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Dated: August 30, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive
functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Public Wireless Supply Chain
Innovation Fund Listening Session #2
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) will convene its
second virtual industry roundtable
listening session on the Public Wireless
Supply Chain Innovation Fund
(‘‘Innovation Fund’’). The listening
session will discuss Innovation Fund
progress to date and solicit stakeholder
input to help inform future funding
opportunities.
DATES: The listening session will be
held on September 26, 2024, from 10
a.m. to 12:30 p.m., eastern daylight
time.
ADDRESSES: The session will be held
virtually, with online slide share and
dial-in information to be posted at
www.ntia.gov/program/innovation-fund.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please direct questions regarding this
Notice to Richard Upchurch at
innovationfund@ntia.gov, indicating
‘‘Innovation Fund Listening Session #2’’
in the subject line, or if by mail,
addressed to National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
202–482–3806. Please direct media
inquiries to NTIA’s Office of Public
Affairs, press@ntia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Authority: On
August 9, 2022, President Biden signed
the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 into
law, appropriating $1.5 billion for the
Public Wireless Supply Chain
Innovation Fund to support the
promotion and deployment of open,
interoperable, and standards-based
radio access networks (RAN) (Pub. L.
117–167, Div. A, sec. 106, 136 Stat.
1392). The Innovation Fund is
authorized under section 9202(a)(1) of
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the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116–283; 47
U.S.C. 906(a)(1)). This historic
investment aims to support U.S.
leadership in the global
telecommunications ecosystem, foster
competition, lower costs for consumers
and network operators, and strengthen
our supply chain. The Secretary of
Commerce, acting through the NTIA
Administrator, shall establish criteria
for grants awarded to support the
following:
(i) Promoting and deploying
technology, including software,
hardware, and microprocessing
technology, that will enhance
competitiveness in the fifth-generation
(commonly known as ‘‘5G’’) and
successor wireless technology supply
chains that use open and interoperable
interface radio access networks.
(ii) Accelerating commercial
deployments of open interface
standards-based compatible,
interoperable equipment, such as
equipment developed pursuant to the
standards set forth by organizations
such as the O–RAN Alliance, the
Telecom Infra Project, 3GPP, the OpenRAN Software Community, or any
successor organizations.
(iii) Promoting and deploying
compatibility of new 5G equipment
with future open standards-based,
interoperable equipment.
(iv) Managing integration of multivendor network environments.
(v) Identifying objective criteria to
define equipment as compliant with
open standards for multi-vendor
network equipment interoperability.
(vi) Promoting and deploying security
features enhancing the integrity and
availability of equipment in multivendor networks.
(vii) Promoting and deploying
network function virtualization to
facilitate multi-vendor interoperability
and a more diverse vendor market.
In accordance with the above statute,
NTIA issued two Notice of Funding
Opportunities (NOFOs) based on
stakeholder feedback.
NTIA’s first NOFO was released in
August 2023, which awarded more than
$140 million to 17 grantees. This first
funding opportunity focused on
advancing two key areas:
1. Testing and Evaluation (T&E):
Projects aimed at expanding industryaccepted T&E, within the United States
and its territories and possessions, to
test, evaluate, facilitate, and assess, the
interoperability, performance, and/or
security of open and interoperable,
standards-based 5G radio access
networks.
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2. Research and Design (R&D) into
Testing Methods: R&D projects aimed at
addressing needs not currently met by
industry-accepted tests and best
practices. These projects fall into two
categories: (1) developing new and
emerging performance indicators and/or
(2) developing enhanced methods for
existing test criteria that make material
improvements on current methods
needed to assess interoperability,
performance, and/or security on these
networks and their component parts.
NTIA’s second NOFO was released in
May 2024 with up to $420 million
allocated for awards. NTIA anticipates
beginning to award grants this fall. This
second NOFO focuses on:
1. Open Radio Unit (RU)
Commercialization: Projects aimed at
accelerating the development of open
RU products to the point where they
meet carrier needs and are ready for
commercial trials. NTIA seeks to
accelerate mobile network operator
(MNO) adoption by requiring suppliers
and MNOs to partner on the
development of open RU products that
meet operators’ performance and feature
requirements.
2. Open Radio Unit (RU) Innovation:
Projects aimed at improving the overall
performance and capabilities of open
RUs through targeted research and
development. NTIA seeks to drive RU
innovation that results in advanced
performance and features—in turn
accelerating the adoption of open and
interoperable networks.
Considering the research focus areas
undertaken to date, NTIA invites input
from all interested stakeholders—
including private industry, academia,
civil society, and other experts—on the
following topics, among others, to help
inform the future of the Innovation
Fund:
(a) Ongoing barriers to Open RAN
adoption, including for example,
technology gaps and market challenges,
among others, and opportunities to
address such barriers;
(b) Anticipated use cases for open and
interoperable standards-based networks
in public and private 5G networks; and
(c) Desired outcomes from industry,
including relevant trials, deployment
models, or proofs of concept.
