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Krisa M. Arzayus,
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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.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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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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:
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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
1 47
U.S.C. 1422(b).
U.S.C. 1424(b).
3 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(B).
4 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(A).
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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
5 47
U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(B).
[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).
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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U.S.C. 1424(g).
Revised Guidance on Appointment of
Lobbyists to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards,
and Commissions, Office of Management and
Budget, 79 FR 47482 (Aug. 13, 2014).
9 See
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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.
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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
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Comments
A 60-day Notice requesting public
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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
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total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
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• 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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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 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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Public Safety Communications, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, by email to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Dame, Deputy Associate
Administrator, Office of Public Safety Communications, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration; telephone: (202)
482-1181; 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 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.
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\1\ 47 U.S.C. 1422(b).
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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\
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\2\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(b).
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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 non-
permanent FirstNet Authority Board members are (noting expiration of
term):
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\3\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(B).
\4\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(A).
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
Willis-Knighton 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.
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\5\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(B).
\6\ However, [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).
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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\
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\8\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(g).
\9\ 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 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.
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