CEO, North
East Mobile Health Services (Term
Expires: August 2018)
• Robert Tipton Osterthaler (Term
Expires: January 2021)
• Annise D. Parker, Former Mayor,
Houston, Texas (Term Expires: August
2018)
• Richard Ross, Jr., Police
Commissioner, City of Philadelphia
(Term Expires: January 2021)
• Richard W. Stanek, Sheriff,
Hennepin County, Minnesota (Term
expires: January 2021)
• Teri Takai, Government information
technology expert; former CIO, states of
Michigan and California (Term expires:
August 2019)
• David Zolet, CEO, LMI (Term
expires: January 2021)
• Vacant (Term expires: August 2019)
More information about the FirstNet
Board is available at www.firstnet.gov/
about/Board. Board members are
appointed for a term of three years, and
Board members may not serve more
than two consecutive full three-year
terms.6
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9 Incumbent Board members whose terms expire
in August 2018, who are eligible for reappointment,
and who wish to be considered for reappointment,
do not need to submit an expression of interest in
response to this Notice.
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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.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(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 issues this Notice
to obtain expressions of interest in being selected by the Secretary to
the FirstNet Board.
DATES: Expressions of interest must be postmarked or electronically
transmitted on or before May 21, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to submit expressions of interest as
described below should send that information to: Marsha MacBride,
Associate Administrator of NTIA's Office of Public Safety
Communications, by email to [email protected]; or by
U.S. mail or commercial delivery service to: Office of Public Safety
Communications, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4078, Washington, DC
20230; or by facsimile transmission to (202) 482-5802. Please note that
all material sent via the U.S. Postal Service (including ``Overnight''
or ``Express Mail'') is subject to delivery delays of up to two weeks
due to mail security procedures.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marsha MacBride, Associate
Administrator, Office of Public Safety Communications, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4078, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482-5802; email: [email protected]. 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) as an
independent authority within NTIA and charged it with ensuring the
building, deployment, and operation of a nationwide, interoperable
public safety broadband network, based on a single, national network
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architecture.\1\ FirstNet is responsible for ensuring nationwide
standards for use and access of the network; issuing open, transparent,
and competitive requests for proposals (RFPs) to build, operate, and
maintain the network; encouraging these RFPs to leverage, to the
maximum extent economically desirable, existing commercial wireless
infrastructure to speed deployment of the network; and managing and
overseeing contracts with non-federal entities to build, operate, and
maintain the network.\2\ FirstNet holds the single public safety
license granted for wireless public safety broadband deployment. The
FirstNet Board is responsible for providing overall policy direction
and oversight of FirstNet to ensure the success of the nationwide
network.
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\1\ 47 U.S.C. 1422(b).
\2\ 47 U.S.C. 1426(b)(1).
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II. Structure
The FirstNet Board is composed of 15 voting members. The Act names
the Secretary of the Department 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 Board. The
Secretary of Commerce appoints the twelve nonpermanent members of the
FirstNet Board.\3\ 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.\4\
Additionally, the composition of the FirstNet Board must satisfy the
other requirements specified in the Act, including that: (i) At least
three Board 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.\5\
An individual Board member may satisfy more than one of these
requirements. The current nonpermanent FirstNet Board members are
(noting length of term):
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\3\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(b).
\4\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(B).
\5\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(A).
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Susan Swenson (Chairwoman), Telecommunications/technology
executive (Term expires: August 2019)
Jeffrey Johnson (Vice Chairman), Fire Chief, retired; CEO
Western Fire Chiefs Association; Former Chair, State Interoperability
Council, State of Oregon (Term expires: August 2019)
Neil E. Cox, Telecommunications/technology executive (Term
Expires: August 2018)
Edward Horowitz, Venture capital/technology executive
(Term Expires: August 2018)
Kevin McGinnis, Chief/CEO, North East Mobile Health
Services (Term Expires: August 2018)
Robert Tipton Osterthaler (Term Expires: January 2021)
Annise D. Parker, Former Mayor, Houston, Texas (Term
Expires: August 2018)
Richard Ross, Jr., Police Commissioner, City of
Philadelphia (Term Expires: January 2021)
Richard W. Stanek, Sheriff, Hennepin County, Minnesota
(Term expires: January 2021)
Teri Takai, Government information technology expert;
former CIO, states of Michigan and California (Term expires: August
2019)
David Zolet, CEO, LMI (Term expires: January 2021)
Vacant (Term expires: August 2019)
More information about the FirstNet Board is available at
www.firstnet.gov/about/Board. Board members are appointed for a term of
three years, and Board members may not serve more than two consecutive
full three-year terms.\6\
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\6\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(A)(ii).
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III. Compensation and Status as Government Employees
FirstNet Board members are appointed as special government
employees. FirstNet Board members are compensated at the daily rate of
basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule (approximately
$161,900 per year).\7\ 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.\8\
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\7\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(g).
\8\ See, Revised Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists to Federal
Advisory Committees, Boards, and Commissions, Office of Management
and Budget, 79 FR 47482 (Aug. 13, 2014).
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IV. Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
FirstNet Board members must comply with certain federal conflict of
interest statutes and ethics regulations, including some financial
disclosure requirements. A FirstNet Board member will generally be
prohibited from participating on any particular 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 of Commerce, NTIA, in
consultation with FirstNet, 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, by this Notice, the Secretary
of Commerce, through NTIA, will accept expressions of interest until
May 21, 2018 from any individual, or any organization that wishes to
propose a candidate, who satisfies the statutory requirements for
membership on the FirstNet Board.\9\
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\9\ Incumbent Board members whose terms expire in August 2018,
who are eligible for reappointment, and who wish to be considered
for reappointment, do not need to submit an expression of interest
in response to this Notice.
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All parties wishing to be considered should submit their full name,
address, telephone number, email address, a current resume, and a
statement of qualifications that references how the candidate satisfies
the Act's expertise, representational, and geographic requirements for
FirstNet Board membership, as described in this Notice, along with a
statement describing why they want to serve on the FirstNet Board and
affirming their ability and availability to take a regular and active
role in the Board's work. The Secretary of Commerce will select
FirstNet Board candidates based on the eligibility requirements in the
Act and recommendations submitted by NTIA, in consultation with the
FirstNet Board's Governance and Personnel Committee. NTIA will
recommend candidates based on an assessment of their qualifications as
well as their demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative way to
achieve the goals and objectives of FirstNet as set forth in the Act.
Board candidates will be vetted through the Department of Commerce and
are subject to an appropriate background check for security clearance.
Dated: April 16, 2018.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
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