Time and Date: NTIA will convene
the public listening session on
September 26, 2024, from 10 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. eastern daylight time. The
exact time of the meeting is subject to
change. Please refer to NTIA’s website,
www.ntia.gov/program/innovation-fund
for the most current information.
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Place: The meeting will be held
virtually, with online slide share and
dial-in information to be posted at
https://www.ntia.gov/program/
innovation-fund. Please refer to NTIA’s
website, for the most current
information.
Other Information: The meeting is
open to the public and the press on a
first-come, first-served basis. The virtual
meeting is accessible to people with
disabilities. Individuals requiring
accommodations such as real-time
captioning, sign language interpretation
or other ancillary aids should notify the
Department at InnovationFund@ntia.gov
at least seven (7) business days prior to
the meeting. Access details for the
meeting are subject to change. Please
refer to NTIA’s website, https://
www.ntia.gov/program/innovation-fund
for the most current information.
Stephanie Weiner,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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Procurement List; Deletions
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Deletions from the Procurement
List.
AGENCY:
This action deletes service(s)
from the Procurement List that were
furnished by nonprofit agencies
employing persons who are blind or
have other severe disabilities.
DATES: Date deleted from the
Procurement List: October 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Suite 325,
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or to submit
comments contact: Michael R.
Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 489–1322,
or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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On 8/2/2024 (89 FR 63168), the
Committee for Purchase From People
Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
published notice of proposed deletions
from the Procurement List. This notice
is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C.
8503(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3.
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After consideration of the relevant
matter presented, the Committee has
determined that the service(s) listed
below are no longer suitable for
procurement by the Federal Government
under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 41 CFR
51–2.4.
Lighthouse for the Blind, Washington,
DC
Contracting Activity: VETERANS AFFAIRS,
DEPARTMENT OF, 688–WASHINGTON
DC (00688)
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
I certify that the following action will
not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The major factors considered for this
certification were:
1. The action will not result in
additional reporting, recordkeeping or
other compliance requirements for small
entities.
2. The action may result in
authorizing small entities to furnish the
service(s) to the Government.
3. There are no known regulatory
alternatives which would accomplish
the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in
connection with the service(s) deleted
from the Procurement List.
[FR Doc. 2024–20101 Filed 9–5–24; 8:45 am]
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following product(s)
and service(s) are deleted from the
Procurement List:
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
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Service Type: Develop Rapid Prototypes
Mandatory for: U.S. COAST GUARD
Designated Source of Supply: National
Industries for the Blind, Alexandria, VA
Designated Source of Supply: The Arkansas
Lighthouse for the Blind, Little Rock, AR
Designated Source of Supply: Blind
Industries & Services of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Designated Source of Supply: Alphapointe,
Kansas City, MO
Designated Source of Supply: Lions Services,
Inc., Charlotte, NC
Designated Source of Supply: LC Industries,
Inc., Durham, NC
Designated Source of Supply: Industries of
the Blind, Inc., Greensboro, NC
Designated Source of Supply: Winston-Salem
Industries for the Blind, Inc., WinstonSalem, NC
Designated Source of Supply: Northeastern
Association of the Blind at Albany, Inc.,
Albany, NY
Designated Source of Supply: Goodwill
Vision Enterprises, Rochester, NY
Designated Source of Supply: San Antonio
Lighthouse for the Blind, San Antonio,
TX
Designated Source of Supply: (Seattle
Lighthouse), Seattle, WA
Contracting Activity: U.S. COAST GUARD,
HQ CONTRACT OPERATIONS (CG–912)
Service Type: Telephone Switchboard
Operations
Mandatory for: Department of Veterans
Affairs, VA Medical Center, Washington,
DC, 50 Irving Street NW, Washington,
DC
Mandatory Source of Supply: Columbia
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Michael R. Jurkowski,
Director, Business Operations.
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Proposed Deletions
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed deletions from the
Procurement List.
AGENCY:
The Committee is proposing
to delete product(s) and service(s) from
the Procurement List that were
furnished by nonprofit agencies
employing persons who are blind or
have other severe disabilities.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before: October 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Suite 325,
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or to submit
comments contact: Michael R.
Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 489–1322,
or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published pursuant to 41
U.S.C. 8503(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its
purpose is to provide interested persons
an opportunity to submit comments on
the proposed actions.
SUMMARY:
Deletions
The following product(s) and
service(s) are proposed for deletion from
the Procurement List:
Product(s)
NSN(s)—Product Name(s):
8465–01–524–8407—Carrier, Entrenching
Tool, Universal Camouflage
Authorized Source of Supply: Chutauqua
County Chapter, NYSARC, Jamestown,
NY
Contracting Activity: DLA TROOP SUPPORT,
PHILADELPHIA, PA
NSN(s)—Product Name(s):
8465–01–524–8407—Carrier, Entrenching
Tool, Universal Camouflage
Authorized Source of Supply: Dallas
Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Dallas, TX
Contracting Activity: DLA TROOP SUPPORT,
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Service(s)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Listening Session #2
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) will convene its second virtual industry roundtable listening
session on the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund
(``Innovation Fund''). The listening session will discuss Innovation
Fund progress to date and solicit stakeholder input to help inform
future funding opportunities.
