Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee; Subcommittee Meetings

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Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee; Subcommittee Meetings

AGENCIES: 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 Meetings of the Spectrum Requirements,

Interoperability, Technology, Operational Requirements and Transition

Subcommittees.

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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 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.

DATES: May 29, 30, 31 (Wed.-Fri.).

ADDRESSES: Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (near St. Louis, MO), Global

Reach Planning Center, Bldg. 1907, Main Conference Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For information regarding the Subcommittees, contact:

Interoperability Subcommittee: James E. Downes at 202-622-1582

Operational Requirements Subcommittee: Paul H. Wieck at 515-281-5261

Spectrum Requirements Subcommittee: Richard N. Allen at 703-630-6617

Technology Subcommittee: Alfred Mello at 401-738-2220

Transition Subcommittee: Ronnie Rand at 904-322-2500 or 800-949-2726

ext. 600

For information regarding accommodations and transportation,

contact: Deborah Behlin at 202-418-0650 (phone), 202-418-2643 (fax), or

[email protected] (email). You may also contact Ms. Behlin for general

information concerning the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee.

Information is also available from the Internet at the Public Safety

Wireless Advisory Committee homepage (http://pswac.ntia.doc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The five Subcommittees of the Public Safety

Wireless Advisory Committee will hold consecutive meetings over a three

day period, Wednesday through Friday, May 29, 30, and 31, 1996. The

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

time of the meetings, is as follows:

May 29: The Interoperability Subcommittee and then the Spectrum

Requirements Subcommittee will meet consecutively starting at 9:00

a.m.

May 30: The Technology Subcommittee and then the Operational

Requirements Subcommittee will meet consecutively starting at 9:00

a.m.

May 31: The Transition Subcommittee will meet starting at 9:00

a.m.

Visitor passes will be required to gain entrance to Scott AFB.

These passes will be mailed to the membership after the April San Diego

meetings. Additionally, there will be an off-site registration

established at one of the host hotels in the area and details will be

made available on the PSWAC Homepage as soon as possible. For further

information contact Don Speights, NTIA, directly at 202-482-1652 or by

email at [email protected].

The tentative agenda for each subcommittee 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 tentative schedule and general location of future meetings of

the Subcommittees of the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee is

as follows: 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.

The Co-Designated Federal Officials of the Public Safety Wireless

Advisory Committee are William Donald Speights, NTIA, and John J.

Borkowski, FCC. For public inspection, a file designated WTB-1 is

maintained in the Private Wireless Division of the Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room

8010, 2025 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.

Robert H. McNamara,

Chief, Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

[FR Doc. 96-10848 Filed 5-1-96; 8:45 am]

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