First Responder Network Authority Finance Committee Special Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

First Responder Network Authority Finance Committee Special Meeting

AGENCY:

National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of Public Meeting of the First Responder Network Authority Finance Committee.

SUMMARY:

The Finance Committee of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Board will hold a Special Meeting via telephone conference (teleconference) on April 25, 2014.

DATES:

The Special Meeting will be held on Friday, April 25, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES:

The Special Meeting will be conducted via teleconference. Members of the public may listen to the meeting by dialing toll-free 1-800-369-1868 and using passcode “FirstNet.” Due to the limited number of ports, attendance via teleconference will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Uzoma Onyeije, Secretary, FirstNet, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW. Washington, DC 20230: telephone (202) 482-0016; email

uzoma@firstnet.gov.

Please direct media inquiries to FirstNet's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-4809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background:

The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Act), Public Law 112-96, 126 Stat. 156 (2012), created FirstNet as an independent authority within NTIA. The Act directs FirstNet to establish a single nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network. The FirstNet Board is responsible for making strategic decisions regarding FirstNet's operations. As provided in Section 4.08 of the FirstNet Bylaws, the Finance Committee through this Notice provides at least two days' notice of a Special Meeting of the Committee to be held on April 25, 2014. The Finance Committee may, by a majority vote, close a portion of the Special Meeting as necessary to preserve the confidentiality of commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, to discuss personnel matters, or to discuss legal matters affecting FirstNet, including pending or potential litigation.

See

47 U.S.C. 1424(e)(2).

Matters To Be Considered:

FirstNet will post an agenda for the Special Meeting on its Web site at

http://

www.FirstNet.gov

prior to the meeting. The agenda topics are subject to change.

Time and Date:

The Special Meeting will be held on April 25, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The times and dates are subject to change. Please refer to FirstNet's Web site at

http://www.FirstNet.gov

for the most up-to-date information.

Other Information:

The teleconference for the Special Meeting is open to the public. On the date and time of the Special Meeting, members of the public may call toll-free 1 800-369-1868 and use passcode “FirstNet” to listen to the meeting. If you experience technical difficulty, please contact Charles Franz by telephone (202) 482-1826; or via email

cfranz@ntia.doc.gov

. Public access will be limited to listen-only. Due to the limited number of ports, attendance via teleconference will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Records:

FirstNet maintains records of all meetings of the Board's Committees. Board minutes will be available at

http://www.FirstNet.gov

.

Dated: April 17, 2014.

Kathy D. Smith,

Chief Counsel.

[FR Doc. 2014-09185 Filed 4-21-14; 8:45 am]

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