DATES: The listening session will be held on September 26, 2024, from
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., eastern daylight time.
ADDRESSES: The session will be held virtually, with online slide share
and dial-in information to be posted at www.ntia.gov/program/innovation-fund.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct questions regarding this
Notice to Richard Upchurch at [email protected], indicating
``Innovation Fund Listening Session #2'' in the subject line, or if by
mail, addressed to National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-3806. Please direct media
inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Authority: On August 9, 2022, President Biden signed
the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 into law, appropriating $1.5 billion
for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund to support the
promotion and deployment of open, interoperable, and standards-based
radio access networks (RAN) (Pub. L. 117-167, Div. A, sec. 106, 136
Stat. 1392). The Innovation Fund is authorized under section 9202(a)(1)
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116-283; 47 U.S.C. 906(a)(1)). This
historic investment aims to support U.S. leadership in the global
telecommunications ecosystem, foster competition, lower costs for
consumers and network operators, and strengthen our supply chain. The
Secretary of Commerce, acting through the NTIA Administrator, shall
establish criteria for grants awarded to support the following:
(i) Promoting and deploying technology, including software,
hardware, and microprocessing technology, that will enhance
competitiveness in the fifth-generation (commonly known as ``5G'') and
successor wireless technology supply chains that use open and
interoperable interface radio access networks.
(ii) Accelerating commercial deployments of open interface
standards-based compatible, interoperable equipment, such as equipment
developed pursuant to the standards set forth by organizations such as
the O-RAN Alliance, the Telecom Infra Project, 3GPP, the Open-RAN
Software Community, or any successor organizations.
(iii) Promoting and deploying compatibility of new 5G equipment
with future open standards-based, interoperable equipment.
(iv) Managing integration of multi-vendor network environments.
(v) Identifying objective criteria to define equipment as compliant
with open standards for multi-vendor network equipment
interoperability.
(vi) Promoting and deploying security features enhancing the
integrity and availability of equipment in multi-vendor networks.
(vii) Promoting and deploying network function virtualization to
facilitate multi-vendor interoperability and a more diverse vendor
market.
In accordance with the above statute, NTIA issued two Notice of
Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) based on stakeholder feedback.
NTIA's first NOFO was released in August 2023, which awarded more
than $140 million to 17 grantees. This first funding opportunity
focused on advancing two key areas:
1. Testing and Evaluation (T&E): Projects aimed at expanding
industry-accepted T&E, within the United States and its territories and
possessions, to test, evaluate, facilitate, and assess, the
interoperability, performance, and/or security of open and
interoperable, standards-based 5G radio access networks.
2. Research and Design (R&D) into Testing Methods: R&D projects
aimed at addressing needs not currently met by industry-accepted tests
and best practices. These projects fall into two categories: (1)
developing new and emerging performance indicators and/or (2)
developing enhanced methods for existing test criteria that make
material improvements on current methods needed to assess
interoperability, performance, and/or security on these networks and
their component parts.
NTIA's second NOFO was released in May 2024 with up to $420 million
allocated for awards. NTIA anticipates beginning to award grants this
fall. This second NOFO focuses on:
1. Open Radio Unit (RU) Commercialization: Projects aimed at
accelerating the development of open RU products to the point where
they meet carrier needs and are ready for commercial trials. NTIA seeks
to accelerate mobile network operator (MNO) adoption by requiring
suppliers and MNOs to partner on the development of open RU products
that meet operators' performance and feature requirements.
2. Open Radio Unit (RU) Innovation: Projects aimed at improving the
overall performance and capabilities of open RUs through targeted
research and development. NTIA seeks to drive RU innovation that
results in advanced performance and features--in turn accelerating the
adoption of open and interoperable networks.
Considering the research focus areas undertaken to date, NTIA
invites input from all interested stakeholders--including private
industry, academia, civil society, and other experts--on the following
topics, among others, to help inform the future of the Innovation Fund:
(a) Ongoing barriers to Open RAN adoption, including for example,
technology gaps and market challenges, among others, and opportunities
to address such barriers;
(b) Anticipated use cases for open and interoperable standards-
based networks in public and private 5G networks; and
(c) Desired outcomes from industry, including relevant trials,
deployment models, or proofs of concept.
Time and Date: NTIA will convene the public listening session on
September 26, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. eastern daylight time.
The exact time of the meeting is subject to change. Please refer to
NTIA's website, www.ntia.gov/program/innovation-fund for the most
current information.
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Place: The meeting will be held virtually, with online slide share
and dial-in information to be posted at https://www.ntia.gov/program/innovation-fund. Please refer to NTIA's website, for the most current
information.
Other Information: The meeting is open to the public and the press
on a first-come, first-served basis. The virtual meeting is accessible
to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations such
as real-time captioning, sign language interpretation or other
ancillary aids should notify the Department at [email protected]
at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting. Access details
for the meeting are subject to change. Please refer to NTIA's website,
https://www.ntia.gov/program/innovation-fund for the most current
information.
Stephanie Weiner,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-20135 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]
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