Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Meeting

AGENCY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration

(NTIA), Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary for Communications and

Information, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Reed E.

Hundt, Chairman.

ACTION: Notice of the next meeting of the Spectrum Requirements,

Interoperability, Technology, Operational Requirements, and Transition

Subcommittees and the Steering Committee of the Public Safety Wireless

Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public

Law 92-463, as amended, this notice advises interested persons of the

next meetings of the five Subcommittees and Steering Committee of the

Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee. The NTIA and the FCC

established a Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee, Subcommittees,

and Steering Committee to prepare a final report to advise the NTIA and

the FCC on operational, technical and spectrum requirements of Federal,

state and local Public Safety entities through the year 2010. All

interested parties are invited to attend and to participate in the next

round of meetings of the Subcommittees and the Steering Committee.

DATES: December 13, 14 and 15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: December 13 and 14, 1995 in The Commodity Futures Trading

Commission First Floor Hearing Room 1000 at 1155 21st Street (Lafayette

Centre), Washington, D.C. 20036. On December 15, 1995 in the U.S.

Department of Transportation Nassif Building Room 2230 (See Note below

for additional details) at 7th and E. Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The five Subcommittees of the Public Safety

Wireless Advisory Committee will hold consecutive meetings over a three

day period, Wednesday through Friday, December 13, 14 and 15, 1995. The

expected arrangement of the meetings, which is subject to change at the

time of the meetings, is as follows:

December 13, 1995 the Operational Requirements and Technology

Subcommittees will meet consecutively starting at 9 a.m. A separate

Public Notice providing additional details about the Technology

Subcommittee meeting and associated technology briefings has been

released (reference Report No. WT 95-31). On December 14, 1995 the

Interoperability and Spectrum Requirements Subcommittees will meet

consecutively starting at 9 a.m. On December 15, 1995 the Transition

Subcommittee will meet starting at 9 a.m. Note this meeting will be

held in room 2230 of the U.S. Department of Transportation Nassif

Building at 7th and E Streets, S.W. (See Note below for additional

details). The agenda for each meeting is as follows:

1. Welcoming Remarks

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Administrative Matters

4. Work Program/Organization of Work

5. Meeting Schedule

6. Agenda for Next Meeting

7. Other Business

8. Closing Remarks

The Steering Committee of the Public Safety Wireless Advisory

Committee will meet starting at 1:30 p.m. on December 15, 1995. This

meeting will also be held in room 2230 of the U.S. Department of

Transportation Nassif Building at 7th and E Streets, S.W. (See Note

below for additional details). The agenda for the Steering Committee

meeting is as follows:

1. Introduction/welcoming remarks

2. Presentation of definitions of Public Safety and Interoperability

from the Interoperability Subcommittee

3. Presentation of draft report from Operational Requirements

Subcommittee

4. Subcommittee progress reports

5. Other business

6. Closing remarks

Note: For meetings held at the Nassif Building, participants

should go to the southeast building entrance and tell the guard that

they are attending a meeting in room 2230. The Metro stop is

L'Enfant Plaza, using the exit market ``US Department of

Transportation, 7th and D Streets S.W.''.

The tentative schedule and general location of future meetings of

the Subcommittees of Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee is as

follows:

January 8, 9 and 10, 1996, at the University of California (Berkeley

Campus)

February 28, 29 and March 1, 1996, in Orlando, Florida

April, 1996, in San Diego, CA

May, 1996 at Scott AFB, St Louis, MO

June, 1996 in Washington, D.C.

The tentative schedule and general location of the next full

meeting of the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee is: June 1996,

in Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the

Subcommittees, contact: Interoperability Subcommittee: James E. Downes

(202-622-1582); Operational Requirements Subcommittee: Paul H. Wieck

(515-281-5261); Spectrum Requirements Subcommittee: Richard N. Allen

(703-630-6617); Technology Subcommittee: Alfred Mello (401-738-2220);

Transition Subcommittee: Ronnie Rand (904-322-2500 or 800-949-2726 ext.

600). The Co-Designated Federal Officers of the Public Safety Wireless

Advisory Committee are William Donald Speights, NTIA (202-482-1652),

and John J. Borkowski, FCC (202-418-0680). Information is also

available from the Internet at the Public Safety Wireless Advisory

Committee homepage (http://pswax.ntia.doc.gov).

Dated: November 3, 1995.

William Donald Speights,

PSWAC Co-Designated Federal Official, National Telecommunications and

Information Administration.

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